I want to explain something that most Readers miss due to their Bias or not caring about Story as much as Power Levels.
One Piece is a Story about "Dreamers", it's about chasing your Dream no matter how Difficult & no matter how Long it takes.
And these Dreams are so Crucial in this Story to the point Oda explained Luffy refused to Fight Bellamy cuz He had No Dream.
In other words, even Fighting in OP is about Dreams Conflict, and what we call "Plot Armor" is simply translated as
"My Dream is Bigger, so i'm gonna Win". I'm not justifying it ofc, it's still Shonen Plot Armor, but i'm pointing out how it's represented in Story
And you should also understand that Straw Hats are MCs of this Story, so naturally they are meant to be "The Best" based on this World's Evaluation System, which as i just mentioned is about "Dreams", so Straw Hats are picked & created to be "Greatest Dreamers Ever"
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Now when it comes to One Piece Treasure that everyone chases, People must realize that it doesn't represent Ultimate Dream, it instead represents Biggest Attraction for Dreamers. Think of it like Dragon Balls, they are never The True Dream, they are instead what someone with a Wish/Dream would seek
Oda even insisted on this by giving Most Big Players going after One Piece an Actual Dream that lays beyond just becoming Pirate King.
To give few Examples:
Kaidou wants to Change The World in his own Vision
Big Mom wants Perfect Utopia for All Races & Species
Xebec wanted to be King of The World
Law wants to Uncover Secret of D. & Stop it's Curse (Whatever it is)
Doflamingo wanted to Sit on Empty Throne (Most probably)
Crocodile wanted Greatest Military Might (He is designed to be a Mafia Don)
... etc
So becoming Pirate King is simply a Means to an End (Even Roger had a Dream beyond becoming PK)
And just like Chapter 1 Explained ---> Pirate King = Wealth, Fame, Power
It's like IRL when we were Kids & we would say:
"If i were Rich, i'd buy... If i were Strong, i'd enforce... If i was Famous, i'd start..."
Chapter 1 even showed us how Roger's Simple Words created Golden Era of Piracy & Number of Pirates/Adventurers went off the roof.
So becoming Pirate King gives you Maximum Influence/Success Possible making it your Best Option to fulfill your Actual Personal Crazy Dream
(Just imagine if Roger Post-Laugh Tale decided to have a Territory & Invite Followers? Just like Jinbe said "Mere Yonko", that's how much difference it would make).
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Based on what i just explained, reaching Laugh Tale & becoming Crew of PK is the Drive of Story, Drive of SHs Crew, Drive of Luffy as a Captain, Drive of their Rivals ... etc But it's not the End Goal for anyone (Even Fodders have Dreams beyond becoming PK if they even fantasize about it).
Making "Laugh Tale" the Shared-Dream of All SHs & what they are Collectively working together to reach.
What i'm trying to say is that wanting to reach Laugh Tale isn't what make Straw Hats MCs of this Story, Everyone wants that too.
Their Personal Dreams are what defines them & They are what makes them regarded as "Greatest Dreamers"
Luffy have a Secret Personal Dream (Not revealed yet)
Zoro wants WSS Title
Nami wants World Map
Usopp wants World Famous Brave Warrior
Sanji wants All Blue
Chopper wants All Healing Cure
Robin wants Void Century History
Franky wants Perfect Ship
Brook wants Reunion with Laboon
Jinbe wants to End Racism
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These Dreams initially seem Simple such as Building a Ship, Drawing a Map, Reading Poneglyphs, Journey around the World, Train to become WSS, Be Brave ... etc If you tell them to someone who never read One Piece, they won't think that they are Greatest Dreams Possible.
However, to justify them, Oda created 10 Situations or 10 Rules in this World which make these Dreams much more Complicated & Harder than initially thought. Such as tying Zoro's Title to Defeating Mihawk & not just Training, or connecting Usopp's Idea of Brave Warrior to Elbaf Kingdom, or making Red Line stands between Brook & Laboon or making World Government in the way of anyone researching Poneglyphs ... etc
So The Pattern here is simple:
Zoro & Usopp's Dreams don't require Only Training
Franky, Chopper & Robin's Dreams don't require Only Studying
Nami, Sanji & Brook's Dreams don't require Only Exploring
... etc
A Major Obstacle is in the way of each of their Dreams & that's what makes it an "Impossible Dream" worthy of Main Characters
Basically before One Piece Ends, World Government needs to be Defeated, Mihawk must be Defeated, Red Line must be Destroyed, Elbaf Giants must be under Usopp's Rule ... etc And soon we will also learn of Conditions for Remaining SHs Dreams
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These Dreams are So Crazy that "Only" SHs would Dream of (With Exception of another Inspirational Character)
Throughout entire Story, you won't hear another Character wanting to Find All Blue or All Healing Cure or WSS ... etc
Cuz that's the point of these Characters being MCs, their Dreams are Impossible even to think of.
Only One Character shares their Dreams each & they represent Inspirational Figures who Failed in fulfilling those Dreams.
Luffy Inherited Roger's Dream
Zoro Inherited Kuina's Dream
Sanji Inherited Zeff's Dream
Chopper Inherited Hiriluk's Dream
Brook Inherited Yorki's Dream
Robin Inherited Clover's Dream
Nami Inherited ??? (Not revealed yet)
Usopp Inherited ??? (Not revealed yet)
Jinbe Inherited ??? (Fisher Tiger most probably)
Franky Inherited ??? (Tom most probably)
(And ofc Laugh Tale is their Shared Goal & it can be considered Dream of Thousand Sunny which was Inherited from Going Merry)
The Reason i called Many Readers Bias when reacting to this Obvious Story Purpose
Is that SHs Dreams are All Nearly Impossible, All Exclusive to Them (+ An Inspirational Figure), They are Best Dreams & "Only" them can achieve them. But when it comes to Zoro's Dream? They are like Nah, we gonna Ignore it
They say: "No one cares for WSS except Zoro" even though same Applies to Luffy's Dream, All Blue, World Map & literally every SH Dream
They say: "Many Characters can Defeat Mihawk" even though No One can achieve SHs Dreams except them
People need to Realize that once SHs fulfill their Dreams, there will never be anything Greater
There are lot of Medecins, but Chopper's All Healing Cure makes them all Obsolete
There are lot of Places for Sea Food, but Sanji's All Blue makes all of them Obsolete or vastly Inferior
There are lot of Maps, but Nami's World Map is literally for entire World, there won't be a Bigger or Greater Map
And same for rest
So when we say that SHs Fighter & 2nd Introduced MC have a Dream to Defeat Mihawk, it means No Fighter compares to Mihawk. As simple as that. Just saying that there is One or Two or more Fighters who are Stronger than Mihawk simply Contradicts the Premise of this Story & it would mean that you believe there could be Ships greater than what Franky will build at the End, and there are Oceans greater than All Blue & there are Maps bigger than World Map (?!) and there is Medicine better than All Healing Cure ... etc It's just "Impossible"
Another Bias Comment is "We haven't seen much from Mihawk"
But ofc, cuz He is One of Ten EOS Dreams/Goals, just like We know Nothing so far about All Blue or World Map Progress or All Healing Cure or what Franky is even gonna Build. There are only Hints here & there but that's it, everything is a Mystery until SHs finally reach the Time when they fulfill these Dreams (This Final Saga)
So this is why Mihawk's Power Level is extremely polarizing, it's cuz Oda intentionally doesn't show much so Reactionary Readers would Underrate him for it, while Readers who actually care about Story Consistency will realize how Powerful He is
These Dreams are Hyped through other Similar Things
For example:
We've seen Law's Healing Ability, we've seen Ivankov's, Marco's, Mink Medicine ... etc
But it's a "Fact" that Chopper's All Healing Cure is Far Far Greater & make all of them look "Obsolete"
We've seen Countless Seas & Places but this only Hypes All Blue even more
We've seen Countless Ships but it only Hypes Franky's Final Invention even more
We've seen Acts of Bravery, we've seen so many Backstories but it's only more Hype for Usopp's Final Moment & Void Century Backstory
... etc
And naturally same applies to Mihawk
We've seen many Master Swordsman, we've seen Legendary Blades, we've seen Powerful CoC Users, we've seen Amazing CoO Feats, we've seen Top Techniques, CoA ... etc But it's only more Hype for Mihawk whose Real Stats are still a Mystery in Everything, cuz they are Beyond what is normally known (Beyond Top Tier)
Zoro acquired Legendary Swords, Trains his Strength Non-Stop, Improves his Cutting Technique, Learned CoO, CoA, CoC ... etc
But Mihawk's True Power should make every Fighter Feats Obsolete
(Only ones who could be Stronger than Mihawk are EOS Temporary Forms such as Luffy's or Final Villains, Non-Human EOS Villains such as The Devil himself or whatever, Some Worldwide Hax or like a Villain who has All DF Powers ... etc)
But when it comes to Combat which requires Reaction Speed, Attack Speed, Technique, AP, Three Haki Types, Strength, Weapon ... etc
Mihawk is Absolutely Strongest (No Questions)
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And this is why when Story started, Oda Introduced us to Three World Powers consisting of Four Emperors, Three Admirals & Seven Warlords.
Each One of these had a Chapter Titled after them & Hyping their Power, except none other than Dracule Mihawk
There is a Chapter for Crocodile, for Moria, Hancock, Jinbe ... etc
There is a Chapter for each of OG Logia Admirals
And there is a Chapter for WB & then BM & then Kaidou & Recently Shanks
But Mihawk is left Last
So even Chapters are telling you that Mihawk is the Endgame of Fighters just like other SHs Dreams are "Unrivaled"
One Piece is a Story about "Dreamers", it's about chasing your Dream no matter how Difficult & no matter how Long it takes.
And these Dreams are so Crucial in this Story to the point Oda explained Luffy refused to Fight Bellamy cuz He had No Dream.
In other words, even Fighting in OP is about Dreams Conflict, and what we call "Plot Armor" is simply translated as
"My Dream is Bigger, so i'm gonna Win". I'm not justifying it ofc, it's still Shonen Plot Armor, but i'm pointing out how it's represented in Story
And you should also understand that Straw Hats are MCs of this Story, so naturally they are meant to be "The Best" based on this World's Evaluation System, which as i just mentioned is about "Dreams", so Straw Hats are picked & created to be "Greatest Dreamers Ever"
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Now when it comes to One Piece Treasure that everyone chases, People must realize that it doesn't represent Ultimate Dream, it instead represents Biggest Attraction for Dreamers. Think of it like Dragon Balls, they are never The True Dream, they are instead what someone with a Wish/Dream would seek
Oda even insisted on this by giving Most Big Players going after One Piece an Actual Dream that lays beyond just becoming Pirate King.
To give few Examples:
Kaidou wants to Change The World in his own Vision
Big Mom wants Perfect Utopia for All Races & Species
Xebec wanted to be King of The World
Law wants to Uncover Secret of D. & Stop it's Curse (Whatever it is)
Doflamingo wanted to Sit on Empty Throne (Most probably)
Crocodile wanted Greatest Military Might (He is designed to be a Mafia Don)
... etc
So becoming Pirate King is simply a Means to an End (Even Roger had a Dream beyond becoming PK)
And just like Chapter 1 Explained ---> Pirate King = Wealth, Fame, Power
It's like IRL when we were Kids & we would say:
"If i were Rich, i'd buy... If i were Strong, i'd enforce... If i was Famous, i'd start..."
Chapter 1 even showed us how Roger's Simple Words created Golden Era of Piracy & Number of Pirates/Adventurers went off the roof.
So becoming Pirate King gives you Maximum Influence/Success Possible making it your Best Option to fulfill your Actual Personal Crazy Dream
(Just imagine if Roger Post-Laugh Tale decided to have a Territory & Invite Followers? Just like Jinbe said "Mere Yonko", that's how much difference it would make).
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Based on what i just explained, reaching Laugh Tale & becoming Crew of PK is the Drive of Story, Drive of SHs Crew, Drive of Luffy as a Captain, Drive of their Rivals ... etc But it's not the End Goal for anyone (Even Fodders have Dreams beyond becoming PK if they even fantasize about it).
Making "Laugh Tale" the Shared-Dream of All SHs & what they are Collectively working together to reach.
What i'm trying to say is that wanting to reach Laugh Tale isn't what make Straw Hats MCs of this Story, Everyone wants that too.
Their Personal Dreams are what defines them & They are what makes them regarded as "Greatest Dreamers"
Luffy have a Secret Personal Dream (Not revealed yet)
Zoro wants WSS Title
Nami wants World Map
Usopp wants World Famous Brave Warrior
Sanji wants All Blue
Chopper wants All Healing Cure
Robin wants Void Century History
Franky wants Perfect Ship
Brook wants Reunion with Laboon
Jinbe wants to End Racism
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These Dreams initially seem Simple such as Building a Ship, Drawing a Map, Reading Poneglyphs, Journey around the World, Train to become WSS, Be Brave ... etc If you tell them to someone who never read One Piece, they won't think that they are Greatest Dreams Possible.
However, to justify them, Oda created 10 Situations or 10 Rules in this World which make these Dreams much more Complicated & Harder than initially thought. Such as tying Zoro's Title to Defeating Mihawk & not just Training, or connecting Usopp's Idea of Brave Warrior to Elbaf Kingdom, or making Red Line stands between Brook & Laboon or making World Government in the way of anyone researching Poneglyphs ... etc
So The Pattern here is simple:
Zoro & Usopp's Dreams don't require Only Training
Franky, Chopper & Robin's Dreams don't require Only Studying
Nami, Sanji & Brook's Dreams don't require Only Exploring
... etc
A Major Obstacle is in the way of each of their Dreams & that's what makes it an "Impossible Dream" worthy of Main Characters
Basically before One Piece Ends, World Government needs to be Defeated, Mihawk must be Defeated, Red Line must be Destroyed, Elbaf Giants must be under Usopp's Rule ... etc And soon we will also learn of Conditions for Remaining SHs Dreams
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These Dreams are So Crazy that "Only" SHs would Dream of (With Exception of another Inspirational Character)
Throughout entire Story, you won't hear another Character wanting to Find All Blue or All Healing Cure or WSS ... etc
Cuz that's the point of these Characters being MCs, their Dreams are Impossible even to think of.
Only One Character shares their Dreams each & they represent Inspirational Figures who Failed in fulfilling those Dreams.
Luffy Inherited Roger's Dream
Zoro Inherited Kuina's Dream
Sanji Inherited Zeff's Dream
Chopper Inherited Hiriluk's Dream
Brook Inherited Yorki's Dream
Robin Inherited Clover's Dream
Nami Inherited ??? (Not revealed yet)
Usopp Inherited ??? (Not revealed yet)
Jinbe Inherited ??? (Fisher Tiger most probably)
Franky Inherited ??? (Tom most probably)
(And ofc Laugh Tale is their Shared Goal & it can be considered Dream of Thousand Sunny which was Inherited from Going Merry)
The Reason i called Many Readers Bias when reacting to this Obvious Story Purpose
Is that SHs Dreams are All Nearly Impossible, All Exclusive to Them (+ An Inspirational Figure), They are Best Dreams & "Only" them can achieve them. But when it comes to Zoro's Dream? They are like Nah, we gonna Ignore it
They say: "No one cares for WSS except Zoro" even though same Applies to Luffy's Dream, All Blue, World Map & literally every SH Dream
They say: "Many Characters can Defeat Mihawk" even though No One can achieve SHs Dreams except them
People need to Realize that once SHs fulfill their Dreams, there will never be anything Greater
There are lot of Medecins, but Chopper's All Healing Cure makes them all Obsolete
There are lot of Places for Sea Food, but Sanji's All Blue makes all of them Obsolete or vastly Inferior
There are lot of Maps, but Nami's World Map is literally for entire World, there won't be a Bigger or Greater Map
And same for rest
So when we say that SHs Fighter & 2nd Introduced MC have a Dream to Defeat Mihawk, it means No Fighter compares to Mihawk. As simple as that. Just saying that there is One or Two or more Fighters who are Stronger than Mihawk simply Contradicts the Premise of this Story & it would mean that you believe there could be Ships greater than what Franky will build at the End, and there are Oceans greater than All Blue & there are Maps bigger than World Map (?!) and there is Medicine better than All Healing Cure ... etc It's just "Impossible"
Another Bias Comment is "We haven't seen much from Mihawk"
But ofc, cuz He is One of Ten EOS Dreams/Goals, just like We know Nothing so far about All Blue or World Map Progress or All Healing Cure or what Franky is even gonna Build. There are only Hints here & there but that's it, everything is a Mystery until SHs finally reach the Time when they fulfill these Dreams (This Final Saga)
So this is why Mihawk's Power Level is extremely polarizing, it's cuz Oda intentionally doesn't show much so Reactionary Readers would Underrate him for it, while Readers who actually care about Story Consistency will realize how Powerful He is
These Dreams are Hyped through other Similar Things
For example:
We've seen Law's Healing Ability, we've seen Ivankov's, Marco's, Mink Medicine ... etc
But it's a "Fact" that Chopper's All Healing Cure is Far Far Greater & make all of them look "Obsolete"
We've seen Countless Seas & Places but this only Hypes All Blue even more
We've seen Countless Ships but it only Hypes Franky's Final Invention even more
We've seen Acts of Bravery, we've seen so many Backstories but it's only more Hype for Usopp's Final Moment & Void Century Backstory
... etc
And naturally same applies to Mihawk
We've seen many Master Swordsman, we've seen Legendary Blades, we've seen Powerful CoC Users, we've seen Amazing CoO Feats, we've seen Top Techniques, CoA ... etc But it's only more Hype for Mihawk whose Real Stats are still a Mystery in Everything, cuz they are Beyond what is normally known (Beyond Top Tier)
Zoro acquired Legendary Swords, Trains his Strength Non-Stop, Improves his Cutting Technique, Learned CoO, CoA, CoC ... etc
But Mihawk's True Power should make every Fighter Feats Obsolete
(Only ones who could be Stronger than Mihawk are EOS Temporary Forms such as Luffy's or Final Villains, Non-Human EOS Villains such as The Devil himself or whatever, Some Worldwide Hax or like a Villain who has All DF Powers ... etc)
But when it comes to Combat which requires Reaction Speed, Attack Speed, Technique, AP, Three Haki Types, Strength, Weapon ... etc
Mihawk is Absolutely Strongest (No Questions)
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And this is why when Story started, Oda Introduced us to Three World Powers consisting of Four Emperors, Three Admirals & Seven Warlords.
Each One of these had a Chapter Titled after them & Hyping their Power, except none other than Dracule Mihawk
There is a Chapter for Crocodile, for Moria, Hancock, Jinbe ... etc
There is a Chapter for each of OG Logia Admirals
And there is a Chapter for WB & then BM & then Kaidou & Recently Shanks
But Mihawk is left Last
So even Chapters are telling you that Mihawk is the Endgame of Fighters just like other SHs Dreams are "Unrivaled"
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