One Piece: 11 Supernovas of the Worst Generation
In One Piece, Supernovas are the rookie pirates who managed to earn a bounty of over 100,000,000 berris (One Piece Currency) before entering the New World. This is considered an incredible feat and is highly indicative of the potential that these pirates possess. Usually, pirates who are able accomplish such a feat are rare to appear. However, in Luffy's generation of rookie pirates, there is a particularly high amount of such pirates (11 to be exact), earning them the title of the Worst Generation. Its members include: Monkey D. Luffy (protagonist), Roronoa Zoro (Luffy's right hand man), Eustass Kid, Killer (Kid's right hand man), Trafalgar D. Water Law, Basil Hawkins, X Drake, Capone Bege, Scratchmen Appo, Urouge, and Jewelry Bonney.
Eiichiro Oda is an amazing mangaka. What I find so like about his work is that his story lines have a knack for contradicting expectations. Allow me to provide some example. When these characters were first introduced, most of the attention was given to Eustass Kid who had the highest bounty among the Supernovas, surpassing even Luffy's. Also, despite them all being enemies, the readers/watchers were given a general idea of who was "good" and "bad". Since their introduction, Eustass Kid has been beaten in numerous fights by some of the big dawgs of the One Piece world. One particular character was said to have beaten several of the Supernovas but was eventually beaten by Urouge, who had one of the lower bounties among the worst generation. Another example would involve Capone Bege, who was shown to be one of the more heinous Supernovas. Most people expected him to be a future enemy, and at one point, he acted against the protagonists by kidnapping one of their members and attempting to kill one of their allies. Although nobody would consider him a full blown ally to the protagonists, he has recently shown a "good" side and even formed a temporary alliance with the protagonists to face a common enemy. He even had a pretty cool and somewhat "heroic" moment where he saved his wife from an attacker. I personally love when stories go against the grain of expectations and enjoyed this moment.
What do you guys think the future holds for the 11 Supernovas of the Worst Generation?
Eiichiro Oda is an amazing mangaka. What I find so like about his work is that his story lines have a knack for contradicting expectations. Allow me to provide some example. When these characters were first introduced, most of the attention was given to Eustass Kid who had the highest bounty among the Supernovas, surpassing even Luffy's. Also, despite them all being enemies, the readers/watchers were given a general idea of who was "good" and "bad". Since their introduction, Eustass Kid has been beaten in numerous fights by some of the big dawgs of the One Piece world. One particular character was said to have beaten several of the Supernovas but was eventually beaten by Urouge, who had one of the lower bounties among the worst generation. Another example would involve Capone Bege, who was shown to be one of the more heinous Supernovas. Most people expected him to be a future enemy, and at one point, he acted against the protagonists by kidnapping one of their members and attempting to kill one of their allies. Although nobody would consider him a full blown ally to the protagonists, he has recently shown a "good" side and even formed a temporary alliance with the protagonists to face a common enemy. He even had a pretty cool and somewhat "heroic" moment where he saved his wife from an attacker. I personally love when stories go against the grain of expectations and enjoyed this moment.
What do you guys think the future holds for the 11 Supernovas of the Worst Generation?
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