We all know Luffy is the "Chosen one" in One Piece world.
However, while "Chosen one" is typical for manga, I do admit that Luffy irritates me the most.
In my opinion, the chosen one character should have some unique attributes.
They might have a unique characteristic, different thought process, or inherit a special power. This makes him special in the manga world.
However, we still perceive or feel that those chosen ones will get same penalty like other characters if they did the same mistake.
This is not the case for Luffy.
Luffy got defeated by Kaido just similar to Oden and Kid. However, the consequences they got are massively different.
Kid was put in jail forever like Ace. Oden just got killed after his first defeat.
At the same time, Luffy has luxurious to get defeated by Kaido for 4 times, and to get rewards from those losses instead of bad consequences.
He found perfect teacher, perfect training camp, and unlock multiple power ups.
Personality wise, Luffy is just a stubborn child like Kid and Ace. However, everyone loves him at first sight. Naruto, Deku, etc. still needs to prove over time that they are worthy. This is again not the case for Luffy.
To conclude, One Piece is a world where characters are treated with double standard. For me, this makes Luffy a boring character and ruins the world building and tension as we all know nothing can touch Luffy's invisible plot protection.
Note: I am sure Luffy fans will drag Zoro into the conversation.
However, while "Chosen one" is typical for manga, I do admit that Luffy irritates me the most.
In my opinion, the chosen one character should have some unique attributes.
They might have a unique characteristic, different thought process, or inherit a special power. This makes him special in the manga world.
However, we still perceive or feel that those chosen ones will get same penalty like other characters if they did the same mistake.
This is not the case for Luffy.
Luffy got defeated by Kaido just similar to Oden and Kid. However, the consequences they got are massively different.
Kid was put in jail forever like Ace. Oden just got killed after his first defeat.
At the same time, Luffy has luxurious to get defeated by Kaido for 4 times, and to get rewards from those losses instead of bad consequences.
He found perfect teacher, perfect training camp, and unlock multiple power ups.
Personality wise, Luffy is just a stubborn child like Kid and Ace. However, everyone loves him at first sight. Naruto, Deku, etc. still needs to prove over time that they are worthy. This is again not the case for Luffy.
To conclude, One Piece is a world where characters are treated with double standard. For me, this makes Luffy a boring character and ruins the world building and tension as we all know nothing can touch Luffy's invisible plot protection.
Note: I am sure Luffy fans will drag Zoro into the conversation.