We can agree he is made for the crew.
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Absolutely disgusting.
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Meh,thanks for shooting down my hopes.
Now it's final that even alternative grown up Sugar doesn't fit the necessary ''requirements'' for a female crewmate.
I'd be totally down for Sugar joining the crew tbh. I don't see how she'd function in the crew with Usopp on the ship though.
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I'll make a bold prediction that Oda adds more than one crew member from the Dressrosa arc.
I'd certainly love Oda forever if he did that.
Some like able options of mine would be Leo or Wicca, Bartolomeo, Sugar, and maybe Rebecca if she steps her game up later.
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I refined that Strawhat Recruitment Pattern you outlined.
! **1.**They've all had their own arcs dedicated to Luffy rescuing them from or helping them with the Boss character. They were also among the main focus characters aside from the strawhats themselves and played a rather large role compared to other secondary characters in an arc.
**2.**They've all had their own backstory centered around them and losing someone close to them.
**3.**They've all interacted naturally and/or comically with most of the crew .
**4.**Luffy either asks them to join or he decides that they've joined on his own even though they can't or might not want to. After he's decided that they've joined they always did.
**5.**They've all had the Boss characters/Antagonist group make them their main and personal targets.
**6.**Everything about their lives are explained in a backstory.
**7.**They add something to the crew they want or need and they're very important to the overall progression of the series.
8. They generally appear to be outcasts(or are simply treated as such) before joining.
! Theres also having a goal/dream, a quirk/gag, and a skill/role in the crew which are usually established towards the end of an arc or after they've joined.
It looks a little better but I think this could be expanded upon a little further. Maybe I should re-read a few arcs….