One Piece has its fair share of criticisms, and fake-out deaths are one of them. From Igaram to Pell, there was a series of moments that paved the way for fake deaths in the anime. Luffy is no exception to that, especially with the sheer amount of plot armor in the series, but there is a catch to that as well.

Monkey D. Luffy in a still from the anime | Credit: Toei Animation

While Oda heavily incorporated plot armor in his writing, Goku’s character in the Dragon Ball series takes it to a whole new level. So much so that the character may have even abused this element, as pointed out by several fans. It does, however, tie in well with Oda’s death-baiting aspect in his series.

Goku and the overuse of plot armor

Goku, as we all know, is one of the strongest Saiyans in the Dragon Ball universe.