Out of all the shounen protagonists in anime and manga, Luffy is the only static character while the rest are dynamic. It is interesting because a static character does not change while a dynamic character changes through the course of the story. Now, I am fully aware that he had subtly changed over the course but his ideals remained intact and true to his ambitions because after being chased by marines, life-threatening situations in every damn island they visited, and his brother's death, all these situations did not make him lose his momentum in his journey of becoming a pirate king. I think Oda did a great job in writing Luffy because static characters are hard to be invested in, unlike dynamic characters. Another great example of a static but well-loved character is Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. Anyway, thank you for coming to my TED TALK.
Out of all the shounen protagonists in anime and manga, Luffy is the only static character while the rest are dynamic. It is interesting because a static character does not change while a dynamic character changes through the course of the story. Now, I am fully aware that he had subtly changed over the course but his ideals remained intact and true to his ambitions because after being chased by marines, life-threatening situations in every damn island they visited, and his brother's death, all these situations did not make him lose his momentum in his journey of becoming a pirate king. I think Oda did a great job in writing Luffy because static characters are hard to be invested in, unlike dynamic characters. Another great example of a static but well-loved character is Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. Anyway, thank you for coming to my TED TALK.