Top 10 One Piece villains

The Golden Age of Pirates!

 Hey comic book fans! I've talked about One Piece before... Easy to say I'm a huge fan. One of the reasons I like One Piece is that the characters are so vibrant and interesting. From the main cast to the support characters there's always a touch of whimsy from creator Eichiro Oda. 

 Here I want to make a list of my top ten villains in One Piece. This list is my own personal opinion of who are the baddest and most deliciously vile of the villains Luffy and his crew has to face. So without further ado...

10. Spandam

 I hate this guy. What a wuss! He talks a big game because he has a special government assassin unit, The CP9, under his command. By himself, he only has his sword imbued with the Zo zo no Omi (Elephant Devil Fruit), Funkfreed, to defend himself with. He physically and mentally abuses Nico Robin when she was her prisoner. He eventually got bitchslapped so hard by her his face swelled up.

9. Gekko Moriah

 One of the warlords, Moriah, is one of the spookiest villains. He controls a ship as big as an island filled with zombies, ghosts and monsters. He puts no value in human life as he considers the living fragile and unreliable. He's a demonic looking vegetable shaped man with no qualms in damning random people in a life of eternal shade. His powers come from the Kage Kage no Omi (Shadow Devil Fruit), where he can steal someone else's shadow to become a battery for one of his zombies. He can also manipulate his own shadow to act as a warrior for him cuz he's too lazy to fight on his own. He is power hungry and diabolical in most senses.

8. Magellan

 The warden of Impel Down. Just look at him. He looks like the Boss of hell and he does a pretty good job at it. Magellan isn't as evil as the other villains. He just does his job of keeping criminals in his torture pit. But his power is just so nasty. He ate the Venom Devil Fruit and can poison anything he comes into contact to. Although it does give him an awful case of diarrhea... which I find hilarious.

7. Capt. Kuro

 This guy is a straight up turncoat. He is sneaky and murderous and slimy. He couldn't care less if he ends up killing his crewmates. He has no problem killing children or sick people. What I like about Kuro is that he is the first devious villain in the series. He's dark. He's calculating. He pretended to care for someone for years when all he wanted was to kill Kaya and steal her family's money. Another thing is he has awesome sword claws that he can use to kill in super speed... So that's a plus.

6. Enel

 The former god of Skypeia. A major douche to boot. Enel has the power of the Goro Goro no Omi (Thunder Devil Fruit) and with his major god complex he rules Skypeia and its inhabitants as a tyrant. You just love to watch Enel get his comeuppance when he faces the one person his powers have effect on, Luffy. He still puts up a great fight though. And look at those ear lobes... I mean What the Hell?

5. Sir Crocodile/ Mr.0

 Talk about a mob boss! Crocodile is cunning, ruthless and just a relentless machine. He has contingency after contingency. He has an army of agents in Baroque Works under his bid and don't know who he is. He laughs like a crime lord and has a giant hook for a hand. He has the power of the Suna Suna no Omi (Sand Devil Fruit) while he tries to conquer the desert island of Alabasta. That's what I call Home Court Advantage.

4. Rob Lucci

 Rob Lucci is a killing machine. He doesn't really have a dark motivation behind his actions. He's just an assassin and his orders are to take out his targets. But he does so with such ruthless efficiency that it's scary. That and he ate the Neko Neko no Omi (Cat devil fruit) Model: Leopard. A cold ruthless predator in as a human made much worse as a beast.

3. Arlong

 It takes a special kind of dick to kill a mother in front of her kids and then practically enslave one of those kids. Arlong is a hardcore speceiest, if that's a word. He considers humans with far less worth from his fellow fish men. He bribes government officials while he bleeds Nami's home village dry. He is vile and represents a lot of things I don't like in humanity itself. Also he's a freakin Sharkman. He can bite through anything and has super human strength. Watching Luffy snap his nose brings me loads of joy.

2. Donquixote Doflamingo

 Dofy is a step up from Arlong's ego. Dofy used to be a Celestial Dragon, ancestors of the founders of the World Government. So in short, he's a giant dick to his fellow humans and to everyone else. He gets his kicks from controlling everything especially with his power from the Ito Ito no Omi  (String Devil Fruit) that makes anyone his virtual puppet. He even has his own brother killed for betraying his "family". He's flashy and thinks he's the smartest richest douche of them all.

1. Blackbeard / Marshall D. Teach

 Who else can come first? Blackbeard rose himself and his crew up the ranks with the biggest treacheries in the whole story. Thanks to his power from the Yami Yami no Omi (Darkness Devil Fruit), he captures Ace, kills Whitebeard and steals his power, becomes a warlord then quits to become an Emperor. Ugh, I'd hate him so much but he did such a good job making the story more balanced and unpredictable that I had to make him my top pick. He is darkness himself though he can be funny at times. He is just straight up baddest of the bad. Blackbeard everyone!

Hope you enjoyed the list. If there's a villain you want to make a case for please mention them in the comments. Til then, enjoy your comics.

Iron Man is now a 15 year old girl.

Why give the iron mantle to someone else?

 I don't know how to feel as a fan of the character. Iron Man has always been iconic to me ever since I first learned how to use the Proton Cannon in Marvel vs Capcom 2. So when I read about his incoming replacement, Riri Williams, I started to wonder. Are the gender and race swapping with the superheroes a good thing?

 I guess, to me, it's 50/50! 

 I'll start with the bad. As a huge fan of superheroes and comic books, you start to familiarize yourself with the characters. To me, Iron Man has always been Tony Stark. Thor has always been the Shakesperean muscle-head guy from Asgard. Spiderman has always been Peter Parker. When they start calling something else the same name, I get confused and a little frustrated since the icon i knew now has to share their name with someone else. Feelings aside, it will still cause a lot of confusion with new fans and old. "Which Iron Man are we talking about right now? The girl Iron Man?" "Which Thor? The Buff Guy or the Hot Chick?" See what I mean? I liked that each superhero could be recognized and have their reputation be instantly known just by looking at them. Now there's gonna be some weird, out of place, comparisons made between the people the share the name. 

So much chaos.

 On the other hand, the diversity it does present offers some opportunities. Maybe some girl who loves robotics can find a kindred spirit in Riri Williams as Iron Man. It does open up a lot to more audiences. Kids love to discover about something especially in a nice story so maybe it's harsh to condemn the gender-bender redesigns. Also I guess, I don't want to adhere that there should be less stories and characters made.

 On my final note, I do welcome and encourage much diversity in comics, especially in superheroes, which are my favorite ones. But they could just have their own story. And their own names. What's the need to piggyback on the already established storylines? Also when we can make our own? Sure there have been done-to-death origin stories, but who cares? We just want more original content that can stand on its own.

 What do you think? More characters with the same name or just more characters? Let me know in the comments. Til then, Ciao!