Character Discussion Most wasted character in One Piece ?
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Honestly I didn't feel any hype when we finally saw Vegapunk and that he met Luffy. I had become so jaded and cynical about One Piece at that moment, after the disaster of the Yonko saga, that his appearance couldn't give me back any excitement for OP, and I was certain that after what he did to BM, Kaido and their crews and Wano, Oda wouldn't deliver with him either.
Unfortunately I was right.
Unfortunately I was right.
There’s a lot of wasted characters. However number 1 has to be Dragon, I get that he will have some panel time before the end but the fact that he’s just been sitting around for 1100 chapters is the definition of a wasted character. The Reverie should have been the arc in which he made his grand entrance, but instead Sabo hogged all the action.
I would say Kid also was wasted as a rival albeit he’s not as important to the plot. But for all the praise Oda gets for his worldbuilding and with over a 1000 characters in the series, you’d think Oda would use Kid as a rival who challenges Luffy in the PK race via his own methods and his own ideals against Luffy’s methods and ideals. Not only do we not get that but Kid is instead turned into a tsundere who talks the talk but can’t walk the walk. And this is a symptom of Luffy being a trash MC, since Water 7 and Marineford he hasn’t had any moments where his character was challenged. Oda attempted to do that in WCI but it flopped.
I would say Kid also was wasted as a rival albeit he’s not as important to the plot. But for all the praise Oda gets for his worldbuilding and with over a 1000 characters in the series, you’d think Oda would use Kid as a rival who challenges Luffy in the PK race via his own methods and his own ideals against Luffy’s methods and ideals. Not only do we not get that but Kid is instead turned into a tsundere who talks the talk but can’t walk the walk. And this is a symptom of Luffy being a trash MC, since Water 7 and Marineford he hasn’t had any moments where his character was challenged. Oda attempted to do that in WCI but it flopped.
I can agree that the goofy moments were worse than pointless but it was very clear from the onset of her debut and WCI theme that she was supposed to be this cheerful and bright but also very dark and ruthless dictator, different from the Yonko rest in that they continue to be edgy and too tryhard at times. Why do you think we got that 1-page Kaido flashback or Shanks keeps his stoic cool demeanor with as much emotion as a wooden plank? Oda used her as a way to relax the seriousness of the plot at times generated by these characters and kept her as a wildcard for it.
She was the Luffy of the big villains and now that role has fallen onto multiple characters like York, Buggy, etc.
She was the Luffy of the big villains and now that role has fallen onto multiple characters like York, Buggy, etc.
