Read chapter 1019 Yamato didn't know about it was a devil fruit loser
That didn't show how Yamato obtained the fruit, who it was meant for, nor show Yamato eating the fruit. And it doesn't change the information that the fruit is connected to Wano regardless of Yamato's ignorance. What did I lose?
I don't personally find it imperative. Yamato herself said that she's leaving Wano with Luffy after driving Kaido out, and she's been trying to leave for 20 years. As of now, she has a better connection and understanding of Luffy than she does Momo.
She even said Luffy is the one Oden has been waiting for.
Yamato's dream is the same. The order of doing so has changed. Since her wording at 8 year old is so pivotal:
-Go out to sea
-go on adventures
-get stronger
-fight of Wano
Right now she has done half, with her biggest conflict being that she's being forced to stay in Wano and her freedom being stolen.
It's irrelevant where Kaido got the info from. Kaido told Yamato that since she has that fruit, it's more reason she must stay in Wano to protect it as it's guardian diety. Yamato said its nothing like that and wants no such role. Granted, Kaido told her to do it for his sake.
Many SHs didn't get their end goal revealed until the end of the arc. We're still in the climax. Even Jinbe didn't have his end goal directly stated, but we know that it's obviously equality for fishmen.
Yamato is an Oden who tried leaving for 20 years despite knowing Wano and Momo's importance.
I can't be disappointed if I don't have any expectations. Please don't assume what I want. I didn't have to like a character to praise them etc.
Luffy didn't refer to crewmembers by name. Some of them he did. Because of that, saying Luffy never called Yamato by name doesn't work. Saying it matters when it didn't for other SHs is selective reasoning.
The overall point of mentioning the dream order is to show that Yamato's dream is not concrete and proven to be malleable. If Luffy was part of the original plan by Yamato then it would be more credible. Instead it has been only 2 years of wanting to escape Wano with Luffy.
Yamato's end goal will be an interesting time here when it's revealed.
So if the real Oden was alive and waiting on Luffy, would he join the crew even though Oden's already been to Laugh Tale? We the readers have already seen that so why would Oda repeat the same with a knockoff version of Oden in Yamato? The Strawhats do not need any version of Oden.
We shall see what name Luffy calls Yamato at the end of the arc. I'm going to guess with the feminine version of Yamao. Joke Setup.
Disappointment is the wrong word but it does seem like you expect it. Do you find any of the current Strawhats as "trash" characters? I don't and don't see Oda adding one to the crew.
I agree
Your argument hinges on Yamato being this special guardian deity role and the direct parallel of Momo that he specifically wants to stay with him. If Yamato is not anything special to him and he's already fine with his nine loyal scabbards, why would he be seeking her out? Just extra muscle? This is ignoring the fact that Yamato would still say no since she believes he shouldn't be scared of what may come.
And I'll put it this way: There are more statements, buildup, and reasoning for Yamato asking to join Luffy as she planned than there is for Momo asking her to stay in Wano instead.
Me and other people have been giving you reasoning for each of those points. You just choose not to accept them. Its okay to not want her to join and to outright hate her character like Van yet still acknowledge she's the most likely to join.
Them parallels between Yamato and Momonosuke are strong, no? With each passing chapter, Momonosuke has been leaning on Yamato more and more. Yamato was Momo's bodyguard then taught Momo about Momo's dragon powers and now will likely be the one who talks to Momo about the importance of opening Wano's borders as "Oden".
That would be hypocritical of Yamato to say Momo shouldn't be scared when Yamato was a scared 8 year old too.
So your under the impression Yamato will ask to join, Luffy says yes, and that's it? Seems anticlimactic compared to Jinbe donating blood to Luffy and leaving Big Mom's crew unafraid.
Most likely to join? That's a matter of perspective which hinges on the majority of the fanbase. The fanbase has debated who was the most likely to join after Jinbe in Fishmen Island and yet no one else joined yet. Yamato isn't even the only one who asked to ride with Luffy this arc so it's not even special.
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