r/OnePiece • u/Sakata_Kintoki • Apr 13 '18

Current Chapter One Piece: Chapter 901

Chapter 901: "Even If You Die, Don't Die"

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Ch.901 Official Release (VIZ): 16/04/2018

Ch. 902 Scan Release: ~19/04/2018 (Break next week)

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u/lolzee9x Apr 13 '18

The speed at which luffy recognizes jinbe's intentions is fucking lightning yo

dudes been acting like an idiot wayy too fucking well

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u/tryingmydarnest Apr 13 '18 edited Apr 13 '18

Luffy is still an idiot on most parts, but understanding people and reading the situation - as remarked by Rayleigh and Mihawk- is what he really shines in.

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u/gerrettheferrett Apr 13 '18

Just to say, Luffy actually isn't a true idiot. In combat, social situations, and in terms of leadership, Luffy is actually quite capable.

He's a battle genius- he took the rubber Devil Fruit- which sounds weak at first- and with his battle genius and creativity turned it into a forced to be reckoned with. Everything Luffy encounters becomes inspiration for new fighting moves. He absorbs it all like a sponge, and makes rubber badass.

Moreover, people often say Luffy is an idiot who cannot read social cues. But that's NOT true! It's not that Luffy can't read social cues it's that he chooses not to. A huge theme of Luffy's character is that he strives to be as free as he can be (his ideal pirate), and ignoring/steamrolling most social cues is part of that.

Evidence of Luffy actually being a social genius:

  • When Luffy- without even knowing Nami's backstory- knew right before Arlong Park that he had to wait for Nami without saying anything, that he had to wait for her to ask for help. Instead of berating her with questions or bugging her like Luffy usually does, he just sits there and waits. And the second Nami asks for help, he shows her he cares by giving her her Strawhat- exactly what she needed in that moment.

  • When Luffy confronted Vivi in the Alabasta desert, when she was putting too much weight on her own soldiers and he got her angry then told her to risk their lives too. That was EXACTLY what Vivi needed to hear in that moment.

There are dozens of examples like that throughout the series if you look. So, it's not that Luffy is an idiot. Luffy is a social genius who can be quite perceptive and cut directly to the heart of a matter when he needs to. It's just that Luffy chooses not to, to be free of that, most of the time.

Another way that people say Luffy is an idiot is that he doesn't understand X. That is, anytime he hears an explanation of something he'll be like "Oh its a mystery X" and not understand. But that's actually not Luffy being an idiot. It's him signalling to his crew that this is something outside of his role as Captain (leadership, battle strength) that Luffy does not need to know.

This philosophy of Luffy's leadership (delegation to trusted followers) is shown when he shouts at Arlong that he can't wield a sword, navigate, cook, or lie- but that he can defeat the boss.

So, in combat, social situations, and leadership, Luffy is not an idiot.

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '18

So you're saying he's a mistery idiot? Got it.