#they're both just super powerful dummies who love their crews and want to be king of the pirates

[notbroadwaybound]

what I love about Eustass Kid as a foil to Luffy is just... they're the same. Like that scene when they are racing to Onigashima and they are both riding on the bow of their ships and look at each other. Both would do anything for their crew (i.e. attack Enies Lobby/an emperor) but the only difference is Luffy is the main character and Eustass just thinks he's the main character.

Maybe it's just the will of D and if Eustass was Eustass D Kid it'd be different but dude is destined to fail