Straw Hats vs Admirals

[ahill1]

In a certain opening of OP, it was shown Luffy facing Akainu, Sanji vs Kizaru and Zoro facing up Fujitora.

Do you agree these are the most likely match ups to occur?

 

[Captain Cadaver]

Luffy VS Sakazuki will definitely happen at some point, considering the grudge Luffy would have after Ace's death, Sakazuki's current position as Fleet Admiral and whatever beef he seemed to have with Dragon that was vaguely implied at Marineford. The others seemed mainly chosen for their fighting styles (Kizaru tends to kick a lot and Fujitora is a swordsman), though that superficial aspect isn't really that telling on who'll the Monster Trio go up against (especially when Kizaru can also count as a sword wielder) beyond viewing the series as having a predictable formula when it comes to what kind of opponent the trio will face (which is somewhat true, at least).

 

[SSJ2]

It's pretty well impossible to say. All of the admirals have roughly the same amount of power, so it fighting styles shouldn't matter all that much. I can see Zoro fighting Fujitora or Kizaru. Maybe Sanji will take on Ryokugyu. Still that would leave the rest of the crew to take on the 4th admiral (assuming they fight them all at once).

 

[Warmmedown]

Those matchups probably make the most sense (although isn't there a fourth admiral too? Wonder who he would logically match up with. Maybe Franky or Usopp? Or maybe all the remaining SHs would take him on, as the above person said), but I'm not convinced the Admirals will be defeated. During Roger's time Garp was never definitively defeated, so I'm thinking the same could happen in the Strawhat's story - the admirals end up in skirmishes with the SHs, but the SHs manage to escape somehow without being dragged into full-on fights. The only exception would maybe be Akainu, although I think it might be more fitting if Sabo defeats him (maybe Luffy gets a hit in and then leaves the rest to Sabo), since he has Ace's old Devil Fruit and Luffy focuses on Blackbeard. Another reason I don't think the admirals will all be defeated is how well Luffy got on with Blind Man, since it wouldn't be very fitting for Zoro to brutalise someone Luffy gets on with. Plus Blind Man seems similar to Aokiji, who left the marines and is no longer an enemy of the SHs. I could see Fujitora leaving the marines or opposing Akainu in some way eventually (maybe alongside Aokiji and Coby, possibly even alongside pirates if some big truth is uncovered that causes some marines to fight the World Government).

 

[sei'taer]

I'd be really surprised if any of them other than Luffy/Akainu actually happen.

The prospect of them not even fighting the Admirals isn't out of the question.

 

[ahill1]

Luffy's story also seems to mimick Roger's in some ways, so I also find it interesting to speculate who the "Garp" in Luffy's story will be... Coby and Smoker are the most likely ones to be the Harp, I think.

 

[Warmmedown]

Most likely to be a Harpie is Monet

 

[ahill1]

hehe. Garp I meant, spell checker is rough.

Smoker seems the most likely candidate to me though he seems a little "muddier" than the actual Garp, which prompts to Coby, maybe, but eh Idk.

 

[SSJ2]

Smoker and Coby are far too weak to become the next Garp/Sengoku. Luffy's journey doesn't have to be identical to Roger's, it's just noted that they have many similarities. Either Smoker or Coby becoming more of a threat than the current Admirals would be terrible writing.

 

[ahill1]

Yeah I don't think it has to be the same either, but they have enough similarities that it's a possibility.

And nah I don't think it's terrible writing. Coby has what it takes to reach such a level and Smoker can too, by the end of the adventure.

 

[SSJ2]

How lol? Wano is pretty well the end game of the series. After that, all that's left to do is take on BB and the World government. Smoker and Coby reaching that level in such a short span of time would be incredibly forced.

 

[ahill1]

Well there's at least 4 years of story before it wraps up. This amounts to almost 200 episodes. I think that's enough time for Coby and Smoker to develop into more capable and strong fighters.

Coby has also said he dreams in becoming an admiral iirc. I think it would be a nice tie if he happened to be one at the end of the story..

 

[SSJ2]

I definitely think he will become one. I think it's more likely that he'll take the reigns after the current world government/marines have been abolished. He would be the perfect guy to reform the Marines in his image of justice. The current admirals and government wouldn't allow that to happen, so his growth seems limited for now.

 

[Warmmedown]

Smoker's the Garp already. Just a weaker version. Some of Roger's story could be red herrings though.

Coby better become a fucking Admiral or Fleet Commander. Maybe Smoker could be the old man Fleet Commander.

If Coby dies in battle that'd be a big twist, but I'd be fucking pissed.

I think Coby right now is probably strong enough to beat pre-skip Luffy pretty comfortably. His growth has been really fast if you think about it - in under a year he went from being weaker than Chouchou, weaker than the Baratie's weakest potwasher, to being able to use Soru and I'm guessing being stronger than Baroque Works.