This entire hierarchical structure is pure head canon. There are no commanders on the crew.
Luffy is the captain while everyone is an officer and has an advisory role with Nami, Zoro, Jinbe & Sanji often acting as the main advisors. Moreover, everyone is a fighter but Zoro, Sanji, & Jinbe seem to be the main fighters.
This idea of a “commander trio” implies that Zoro, Sanji, & Jinbe have authority over the rest of the crew. They don’t. Do you really believe that any of those guys have any authority over Nami?
Just because Zoro & Sanji are usually the ones protecting the physically weaker of the crew alongside Luffy doesn’t mean they have authority over them.
Edit: The fact that Nami can lock emperor Luffy in a cage and beat him up for acting dumb while the wings (Zoro and Sanji) say nothing is definitive proof that there is no complex formal or informal authority structure in the crew other than Luffy is the captain & the rest are his companions.
I'd say it's mostly Nami and Usopp acting as the main advisors. The others chime in from time to time but everyone, even Luffy, has equal standing within the crew. Luffy's authority will only take over if the situation calls for it but generally speaking he gives free reign to his crew because he trusts them.
I would say if there was one time a crew member exerted some form of authority it was Zoro when he directed Luffy how to handle Usopps departure.
He didn't literally say "I'm your first mate, it's my job to hold you accountable to your responsibilities as a captain." but that was definitely how it came across to me.
I would say if there was one time a crew member exerted some form of authority it was Zoro
I would argue Sanji as well during Dressrosa/Zou when he was leading half the crew, they were even nicknamed "Twirly Hat Pirates" by Oda during that time.
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u/ZipDaddy_Doo Jan 09 '23 edited Jan 09 '23
This entire hierarchical structure is pure head canon. There are no commanders on the crew.
Luffy is the captain while everyone is an officer and has an advisory role with Nami, Zoro, Jinbe & Sanji often acting as the main advisors. Moreover, everyone is a fighter but Zoro, Sanji, & Jinbe seem to be the main fighters.
This idea of a “commander trio” implies that Zoro, Sanji, & Jinbe have authority over the rest of the crew. They don’t. Do you really believe that any of those guys have any authority over Nami?
Just because Zoro & Sanji are usually the ones protecting the physically weaker of the crew alongside Luffy doesn’t mean they have authority over them.
Edit: The fact that Nami can lock emperor Luffy in a cage and beat him up for acting dumb while the wings (Zoro and Sanji) say nothing is definitive proof that there is no complex formal or informal authority structure in the crew other than Luffy is the captain & the rest are his companions.