@SGRaaize:
I'm such an ignorant turd, how dare I prefer having characters working very hard without luck over having characters getting extremely lucky to be the best in the world?
Repent, oh One Piece hater, you that hate a aspect of One Piece shall not be welcomed to the golden park until you regret your tastes.
luffy did work hard.
did shanks just toss him the hat randomly? luffy was a random kid to shanks. there is no indication he knew who luffy's dad or grandpa were. Luffy through many times befriended shanks and then also proved himself to him. Then shanks gave him a hat and left. shanks didn't take him on board and train him. the hat had no secret fighting techniques or hidden weapon in it. it was a normal straw hat
now luffy was thrown into ace and dadan by having garp. that i can't refute. but was it not them on their OWN gaining str. them in the wild fighting monsters, fighting each other, ect that they got stronger. And hell lets ignore all that and just look at zoro. Zoro a nobody for all we know got entrance into a dojo with no help/recomendations and when he left he was same strength as luffy. So all of luffy's lineage/help or whatever you want to say didn't help him to become any stronger than a nobody.
luffy was lucky with fruit. but its not like anyone gave it to him. it wasn't some destiny that he found it and ate it. it was an accident.
now we seen everything since luffy left and as i said he was same strength as a nobody (zoro) when they left. now on to this rayleigh training. the hat or luffy's blood did nothing. Well the hat maybe did the recognizing. but luffy already had a recommendation from shanks and then luffy through his talking and actions earned the rest and passed the job interview lets say. Rayleigh came out of retirement and trained him thus. there is no indicatino that rayleigh was waiting to train some destined child, there was no indication that he planned on doing anything with his life but gamble and flirt. the hat didn't change that, luffy did.
oh and lets not forget already mentioned the almighty ROGER BLOODLINE is dead. The Gol D. blood didn't save Ace and the Monkey D. blood won't save luffy.