@Insider2000:
Well, yes. She wants to live for SOMETHING. But it's not always a dream. Sure, she may want to find purpose because she's lost or something, but that doesn't mean the answer is to join the Strawhat crew.
I'm not arguing that it is a dream without a doubt. I'm suggesting that perhaps it MIGHT BE one… Perhaps, it MIGHT BE important. I'm trying to get you to think over it.
No, it doesn't mean she'll join, but it HOPES to answer the idea that perhaps she has some DEPTH to her, since she has something she wants to LIVE for, which we don't know... Simple?
She could end up in another crew or live on an island of living toys, or something. She could even work along side Wapol and his toy factory.
From what we know now, it seems likely that she'll move to SA with Zoro and then we don't know what's after that.
We can't fully expect her to join the crew, of course, but we could assume that perhaps her leaving what "belongings" she placed on the ship could somehow suggest that she's packing to stay with them, or at least manages to collect those "things" that she left.
Therefore, we could possibly suspect her to at least MEET the whole crew again, if for a little bit… However, we obviously have no idea where she'll go after this since the truth is simple: Moria might be dead, Thriller Bark is DEAD, and Perona is practically "alone" as far as we know.
So, what Oda plans to do with her character is up to him, but I think that he may be trying to set her up as a temporary crew member if not permanent crew member with his use of her character.
Yeah, but the issue is that all of her near death situations have been either comical or just tragic toward her child-like mind.
In her point of view, she's supposed to be shocked, scared, and in constant panic. She's in pain during each of those… So, her emotion is supposed to be "real" regardless of what we, the readers, know.
I'll give Perona the benefit of the doubt and say the depth to her character is that she is mentally unstable and can't let go of her childish mind. She refuses to grow up.
This I don't have any clue to basically "indulge" since I don't know shit about what happened before Thriller Bark. This could be a case where she just acts this way, due to some "trauma" or something, or it could be because she's literally spoiled. I don't know. So, I cannot select what the reason is to her acting like she does.
Yes, that is an interesting concept and perhaps Zoro can be someone who can snap her out of it and make her realize that she needs to grow up.
She possibly is mature and only putting up a facade. We have no room to try and understand this.
Still, it does not mean she will join the crew. She may say her farewell to Zoro, and just move on toward something greater in life.
Like?
Currently, all we know is that Zoro needs to go to SA where his crew is going to be. Surprisingly, she's there too… What happens next is up to the writer; and her joining is possible. Will the author let her? If he planned to remove her from Thriller Bark like he did, purposely placed "stuff" on the ship to force her to join, and then forced her character to be with Zoro for the sole reason of "joining" later... Well, you've probably only got a limited amount of options either way, since there's a lot of unknowns.
But, we know what WOULD happen if Perona joins, and we know nothing at all what will happen if she doesn't.
If Oda is going to "open" this up and leave her in some random place, somehow, then you could argue his use of her character was limited and sort of disappointing... If he ending up continuing this "little girl" type thing where she follows Zoro out of loneliness, it could lead to a future arc or an opening towards some conflict.
Who knows, though...
I agree, and that is the biggest factor against your arguments. I don't think you are 100% that Perona will join. She does have a chance. But based on what we know right now, it seems highly unlikely.
The point of it is that this site seems to suggest that she HAS NO CHANCE and a lot of people here continuously act up due to the thought that anyone that says she MIGHT have a chance, which she does, happens to be an idiot.
It's a little difficult to even try and manage, most of the time. Her case is "currently" the most 'able' character to join as long as she just appears in the story. She doesn't need to have any conflict fixed, because it's already been handled by the author. That's about the only reason why I even seem to think she is the highest candidate to join, or to be able to join…
Two issues. First off, Chopper already pulls off the 'childish' foot. Granted, Chopper is highly intelligent in the medical field, but he's highly immature.
We need an immature female; it's a given.
Second, Perona doesn't fit any 'pirate' placement. She has no real skills that would make her an potentially useful member.
Her position wasn't named yet. She, however, did perform a "position/ role" for whatever Moria put her as, we just don't have a name for it.
If that happens to be something important and needed, she can join. Regardless, she has a duty which she did, similar to how Robin had a duty too, but no other pirate crew had her position available except Luffy's crew.
Perona could be a rare instance like Robin, where what job she does is not of the norm, and quite rare.
Yes. That is true. Doesn't help her situation though.
As long as you don't have negatives, I believe that there's a possibility that this could lead to a character joining… If it doesn't hurt her, then it's all good!
Understand something:
Now, I don't know if this was a filler episode or something I missed in the manga, but Zoro made an important factor on what 'teamwork' is during the Alabastre arc.
Each member of the crew has a major flaw. However, despite their flaw, they bring forth a benefit that helps the team. I'm not just saying 'navigation, sniping, cooking', but personality and emotional strength as well.
We've yet to see what she can offer, but she's obviously able to bring in "pride" and "confidence" since she actually was able to do so during the minor moments she shined at Thriller Bark.
What are Perona's flaws?
What are Perona's benefits?
Flaws:
Naive. That's the biggest one I've got to offer.
Benefits:
Devil Fruit ability.
Experience.
Confidence.
Her personality.
But, above all, the potential that she has allows her to practically do what Robin did, and evolve beyond the norm. We haven't seen her potential yet.
