Lucci’s DF is a great representation of how straightforward and ambitionless he is in comparison to other OP villains. Crocodile’s sand and dehydration abilities were critical to his long-term plans to conquer Alabasta. Enel’s lightning abilities were necessary to power the Arc Maxim and dish out God’s Judgement to maintain his iron grip on Skypeia. But Lucci has no ambition - he’s simply a violent murderer. So it makes sense that his fruit is a carnivorous zoan that maximizes his bloodlust and killing ability.

Lucci knows full well that he is evil but doesn't care, he only cares about completing the task at hand , he really is the perfect soldier

I think Lucci’s simplicity is part of why his fight and defeat against Luffy is so satisfying. It strips down Luffy’s role as captain to its most simple element. Ever since Arlong Park, Luffy has explicitly acknowledged that his most important contribution is his ability is to beat the strongest enemy. And unlike previous fights where Luffy had to navigate around tricky DF powers, Lucci’s fruit is straightforward: it makes him a stronger brawler and killer. Lucci represented Luffy’s first major fight since Arlong where he had to defeat a villain whose sole dangerous trait was his incredible strength and skill - a straight up fist fight until one of them couldn’t get up anymore, with one set of fists representing freedom and the other representing government tyranny.

Never appreciated how clean his design was dude is the dress saucy, solid fruit, dope fighting style and doesn't look goofy but actually menacing and not over the top plus his v.a goes crazy

hes also the only villian that luffy beat and he didnt get his will broken, and actually came back to fight luffy again

Lucci is the epitome of the concept of "Nothing personal, just business", for him none of this is personal, but a job. A job he likes and is very good at doing, but it is still a job

Luuci is one of the few villains that luffy never called by his real name. He is just the Pidgeon Guy

Luffy breaks people's dreams when defeating them. Lucci doesnt have a dream, which makes him not the strongest but the most terrifying enemy Luffy has faced till date. Lucci is a straight up murder machine.

What I loved about Lucci is that he's kind of the anti-Luffy. Obedient. A killer. Lacking aspiration. Perfectly willing to betray people who believe he's their friend.

Lucci once explained that he joined Cipher Pol because there he can freely kill. And I think that's what he's all about. He doesn't really care which side he is on as long as he gets to kill. Though he doesn't always let it on, he's actually a bloodthirsty fighting maniac. And he is finally starting to reveal his true colors. That's why he ignored the command to not attack the strawhats. I think he at one point will completely lose it and give in to his anamalistic nature, where he ignores even the celestial dragons and the elder's command. I think this will have a way bigger impact on the story than we currently think.

Yes, which is why I don't get why people talk about a "redemption arc" for Lucci. How does that make sense at all? He isn't misguided, he is a full blown psycho completely aware of what he is doing. Any other villain has a better chance of redemption compared to him, I could even see Kaido or Enel fighting alongside Luffy in the final war. But Lucci??? No, he isn't going to wake up one day and think "hey maybe killing is wrong" after everything he's done.

As a Rob Lucci fanboy, this character analysis puts a smile on my face. He may not be the strongest or the most significant villain, but he is my favorite.

That seriousness of Lucci seems to make him the perfect person to face Gear 5. An ability that can allegedly make the world smile, vs a character who never has.

Akainu: *(Only kills to carry out Orders.)* Lucci: *(Only Carries out orders to kill.)* They're both the ideal attack dogs. One only cares about Murder, the other only cares about the Order, But they're both the ideal image of the world government's "Perfect Soldier."

I will never understand how people say Akainu is evil for killing Ace. That is literally his job, to kill pirates, that is what he is paid to do. Yeah, I get disliking him for it, but, that is not what made him "evil". To me, the most evil thing Akainu did during the war was when he decided to act as judge, jury, and executioner to marines fleeing the battlefield.

My favorite scene with lucci is when he sees the little girl painting the arrows for luffy and he let's her do it so he can fight luffy

CP9:Entertains citizens and helps them while also raising money to heal lucci out of his coma Lucci:

Kuma said it best "No battle has no certain outcome. Who could've predicted that Rob Lucci would be defeated"

It's crazy to think Oda made him a villain on the fly.

I think the one thing that you didn't mention specifically is that Lucci isn't just a murderer. He ENJOYS this. While Luffy was fighting against the ideas of the World Government by fighting Lucci, pretty much all of the problems that were within the Enies Lobby arc, all of the torment that Robin was suffering from, was all for Lucci's enjoyment. He revels in killing people and finds pleasure in watching people risk their lives. He's the ultimate sociopath, finding pleasure in carnage and enjoyment in the suffering of others

In the last episode of the manga you can see exactly why Lucci is a tactically superior opponent: he faces Luffy in gear 5 and starts losing. Vega punk sends Sentomaru to help the strawhats with the Seraphim, and it seems like game over for the CP0… Lucci takes out Sentomaru so the Seraphim are again under CP0’s control, evening the scales once again

this is why i love competent villains. don’t care if he losses again. if he gives a good fight and targets his goals

Lucci is the soldier the world government likes,the one that the world government wants to multiply,hence why they create the pacifistas (soldiers that follow rules).

0:55: Morj: He really is devoid of all desire other than to kill. Me: Remember kids, Leopards never change their spots.

I love that he's a sadist and doesn't pretend otherwise.

Akainu believes to the fullest extent in the ideals the World Government want to say they promote. Which sometimes causes him to clash with the World Government themselves when they want him to act outside of those ideals. Lucci sees through the World Government's bullshit and serves them anyway. That's why Lucci is able to fight Luffy a second time without having his will crushed. Because his and the World Government's ideals aren't actually linked. That is the case, however, with Akainu. His ideals are actually inextricably tied to the World Government's - meaning if those ideals were proven wrong, Akainu's will would be crushed like any other villain. Which is why I think that during the final war he's gonna parallel Bellamy. Becoming disillusioned with the World Government's ideals that he has tied his identity to for so long - yet continuing to fight for them anyway because he thinks he's already gone too far to change. All so Luffy can move onto the real villain who actually embodies their ideals through and through - Doffy/Im respectively.

Lucci and Luffy are bassically opposites not only are their names different but Lucci is under control voluntarily but Luffy's main goal is freedom. Luffy also doesn't like to kill because he would rather destroy another's ideal rather than kill while Kucci has no ideals and has no hesitation to kill.

The whole part about Lucci being straightforward just builds on him being a scarier contrast to Luffy. Luffy has a similar mindset which is shown in the alabasta arc when he said he wanted to go straight to Crocodile whereas Vivi wanted to stop the rebel army.

Rob Lucci represents the grey area of what justice is, questioning wether we as humans use justice as a tool to protect or as an excuse to serve our carnal desires and instincts, essentially turning the term justice into a morality cover for our minds true nature.

Lucci strikes me as closer to Kizaru than to Akainu. (The "license to kill" is a self-serving loyalty. But Akainu's loyalty is genuine and absolute.)

What a breakdown! Lucci's my favorite villain of One Piece for the exact reasons you highlighted. No bullshit, no grand scheme, straight business. And damn I love his Rankyaku Gaicho!!!

Lucci is the single character I thirst over the most in all of fiction. The things I would let him do to me....

Honestly I want Kaku to switch sides. Bro is too cool and funny to just get murked and written off. I loved him in water 7.

Lucci and greenbull are the only villain who didn't care for morality, as long as they can make their boss happy then every cruelty and action they does are legally justice in their opinion .. not even akainu are that fuck up 🤤

Water 7 and Enies Lobby is one of Oda's masterclasses in terms of storytelling and I'd sum up what I'd mean by that with the contrast between Kaku and Lucci and the way Oda uses Kaku who's very clearly ambitious and feels fatalistically trapped by the way his lifes path not to pursue his ambitions as a way to show Lucci's pleasure with his life and lack of ambitions as something evil and wrong. Kaku's fight is one of my favorites in the whole series because of the way Oda unveils Kaku as this tragic figure who's probably never gonna abandon his roots cause he doesn't know anything else while Lucci is just like why would I want anything else? It really just made me go Lucci is a monster who's hard to understand in his simplicity and Oda knocked it outta the park.

What do you think will happen to characters like Lucci when or if the WG and the Celestial Dragons fall ? He's not a pirate, he doesn't care about treasure, adventure or territory. He is a killer, and he's clever enough to side with government to avoid getting chased as a criminal. But if tomorrow the government were to disappear... What then?

Lucci's back resembling world government's symbol reminds me of Funny Valentine. Funny how both of them are so iconic in their own ways.

With most One Piece villains, they see themselves as the good guys. Others - such as Akainu and Katakuri - were just doing their jobs. Lucci, on the other hand, knows full well that he's evil and he's damn proud of it. And he doesn't kill because it's his job - he took his job as an excuse to kill. This is a guy who destroyed a nation's entire army when he was just a child.

Now that we know that Devil Fruits are basically manifestations of the desires of people Rob Lucci's fruit really fits him perfectly a dangerous animalistic killing machine

Now that i think about it, wtf was Akainu doing in the back of Marineford that he caught the other marines trying to run? 😂 Akainu is definitely that boss that's always peeking over your shoulder to make sure you're doing work

No Disputes. Lucci has always been a top 5 villain for me.

I think the reason akainu is hated while lucci is not is because lucci's honest akainu says the stuff he does is "in the name of justice" but compare him to lucci he's just as bloodthirsty if not more, it's him saying it's justice that makes him despicable.

I think it's also fitting that he has a cat model DF (leopard). Garp and Akainu (literally "aka" and "inu" meaning Red and Dog respectively) are usually represented/accompanied by dog imagery. This is because in japan the dog is representative of loyalty, obedience, structure and law. Even tho Garp and Akainu can sometimes be thought of as merciless (such as garp not saving his own grandson in the name of justice), they do both ultimately serve for the purpose of justice. Lucci is instead given a Leopard, showing that he isn't as noble as the dogs and instead uses justice for his own selfish desires (that being to kill).

Lucci can literally be the final villian in any other anime

I love the analysis you give. I honestly read one piece on a very surface level but that distinction between dark and absolute justice gives it another level of depth.

This is why I always thought the ending of the cp9 cover story was so weird. It implied that they were going to rebel against the world government. Also it's why I thought it was weird that he became part of cp0

Akainu is probably going to have heart change by end of series

YES! I always loved Lucci as an antagonist but could never really explain why. Thanks for explaining it for me Morj. This is fantastic.

Do you think the CP9 cover story will come into play? It’s one of my favorite cover stories and it would be such a shame to leave them like this. It would be cool if all former CP9 agents will come back and side against the WG for what happened after Enies Lobby

The CP9 cover story is really interesting because it makes you think they have a bone to pick with the WG, yet most of them joined CP0 later. I wonder if there's an ulterior motive for it.

Lucci is literally just a wolf in sheep clothing he obey the government so he can do what he truly want in killing people it’s so sad that lucci literally has no bodies if you ignore his backstory who has he killed it could even be worse than kaido not killing any one since this is literally what he wants if lucci killed actual people he would be have been defiantly been one of the best villains though he’s simple he would have accomplished what he wanted but he didn’t

Lucci and Kimblee from FMA are the exact same character just in different fonts

I always wondered if Rob Lucci is a nod to Rob Leuci, a NYPD detective who was corrupt, but ended up turning on the department and helping root out the corruption. Wonder maybe if Rob Lucci will have a hand in the downfall of the World Government corruption.

The thing I would LOVE to see in one piece, is like seeing the marines fighting the revolutionary army/straw hats or some great big battle, and rob lucci is with the celestial dragons and like turns around and starts slaughtering them! As a sort of revenge against the government for almost killing him and his allies at Ennies lobby and the independent report.

Doflamingo Blackbeard Lucci Crocodile Mount Rushmore of one piece villains

To be fair though, I think Kizaru can be just as emotionless and blood thirsty. He's always ruthless and shows no emotion whatsoever. Like a weapon much like Lucci

Wob Gucci is a goated villan.

It’s interesting how the DF he got was one of a cheetah, known to be a ruthless and efficient hunter. It makes sense given his placement in the WG and Cipher Pol

I believe lucci should become a bounty hunter at some point in the story

I find it funny that while every other major villain has at least one similarly to Luffy, Lucci's only similarity is their names being pretty similar.

The audio has improved nicely 👍🏾 great reflection

I'm interested to see how far Lucci has come

If anyone else is insterested in the thematic relevance of Lucci vs Luffy, I made a whole analysis on it: "Essentially, Lucci is not a fully 3 dimensional character. But his one note attitude is what makes him an extension of the WG's will, a perfect soldier/executioner in their sight. Due to Oda's symmetries in both numbers or naming conventions, I don't think the similarity between "Luffy" and "Lucci's" names being a coincidence. After all, Lucci was already the first villain with no weaknesses, where Luffy had to surpass HIMSELF in order to beat (an increase in speed, stamina and strenght were necessary, not his usual creative ways of fighting or exploiting enemie's weaknesses up to that point. Now its a bit different with the introduction of Haki) But the point of where I want to get at is the thematic duality between them: Luffy has an "X" scarred on his chest Lucci has a "✚" tatooed on his back The "X" represents Anarchy/Freedom, the "✚" represents Totalitarianism/Order. These are only 45ª away from each other- We know the One Piece World's epochs are told apart as "cycles", from early in the series. So in a long enought time span, this can have happened multiple times, like that of a world of freedom (Ancient Kingdom) to a world of order (Marijois), essentially representing a shift in the World's main power. This cycle turning once more might be what the WG fears, as they are informed by it having happened before. This is possibily the same of going from "Dusk" to "Dawn", and Luffy being misdiagnosed the same thing as what Black Beard is in the eyes of WG. This all is brought further to relevancy when you notice the ✚ shape of the WG's Symbol (the intersection of the Grand Line with the Red Line, spaning the entirety of the world) and the X shape of the treasure in a pirate's map (the Reverse Mountain's rivers, denoting something lying underneath, likely, in the same axys, on the opposite pole, the Fishman Isle Luffy is supposedly destined to Destroy)." From a post I made on Reddit... I don't care to custom rewritting it everytime lol

"God does not need to make sense." - Rob Lucci That's all you need to hear to know all you need to about Lucci.

I really like Lucci’s character. He’s strong and powerful, smart and is just there doing his business.

Love how I got an ad from the upcoming One Piece game with Rob Lucci at the beginning... in a video about Rob Lucci.

Luffy x Nami at the end GGWP :P

Hey buddy look since you make one piece videos I need to ask you a question RokuShiki vs Fishman karate vs ryusoken which is the strongest one piece martial art and also Rob lucci vs jinbei vs sabo who is the best martial arts fighter

It’s funny cause the two villains luffy had the most trouble fighting were both non-captains/leaders lucci and katakuri

I agree being simple isn't bad thing but just like anything especially when using it in a story comes down to whether they properly execute.

the new knowledge about devil fruits is really interesting especially since opa once said if zoro ever got a devil fruit it will be Kaido's do they have similar ambitions?

So... Akainu = Lawful Evil Lucci = Neutral Evil

Lucci seems sort of similar to Hawkins, now that I think about it. Both are soldiers. One to the government, the other to fate. Agents, in other words, who work on the behalf of an outside force. What this means is that when Luffy ultimately changes the entire setting, Lucci and Hawkins will just as readily side with him when they are commanded to do so. And that's exciting.

Already got me subbed with that amazing introduction 👍

SPOILERS FOR THE ONE PIECE CHAPTER 1069 Lucci's awakened devil fruit form is strikingly similar to luffy's gear 5, especially with the black drapey things compared to luffy's white drapes. I wonder if theres a deeper meaning to that parallel

He’s the most handsome villain too ❤❤

Man, I am so sick of hearing how you can get different Netflix shows if you use a VPN, when in fact you can only get those shows if you make and pay for a Netflix account in that country.

I would say Lucci is a yin/yang counterpart to Luffy - he willingly submits to orders of those stronger than him (like the rest of the WG hierarchy), he is ruthlessly violent and doesn't even care about the fate of his 'friends'. The only 'seed' that makes them comparable is that neither have interest in "authority" for themselves. Luffy wants freedom to explore with his friends, Lucci wants the freedom to kill (or rather to be commanded to).

i never felt like sakazuki was a weapon of the WG like lucci. if anything kizaru fits that mold within the admiral ranks. sakazuki kinda hates the goresei and the way things are ran. he seems to have a seriously personal stake with his absolute justice, and his own "dreams" to fulfill. lucci is more of a sociopath. he's a gun waiting to have his trigger pulled. like a dog on a leash waiting for the next command. sakazuki is actively trying to change the world in his own vision and see to that all "evil" is entirely eradicated from the planet.

Good video, but feels like it could've benefitted from what his character and its themes mean as they are re-introduced in the story so many years later. Would have been a nice couple minutes to tag on considering the last page of 1068. Still entertaining as always tho!

That's just awesome! I've never think about Lucci like this. I really like your thoughts about him.

Prior to Their Rematch; Luffy: You know what you've done? Lucci: Hell if I care.

Babe wake up new Morj analysis video just dropped

Nice timing perfect actually 👌🏾

If Lucci wasn't picked up by the government, he would have been one of the worst criminals it had ever known.

In a series where your ability to conquer and ambitious willpower is key to power, lucci has brute forced his way to the penthouse of WG powerhouses acting solely as a servant without any internal drive of his own.

And now not only this lucci is now awakened and stronger bro 💀🔥

Thats why enies lobby is best arc, Marineford a close second

Great video explanation! But you forgot to mention another thing another CP9, the fact that they are orphans (big mom past) and have protected their homeland which they weren't born but raised, which gave to them an opportunity to have something to do in their lifes. They cherish this land and the futur of CP9, it's meaningfull to them. To my mind Lucci and the others aren't ingrate people. Lucci was drawn as a kid with a bag in his back. Did he traveled? Or runaway from his home? Since he had already Hatori with him. Did he found him alone bc he fall from the nest? They must share a same sort of story for Lucci to have a pet. (Does this man has a heart?) Also Kaku after being defeated by Zoro, he raised the fact he's well aware that CP9 can't make other things than murdering. If there's no CP9, then no plans for the futur. That's why, their is indeed Dark Justice, but not only by duty, Lucci is grateful to the WG, so that's why he's "okay" to be blind (even if he doesn't fully agreed Spandam ideas) and can do such cruel thing to kill ennemies. Someone must have saved him to get such precise and big scars in his back. He must also strongly hate pirates bc he almost murdered the captain Candy after recovering. You also point out that Lucci doesn't care of authority, I believed it's means he would have already been in CP0 but he always refused promotion for 15 years. He prefered to have a chief like Spandam than a celestial dragon. But since he lost 2 years ago, and get full responsability for Enies Lobby bc of Spandam, I think he was finally obliged to get to CP0 if he wanted to come back. Sorry for that. That was long. (I agreed that we need to have a Flashback for me to say this)

9:11 This is the first time I see the two side to side… I wonder what shop they go to?

That analyse, made appreciate and understand better why he is in the new ark

Lucci's entire purpose in his words is "To catch a body" like GOD DAYUM

WG has basically given a serial killer license to do what he does best!

Rob Lucci fight was what got me into the series

To address the argument that Spandam as Luffy’s opponent wouldn’t have the same impact because he’s self-serving, you can say the same about Lucci. He’s serving his bloodthirsty nature by taking on the requests of the world government. Lucci also believed in dark justice so you could say he isn’t fully self-serving. If he truly only wanted to kill, he wouldn’t worry about adopting a philosophy of justice. Feel free to let me know if my train of thought is flawed 🤙🏾 Also, Lucci is top 5 villains in One Piece for me

Thumbnail doing him dirty

They are gonna team up eventually. I believe that even Lucci cares about his team or "friends" he made , like Kaku. Since he doesn't care about morals, I can see him switch sides if the world-government did something to really anger him. (like taking out Kaku)

i swear the older i get the more im convinced that rob lucci is inspired by slash, like the hair and hat are a dead giveaway

Despite Luffy Should Have Lost Fight Wise I Love The Story Line Of Eddie Lobby!

He once kill 500 people alone when he was a child, he is special character