User blog comment:AYET/The many defeats of Monkey D Luffy/@comment-94.68.151.238-20130702122011

The first Logia Luffy encountered was Smoker and, same as with Kuzan, he couldn't do anything about it. Smoker was the first villain who defeated Luffy and till now he still hasn't managed to deliver him a single blow.

His defeat in Loguetown was a really epic moment in my opinion, but not because of the defeat itself (even if it has trivia importance). Mainly because the series introduced a really badass monk-like character. A shadowey character that was revealed long time later to be Luffy's father and one of the main antagonists of World Goverment, Dragon.

In the rest I totally agree with you about Luffy's defeat against Kuzan and it is one of my best defeats too.

All these times Luffy suffered a defeat, temporary or permanent in the short story of an arc, was great, but I cannot value any of them as much as I can in Kuma's case. Straw Hats utterly defeat in Sabaody is maybe the greatest event during their journey. The point where their dreams are shattered and they have to restart. After that big slap, the Straw Hats had to reborn and get ready for the next level, so they did. /bow

Awesome blog again Ayet, I love your work and your sense of thinking.

K