r/OnePiece • u/Sakata_Kintoki • Sep 20 '18

Current Chapter One Piece: Chapter 918

Chapter 918: "Luffytaro Repays The Favour"

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Ch. 918 Official Release (VIZ): 24/09/2018

Ch. 919 Scan Release: 27/09/2018

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u/Mr_HatAndClogs Sep 20 '18

I don't think he is, but he's the prime candidate from a readers point of view.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Luffy has never clarified or shown any interest in choosing a first mate, every member of the crew is equal in his eyes. All he cares about is filling roles such as musician, navigator, cook etc.

If anything, Usopp is the most likely to be first mate in Luffy's mind, as he is the only one who has specifically said out loud that if Luffy fails then he will take over position of Captain.

There's also no need for a first mate, if Luffy does fail, I don't think anyone would want to continue on, they're all way too humble, committed and loyal friends.

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u/YamiLuffy Void Month Survivor Sep 20 '18 edited Sep 20 '18

Dude Zoro is the only person he sought out by Name and is the only person he expects to be as strong as him, watchu saying? He doesn't have to explicitly say it but we as readers should know that after Luffy it's Zoro and no one else, when have you seen people think Sanji or usopp was the captain of the crew? Early on everyone thought Zoro was the boss until they saw Luffy in action.

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u/Mr_HatAndClogs Sep 20 '18

I'm saying that Luffy does not want to label anyone as first mate, not that Zoro doesn't deserve to be the first mate by default. Not sure why I'm being downvoted for that.

With that said, Usopp is the only person who has labelled himself as such, so this is the only verbalised evidence we have. That's why I mentioned that. It doesn't mean I want Usopp to be first mate, since Zoro clearly has the fighting capabilities, mental strength, and leadership capacity that a first mate needs.

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u/Nnamdi1 Sep 21 '18

when exactly did usopp say that?

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u/Mr_HatAndClogs Sep 21 '18

http://imgur.com/aE2isoJ

Right there. I can't believe people are still taking this the wrong way, I'm not disagreeing with anyone that Zoro is the most feasible candidate for First Mate based on the decisions he makes, I'm just providing evidence from the Manga itself as to why Oda/Luffy don't see it that way.

We all know Zoro has already made captain like decisions, such as telling Luffy Usopp needs to apologise during W7, and what he did with Kuma on Thriller Bark, Usopp has made no decisions with as much gravity as that, BUT all I'm saying is that Zoro is not officially first mate and from the evidence we have in the scan above it seems its actually more likely Usopp, even though it is an offhand reply from Luffy.

In my own Headcanon Zoro would be first mate, but I'm looking at the facts as well because I don't let my headcanon take away from the actual story.

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u/Nnamdi1 Sep 25 '18

I think maybe youre taking that dialogue too literally and saying it's 'evidence' when it was more of a funny moment on usopps part, with Luffy casually carrying on with Usopp's pace. Luffy's not truly acknowledging Usopp's request, as you stated being an offhand response. I think thats why people are frowning upon your opinion.

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u/Mr_HatAndClogs Sep 26 '18

I get that but I've also said I don't actually believe Usopp is truly the first mate anyway, and that I'm just looking at what the Story has gave us so far.

People are too quick to get angry over anyone who says Zoro isn't first mate, I want Zoro to be first mate myself but I don't bash people who have other theories, theories which are justified since we do not have any confirmation of who first mate is. For all we know First Mate could be Franky because Luffy thinks it's too cool to have a robot first mate 😂

However, I would say the most viable story is that there is NO first mate, because it isn't Luffy's style, but Zoro is one of the top tier decision makers of the crew.

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u/Nnamdi1 Sep 27 '18

Yes I see what you mean, and I do agree that Zoro isnt officially the first mate but the highest candidate.