"Fame, Wealth, and Power" Does the original trio represent these 3?
Nami = Wealth, she wants to become rich
Zoro = Power, he wants his name to reach the heavens(WSS)
Luffy = Fame, he embodies freedom(Pirate King)
In the first part of the series, the Original Trio was really the fulcrum of the story. A testament to this, the Alabasta Arc, one of the most important and most appreciated arcs in the entire One Piece series, started because of the Original Trio.
Luffy and Zoro were fighting to see who was the strongest between them, then Nami interrupted them. The plot moved forward and the arc started.
In that issue, everything revolved around Luffy, Zoro and Nami. The other Strawhats seemed to be a mere addition to these three. Something similar appeared again during another of the greatest and most iconic moments in the entire series, which was Blackbeard's introduction.
Oda could have had Luffy alone meet Blackbeard, or could have had Luffy meet him along with all the Strawhats. Neither of these two was Oda's choice. Instead, the author chose that in the very iconic moment of the revelation of one of the main villains of the series, the protagonist Luffy had to be together with Zoro and Nami. No one more and no one less had to be present on that important issue.
Luffy, Zoro and Nami seem to be the quintessential protagonists in Eiichiro Oda's mind. The fact that they strongly resemble the three pirates in Oda's original sketch can't be a mere coincidence.
It seems very feasible to think that the author had in his mind the concept of three pirates, two boys and a girl, and from that he created Luffy, Zoro and Nami. Starting with them, he conceived the other Strawhats.
While in the initial part of the series Luffy, Zoro and Nami really appeared to be the core of the crew, Oda recently focused the most on Luffy, who had the most panel time by far, leaving the other Strawhats as side characters.
Only Zoro managed to have a decent amount of screen time and some crazy moments. Nami showly shifted to a much lesser role, seemingly left in the background now.
Nami's relevance slowly faded in favor of Sanji's, until he "robbed" her of the place of the third most relevant Strawhat. However, even the cook isn't doing so well, as he recently has been suffering for his status being overshadowed not only by Zoro, as it usually happens, but by newcomer Jinbe as well.
Luffy, Zoro and Nami were depicted together in the eye-catches of the anime for the Wano Arc, and portrayed again as a trio in the special cover Oda created to celebrate chapter 1000 of the One Piece manga.
THE RECENT REVEALATION
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Furthermore, in chapter 1058, it was seemingly hinted that Nami possesses Conqueror Haki, one of the most rare and dominant abilities in the series.
The scene is ambiguous and leads to believe it was nothing more than a joke like many other gags and funny scenes Nami was involved with throughout the series. However, even the reveal of Zoro's Conqueror Haki was partially hidden through an unclear gag involving Brook, Queen and Kaido.
At any rate, if that power really lies dormant in her, that could be great news. ( Remember garp said in marineford that this power can be passed down)
Obviously, Nami would never be able to reach a comparable level to Luffy and Zoro, who are incredible fighters who also unlocked the advanced stage of that ability. But if she possessed at least the basic level of Conqueror Haki, it would increase her potential as a fighter.
Better yet, it would create a nice parallel, as the members of the Original Trio would be the only Strawhats to be gifted with that iconic power.
Also don't you making a map of that world is hell of a task even after their journey ends after luffy becomes pirate king nami definitely wouldn't have completed her map. Maybe the original trio will continue their journey |
