General & Others Why Oda wants to make all of SH an Orphan?

#1
Luffy- mom probably died, a dad who doesn't give an F about his son. (might die in his fight against the WG)
Zoro- both parents are gone.
Sanji- Mom died, dad is a bastard. (judge might sacrifice himself in the end)
Usopp-Same as above (Yasopp might be killed by BBP)
Nami- her adopted mother died.
Robin- both parents are gone.
Chopper- same as above
Franky-Same as above
Brook-Same as above
Jinbe- Same as above
Vivi-likely going to suffer the same fate

:josad::josad::josad:
 
#6
Luffy- mom probably died, a dad who doesn't give an F about his son. (might die in his fight against the WG)
Zoro- both parents are gone.
Sanji- Mom died, dad is a bastard. (judge might sacrifice himself in the end)
Usopp-Same as above (Yasopp might be killed by BBP)
Nami- her adopted mother died.
Robin- both parents are gone.
Chopper- same as above
Franky-Same as above
Brook-Same as above
Jinbe- Same as above
Vivi-likely going to suffer the same fate

:josad::josad::josad:
For the family theme of the strawhats, to hit harder.
 

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#10
Cause parents are a hassle to write

I write DnD plots and short stories from time to time and if you wanna write good parents it is really difficult.

Parents are protective so they will always butt heads in the plot when in reality plot doesn't need them.

So that's why authors decide one of the following

  1. Parents dead - You remove a plot piece and save yourself time (OP, Kingdom, Naruto)
  2. Parents alive but harmless - They are in the plot but won't be part of it because their inability to act would cause hindrance to the MC (MHA)
  3. Parents are evil - Best option because this way you can actually write parents but idk many manga stories that have this
  4. Parents are alive, good and capable but have their own story - Surprisingly popular in manga world ( HxH, Bleach)

It saves you time which is smth authors struggle with
 
#11
To create the usual underdog sad story and make the rise up more enjoyable. If on the contrary they were all spoiled brats born with a spoon in their mouth then people wouldn't have rooted for them. Also makes more sense for people who is hungry to fight more than the others and reach the top (in an "ideal" world)(that is also why every top tier in OP had a rough childhood for me).
 
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