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Ugh. So wrong. Why did you put that one there and that other one there. Now, with that out of the way, I'll press play and watch the video.
Best comment I’ve seen today.
Luffy would punch Sauron through his eye and destroy the whole tower so Frodo and Sam could destroy the mystery ring. Then after partying for 3 days and 3 nights with the Fellowship he'd invite Sam and Frodo to join the crew if only for the fact that they have huge feet and not for the destruction of the ring of power. And as one to never pass up a good time, would attempt to convince Nami to guide them to the Undying Lands
"Sanji! The big feet dudes said that they eat breakfast twice. Why don't we have second breakfast!?"
But most importantly he woul try some of that good pipe-weed
And he definately would like the idea of second breakfest
Hobbits like to eat and party, Luffy likes to eat and party - they'd get along, I wager. :D
Absolutely Luffy would do that
Caribou is the greatest character in all of One Piece. One cannot but love how slimy he is and how his long tongue undulates.
This is the Greatest Comment
Samwise: Will carry one friend up a mountain.
Luffy: Will carry two friends up a mountain.
I rest my case.
Samwise and Luffy are easily S-tier for me. I thought Merphy would put Swampy at untouchable but alas!
I laughed so much! Why is Caribou there!? Of all characters in OP Hahaha~~But also I get it. Protagonists and antagonist all have their worth and then there is Caribou who is just there and keeps coming back why~~~~ 🤣
Have you read the new chapter? He's clearly going to be important.
You made me laugh! Take my like and let me die out of laughter
Caribou the GOAT
I had to ask that too but like caribou he everywhere where he not supposed to be xD.
@@RaffyDGoat He is!! And he always has been and that's why it is so~~ frustrating. Why is the blandest antag so important!? I both love it and hate it! Just Oda being Oda🤣 (I am a few chapters behind. Super looking forward to catching up.)
One reason I'd put Luffy in the Untouchable Tier is that I actually believe he could inspire and bring all sorts of people together to sail under his flag. Many protagonists in fantasy end up being a beacon of hope for others but it often feels forced, whereas with Luffy I actually buy that people would follow him.
Another reason is that he's proactive. He changes his world and drives the narrative a lot with his choices and goals.
Yeah, and also one of Merphy's main reasons for putting Sam up so high was his friendships/loyalty which is a character-defining aspect of Luffy.
I'm sure this is just one out of a million comments here saying Luffy should have been top tier, but hey, I can't help myself.
The moment between Luffy and Nami on Nami’s home island brought tears to my eyes.
I also like the fact that Luffy does not want to be a hero. He just wants to protect his friends.
Agree with you and the Comments in this Thread. He may not be a flawless Character, but his Principles are sure as hell untouchable.
I have never thought to myself that I admire someone enough to truly follow them into anything, but I genuinely think I would have enough faith in Luffy to sacrifice it all and fight for a better world.
Me finding it hard to believe Luffy isnt in Untouchable, since several people were put there solely out of Loyalty. And last i checked Luffy and Loyalty are basically synonyms
I love you Merphy, but "Luffy is no Samwise" hurt me physically. lol
Same
Seeing Killua in Untouchable tier makes my day!!! He's such a complex and lovable character. Glad you love him as well!!
Agreed to that as well 💖😈
My Favorite Anime character of all time
Lovable? Yes
Complex? Have to disagree on that one
Too high imo
@@Mohamad033 yep
I started Malazan 2 days ago, so it's very interesting to see characters I've just been introduced to, be so high on the list. I'm loving it so far!
I like how much Merphy Passionately hate caribou, every time she talks about him she'll just go on a rant on why he is the worst character in all of fiction
she could put any combination of OP characters on there and she made sure to include him just so she could rant about her hate. over 1000 characters but she needed us to know
Caribou is not even an antagonist anymore. He is a hero who saved Gaburu’s grandma. It was not even once but twice. Once when he defeated scotch and then again when he surrendered to X Drake if granny was let free. His whole cover story is a redemption arc which I don’t think Merphy realized or remembers because the punk hazard arc was a while ago for her. Also now that she has caught up with wano she might have a better understanding of caribou’s cover story and scotch if she did a re-read.
@@TheKushOfAfghan I mean. He is literally plotting in the newest chapter
@@Zalied it was one sentence of him saying he has to let someone know about Pluton. He could be talking about Dragon for all we know. Caribou could be a pirate turned revolutionary based on his cover story. This guy literally could have joined the cause just because he likes grandma which is stupid and light hearted enough to work for one piece. It’s not a big stretch. Everyone is jumping to conclusions when it’s obvious he is not even an antagonist but comedic relief like Duval or Hachi. Antagonist is a strong word for a guy like Caribou. Everyone is plotting for their goals. 3D2Y was an example of Luffy plotting for his ambitions. Is Luffy a villain now? Oda has proven to his readers time and time again that you should think outside the box because Oda is the king of misdirection.
@@TheKushOfAfghan look man I'm not saying he's definitely bad he could be a revolutionary your 100% correct. I'm just saying his big turn was he helped some guys revolt for an old lady which is nice and cute but even helping luffy later was also due to luffy being his only way out.
Caribou is the only one here over these characters who deserves the "untouchable" tier. 🥺
Yeah , the ridge of the pirate king was done dirty.
In terms of a Caste system then he’s def “untouchable”
@@brook117 what in the chandala
got all defensive when i saw my boi Frodo two tiers below Sam but your description of his character was really fair and well-put i think, i like what you said bout "the burden of being the protagonist" and how that limits character development!
I'm not sure I would consider Frodo a part of the "Chosen One" trope. He wasn't destined to destroy the Ring. It came to him by chance, and then he chose to bear that burden.
There are no chances in Tolkien
There are no coincidences in Tolkien.
But, Frodo is not a Chosen One. Frodo is Blessed With Suck. The only thing in favor of Frodo is no one else in Middle Earth could endure the Ring as long as he did. Going where he had to go. Doing what he intended to do.
Anyone else would've been destroyed before Boromir.
@@shawngillogly6873 I wouldn’t say “chosen” in the same sense of modern fantasy. But he was destined to play his role, in the same way that smeagol was destined for his. These were the things that were in the song of the Ainur, that Gandalf remembered, vaguely if nothing else.
To me Luffy is UNTOUCHABLE + INCOMPARABLE ..He should have a class / tier of his own 😥😥
Facts
Oh my god. 3 books into cradle is such a wonderful feeling, coz on my first read i fell in love with Lindon and how his flaws are allowed to remain and still be a lovable character, but on my reread i truly saw how absolutely incredible yerin's characterization was, and how from day 1 she pretty much embodies what this series is built upon.
Btw, both the reads were like 2 months apart lol
Fr. The character progression in Cradle never felt forced to me. Like the changes Lindon and Yerin went thru in the last few books felt so organic. Wight just manages to write really epic storylines for his characters without it feeling artificial like in a lot of fiction these days, if you know what I mean.
Luffy not untouchable?! ZUKO OVER LUFFY? WE RIDE AT DAWN ONE PIECE FANS
ZUKO IS THE SABO OF TLA IDC
You have my sword
You should’ve put a separate ‘God’ tier above Untouchable just for Buggy D. Clown.
I love Vin a lot. I got way too emotionally attached/invested in her during my reading of Mistborn. XD
He is in the same league with Tonpa.
Damn Merphy... putting Kilua above Luffy? I cannot possibly agree 🤣 But both are great!
Also, Navani over Kal? That is insanity 🤣
Great to see the love for Locke and Jean. Mainly clicked to see if you would include either in this list, and very glad to see Jean heading up the very top.
I need to go reread those books...
The second part of the Percy Jackson series is also a good read. It built on their world a lot.
I personally would put Luffy on untouchable. I lost count on how many times he’s willing to sacrifice himself to save his friends and their countries/hometown.
I think it’s okay there, he is the perfect protagonist in his story but that doesn’t make him himself untouchable Tier…
Although I agree with your pick
Was better in the first half where he didn't fight like he knew he had plot armor.
One of most overrated characters ever, hes good for story he is in but gets boring after 1050+ chapters. Not to mention that he is similar to Goku as a character.
@@VladaBB bruh 😑
@@VladaBB that is such a superficial analysis.
Man I really hope to see some Cradle reviews from you. Those books are so damn addictive.
I'm surprised Luffy isn't untouchable because of all the characters on your list he's the only one of his kind.
If Sam is untouchable due to his loyalty, Luffy definitely should be on this tier too as it is one of his defining trait. He always sacrifices his life to save his friends and his brother Ace. Luffy declared war against the world government to save Robin. Luffy also fought Emperor Linlin which is an almost impossible feat to save Sanji. He desperately tried to rescue Ace, sacrificing few years of his life to cure the poison in Impel Down.
I'm actually shocked to see Luffy not in untouchable tier. Maybe it's just me.
My boy Leorio deserves S tier and Luffy too
Why..is Caribou there? Obviously to be put in untouchable tier ofc.
Your talk about Lies of Locke Lamorra made me read it. Got through the first book recently and I totally agree. Jean and Sam ftw.
Having read a few more of Malazan I look forward to seeing characters you haven't even read yet make their way onto this list in future. So many greats.
I guess Uncle Iroh wasn’t necessary since there is an Iroh tier above Untouchable with only him haha
Luffy should definitely be Untouchable
I wonder where you would put Meruem from HxH and Azula from avatar in this list.
Really surprised to hear you are reading cradle. It's one of my favorite fantasy series. I hope we get some reviews!!
Samwise Gamgee will be my favorite fantasy character. No one can match his faithfulness and dedication to Frodo.
Exactly
GREATEST BRO OF ALL TIME
@@nevergonnagiveupuntilibeco5690 True, true 😁
Killuas dedication to Gon just as strong
@@Lloyd00HE'S THE GREATEST BRO IN ALL OF ANIME
As soon as I saw Shallan I knew where she was going on the list. I understand, but personally I find Shallan to be one of my favorite characters. I'd probably say her, Kaladin and Lift are my favorites. Sometimes I don't like what Shallan does and she makes me cringe, but she is so incredibly broken by her past. Even more than Kaladin and Dalinar. I find her journey fascinating as she very slowly comes to terms with what she has done. I liked her relationship with Jasnah, but that kind of just got dropped as time went by for some reason.
Yaassss finally someone else who enjoys Lift!
@@irbest6148 I'd be shocked if there is anyone who doesn't!
Honestly the only ones I disagree with are Luffy and Percy, I'd put them in Untouchable
I've read the first 2 books of the Stormlight Archive and I love your Shallan take. Having her as the main POV in WoR was tough. Sad to hear it sounds like it only gets worse lol. Other than that I love the series though.
For me, I kind of read it as people being surprised by her wit so it makes them overreact to it.
A person in her position (for most of the books) is just not supposed to be witty with the kind of people she was interacting with.
She is supposed to be a young uneducated apprentice and she is talking to the sister/uncle etc. of kings.
@@squngy0 You're right, that's definitely a part of it. Still, I just remember thinking her comments were never particularly funny.
@@squngy0 A few years ago I was in a work environment where I was working very closely with a guy who thought he was hilarious. He would constantly make remarks that I just thought were mostly cringy, and not in an endearing sort of way. That experience scarred me to be more annoyed than I should be at people who feel they constantly have to make witty remarks, but lack the self-awareness to realize their jokes garner more pity laughs than genuine ones.
As someone who uses cringey humor as a coping mechanism, I personally love her. (I also know people who will take every opportunity to tell me how much “everyone” hates her when I mention I love her so I get defensive of her lol). But honestly I think she has a great arc in Oathbringer so hold on for that!
I love how all of the untouchable people are morally grey or ex-villains, and then you’ve got Kal and Sam up there as some of the least morally grey people ever written lol.(while still being interesting, that is.)
This was great haha thank you for reminding me i need to read Lies of Locke Lamora and the First Law Trilogy
Kaladin is really the closest sanderson comes to robin hobb-level character abuse and i love it
No don’t tell me I will love another huge series my TBR is literally 4 years long lol
And still nowhere close to how badly Hobb treats her main characters, lol. The only comparable one is Guts from Berserk. Hobb is ROUGH on her guys.
@@Morfeusm hahaha dw no spoilers, and if you're a literary masochist like me, you will absolutely love both authors and the endless resilience of their characters.
As a man named Kyle, I do not like your hatred for Kyle, I take it personally. ;)
OP needs its own character tier list. Hell, it can go for character tier for each arc
I just started the video, and I'm pretty sure the "go die" category is there exclusively for one particular character.
Well,well,well. I didn't expect Caribou to have company.
Ugh, I only have read the first two books of the Stormlight Archive and loved Shallan. But towards the end I was beginning to wonder if that would stay because of her decisions :/
About Shallan: I don’t necessarily disagree with your ranking, but I do want to … well, argue what you said many other people have said about Shallan being intentionally cringy because I do think their point holds up.
Yes, people are constantly telling her how witty she is, but I think *who* is telling her is the important part here. It’s always either dark eyes who aren’t educated at all, lighteyes with little education since men don’t get much (if any), or people who have a crush on her (who also fall into either of the first two categories 😂). A lot of more educated characters don’t really find her that funny. Jasnah calls her out on her “witty” remarks being kinda cheap, and points out that she wouldn’t hold up next to other high class women she’s known because they typically think through their remarks so that they’re more subtle and hit harder.
Just something I thought I’d add 😅
Not mentioning how she is attractive and has an unique look so males will probably laugh at her jokes. She even notices this when she is Veil people react to her very differently. I think Sanderson did more work on her character people give him credit for but it’s so subtle it’s almost invisible…
I agree! Also, she’s not witty but she is shocking a lot of times. Sometimes I think people react with less of a “wow so witty!!” and more of a “wow ok you just went and said…THAT. Ok.”
@@bibliophilecb yes she is downward terrifying at times, I literally remember I got creepy chills multiple times during her POVs
the Shallan analysis is on POINT !! 8:59 that's exactly it (But i like her brand of humor soo I and also it enhance her interactions with others (in my opinion) like in her relationship with Yalb (the sailor from book one) but i understand why you would be annoyed )
I am about to start WOR, and I loved Shallan in WOK, I think she has potential. I wanna see what you mean.
I strongly agree with her analysis as well, but I found her most annoying BEFORE the day Yalb accompanies her on land and she goes to that bookstore ... but also I have only read volume 1-3, maybe I'll soon change my mind
Luffy is definitely untouchable to me, at first glance he looks like such a simple and even generic good hearted protagonist but he simply has no equivalent to me
The disrespect to our lord and savious, future pirate king Caribou
Killua, as far as story upto anime is concerned disappointed me because of just one thing. That excuse for a reason of Illumi's pin in his head controlling him. That's not character development.
I used to think I would only be interested in the One Piece content of this channel because I I'm not a huge reader, but recently I started reading way more thanks to Percy Jackson and the series will leave a huge void for me once I'm done so I'm actually very happy to discover more excellent series.
I disagree the most with putting Sam so high and Frodo so low. If you're talking purely about the movies, I agree, but the books are pretty different. Sam in the books is utterly loyal (that much is true) but he's also bullheaded and I find some of his folksy attitude a bit grating. Frodo is an interesting main character not just because of the book he's in but by comparison to Bilbo. The Hobbit gives a view of the world through Bilbo that is generally fun and dramatic but generally safe. Frodo, on the other hand, faces terrors beyond what Bilbo ever considered. From the moment Frodo is stabbed at Weathertop we as readers realize this isn't the kind of story Bilbo experienced, and that stays with us (and Frodo) for the rest of the book. Daily, Frodo lives with the temptation of the ring and the knowledge that others want to kill him and take it. Bilbo is initially reluctant to join the dwarves but eventually does because of his adventurous side. Frodo doesn't want to leave the Shire but does because it's the right thing to do. I think there are many protagonists who are reluctant but few decide to fight for purely moral reasons. Furthermore, Frodo goes the entire book without killing a single creature. He's philosophical, compassionate, and strong in such understated ways that makes me think most people don't recall reading the Return of the King. He seeks to redeem not only himself, but the lowliest of the low. Why? Because he knows he isn't any better than them. To have a protagonist so closely embody mercy (see Gollum and Grima as examples) is not something I've seen in much fantasy at all. All the hobbits have great arcs but Frodo's goes horribly underappreciated because of the movies and it really annoys me. If it were my list, I'd definitely have Frodo in "Untouchable."
This is slander. You are underestimating luffy's friendship and loyalty far too much! Unacceptable!
Is there a cradle series review on the channel? Pleasantly surprised to see him show up on the tier list
It would be cool if you did some more tier lists.
I agree on Navani from Stormlight being an incredible character, but Dalinar is my favorite, best couple
Cool list, I could watch one with 100 characters! So many people you could add to this!
I won't work too hard to change your mind on Shallan; she's not my favorite either.
However, the people who respond to how clever she is are those who are 1)her social inferiors, 2)her stressed out brothers who want to encourage her, and 3) people who wanted in her pants (or a relationship if you're less cynical about it).
One person who is notably less impressed is Jasnah. So I think the cringe humor as a coping mechanism seems like a valid angle.
So you have continued the Cradle series? I would love a review - IIRC in your review of the first book you didnt like it very much and said that you will only continue because your father was loving it so much.
Sam and frodos friendship is life goals honestly.
Love these videos! but sometimes it's hard to follow what book an character your talking about. Maybe Cory can put book title and character name on the screen while you talk about them? And/or but video chapters on?
I know it's a lot more work but it would help (me) a lot to follow.
Keep the tierlists coming!
Your Luffy placement makes me cry BUT your Glokta inclusion/placement brings me SO much joy I cannot possibly complain ❤️ I also love the Lamora boys but it’s been too long since I’ve read. In my head Locke is just a slightly darker Luffy 😂
I just finished the Republic of thieves today. I read this series because you recommended it. I wasn't really into fantasy before this series, but I'm going to proceed with reading some Discworld and first law. I love the gentleman bastards world and its characters. I love Jean a lot too. That's my only criticism of the 3rd book. Not enough Jean. I think that's why the second book has such a strong place in my heart. The whole series is so good so far. My only criticism of the series is the "being someone else's puppet" trope. It was interesting and done different enough each time, but I'm definitely looking to see the next entries step away from that. With that being said, I do love how each book is so different from the other. I will have to say 2 was probably my favorite, though it took me the longest to get through.
Luffy is S-tier no questions asked.
Seeing all the Caribou comments, I am going to link the time here, just for those wanting to hear that section out of curiosity (which is what I am doing). Timestamp: Caribou 10:03
Currently reading deadhouse gates, and I’m excited to see more tattersail, but idk how she could beat Kruppe. I’m a sucker for oddball characters and he was such a fun and weird character. I don’t think he’ll be in this book and I’m bummed but I love him and can’t wait to see him more
I love Shallan's humor and everyone's response to it haha
That kinda made me wanna check out the Malazan series, then I saw its 24 books :O . around 15$ per one, that's a lot of money xD
I agree with a lot of your list, just put Toph at untouchable.
I'm wondering where you would put Tyrion Lannister from A Song Of Ice and Fire.
I’m crying that you put Toph over Aang THANK YOU! 😭 never have I identified with a character more and have to put up with so many people hating on her in my friend group
At first I HATED Caribou since he appeared in Sabaody and Fishmen Island 🤢🤮 But then, thanks to some stories written by Oda in One piece chapter covers, I changed my opinion about him. Also, I liked his involvement in Wano country (yes, things are going CRAZIER in the latest one piece chapters, OMG 😱🥶😎🐉✨ 🌊)
Yes, me too. I feel like too many people dumps on Caribou, but his Cover story was Honestly one of the best as of recently....
Caribou's cover story was such a banger icl
I pretty much agree with this, at least for the characters I know.
Locke might drop to "get out" depending on where the next book goes with a certain thing. That even being mentioned as an option tempts me to drop him to "great."
I would disagree with so much of your tiers. I was really annoyed be Rand in the WoT :D I think Aang is kind of boring. And Shallan is definitely my favorite character in The Stormlight Archives!
But I still think your character analysis is quite on point - we just seem to like different character traits :)
I knew you would put Killua in untouchable lol.
Misaki's character arc is my absolute favorite, I've never been SO moved by a character. So glad to see you talk about her!
Happy that killua made Untouchable lol 🔥
You're DAMN RIGHT Best Boy Killua is untouchable!
You should do one of these for Percy Jackson
I definitely agree with you about Shallan. Her personality also increasingly grates on me.
2nd comment, but even as someone who ended up dnf'ing Malazan coz it just started being quite boring, whiskeyjack was just such a great character.
Like a lot of characters in malazan we start seeing him basically at the end of his whole story. But unlike a lot of them, he does still just pop on the page and by the end of book 3 you can't help but love him
Alright miss Napier, honesty time: out of Shallan (Stormlight Archive) and Mat (wheel of time), which one would you save from a burning building?
I recognize half of the characters on the board! I wish Sazed and Jezal was there too, they are my fave from Mistborn and First Law (I have just finished book one). I wonder if Doffy is here where would he be ranked? It seems like he's your fave OP villain.
I'd love to see her do a tier list of villains (/antagonists?) from fantasy. Doffy etc from OP (would maybe have to pick just 4-5 from there, lol, there are soooooo many good ones). If we include antagonists, Hisoka for sure. Padan Fain, Lanfear and/or some of the other forsaken? Lord Ruler in Mistborn. Can just keep going, wouldn't need to be the same list of sources as this, but its not a bad starting point.
Killua and Zuko are also easily untouchable for me too!
Luffy NOT being untouchable is blaspbemy especially putting killua there luffys character is much deeper but not my list i guess
I was wanderong if you've read The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn by Tyler Whitesides (Kingdom of Grit series)
--- it is basically heist series.
(or does anyone else in this comment section know if she already read it? thx)
Caribou is hilarious imo, bc he's the slime-ball made of slime, & also he's exactly what buggy would be if buggy was terrible.
👏I need more sweet, loyal gentle giants who can rip your face off in stories👏
The loyal friend trope is the best honestly and ofc jean and sam are untouchable. It wont be merphys tier ranking otherwise. This is so funn to watchh
Having Killua and Sam in untouchable while Luffy is in Great and Frodo is in Good hurts my soul.
curious enough I found Shallan less annoying (in the way you described her) in book four, that doesn't make her and Adolin's plot less boring tho
Okay but when you didn't put Luffy next to Samwise my CZcams absolutely knew it was gonna hurt just the tiniest bit AND CZcams PLAYED ITS ADS THERE
By the way I came here from the one piece tier list seeking the turmoil and I found it lol right away lol I promise I didn't mean any hate or disrespect
I've only made it to the third book of the stormlight archive, so m opinion might change, but currently I like Schallan and Kaladin, but I have some sort of issues with each. With Schallan I enjoy her when she actually shows some wits, but sometimes she wouldn't do so for many, many pages, making me forget that she actually can be witty. It feels like her talk and the rest of her character are kinda disconnected. WIth kaladin... haaa.. I was just so damn frustrated with him at times, when he would get so lost in his thoughts about revenge and in his stigmas about the lighteyes. Like it's understandable to a point, but I felt like it was just this tad bit too much which really frustrated me.
The character I've liked the most throught the books (among the protagonists) is Adolin. He's presented as someone with flaws but also qualities, you don't feel like the author is trying to make you like him, sometimes he's a little dumb and I enjoy that, and all the while he tries to do what seems right and he thinks is good for those around him, not himself.
I totally thought there was going to be a surprise ending where she added another tier at the top and then pulled in Iroh to put in there
I think that you will really like Kingdom. It's a war story manga. It's just like every war that have existed, but like no war story that have ever been told
I've never hated a character as much as I hated Kyle Heaven, just thinking of him my blood boil!! I liked Althea fine, but my favorite of Liveship traders was definitely Malta! Just wait for the third book, that girl rocks!
Caribou is best boi
Killua the legend
Dropping the truth about Shallan!! Thank you! It's been this way since the first episode, i just don't understand this!
Luffy and Caribou??? That’s an interesting second character from One Piece to include but looks more important every time we see him so I get it
Samwise is such an amazing person 😭😎💪👍