What are your favourite Ace and Sabo Head-cannons?? 😋
Ahhhhh this is a great question. Making me think real deep here. You'll probably see these things in any fic I write so you're basically making me dissect how I'd write acesabo bahaha.
OFF RIP!! Ace is NOT suicidal... per se, but he's got more of a lackadasical attitude towards potentially dying. Kinda like he has a "guess I'll die" mindset if he's in a precarious situation. And that means that he's a bit more of a daredevil when he does things. So...It's more like, he's grown up thinking he never deserved to live and realizing that he DOES deserve to live reignites his desire to do so. If anything, once he's finally accepted he's really truly loved, he wants to live as badly as Robin in Enies Lobby.
He's STUBBORN, holds grudges like crazy and won't forget or necessarily forgive without a reason.
He's THE strike first ask questions later of the ASL trio, and I think he's actually pretty cold blooded about it too. Like, he didn't even hesitate trying to kill Whitebeard. That's not from mission training (like I believe Sabo's coldness comes from) either. That's straight ruthlessness.
Basically, I think Ace is actually the most ruthless/least kind of the three brothers. He's definitely the one that holds grudges, and he's the one who refuses to let those grudges go without reason. I think the fandom sees him as the chill party dude but ignores that he's been portrayed the most as the person ready to throw hands just because.
Ace is the most loyal brother, imo. Which isn't saying the other two lack loyalty but more like loyalty is Ace's whole thing.
He has an average ability to judge a person's character OR he just doesn't care if that person seems like a good dude if he's got a goal.
Compare and contrasing Ace and Sabo a bit: Ace feels like the type of person who is good at being polite but is actually rude af on the inside whereas Sabo is the one who has made himself become disrespectful but is naturally more polite. I actually quite like that Sabo was taught how to be polite and is naturally kinder (imo) but he became an adult that refuses to be polite to others (unless in mission mode) whereas Ace was someone who was taught by society that being nice has no place in survival and then ended up learning how to be polite to others. Additionally, I think Ace is the type of person who does shit things and then uses his good manners like that will make it okay (like joining Buggy's ship for food and wiping his face on some girl's skirt)
Ace definitely is the party boy. Loves to eat and drink. I think, like Luffy, Ace is easily won over through his stomach.
Ace isn't stupid, he just doesn't think before he acts or is so stubborn that logic doesn't have a place in his decision. Like when he chooses never to run away. It's clear that this is more because someone he really cares about is "behind" him (physically and metaphorically Luffy mostly. and Sabo once in the cases we've seen) but rationally he should take Luffy and run not stay behind and fight.
He would have been strong AF if he'd been allowed to make it that long and had, yknow, actually invested time into his Haki. Like, talking as strong as if not stronger than Luffy. Guess that's why Oda had to get rid of him, his MC aura was too strong (not that he had any desire to be the pirate king lol)
He has a natural charisma that makes him hard to dislike.
I like that he learned to navigate on his own and fully think it's a kind of "sabo was gonna be my navigator, no one else is taking that" thing.
He's an average cook but he only cooks meat.
He probably bathes every few days and gets away with it because he can burn the dirt and grime away anyway.
He grows facial hair like crazy and hates it.
I think he's bisexual and that he was pretty active once he got on the Grand Line.
Also Ace is definitely SUPER BUFF. Like Zoro BUFF. But, like, I think he's naturally REALLY EFFING strong. He doesn't need to work out all hours of the day for it like Zoro did, he just is strong. He kicked down trees as a kid, that ain't normal. And I think he's definitely stronger than Sabo physically.
I think he'd have stronger armament haki than Sabo if he'd developed it properly. If Sabo does have conqueror's haki, Ace's would have been far stronger if he'd trained it.
Shipping: He's loyalty/love coded, so he'd be a doting sweetheart. But... I think possessiveness is very much in his nature. I can see him taking away someone's freedom if he wants to. But he'd always be playing it as if he's the good guy, or very aware he's doing something wrong.
Top Ace supremacy, but I'm not for those strict rules, like "he doesn't suck dick" or he "doesn't like getting fingered". Nah, he's definitely strict top but he'd be willing to experiment plenty with someone he loves, and he'd enjoy it.
I think Ace is very rough in bed. He tries to hold back all the time but with the go-ahead he's leaving bruises, bites, and scratches everywhere, and making ppl bend in ways they never imagined.
WISHFUL THINKING: He would have grown taller. Ain't no way he has Roger as a dad and isn't growing at least another 5 inches.
Sabo reads more as calculating and logical to me, like he plans in advance and is always thinking things through.
He's the least likely to strike first think later between the ASL brothers. At heart, he wants to jump in and act before thinking but his mind is racing a mile a minute and he's always thinking about whatifs. He can't Help it.
Sabo is very fun and free spirited, just like his brothers. He likes to have fun and to smile and enjoy himself and mess around. He probably gets people's names wrong on purpose (though I like the thought of it being because of his head injury.)
I don't think Sabo holds grudges. Even with his own family, now that he's free he doesn't really seem to be holding any sort of grudge towards them. Feels like he's let them go and that's good enough for him. He has things he hates and things he wants to change, but he doesn't seem to take it to the individual as much as the societal construct the revs are working to destroy. I pull a lot from OP Gakuen but like, Sabo was literally shot by Blackbeard's crew and he was so unbothered going up against Blackbeard later.
He's THE KINDEST of the ASL brothers. No one will convince me otherwise. Luffy mentioned it when they were kids, and it's shown pretty extensively in OP Gakuen (Additionally! I think that Luffy is of course extremely kind and loves easily but I think he actually has a tendency towards this kinda blunt coldness that can be quite shocking sometimes). I think it's also notable in how he was raised as a rich noble kid and willingly chose to throw it all away because it disgusted him how they treated those who were "lesser." It's also expressed through him simply being in the Revs, who act for the betterment and equality of the world. Being kind doesn't mean that someone can't be ruthless when needed.
On that note, I don't think either Sabo or any of the Revs are cold blooded killers. Not that I DON'T think they kill, but more like, if it's avoidable, they won't. Likeee can anyone actually imagine Koala or any of the Revs being so sweet on Sabo if he was some cold mean asshole who kills ruthlessly??? There's no way Sabo's some cold, evil person hiding his evil behind a smile.
Continuing!!! I do think Sabo has some sort of mental thing from being blasted in the head, but I don't think it's made him ruthless, more like it's made him lack any sort of grey scale for people who are "bad" in his eyes or maybe makes him able to do those things that are more grotesque without being as bothered by it? Idk, I'm not really on the "sabo is insane" bandwagon but I'm not against him having some sort of insanity. Actually I think his head injury and him losing Ace have made him insanely protective to an unhealthy degree over Luffy, but I find that endearing.
I fully believe he would ditch the revs for Luffy if he ever is in danger and Sabo knows. Which means I fully believe he'd do so for Ace if he had a chance to. I think Dragon would be in the background being like, "just ask??? I'm not?? gonna say no?????"
He was a very good judge of character as a kid and may have lost some of that to his head injury.
He's intentionally impolite with his words and his attitude as a way to distance himself from his polite upbringing and it is no longer something he has to think about doing. (I find him funny af when he hangs up on ppl. BRO, CHILL.) But I think his "polite" mannerisms come out without him thinking about it too, and that he is the most naturally polite of the brothers. (Once again thinking of OP Gakuen where Sabo's going around thanking and paying ppl after Luffy's run through and eaten their stuff)
Sabo is probably the best chef of ASL. Not a master, but good enough to cook a decent repertoire.
Sabo feels like he'd be the type of person to prefer a quiet evening inside with a nice drink rather than join some loud party, but he'd handle parties fine too.
He's very intelligent, but I like to think he refuses to actively use his intelligence more than necessary because of how much he was forced to learn as a kid by his parents. You won't see him studying if he doesn't have to lmfao.
I think Sabo might have conqueror's haki.
He snores, but like a lighter snore.
As much as he tries to be a rude mofo and acts like he has no manners, he def bathes all the time.
He can't grow facial hair.
He would have had perfect vision if he didn't get 'sploded as a kid. He's at least half blind in his damaged eye.
I like the thought of Sabo teaching Ace the alphabet (thank you for that one :D)
Sabo is speed-built not strength-built imo. Haki lets him tap into greater strength but physically I think he's not the strongest and he's got a more lanky body.
He's either bisexual (woman leaning) or demisexual.
Not really Sabo, but more towards some Sabo fans. The people who saw Sabo crush Bastille's mask and be cold about it and took that as his entire personality and proof that he's some cold jerk bore me. He's shown being upset over toys being abused in the underground and also going around helping with evacuations. He's show crying over Ace multiple times. So if your takeaway of Sabo off one scene is him being some cold asshole...
Extremely biased: Sabo's new voice is VERY fitting for him and very cutieful (and also very bottom energy shhh) whoever cast him knows ball. Merch team also knows ball.
I prefer Sabo's scars to not be excessive, but to at least occupy his shoulder too.
Shipping: I prefer bottom Sabo. I think Sabo likes relinquishing his control to someone he trusts and enjoying himself.
He's super freedom-coded so the idea of him ever trying to take someone's freedom away doesn't sit well with me. It also means I looove taking freedom from him hehe.
I like when Sabo has a larger sex drive than Ace after he's gotten a taste of it, but I actually think he's got a lower sex drive and is more chill with sex rather than super active.
I prefer an inexperienced Sabo with an experienced Ace.
This is so effing long. I just can't not rant and ramble I guess!! Ty for the fun, thought provoking ask!
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