With over 1000 episodes and over one hundred volumes of the manga, it’s no wonderOne Piece’sStraw Hats has come across a wide array of villains. Many of them are often pirates themselves, like Blackbeard, Kaido, and Big Mom. Others are pirates that even have or once had ties to the World Government, like Crocodile and Doflamingo. Then there is the World Government itself, with marines like Akainu being behind one ofOne Piece’smost heartbreaking deaths. Those in charge of the World Government, like Imu, are also panning out to be some of the biggest bads in all ofOne Piece.
However, when it comes to allthe villains in One Piece, one of the bestis not as flashy as some of the other heavy hitters, nor does he have grand aspirations for himself. Instead, Rob Lucci is a tool of the government, and he is more than happy with that role because it gives him the one thing he wants in life – a license to kill.Lucci is a cold-blooded killer, one who represents the true colors of the World Government and goes against everythingOne Pieceand Luffy stand for.
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Water 7 Is The First Time A Primary Antagonist Works For The World Government
Since the beginning ofOne Piece, the World Government has been teased to be not as morally good as it claims to be, even when there are heroic souls, like Coby, working for it. However,the World Government does not directly oppose the Straw Hats until Water 7,one ofthe bestOne Piecearcs. Sure, the Straw Hats went up against Warlords like Mihawk and Crocodile, but they did not fight the Straw Hats on behalf of the World Government directly. Meanwhile, villains like Arlong brought light to the corruption and oppression present under the World Government, even when he does not work for or represent the government itself.
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Come Water 7, though, the big bad of the arc is theWorld Government, with Rob Lucci and CP9 directly working under its orders. For years, they’ve worked undercover to steal the plans for Pluton, an ancient weapon they believe Iceberg knows about. Along with that, they’re tasked with arresting Nico Robin simply because she is a survivor of the Ohara genocide and represents what Ohara stood for – the importance of pursuing truth and history while daring to question the will of the World Government.
Where otherspies and assassins of Cipher Pol, like Kaku and Kalifa, genuinely believe that their actions, whether devious and deadly, are for the greater good,Rob Lucci knows exactly what they are – tools of the World Government. He does not try to deny this, nor does he deny that the system is corrupt and has proven to be a threat to countless lives; however, that does not concern Lucci. He was trained by the World Government to be a killer, and he is more than content with that.
Rob Lucci Perfectly Represents The World Government’s True Colors
Lucci’s Role Is Crucial In Carrying Out Undesirable Tasks
Rob Lucci is the perfect tool for the World Government. He sees the World Government for what it is, and he does not question it. Morally, he is fine with all the harm it does because it enables him to do what he wants – kill.Human life does not matter to him, and he was raised to have this perspective thanks to the World Governmentitself. While the marines swear they are protecting the people, the system they serve does not truly value those lives.
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People to them – unless they are the ones up top like the Celestial Dragons or the Five Elders – are expendable objects that can be used or thrown away on a whim. While Rob Lucci does not have the power or ranking of the Five Elders, he does embody a similar perspective on human life. It does not matter who he kills, because to him no life matters.Rob Lucci embodies the reality of the World Government and its disregard for human life, and he is just the introduction to how cold and cruel those above him are.
One Piece Is All About Chasing Your Dreams
Rob Lucci Has No Dreams Or Aspirations For Himself
What also makesRob Lucci stand out as a villain is his lack of aspirations. Yes, he has basic needs, and he also has wants, but what he wants most in life is to kill, and that’s something he’s been able to do since he was a kid. Lucci does not want more in life, so he is complicit and content in maintaining the status quo and his role as a tool for the World Government. However, this complicity and lack of wanting more for one’s self goes against everything Luffy andOne Piecestands for.
One Pieceis about chasing one’s dreams, no matter how big or small they may be. Luffy wants to become King of the Pirates, Zoro wants to become the greatest swordsman, Nami wants to make a map of the world, and all the other Straw Hats have their own respective dreams they are working toward. Even the villains are pursuing their own goals and dreams. Crocodile and Doflamingo aspire to rule over the islands they’ve settled on, Big Mom dreams of creating a utopia where all races can live in harmony, and Arlong wants a world where fishmen can live free of human oppression.
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Lucci, on the other hand, does not want more in life. He maintains the status quo and does not question the World Government because it allows him to maintain the deadly life he is accustomed to and enjoys. Even after the events of Enies Lobby are pinned on CP9 and Lucci, he goes back to the World Government on the government’s terms, working as a CP0 officer post-time skip. However,because Lucci is not aspiring more for himself, he does not reach the heights of those who do.
Sure, he’s stronger post-time skip, but his growth is nothing compared to the Straw Hats', and that’s exemplified in his fight with Luffy on Egghead. Where Lucci was once the big bad of an arc,their epic rematch on Eggheadis more of an obstacle for Luffy than it is a climactic battle. Luffy’s able to best Lucci with ease, walking off the fight and moving on to bigger bads, like the Five Elders.Lucci’s inability to grow like Luffy exemplifies how he is Luffy’s antithesis, and that makes him one of the series' best villains and one ofOne Piece’smost despicable villains.
