Image source: Toei Animation<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nWho else but the future King of the Pirates could take the top spot on our list of the best characters in One Piece?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deceptively clever and exceptionally positive so long as his friends are by his side, Luffy is an antithesis to all of the other cutthroat buccaneers in the series. He wishes only to travel and find adventure with his allies for as long as possible, and won’t turn a blind eye to others’ freedom or happiness being treaded on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s for this reason he regularly comes at odds with even the strongest pirates and Navy soldiers in the world. Fortunately, he’s made the most of his Gomu Gomu no Mi abilities to fend most all of them off with ease. He’s just as likely to obliterate an opponent with a flurry of rubberized blows as he is to shrug off their punches with his elastic body, and it’s a blast to watch thanks to how brightly and cartoonishly his abilities are portrayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Above all else though, he represents a sort of hope in the rather bleak world of One Piece. Even if it’s the norm to treat others with cruelty and to take without any regard for what others are losing, he proves one can choose to do the right thing. He shows that one can listen to their friends and help them through tough times, or face down anyone who tries to hurt them with a beaming smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He’s the sun that the rest of One Piece’s world revolves around, and there’s no one more deserving of being called the best character in the series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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