The One Piece anime recently featured the famous Rob Lucci vs Gear 5 Luffy fight in episode 1100. The battle was one of the best One Piece fights ever, and it impressed a lot of anime fans. However, the fight was not only liked by One Piece fans but one instance before the fight even impressed Attack on Titan fans.
Luffy, before engaging in a fight with the CP0 agent, did something instinctively that reminded Attack on Titan fans of Eren Jaeger, the protagonist of Hajime Isayama’s series. Although the action was quite different, it had the same intensity as Eren and led fans to believe that the Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates was trying to imitate Eren Jaeger.
As soon as the episode was released, fans were quick to notice the imitation and took to X(Formerly Twitter) to show their excitement about Luffy copying their favorite character, Eren.
Straw Hat Luffy Tries to Copy Eren Jaeger’s Iconic Move
One of Eren Jaeger’s most iconic scenes is from Attack on Titan season 4 episode 12, when he escapes the prison and meets the Jaegerists. He is given a jacket by Floch Foster, which he wears stylishly, and orders the Jaegerists to find out where his brother Zeke is. The way he wore his jacket was so iconic that it not only became one of his most popular moments but also a meme.
Years later, when the One Piece episode 1100 aired on April 6th, Luffy was seen kind of imitating a similar thing. The only difference was that he was removing his jacket which he got at the beginning of the Egghead Island arc. Luffy was getting ready to fight Rob Lucci by getting into the Gear 5 mode.
The battle was one of the best fights of One Piece. It showed a new perspective of Luffy’s Gear 5 and the awakened form of Lucci’s cat cat Devil Fruit to One Piece anime fans. However, fans were much more concerned about Luffy’s way of removing his jacket and imitating Eren Jaeger.
Attack on Titan Fans Get Excited After Luffy Imitates Eren Jaeger
An X user @PREEZE17 was the first to point out the similarity between Luffy and Eren’s move. They posted a snapshot of both scenes and expressed that Luffy did the move better than Eren Jaeger.
The general opinion among the fans was that Luffy did a better job than Eren Jaeger and he looked much more cooler than Attack on Titan’s protagonist.
However, the Attack on Titan fans were happy rather than jealous about the fact that Luffy tried to copy Eren. Many fans stated that even though the series has ended, the impact of Attack on Titan and Eren Jaeger is still present in the anime and manga world.
Well imitation is the highest form of flattery 🤷🏽♂️
— Sylvester (@goldenboy7991) April 7, 2024
Lemme fix it https://t.co/srKM8Awn3l pic.twitter.com/x6MmYAbrYO
— CatsAreAwesome (@CatsAreAwesomez) April 7, 2024
that shit wishes it looked a fraction of this good 😭🙏🏻 https://t.co/xuiSPhjnnN pic.twitter.com/3dkaxQGSnc
— expy🧣🐉 🇵🇸🇨🇩🇸🇩 (@Experxment) April 7, 2024
glad to know eren’s living in y’all empty head rent free. That’s my goat https://t.co/ue08PCGhJm pic.twitter.com/Gefpw7Er1b
— Ash🕊🦋 (@Phoenix_Pog) April 7, 2024
"We" Who? Eren clearly owns this one. https://t.co/tSD9GXPXnr pic.twitter.com/xfnGJBC7nA
— ᴡɪʟᴅ 🚩 (@KonchemWild) April 7, 2024
Every Masterpiece Has It's Cheap Copy https://t.co/1P5S8pnCrV
— Jaeger (@ParasiticEager2) April 7, 2024
Both Luffy and Eren Jaeger have amassed a huge fanbase in their journey to become some of the biggest anime and manga protagonists of all time, and although Attack on Titan ended last year, Eren is still one of the best main characters ever created in the world.
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