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When Luffy first met Zoro, he had no crew. He barely had anything. To him, Zoro was some bad-ass with a bad reputation. He's the first person he invites to his crew, but Zoro tells him to piss off.
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The young Gol D. Roger was clearly designed to look like Luffy, even sporting his trademark Straw Hat (the same one mind you). Roger is in Romance Dawn Luffy's situation: barely has anything and ask some guy he thinks is cool to join him, and he is told to piss off. He even stole the boat, which implies he's viewed as a dick by others.
Rayleigh is the vice captain of the Roger Pirates. There's no "official" vice captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, but Zoro is as close as you'll get to one, having those responsibilities when the time calls for a vice captain.
The Blackbeard/Whitebeard parallel would represent the one who stands before the Pirate King on his throne. If Akainu parallels Garp, then he represents the Pirate King's most troublesome naval opponent, being the GOAT of some major event. Rayleigh is Roger's right hand man, but does Zoro fill that role for Luffy?
When Luffy first met Zoro, he had no crew. He barely had anything. To him, Zoro was some bad-ass with a bad reputation. He's the first person he invites to his crew, but Zoro tells him to piss off.
https://mangaseeonline.us/read-online/One-Piece-chapter-603-page-5.html
https://mangaseeonline.us/read-online/One-Piece-chapter-603-page-6.html
The young Gol D. Roger was clearly designed to look like Luffy, even sporting his trademark Straw Hat (the same one mind you). Roger is in Romance Dawn Luffy's situation: barely has anything and ask some guy he thinks is cool to join him, and he is told to piss off. He even stole the boat, which implies he's viewed as a dick by others.
Rayleigh is the vice captain of the Roger Pirates. There's no "official" vice captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, but Zoro is as close as you'll get to one, having those responsibilities when the time calls for a vice captain.
The Blackbeard/Whitebeard parallel would represent the one who stands before the Pirate King on his throne. If Akainu parallels Garp, then he represents the Pirate King's most troublesome naval opponent, being the GOAT of some major event. Rayleigh is Roger's right hand man, but does Zoro fill that role for Luffy?