Corazon and Law Relationship Analysis: The Bittersweet Edition
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first off, these panels are so incredibly important to me. As is evident from the first two images, Corazon is, like his brother, an intrinsically manipulative character. While he channels his flaws into far more noble goals than Doflamingo, its still practically impossible to deny the fact that Corazon has extensively lied to and manipulated those around him.
And his ready brand of deception is a defining aspect of his character. As we also see from the earlier images, Corazon has allowed deception and manipulation to shape his personality as well. Among other things, he pretends to be mute and he cloaks himself with a serious, stoic demeanor. He even manipulated Sengoku and the Marines when he stole the Op Op Fruit from beneath their noses. Nobody knew who he truly was.
But then
Law came along. And suddenly, as we see in the fourth image, Corazon finally begins to reveal just who he really is. And we all see him for the kind, goofy, and loving man that he really is. He only revealed this because Law is the only one with whom he feels comfortable enough to be himself. Corazon cares for, trusts, and loves Law so much that Law is legitimately the only person who really ever knew Corazon for the man he really was.
Expressing himself as he truly is is one of the major ways that Corazon expresses his love for Law.
So, in the last moments of his life, Corazon simply couldnt stand the thought of deceiving Law the way he did others, of having died with Law not knowing who he truly was. So he sheds his shield of deception and confesses that hes a Marine. He confesses this despite Law having made it explicitly clear that he hates Marines with a passion. Corazon would rather confess and have Law hate him rather than not express his full love for Law and lie to him.
He wants Law to remember him. And, like pineappleheadmarco eloquently stated, because of this, Law is the only one who really remembers Corazon for the man that he truly was. He was the only one who didnt remember Corazon as a dimwitted mute, turncoat, thug, or Celestial Dragon. Law is the only one who remembered Corazon for the man he truly was: a kindhearted, extremely altruistic man that valued others above himself.
