Haha, Thrillerbach would be hilarious.
But I agree, Robin might know a story about something that steals shadows. Or at least have heard stories of the island that disappeared from West Blue, where she grew up.
Haha, Thrillerbach would be hilarious.
But I agree, Robin might know a story about something that steals shadows. Or at least have heard stories of the island that disappeared from West Blue, where she grew up.
Im still going with Thriller Burke (meaning the enemy is some guy named Burke).
But the person who stole Brooke's shadow has to either be VERY old right now, or immortal/undead himself. The way Brooke reacted, its as if his shadow was stolen ages ago, thus the person who stole it has aged quite considerably himself.
Also, I like the idea of Brooke joining since it took forever for us to get a new member, and two in a row would be nice. And it gives the SH a good chance to increase the size of their crew. Im hoping for about 50 members by the end of the show
note: My last name is Burke, so Thriller Burke defintly sounds apealing to me ^_^
Im still going with Thriller Burke (meaning the enemy is some guy named Burke).
But the person who stole Brooke's shadow has to either be VERY old right now, or immortal/undead himself. The way Brooke reacted, its as if his shadow was stolen ages ago, thus the person who stole it has aged quite considerably himself.
Also, I like the idea of Brooke joining since it took forever for us to get a new member, and two in a row would be nice. And it gives the SH a good chance to increase the size of their crew. Im hoping for about 50 members by the end of the show
note: My last name is Burke, so Thriller Burke defintly sounds apealing to me ^_^
Theres like a mini pattern going on.
Recruit Zoro and Nami, wait a little bit, Usopp and Sanji, then wait a bit more for Chopper and then Robin, and now Franky and Brook.(If Brook gets in which I hope)
Looks like a great chapter! :D
I really do hope Brook gets in. I mean… how many crews have a skeleton as a crew member? :P. And he's weird enough for it too :). This all does sound like a bit of a mini arc to me, but after such a huge arc, that is actually kind of a relief.
I bet that if Brook joins, we find out he's a terrible musician.
I'll hate that concept, there's no reason for him to join if he's not a great musician. everyone's good at their job in the SH.
I would expect Brooke to be among the best at being a musician or at least strive to be if he were a Strawhat. Just look at all of the other crewmembers from Zorro to Franky. A Swordman, Navigator, Liar I mean Sniper, Cook, Doctor, Scholar, and a Shipwright. Even if they aren't yet the best the talents they poses in their fields are considered genius.
Anyway I believe the ghost and the ghosts that are likely to appear on Thrillerburke will be connected to the Devil Fruit powers of the Shadow thief. Aside from the ability to steal shadows the ability may also place those shadows under the users control.
I liked how you pointed out that the Strawhats really don't know that much about each other most of the time. It's an interesting aspect …
Yes, I'm in agreement with this – I find it fascinating that the Mugiwara don't know much about each other, but don't seem to care. It's as if all they need to know is that they can trust each other, and that once this is established, the rest is just redundant biographical trivia.
Well, maybe they don't care who Nami's mom was, or how Sanji got from North Blue to East Blue, or who Robin's father was, or the exact relationship between Ace and Luffy, etc … but I sure do!
You should think of this: What other reasons does Brooke have to stay in Florian Triangle? He made it clear that he is all alone in the dark place and wanted to die at times too, and he is really happy that someone wants to accept him and take him out of here. This pretty much shows he would join them.
Taken at face value, yes. It's a good point! But I'm not ready to take what Brook says at face value yet. I guess I'm not as trusting as Luffy is, but perhaps in a chapter or two, when I'm more familiar with Brook, I'll be more trusting of him. After all, we've only just met! ;)
Franky seems to prefer the bar as it allows him better exhibition of his junk. Sanji never sits during meal times as it would interfere bringing food and serving the ladies. This means that there is room in the kitchen for brooke and another new crewmember to sit at the table …
Nice one!
Ah Boiga – you've always got an amusing and plausible explanation with which to calm my questioning.
I'm actually rather confused about the little ghost as well. Oda has generally avoided any form of magic beyond devil fruits. I'm not sure how he's going to square the ghosts with all of this.
Yeah, because if ghosts and magic are suddenly "ok" in the manga, then that will drag up a bunch of awkward issues that I don't want to contemplate. (please, no tearful reunion involving the Mugiwara, a ouija board, and their beloved departed). I'm hoping that all "ghosts" in this chapter can be explained by some sort of devil fruit power or semi-scientific process (Oda-physics, for example), just like 3-Headed Monkey suggested.
Would the ghost be considered as magic? What's a Klabautermann then?
Ohh! GOOD POINT!!
Yes, I'd have to classify Klabautermann as some sort of spiritual being. Maybe not a "ghost", but … but ... what exactly?... Kami?
Speaking of magical and supernatural elements : we've also got a "cursed" sword on board, so what should we call that? (I mean, besides the obvious : "Kitetsu"). Does it have a ghost inside, or is it more like a spiritual presence. And if so, why has it not shown itself (like Merry) to anyone yet? We've only seen two instances so far where Kitetsu displays qualities of something beyond the power of a normal sword : once in Whiskey Peak (where the sword cuts through a rock, and Zoro wans't expecting it to do that) and once in Water Seven (where Zoro senses that Choppy has Kitetsu, even though Zoro is unable to see Choppy or the sword).
Heheh, here's a funny thought : what if Kitetsu is purposely not showing it's Klabautermann-aspect to Zoro because Zoro doesn't believe in Kami? You know, being the spiteful "spoiled child" that he said it was when he first fought with it. :)
Ohh! GOOD POINT!!
Yes, I'd have to classify Klabautermann as some sort of spiritual being. Maybe not a "ghost", but … but ... what exactly?... Kami?
Usopp was probably delirious from the high altitude. He said he had already worked on the night before, so Merry's Klabautterman could have been nothing more than an image of the love he shared for the ship.
Speaking of magical and supernatural elements : we've also got a "cursed" sword on board, so what should we call that? (I mean, besides the obvious : "Kitetsu"). Does it have a ghost inside, or is it more like a spiritual presence. And if so, why has it not shown itself (like Merry) to anyone yet? We've only seen two instances so far where Kitetsu displays qualities of something beyond the power of a normal sword : once in Whiskey Peak (where the sword cuts through a rock, and Zoro wans't expecting it to do that) and once in Water Seven (where Zoro senses that Choppy has Kitetsu, even though Zoro is unable to see Choppy or the sword).
Heheh, here's a funny thought : what if Kitetsu is purposely not showing it's Klabautermann-aspect to Zoro because Zoro doesn't believe in Kami? You know, being the spiteful "spoiled child" that he said it was when he first fought with it. :)
It has a demon in it, but apparently Zoro's luck counters it. Otherwise, he'd be in the same boat as Shanks. Actually, that would be awesome, because then none of you would make fun of one-armed swordsmen again.
@Fire Fist:
Usopp was probably delirious from the high altitude. He said he had already worked on the night before, so Merry's Klabautterman could have been nothing more than an image of the love he shared for the ship.
Only hole with that idea is that Franky described what a Klaubautermann looked like without Usopp giving him a physical description in Chapter 351.
Yes, I'm in agreement with this – I find it fascinating that the Mugiwara don't know much about each other, but don't seem to care. It's as if all they need to know is that they can trust each other, and that once this is established, the rest is just redundant biographical trivia.
Well, maybe they don't care who Nami's mom was, or how Sanji got from North Blue to East Blue, or who Robin's father was, or the exact relationship between Ace and Luffy, etc … but I sure do!
Taken at face value, yes. It's a good point! But I'm not ready to take what Brook says at face value yet. I guess I'm not as trusting as Luffy is, but perhaps in a chapter or two, when I'm more familiar with Brook, I'll be more trusting of him. After all, we've only just met! ;)
I find it very intersting too, though i wish they would have a night or a whole day, just talking to each other. as seen in Samurai Champloo, and i don't consider this a spoiler: one or two eps before the end, the 3 main characters, who didn't know anything about each other, realized they don't have much time together, as they get to the end of their trip. Therefore, one night, they sat together, put up a fire and talked for the whole night. everyone of them told his/her story. it was enjoyable just to see them enjoying. i'd love to see that with the SH.
@Janken:
Only hole with that idea is that Franky described what a Klaubautermann looked like without Usopp giving him a physical description in Chapter 351.
That's just a vague description. That's probably just part of the legend.
Now, if Franky had said, "He had black hair, blue eyes, was 5'10", was carrying a short carpenter's hammer with an oak handle, and was wearing patched overalls and no shirt", then I would think otherwise.
Edit: On second thought, you're right, but it seems un Oda-ish to have sprites in One Piece. Usopp tells a lot of tall tales; perhaps he heard the story of the Klabautterman and never knew the name.
As off-the-wall as most of the Devil Fruits have been and considering the Knock-Up Stream, Enies Lobby, and Little Garden, I cannot personally consider anything to be "un-Oda-ish" except for the glaringly obvious fangasms that occaisionally show up before a new chapter is released.
Thrillerburke is a haunted and mysterious island that surely doesn't look like a place for people to live in. Even if the shadow stealer is a guy with DF powers, why is he living there and not traveling around? Furthermore, what is the reason for him to steal shadows? If a monster or ghost is doing this, then it's understandable and no surprise.
Thrillerburke is a haunted and mysterious island that surely doesn't look like a place for people to live in. Even if the shadow stealer is a guy with DF powers, why is he living there and not traveling around? Furthermore, what is the reason for him to steal shadows? If a monster or ghost is doing this, then it's understandable and no surprise.
The island's from West Blue, so it had to move at some point.
Hello, in my experience Oda tends not to piss about with his european referencing. Bac is the french word for "ferryboat", and was transferred to middle english (baec) to commonly describe any kind of ferrying usually via chains/rope procedure.
Thus Oda could possibly be referring to the 16/17th century "Bac" (or alternate spelling) as in "a broad-beamed ferryboat hauled across a body of water by a rope or chain." (there's not much on the internet since this is specific nautical historical terminology but it's in most reliable dictionaries and a few references).
Would certainly explain the hugeass chains surrounding pg 17 and this so-called "island that wanders the seas".
edit: You can often find the definition under "back" in dictionaries, example here http://www.answers.com/topic/bac-2
@_Meh_:
Wait, what if we're all wrong? What if it's not Bark, Barque, or Burg? Maybe it's ThrillerBach? That Gothic mansion set dead center of the page puts me in mind of 'Toccata in D Minor'.
EDIT: Since people who have their shadow stolen burn to ash in the sun, would this serve to explain why all of those ships passing through the triangle showed up empty later? If so, That Man is seriously eevill.:blink:
As far as I know "Bach" is transcribed as バッハ (Reference: http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%83%E3%83%8F)
Bach means stream, looking into dictionary creek, rivulet or…. brook..? OH LAWL!!!! Um, coincidence?
Good one, Meh! That shadow stealer really might be the reason for all the ships showing up without a crew!
Originally Posted by "Fire Fist" Ace
Usopp was probably delirious from the high altitude. He said he already worked on the night before, so Merry's Klabauterman could have been nothing more than an image of the love he shared for the ship.
But the Klabautermann did repair the ship at night. Otherwise Usopp and the gang wouldn't have been so surprised in the morning. If Klabautermänner were just legends and tall tales, there would be no point why they heard Merry's voice during the Buster Call or when they burned the ship or when Iceburg repaired it. I always thought, those incidents pretty much proved the existence of ship's spirits, called Klabautermann.
Like she knew about the Rainbow Mist?
That was anime and non-canon.
Please forgive me if anyone has said this, i haven't read all 19 pages of forums, but could it be "thriller Back," not as in the ship, but as in "it's on the BACK of a fish?"
just throwing that out there…
Now now now, let's approach this Oda-ly:
hmm,
Okay, they get on the island, and a ghostly Dave Chapelle is stealing everyone's shadow so he can hide from Comedy Central so he doesn't have to pay them back anymore, and he has the power to split apart his personality into multiple fighting entities. So there's a Rick James version, a Li'l Jon version, a Tyrone version, a P.Diddy version, and a white-face version.
Please forgive me if anyone has said this, i haven't read all 19 pages of forums, but could it be "thriller Back," not as in the ship, but as in "it's on the BACK of a fish?"
just throwing that out there…
It has been said before and those who know Katakan has replied with that it can't be "back". It is a long a from, what I gather, like in bark.
Those mysteries about the ships without crews are like those giants with Skypiea, it won't be discovered till the end of the arc. And it's gonna be somewhat cool.
If not, it's probably another motivation for Luffy to kick that guy's ass. I mean, the only other choice is for them to melt under the sun once leaving the Triangle, what causes it to reach somewhere else with no crew.
It could be that Thiller Barque's Dave Chapelle kills them all and takes their shadows, making them part of his ghostly crew.
- Luffy is also the only one to have any information on Sanji, due to Sanji's revealing Zeff ate his own leg for Sanji's sake.
Eh.. off topic but from what I remember Zeff's leg was caught beneathe rubble while he was underwater (this was after the trouble on the marine ship and an explosion). Having noticed Sanji was drowning he used the anchor chain from the marine ship to amputate/sever his own leg. So really, he never ate it.
Eh.. off topic but from what I remember Zeff's leg was caught beneathe rubble while he was underwater (this was after the trouble on the marine ship and an explosion). Having noticed Sanji was drowning he used the anchor chain from the marine ship to amputate/sever his own leg. So really, he never ate it.
That was in anime.
In manga he really did eat his own leg.
It seems Stephen chose Thrillerburke. I think that's a good choice although I know nothing at Japanses. It sounds really cool.
Wiki says it's Thillerburg, but we all know that's not true.
Wiki also said at one point that Ao Kiji stopped Ace and BB's fight and Akira Toriyama was killed in a car accident. Not the best place for info sometimes since majority of manga info come from people who can't read Japanese and just steal info from forums.
i sure this week chapter will clear things up with the name. i hope brooke joins so we can see people freak out at him.
I don't think Brook will join fo' real next week. Remember, they have to travel around the island, getting pieces of the puzzle, when ghost Dave Chapelle gives them some form of evil ultimadum, and they have to fight him and his minions and there's a Brook background story, Robin does nothing, Franky will show his stuff, Brook will reveal his true powers, and Luffy will use ggn bazooka to kill Dave Chapelle.
Looking for excellence in an author? Look no further than Mr. Eiichiro Oda.
Pure gold.
No, no, platinum.
Words cannot describe the overwhelming joy in my heart when he whipped out that violin.
Too perfect.
I never felt guilty for reading a comic before. But at times, OP just feels like, "Uh, is it really okay for me to read something of this caliber for 2 bucks?"
So very happy.
The potential that lies ahead in this arc be it long or short is just far too much to bear. And a connection to West Blue? A skeleton running on water? Christ, it's like I died and went to Heaven….not before eating the yomi-yomi fruit though.
I haven't read every post, so not sure if this has been said but;
my thoughts on the ghosts. Perhaps they are linked to the shadow stealing power of the villain of this arc. Maybe they are the shadows that were stolen, and he gains control over them. Or perhaps they are the ghosts of the people who lost their shadows.
Any how cool chapter and can't wait to see where this leads.
Thanks BF and all the others who make this happen.
Dokkan? Is Ralf Jones on the moon with Eneru?
Wasn't Brook's reaction upon seeing Thrillerburke ("finally my heart's desire comes true") indicating, that he hasn't seen the island for almost as long as he hasn't seen other humans?
Oh, is his comment for the island? I thought his "heart's desire" was to be in the company of humans again, to be asked to join a crew! ("you are my pleasure" he tells the Mugiwara just a second or so before the heart's desire comment, so I guess I assumed that Brook was still on the "humans are happiness" wavelength when he said his wish had finally come true.
However, rereading Stephen's translation, I see how I could have been wrong :
"No, it wouldn't. Because this island came all the way from West Blue!
But what a fortuitous day!! Not only have I met people again, but my wish has come true!!"
Now that you've drawn my attention to it, it does sound as if Brook had two wishes : (1) to meet people again and (2) to encounter the island again and therefore kick "that man's" butt for stealing his shadow! Thanks for clarifying, Rockschmock – it makes a lot more sense now! And yes, in that light, Brook's motives seem less questionable. Sounds like he is honestly trying to help them avoid a conflict with "that man" ...
... but I'm still suspicious about the whole "bringing Bink's Booze" thing. I hope we get an explanation for it, and for Brook's sudden change in personality just after he says it to the Mugiwara.
He was quite surprised, and he also asked about the barrel meaning he wasn't sure about the observation. Apparently Brook and the barrel/observation have no connection.
Hmm. In the translations I've seen, it sounds as if Brook is well-aquainted with the barrel and island, but not sure if the Mugiwara realize the connections. His familarity with the layout of the island is evident when he calls their attention to the rear of the ship and explains the workings of the gate. As for the barrel : he asks them if perhaps they've opened a barrel when he sees the little ghost. And he knows that there's a connection between the ghost and "surveillance" of some sort. So he seems familiar with whats going on, just unfamiliar with how it will manifest for the Mugiwara.
… Only when she heard "my shadow has been stolen by a man" she got interested. Just like Sanji knew the story of "Norland the liar", Robin might know the story of "the man who steals shadows".
Yes, that's what I'm assuming too. And since, in the last chapter, Robin correctly guessed that Sunny had been marked by the flare, I'm assuming that she'd been mulling the implications ever since then. I didn't interpret her flat expression as "boredom", I interpreted it as "preoccupation". But your're right, Robin's expression did change when the conversation turned to the shadow stealer. Since she studied history, folklore, linguistics and etc as a child, even if the legend was fairly new at the time, I'm sure she would have encountered it somewhere in her studies.
[As a quick aside : West Blue must have been an intense place to live, huh? I mean, look who your neighbors would have been if you'd moved there a few years ago : "that man", Robin, Laffite, Das Bones …!]
Eh.. off topic but from what I remember Zeff's leg was caught beneathe rubble while he was underwater (this was after the trouble on the marine ship and an explosion). Having noticed Sanji was drowning he used the anchor chain from the marine ship to amputate/sever his own leg. So really, he never ate it.
That was the anime version. In the manga version, a strong storm wrecked both ships and a storm surge landed them on the island. Zeff gave all the food to sanji, cut off his own leg and lived off of it for the month that they were stranded. Oda mentioned in th SBS that he felt that Toei made the right decision in editing this out because it was too graphic for the younger TV audience.
Is it wrong of me to hope 'That Man' will be an evil, well-fed, hairy, leaping gnome?
… but I'm still suspicious about the whole "bringing Bink's Booze" thing. I hope we get an explanation for it, and for Brook's sudden change in personality just after he says it to the Mugiwara.
Maybe it's a line from a song… he was singing to himself as he awaited contact with other people.
I´m not sure if it was mentioned yet… but does anyone noticed Luffy´s facial expression one page 14? He looks so desperate. Anytime when someone was talking about a “strong evil guy” Luffy was always like “Who is it I´m going to kick his ass! smile smile” He only takes enemys serious when he know about their true strenght (Lucchi, (somestimes) Crocodile…). But this behaviour is too unusual for Luffy. I could understand it if Nami or Sanji were saying “I´m so sorry but I have to stay behind now.” … but it´s “just” Brooke. They know him for… maybe one hour? And still Luffy is acting like a beloved crewmember is going to quit. (and remember: at this point Luffy doesn´t know that Brooke is a musician)
Maybe it´s a little hint that Luffy likes Brooke so much already an he doesn´t want to let him go anymore? But on the other hand he was always like “Nah, he´s going to be my nakama anyway!” when a crewmember doesn´t wanted to join… o.o
Don´t know, maybe it´s an important fact…
I´m not sure if it was mentioned yet… but does anyone noticed Luffy´s facial expression one page 14? He looks so desperate. Anytime when someone was talking about a “strong evil guy” Luffy was always like “Who is it I´m going to kick his ass! smile smile” He only takes enemys serious when he know about their true strenght (Lucchi, (somestimes) Crocodile…). But this behaviour is too unusual for Luffy. I could understand it if Nami or Sanji were saying “I´m so sorry but I have to stay behind now.” … but it´s “just” Brooke. They know him for… maybe one hour? And still Luffy is acting like a beloved crewmember is going to quit. (and remember: at this point Luffy doesn´t know that Brooke is a musician)
Maybe it´s a little hint that Luffy likes Brooke so much already an he doesn´t want to let him go anymore? But on the other hand he was always like “Nah, he´s going to be my nakama anyway!” when a crewmember doesn´t wanted to join… o.oDon´t know, maybe it´s an important fact…
Luffy sees that Brooke is a good person and he likes him. Plus, he thinks a skeleton with an afro is cool. Those are the three main reasons Luffy shows an interest in something, because he's fairly simple-minded and takes most things at face value. He did the same thing to Sanji and Sanji ended up becoming a crewmember; I think it's fairly obvious Brook will become one, based on the formula we've been seeing.
But still… I´m wondering about this facial expression x.x It´s a bit unusual for Luffy to look like that... a smile or a grin would be normal. o.o
Personality Quirk: Check
100% Unique Abilities: Check
Dream: Unknown
Complicated Past: Possible Check
Potential for Comedic Interaction: So Check
Skill Luffy Desires: Check
Afro: BMF Check
None of this amounts to jack but let's consider that the potential for what he may be capable of is vastly untapped. He appears to be a pile of bones but in this chapter alone we've seen him take advantage of rotted bones by moving around spritely and then running on water AS a DF-user. Let's not forget his time in the underworld. Just thinking that he could be capable of summons or possession just makes me giddy.
So obviously his abilities in battle are way the hell open.
As far as him joining? Why not? Things could easily have gone either way and Oda could be jerking us around but let's take a step back.
Isn't this classic Oda?
Okay, so things were fairly obvious in East Blue. Then we entered Drum and while it was surprising to learn that something that seemed as minor as the Doctrine's 'beast' was important, once we learned about his abilities then…yeah.
So Oda exhausted that trick. What did he pull next?
Robin Nico out of his fuckin' ass.
Next?
Almost exactly 3 years of speculation and red herrings culminating in the joining of Franky.
What better way to follow that then with the next member joining not only out of the blue, but being someone we know absolutely nothing about and on top of it, being that which MANY of us expected to join last. (I know I did)
But wait...... calm down. Take a step back.
Can Oda handle this? I mean, is he serious? He JUST added a new member and I know many of us are still in the "HOLY SHIT! FRANKY! THERE! ON THE BOAT!!!!!" after-shock of a new member. He hasn't even given him an arc to settle in, and we haven't even seen Oda utilize the full force of what is essentially a death squad that Luffy now controls. Recall that Robin was out of commish for 99.9% of EL so we haven't seen Oda use them all yet. Now suddenly he doesn't even bother to break in the new member, but adds ANOTHER making the story even more of a bitch to control for what is obviously going to be a very (very) long time to come. Can he do that?
.......
I think so.
Either that or Brook may end up being a character that actually dies. He's a nut-job for sure but somehow Oda put some damn fine emotion behind those empty sockets and his story seems like it will have some very interesting twists and turns. Oda may have put lines like, "We can kick him out later.", to make us kick ourselves in the asses when we learn more about what makes him tick for ever thinking such cruel things about him.
And he could be the evil mastermind behind it all for all I know.
BUT ANYWAY, at this point I like his chances of joining after reading this chapter.
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Actually, the thing is I don't think Brooke's joining this -arc-, but maybe near the end of the saga. If some twist happens and they meet ANOTHER possible crewmember while Brooke's complex is still on, what will we say then?
Plus I personaly think Franky's chance is here by rescuing Brooke. If we already know enough detail, we can have Franky and the SH kick the shadow-stealer's ass and deal with Thrillerburke's awesomeness later. It's too awesome to leave in the starting arc, right?
If not.. Well, like you said, Oda can handle this.
But please. No dead Brooke. That's just horrible. You mean, mean person.
Actually, the thing is I don't think Brooke's joining this -arc-, but maybe near the end of the saga. If some twist happens and they meet ANOTHER possible crewmember while Brooke's complex is still on, what will we say then?
Nope. Oda did it. He hasn't repeated tricks since East Blue. Not saying Brook will join, but the "Oh, so many people, who will it be!?" gig is over.
And if he does join, it will most certainly be later rather than sooner.
I wouldn't be surprised if we don't see him for quite a while. (watch him be in the next chapter)
Nope. Oda did it. He hasn't repeated tricks since East Blue. Not saying Brook will join, but the "Oh, so many people, who will it be!?" gig is over. …
… quite my feeling, Luffys spontanous invitation gave me really a good laugh, for me it read like a refreshingly self-ironic comment on the whole dragged out recruiting of the previous arc.
Nope. Oda did it. He hasn't repeated tricks since East Blue. Not saying Brook will join, but the "Oh, so many people, who will it be!?" gig is over.
And if he does join, it will most certainly be later rather than sooner.
I wouldn't be surprised if we don't see him for quite a while. (watch him be in the next chapter)
Ah.. Looking at my post it does seem that way. Sorry I wasn't clear enough, but I actually meant another one to join with Brooke, so that member [or possible member] will pause Brooke's decision.
Brooke's decision, for that matter, shouldn't be his real decision in mind, because he'll join no matter what. Like, another possible crewmember will pop up and Brooke will suggest to help him instead of himself [after alot have gone in Thrillerburke], for the reason the other's case is way more urgent.
I see exactly what you mean. TOTALLY possible and original.
Look, at the end of the Florian Triangle/Thriller Barque arc, Brook will join. Same thing happened with Usopp, Nami, Sanji, Chopper, Robin, and Franky.
@Impel:
Look, at the end of the Florian Triangle/Thriller Barque arc, Brook will join. Same thing happened with Usopp, Nami, Sanji, Chopper, Robin, and Franky.
Actually, Robin and Franky didn't. And those are the last ones. Oda also showed he can break patterns easily, like in the WG saga.
You know, I was thinking of something, and lemme throw it out on the table:
What if this is Robin and Chopper's way of earning their "nth Person" Chapter? Chopper is a doctor who wants to cure ANY illness, and now that her nakama have done everything for her, it's time for Robin to do something great for her Nakama. By helping Brook become whole again, they could both earn a rightful place in the crew. Of course, Chopper has helped many people, especially Usopp, but he hasn't done something truly groundbreaking. Nami gave 92,000,000 Beli to her town, Zoro helped liberate the Marine Base Town from Morgan, Usopp swallowed his pride and finally admitted he wasn't Captain, Franky helped a whole bunch of people get out of the gutter and into a respectable job (As shipwrights now), Sanji helped save Baratie. By helping Brook and freeing everyone's shadow, Robin and Chopper become official Strawhats.
So it's another version of the title stuff? Yeah, it might be possible.
But I don't think so.
Most of the SH did something that didn't help Luffy [didn't do something he wanted] - Luffy himself wanted to destroy the Baratie at some point, and he was the one who saved it. Sanji basically did almost nothing. Same goes to Nami and some more.
So even if the title thing goes by that, helping the other SH and Brooke won't really earn the title. Plus I like the theory of it being because the crew isn't determined and might leave again [which you suggested as well].
My guess is that Chopper's title will come when he will acknowledge [written right?] Hiluluk's cure-to-everything. He DID ask himself while carrying the SH and escaping Drum [even though the sakura tree appeared right after, nothing was said about it by him]. About his dream.. He still doesn't have one, or it is to fulfill Hiluluk's wish by adventuring as a pirate.
I have a little thoery I like to share with you, first what happened 20 years ago in the West Blue area?
The answer Ohara was obilerated with the Buster Call, ok now in this chapter we learn that the Ghost islaend is from west blue same place that Ohara was.
Now to my theory what if the ghost island is actually Ohara after the buster call, it could have dislocate the island from the earth then is just floated to the Grandline.
Sorry if this theory has been post, but not in the mood to go through 20 pages of post.
That could be cool, but then this island would play a big role for Robin and the overall story which I kinda want to skip… ^^ I want would like more break type of arc like the Foxy one...