The most likely person to join right now is Barto and even that's pretty unlikely.
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Cuz you behave like being 4
Way to pick on someone that is probably three times younger than yourself. Classy~
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Way to pick on someone that is probably three times younger than yourself. Classy~
He have to take his chances
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My chips are all in on Bellamy or Rebecca.
I wonder what the heck is going to happen to Bellamy, he should Join Bartolomeo, the Revos or the royal guard
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The most likely person to join right now is Barto and even that's pretty unlikely.
no way, I know Kinnemon won't join but he has a story that needs to be resolved (wano conneted with Kaidou and something about momo being important) that Luffy will no doubt resolve and has already been hinted at having a tragic back story
all he needs to fill that Straw hat requirement standards is a goal, which usually comes about in a tragic back story
and he gets along with most of the crew (and more connection with Luffy will probably happen in the wano arc)
he's got more things going for him then any member, momo's the only thing holding him back, and there's a million ways that story could turn around
where as Barto has…
no goal we know of (and if it is join Luffy's crew than it would instantly be accomplished when he joins and would be far diffrent from the other long term goals all the straw hats exhibit)
no tragic back story (he was even a malicious mafia guy who eats people... not straw hat material)
and so far nothing he needs Luffy's help resolving
none of them will join but at least kinnemon has a chance, the others will simply be allies I imagine
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no way, I know Kinnemon won't join but he has a story that needs to be resolved (wano conneted with Kaidou and something about momo being important) that Luffy will no doubt resolve and has already been hinted at having a tragic back story
all he needs to fill that Straw hat requirement standards is a goal, which usually comes about in a tragic back story
and he gets along with most of the crew (and more connection with Luffy will probably happen in the wano arc)
he's got more things going for him then any member, momo's the only thing holding him back, and there's a million ways that story could turn around
where as Barto has…
no goal we know of (and if it is join Luffy's crew than it would instantly be accomplished when he joins and would be far diffrent from the other long term goals all the straw hats exhibit)
no tragic back story (he was even a malicious mafia guy who eats people... not straw hat material)
and so far nothing he needs Luffy's help resolving
none of them will join but at least kinnemon has a chance, the others will simply be allies I imagine
Franky was also a gang leader lol.
Barto has a unique design, his dream is to make Luffy the PK (most likely) and he's already started talking like a SH (his chat with Bellamy).
Though I still think he's just the bravest Frenchman in this case and we won't actually see anybody we've met yet join the crew (apart from Jinbei, whole other kettle of fishmen).
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If Barto joins I have a problem
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If Barto joins I have a problem
That you might faint with excitement and accidentally impale yourself?
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That you might faint with excitement and accidentally impale yourself?
Could happen… Sanji and Barto in one crew would be beyond epic for me
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Could happen… Sanji and Barto in one crew would be beyond epic for me
I would also enjoy it but I'd say it's unlikely to happen.
One positive from that is no accidental impaling, happy days!
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I would also enjoy it but I'd say it's unlikely to happen.
One positive from that is no accidental impaling, happy days!
True dat… Oda knows Barto is too cool after all
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I would want either of the following to join
Bellamy - great character, obviously has a tragic past, and could have a dream. But his devil fruit doesn't add much
Rebecca with mera, mera no mi - a vivi like princes with excellent defensive abilities, and an offensive devil fruit. First logia on the team and a tough woman for a changeBarto Club should ally with luffy. kind of like the new world pirates for whitebeard
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I simply can't understand why Bellamy and Rebecca are though as possible candidates…
Bellamy won't join for the simple fact that he brings nothing new DF wise and so far his dream is being with DoFla... If anything he wil make up his damn mind and instead of following DoFla like a slave he finally will make choices on his own sailing the NW
Rebecca won't join either... Not only because she is a Nami clone (Even more as other female) characters but more for the fact that her damn dream is to be with Toy Soldier, aka her father, a fact she don't know so far... If she starts no the fact that he is is her father and she is a damn princess she won't join for the same damn fact as Vivi and Shirahoshi... Same goes for walking spoiler Viola
And no she won't EAT the Mera Mera as well... If anything she will WIN it cuz of plot reasons... But she only wanted the damn fruit to get rid of DoFla... As soon as DoFla goes down by Luffy there is no need for her to eat it. I bet she will give it as thank you to Luffy.
And seriously... her whole fighting style is about avoiding and not hurting people... And suddenly she wants the fruit to grill opponents? Simply no... DoFla is the expection for her and I explained above, will be beaten by Luffy and her kingdom will be free.
Yeah I know people will bring up the argument that she needs it maybe for other people who will try to attack the kingdom... Yeah exactly as Arabasta and all other places the SHs saved... So maybe the fruit should be given to Vivi cuz she needs to protect her kingdom against future villians as well
Barolomeo won't join either, even if he would be awesome, cuz he lacks so much backstory and everything else being a nakama.
Only one left is Kinemon... But cuz of the whole Momo stuff he won't join... Same for Momo on the other way around... Or there will be a plot twist... But there is still Kanjuro and the other unnamed lost samurai.
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I simply can't understand why Bellamy and Rebecca are though as possible candidates…
Bellamy won't join for the simple fact that he brings nothing new DF wise and so far his dream is being with DoFla... If anything he wil make up his damn mind and instead of following DoFla like a slave he finally will make choices on his own sailing the NW
Rebecca won't join either... Not only because she is a Nami clone (Even more as other female) characters but more for the fact that her damn dream is to be with Toy Soldier, aka her father, a fact she don't know so far... If she starts no the fact that he is is her father and she is a damn princess she won't join for the same damn fact as Vivi and Shirahoshi... Same goes for walking spoiler Viola
They are candidates, because circumstances can change.
Bellamy's slavish devotion to Doflamingo persists for the moment, but once he leaarns the truth about Doflamingo he's bound to change his mind.
Likewise rebecca want to stay with the soldier, but what if something were to happen to the soldier? what if someone were to convince her to strike out into the world? What if she were to gain the mera mera no mi?
she is a bit of a nami clone though.
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They are candidates, because circumstances can change.
Bellamy's slavish devotion to Doflamingo persists for the moment, but once he leaarns the truth about Doflamingo he's bound to change his mind.
Likewise rebecca want to stay with the soldier, but what if something were to happen to the soldier? what if someone were to convince her to strike out into the world? What if she were to gain the mera mera no mi?
she is a bit of a nami clone though.
Even if Toy Solider dies she can't join for the simple fact that she is a princess of a damn kingdom… Have people not learned about it after Vivi, Boa (queen) and Shirahoshi?
And I stated above... The Mera Mera is not for her
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They are candidates, because circumstances can change.
Bellamy's slavish devotion to Doflamingo persists for the moment, but once he leaarns the truth about Doflamingo he's bound to change his mind.
Doflamingo has already tried to kill him once on Jaya and again at Dressrosa. Bellamy knows the truth, he's just an idiot.
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Doflamingo has already tried to kill him once on Jaya and again at Dressrosa. Bellamy knows the truth, he's just an idiot.
That's what makes him a bad character so far… And damn he was so close being a good one at the beginning of the arc... But I haven't lost hope and he still can redeem himself in this arc... And I bet he will
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That's what makes him a bad character so far… And damn he was so close being a good one at the beginning of the arc... But I haven't lost hope and he still can redeem himself in this arc... And I bet he will
I think he will too but damn it's taking a long time.
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Doflamingo has already tried to kill him once on Jaya and again at Dressrosa. Bellamy knows the truth, he's just an idiot.
If doflamingo wanted him dead in jaya I'm sure he would be.
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If doflamingo wanted him dead in jaya I'm sure he would be.
Doula Mongo never had any intention of having him around.
Either he didn't bother finishing Bellamy off or Bellamy was just lucky to survive.
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I strongly believe that Sabo will join…
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Sabo has his own life and his own friends.
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I fogot to add Sabo in the ridiculous thoughts list
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And seriously… her whole fighting style is about avoiding and not hurting people...
That's exactly why it would be so juicy to have her eat it. (Not saying she will eat it)
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That's what makes him a bad character so far… And damn he was so close being a good one at the beginning of the arc... But I haven't lost hope and he still can redeem himself in this arc... And I bet he will
I understand why you hate him right now, but for some reason I don't. I find his unyielding devotion to Doflamingo rather… touching. Stupid, but touching.
He's definitely gonna get over it in this arc tough!
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Doflamingo has already tried to kill him once on Jaya and again at Dressrosa. Bellamy knows the truth, he's just an idiot.
No there's clearly more going on then we know. Bellamy isn't an idiot because he wants to be Dofla's friend or something.
Bellamy clearly RESPECTS Dofla and his crew for some big reason. Like there's something to him that Bellamy sees as worthy of devotion. Something more important to Bellamy than his own self respect.
What exactly that is we don't know yet. Possibly something to do with him being a rebellious former noble. -
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Possibly something to do with him being a rebellious former noble.
So that's public knowledge now?
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Sabo joining would be the same as pissing over all the flashback and promises the brothers made. Sabo can't become one of Luffy's "subordinates", each of the three brothers must follow their own path.
Rebecca. Who knows what the story holds for her, but as of now she has no reason at all for joining. Everything she cares for, everything she desires, all her ambitions lie in Dressrosa.
Bellamy… I seriously doubt Bellamy would ever betray Doflamingo for real. Showing gratitude to Luffy is one thing, joining him is much more "extreme". As MK said, there is a reason for Bellamy's respect and we'll eventually find out. Doflamingo will not always be the smiling douche, there is some redeeming qualities that Oda will eventually show and that was made pretty clear in Vergo and Monet goodbyes.
And even if Doflamingo was nothing but a villain to the core, Bellamy was exactly the same when he started following him (actually, Bellamy was even more of an ass), so it's very unlikely he is not aware of Doflamingo's character.EDIT: I forgot Bartolomeo. Well, so far he seems perfect. He is fun, has unique ability and personality - making easy for Oda to find his place in the crew -, would have great interactions with the other crew members, his scene with Bellamy screamed "SH material"...
But I don't know, for some reason he strikes me more as the captain of an allied crew than a member of the crew himself. Live Duval. -
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Sabo joining would be the same as pissing over all the flashback and promises the brothers made. Sabo can't become one of Luffy's "subordinates", each of the three brothers must follow their own path.
Rebecca. Who knows what the story holds for her, but as of now she has no reason at all for joining. Everything she cares for, everything she desires, all her ambitions lie in Dressrosa.
Bellamy… I seriously doubt Bellamy would ever betray Doflamingo for real. Showing gratitude to Luffy is one thing, joining him is much more "extreme". As MK said, there is a reason for Bellamy's respect and we'll eventually find out. Doflamingo will not always be the smiling douche, there is some redeeming qualities that Oda will eventually show and that was made pretty clear in Vergo and Monet goodbyes.
And even if Doflamingo was nothing but a villain to the core, Bellamy was exactly the same when he started following him (actually, Bellamy was even more of an ass), so it's very unlikely he is not aware of Doflamingo's character.EDIT: I forgot Bartolomeo. Well, so far he seems perfect. He is fun, has unique ability and personality - making easy for Oda to find his place in the crew -, would have great interactions with the other crew members, his scene with Bellamy screamed "SH material"...
But I don't know, for some reason he strikes me more as the captain of an allied crew than a member of the crew himself. Live Duval.Except a lot stronger and has shown he is more than capable of holding his own in the New World. The reason why he doesn't strike me as a Straw Hat is that his dream involves having Luffy succeed, not living through himself. Best way he can do that IMO is providing support when Luffy & Law go after Kaido, they are going to need a lot of it, probably more than just one person like Barto.
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I'm starting to see Bellamy as the Bartolomeo of the Doflamingo pirates.
Yes, there's probably something that Doflamingo has that attracts people to him and justifies the loyalty, but sometimes charisma's all that's needed to gather followers.
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Ain't no one joining, and like I said before the only likely nakama material now is Bartolome.
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Ain't no one joining, and like I said before the only likely nakama material now is Bartolome.
What about your ''CC for nakama'' sig?
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Maybe just a joke, like pwnlizard in mine.
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While it might be a bit naive and incorrect, I think a good way to judge new nakama is by their color motif.
As we know:
Luffy is red (vest and main character)
Zoro is green (hair and clothes)
Nami is orange (hair and tangerines)
Usopp is yellow (yellow is the coward's color)
Sanji is blue (very boyish color)
Chopper is pink (hat and cherry blossom motif)
Robin is purple (mature, reserved, royal color, and Robin wears purple a lot)
Franky is light blue (hair, boyish color)
Brook is black (hair, suit, being dead)So judging from these colors, I'd say that the only remaining colors would be white, brown, grey, lime/light green/yellow green, and tan.
Jinbei fits great with white. His sideburns are white, the first shark everyone thinks of is the great white, white is a righteous and big good color.
That leaves the other colors for the last crewmate, as well as letting us knock out some other candidates.
Rebecca, Violet, Bellamy, Sabo, Momo, and Kinemon all fail the color test, so it's unlikely that they join.
Bartolomeo (and Monet) were possible with their lime colored hair, but since Monet is dead and a bad guy she's out. Barto remains possible but unlikely.Personally, I'm throwing everything to Manshelly, the dwarf princess. Why?
-she has no revealed hair color, so she could easily have light green hair.
-dwarves wouldn't need their own kingdom after Dressrosa Arc, so she's free to go.
-being royalty, there's the chance that she's bigger than the average dwarf.
-she's female, and likely relatively flat chested.slap a plant devil fruit on her and we have a great candidate for next nakama.
Manshelly for Nakama!
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@Aedai:
While it might be a bit naive and incorrect, I think a good way to judge new nakama is by their color motif.
As we know:
Luffy is red (vest and main character)
Zoro is green (hair and clothes)
Nami is orange (hair and tangerines)
Usopp is yellow (yellow is the coward's color)
Sanji is blue (very boyish color)
Chopper is pink (hat and cherry blossom motif)
Robin is purple (mature, reserved, royal color, and Robin wears purple a lot)
Franky is light blue (hair, boyish color)
Brook is black (hair, suit, being dead)
So judging from these colors, I'd say that the only remaining colors would be white, brown, grey, lime/light green/yellow green, and tan.Jinbei fits great with white. His sideburns are white, the first shark everyone thinks of is the great white, white is a righteous and big good color.
That leaves the other colors for the last crewmate, as well as letting us knock out some other candidates.
Rebecca, Violet, Bellamy, Sabo, Momo, and Kinemon all fail the color test, so it's unlikely that they join.
Bartolomeo (and Monet) were possible with their lime colored hair, but since Monet is dead and a bad guy she's out. Barto remains possible but unlikely.Personally, I'm throwing everything to Manshelly, the dwarf princess. Why?
-she has no revealed hair color, so she could easily have light green hair.
-dwarves wouldn't need their own kingdom after Dressrosa Arc, so she's free to go.
-being royalty, there's the chance that she's bigger than the average dwarf.
-she's female, and likely relatively flat chested.slap a plant devil fruit on her and we have a great candidate for next nakama.
Manshelly for Nakama!
Brook is both Black and White, representing his general oldness.
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Isn't Sanji Black as in Black-leg?
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I really wonder If Oda have a pattern for choosing the next nakama cuz I've seen all type of shit in this thread. Color, names, animal themes, sad past, dreams and the list goes on.
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Brook is both Black and White, representing his general oldness.
Huh, I always thought that Brook was colored with black but in SBS 50 does indeed say his color(s) is/are Black and white.
Thanks for the info :)Isn't Sanji Black as in Black-leg?
Or yeah I guess Blue could work cuz he's looking for All BlueI think its nope to both, in the early days, fans associated characters to colors we saw the most with that character, some were easy like franky, Zoro & Nami's unique hair colors or Chopper's top hat (cherry leaves came later at end of Drum arc). Others were due to clothing they wore most in early days= Luffy wore the red vest, again for Zoro- his ?harakai? that waistband thing. Usopp wore a bandana that was in the yellow hue. Robin was first seen in a purple outfit as Ms Sunday
when Sanji was first given the color blue, he often was seen wore a blue shirt under his black jacket so he became associated with blue.
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Honestly, I think the only really consistent thing to look at is how deep and multi-faceted a character is: their motivations have to fit a certain mold, as do their backstories, while also having a unique design and fighting style, personality quirks and special traits which all have to mesh in a way to make the Straw Hat crew more memorable and engaging. It really isn't as simple as a color scheme or letters of the alphabet or whatever the name of a particular devil fruit is; the proof will quickly become apparent by the contextual clues Oda will leave, which can almost always be determined by the actions of the character: do they walk & talk like a Straw Hat when the going gets tough. These actions will inform the audience to their driving goal, their dream, usually what others would call a foolish fantasy, but it is why we as an audience buy into these characters: they challenge what others consider impossible and by working together they can all help each other succeed.
Therefore, it is quite obvious why Jinbe did not join immediately; the whole Big Mom situation with Fishman Island is a major event that needs to be addressed by an important character like him, but it also serves as a plot device which gives insight into the inner workings of the series: without a dream for the Straw Hats to fight for, not only is there no impetus for him to fight for their ambitions (which is basically the whole reason they work so well as a group), but there is no incentive for the audience to root for him as a character in a more meaningful way than because he's awesome or looks cool.
Remember this is all going on at a higher level (up Hayakawa's ladder of abstraction for those in the know, this is operating above what the actions of the story and is decidedly more meta) which is why One Piece lends itself well to a more rigorous examination than most other manga (though it is still constricted by the form of the media) and credit should be given to Oda for creating a higher quality product than needed.
TL;DR There is a pattern to the characters that join, but it is not simplistic and is far more subtle and well thought-out than most manga.
I can go more in-depth if someone cares enough, I have spent quite a bit of time thinking about it.
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What about your ''CC for nakama'' sig?
You got it wrong bro, CC is not for nakama but he already is a nakama.
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I really wonder If Oda have a pattern for choosing the next nakama cuz I've seen all type of shit in this thread. Color, names, animal themes, sad past, dreams and the list goes on.
Probably not. I get the feeling most of that stuff is him making shit up after the characters are already set, though I would be he's already decided on all of that for whoever our last member is.
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i gave the requirements for a nakama to join and even mentioned other things like you said (color, nationalities etc. not that important but whatever)…prepare to be insulted.
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i gave the requirements for a nakama to join and even mentioned other things like you said (color, nationalities etc. not that important but whatever)…prepare to be insulted.
Insulted by who?
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@Aedai:
While it might be a bit naive and incorrect, I think a good way to judge new nakama is by their color motif.
As we know:
Luffy is red (vest and main character)
Zoro is green (hair and clothes)
Nami is orange (hair and tangerines)
Usopp is yellow (yellow is the coward's color)
Sanji is blue (very boyish color)
Chopper is pink (hat and cherry blossom motif)
Robin is purple (mature, reserved, royal color, and Robin wears purple a lot)
Franky is light blue (hair, boyish color)
Brook is black (hair, suit, being dead)So judging from these colors, I'd say that the only remaining colors would be white, brown, grey, lime/light green/yellow green, and tan.
Jinbei fits great with white. His sideburns are white, the first shark everyone thinks of is the great white, white is a righteous and big good color.
That leaves the other colors for the last crewmate, as well as letting us knock out some other candidates.
Rebecca, Violet, Bellamy, Sabo, Momo, and Kinemon all fail the color test, so it's unlikely that they join.
Bartolomeo (and Monet) were possible with their lime colored hair, but since Monet is dead and a bad guy she's out. Barto remains possible but unlikely.**Personally, I'm throwing everything to Manshelly, the dwarf princess. Why?
-she has no revealed hair color, so she could easily have light green hair.
-dwarves wouldn't need their own kingdom after Dressrosa Arc, so she's free to go.
-being royalty, there's the chance that she's bigger than the average dwarf.
-she's female, and likely relatively flat chested.slap a plant devil fruit on her and we have a great candidate for next nakama.**
Manshelly for Nakama!
I think the only thing going for Manshelly at the moment(besides being a unique species) is that she's supposed to be some sort of selfish, mean spirited, jerk. Assuming that deep down she is good or misunderstood in how she carries her self, those types of personality traits might actually fit the crew nicely.
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The next crewmember is Viola in my opinion say why
First if she has bounty on her head she can't stay at her country anymore
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Well she shouldn't have a bounty since she's working under Doflamingo. But after what Fujitora said, it does seem like that government keeps tabs and adds to the list of crimes even though they're under government protection.
Bounty or no bounty, messing with a warlord and world noble will ensure that she'll get one.To me its kind of surprising how little Viola has been featured this arc so far but how important she is to the plot. She's the dark horse of this arc which is why I'm interested from here on out with her interaction with Luffy and the main antagonist of this arc.
Also, useful ability or not, she has to have an interesting fighting style. I wonder how she fights. Its one of the reasons why I don't see Kinemon joining (too similar to how Zoro fights), or Rebecca (just another sword user), or possibly even Barto (if barrier is the only thing he does).
Viola has a lot going for her. She has a tragic backstory, (speculatively) a decent reason for leaving Dressrosa, aided Luffy and his crew, helped fight and had a personal connection to the main antagonist of the arc.
I think she might join, but we'll just see how it goes in the next few chapters.
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I think Oda is becoming less and less predictable, and doing so intentionally at this late stage after following so many patterns. Just to mix things up a bit, and put a bit more fun into the series. the current and last arc (and even further back) have been pretty hard to predict. This is evident in seeing so many new faces that have come and gone, despite how relevant or big they may have appeared.
I'd like to see the new crew member revelation, as well as many other points, throw the fan base sideways. So in essence, a similar reaction to Rebecca winning. And I don't mean that in a way that would be completely terrible, or degrade the series in any way. But take the long term readers down a peg, and maybe inspire them to try harder with their predictions, and wipe away the notion of it being calculable.
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@Aedai:
Personally, I'm throwing everything to Manshelly, the dwarf princess. Why?
-she has no revealed hair color, so she could easily have light green hair.
-dwarves wouldn't need their own kingdom after Dressrosa Arc, so she's free to go.
-being royalty, there's the chance that she's bigger than the average dwarf.
-she's female, and likely relatively flat chested.slap a plant devil fruit on her and we have a great candidate for next nakama.
Manshelly for Nakama!
I too think it would be interesting if Manshelly would turn out to be nakama material (I want a dwarf to join so badly!!).
However, Leo fits into most of these too.- Leo's color scheme is light green.
- He might have interest in adventures outside his kindgom, as it is obvious he adores Norland the Hero.
- Size doesn't actually matter.
- He is infact flat chested, unlike his friend Kabu.
- He has an interesting devil fruit already.
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However, BartoLomeo fits into most of these too.
- BartoLomeo color scheme is light green.
- He might have interest in adventures outside his crew, as it is obvious he adores Luffy the Hero.
- Crew doesn't actually matter.
- He is infact flat chested, unlike Rebecca.
- He has an interesting devil fruit already.
Fixed for ya :ninja:
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Man, that was smooth!