Who will be the next Strawhat


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You know people were unironically arguing Franky vs Paulie even after that color spread?

"Franky is meant to get all this shine since he's only building the boat for the crew. Just like Tom, Franky is just meant to be good friends with the crew"

"Paulie will do something at the end of the arc. Just wait until the ending"

"Franky only wants to build a boat. His dream is done right after he's done making it this arc"
I caught up to one piece when the straw hats were in the fishman island flashback arrive and when straw hats where they were entering punk hazard. Wow listening some retrospective on YouTube I can see why some people thought originally at the time they believe Paulie would be one who join the crew instead of Franky. However, Franky kind of prove himself as valuable asset for the strawhats success instead of Paulie.


1. He had common enemy which is the world government
3. He was extremely helpful against defeating members of cp9
4. protecting robin
5. Being a voice of reason for both Ussop and Robin in their situation
6. As well building ship for them.
7. Franky was also a cyborg
The moment he started talk about that speech while protecting robin (having her PTSD). I knew this guy would be next straw-hat
Franky's Decision (Dub) - YouTube
8. He also had wanted poster after enies lobby
9. He was outcast
10. he has a good person with sense Honer.
11. He also showcase ability that made very different from other strawhats and galley-la.

Paulie did not add much beside his rope abilities. Throughout the water 7 and enies lobby arc he was put on supportive role rather than main character status. Heck him questioning Luffy about challenging the world government and waiting until morning to rescue robin did not feel like future nakama status for me. Plus, his one-page backstory. It just did not fit well at the time were strawhats were like.
I am glad that Franky end up joining instead Paulie.
I have always said, Carrot is kind like paulie in this arc.
Carrot share a lot similarities to paulie.

I think reason some people thought Paulie at the time was going join the crew

1. he is shipwright
2. he has cool rope abilities
3. luffy and him had common enemy
4. Luffy him had 1v1 conversation just about defeating the cp9
5. Fans thought he would get shiny moment enies lobby that would put Franky ashamed
6. We would get an Indepth backstory surrounding his character
7. Paulie also save the main strawhats (Luffy,zoro, Nami and Chopper) from Aqua Laguna



Sounds remarkable similar what's going on with Carrot right now

except Carrot enemies have already been defeat by nonstrawhats
Carrot did not have a 1v1 conversation with Luffy about her personal intention or goals
Carrot never questions Luffy's opinion about anything. The only thing she does snuggle on him.
 
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Yall remember when Oda himself called Franky a SH right at the beginning of Enies Lobby and video games were also lumping him with the crew before he joined so they can fuel the narrative bait for Paulie?

Also the narrative bait, Brook, who immediately got accepted into the crew on introduction and served to cover up for Perona

Or Jinbe, who promised to join the crew but was meant to die and be the narrative bait for Carrot in WCI :myman:

Also, Jinbe being #10 in all merch and even listed as a SH in a prayer booth thing paid by Shueisha before WCI events...

This is one of your many posts which will be so funny after Wano. We will have many weeks full of laughter thanks to you after Wano. Really looking forward to it.

Just a little bit more patience guys, it will be so worth it...
Paulie will join 2.0...
 
Isn’t it a very convincing “surprise factor” that when people were so sure that Carrot would join, Oda just give Yamato eventually?

It doesn’t need bare minimum of logic
I'm sorry ?

Do you mean that people were sure that Carrot would join ?

L.M.A.O

I've been working on the character of Carrot for nearly 6 years! I've been through a lot of fanbase.. And of course there were a bunch of convinced people at first during a chunk of whole cake.. but here is the thing:

This died EARLY.

NEVER was Carrot a consensus or even a majority opinion as a futur recruit for the strawhats. In fact I remember having the same kind of debate on twitter 3,5 years ago with people who couldn't stand Carrot. And this was again a massive dogpiling from different communities.

The CarrotForNakama fanbase has always been extremmely strong. But it has also always been extremmely small.

So trust me on that. Yamato becoming a strong potential because of virilist reasons is not a surprise at all.
 
No matter how strong Carrot, Yamato, or any other candidates' fanbase are, logic leads towards Yamato joining... Even logical Carrot fans and Yamato haters acknowledge that...
No. Logic, the narrative logic... leads to Carrot joining. You guyz litterally have no arguments beside "She asked Luffy", (which she didn't by the way), "she said that she wanted to go out to see in a flashback" and "Luffy is fighting her bad guy"
 

Uncle Van

Bullets don't hurt. But Taxes do.
Carrot4Nakama(fanbase) has been the largest nakama train since Carrot's introduction, and their 2 best arguments were potential merchandise sails and "The crew likes her."

They simply started to die off and become less vocal like every other failing train. Carrot vanished for most of Wano, not being apart of any big point, getting off screened, Yamato declaring she's joining, and all of the major SHs being finished without Carrot can do that to some.
 
No. Logic, the narrative logic... leads to Carrot joining. You guyz litterally have no arguments beside "She asked Luffy", (which she didn't by the way), "she said that she wanted to go out to see in a flashback" and "Luffy is fighting her bad guy"
Carrot joining has no logic of any means... Yamato has way more than what you mentioned...
 
No. Logic, the narrative logic... leads to Carrot joining. You guyz litterally have no arguments beside "She asked Luffy", (which she didn't by the way), "she said that she wanted to go out to see in a flashback" and "Luffy is fighting her bad guy"
Former carrot supporter are seeing writing through the walls Yamato going join the crew instead of Carrot.
From people like
Tekkan101
Iamking
Rogerbase
JoSeungHun7335
Sawyer7mage
Myself
Sigran101
artur of The Library of Ohara
Myrmonden
 
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Carrot4Nakama(fanbase) has been the largest nakama train since Carrot's introduction, and one of their 2 best arguments were potential merchandise sails and "The crew likes her."

They simply started to die off and become less vocal like every other failing train. Carrot vanished for most of Wano, not being apart of any big point, getting off screened, Yamato declaring she's joining, and all of the major SHs being finished without Carrot can do that to some.
My point exactly. The fanbase did not invest with Carrot on the first part of whole cake and it died early. I had to put up against entire community trashing the character for no reason WHILE the Sulong transformation was happening.

No need to say that the level of desillusion was at most hights.


Carrot joining has no logic of any means... Yamato has way more than what you mentioned...
It has. A narrative logic. But you shielded yourself from understanding any of it the moment you started to dogpile around me.

This is why I will delete my account but let my blog on a thread here before I leave. I feel like people will try to understand what they couldn't foresee.

Tekking is a reviewer.
Lamking - don't know him
Rogerbase is a reactor
JoSeungHun7335 is a simple poster here
Sawyer7mage is just a reviewer
Your just a simple poster here
Artur is a theorician
Myrmonden is a reactor

In all of these, only Sigran can be considered a true analyst. And even he has big gaps in knowledge concerning storytelling as I proved a month ago.

So... yeah.. Giving me big names is not the best move. All the more when the majority of these names are falling into the conspiracy mindset trap of Oda's writing.
 
Carrot4Nakama was the largest nakama train starting 2016 but started dying off in Wano....
It was the only candidate. So of course it was the largest Nakama train and stayed that way until the end of Whole cake. It doesn't mean this was a popular choice. Carrot started dying in the popular opinion around chapter 860/870 as Carrot was nowhere to be seen during the wedding.
 

Uncle Van

Bullets don't hurt. But Taxes do.
Carrot4Nakama were everywhere on every forum and platform. They were bigger than any of the Dressrosa trains, and Barto was the 9th most popular in 2015. Even bigger than Monet4Nakama. Sulong reveal became the new #1 argument getting spammed and that was near the end of WCI.

Carrot4Nakama started dying off in Wano cause Carrot started doing the opposite of what Oda does for SH writing.
 
Carrot4Nakama were everywhere on every forum and platform. They were bigger than any of the Dressrosa trains, and Barto was the 9th most popular in 2015. Even bigger than Monet4Nakama. Sulong reveal became the new #1 arugment getting spammed.

Carrot4Nakama started dying off in Wano cause Carrot started doing the opposite of what Oda does for SH writing.
 
I'm sorry ?

Do you mean that people were sure that Carrot would join ?

L.M.A.O

I've been working on the character of Carrot for nearly 6 years! I've been through a lot of fanbase.. And of course there were a bunch of convinced people at first during a chunk of whole cake.. but here is the thing:

This died EARLY.

NEVER was Carrot a consensus or even a majority opinion as a futur recruit for the strawhats. In fact I remember having the same kind of debate on twitter 3,5 years ago with people who couldn't stand Carrot. And this was again a massive dogpiling from different communities.

The CarrotForNakama fanbase has always been extremmely strong. But it has also always been extremmely small.

So trust me on that. Yamato becoming a strong potential because of virilist reasons is not a surprise at all.
Extremely small?

L.O.L.

Carrot was number 8 in the first world popularity poll. So you don’t consider Carrot as 8th most popular character, where that many people believed she was one of the strongest candidates?

Yeah and this comes from someone who said “Carrot is not my favorite character, not even the second one”


Did your mama give birth to you in a circus? Because your existence is nothing but a joke, dude

:mihanha:
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Former carrot supporter are seeing writing through the walls Yamato going join the crew instead of Carrot.
From people like
Tekkan101
Iamking
Rogerbase
JoSeungHun7335
Sawyer7mage
Myself
Sigran101
artur of The Library of Ohara
Myrmonden
I have to correct a bit here. I was not a Carrot supporter, but I gotta admit that Carrot has a bit of relevance in Whole Cake Island. I honestly thought that Carrot will say something like:”after this adventure ends, I want to join you guys for more adventure!”

But then it never happened, means that Carrot was never going to join. Then I understood was simply wanted to have an adventure outside of Wano before a big war. I dislike her, but back then I didn’t deny that she pretty much had the chance especially since the crew lacks of female member.

It’s not hard for people to simply like a character, accept the reality, and move on instead of being a delusional dumbfuck
 
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