What was the point of this character? he never won any fights and was irrelevant after his introduction. Why does he have any fans?
What was the point of this character? he never won any fights and was irrelevant after his introduction...
That fight was really cool, especially in the anime.
he doesn't marry Tenten
Why not?
Why does he have any fans?
'Cause he's cool.
irrelevant after his introduction
Because the editor made him add this character, and he didn't have any long-term plans for him.
Kishimoto wanted Guy to have all of the cool taijutsu moments, and it made more sense narratively with him being Kakashi's rival and experienced with sharingan users. There was no room for a carbon copy of Guy but just worse.
realism
so why did he make rock lee at all
Garage should have lost there, he could still do the shikaku freak out after having a breakdown about it afterwards and Naruto could have his battle the same ,
You can't have your villain for the arc lose to some random you just introduced.
It's entirely the "I wasn't using my full power" meme.
It's a cool trope.
I remember when the end of this fight aired when I was younger, and I spent the whole day pacing around seething about how Rock Lee should have won.
This nigger single-handedly ruined people’s perception of what Naruto is about, and I will forever hate him for that.
how
He fought Gaara who's based. That's all you need to know. It's all about how cool Gaara.
yeah but
The fact he even put up a fight against -the- Gaara instantly grants him 0.0001% of the coolness Gaara has and lots of popularity and bitches.
Because he was a big deal in the only one or two arcs where Naruto had any soul whatsoever
This, but Guy did it better tbqh.
Hes a human martial artist that trains to get better. No magical bullshit, no chosen kid. Almost a character that doesnt belong in that manga. The fact he lost after giving everything he had is what gets him the fans, hes as real as it gets.
To show you that ambition and hard work can't compete with predestination.
Editor meddling. The entire Chunin exam arc came as a mandate from above.
Understandable, we've all felt that kind of pain.
Drunk Lee vs. Kimimaro was a great fight, and he still had good moments in filler, like the fight against Raiga.
he never won any fights
Lee Beat Naruto. Was owning Sasuke and Guy's turtle had to stop the fight.
Inspiring the main character to want to defeat Neji, spurring him on in his rise from a student that fails at even the most basic techniques taught in schools, into the strongest ninja in the world.
Doesn't the fight with Hinata mostly do the same thing, and much better?
Shut the fuck up.
It's all about the Naruto character arc. It reflects the rivalry between Sasuke and Naruto.
What was the point of this character?
To hand out a copy power up to Sasuke like a Mega Man bad guy. Also, literally to job in the truest wrestling sense. He was introduced strong, then had an even stronger moment, and then gets outclassed instantly to show how much Sasuke had grown when he comes in and no diffs the level of Gaara that Lee almost killed himself against.
Despite Lee himself insisting otherwise at face value, none of his narrative purpose had to do with Neji or Naruto. His inclusion is all about Sasuke.
Cool idea that would eventually be out of focus for the latter half of the series, only for Guy to take his place and almost die since Rock Lee dying would be a bit sadder since he was younger. There wasn't a full end goal, but whatever it could have been, it was taken from him and given to Guy.
hardwork character
yeah, Rock Lee did every fatal damage to Gaara
but our main villain needs plot armor until our main hero (Nardo) defeats hin
Shukaku freak out can't happen earlier, otherwise everyone would be busy handling Shukaku and can't go to the 1v1 tournament
hardwork character
cope
You can if you're not a coward.
What was the point of this character?
Kishimoto wanted to have a guy who does nothing but punch and kick, and have him fight a guy who only does ninja magic. The two opposite extremes of the ninja spectrum.
Why does he have any fans?
His one big fight was really cool and he was the main character of it despite losing.
Why was Gaara fixated on Sasuke anyway? Sasuke's showing in the prelims was pathetic and that's the only time Gaara sees Sasuke fight.
and it was the best arc
Lee's daily training:
10000 push-ups
100 laps around the village
lift 100kg weights
Naruto's training: SAVE ME KURAMA CHAKRA OF THE SANNIN
Sasuke's training: SAVE ME SHARINGAN EYE
Part 1 and part 2 have a huge generational disconnect because not enough time passed for the teens to surprass the adults. Hence Guy and Kakashi still carrying so hard.
You literally see both Naruto and Sasuke train HARD all the fucking time, you mong.
...for one day...
and then lose the battle and get saved by the Demon inside... or by the most recent power-up you got from your brother...
Reddit tier character.
You're talking to someone who's read the manga here. Sorry.
and was irrelevant after his introduction
The story also stopped being worth reading after that, so, what's the problem