Questions & Mysteries Why Luffy and Teach will succeed while JB, Xebec, Oden, Kuma failed

#1
People who want Hancock in the Straw Hats clearly miss the whole point of One Piece.

If she joined the crew, let alone married Luffy, she would constantly try to control him. She would only focus on Luffy instead of the entire crew.



Assuming Hancock achieves her goal of marrying Luffy despite the significant age gap, it is obvious she will undergo a massive personality shift, mirroring Chi-Chi's transformation in Dragon Ball. Rather than staying a submissive, infatuated sidekick, Chi-Chi immediately began trying to control and manipulate Goku post-marriage.

That same transformation would happen to Hancock as well. I think deep down, Luffy knows this, which is why he would never marry her. Plus, considering the age difference, it would be the equivalent of Mei Terumi or Tsunade marrying Sasuke from Naruto. Their dynamic would obviously change after marriage; the real, domineering Hancock would show herself and try to control and limit Luffy's freedom.

Resisting Hancock’s ultimate beauty is incredibly difficult.

Yet, it serves as a crucial test that both Luffy and Teach managed to pass:




I think Joy Boy probably failed because of his relationship with Queen Lili, mirroring what happened to Xebec, Oden, and Kuma.



If Joy Boy and Lili were in love, the World Government could have used her as a hostage. We saw Xebec fail because of his family, Oden get tricked by a hostage situation, and Kuma break over Ginny.




Oda is clearly sending a message through Dragon, who explicitly stated that children are a parent's ultimate vulnerability:


"Keep going if you want to see me killed. Children are a vulnerability for any parent."

Ultimately, this highlights why Luffy and Blackbeard are uniquely positioned to succeed; their absolute freedom means they cannot be manipulated through familial weakness. Even Dragon himself acts as a historical witness to this rule, sacrificing his own family life to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.
 
#2
Luffy will bring down the World Government. Fitting that he build his crew out of victims of that organization. They classified Jinbe's people as mere fish. A corrupt navy officer stole Nami's savings and allowed Arlong to opress her village. CP9's Spandam used Franky's battleships to frame his mentor Tom, who was executed. The Five Elders ordered a bustercall on Ohara, that only Robin survived. Heartbreaking stories, nonetheless the Strawhats lacks a victim of the world government's signiture crime: slavery.

A pedant could point out that Robin was a forced labourer in Tequila Wolf. Doesn't count. She was freed quickly. Waking up at Tequila Wolf must have been a relive rather than trauma, as she must have expected death when Kuma touched her. Luffy had to work in Kaido's prison mine, but he even had fun doing it. Nami was exploited by Arlong, but she could come and go as she wanted. Jinbe was member and then leader of a crew founded by freed slaves, but he wasn't one himself.

Luffy needs someone on the crew that had the full slavery experience. Tormtented and humiliated daily by stupid and obese Celestial Dragons in the so called Holy Land. Branded with a hot iron, like cattle.

Nika was whorshipped by slaves, who hoped he would free them. Their dreams must have manifested as Luffy's Devilfruit. The Nikafruit user ought to have someone in his crew that prayed for liberation, like those people that created his Devilfruit. Dragon has Koala, a former slave, in his ranks. Even his father has one, but the liberator god himself doesn't.... yet.

Hancock was enslaved for years. As a little girl, she must have cried out for a savior, and he appeared: Fishertiger. She compared Luffy to him when she learned he had punched a Celestial Dragon. Later, Luffy covered the mark on her exposed back to keep her slavepast a secret. She is still ashamed of it. Fishertiger founded the Sun Pirates with freed fishmen. He covered their marks with a sun symbol. The Sungod ought to have slaves, atleast one, in his crew just as the Sun Pirates had.

Since Luffy awakened the Nikafruit in chapter 1044, it has been clear that the final Strawhat can ONLY be Boa Hancock.
 
#6
Family bonds really are the one thing that can bring some men down in this manga. They are their weakness.

That’s why Waidou killed Yamato’s mother, chained up his own daughter, and didn’t let her go out to sea, becoming the ultimate monster with no weaknesses. LOL
 
#8
Why only luffy will succeed is useless statement.

This shit was on prophecy. It was bound to happen.
Even roger crew noted that they were too early.
Maybe xebec would have succeeded too if he got both the fruits.
:kayneshrug:
 
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