she has a story if you think about it. Carrot has been on Zou all her life, she is currently 15 years old. His "emotional backstory" develops in real time.
Usually this is conveyed with a backstory. However it can be conveyed in the actual story itself. Why not? Oda has been breaking patterns with how Straw Hats join since Robin. Robin, Franky and Jinbe were all very unconventional compared to the first six (and arguably Brook). Carrot would be breaking another convention. Why show us the backstory of why they want to travel with the crew when you can have that backstory become part of the current events of the series, actually have this character be uniquely tied to the crew.
Pedro as a character always dreamed of travelling with Roger. Pedro cared deeply about the Dawn and thought Roger would be the one to bring it. When he didn't bring the Dawn, Pedro decided he himself would have a go. That's why he stated the Nox Expedition Party. Because after the night comes the Dawn (Nox means night). He failed and suffered greatly because of it. Then he saw Luffy and realised this would be the kid to bring the Dawn. That's why he went with Luffy, he was never able to go with Roger and wanted to help Luffy in any way he could. Pedro cared about the Dawn more than any other character in all of One Piece. He devoted his life to it and even gave his life from it. In doing so he passed his will on to Carrot.
One of One Piece's biggest themes is inherited will. Practically all of the main cast have inherited their wills from other people. Pedro had one of the strongest wills in the series. So much so that he gave his life for it. And who does that leave to inherit his will? His protégé Carrot. Hence his final words to her "You gara, must go onwards". Pedro dreamed of being with the Pirate King when he brought the Dawn to the world. He couldn't.
However his apprentice certainly can be there. Carrot has even shown that she has inherited this will. Before she goes Sulong, she exclaims that she is doing it for Pedro. To honour his wishes and make his dream a reality. She goes out expecting to die. She doesn't, she is saved by the crew.
as I said before WCI was a set up arc for Carrot not a resolution and I don't think Oda is done with his character
Are you saying that Oda doesn't owe me a satisfying conclusion to a character given the setup he gave her that has nothing to do with ruling Zou?
Satisfaction doesn't have to be a good ending for the character. It has to be justified and logical ending for the character. It's not logical or satisfying if Carrot just forgets all so her grief and humiliation just because Oda is bored with her. And make her Quenn of Zou dam this is so out of nowhere. Carrot has to have a satisfying resolution to her character that fits with what we know of her and the story. Hell she could even just die so long as it's due to a logical progression. He owes me a reason to have invested in the character. Flat out giving up on her would be ridiculous. If he as an author intentionally chooses to set-up a character, he must then follow through with it for those who were invested.
Carrot was not developped to become ruler of Zou. Momo was because his goal was to become Shogun.
as I said before if Carrot had simply said good bye to the
crew we could have least concluded she felt
her journey was done. It would have been a
poor ending to her story IMO but it would
have at least gotten closure from her.
Suddenly making her king of Zou is so out
of nowhere and makes so little sense that it
feels like a forced solution to something
that wasn't even really a problem. And its
especially bad considering they brought up
Pedro's will again, which has nothing to do
with ruling Zou,
Usually this is conveyed with a backstory. However it can be conveyed in the actual story itself. Why not? Oda has been breaking patterns with how Straw Hats join since Robin. Robin, Franky and Jinbe were all very unconventional compared to the first six (and arguably Brook). Carrot would be breaking another convention. Why show us the backstory of why they want to travel with the crew when you can have that backstory become part of the current events of the series, actually have this character be uniquely tied to the crew.
Pedro as a character always dreamed of travelling with Roger. Pedro cared deeply about the Dawn and thought Roger would be the one to bring it. When he didn't bring the Dawn, Pedro decided he himself would have a go. That's why he stated the Nox Expedition Party. Because after the night comes the Dawn (Nox means night). He failed and suffered greatly because of it. Then he saw Luffy and realised this would be the kid to bring the Dawn. That's why he went with Luffy, he was never able to go with Roger and wanted to help Luffy in any way he could. Pedro cared about the Dawn more than any other character in all of One Piece. He devoted his life to it and even gave his life from it. In doing so he passed his will on to Carrot.
One of One Piece's biggest themes is inherited will. Practically all of the main cast have inherited their wills from other people. Pedro had one of the strongest wills in the series. So much so that he gave his life for it. And who does that leave to inherit his will? His protégé Carrot. Hence his final words to her "You gara, must go onwards". Pedro dreamed of being with the Pirate King when he brought the Dawn to the world. He couldn't.
However his apprentice certainly can be there. Carrot has even shown that she has inherited this will. Before she goes Sulong, she exclaims that she is doing it for Pedro. To honour his wishes and make his dream a reality. She goes out expecting to die. She doesn't, she is saved by the crew.
as I said before WCI was a set up arc for Carrot not a resolution and I don't think Oda is done with his character
Are you saying that Oda doesn't owe me a satisfying conclusion to a character given the setup he gave her that has nothing to do with ruling Zou?
Satisfaction doesn't have to be a good ending for the character. It has to be justified and logical ending for the character. It's not logical or satisfying if Carrot just forgets all so her grief and humiliation just because Oda is bored with her. And make her Quenn of Zou dam this is so out of nowhere. Carrot has to have a satisfying resolution to her character that fits with what we know of her and the story. Hell she could even just die so long as it's due to a logical progression. He owes me a reason to have invested in the character. Flat out giving up on her would be ridiculous. If he as an author intentionally chooses to set-up a character, he must then follow through with it for those who were invested.
Carrot was not developped to become ruler of Zou. Momo was because his goal was to become Shogun.
as I said before if Carrot had simply said good bye to the
crew we could have least concluded she felt
her journey was done. It would have been a
poor ending to her story IMO but it would
have at least gotten closure from her.
Suddenly making her king of Zou is so out
of nowhere and makes so little sense that it
feels like a forced solution to something
that wasn't even really a problem. And its
especially bad considering they brought up
Pedro's will again, which has nothing to do
with ruling Zou,
