User blog comment:Fliu/Chapter 929: Jurassic Wano/@comment-25654036-20181231095200/@comment-2600:1702:3C50:A6E0:54E9:A144:45FF:2FDE-20190103045126

Thank you, I merely made observations based on both this anime and others. Spandam is an example of how authority and power are not mutually exclusive, he has one but not the other and even his authority was in question at points in the arc he appeared in. I get the impression that the five elder stars are stronger due to the fact that they seem more worldly and their bodies show obvious signs of having been in battle more so than their peers. we don't know if he can use his devil fruit or not effectively, but he probably assumes that CP-0 is more likely to be imitated by the thought of facing a Yonko then a mere devil fruit user. Kaido is one of the most powerful pirates in the world and just being under his protection all but guarantees that people will walk on eggshells around Orochi. As for the trope that you mentioned, I have seen people who fit this description in fiction and those who defy it. It just seems more ironic to me when a person's outside appearance fits the soul within, which is why I don't mind individuals becoming more and more monstrous as they show off more and more of their power. That being said, I much prefer when a villains "final form" is not in the shape of a giant or disfigure monster, but a refined and humanoid shape. Is there a trope for that? As for him having a party while the country is dying, not really surprising. Commonly evil or selfish members of royalty in fiction will indulge in greater and greater acts of lavish opulence, gluttony, and other pleasures as things fall into ruin. So long as it doesn't affect them they will ignore all else. Sadly politics and authority can create or destroy a country. There are two anime Maoyū Maō Yūsha (demon king and hero) as well as madan no ou to vanadis (Lord Marksman and Vanadis) where politics play as much a role in events as battle does. Politics and war are never completely separated from each other and often war is a manner in which to further politics. As for the bottom line, it is merely an observation. I have known people to get too hyped and assume things that have no proof or to be disappointed when the hype is empty. Look at the Whole Cake arc, many people were hyped for what they assumed would happen and some who did not jump to conclusions (myself luckily included) avoided disappointment. It reminds me of a cartoon in which a person promised a reward to those who completed his challenges. As one of the people involved jumped to conclusions about what the reward was and drooled at the thought he completely ignored any attempt to correct his assumption. When he discovered that he was "cheated" he was outraged, but the instructor reminded him that he never mentioned what the reward was and reassured his students that there would be a reward worth more than what they had wanted when they assumed that they would receive nothing. Asking them for a few moments to explain what the reward would grant them, he got no further then "this item will" before he was hit in the ear with a rock the size of his head. His students thanks for not meeting their expectations which also resulting in them completely missing the point of his lesson. They got too much hype and they were disappointed for it, the fandom should try not to follow their example. I avoid allowing hype to be anything but one of the things that can be enjoyed in the anime. Truth be told, the story and the emotional investment I put into the anime plays more of a part than hype in why I watch it. Hype is just one of the perks.