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wesleysniperking · 1 year ago

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I’m going to say this:

Awhile back someone made a Reddit post pretty much assigning each Straw Hat a role they’d suck at (be-bad-at) on the ship. Of course Zoro gets navigator, Luffy gets cook, yada yada yada.

Ultimately they assigned Usopp the captain role…he’d (apparently) suck at.

BUT despite Reddit’s ruthless and toxic groupthink, a lot of users didn’t see much reason in declaring Usopp the worst in the Captain role. Some people actually thought he’d be pretty decent.

So, I don’t disagree with anyone’s answers. I just believe in the idea that Usopp has foresight and that in some way, shape, or form he’ll be a captain in his own right. Some say he’ll be a captain of the Elbaf giants, some say he’ll be the captain of the Straw Hat grand fleet who’ll lead everyone (the grand fleet) to battle in the Great War (or War of the World? The War in One Piece’s climax?—uhrm, uh, I butchered it, but you get the gist!).

So, when it bugs people that Usopp calls himself “Captain Usopp” I think he’s always just a few steps ahead. Nothing wrong with that. Captain Usopp happens in the future. But how? I don’t know.

Therefore, the third in command could potentially go to Usopp, but Nami seems the most obvious choice as of now (which is well justified, why not?)

Yet, it’s so weird to think of…Usopp…to think…hmm..(*taps chin*) When I think of all the Straw Hats being so down, despondent, and dejected in a rare moment of utter defeat and despair, I think Usopp would be the only one to encourage and uplift everyone the most effectively. I don’t think anyone else could do it like him. He’s the most normal guy in the Straw Hat crew who doesn’t just jump into things hoping for the best w/ no Fs to give. He doesn’t have a DF, and he’s apparently the weakest (why Oda? You give the haters something throw in Usopp fans’ faces 😭). Usopp represents morale. Usopp represents the everyday working class people).

To say this, my point is that to have the most cowardly, fun loving, negative, and unexpectedly (unconventionally and ironically) enigmatic member of the crew uplift his fearless and monster-strong crew mates is believable because if the weakest and cowardly of the whole lot can believe in them, then is all hope really lost? With that in mind, maybe he would be the third in command in a moment of utter despair for the Straw Hats. Like, if Luffy has a breakdown (and is bed-ridden or hypnotized(???) or hit with something unexpectedly paralyzing), or Zoro is held up somewhere (in chains or confinement), or Nami is just somehow tinkering in her resolve, and Sanji just…over it, then Usopp could step in and do what he does best.

—-Even if it was juvenile and unconvincing (to everyone but Luffy and Usopp’s fan club), Usopp did have his own crew once. He can definitely strategize.—-

Overall, Usopp is really good with words and intelligent. A person on Amino said he’s great at convincing others to join his side with confidence. With enough prep time and creative thinking he is dangerous. He’s great when it comes to fighting for those he cares about and believes in deeply. Needless to say, some even think he’s like Batman. The old bat can fight alone, but he’s a decent leader in his own right when it comes to the Justice League (even if Superman takes over or reigns superior).

In the end, Usopp would make a great captain in the most unexpected time or moment.

(I’d even think something like what happened to Teen Titans’ Beast Boy in the “Calling All Titans”/“Titans Together” episode could happen to Usopp if Oda wanted to bring something weird and unexpected to the table but in a more intense way 🤷🏽‍♀️ ).

Alas, I can only hope that Usopp does the unexpected again. Maybe my sentiments will age horribly or well.

Also when it comes to like. The strawhat’s hierarchy when it comes to leadership right. So obviously Luffy is captain, and Zoro is first mate so if Luffy is compromised then Zoro takes over. But if Luffy and Zoro both are somehow not around do we have a confirmed third in command? Would it be like…Sanji? I’ve seen that as an option from a few people but idk, Sanji never struck me as somebody who was interested in doing that. Personally I think it would be Nami, she’s basically the boss during the day-to-day anyway. Although I think an argument could be made for both Jinbe and Brook bc they both have leadership experience. It would also be hilarious if this is how they fulfill the Captain Usopp lie becoming true, but idk. Is there a consensus on this?

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zorosangell · 2 months ago

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⛥ﾟ・。 protector: chapter seventeen

synopsis: " you were supposed to stay a crewate, just another back to watch, " he tightened his hold, " i didn't even notice the change until i woke up one day and realized i'd take a bullet for you "

cw: violence, gore, fighting, mature themes, profanity, MAJOR/MINOR ANIME SPOILERS, follows the plot of the anime, slowww burn.

a/n: reposting from another account

After Dorry and Broggy helped the crew leave Little Garden safely, you set off for Alabasta, using the eternal pose that Sanji found in Mr. 3's hideout.

You had started your grueling training with Zoro, and you now understood why that man was the way he was.

You'd have to be in order to even survive the type of workouts he was doing.

But you all were well on your way to Alabasta, until Nami fell sick with a horrible fever.

You did your best using some of the medical knowledge you knew from your home village to try and help her, but without some of the herbs from your homeland, you were pretty much useless.

So, after dealing with some ship-eating weirdo named Wapol, the Merry made it to this beautiful winter island.

The islanders gave the crew a pretty warm welcome, but after some convincing, Luffy, Sanji, Usopp, and Vivi went onto the island with Nami to find a doctor.

So now here you were, stuck on ship watching duty with your idiot swordsman.

"Nice. That's much better. Eh?" he smiled, clapping his bare feet together from his spot on some random crate.

You playfully rolled your eyes, shaking your head at the swordman's silliness.

"You heard Vivi, the weather out here is like 10 degrees below freezing. And it's snowing. You shouldn't have your feet out," you scolded, snuggling further into your big winter coat

"But now we can finally get back to some real training. I was getting sick of that modified training we had to do 'cause of my stupid injury," he sighed, standing up and taking off his coat, haramaki, and shirt.

"Besides, just watchin' the ship is boring as hell."

You blushed at the sight of him shirtless, quick to clear your throat in order to snap yourself out of it.

"Maybe some ice water swimming will help me clear my head. Whaddya say? Wanna join?"

You scoffed.

"You're insane. Swimming out in this weather would be a death sentence. And there's no way I'm dying with you," you dismissed.

"Besides, I'm a Devil Fruit user. I can't swim."

"Training to swim might help," he shrugged.

"That's not how that works..." you sighed.

"Suit yourself. If you're not comin' then stay with the ship, alright," he nodded, stepping up onto the ledge of the Merry.

"Yeah, whatever. If you die I'm not coming to get you," you humphed, crossing your arms disapprovingly.

"You wound me," he scoffed, shooting you his usual smirk before jumping off.

Your cheeks glowed dark red and you ran over to the rail, looking over to see him swimming down the icy river.

"Dammit, Zoro! Be careful!" you called, placing your hands at the sides of your mouth.

"I know!" he called back, his figure getting smaller in the distance.

You huffed, watching your puff air disappearing into the frigid wind.

'Shit. This is so damn stupid. I'm so frickin' stupid.'

You turned around, only to see Karoo giving you a knowing smirk, his feathery eyebrow cocked.

"The hell you lookin' at?" you asked, snappily.

"QUAAAAAACK," he answered, pointing his wing at you, then in the direction of Zoro, then drawing a heart in the air.

You turned dark red.

'No way the duck noticed.'

"Shuddup, Karoo. You don't know anything," you scoffed, sitting down next to him.

He huffed roughly out his nose.

"QUAAAAAAAAAK! QUAAAAK QUAAAK!" he exclaimed, jumping up from his seat and standing up in front of you.

You cocked a brow, tilting your head in confusion.

The bird sighed, taking off his hat and fluffing up his feathers to look like Zoro's hair.

"QUAAK QUAAK, QUA QUAAK QUAAAK QUAK," he started, pretending to be Zoro walking down the deck.

He pretended to let his eyes drift to you, then made himself blush, quacking under his breath as he averted his eyes.

You blushed.

'Is this... what Zoro does?'

"QUAAAK QUAAAK, QUAAK QUAAK QUA QUAAK,"' Karoo stated, pointing in Zoro's direction, drawing a heart in the air, pointing at you, and then stretching out his wings to show bigness.

You sighed, a strong gust of frozen wind making you violently shiver, "Whatever you say, you damn duck. Just come over here. It's getting really cold."

Karoo huffed, waddling over and plopping himself down next to you, using his wing to cover you as you snuggled into his feathers.

"Thanks for the vote of confidence... you damn duck," you groggily smiled, letting out a loud yawn before slowly drifting to sleep.

Karoo smiled, contently sighing before snuggling back into you.

A sharp gust of wind quickly woke you up, making you pull your cheek out from Karoo's feathers.

You snapped your head up to the sky, measuring the Sun to see that it was a little further behind from what it was when Zoro left.

'It's impossible for the sun to go back. So that means...'

"SHIT!" you realized, jumping up from the deck.

You quickly took off your coat, unfurling your wings.

"QUAAAAAAAAK?!" Karoo asked, confused.

"Karoo, I need you to watch the ship while I go find Zoro, okay? Somehow we slept through the night and Zoro's been stuck out there in the snow," you ordered, giving the duck a firm head pat.

He nodded, giving you a thumbs up with his wing.

"Good, I'll be back as soon as I can," you smiled, shooting off in the direction Zoro went.

After hours of searching, you began to grow worried.

You couldn't find a trace of Zoro anywhere.

Hell, you couldn't even find a trace of your crew anywhere.

'Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit. I knew I should've went with him. That idiot. He probably got lost somewhere.'

"I gotta find him fast or I might just freeze to death," you chattered, taking a sharp turn.

In order to use your wings, you had to take off your coat, which meant that you were soaring through this frozen wasteland in a tube top and skirt.

'This is bad. He could've drowned, or seized up, or passed out from exhaustion. And his injury not being healed fully isn't helping.'

"Shit," you sniffed, quickly wiping your eyes of their glassiness, the wind blowing directly in your face.

You turned your gaze to ground once again, only to see the figures of Usopp and Vivi below you.

You smiled, quickly diving down and landing next to them.

"(y/n)?! What are you doing here?" Usopp asked, confused.

His face was incredibly inflamed, and he had a nice, black shiner on his right eye.

"I'm looking for Zoro. He left the ship for some ice water training, so I took a nap, and when I woke up, it was the next day and he was still nowhere to be found. I'm getting really worried. I've been searching for hours," you frantically explained, hands shaking.

"Don't worry, (y/n). We'll help you find him," Vivi smiled, placing an arm around your shoulder as she stepped forward, only for something to stand up from under her feet.

"AHHHH! MONSTER!" Usopp screamed.

But as you looked closer you noticed...

It was your idiot swordsman.

"Whoa, that was a close one. Why do I feel like I dreamed about a field of flowers?" he asked, his teeth chattering violently.

"Hit by an avalanche in the middle of a training session, not exactly an ideal workout. Though it is kinda like swimming in snow."

You smiled and quickly tackled the poor man in a hug, taking him to the ground.

"Huh? (y/n)?! What the hell are you doing? I thought you were watching the ship," he asked, confused as you wrapped your arms tightly around his neck.

"You damn idiot! You scared the hell outta me!" you scolded with a smile, pulling your face out his chest and looking up at him happily.

His breath hitched, and his familiar tinge of red came to his cheeks.

"I told your dumb ass not to go out in this weather, especially dressed like that. Take this."

You both stood up and handed him his coat, your cheeks lighting up at the two behind you, who were giggling and burning their knowing looks into the back of your head.

"Thanks. But what about you? You're wearin' less than me," Zoro realized as he was halfway into the coat, starting to take it off again.

"I can't fly with the coat on. So I'll just have to deal 'til I don't have to fly anymore. I'll be fine," you waved off, pretending you weren't violently shaking.

The swordsman gave you a quick once over, before throwing one half of the coat over your shoulder and grabbing your waist, pulling you closer.

Your eyes went wide, and you looked up to the man for an explanation.

"Now we both won't freeze to death. If you have to fly you can just come out from your side," he huffed, averting his eyes from you as a tinge of red grew on his cheeks.

And not from the cold.

You smiled.

"You feel like a block of ice... but thanks," you contently sighed, scooching closer.

The two of you turned to Vivi and Usopp, who were still wiggling their eyebrows, before you all decided to start moving again.

"Anyway, Zoro, you were really winter swimming?" Usopp asked.

"Yeah, that was the idea. But after swimming in the river for a while, I had no idea where I was anymore. So I started walkin' around, doin' some strength training workouts," Zoro explained.

"Woulda saved me the trouble if (y/n) hadn't been so stubborn and just tagged along."

"I told you, dumbass, I can't swim," you groaned.

"Either way, doing workouts dressed like that? In cold weather? You're real stupid, aren't you," Usopp scolded.

"That's not the point, Usopp. Now shut up and give me your shoes," Zoro hissed.

"Not a chance."

'Maybe this is why Nami's sick. The fuckin' stress of dealing with these two.'

"Then just one shoe!"

"Nope."

"It's one shoe!"

"I said no! You did this to yourself!"

"Hey, look guys. There's some people over there," Vivi pointed out.

Ahead, there were two different crowds of people, one of them looking a lot like men of the Wavepool or Woodstool guy the crew met earlier.

The others seemed to look like the villagers that shot Vivi.

"This place is Big Horn. We just came back, but it looks completely different covered in snow."

"They have coats," you smirked, turning to Zoro.

"And they were the guys who attacked us at sea," he smirked back, already thinking the same thing.

"Oh no. I know those looks," Usopp sighed.

The both of you threw off your shared coat, running up the snowy hill to the warmly dressed soldiers.

You did a roundhouse kick and the guy took it to the head, while Zoro just straight up punched another one.

"Zoro! (y/n)! What are you doing?!" Vivi exclaimed.

"This is so warm! I really like this thing," Zoro smiled, rubbing his newly coated shoulders.

"It smells like dude but I'm not complaining," you cheesed, looking down at your feet and wiggling your toes in the snow boots.

"Watch out, you two! They don't look very happy!" Usopp called, pointing to the men behind you.

Out of habit, you were going to unfurl your wings, but the coat was keeping you from doing so.

And in no time flat, Zoro had already handled them. The men were on the ground, slashed and writhing in pain.

"Shame. Over already," he taunted.

"Zoro, can you make two openings in my coat? I wanna be able to stick out my wings and still be warm," you asked.

"Sure," he picked up a sword and quickly slashed, cutting out two perfectly sized holes.

But of course, not without giving you a heart attack.

"Careful!" you scolded, smacking him upside the head.

"Ow! What's the matter with you?! I did what you asked!" he exclaimed.

"Not like that! You almost cut my wings off!" you fired back, poking out your wings through the holes.

"Whatever! You got a coat and you have your wings free. So there's no reason to argue," Usopp groaned, pushing the two of you apart.

"Now we gotta figure out our next step."

"Secret Technique: God's Messenger, Twelve Point," you whispered, closing your eyes and breathing deeply.

Just like that, about twelve of your feathers popped off, floating in the air.

"Do you guys know where Luffy and Sanji are?" you asked, turning to Usopp and Vivi.

"They headed up the mountain to find a witch doctor who lives at the top of it. She's the only doctor on the island," Vivi answered.

"Alright, scour the mountain to find Luffy and Sanji. Once you find them, help them up to the top of the mountain safely," you ordered your feathers, them quickly zipping off once you were finished.

"I remember that technique. One of your feathers helped me out back in Cocoyashi village," Usopp smiled.

"Mhmm. They can fly in any weather, are obedient, and won't give up on a task unless I order them to. Only downside is when I send them away, I've lost that many feathers. So if I send away too many, it could impair my flying ability," you explained.

"Even with (y/n)'s feathers search for those three, I still feel we should go up the mountain. I'm getting worried, and sitting here doing nothing isn't gonna help if those three are trapped in the avalanche," Vivi proposed.

"You have a lot on your shoulders right now, worrying about Luffy, Sanji, Nami, and Alabasta. But can't you see it? You have too many burdens on your shoulders. You gotta calm down. I believe in those three. They'll get through whatever's thrown at them, I bet my life on it," Usopp assured.

Vivi sighed, gathering her composure.

"You're right. Thanks a lot, Usopp. You're full of wisdom," she smiled.

"No, he's full of crap. He's just afraid to go up that mountain," Zoro rolled his eyes, roughly poking Usopp in the forehead.

"But I heard that there were things like yetis and man-eating bunnies up there! I don't wanna get eaten!" Usopp defended.

"Then say so from the start, coward," Zoro scoffed.

You rolled your eyes and walked over to the girl.

"Telling you to not worry is all well and good, but if you really wanna check on them then let's go," you sighed, picking her up and tossing her on your back.

"Huh?! (y/n)! You don't have to do this! Really! I don't want to cause you the trouble!" She frantically tried to reason.

"Please. I do it for these idiots all the time," you assured, tucking Usopp and Zoro under your arms.

"WAIT! NO! PLEAAAAAASE (Y/N)! I'M SCARED OF HEIGHTS!" Usopp cried, squirming in your grip.

"PUT ME DOWN, WOMAN! I CAN GO MYSELF!" Zoro exclaimed.

"Here we go!" you blasted off, ignoring their complaints.

"(Y/NNNNNNNNNNNNNN)!" they all screamed in unison.

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ninthfeather · 5 years ago

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Hey, I’m not exactly liveblogging but posting reactions to my readthrough of One Piece! I’m not gonna hit every chapter, I have a reading guide, but I’m planning to read a fair amount of it!

Things I already have seen: some fanfics, some headcanons, most of Trafalgar Law’s backstory, the Episode of East Blue OVA

Please block the tag “#ninth reads op” if you aren’t interested in reading this stuff!

Chapters 1-99 (give or take some of the Syrup Island arc that was covered in the OVA)

Ok, so first, I really do like Luffy as a protagonist, but he's a tricky kind of character to write--he's not very smart, but he's not a complete idiot, and he understands more than he lets on a lot of the time. You can see Oda getting the hang of him over the course of the first few chapters.

He's more aggressive at the start of the manga than he is later on, for example, and the unpredictability isn't as much of a core character trait at first.

Also I am in love with Nami as a character. Like, I just love this selfish, unabashedly scheming girl and I support her endeavors.

On the other hand, I have no idea how the heck Luffy gets so much flack for being less-than-intelligent when Zoro is right there. I think it's because there's this impression that Zoro knows things he's just willfully disregarding them. But in my mind that's more stupid not less. Anyhow, the boy literally cut himself in the side to make a fight "more fair" because he thought his opponent might appreciate it. The opponent never even directly said the fight was unfair. Why is he like this. I can't believe Zoro is still alive but I've seen him in recent cover art so somehow Oda made it happen

I continue to like Sanji's backstory and reasons for being a cook and wanting to sail with Luffy while also hating every interaction he has with a woman, which I understand is typical. @hawk-in-a-tree also pointed out that (apart from the sexism) he’s a character type that I enjoy, so, like, I’ve been called out in that way.

Also I do appreciate the current Nami-Sanji-Usopp dynamic, in which Nami shamelessly takes advantage of Sanji while Usopp gets mad about it and Sanji tells him off. It's a nice recurring gag.

I like Smoker and I am both thrilled and dismayed by the fact that Tashigi is the one who looks like Kuina! I can't believe the fandom is so caught up in Zoro/Sanji that they're missing out on that good good enemyshipping. That said, I like her so far but she seems to be pretty morally absolutist, and she hasn't had a chance to react onscreen to realizing who Zoro is yet, so I have a feeling I'm not gonna enjoy that.

I think I'd heard of Buggy the Clown vaguely before this...I think at some point he ends up in jail, and then the marines let him escape...maybe that's after Impel Down??? And I remember thinking that a villain named Buggy the Clown who people actually take seriously has to be pretty frickin' scary. That was correct holy frick the Chop Chop Fruit is OP. The only reason Luffy won that fight is because Buggy had 0 idea that Luffy also had a Devil Fruit.

Also, and this came up when I watched the Episode of East Blue OVA: I love Mihawk’s character design so muuuuuch and also, the fact that Hawk assures me that Zoro did not reach peak dumbass during that fight terrifies me.

#ninth reads op #liveblog #kindasorta #mirorfalls

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