General & Others Straw Hat fights which don’t involve Luffy, Zoro, or Sanji.
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Back when Robin joining was still a spoiler, Greg listed every fight and technique the Straw Hats had used in the series. There was a notable drop after Luffy, a considerable drop after Zoro, and comparatively nothing after Sanji. That was almost twenty years ago... I'd feel a little crazy complaining about it now
I actually liked some of these fights more than Luffy and Sanji fights.
Chopper had a great fighting style with the whole Brain Point analyzing the enemy’s weakness and then having 3 minutes to finish them off.
Usopp’s fights were funny as hell.
Nami’s fights were always the most creative and fun to watch.
Chopper had a great fighting style with the whole Brain Point analyzing the enemy’s weakness and then having 3 minutes to finish them off.
Usopp’s fights were funny as hell.
Nami’s fights were always the most creative and fun to watch.
Even if I wasn’t a huge fan of his, Franky’s battles are objectively some of the coolest non-M3 fights in the whole series. He dogwalked Fukuro in Enies Lobby; whooped Baby 5/Buffalo in Punk Hazard; outlasted Machvise, kissed Kyuin into submission, and had a gentleman’s clash for the ages with Senor Pink in Dressrosa; aside from all that, what he’s done in Wano has been nothing short of stellar - smashed Big Mom’s face with his motorcycle, fried a Number with a laser, and sliced Sasaki’s stomach open with a fucking light sword. None of this even accounts for General Franky!! Come on!! 
I suppose I should list the Straw Hats’ fights as a refresher. Here are the one on one fights:
Nami vs. Miss Doublefinger
Nami vs. Kalifa
Usopp vs. Chew
Usopp vs. Perona
Usopp vs. Daruma
Chopper vs. Chessmarimo
Chopper vs. Gedatsu
Chopper vs. Kumadori
Chopper vs. Dosun
Chopper vs. Queen
Robin vs. Yama
Robin vs. Hammond
Franky vs. Nero
Franky vs. Fukurou
Franky vs. Very Good
Franky vs. Sharinguru
Franky vs. General Zombie
Franky vs. Ikaros Much
Franky vs. Senor Pink
Franky vs. Sasaki
Brook vs. Zeo
Jinbe vs. Who’s-Who
And now for the fights with more than two:
Usopp and Chopper vs. Mr. 4, Miss Merry Christmas, and Lassoo
Robin, Franky, and Brook vs. Tararan
Chopper and Robin vs. Hogback, Cindry, Jigoro, and Inuppe
Nami, Usopp, and Franky vs. Baby 5 and Buffalo
Nami, Chopper, and Brook vs. Giolla
Brook vs. Chess Soldiers
Nami and Usopp vs. Page One and Ulti
Robin and Brook vs. Black Maria
Nami vs. Miss Doublefinger
Nami vs. Kalifa
Usopp vs. Chew
Usopp vs. Perona
Usopp vs. Daruma
Chopper vs. Chessmarimo
Chopper vs. Gedatsu
Chopper vs. Kumadori
Chopper vs. Dosun
Chopper vs. Queen
Robin vs. Yama
Robin vs. Hammond
Franky vs. Nero
Franky vs. Fukurou
Franky vs. Very Good
Franky vs. Sharinguru
Franky vs. General Zombie
Franky vs. Ikaros Much
Franky vs. Senor Pink
Franky vs. Sasaki
Brook vs. Zeo
Jinbe vs. Who’s-Who
And now for the fights with more than two:
Usopp and Chopper vs. Mr. 4, Miss Merry Christmas, and Lassoo
Robin, Franky, and Brook vs. Tararan
Chopper and Robin vs. Hogback, Cindry, Jigoro, and Inuppe
Nami, Usopp, and Franky vs. Baby 5 and Buffalo
Nami, Chopper, and Brook vs. Giolla
Brook vs. Chess Soldiers
Nami and Usopp vs. Page One and Ulti
Robin and Brook vs. Black Maria
I like combo moves which are some of why I love the non Monster trio fights because they use super cool combos.
Usopp shooting a hammer from Choppers antlers, chopper suplexing hog back off of robins arms, and Brook being thrown through the air by Usopp and Frankys slingshot are some of the coolest things in the manga. Which is why I think the tobi roppo vs pairs/teams is a cool concept.
Carrot and Nami would be a cool combo with so many possibilities. Nami predicting and changing the weather too assist Carrots sulong transformation (pero made a comment about it being a shame it’s weather dependent) while Carrots electro empowers Namis thunder attacks or Usopp using choppers monstrous height to always have a high ground and range against an opponent While Usopp uses his debuffing attacks to weaken or blind enemies so Chopper can out muscle them
Theres so many opportunity here and I’m glad Oda uses the weaker straw hats to highlight teamwork.
Usopp shooting a hammer from Choppers antlers, chopper suplexing hog back off of robins arms, and Brook being thrown through the air by Usopp and Frankys slingshot are some of the coolest things in the manga. Which is why I think the tobi roppo vs pairs/teams is a cool concept.
Carrot and Nami would be a cool combo with so many possibilities. Nami predicting and changing the weather too assist Carrots sulong transformation (pero made a comment about it being a shame it’s weather dependent) while Carrots electro empowers Namis thunder attacks or Usopp using choppers monstrous height to always have a high ground and range against an opponent While Usopp uses his debuffing attacks to weaken or blind enemies so Chopper can out muscle them
Theres so many opportunity here and I’m glad Oda uses the weaker straw hats to highlight teamwork.
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Well, to be honest it is mostly attributed to personal preferences and my very own life style, so it is kind of complicated.
I do not like Zoro and Luffy because they are strong. It is because they can act as the situation requires and are striving to better themselves ALL the time. Luffy is childish, and yet you can see him becoming extremely serious towards Luccy and Katakuri, Zoro has his quirks but is reliable. You can see them fulfill their goals even if alone.
The other Straw Hats are static, they never train (aside Timeskip), they do not develop themselves, their mindset is the same since introduced. They have their goals, but are being carried by Luffy/Zoro all the time. Isolate them and you can't see them achieving their goals EVER. To make matters worse, they turn every situation into comic relief, every single one.
Sorry for the rant, but that's my opinion. If you make a spin-off of Straw Hats not named Zoro, Luffy, Sanji, Jinbei and perhaps Franky I can't see them achieving anything of note. I'm all for comedy, but not for complacency and incompetence.
I do not like Zoro and Luffy because they are strong. It is because they can act as the situation requires and are striving to better themselves ALL the time. Luffy is childish, and yet you can see him becoming extremely serious towards Luccy and Katakuri, Zoro has his quirks but is reliable. You can see them fulfill their goals even if alone.
The other Straw Hats are static, they never train (aside Timeskip), they do not develop themselves, their mindset is the same since introduced. They have their goals, but are being carried by Luffy/Zoro all the time. Isolate them and you can't see them achieving their goals EVER. To make matters worse, they turn every situation into comic relief, every single one.
Sorry for the rant, but that's my opinion. If you make a spin-off of Straw Hats not named Zoro, Luffy, Sanji, Jinbei and perhaps Franky I can't see them achieving anything of note. I'm all for comedy, but not for complacency and incompetence.
Non-monster trio Straw Hats seem to be doing well in going up against the Beasts Pirates in this arc.
