Slight change in Nami’s Origin Story in One Piece Live-Action Paid Off Well for Emily Rudd and The Series.

SUMMARY

Fans of the One Piece live-action series found great satisfaction in Nami’s portrayal due to the modest adjustments made to the character to give it a more realistic appearance.

The strategy that worked well was changing Rudd’s Nami’s origin story just a little bit.

In the anime, Nami’s arrangement with Arlong was known to the people in her village; however, in the live-action series, this was altered.

As One Piece Live-Action’s next season is in the works, the one performance that the fans have been eagerly waiting for is that of Emily Rudd, the actor who played the role of Nami, the navigator of the Straw Hat Pirates. As the major part of the first season focused on her because of the Arlong Park arc, fans got to witness Rudd’s exceptional acting skills, and now they are waiting for more.

Emily Rudd starred as Nami in Netflix’s One Piece

However, the character of Nami in One Piece live-action was appreciated by fans not only because of Rudd but also because of some slight modifications that the creators did to her character to make things look more realistic. For example, they had Rudd break into things like the burglar Nami was. These things surely added to the better portrayal of the character.

Another thing that paid off well was making a slight change in the origin story of Rudd’s Nami. This slight change was not only appreciated by fans, but it also brought out a true emotional aspect of Nami’s character in the live-action series which made it look real, and although it may be a slight change it surely worked.

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The Origin Story of Emily Rudd’s Nami in One Piece

Throughout the entire series, Nami is one of the most cherished and beloved characters. Emily Rudd’s character is not only one of the most intelligent Straw Hats but also the ship’s navigator. Nami, an Oykot Kingdom war orphan, was born into an unknown family. Bell-mère, a female Marine, and Nokijo found her when she was a newborn.

Emily Rudd as Nami in One Piece live-action

The trio decided to start a family and share their early years in Cocoyasi Village. It was during Arlong’s invasion of their village that her difficult story began. He abducted Nami and murdered Bell-mère. Nami was presented with an offer by Arlong regarding the liberation of her village, wherein the villagers’ lives would be exchanged for a specific quantity of berries.

With the hope of living a happy life after liberating the village, Nami started putting a lot of effort into buying Cocoyashi from Arlong. She joined pirates and stole treasure, which she later hid in the orchard, all while creating maps for Arlong over the next eight years. However, there was a slight change in this origin story in the One Piece live-action.

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Nami’s Origin Story Was a Little Different in One Piece Live-Action

Although Nami’s backstory and her battle to free her village from the Arlong Pirates are heartwarming, the live-action One Piece version of these events does not treat the residents of Nami’s village with the same kindness.

Emily Rudd as Nami

The inhabitants of Nami’s village in the One Piece anime are aware that her acts as a pirate and burglar are done for their benefit, and they have no malice towards her. Since these characters in the live-action adaptation are blind to her arrangement with Arlong, they have good reason to be resentful of her.

But when they learn the truth, their feelings of guilt towards Rudd’s Nami create a very moving scene that fans adore and further develops Rudd’s character. This was truly a gamble played by Netflix, which paid off well as this scene became one of the most emotional scenes of the entire series.