| Monkey D. Luffy |
| Age: 17 Goal/Dream: To be King of the Pirates Likes: Food; pirates; helping people Dislikes: Bullies, people who don't like pirates Treasure: Shanks' hat Talents/Abilities: Stretches like rubber; can offend anyone; nothing fazes him.. |
| Captain of the Going Merry |
| Luffy (being the main character) is, of course, the leader of the Going Merry�s little group. However, he�s a far cry from most of the captains we see in the series; he doesn�t really order the others around, or talk down to them in any way. He just treats them as friends. It could, of course, be argued that this is because pretty much his whole crew is older than him. However, I think more likely he�s just a nice guy. He and Zoro, in particular, get along very well. Although Zoro sometimes gets irritated by Luffy�s lack of foresight (i.e., not being able to navigate, forgetting to bring along food), they mostly get on very well. They have the same laid-back attitude when at rest. They both like a good fight; and they pursue their dreams with the same intensity. I wouldn�t call them best friends (there seems to be something of a gap between their relative maturities), but I do think that, of all the crew, Luffy is definitely the closest to Zoro. Love? Well, they are a very popular slash pairing. However, I think that Luffy is too focused on becoming King of Pirates to have any interest in romance. He just sees Zoro as a buddy. As for Zoro�Nope. He has his own goals to pursue. And, in some ways, he�s still mourning for Kuina. Besides, I think Shiru-chan said it best when she wrote �It�d be like doing your kid brother.� Luffy and lemons do not mix, unless he�s trying to ward off scurvy. However, they�ve saved ach other on many occasions, and they are close. This pairing is possible, but not very plausible. |
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