User blog comment:Fliu/Chapter 980: This Is Where the Fun Begins/@comment-29391896-20200525133213/@comment-108.83.222.210-20200526154855

Doing whatever they like seems to have worked for them thus far in the series and it is part of why they have been so successful. I don't believe in the concept of plot armor anyway. For one thing that term has been overused to the point that it can be used in a variety of situations where it has absolutely nothing to do with its original meaning. Secondly as a concept I simply don't believe in it. I have seen it used many times in this and other anime when a character displays abilities well within their capabilities. I believe in luck, chance, author's choice, author's mistake, oversight, new possibilities, and other such terms. How are they supposed to cause a scene by avoiding a fight or making a mess altogether anyway? If they do that then they will find that once the plan is underway Kaido will still be surrounded by his underlings who will be able to complicate things. The more individuals that they manage to deal with at this point the better. If that means taking a few hits then so be it. They have taken hits before when facing enemies, it never stopped them before. When Luffy acted carefully on Drum Island it was because Nami was in immediate danger and unlike him she does not have his capacity to take massive amounts of damage and survive. Zoro has proven to have a pain tolerance that arguably surpasses Luffy so I fail to see how this would affect him at all. If you want them to be different then who they are then as I have said you are free to feel that way. I am also free to defend their actions and trust me I have had to defend them from bigger situations then this.