[One Piece] “Rob Lucci Became a Puppet of the Celestial Dragons” — Japanese Fans Brutally Reassess CP0
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Rob Lucci | June, 2018 — Did He Lose His Aura the Moment He Chose Obedience?
Rob Lucci once felt untouchable. Cold, lethal, independent — the perfect government assassin. So why do Japanese readers now see him as nothing more than a puppet?
Sai / Happo Navy / 13th Leader “Who the hell are you guys?!”
Rob Lucci / Cipher Pol Aigis Zero “Shouldn’t you offer your thanks first?”
Kaku “True enough. By stopping it just now, several countries were saved. ‘Don’t defy the Celestial Dragons’—even kids know that.”
The Shock of Seeing Lucci Again
1: Anonymous Pirate Man… this is just sad.
Rob Lucci
“Don’t bother trying to endure it… We’ve mastered techniques that go beyond the human realm. Through long years of training, we’ve forged our tendons into weapons equal to steel.”
“The Six Powers. One person who has mastered them possesses the strength of a hundred men.”
8: Anonymous Pirate Can he even use Haki?
16: Anonymous Pirate >>8 Tekkai is basically Armament Haki, right?
Blueno stands his ground against Luffy’s Gear Second Jet Pistol.
Blueno: “Tekkai (Iron Body): ‘Go.’” “(I’ll take it head-on!!! With my strongest Tekkai!!!)”
17: Anonymous Pirate When these guys first showed up, the “strongest vibes” were insane. Characters who don’t rely on Devil Fruits and just have raw physical ability are the best. Kaku was insanely cool back then. Yeah, even the giraffe.
65: Anonymous Pirate >>17 Hey, giraffes are apex-tier animals too, you know?
18: Anonymous Pirate There’s a theory that no kid existed who didn’t try Finger Pistol growing up.
48: Anonymous Pirate >>18 Nah, we were all practicing Moonwalk.
“Does He Even Use Haki?” — Power Scaling Doubts
24: Anonymous Pirate Apparently he’s now Admiral-level strong.
32: Anonymous Pirate >>24 A character shouldn’t outgrow the protagonist like that.
25: Anonymous Pirate Even Coby learned it in just two years.
152: Anonymous Pirate Lucci is worth 4,000 men.
175: Anonymous Pirate >>152 If a Marine with a gun is worth 10, then a civilian is probably like 2.
154: Anonymous Pirate Feels weird that someone on the government side wouldn’t know about Haki.
162: Anonymous Pirate Smoker was way faster than Gear 2 Luffy, who was already stronger than Lucci.
Tashigi: “Straw Hat!!”
BOOM!!
Smoker: “Get out of the way, Tashigi!!!”
Smoker “You’re mine!!! ‘Gomu Gomu no—’”
Monkey D. Luffy “JET GATLING!!!!”
Smoker “White Launcher!!!”
Monkey D. Luffy “You’re way stronger than you used to be.”
Smoker: “Looks like it goes both ways.”
Smoker: “With your ability, you’ll never beat me!!!”
Luffy: “Cough!!”
177: Anonymous Pirate >>162 And post-timeskip, Smoker lost twice in a single day.
202: Anonymous Pirate >>162 Actually, it was four times.
190: Anonymous Pirate People say Smoker got stronger, but even Marineford Luffy had zero chance against him.
CP0, Authority, and Obedience
167: Anonymous Pirate So is Lucci technically a Marine now? Or is he in some separate Celestial Dragon guard unit?
176: Anonymous Pirate >>167 CP0 reports directly to the Celestial Dragons.
210: Anonymous Pirate Post-timeskip Lucci flexing on Wapol and Vivi lol.
Nefertari Vivi “That makes no sense!!”
Rob Lucci “God has no need to justify anything.”
Shirahoshi “Princess Vivi……”
Vivi: “Give Shirahoshi back!! She’s my friend!!”
Neptune “Wait!! Princess of Alabasta!!”
Comparisons That Hurt
212: Anonymous Pirate The most erotic scene in One Piece.
214: Anonymous Pirate Marines: “Kaido and Big Mom are about to clash!! This is bad!!” Marines: “Only Admirals or the Seven Warlords can stop them!!” What the hell can Warlords even do against Yonko?
290: Anonymous Pirate >>214 I can’t imagine Buggy beating Kaido or Big Mom.
235: Anonymous Pirate If Lucci loves killing so much, why not just become a pirate? Is he just scared of being chased by Admirals? He’s basically Hisoka.
246: Anonymous Pirate >>235 He was raised by the government since childhood, so it makes sense.
239: Anonymous Pirate
247: Anonymous Pirate >>239 Who’s the one on the left?
265: Anonymous Pirate >>247 That’s Gerd from the Giant Tribe. She’s under Luffy’s command.
256: Anonymous Pirate I like giraffe Kaku and early Kaku, but this version is my favorite.
Kaku “So… you’ve already drawn your sword…?” Roronoa Zoro “It’s growling… like it wants to taste blood.”
Kaku “Sorry, but I fight with four swords.” Roronoa Zoro “No problem. My whole body’s a weapon anyway… now that you mention it.”
308: Anonymous Pirate
>>256 I wonder how many readers thought Kaku would join the crew back then.
278: Anonymous Pirate Meanwhile, some guy knocks out 50,000 Fishmen and pirates instantly without mastering the Six Powers.
280: Anonymous Pirate Lucci alone would be fine, but Kaku being CP0 too is such a letdown. That just confirms they’re a weak group.
315: Anonymous Pirate >>280 Once you’ve beaten someone before, even a “mysterious organization” feels lame. They don’t even qualify as jobbers anymore.
284: Anonymous Pirate He’s definitely joining as the shipwright.
Paulie / Galley-La Company “Hey, hey—let go!!! What the hell do you think you’re doing?!?!” “I’m not running!!!! I told you I get it already!!! Let go of my ear!!”
Paulie: “And I finally had a ton of money too…!!” “I won’t forget this, Lucci!!!”
Hattori (Lucci’s pigeon): “Trying to pay off your debts with someone else’s money—how foolish.”
Paulie: “I found that money, damn it!!!”
Kaku “Ahhhhhh—heave-ho. So, what do you want with this dock?” “The factory area is off-limits to anyone not authorized.”
Monkey D. Luffy, Usopp, Nami “?”
Luffy: “Oh… Usopp.”
Usopp: “I’m right here!! Luffy!!!”
Nami: “Yeah! This guy’s nose is square!”
Kaku: “……”
Nami: “Oh—um… we want you to introduce us to Iceburg, please!!”
307: Anonymous Pirate >>284 I liked Paulie but he was weak. Sad.
291: Anonymous Pirate Poor Blueno… he’s the only one who hasn’t changed at all.
Final Blow to His Reputation
430: Anonymous Pirate Marines: “Kaido and Big Mom are making contact!! This is bad!!!” Kizaru: “Should I go? 😏” He’d just get slaughtered. He couldn’t even get past Marco alone.
Marine officers: “Wano’s communications are ridiculously unguarded!! They don’t even care about being wiretapped!! Is this basically them saying, ‘If you’re coming, then come’?!”
“And if we’re talking about forces that could stop it… that’d have to be an Admiral or the Seven Warlords.”
Borsalino / Kizaru: “Shall I go, Sakazuki?”
Sakazuki / Akainu: “Wait, Borsalino. There are unknown military forces in Wano.”
Borsalino: “‘Samurai,’ huh…”
443: Anonymous Pirate >>430 Kizaru’s way too cocky. Rayleigh alone stopped him — how’s he handling two Yonko?
436: Anonymous Pirate I really hate how small he feels in the latest chapter. I’ve never seen a returning character lose this much stock.
Rob Lucci “The Celestial Dragons are the ‘gods’ who created this world. Those gathered here are, so to speak, the ‘kings of the lower realm.’ It’s only natural that everything the ‘gods’ desire be offered to them.”
Saint Charlos “That’s right, you fools!!”
👉 Why Japanese Fans See Lucci This Way
Japanese readers don’t just judge Lucci by strength. They judge him by agency.
What made Lucci terrifying wasn’t power — it was independence. Once he became openly obedient to the Celestial Dragons, that image collapsed. To Japanese fans, absolute obedience strips a character of dignity.
👉 What This Says About Power in One Piece
In One Piece, strength without autonomy is hollow. Characters who act freely — pirates, rebels, even criminals — command respect. Lucci didn’t just lose fights. He lost the right to choose.
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