i used to like him before he joined CG. his musketeer design is ass but i liked that he was observant (marineford hawk: 'he possesses the most dangerous power...'), kind in a subtle way (helping zoro, just letting perona do her thing etc), that he didn't bully other characters (except krieg), that he was friends with a bunch of baboons, that he wasn't a dunken bum (laido, i'm looking at you) or evil like croc or DD.
then he joined CG and became an insecure asshole.
oh well, whatever floats oda's boat, i guess