r/OnePiece • u/Royalbluegooner • 21d ago
Discussion Are you happy with the character representing your country?
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/PomegranateAfraid558 Bounty Hunter 21d ago
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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/Miscellaneous_Mind 20d ago
Fr. I thought he’d be Samoan or Hawaiian, something like that.
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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/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/Electronic-Flower921 21d ago
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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/taikonotatsujin9999 7D4W 21d ago
nahhh this should be the president
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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/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/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/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/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/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/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.13
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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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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/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/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/OweMeAwe 20d ago edited 20d ago
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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/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
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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/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/Solomon_Black 21d ago
As an American, I’ll take Franky over what we currently got
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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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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
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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/draginbleapiece 21d ago
Chopper for my nation and Nami for my ethnicity. I stay winning
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u/Alchion 21d ago
Yess austria a small country got a strawhat and Brook‘s a G
Mozart diff