Love Luffy's adverse childhood experiences TM 'cause they really do be ranging
No parents, interesting relationship with grandfather (only known relative at the time)
Raised as a feral village child and then by actual criminals in a cabin in the woods and THEN he lived in a treehouse with two ten year old boys with no adult supervisors to make sure they don't literally perish (this is a seven year old, for those unaware)
Fighting grown men who happen to be Seasoned Criminals on the regular with these two ten year olds
Uhhhh he got mauled by a bear that one time
He nearly drowned several times
He almost got eaten alive by a Sea King, and he witnessed Shanks getting his arm eaten to save him
Nearly being murdered several times by grown adults (and Ace)
Falling down several cliffs. If I remember right he was pushed at least once (???)
Several hours of very literal torture in a row and then nearly getting murdered (again). He was possibly also aware that the residents of Grey Terminal could hear his several hours of screaming and that they didn't do anything about it
Speaking of the residents of Grey Terminal, some of 'em be murdering each other in broad daylight. I'm sure he's witnessed this at least a few times
Being swallowed whole by a crocodile
Surviving genocide by fire. Which he was also tricked into helping start
One brother got murdered
The other brother was at least slightly suicidal even if he never acted on it
It's implied that there were periods where Luffy didn't have the best food security. I'd also argue that after Garp took him out of the village, even when he had enough food to get full, he only really ate meat and rice, which is like, not enough nutrients? I hope Makino brought vegetables when she visited like frfr
[I'm sure I'm missing things, but the list is extensive as it is]
He stabbed himself in the face once for clout, does that count?
Like. As a Psych major???? This is just fascinating. It's a case study too wild to ever see in a textbook, at least in my experience, but the way these things play into his character has always seemed so realistic to me. Props to Oda ig. I doubt that he knew all of Luff's childhood from the beginning and yet he's such a consistent character
