<p>Luffy doesn't consider fighting against one without any dreams worth his time. As for Zoro, he was just following the order of his captain.</p>

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Ayan Dutta
<p>Because in the same chapter/Mock Town arc, when they are walking through the town, Nami made Luffy promise that they won't fight in this town. So Luffy kept his promise and also stopped Zoro. Nami is the de facto Queen of Pirates.</p>

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FullApostrophe634
<p><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/56649">Emerald's answer</a> is wrong. That scene was the anchor for the rest of the mini-arc on that island. The mini-arc is about dreams; it’s about what makes them ethereal and why something you can’t touch is more defining than something you can.</p>
<p>In episode 151, Nami asks Zoro, “Hey - Zoro, why didn’t you fight those guys?” To which Zoro replies, “They weren’t standing in our way, you know. Fights that leave nothing but sympathy are rough.” What Zoro means is that Bellamy and the rest of his crew weren’t hindering Zoro or Luffy’s ambitions (to be the greatest swordsman, or be the king of pirates).</p>
<p><a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/27806/2516">Ashishgup's answer</a> hits the nail on the head. Later on, Luffy calls the old man his friend. The reason he goes back to fight Bellamy is because he knows that the gold city is the old man’s dream, and by stealing his gold, the only proof that held the old man’s dream together, Bellamy had spat on his dream. It wasn’t about Bellamy hurting his friends. Luffy stood by as he and Zoro were punched and kicked by Bellamy. It was about tarnishing their dreams.</p>
<p>Luffy is an idiot in a lot of ways, but his sense of what is pure is incredible. He believes in friendship, dreams, and dying for what you believe in. This is just one way the author illustrates that for us. It’s hard to see that if you don’t believe in dreams yourself.</p>
<p>Towards the end of that episode, one of Bellamy’s crew yells to Luffy, “Hey Strawhat, where are you going? I’m still here!” <em>Bellamy is knocked out in the background by Luffy’s one punch</em> Luffy replies, hands bloodied from knocking out Bellamy, “Where am I going? To the sky!” This is the point where the theme of the mini-arc is brought home: “A person’s dream may not weigh as much as a gold ingot, but it’s worth more than any gold ingot.” After all, One Piece is an ode to dreams.</p>

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Steeb
<p>I don't agree with <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/27806">Ashishgup's answer</a>. What happened to Shanks was that the bandits talked shit about pirates and poured alcohol on him. But here, both Luffy and Zoro get more than that. When they get back to the ship, they are covered with wounds and blood. And at first, Luffy was about to kick his ass, but then for some reason, he stopped.</p>
<p>It felt more like nonsensical BS the author came up with, thinking it would look cool and mature.
&quot;Only picks fights when his friends are hurt or somebody stands in the way of his goals&quot;? Zoro was also attacked, why didn't he fight them then?</p>
<p>There was no deep meaning there. It was just a stupid scene.</p>

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Answers that just amount to "it was bad writing" or "I didn't like it" aren't very good answers, IMHO.
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Emerald
<p>As a guy on <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/comments/3vad1p/why_didnt_zoro_and_luffy_fight_back/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Reddit</a> put it:</p>
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<p>It goes back to Shanks when he was in East Blue. The bandits did the same thing to him and he didn't fight back either. Zoro was simply following the command of his captain. Luffy said don't fight back so he didn't fight back. Luffy however wasn't fighting because there was no need to fight them. He later however did &quot;fight&quot; Bellamy when his friends were attacked by Bellamy, similar to how Shanks and crew fought for Luffy when the bandits attacked Luffy.</p>
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<p><strong>Hence, Luffy didn't retaliate because:</strong></p>
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<li><p>Luffy was inspired by Shanks' decision to not fight back in the past without a reason</p>
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<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/AeCJq.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/AeCJql.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>
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<li><p>Bellamy wasn't standing in the way of Luffy's goals or had hurt any of his friends (until later in the series). Luffy being the kind of guy he is, only picks fights when his friends are hurt or somebody stands in the way of his goals.</p>
</li>
<li><p>He seemed to lose interest in Bellamy when Bellamy claimed that &quot;The pirates' dream era is over&quot; and started depreciating pirates who believed in the City of Gold, The Emerald City, and the great treasure of One Piece.</p>
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<p><strong>As for Zoro, as stated, he was simply following the captain's order</strong>.</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/0ni3W.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/0ni3Wl.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>

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besides that, if I'm not mistaken, Luffy and Zorro also promised to Nami to not make a mess because they need an information about Sky Island
JTR
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@JTR, as you can see in the second picture, Nami tells Luffy and Zoro to forget about the promise. But even so, they do not fight. Hence, I didn't include it as a point.
Ashishgup
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oh, okay, didn't read that hehe...
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Ashishgup
<p>We see that towards the end of Episode 146 and in Episode 147, Luffy and Zoro don't fight back against Bellamy although they could have easily beaten him. Why is that?</p>

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Why didn't Luffy and Zoro fight back against Bellamy in Mock Town?
# Why didn't Luffy and Zoro fight back against Bellamy in Mock Town?
Posted by: username_0 on 2015-12-04
We see that towards the end of Episode 146 and in Episode 147, Luffy and Zoro don't fight back against Bellamy although they could have easily beaten him. Why is that?
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## 5 answers
### Answer by username_0 on 2015-12-04. Score: 15 | Accepted answer
As a guy on [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/comments/3vad1p/why_didnt_zoro_and_luffy_fight_back/) put it:

> It goes back to Shanks when he was in East Blue. The bandits did the same thing to him and he didn't fight back either. Zoro was simply following the command of his captain. Luffy said don't fight back so he didn't fight back. Luffy however wasn't fighting because there was no need to fight them. He later however did "fight" Bellamy when his friends were attacked by Bellamy, similar to how Shanks and crew fought for Luffy when the bandits attacked Luffy.

**Hence, Luffy didn't retaliate because:**

* Luffy was inspired by Shanks' decision to not fight back in the past without a reason

  > [![](https://i.sstatic.net/AeCJql.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/AeCJq.jpg)
* Bellamy wasn't standing in the way of Luffy's goals or had hurt any of his friends (until later in the series). Luffy being the kind of guy he is, only picks fights when his friends are hurt or somebody stands in the way of his goals.
* He seemed to lose interest in Bellamy when Bellamy claimed that "The pirates' dream era is over" and started depreciating pirates who believed in the City of Gold, The Emerald City, and the great treasure of One Piece.

**As for Zoro, as stated, he was simply following the captain's order**.

[![](https://i.sstatic.net/0ni3Wl.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/0ni3W.jpg)
> **Comments:**
> **username_6** (2015-12-04): besides that, if I'm not mistaken, Luffy and Zorro also promised to Nami to not make a mess because they need an information about Sky Island  
> **username_0** (2015-12-04): @JTR, as you can see in the second picture, Nami tells Luffy and Zoro to forget about the promise. But even so, they do not fight. Hence, I didn't include it as a point.  
> **username_6** (2015-12-04): oh, okay, didn't read that hehe...  
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### Answer by username_1 on 2023-08-18. Score: 1
Luffy doesn't consider fighting against one without any dreams worth his time. As for Zoro, he was just following the order of his captain.
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### Answer by username_2 on 2023-05-01. Score: 1
Because in the same chapter/Mock Town arc, when they are walking through the town, Nami made Luffy promise that they won't fight in this town. So Luffy kept his promise and also stopped Zoro. Nami is the de facto Queen of Pirates.
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### Answer by username_3 on 2020-03-19. Score: 1
[Emerald's answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/56649) is wrong. That scene was the anchor for the rest of the mini-arc on that island. The mini-arc is about dreams; it’s about what makes them ethereal and why something you can’t touch is more defining than something you can.

In episode 151, Nami asks Zoro, “Hey - Zoro, why didn’t you fight those guys?” To which Zoro replies, “They weren’t standing in our way, you know. Fights that leave nothing but sympathy are rough.” What Zoro means is that Bellamy and the rest of his crew weren’t hindering Zoro or Luffy’s ambitions (to be the greatest swordsman, or be the king of pirates).

[Ashishgup's answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/27806/2516) hits the nail on the head. Later on, Luffy calls the old man his friend. The reason he goes back to fight Bellamy is because he knows that the gold city is the old man’s dream, and by stealing his gold, the only proof that held the old man’s dream together, Bellamy had spat on his dream. It wasn’t about Bellamy hurting his friends. Luffy stood by as he and Zoro were punched and kicked by Bellamy. It was about tarnishing their dreams.

Luffy is an idiot in a lot of ways, but his sense of what is pure is incredible. He believes in friendship, dreams, and dying for what you believe in. This is just one way the author illustrates that for us. It’s hard to see that if you don’t believe in dreams yourself.

Towards the end of that episode, one of Bellamy’s crew yells to Luffy, “Hey Strawhat, where are you going? I’m still here!” *Bellamy is knocked out in the background by Luffy’s one punch* Luffy replies, hands bloodied from knocking out Bellamy, “Where am I going? To the sky!” This is the point where the theme of the mini-arc is brought home: “A person’s dream may not weigh as much as a gold ingot, but it’s worth more than any gold ingot.” After all, One Piece is an ode to dreams.
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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-01-28. Score: 0
I don't agree with [Ashishgup's answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/27806). What happened to Shanks was that the bandits talked shit about pirates and poured alcohol on him. But here, both Luffy and Zoro get more than that. When they get back to the ship, they are covered with wounds and blood. And at first, Luffy was about to kick his ass, but then for some reason, he stopped.

It felt more like nonsensical BS the author came up with, thinking it would look cool and mature.
"Only picks fights when his friends are hurt or somebody stands in the way of his goals"? Zoro was also attacked, why didn't he fight them then?

There was no deep meaning there. It was just a stupid scene.
> **Comments:**
> **username_5** (2020-03-19): Answers that just amount to "it was bad writing" or "I didn't like it" aren't very good answers, IMHO.  
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