General & Others Officially confirmed: Zoro is the vice captain

Are all these characters the 2nd strongest and vice captains of their respective crew/group?

  • Yes, it's obvious they are

    Votes: 166 83.8%
  • No, it's just a giant gargantuan enormous coincidence

    Votes: 32 16.2%

  • Total voters
    198
#63
Not everyone who is "number one" in the ranking are necessarily the strongest, but it's a rare phenomenon and was more pronounced in the East Blue Saga. Mohji and Cabaji are confirmed equals. Jango is clearly weaker than the Meowban Brothers. Then, outside East Blue, we have Burgess as Blackbeard's number one but number two Shiryu is clearly his strongest.
 
#65
I mean there is nothing surprising about this whatsoever. Anyone who doesn't have a hate boner for Zoro or doesn't read the manga upside down has accepted the fact that Zoro fills the role of the VC a long time ago.

Now I'm just waiting for Oda to 'confirm' Mihawk > Shanks in an equally blatant way.
oda wanted to make a swordsmen color spread and added shanks with zoro :saden:
 
#66
Since when is Zoro VC?
Where did you see Marco called VC?
Marco became the Captain of the WBPs after WB's death so he was the de facto VC. Zoro was called the VC in the Vivre Card, is the leader of the crew when Luffy is not around and he's portrayed as the complete equivalent of Rayleigh/Killer for Luffy. You will never hear Luffy or any other SH call Zoro the VC because that would betray the spirit of the group dynamics as well as Luffy's personal philosophy. So yes, Zoro isn't the VC in a formal sense but he is the "spiritual" VC, which I think should be enough for the readers to call him the crew's VC.

Most of the characters in this color spread are VCs but not all of them. Shiryu is clearly not BB's VC, it's either Laffitte or Burgess. King and Katakuri aren't VCs either unless we consider that Kaido and BM have each 3 VCs. Bepo's case is debatable but he was never clearly portrayed as Law's VC, and Sabo is simply not a pirate so he can't be called a VC. It's more a color spread about second strongest characters rather than VCs.
 
#72
Guys. The 1031 cover killed every headcanon.
Whoever denies that Rayleigh, Ben, Zoro, King, Katakuri, Marco, Killer, Bepo, Sabo and Shiryu are the strongest right after their captains/bosses is denying blatant canon evidence, at this point.
What else do you want?

Official account of the One Piece staff textually talks about 2nd Strongest Members which means First Mates/2nds in Command.

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CV-BEmphcdY/?utm_medium=copy_link



Raw text and literal translation:

明日11/8(月)発売の「#週刊少年ジャンプ」49号は『ONE PIECE』が巻頭カラー!✨
今回も制作過程動画が、尾田っちから届いたぞ!

今回は海賊団や革命軍の〝No.2〟が勢ぞろい!? ラフの変化にもご注目!
完成イラストは明日発売の「週刊少年ジャンプ」をチェックしてね!

"ONE PIECE" is the first color of "#Weekly Shonen Jump" No. 49, which will be released tomorrow on November 8th (Monday)! ✨
This time too, the production process video has arrived from Oda!

This time, the "No. 2" of the Pirates and the Revolutionary Army are lined up !? Also pay attention to the changes in the rough!
Check out "Weekly Shonen Jump" to be released tomorrow for the completed illustrations!

@Light D Lamperouge @Finalbeta @T.D.A @Zowo @yorosenpai @ConquistadoR @Fenaker @The White Crane @Blother @kumae @Geo @Sentinel
 
#73
Guys. The 1031 cover killed every headcanon.
Whoever denies that Rayleigh, Ben, Zoro, King, Katakuri, Marco, Killer, Bepo, Sabo and Shiryu are the strongest right after their captains/bosses is denying blatant canon evidence, at this point.
What else do you want?

Official account of the One Piece staff textually talks about 2nd Strongest Members which means First Mates/2nds in Command.

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CV-BEmphcdY/?utm_medium=copy_link



Raw text and literal translation:

明日11/8(月)発売の「#週刊少年ジャンプ」49号は『ONE PIECE』が巻頭カラー!✨
今回も制作過程動画が、尾田っちから届いたぞ!

今回は海賊団や革命軍の〝No.2〟が勢ぞろい!? ラフの変化にもご注目!
完成イラストは明日発売の「週刊少年ジャンプ」をチェックしてね!

"ONE PIECE" is the first color of "#Weekly Shonen Jump" No. 49, which will be released tomorrow on November 8th (Monday)! ✨
This time too, the production process video has arrived from Oda!

This time, the "No. 2" of the Pirates and the Revolutionary Army are lined up !? Also pay attention to the changes in the rough!
Check out "Weekly Shonen Jump" to be released tomorrow for the completed illustrations!

@Light D Lamperouge
Lol it's over for candies:suresure:
 
#76
Marco became the Captain of the WBPs after WB's death so he was the de facto VC. Zoro was called the VC in the Vivre Card, is the leader of the crew when Luffy is not around and he's portrayed as the complete equivalent of Rayleigh/Killer for Luffy. You will never hear Luffy or any other SH call Zoro the VC because that would betray the spirit of the group dynamics as well as Luffy's personal philosophy. So yes, Zoro isn't the VC in a formal sense but he is the "spiritual" VC, which I think should be enough for the readers to call him the crew's VC.

Most of the characters in this color spread are VCs but not all of them. Shiryu is clearly not BB's VC, it's either Laffitte or Burgess. King and Katakuri aren't VCs either unless we consider that Kaido and BM have each 3 VCs. Bepo's case is debatable but he was never clearly portrayed as Law's VC, and Sabo is simply not a pirate so he can't be called a VC. It's more a color spread about second strongest characters rather than VCs.
He became Captain coz Ace died and jozu was crippled
Zoro wasn't called VC in the manga nor in databook either. Vivrecard only said "act like VC"
When did zoro ever lef the crew when luffy is absent
In wano he didn't even lead others, the dude was nusy walking alone.

Luffy doesn't have a VC
 
#77
katakuri is not the vice-captain, see how bigmom treated him, that is not how you treat your first mate
Again cap. The bigmom pirates themselves already see Kat as the second in Commanf how everyone praises him as the brother that doesn't lose.

To add in wano the bigmom pirates there confirmed that of bigmom was down then Kat was next in line. The only one who has an issue with this was perospero but the others paid him no mind
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katakuri is not the vice-captain, see how bigmom treated him, that is not how you treat your first mate
The other bigmom pirates disagrees with pero so.... it's mute
 
#79
Again cap. The bigmom pirates themselves already see Kat as the second in Commanf how everyone praises him as the brother that doesn't lose.

To add in wano the bigmom pirates there confirmed that of bigmom was down then Kat was next in line. The only one who has an issue with this was perospero but the others paid him no mind
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The other bigmom pirates disagrees with pero so.... it's mute
the fact that prosper thought he could become captain after bigmoms death means kata is not the vice captaineven though he obviously would become the captain if bigmom dies
 
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