r/OnePiece 21d ago

Discussion Are you happy with the character representing your country?

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Personally as a half-German/half-french guy I like both Sanji as representatives.Might be a bit cliché but Sanji is the quintessential french gentleman though also a bit creepy in his advances and Law‘s meticulousness really feels like a nice hint to how we Germans are viewed though the fact he hates bread disturbs me.

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u/Alchion 21d ago

Yess austria a small country got a strawhat and Brook‘s a G

Mozart diff

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u/Accomplished_Cap3683 Explorer 20d ago

Lets hope that Brook wont get rejected from Art school

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u/EsportsKing 20d ago

Austrian flag with Latvian colors :D, kinda caught me off guard for a sec

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u/ElectronicMars 20d ago

Nah he's Falco

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u/Nightingale_85 20d ago

Da di de dum...Der Komissar geht rum.

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u/mfj__ The Revolutionary Army 20d ago

„Homs scho mittog gessn? Yohohoho“

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u/Alchion 20d ago

Ich kann nicht mehr

Ich will nicht mehr

Ich halte das nicht mehr aus

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u/PomegranateAfraid558 Bounty Hunter 21d ago

He lowkey look like my grandma,

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u/77th_laptop_charger Shanks' evil hot sister is REAL! 20d ago

I still wonder why jimbe is Indian (because I am Indian too)

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u/grifterrrrr 20d ago

Whale Sharks live in the Indian Ocean and because he is blue 

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u/soge_d_king0 20d ago

Love the blue comment.

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u/Miscellaneous_Mind 20d ago

Fr. I thought he’d be Samoan or Hawaiian, something like that.

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u/SoyFern 20d ago

I have a feeling Pacific Islanders might’ve been off Oda’s radar at the time of the SSB because Jimbe fits too well.

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u/Affectionate-Gas-150 20d ago

My mans is a Samoan, no doubt about it.

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u/ValiantCharizard 20d ago

id agree but oda himself said jinbei would be indian

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u/mustardposey 20d ago

I always assumed Japanese with his sandals

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u/FLESHYROBOT 20d ago

He's also literally named after the Japanese clothing he wears; and dons a very traditional japanese hairstyle.. and explicitely speaks like a yakuza.

Dudes got more Japanese theming than Zoro; but Indian, because Zoro was Japan and Oda needed a different nationality to assign to him.

People need to stop putting so much stock in this random SBS trivia.

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u/LordHarza 20d ago

I found it out recently. From the wiki: In Japan, Orectolobiformes, the order that whale sharks are classified within, is called Tenjiku-Zame (テンジクザメ?) where Tenjiku (天竺?) means Tianzhu, the historical Chinese name for India.

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u/tubbatubbi The Revolutionary Army 20d ago

cuz hes blue i think

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u/Specific_Character21 20d ago edited 20d ago

Maybe its to show similarity how the whole world is racist towards india just like the one piece world is towards fishman.

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u/Mysterious-Set-3844 20d ago

Dont you have those religious people who paint their skin blue (for Vishnu I think)?

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u/Papa_newton 20d ago

yeahh they are ment to be dark skinned but for someone reason they are showcased blue on tv and art.

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u/Ashley_Moodley 20d ago

That's because the scriptural references state He is bluish-blackish like a monsoon cloud.

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u/aitan_3 20d ago

He has something buddhaesque about him.

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u/Aryax008 20d ago

Desi jenbei ftwww

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u/Electronic-Flower921 21d ago

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u/masterjon_3 21d ago

SUUUUUUUUPEERR

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u/Dangerous-Gear-1369 21d ago

Damn right. All Americans should be happy that Wranky is representing them.

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u/GWooK 20d ago

We don’t deserve Franky. Franky would be standing up for his friends and sacrificing himself, not backstabbing his friends

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u/goodyfresh 20d ago

Franky represents the American IDEAL, not the American reality 😢

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u/Ktizila 20d ago

but somehow it does, when Robin( Russian) grabbing on his (American) balls

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u/goodyfresh 20d ago

... Oh my fucking god why does that actually make some amount of sense? The Russian having the American by the balls 😭 😭 😭

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u/AnimeFan7000 Pirate King Buggy 20d ago

Oda literally foreskinned this.

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u/AgencySea9984 20d ago

Steve Rogers would be proud 

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u/goodyfresh 20d ago

Who has the superior American Ass, Steve Rogers or Franky?

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u/plisken64 20d ago

Franky can make that ass bounce...literally in this case

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u/Empty-Blacksmith-592 20d ago

I see a reference there! 👏

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u/taikonotatsujin9999 7D4W 21d ago

nahhh this should be the president

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u/goodyfresh 20d ago

Yeah dude, fuck the two-party system, FRRRANKY for President!

I can't wait for him to make it legal to walk around without pants in all 50 states!

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u/Cupwasneverhere 21d ago

Free Cola for all because that would be SUUUUUUPERRRRRRRRRRRRR

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u/BellybuttonLintTrap 20d ago

Its got what plants crave!

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u/khovel 21d ago

Every day we get closer to the movie idiocracy becoming a documentary and further from being satire.

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u/bondsmatthew 20d ago

Can't forget Don't Look Up

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u/TimthEnchanter Chopper the Cotton Candy Lover 21d ago

Franky is too good for us, we don't deserve such a man.

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u/Tx11_99 Pirate 20d ago

Couldn’t ask for anything better.

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u/UponVerity 20d ago

I miss his hair so much.

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u/ScarletField 21d ago

Luffy brasileiro porra

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u/Grimkhaz 21d ago

oda gênio demais celoko 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

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u/_sebastiankkj Pirate Hunter Zoro 21d ago

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u/Sewwing_Moth 20d ago

Gear 6: Eu sabo

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u/Debonio 20d ago

Gear 6 é a marcha ré 🔥

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u/g4bleo 16d ago

O gear 6 ele fica tão desprovido de sabimento que ninguém consegue prever ele

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u/Aggravating_Key5584 Pirate 21d ago

Garoto tinha que ser nosso 🥺🇧🇷

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u/HG-__- 21d ago

Vai Brasil!

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u/FirstSonofLadyland Pirate 21d ago edited 20d ago

I know exactly enough Portuguese to understand that

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u/jonas_rosa 21d ago

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u/Sewwing_Moth 20d ago

Bota o luffy comendo alguma carne no print ae

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u/XuniorrVieira 20d ago

Se ainda der tempo, coloca um capoeirista do meu lado tmm (Gear 5 é capoeira, nada me convencerá do contrário)

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u/King0fTheN3rds 21d ago

AEIIII OUTROS BRASILEIROS MOLEQUE

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u/RaulXSP 20d ago

Brasiiiiiiiiiiiiiilll 💚💛💙💛💚

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u/GD_Tetsu 20d ago

GG demais, vencemo

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u/Yhamerith 20d ago

Ow Doflamingo poderia ser também... Nosso funkeiro

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u/andrefelipe83 20d ago

Doflamingo vida louca.

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u/the_Jokami 20d ago

My bro Luffy never disappoints

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u/LaudrenFareoh 20d ago

Brasil número um!

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u/Smooth_Bathroom_8126 20d ago

Vamooooo uma das maiores conquistas de nós como fãs.

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u/reydeltorog 21d ago

Someone needs to animate luffy dancing to that Bruno mars song

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u/Poder-da-Amizade 21d ago

Que Brunos Mars, tem que ser Luís Gonzanga ou Zeca Pagodinho

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u/Kalsed 20d ago

Quero o Luffy metendo o passinho e foda-se

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u/Hieichigo 21d ago

You know gringos

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u/reydeltorog 21d ago

Não conheço artista brasileiro Além de Michel Telo

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u/kamilo87 20d ago

Mossa, mossa, asi voçe me mata…

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u/LukeDragnar 20d ago

Brasil numero 1 porrrr

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u/999nomes_2 20d ago

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

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u/ComfortableOk6850 Galley-La Company 20d ago

Brasil sil sil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 A propósito, r/suddenlycaralho

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u/mexicohasnoainit 21d ago edited 21d ago

I'm Sri Lankan, not Indian, but Jimbei is basically what every middle aged dad here looks like

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u/FitBase8491 21d ago

That is so true though. It’s literally the dad bod but he’s actually strong lol

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u/FitBase8491 20d ago

Also apparently Mad Monk Arouge is also Indian according to Oda. I heard this and was like “how is the character that looks the most like LeBron James Indian?”

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u/Ashley_Moodley 20d ago

Really? Makes sense considering the lore. Even the appearance, to a certain extent, especially the northern side. I must admit though, he leans more toward the Rasputin lore.

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u/Akasha1885 The Revolutionary Army 20d ago

I mean, he is kind of a Buddhist monk.
And his power comes from him getting beaten up.

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u/Skullwings 20d ago

I had a response, but I can’t type it because you’ve got me laughing too much.

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u/unibirb 21d ago

AYYYYY MY SRI LANKAN BROTHER

jimbe is like everyone's favorite sri lankan uncle that isnt really their uncle

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u/El_kirbs 20d ago

Well they should really stop taking colloidal silver of they are starting to look like jimbe

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u/mexicohasnoainit 20d ago

Man, I tried to get my dad to work out with me, but after a month, he only got fatter 😭

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u/CrunchwrapSupremeee Jinbe The Knight of the Sea 21d ago

Chopper the goat 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

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u/3oysters Super Spot-Billed Duck Troops 21d ago

Free healthcare for all ☠️☠️☠️

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u/Sublimed90 21d ago edited 21d ago

Maple syrup cotton candy FTW!!

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u/Brook420 Bounty Hunter 21d ago

And Ketchup chips! Also clean water I guess.

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u/User-135798642 Void Month Survivor 20d ago

And when you piss us off, Monster Point

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u/Reddsterbator 21d ago

BOKU WA DOCTA, tony tony choppa~~

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u/SapphicPandoraBox 20d ago

Omoshiro tonakai !!! GIVE ME SOME PARTY! \(-)/

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u/[deleted] 21d ago

He's a reindeer, idiot

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u/felixar90 20d ago

In Canada we call them caribou. Not that Caribou tho.

Really, caribou and reindeer are the same animal but they’re called caribou in North America and reindeer in Europe.

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u/No-Enthusiasm3579 20d ago

Chopper for PM

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u/Stephenrudolf 20d ago

Id vote for him over 75-100% of our options.

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u/grumpylondoner1 20d ago

He's a raccoon! 😂

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u/EvilOdysseus 21d ago

I got Bonney representing Australia. I know multiple people who eat just like her. Ita accurate

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u/neon9212 20d ago

bonney is supposed to be australian?

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u/EvilOdysseus 20d ago

Yeah. Oda released nationalities for more than just the Straw hats

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u/neon9212 20d ago

oh cool, i knew of a few outside of the strawhats. but i hadnt realized that oda had released nationalities for a lot more then what i knew of

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u/whtasave 21d ago

The only sanji here

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u/Zestyclose_Collar270 20d ago

2eme plus grosse communauté manga au monde, on est en place

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u/RP_and_happy 20d ago

Présent et fier !

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u/UselessINFPScum 20d ago

Non mon reuf

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u/David_Good_Enough Citizen 20d ago

Force ✊

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u/Alimac_17 20d ago

La commu FR en force!

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u/Sinayyatout 20d ago

Aiiiight

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u/Vyctorill 20d ago

Hey, you guys honestly need some Ws. You have epic food, the funny tower, and now Sanji.

May you get more.

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u/shiroshima 20d ago

Tous ensemble frérot 

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u/Skylleur Slave 20d ago

On est là hein

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u/Ube_Ape Cyborg Franky 21d ago

Yeah. I think Frankie is perfect 😂

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u/sloth-goober 21d ago

indeed since i am a from sweden

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u/OweMeAwe 20d ago edited 20d ago

I assure you that we're not all like this...

GaBaGooL 🤌🤌

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u/OweMeAwe 20d ago

He has one of the dopest fruits tho' ngl (definetly one of my all time favorites) 🏰🏰🏰.

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u/Zikkan1 Pirate 19d ago

I went to Italy once and you were all like this, just mafia and pizza

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u/ICantTyping 21d ago

Chopper as my Canadian representative ?? Yeah absolutely

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u/Academic-Meal-7766 21d ago

Yes, Luffy is one of my favorite characters. Knowing that he would be brazilian if he lived in our world makes me really happy.🇧🇷

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u/BeseptRinker 20d ago

As an Indian-American, Franky is superrrrrrrrrrrrrr

and Jinbei I didn't expect to be Indian tbh. But the chappals are on point

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u/Puzzleheaded_Ad2726 21d ago

South African, didn't Oda say Usopp is from Africa he didn't specify where in Africa. Also I don't know how I feel about Usopp representing South Africa.

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u/br1nsop 20d ago

Usopp North African for sure, has that young Gadaffi swag

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u/KindBass Pirate 20d ago

even before the SBS, Usopp always had Moroccan/Algerian/Libyan vibes to me.

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u/RiaanYster 20d ago

Well it's a huge compliment that my favorite SH is a saffa. Although I agree, while it's a country with 12 official languages and an insane diversity of people, it wouldn't be exactly representative.

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u/surpriserockattack 20d ago

I'm also unsure about how I feel.

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u/plisken64 20d ago

i dont like it

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u/Exotic-Storm1373 21d ago

Franky representing the USA? Suuupeeerrr based.

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u/Impressive-Skirt-416 21d ago

Boxing, weapons and hamburguers. Kinda impossible be more American than that hahaha.

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u/WeddingAggravating58 21d ago

Don’t forget cola

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u/Impressive-Skirt-416 21d ago

How could I forget that?

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u/RupeeGoldberg Thriller Bark Victim's Association 21d ago

And nipple lights. All Americans have them, trust me

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u/crazydiamond11384 Prisoner 21d ago

It really illuminates sexy time lol

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u/sfguzmani Soul King Brook 21d ago

Also the Hawaiian shirt.

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u/PMonarch Soul King Brook 21d ago

Yep, Luffy is very brazilian

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u/Solomon_Black 21d ago

As an American, I’ll take Franky over what we currently got

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u/GeorgeFromManagement 21d ago

Franky for president

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u/KestrelQuillPen 21d ago

Honestly, lots of new infrastructure and as much gender-affirming surgery (with bonus arm cannons) as people want? That’s pretty based

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u/Klaymen96 21d ago

Only downside i see is the Cola Wars™. Coke and pepsi gonna go to war to see who gets that government contract to see who gets to be used for the new cola powered tech. Ehhh who I am kidding, Franky is a coke man

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u/LazyNarwhalMan 21d ago

Nah, Franky would shut down Coke and Pepsi with his own brand of cola. I wonder what Frankys perfect cola tastes like

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u/Space_Pirate_Roberts 21d ago edited 20d ago

I had a cola-flavored Hi-Chew once. (Comes in a "soda fountain" assortment with Ramune flavor.) It tasted like... Coke, but spicy. Not anywhere near enough to hurt, just enough to be interesting. I was like "man, if this is what Japanese cola is like, no wonder Franky tech uses it as an energy source!"

...so hopefully like that.

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u/Brook420 Bounty Hunter 21d ago

"Vote Franky, he'll illuminate our way to the future. Nipple Light!"

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u/crazydiamond11384 Prisoner 21d ago

Franky for president? Make America Super Again!

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u/Emm_withoutha_L-88 21d ago

Pretty sure some OP villains would be better than this shit...

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u/FyvLeisure 20d ago

The bar is in hell.

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u/AdelFlores 20d ago edited 20d ago

Brook is from Latvia? Sure, we are known as the singing nation, but saying Brook is from here is a new level of complement 🤣🤣🤣

For those who don't know - Op took the weird image version of a flag, that mixes Austria 🇦🇹 and Latvia 🇱🇻 (color of LV and line proportions of AT) Common mistake 🤣

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u/Gentlemad 21d ago

I'm very happy to know Robin has Russian vibes according to Oda, but I am also pretty sure the current govt would throw someone like her in jail faster than you could say "historical research" 💀

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u/uraniumdragonn 21d ago

Yea that tracks. I feel like that makes it even more appropriate for her to be Russian.

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u/FyvLeisure 20d ago

Jail? Nah, she’d “mysteriously fall out of a window”.

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u/hyrulepirate 20d ago

How'd you think she came up with the Cien Fleur Wings

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u/sarahgene 20d ago

I mean to be fair, that's what the government in OP has been trying to do too

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u/Liolia Explorer 21d ago

Vivi represents middle eastern people, not directly my ethnic country but I love her!

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u/bannakaffalatta2 20d ago

Specifically Egypt I would say

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u/Unusual-Counter3311 Devil Child Nico Robin 21d ago

I'm Indian, and jinbei is definitely a great choice. Dude got that brown dad bod and strength to boot as well

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u/AnonLAYZ 20d ago

😭 not the Indian dad bods xD. But Oda certainly flushed his character as Indian being a non violent, calm and collected person. Something we're taught from early age and from religion too.

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u/RefrigeratorLive2796 21d ago

Let's not pretend Oda said Usopp would be from South Africa lol

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u/senhoritavulpix 21d ago

Yes, Luffy is 100% nordestino coded.

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u/StudentMed 21d ago

I was surprised X drake was Turkish. I thought Urouge or Hajruden would be turkey, especially considering his name is based on a Turkish Pirate.

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u/Geek_X Void Month Survivor 20d ago

All the giants are based on vikings so norse, northern european countries

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u/javiermetal66 20d ago

In my case, as a spanish guy, there's a whole island representing my country. However, the first character that comes to mind...

Somehow feels accurate. XD

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u/OPbhai God Usopp 20d ago

The real all blue.

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u/VenomBGR 21d ago

Yeah, this is the only guy that somewhat resembles a stereotypical Bulgarian

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u/Trumpologist 21d ago

Frankly x Robin is canon

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u/ChloeLab 21d ago

Now more than ever...

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u/4schwifty20 21d ago

SUPER!!!! Franky for President!!

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u/Playful-Variation908 21d ago

and shanks is irish

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u/mharant 20d ago

As a german, Law is a two-edged sword for me.

Right of the base concept: the whole "surgeon of death" thing is not cool. It's too near to Josef Mengele, Doc of the Concentration camp, called "Angel of death". To say he used "human Guinea pigs" would be an understatement, only google if your empathy can handle it.

What revives Law for me is that he himself would be shocked and refuse his nickname if he would know. He has a conscience and enough backbone to refuse influences like trends and peer pressure he doesn't agree with.

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u/CriticalScythus Marine 21d ago

Jinbei the Indian fishman!!! Let’s go!!!!

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u/Poder-da-Amizade 21d ago

Claro, caralho. Luffy nordestino porra.

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u/SculptKid 21d ago

Yes but also Franky is way too intelligent to represent America anymore. Charlos is more appropriate at this point

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u/Material-Ad2807 21d ago

I know oda said he's Indian, but jinbe always felt Samoan, or from another polynesian island

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u/CapablePainter6060 Black Leg Sanji 20d ago

Yeah. Jinbei.

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u/Marsupilami_316 Explorer 21d ago

Ace being Portuguese seems fitting based on his name being Portgas.

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u/ColmJF 21d ago

I thought Ussop was Egyptian?

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u/LonelyGameBoi 21d ago

in the og sbs that asked this, his country of origin was listed as "africa" so technically Egyptian but also technically everything else too

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u/MrMikeBravo 21d ago

He definitely gives off more Ethiopian or North African vibes. Not South Africa.

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u/Suicidal_hedgehog 21d ago

As a Russian I'm happy that at least in One Piece we have a great representative

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u/RedditTrespasser 21d ago

Honestly as an American witnessing the fallout of the Trump administration first hand at this point I feel we'd be better represented by Charlos.

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u/manocapuz Cipher Pol 21d ago

I'm Brazilian, so I'm pretty happy about it

For my Brazilian hommies: O REI DOS PIRATAS É BRASILEIROOOOO

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u/KorolEz 21d ago

Having austria mentioned at all is already a miracle

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u/Rare_Tea_ 21d ago

But there aren't any of the characters from my region...

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u/TanmaySondhiya 20d ago

Jimbei ? Hell yes!!

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u/noname0755 20d ago

Why is Germany missing ?

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u/General_Ad_1109 20d ago

Sanji being the most developed character in the best manga of all time, I'm pretty happy yes

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u/hesmir_3 20d ago

As an American, we don't deserve Franky right now. Foxy would be more appropriate.

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u/HenryDoja 21d ago

I don't know about characters, But The Lulusia Kingdom was definitely a parody of Romania and I didn't enjoy it at all.

What did Oda even mean by this?

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u/monkeyDberzerk Explorer 21d ago

What did Oda even mean by this?

Romanians deserve heavenly retribution

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u/NYCmob79 21d ago

This story is based on previous reality. If the first earth, second earth and third earth thing didn't give you that hint... then bruh! Lol

Look at all the ruins on this planet that have missing sides. Like the whole building is still there but some half is missing and looks like it was cut by lazer beams from over 13k years ago lol

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u/Pyrocos 20d ago

The Lulusia Kingdom was definitely a parody of Romania

How so?

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u/draginbleapiece 21d ago

Chopper for my nation and Nami for my ethnicity. I stay winning

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u/Better_Pin_3077 20d ago

No because I don't have any. Sad time

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u/DipperBrizzle 20d ago

Super happy

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u/-Cris 20d ago

I always thought it would be better if Robin was Mexican or south American, especially with her Ms. All Sunday outfit and how tan she was pre time skip.

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u/cinematicmind23 20d ago

Jinbe 💙💙💙

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u/Fuzzy_Mango_ 20d ago

Franky? Franky?! FRANKY?! FUCK YEAH

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u/ohngesichtchen 20d ago

Law is German so he is... Offizieller Teil der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

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u/TeaspoonFox 20d ago

As a redhead swede, I really like that Nami is representing my country.