Zoro is not badass enough to win this tournament.
His swords are no match for PURE FUCKING FISTS.
(along with DF abilities)
Zoro is not badass enough to win this tournament.
His swords are no match for PURE FUCKING FISTS.
(along with DF abilities)
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This is brutal.
Well, I guess I'll do what I usually do when faced with indifference:
A) examine the campaigns.
B) help out the one that's losing.
For once Zoro's campaigns are better (amazingly free of spamming that bloodied post-Kuma pic), and after all the great characters he beat he needs to put up a decent show. So he has my pity vote. (My heart almost always lies with the underdogs, what can I say.)
ZOROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
sorry Luffy this time i will vote Zoro
C'mon fans vote for zoro!!!!!!!!!
You know, honestly, I wasn't sure who I was going to vote for, but Zoro had some really fierce competition this tournament. He fought hard for it, so I'm going to give credit where credit is due.
@dwo:
vote for the impossible
vote for zoro
vote for no devil fruit
we can vote for luffy as soon as he is able to use haki properly.
Some classic Zoro scenes
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Brave Heart – The flashbacks are awesome! Keep them coming if you can!
I've got to step away for a few hours now, but I'll be back!
EDIT: Taz!
You know who else would vote Zoro? Brook, who's awesome.
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Sorry Zoro, voted for Luffy <3
Vote Zoro .
voted roronoa.
can't believe he's so far behind! luffy is my fave, but he had a SUPER easy road getting here! Zoro's been taking out popular characters at every turn! i honestly expected an uphill battle for luffy..
also, zoro dresses better'n sanji(skypiea outfit, arlong outfit, etc) and gets more ladies(tashigi, perona, bonney)! vote for the true lady-killer of one piece!
You know who else would vote Luffy? Hancock, who throws defenseless old ladies out of windows.
Sounds like a good reason for me! votes Luffy
@Ao:
Zoro's been taking out popular characters at every turn! !
And thus, he has more people upset with him.
I don't think anyone is seriously annoyed by Banchi being taken out, but… Chopper, Bon Kurei, Hancock, Enel and Buggy all had pretty massive followings. I don't care about several of those, but I really wanted to see Bon last a bit longer in this tourney. Not win perse, but longer. If he'd fought Bon Kurei in round 5 it would have been one thing. But round 3? Blech. So its kinda like Zoro shortchanged us on a few other interesting matches. (but the Banchi campaign WAS epic...) That actually has no bearing on THIS match for me, I would have voted Luffy over Zoro ANYWAY. But that might be influencing some people.
@Ao:
voted roronoa.
can't believe he's so far behind! luffy is my fave, but he had a SUPER easy road getting here! Zoro's been taking out popular characters at every turn! i honestly expected an uphill battle for luffy..also, zoro dresses better'n sanji(skypiea outfit, arlong outfit, etc) and gets more ladies(tashigi, perona, bonney)! vote for the true lady-killer of one piece!
this is what I wanted to say… he fought with a SH on 2nd round, faces the tranny with an awesome exit in the recent chapter and a flashy clown who gets flashier in recent chapter... so yeah props to Zoro... no regrets =D
this is apforums... and yes I'm expecting him to be far behind because he took out every tough characters who had a potential to grab the crown, but no Zoro survived... ah well... I'm glad he made this far and I'm glad that I supported him all the way
yeah, i was more impressed by him taking out chopper and kurei easily than anything else.
ppl should take this a little less seriously if they're holding grudges over something as silly as that.
@Ao:
yeah, i was more impressed by him taking out chopper and kurei easily than anything else.
ppl should take this a little less seriously if they're holding grudges over something as silly as that.
amen to that!
I'm just here campaigning my boy and stick around so yep… no holding grudges... it's just a little disappointed that the reason why they voted for luffy because zoro took out the characters they bet on but hey luffy is very likeable so can't blame him for grabbing this =D.
To be honest, if last match was a tie, I will vote for buggy over Zoro and Luffy :ninja:
Vote MARIMO!
! http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs27/f/2009/245/b/2/Zoro_Vs_Luffy___One_Piece_by_myrllok.jpg
Altough I voted Luffy, I have to say your art is amazing bro, keep up with it :happy:
let's put some entertainment shall we Gaomon? I mean Zoro XDDD use your cute voice haha!
10K41Heu0k0
!
Pay back is one flashy bitch.
Edit: Who will be the first one to say I'm holding a grudge?
Oh hey, Zoro is only a hundred votes behind! There's still hope!
thanks for the heads up dinty…
I'm pretty disappointed that they have revenged towards Zoro since he beats every potential opponent... but hey this apforums so yeah... >< you cannot please anyone eh?
Hey now, don't assume these results are purely due to "revenge" voting. Lots of factors are at work here:
Luffy being the main character.
Luffy taking up 100% of the screentime the past year. Thus tapping into the "hype" vote base.
Zoro's appeal primarily resting on the "badass" factor throughout the span of the tournament. (That post-Kuma pic was pretty much his only campaign up until now.) Of course there's more to him than that, but this is where the main momentum of his popularity stems from (and the current improved, more varied campaigning just came too late). It's a huge mistake to try and take on the main character from the "badass" angle alone since he has a monopoly on those types of moments by default.
Lack of comedy. Don't underestimate the power of LOLz. He's had a few moments, but Zoro just hasn't been as funny post-Skypiea. (I stand by my old theory that Ener frying his brains changed him.)
Lack of unanimous support from the non-SH/Villain vote. You can't blame this on "revenge" voting. Both are Straw Hats, so obviously those two camps are going to fall apart and just vote independently. And don't forget, Luffy took out Crocodile, another fan favourite with a much more humiliating loss. If anything the fans of Buggy should be inclined to vote Zoro since he defeated him in a close match that allowed him to exit with dignity. Though if they don't like him or prefer Luffy to begin with, then why not jump at the chance for revenge? (I just happen to dislike all of the Monster Trio for various reasons.)
Taking all this into account, the outcome was kind of predictable. So yeah, exclusively blaming revenge voting is just as inaccurate as blaming Buggy's loss exclusively on bitter Sanji fans.
EDIT: Taz!
Yeeees?
Luffy leading by more then a 100 votes. Wow, this is truly the most epic battle of all time.
@Taz:
Hey now, don't assume these results are purely due to "revenge" voting. Lots of factors are at work here:
Luffy being the main character.
Luffy taking up 100% of the screentime the past year. Thus tapping into the "hype" vote base.
Zoro's appeal primarily resting on the "badass" factor throughout the span of the tournament. (That post-Kuma pic was pretty much his only campaign up until now.) Of course there's more to him than that, but this is where the main momentum of his popularity stems from (and the current improved, more varied campaigning just came too late). It's a huge mistake to try and take on the main character from the "badass" angle alone since he has a monopoly on those types of moments by default.
Lack of comedy. Don't underestimate the power of LOLz. He's had a few moments, but Zoro just hasn't been as funny post-Skypiea. (I stand by my old theory that Ener frying his brains changed him.)
Lack of unanimous support from the non-SH/Villain vote. You can't blame this on "revenge" voting. Both are Straw Hats, so obviously those two camps are going to fall apart and just vote independently. And don't forget, Luffy took out Crocodile, another fan favourite with a much more humiliating loss. If anything the fans of Buggy should be inclined to vote Zoro since he defeated him in a close match that allowed him to exit with dignity. Though if they don't like him or prefer Luffy to begin with, then why not jump at the chance for revenge? (I just happen to dislike all of the Monster Trio for various reasons.)
Taking all this into account, the outcome was kind of predictable. So yeah, exclusively blaming revenge voting is just as inaccurate as blaming Buggy's loss exclusively on bitter Sanji fans.
Thanks for the enlightenment… I really appreciate it, but this is how I see but hey even in Shounen Jump polls, even he's in 2nd place, he's too much behind with Luffy. I don't mind Zoro's losing, really since Luffy is the main character and very likeable and hence to Zoro, its either you like him or hate him
But anyway, I really appreciate for explaining this... Thanks ^^
You don't lose by 100 votes because of bitter fans. Zoro may of had a harder journey but still they weren't Luffy.
The most EPIC popularity contest final EVER ! I really wonder who will win this !:ninja:
@robbybevard:
Sounds like a good reason for me! votes Luffy
Yes, you heard that right: Luffy and his supports are for chucking the elderly out of windows. :ninja:
You should vote for Absalom. His pervision shtick was great, as was almost getting married to Lola. Really funny stuff. And invisible bazookas! Classic.
Krieg is the fuckin man and sruely the best. That's whi I'M rooting ftro him. He just has to win! Anyone voting for that stupidloin is an idiot!
Go for a tie, its probably the most amusing result at this point!
The dog was the very first time I was truly convinced that Oda had a mastery of his craft. Able to make me care about a minor, silent character in just a few short panels. Shushu nearly made me cry, and get excited when he stood his ground later, and happy when Luffy decided to help and defend him and kicked ass for him. ANd that dog's loyalty to his dead master…
Oda did a LOT in a very short time about a very minor character, and thats when I first RELLY started to understand that One Piece could be amazing. And that was just a few chapters in.
While I'm sure Lafitte will be a final opponent for Brook or Sanji or something, he hasn't done anything to impress me or make me feel emotional yet, and I just don't feel right voting for POTENTIAL. Shu Shu has long since played the entire part he was going to play, and I can judge him fairly.
damn, a 100 vote lead, i knew luffy would win but i didn't think it would be by this much :(
SHARE THE UROUGE
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After the last chapter. Luffffffyyy
I've only got a few minutes break-time right now, but it's just enough to grab a few things from prior pages and say: word!
You know who else would vote Zoro? Brook, who's awesome.
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@Ao:
voted roronoa.
can't believe he's so far behind! luffy is my fave, but he had a SUPER easy road getting here! Zoro's been taking out popular characters at every turn! i honestly expected an uphill battle for luffy..
this is what I wanted to say… he fought with a SH on 2nd round, faces the tranny with an awesome exit in the recent chapter and a flashy clown who gets flashier in recent chapter... so yeah props to Zoro... no regrets =D
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VOTE ZORO!!!!!!
Tch…Okay I'll vote for that shitty swordsman, Myrllok convinced me.
Vote MARIMO!
! http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs27/f/2009/245/b/2/Zoro_Vs_Luffy___One_Piece_by_myrllok.jpg
It's only a 110 point lead, come on guys, Zoro can still.. hahaha who cares..
voted for the gomu gomu man the future pirate king
Wait… so Tigerlilly will marry Shinpaman if Kaku wins?
Hrm.
Well, we all love Tigerlilly, (and Chrissie for that matter. And Dirt Monkey AL. And Vanessa. And Satsuki. And Taboo. and... heck, most of your girls are pretty awesome. Even the ones with gender neutral names that are hard to tell apart from the guys.) Regardless, given this, I guess Kaku can't be allowed to win.
Go White Musta--
no. I can't do it.
IT'S HIP
TO BE A
SQUARE
!!!!!!!!!!!
It's only a 110 point lead, come on guys, Zoro can still.. hahaha who cares..
It's not about winning anymore – we all knew way back on page three or so that Zoro couldn't pull a win with this kind of crowd.
Now it's about putting up a good fight until we can't.
(As to be expected, eh?)
@robbybevard:
Wait… so Tigerlilly will marry Shinpaman if Kaku wins?
Hrm.
Well, we all love Tigerlilly, (and Chrissie for that matter. And Dirt Monkey AL. And Vanessa. And Satsuki. And Taboo. and... heck, most of your girls are pretty awesome. Even the ones with gender neutral names that are hard to tell apart from the guys.) Regardless, given this, I guess Kaku can't be allowed to win.
Go White Musta--
no. I can't do it.
IT'S HIP
TO BE A
SQUARE
!!!!!!!!!!!
Tigerlilly Harem?
Luffy is showing Zoro why he is the captain.
Luffy's goal is to become Pirate King. Zoro's goal is to defeat Failhawk.
Lol at people who said Luffy can't defeat a swordsman.
ANYONE WHO VOTES FOR LUFFY HAS TO MARRY LOLA! WHICH IS OKAY, BECAUSE SHE IS AWESOME.
@dirt:
Tigerlilly Harem?
I'm cool with that if she is.
But as I already noted, Chrissie, Vanessa, Satsuki and Taboo are all on my awesome list. I'll hang with any one of them if invited.
And of course you sand gorilla ED. But you're already spoken for.
DONT VOTE FOR THE LITTLE GIRL
iKdHT2iIiz0
VOTE FOR A MAN AMONG MEN! LUFFY!
For those having trouble deciding, I've made AMV's for each character for the end of this tournament. Maybe they'll help, since I'm fairly neutral.
Luffy:
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VOTE FOR THE BEST ONE PIECE CHARACTER EVER.
HATTORI!
Sorry Zoro fans. I love Zoro, but my vote went to Luffy.