User blog comment:Blackendedsoul/I hate Luffy - I worship Akainu/@comment-3119203-20120126025619

Ok, so I havea few more things to add to this (sorry if I repeat any other comments, I didn't want to read the wall of text).

Luffy is the way he is because he is the book definition of a typical Shonen hero. He is bold, daring, adventurous, protective, and most of all has a dream. Notice I did not say selfish, because that is one thing Luffy is not. Luffy has shown multiple times that he has been willing to throw away his dreams for his friends and his family, as shown when he went toe-to-toe with Shichibukai and the World Government to rescue his friends (Impel Down, Marineford, Alabasta, Enies Lobby, Water 7, Thriller Bark). Is throwing away your own health to help your friend selfish? I don't think so.

So you bring up how he went to rescued Robin without her knowing that she was going to accept. Problem is, he did. That is why he did that. Same with Nami, if he had known they were lost causes, would he have bothered with them? Anyways, both times he saved them from a greater evil, which meant looking out for them instead of himself. Again with the crew, you may say that he drags them into situations without their consent (especially Usopp), but he is their captain, and they wanted to follow him. What is a captain if he isn't decisive? Anyhow, many of them have dreams that coincide with Luffy's, so it is actually to their benefit to do this. The entire crew also tends to agree with Luffy, and when they don't then they don't. Period. Luffy looks out for the best of them, remember.

Now, you are probably thinking that Luffy drags them into many dangerous situations (Tenryuubito, right?). Well, consider this: will the crew really accomplish their dreams without getting dangerous? Luffy may be reckless, but due to him, his crew has grown tremendously and become extremely powerful. And, like I said above, the entire crew backs Luffy almost all the time.

It boils down to this: Luffy knows his friends better than anyone else. Like with Robin and Nami, he can place them first and is willing to give up his life for them. In the end, Luffy is almost always right about people. Ace, Nami, and Robin have all shown this. Luffy is not selfish: far from it. He is dedicated, and his crew is extremely supportive. He backs his friends all the time. It may not appear this way, but this is how I interpreted it, so bear with me.

Akainu comment to come later......if ever.