@D-aelthasaar said in Will Luffy get a 10th Senior Officer?:
@electricmastro said in Will Luffy get a 10th Senior Officer?:
@D-aelthasaar said in Will Luffy get a 10th Senior Officer?:
I say 12 + Luffy
I still believe in the old theory of 4 crewmembers in East Blue, 4 in Paradise and 4 in the New World
Hmm, 13 despite Blackbeard and 10 Titanic Captains making up 11, huh? Interesting.
Nah, I believe Blackbeard will get 12 Titans too
As a matter of fact, the Titans in mythology are 12, like the disciples of Jesus, the zodiac signs, both in their eastern and western version...
12 has such a massive importance in numerology
True. But personally, I believe that he will have 10 crewmembers, for three main reasons.
First is most important: Luffy outright stated that "around 10" is what he wants:
https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-137b074d45018777c30fe1886b34bcb4-lq
Second, Luffy is shaping up to be new Whitebeard if WB had ambition to become a pirate king, and Blackbeard is clear opposition to Whitebeard and Luffy both. And Whitebeard had ten division commanders.
Third, both Luffy and Blackbeard had been set up as a parallel / opposition not just to Whitebeard, but Shanks as well. Shanks was the one who inspired Luffy to become a pirate, and when he arrived at Marineford there was a direct jutapoxition of his and Blackbeard's crew, setting them up for a future conflict. Shanks has 9 known commanders - but if "Mihawk is a secret Red Haired Pirate" theory is correct (and honestly, even if it is not), it would actually be Shanks + 10 commanders. And I lean towards Mihawk joining them in a conflict against Blackbeard, as otherwise Shiryu would have no opposite number.
Now, it might be that Blackbeard will gain more commanders after conflict with the Red Hair Pirates, but that is unlikely IMO as it would be a rush job. Maybe.