-> Luffy isn't the next Roger cause he's not a swordsman. since Koby is the next Garp because he has the same fighting style as Garp. Understood. Roger is a role parallel to Luffy, not individual parallel. Individual parallels for Luffy would be Garp/Dragon.
-> Nice he's one of the dozens of good marines that marines like. Got it got it.
-> Yes he can't ever be a parallel to Garp. Oda has already established that character, and you mfs with a Koby fetish keep trying to downplay that character that's been given that Garp 2.0 role since chapter 100... because of Punk Hazard.
GARP-ROGER's dynamic works off them being heated against each other since their youngin days, and constantly trying to outdo the other. Garp even when Roger was in prison was never "buddy buddy" with Roger. He still held a dislike /sourtaste towards Roger, but simply held a amount of respect towards him. They both did their shit on the seas at the sametime. GARP WASN'T FANBOY CHASING ROGER... THE MF HELD DESPISE FOR ROGER, AND VICE-VERSA. Luffy didn't give a single fuck about outdoing Koby nor does he have any rivalry like animosity against him.
Going into the timeskip, Smoker was one of the people Luffy mentioned that he wanted to be able to beat. And he still has not beaten him. Smoker's record against Luffy is whooping 2-0. Luffy has yet to beat this man.
You guys deny Smoker being the clear Garp role set up due to Punk Hazard. But at the sametime are begging Oda to give Koby asspull powerups so he can fullfill your Garp 2.0 fantasies.
I told you already Koby has a paralle, it's not Garp, it's Kuzan. Kuzan looks up to Garp. Koby looks up to Luffy. Kuzan was an apprentice of Garp who threw away his justice. Koby is an apprentice of Garp who will hold on to his justice and be a successful version of Kuzan.
Y'all just don't have the patience for Oda to bring Smoker back. Even though his waited 300+ chapters before bringing Koby back to the series. And 400+ chapters giving him a relevant fight scene. Oh but for Smoker?? Oh noooo nono, Oda forgot about him man... goofy ass fandom.