There is difference between having flaws and having written like shit.
Well, alright, but the complaint becomes "How can they do this to my precious Zoro?" and that sounds pretty pathetic, doesn't it?
It's mostly just the viewer's own perception, too. With Oden, people just wanted him to be a badass, and when he had a story involving humiliation they hated on him.
That's called being a fair-weather fan. They're only interested in a character when the times are good, but they don't give a shit when they start to have problems lol....
A fair-weather fan is someone who only supports a sports team when it is successful and winning. They are not as interested or invested in the team when it is losing or struggling.
Fair-weather Zoro and One Piece fans lol
Fair-weather fans are also known as tourists. This means only here for a temporary/transient time. They're not dedicated people.
You can't call yourself a die-hard fan if you're not willing to die hard, boys. That's half baked fanboyism.
*Looks at the Kid fans*
Now those guys are some die-hard bros lmao
I love Captain Kid fans. Their guy got smashed by Shanks and their ship blown to pieces by Giants and they're still hoping he drags himself off of the bottom of the sea.
Would anybody do that for Zoro?
Would anybody do that for Mihawk?
I would like to see Kid come back. Unlike Law, I think Kid has more investment in trying to actually achieve the title of Pirate King. A lot of Law's motivation had to do with beating Kaido and that's done already, but Kid was aiming beyond that.
Usopp is cool! Everybody hates him because he isn't a Terminator. If every Straw Hat was unafraid and powerful, the story would be boring.
Let's also be honest about Zoro... he is lucky that he hasn't had any situations where he looked bad. It's quite convenient, in fact, that after the time skip he has only done a small handful of things I can count on my hand.
1. He cut a ship.
2. He cut monet's snow form.
3. He cut pika's stone form.
4. He cut Kaido's dragon form.
That's basically it, isn't it? Lol what the hell else has he done?