Hachi's Arlong Park Evaluation
(pictured above: a visual representation of Hachi's AP evaluation)
What you loved:
- The Simpleton of Old – Once upon a time, back in the Arlong Park arc, Hachi was a dullard. A loveable idiot. He was certainly the most personable and likeable of the Arlong Pirates. You guys miss the “goofy,” “stupid” and “idiotic” persona of old.
- Kindh****earted – He seems like a nice dude. He has been involved in some bad stuff but he almost seemed oblivious to it because he was “borderline retarded.” When left to his own devices he seems like a goodhearted man and eventually became a loyal friend to Luffy.
- Transformation – He was once a villain's accomplice and has turned into a friendly (if a little dull) chef. That has been an interesting journey to see.
- AN OCTOPUS! - Out of the Arlong Pirates he had one of the coolest and most recognizable designs (you can actually tell what he is supposed to be!)
- Celestial Dragon Punch - all he did was get shot, but the payoff was glorious!
Favorite comment goes to sinreturns**:**
“Love_:_ Hachi the octopus fishmen has a dumb and innocent side to him. Compared to other fishmen in Arlong's crew Hachi felt like he was the most open minded one. I liked how He had human friends(Rayleigh and Shakky) andstill supported Arlong and his ambition. He might look like a strange contradiction…but I think he just didn't believe in Arlong's ideology.”
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What you loathed:
- Epitome of Inconsistency – This was brought up A LOT. Hachi went from a loveable moron to a relatively smart “Mr. Exposition.” He went from being apart of a Fishman supremacist faction to it later being revealed that he has been friends with Rayleigh and Shakky the whole time. He followed Arlong for years only to…realize he was evil after Luffy beat him? Hmm...
- Irrelevant – Dude doesn't really matter that much. He became more of a mcguffin than anything really.
- Nami's Tears – Obtuse or not, he played a part in Nami's horrendous up-bringing; unsurprisingly some of you did not appreciate this about Hachi.
Favorite comment goes to .accesstimeco.****:
“Loathe:How much his changed for no apparent reason. I wouldn't complain about him being his current self if he was always like that (although his new personality is quite boring), but he was borderline retarded back in Arlong Park and now he is as smart as anyone else without any explanation. It is one of the few times I think Oda screwed with a character consistency.__”
Finally,the poll! With 16 votes, Hachi's average score is…2.72! We have our new low score! Ouch.
Thanks to all that responded! I will post my next pick later on today. Here's the HINT: It's time! For the one-week celebration of this series we will be evaluating our first member of the Strawhat Pirates!
Until then.