#drum island

[ato-dato]

Serving in the middle of a snow storm

[bluebird-ascended]

Inktober (one piece ver) Day 6: Trek

honestly I don't thin we talk about this scene enough. Luffy was wild here I felt my toes hurting from behind the screen

[badly-drawn-doflamingo]

Rewatched Drum Island

I miss that hot old man.

[potatopassenger]

They really do rely on Nami for everything

[theonescreencap]

breaking sequence a little bit here's my compilation of "luffy having a surprisingly serene&polite sip" moments

[summershouto]

another batch of one piece posts fresh outta the oven

[monthlymanga]

One Piece moments in my gallery that left me devastated

Some are understandable others might not be to y'all

Seeing Chopper in this state - ch.143

Tom's speech about loving your creations, bc at the very least if you don't love the things you make, who will? - ch.356

When Merry spoke her final words - ch.430

Brook regaining his will to live - ch.489

The beginning of their separation - ch. 512

Bon Clay in impel down - ch.536

Whitebeard and his fatherly love - ch.563

Whitebeard and Ace - ch.573

Universally agreed most devastating scene - ch. 574

The abducted kids from Punk Hazard - ch.688

[wanpie]

ASDFGGHJJK ULTRA RARE FULLY CLOTHED ACE SPOTTED

[st3ddie-starchas3r]

If OPLA take away luffy climbing up the mountain in the freezing cold holding two of his half dead friends I will flip shit. That is a CORE Luffy moment, one that solidified every single ounce of love I have for him. Idk how they will pull it off but it is something they can’t fuck with.

[potatopassenger]

Usopp and Zoro might be my fave duo in Drum Island purely because they just don't understand how the other one works and then lose all sense of situation because of it

Exhibit A) Usopp trying to help Vivi feel better:

Zoro: He's talking shit

Exhibit B) Usopp moved by Dalton's bravery trying to do a grand gesture:

Zoro: Usopp needs my help

Exhibit C) Usopp trying to instil confidence in the villagers and also show off

Zoro: Focused on finding the others

[lowqualityonepiece]

more chopper appreciation

[forged-in-kaoss]

🏴‍☠️ Pirate King's Decree ☠

[maximumqueer]

I want to talk about Luffy and his recklessness/impulsiveness as a character, and how the way that that trait is portrayed adds both depth to him as a character, as well has help to create the dynamic nature of One Piece's narrative.

It is fairly common for a trait like recklessness or impulsiveness (and in this case both) to be depicted as either wholly negative or (oftentimes with shonen) wholly positive. There is nothing wrong with that type of portrayal, but it can tend to make a character feel more flat, as well as make that aspect of their character feel more like (especially with more negative portrayals) a gag, more divorced from the rest of their character. Luffy isn't like that.

With Luffy, we regularly see mixed results after he makes a reckless or impulsive decision. For an example, way back in Arlong Park, the pinwheel move he uses to take take out the majority of Arlong's men, leaving just him and his top three officers, is also the move that gets his feet stuck in concrete and subsequently chucked into the ocean.

We also have Luffy's fights with Crocodile, Magellan, Moriah, and Kaido all of which involve aspects of Luffy's recklessness, some that ultimately lead to Luffy's victory (Crocodile, Moriah and his second fight with Kaido), as well as those that led to his defeat (his first fight with Kaido and Magellan).

We also have story elements that were spurred on by Luffy's recklessness, and while these more often than not end in our Strawhats favor, the road getting there is bumpy due to Luffy's impulsiveness. Drum Island is a good example of this, while Luffy's snap decision to take Nami up the mountain himself ultimately saved her life, it also led to him getting injured and nearly dying in the process as well.

There is also Luffy's declaration to starve himself during Whole Cake, his involvement with Dressrosa, and his pursuit of reaching Skypeia, to name a few others.

This complex mix of outcomes in regards to Luffy's recklessness adds depth to his character, by slowly revealing Luffy's internal logic (through actions) when it comes to these decisions. At first, (and on a surface level reading) these actions could be viewed as strictly random and comedic, and there often IS comedy involved in the impulsive nature of Luffy. But it is far more than that. His fight with Magellan is a good example of this.

It is (to me) fairly clear that Luffy is aware of how dangerous Magellan is, but Luffy has an ever approaching end to a timer looming over him (in the form of Ace being removed from the prison and taken to the execution platform). So, Luffy starts punching him with his bare fists, despite knowing that it will be painful/life threatening to do so. And following Luffy's logic, we can see how he came to his decision. He needs to get to Ace, but Magellan is in his way. Running is a no go, as he can just catch up to Luffy and capture him, and can't just keep dodging, because that will just end up wasting time. So Luffy makes the decision to fight him head on, even though the likelihood of him winning is incredibly low, it is better than simply giving up. Giving characters internal logic for decisions that they make (especially when those decisions are not optimal/reckless ones) adds depth to the character. It adds structure to otherwise purely chaotic actions, and makes the character more sympathetic and overall more interesting to follow.

In One Piece's case, it also makes the story itself more dynamic, as Luffy is the driving force of it. There is no one set outcome for when Luffy makes an impulsive decision, and watching it play out as such is always fresh and exciting. Wano's trajectory fundamentally changed when Luffy decided to fight Kaido earlier than planned, adding new stakes that - while the decision itself could be seen coming thanks to the internal logic of Luffy as a character - the entirety of the fallout of it could not.

Luffy's recklessness not being solely a flaw or a virtue, but instead a complex mix of both is great character writing, and in my humble opinion is what makes both Luffy as a protagonist, and One piece as a story so good and engaging, even 25+ years after its inception.

[sanjiaftersex]

remember in drum island when sanji threw himself off a cliff in the middle of a tremendous avalanche, broke his back and almost died from the injuries cz "you have to treat ladies gently 🥺"

[zorostiddiesaretheonepiece]

[theonescreencap]

absolutely diabolical luffy expression stop messing with him!!!!!!!!!