@SunnyBlue:
I would rather have another unique male character than another nami/robin look a like girl. A grandma figure is the closest criteria we have to another female member.
I agree with the former. And I would love a grandma figure character joining the series. Bonus points if they're snarky, critical, and/or cynical to counter how over-the-top jolly Brook is as the grandpa.
Jinbei & Robin are special in that sense. They are bit more difficult to predict compared to Chopper, Franky and Brook. Those 3 show up with neon signboard pointing them as the next crewmate. Especially Brook.
Pretty much.
The bolded part is basically what my point is. lol
I don't think the last crewmate will be a powerhouse figure like Jinbe but they will be important & special no doubt.
Oh, I see. I thought you were trying to say that it's impossible for there to be a crew member to meaningfully join after Jimbei.
As many said before, when we see the last crewmate, we will know.
However, I don't think anyone could have predicted the musician Luffy wanted to be an afro skeleton…
When it comes to the afro part, sure. But we totally should've expected to see undead pirates eventually. They're all over pirate lore. Just look at Pirates of the Caribbean lol.
Smoker for nakama?:ninja:
An admiral is definitely a no.lol
Smoker's definitely a no as well. He's not compromising his morals to join the Straw Hats. He'll potentially ally with them and/or the Revolutionaries in the Final War, but he definitely shouldn't lose his integrity of justice by becoming a Straw Hat. And Smoker has to be a package deal with Tashigi, who speaks for herself as a "quality" character.
@Monquito:
Hell yeah, unique design(not robin or nami look alike, that's a point for her at least)
but I gotta wait until she actually shows some will of no longer being with BM.
And just to add something else to this post, I totally love her Ten shin han/Launch theme. it makes me so nostalgic about DB.
Actually, she's pretty much Nami with a third eye. There were some panels earlier in the arc where it was easy for me to get confused between them. And Oda needed to go as far as giving Nami a hat for a little while to make them look different.