Pretty happy with the results. I'm more relieved than I should be that Oden didn't break top 20 and that Cavendish got out of top 20. And seriously overestimated Ulti.
Think I'm most happy with Kid being in the top 30, Merry still going strong, and both Monet and Kin'emon breaking 100.
Decided to forgo the whole adjacent points thing. No time for that. Also replaced the top 20 picks that have been revealed, though I'll only give myself half points if they turn out to be correct.
! Total Points: 190
! * 100. Bingo-maker hates to see them hurt (Chouchou)
- 97. At least 2 appearances 200 chapters apart (Pandaman)
- 95. Weird nose or animal nose (Perospero)
- 87. Some weird animal motif, but not mink (Marguerite)
- 85. Has been at Sabaody (Bonney)
- 83. Bingo-maker thinks they should be lower than Nekomamushi (Denjiro)
- 79. Can't see their ears (Ivankov)
- 76. Bingo-maker finds them attractive (Monet)
- 75. Part of a duo of any kind (Karue)
- 74. Has sailed on a ship (Moria)
- 73. Is a pirate (Cavendish)
- 70. Religious Attire (Urogue)
- 64. Hails from Grand Line (Bepo)
- 54. Sacrificed themselves (Tama)
- 47. Has appeared in a flashback and is still alive (Kiku)
- 46. Has one snazzy beard (Blackbeard)
- 42. Wears a snazzy coat or mantle (Coby)
- 40. Paramecia Fruit (Bartolomeo)
- 38. Has Lipstick (Reiju).
- 33. Has a scar (Rayleigh)
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Hmm, very tempted to revise the top 20. I'm set on the characters, just not the order. Not changing it for the card though, I went with that and I stand by it for the points.
! 1. Luffy
2. Zoro
Dead set on these two. It's probably gonna be closer than ever, but I don't think they'll change.
! 3. Law
4. Sanji
I see these two being more or less tied. Sanji had a huge boost during WCI, but since then they've had more or less the same screentime. If this was the Japanese I think Sanji would win, but internationally it's harder.
! 5. Ace
6. Nami
Both hugely popular everywhere.
! 7. Robin
Hoping the international results will boost her to her proper ranking
! 8. Sabo
9. Hancock
10. Shanks
11. Yamato
12. Chopper
It's a big risk, but I'm betting on Chopper losing a lot of points in the international ranking. If it was Japanese I'd easily place him top ten.
Hancocks something of a roadblock. I can see Sabo beating her, but not any of the other four. Much as I love Yamato, I'm already placing him very high for a new character.
! 13. Jinbei
14. Usopp
15. Carrot
Mostly bumping down Carrot. I think she can go far, but exactly how popular she is remains to be seen.
! 16. Rocinante
17. Crocodile
18. Marco
19. Katakuri
20. Doflamingo
Rocinante is popular in the same way Law or Marco is, and Croco is a main-stay so I can see them remaining high. I can't remember if Marco appeared in Onigashima before the poll, but regardless the new focus for a fan-favourite after so many years of absence should count for something. Doffy's also a main-stay, but I think Katakuri could outbeat him simply by being the newer villain. He hasn't been in the story for a long while though, so it's a matter of legacy vs freshness.