Although Luffy and Nami both share a protective love of their friends, the lesson Luffy taught her was that sometimes you can't do it all by yourself- sometimes you have to depend on others. Sanji was unwilling to leave his post, not because of any ill-regard of pirates per se , but because he felt obligated to live his life fulfilling one of Zeff's dreams: a floating restaurant, to feed the hungry.
The problem was, the dream Zeff really wanted to be fulfilled was the same dream Sanji had, the dream Zeff sacrificed his own flesh and blood so that Sanji could fulfill it.
Luffy's lesson to Sanji was that the best way to repay a debt of honor to those that had sacrificed for you to succeed, was in fact, succeeding. Not in East Blue, anyways. But he did learn that there were people who would take him seriously. Not his tall tales, of course, but him.
He said he was going to protect his village, even though his knees shook as he made this proclamation. They did not denounce him as a coward, nor offer help out of pity for his inadequacy.
They offered help because they admired his courage. The lesson, if it can be called that, was one of acceptance. Luffy accepted that Usopp wanted to be a Brave Warrior of the Seas, and fully endorsed him doing so.
Much later, and only at the insistence of Zoro, Luffy had a much harsher lesson to teach: a lesson in humility. Though both Luffy and Usopp wanted to have the other back as their friend, Usopp's pride wouldn't let him come back as anything other than The Triumphant Returning Hero. You cannot be friends with a Triumphant Returning Hero- only a member of the entourage, or a fawning worshipper.
Though it moved both men to snot-running tears, the hard-learned lesson seems to have made their friendship all the stronger. For this alone, I would say that Usopp is most likely Luffy's closest friend. Oh, and that interview Alina mentioned. I'm like Hisotensoku: Not here to preserve peace, nor to destroy it. I certainly can't move mountains. Mostly, I'm just full of hot air. Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Last Jump to page:. All times are GMT I like how it the fight was set up over something so important to both people.
I'd question that observation skills of anyone who didn't notice. With Sasuke and Naruto I never really felt like that were so much best friends as they were rivals from the beginning, so the fight was expected especially since they said right from the start that they wanted to fight each other. But I never saw Usopp v. Luffy coming, it was shocking and sad to me.
Snakety69 Ding! Check Please. CosmicDebris said:. Yeah, I wasn't doubting that Naruto and Sasuke were friends, you're right, it's just a different kind of friendship. Naruto lamented not reaching out to Sasuke more.
The fight was kind of a wake-up call for him. They were both very stand-offish to one another, even though they definately cared about each other. Zoro and Sanj are kind of like that, although on a more comical level. Usopp and Luffy were always buddy-buddy though. They laughed and cried and made snowmen together. To me Luffy, Ussop and Chopper are in the goofy part of the group, Spoiler :.
Triggerhappy69 said:. Yeah, when I was reading that fight, I was tired and hadn't blinked the whole time. When I got to the end, I actually shed a tear. SniperIsland said:.
Mugiwara Imagine. I thought the exact same thing when anime spoiler Spoiler :. Bananna why do my pics shrink? Spoiler :. Whilst Usopp is cowardly and weak Luffy does not disparage him for it in the slightest and values him as a crew member, being distraught when he was forced to kick Usopp out and overjoyed when he had returned. They are seen engaging in silly antics on the ship and the two are notorious for being the idiots of the crew.
Like Nami and Chopper , Usopp greatly fears Luffy's lust for dangerous adventures. Luffy had first heard of Usopp when he was child as he met his father, Yasopp , who would talk about him. He informed Usopp of this and the two quickly bonded. Since then, he has been a faithful member of Luffy's crew and does his best to contribute wherever he can. He was initially responsible for patching up the ship before the crew recruited Franky [] and is also a gadgets expert who invents various equipment and weapons to become more useful to Luffy in fights, particularly with Dials.
He was also responsible for designing the official flag of the Straw Hat Pirates after Luffy proved to not have a talent for art. Usopp holds great admiration for Luffy and often lies about himself in the mold of him, falsely claiming credit for some of his achievements.
Luffy has made such a profound impact on him that he has mostly shed his cowardly personality, although some of it still remains, having become more comfortable and adept at fighting and adventuring. This change first started whilst on Cocoyasi Village , when, despite normally trying to discourage going into any kind of danger, he chose to walk by Luffy's side when he stormed Arlong Park for Nami. This resulted in Luffy delivering an impassioned speech to him about the importance of adventure and convinced him that it is better not to know at all.
The two reached a breaking point over the decision regarding the Going Merry. Usopp cherished the ship as it embodied his friendship with Kaya and took great pride in his responsibility to repair the Merry, the only thing he felt he was truly useful for. Thus, he was extremely angry that Luffy was so casually willing to abandon it. In his anger, he quit the crew and challenged Luffy to a duel for the Going Merry, but lost the fight despite putting on a good show.
The realization of his mistakes caused him to break down and scream out he is sorry, regretting his actions, which prompted Luffy to stretch his arms over and grab him, tearfully welcoming him back into the crew. Therefore, when Usopp attempted to rejoin Luffy, the latter pretended that he could not hear him until the sniper gave a heartfelt apology.
Usopp cares for Luffy and was devastated when Miss Merry Christmas told him that he had apparently died before refusing to believe her. He trained with his new friend, Heracles , and made one of the most notable improvements among the Straw Hats.
Despite generally looking down on people who are cowardly, such as Koby [] and Shirahoshi , [] Luffy has never insulted Usopp for his cowardly nature and treats him as an equal member of the crew. He is often concerned for Usopp's well-being as he is aware of his lack of fighting skills and timid personality when faced with danger, but still has faith in him.
Luffy has shown to also be protective of Usopp, such as when Kuro went to attack him and he intervened by punching Kuro to the ground. A key feature of their friendship is how often they like to fool around and have fun, occasionally doing impersonations of other crew members such as Sanji and Chopper. Dragon , and his grandfather being Monkey D. Garp , he was left completely stunned. Sanji is a former cook of the Baratie and the fourth member to join the Straw Hats.
He is arguably one of Luffy's favorite crew mates because of his incredible cooking skills that satisfies his gluttonous nature. He is somewhat more antagonistic to Luffy than most, as he gets frustrated by his reckless nature and dimwitted-ness, but nonetheless respects him immensely and values him as his captain and as his friend. He was in tears from having to fight Luffy after he had left the crew and was delighted to return to them, as was Luffy, who was excited for him to cook again.
Luffy, seeing this act, was impressed and was insistent he join his crew but he refused. Although he admitted to Luffy that he prioritizes the women first and cooks the leftovers for him and the others, Luffy was not at all bothered by this as his food still tasted good. He also works well with him as a fighting partner and even fought by his side against Big Mom.
Luffy loves Sanji's cooking and will stop whatever he is doing in order to have whatever he makes. When Vinsmoke Judge questioned Luffy as to why he was so determined to get Sanji back in his crew, whilst listing all his failures, Luffy simply said goodbye and asked why he was naming all the good things about Sanji.
After he had discovered that Sanji had been taken away to Big Mom's territory his determination for Sanji was put on full display. After their fight he even promised Sanji that he would not move from where he was standing and would not eat any food unless it was made by him.
This showed Luffy's deep understanding of Sanji's principles as a chef. He stuck to this promise and even declined Reiju's offer for food despite how badly his health had deteriorated. Luffy did not waver in the face of Sanji's stubbornness when he refused to return to the crew and chose to take the full brunt of Sanji's attacks without retaliating.
Such was Luffy's desire for Sanji to return he was more than willing to allow his bride to join the crew so long as Sanji came back with her, but was disappointed to find out that the marriage would mean Sanji joins the Big Mom Pirates. When Sanji requested Luffy's help to save his family, as they were about to be assassinated by Big Mom and her crew, Luffy accepted immediately as he understood that he could not force Sanji to leave his family behind. Sanji is incredibly dedicated to Luffy and fully supports his dream of becoming the Pirate King.
He competed with Zoro to be the one to take Luffy's place when Bartholomew Kuma tried to take Luffy away but was knocked out by the swordsman. Realizing Luffy's message, he chose to spend the next two years training with Ivankov and the Okamas to get stronger for Luffy's sake.
He was impressed, but also not surprised, at Luffy being able to use Haoshoku Haki , remarking that he suspected he was capable of such a thing. He told Capone Bege that he would never do anything to risk Luffy's dream and believed with absolute certainty he would become the Pirate King. Despite this, he mocked Luffy's ambitions when he fought him but only because he wanted to try and discourage Luffy from chasing after him.
He was extremely reluctant to leave the crew but did so under the threat of his former colleagues, adoptive family, and friends being killed. Despite genuinely liking Charlotte Pudding , who was his betrothed, he refused to marry her so he could return to Luffy and the crew. Echoing Zoro's beliefs, he stated he had lost his right to rejoin the crew after he had insulted and attacked his captain, but gave into Luffy's refusal of this excuse.
When Pudding was worrying over Luffy's chances against her brother, Katakuri, he calmly told her that Luffy will be fine and her brother will experience his first defeat. When meeting Monkey D. Garp , Sanji remarked on his incredible strength and was shocked when he found out he is Luffy's grandfather and was even more shocked by the identity of his father, Monkey D.
Due to his lustful desires, Sanji has been seen from time to time getting jealous of Luffy, such as when he discovered that he had been sent to Amazon Lily by Kuma, an island inhabited by the Kuja Tribe that are made up of exclusive women, and for having gained the affection of the Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock. He was also somewhat jealous of Luffy for gaining the admiration of Shirahoshi , shouting at him that he is a lucky bastard when she hugged him after he had saved her.
He is also willing to chastise his captain if he does anything to a woman, such as when he punched Vivi , argues with Nami, or when he believed that he had done something terrible to Nico Robin.
He tends to get frustrated by Luffy's eating habits and has to set up numerous safeguards to stop him from emptying the fridge during the night.
Whenever food goes missing his first suspect is always Luffy. He was embarrassed when Luffy had discovered his raid suit that was given to him by Niji , with Luffy begging him to try it on. Kureha and was a student of the late Dr. Due to being the youngest member of the crew he is very impressionable of Luffy and gets involved in his silly antics despite his innocent nature.
The two greatly respect each other and he admires Luffy as his captain , only questioning him whenever he is at risk of injuring himself or does not adhere to his medical orders. His admiration stems from Luffy accepting him for who he is, as opposed to a monster by nearly everybody else. Kureha, he found the trio and nursed them all back to health, having been amazed by Luffy's effort for his friends.
He got off to a chaotic start with him as he is an extremely timid person and was thrown off by Luffy's eccentric and bubbly personality. He was chased by Luffy when he was hungry as he was tempted to eat Chopper, but in reality he wanted to ask him to join his crew. He was moved by Luffy's determination to protect his pirate flag, which belonged to Dr. Hiriluk, atop his home from Wapol 's attacks, and became grateful after he had defeated the former king.
He was still refusing to join Luffy's crew, however, despite desperately wanting to do so. Whilst trying to explain how being half human and half reindeer makes him a monster, and as to why he cannot join his crew, Luffy flat out told him to shut up and to come with them, causing Chopper to cry and agree to join him. He is grateful to Luffy, not just for accepting him for who he is, but for also being interested in him and his abilities.
The fact that Luffy is not at all fazed by his appearance, having been treated so poorly by reindeers and humans for much of his life, makes him happy. He has become extremely grateful for the family Luffy has given him and the confidence to interact with people again.
He is a determined member of the crew as he always looks to help Luffy in any way he can, from fighting to medical aid. Although he is not as brave as Zoro , he is not as cowardly as Usopp either, having shown he is a capable fighter despite his bounty only being His former teacher, Dr.
Hiriluk, first introduced him to what a pirate is, with Hiriluk leaving a strong, positive, impression on Chopper on the ideal pirate, and has come to see Luffy as the personification of the pirate Dr. Hiriluk was talking about. Chopper has become a faithful admirer of Luffy and is constantly astounded by his impressive feats, especially when he goes beyond his human limitations, however, the excessiveness of how far Luffy pushes himself can irritate Chopper as a doctor.
He was stunned when he found out that Luffy had developed an extremely strong immunity to most poisons. He inquired to Luffy if he defeated Charlotte Katakuri and was amazed when he replied that he had.
After receiving Luffy's message to wait two years, Chopper resolved to become a "monster" so he can become stronger for Luffy's sake. Like the other members of the crew, Chopper firmly believes that Luffy will become the Pirate King and reassures a sobbing Mocha that Luffy will defeat Caesar Clown because of this. Luffy is very friendly with Chopper and acts as an older brother of sorts.
He does not patronize him for being the youngest member of the crew and treats him on an equal footing with everybody else. He often gets caught up in a lot of fun with Chopper as they mess around on the ship quite a lot. When Sanji was given his raid suit by his brother, both Chopper and Luffy fantasied about trying it on and desperately wanted Sanji to use it for their own entertainment.
They both also possess a strong sweet tooth, as shown when they arrived on Cacao Island and ate Charlotte Pudding 's cafe. Some of the other crew members have concerns about how much of an impression Luffy has on the young Chopper, not wanting him to lose his innocence. As a comedic gag, Chopper will jump into the water to try and save Luffy whenever he is drowning, having forgotten he is also a Devil Fruit user and cannot swim.
Luffy has sometimes contemplated eating Chopper whenever he has gotten extremely hungry such as on their way to Totto Land. Chopper has copied Luffy's party trick of sticking two chopsticks up his nose and into the bottom of his mouth. Since the time skip, Chopper has become more prone in beating up Luffy whenever he says or does something ridiculous.
He was also fooled, just like Luffy, by Usopp's alter-ego, Sogeking. Both Luffy and Chopper possess the ability to understand animals, Luffy because he possesses the ability to hear the " Voice of All Things " and Chopper because he is half reindeer, although this ability is much more inconsistent for Luffy.
A former agent of Baroque Works , and Crocodile 's right-hand woman, Nico Robin became the sixth member to join Luffy's crew and the second Devil Fruit user. Out of all his crew members, Robin is the one he shares a complete wholesome relationship with as the two get on extremely well and have yet to be seen arguing. After she rejoined the Straw Hats, following the Enies Lobby Arc , she has continued being a reliable and devoted friend to Luffy.
She is the archaeologist of the Straw Hats and deciphers the Poneglyphs for them. Luffy and Robin briefly met for the first time as he and his crew sailed out of Whiskey Peak where she boarded his ship, temporarily took his hat , offered some advice for their next location , and left.
She then turned up on the Going Merry as the Straw Hats sailed away from Arabasta and argued that Luffy had forced her to live and thus should take responsibility by letting her join his crew, with Luffy accepting this proposal without hesitation, shocking everyone with the exception of Sanji. The two get on extremely well with each other. Their interactions can be somewhat infrequent compared to the rest of the Straw Hats, but when they do interact it is always positive.
Robin's relationship with Luffy can best be described as motherly, as she has been seen feeding Luffy some of her food [] and, out of all the crew members, is by far the most patient and calm with him. She is not at all irritated by his stupidity, recklessness, or carelessness, unlike the rest of the crew, and in fact, seems to admire these qualities. She tends to smile, and sometimes laugh, at Luffy's antics, which was first seen back on Arabasta when Luffy decided to drink a full barrel of water in order to take on Crocodile, causing her to chuckle at his bizarre improvisation.
This interest in her captain has been prevalent since she first met him and whilst talking to Gan Fall on Skypiea she acknowledged his comment on Luffy's strange aurora that reminds him of Gol D. Roger , telling him that Luffy is a very interesting person. She is very grateful to Luffy for having saved her life, twice. Due to her past, where she lost her family and friends and became an orphaned child [] [] hunted by the World Government , [] she struggled to find a place she could call home until she met Luffy.
Whilst thinking of her past, she remembered her friend, Jaguar D. Saul , tell her that one day she will find people that will risk everything for her sake [] and came to the conclusion that Luffy and his crew are the friends she has been longing for.
She no longer felt lonely by the fact that she was chased by the World Government as Luffy pointed out to her that he and his crew are also enemies of the world. Slowly, but surely, she became more comfortable with Luffy and his crew and began to open up, bonding with Luffy and growing to respect him as her captain and, more importantly, her friend. Her friendship with Luffy developed to such a point that, following the Summit War of Marineford, she was shown to be greatly relieved that Luffy was well [] before receiving his message to wait two years.
After reflecting on all the things Luffy has done for her, she decided to try and become stronger for his sake. Whilst blushing, she noted that the idea of doing such a thing has never occurred to her before.
Similar to Zoro , she is completely accepting of Luffy's decisions as captain and does not hesitate in any situation she is put into by his reckless adventuring.
She is often among the first people to follow Luffy into battle and is fully prepared to take on whoever is put in her way for the sake of helping him. She clarified to Luffy the situation between Smoker and Tashigi when he was fighting them both on Punk Hazard , [] and when Luffy could not remember who Marco was, despite everyone telling him he had met the Whitebeard Pirates ' First Division Commander at the Summit War of Marineford, Robin was able to jog his memory by simply telling him he is the person who looks like a pineapple.
Luffy cares for Robin immensely and does not tolerate anyone hurting or taking her away. He has faith in her abilities as a fighter and trusts her whenever she goes out on her own to complete tasks. On Skypiea , he was furious when he found a heavily wounded Robin after she fought Enel and held onto her as she explained that Nami had been taken away by him. When he proceeded to turn her into ice and tried to smash her, Luffy was just about able to save her.
This act of rebellion shocked Robin and caused her to cry at how far Luffy was willing to go just to save her. Luffy then passionately demanded her to say she wants to live and when Robin responded by saying she does, and begged him to take her out to sea with him and his crew, he became even more determined to save her.
When Luffy was poisoned, Bon Clay stayed up all night encouraging Luffy to live and cheering until his throat bled. In the end, Bon Clay sacrificed himself and stayed behind in order to make sure Luffy got away. This tearful separation deepened their friendship. Shanks is more than a friend to Luffy, he is a father figure and mentor. Luffy started out admiring Shanks from the time he was a toddler.
He would later take the lessons he learned from Shanks and apply them to his role as captain. Shanks lost his arm saving Luffy from a Sea King. He is a noble and strong man that Luffy aspires to resemble.
The straw hat Shanks gives Luffy is not only Luffy's most sacred possession, it's the inspiration for the name of his crew. Sabo ran away from his privileged family daily in search of adventure and a deeper meaning to life. While out in the grey terminal, he found Ace and Luffy, then followed them around and eventually earned an invitation into their group.
Sabo was always kinder to Luffy, constantly praising and encouraging him. After they performed their saki ritual and became brothers, Sabo was clearly the kinder older brother and advised Ace to be nicer to their younger brother. This made their Dressrosa reunion beautiful, as Luffy cried tears of joy because he believed his brother died when they were young.
They are now closer than ever; even Sabo's amnesia couldn't erase the memories of his brother Luffy. Ace was definitely annoyed by Luffy at first. When they were kids, Luffy followed him everywhere and Ace hated it, but Luffy eventually grew on him and they soon became brothers. Luffy's grandfather, Monkey D. Garp, considered Ace his grandson as well.
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