Deuterantagonist- the person second in importance to the protagonist in a drama.
Yes One Piece does have a Deuterantagonist no it’s not a strawhat it’s the man the myth the legend, Marshall D. Teach.
While it is rare villains can be Deuterantagonist, I think this is one of those instances.
Luffy and Blackbeard situation is very Similar to Naruto and Sasuke in Shippuden. Two characters we follow consistently throughout the story. Each of them leveling up as the story progresses. So different but also so similar.
Beauty of it is that Blackbeard is a villain from start and most likely to finish
1.The Cherry Pie I shared with you….Strawhat Luffy.
Ch.223 Luffy and Blackbeard first meet, both eat a cherry pie and have different opinions on the pie. We then find out they are Polar opposites on almost everything.This interaction also very subtlety tied them both to Portgas D. Ace.
2. Ties That Bind
And although these 2 men disagreed on mostly everything upon their initial interaction There’s one thing they both agreed on.
Dreams…..Outside of Luffy There’s no one who chases their dreams the way Blackbeard does. He’s the one we actively see progressing, he does not fall and just continues to rise.
Like the Strawhats do except there’s a lot more focus.
And one day these two unstoppable forces will meet and that person will decide who the King really is.
Blackbeard is Luffys first Rival similar to Roger and Xebec.
I believe This quote solidified Blackbeard as One Piece’s Deuterantagonist. From this point onward Oda would have Blackbeard consistently develop along with Luffy. I’ll explain…
3.Only Paths we had not known we were meant to walk.
The path Luffy and Blackbeard took to become Yonko is the inverse of each other, Blackbeard accomplishes everything Luffy has accomplished post timeskip in the Pre-Timeskip and Luffy vice versa.
Blackbeard defeated a Yonko Commander in Portgas D. Ace
Defeated a Yonko with the assistance of others.
Obtained his Yonko level power up after the fight
Defeated a YC1 in Marco
And Became an Emperor of the sea
Monkey D. Luffy
Defeated a Yonko Commander in Cracker
Defeated a YC1 in Katakuri
Obtained his Emperor level powerup
Defeated an Empeor with the assistance of others
And Became an Emperor of the sea as well.
And now currently….
Currently Blackbeard is fighting Law for Poneglyph rubbings. So guess what…
I suspect Luffy and Kid will have a confrontation in the near future but it will be about more than just rubbings….. however that is for another thread
And now we’ve reached the end……. A Deuterantagonist does exist in this series this will be even more clear as the story head to its end.
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