According to One Piece chapter 1151, the ongoing events of Elbaph have presented a difficult situation in front of the Straw Hat Pirates, especially their captain, Monkey D. Luffy. The One Piece protagonist not only has to deal with the current antagonists of the series, but he also has to save Elbaph from its downfall.
The sad thing here is that the destruction of Elbaph is being caused by its own people, who are being turned into demons by Imu, the Supreme Leader of the World Government. However, the problem is that Luffy will turn them back in his favor using the worst trope in Shonen’s history.
It is the Chosen One Trope. This trope has been quite common within the anime community, but nobody does it better than Luffy.
Eiichiro Oda might have to use the worst Shonen Trope
Considering the ongoing developments in One Piece, it is safe to assume that at the moment, Imu and his subordinates, the God’s Knight members, are dominating the battlefield. They have not only taken complete control of the situation, but Imu’s unprecedented powers have allowed him to turn every giant into a demon and force them to join his army.
This makes him the most dangerous villain in One Piece, and the Straw Hat Pirates don’t have much option left that could help them save the day. However, these kinds of situations have arrived in One Piece before, and that’s when the Chosen One trope that is used by Eiichiro Oda in Luffy’s case comes in handy because he is the Sun God Nika.
Since the beginning of One Piece, Luffy has been given the power to draw people towards him with his personality. There is a big possibility that the One Piece mangaka will embed the same development in the ongoing battle and combine it with his status as the Sun God to change the giants back into their original forms and help Luffy and his crew fight Imu in One Piece.
Luffy still does it better than everyone
Although the Chosen One trope or the ability to draw people towards himself is quite common among Shonen protagonists, it is safe to say that Luffy does it best.
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There have been other Shonen main characters like Naruto or Kurosaki Ichigo who have also been given this trope as a protagonist, but when it comes to Luffy, he makes it look better than everyone else.
Luffy was never the Chosen One from the start. He was the goofiest character with the most basic power that was even made fun of. However, he still managed to prove everyone wrong and made a path on his own for so many years. It was only after the Wano arc that his role as the Sun God was officially established in the One Piece storyline.
Even after that, Luffy constantly ignores it and does not allow it to take over his actions in One Piece. Thus, even though the Chosen One trope has been embedded in his character, Luffy makes sure that it doesn’t define his development as a protagonist. This is one of the main reasons why One Piece fans love him after so many years.
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