@Superbear:
I wouldn't say his opinion stinks, I mean do we really need another straight man on the crew? Robin, Nami, Usopp, and even Sanji at times, play that role. Theme wise we already have a (very) Japanese character (Zoro) on the crew we don't need another one.
I agree,Usopp wasn't useless,he defeated Mr.4 with Chopper and did repairs on the ship.
What? You think Ivankov would fit better? A big karate fishman would fit quite well into a crew that already has a hentai cyborg, a talking reindeer and a singing skeleton.
And how is Zoro "very japanese"? Last time I checked Japanese people didn't have marimo head and intense muscular builds.
Ofc this is just based of a stereotype but still. If u mean his post-time skip clothing then maybe but his character is still quite western.
I think one piece is gonna turn a bit more serious in the new world and for that we need some1 who can maintain the mood when it's needed.
Still, Jimbei has many funny moments and wouldn't be a boring add-on to the SH crew. At least he would be 1000x better than Vivi who would serve no role in the crew: Luffy (captain and the strongest in the crew), Nami (navigator and fighter), Franky (mechanic and fighter),Chopper(doctor and fighter),Zoro(main force fighter), Sanji (cook and main force fighter), Robin (knowledge, Archeologist and fighter), Usopp (sniper and fighter) and Brook (musician and fighter). Vivi would just be another pair of boobs which would disturb the balance of the 4 great forces in the SW crew. (Nami and Robin)