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Logiko

Of course, I don't believe in that. her pre-wano storyline is too strangely written for me to get rid of the feeling that he planned something big for her. BUT this is a possibility. Perhaps I'm only projecting and seeing a writing pattern that he did not create on purpose (even if it is still there)

Johnny B. Decent

I rather doubt it. She wasn't especially important at Zou, and then wasn't at Wano. Just a cute sidekick for an arc where there wasn't many main characters.

And there's nothing wrong with that.

Mr. Reloaded

You need to accept the reality that the only reason she got any amount screentime at all, is because of the degenerate Editor Naito that fantasized having kids with her.

The fact that she was abandoned completely in Wano and was denied her revenge match with Perospero speaks volumes.

Like I'm sorry dude but it's time to move on 😂

Mr. Reloaded

She got her queen title as a consolation prize becoming way more popular than Oda ever could have anticipated. 8th place in the first world wide popularity poll as a completely irrelevant side character is unprecedented shit lol. Be proud of what you had.

Logiko

@Johnny B. Decent @Mr. Reloaded No. Really. I'm adamant on this and I put everything I know about storytelling in the balance. The way Carrot was portrayed was not a simple accident. The stuff about Naito is just a coincidence. There was a real narrative purpose behind her writing. I know most people can't see that, but I know how to craft characters, and trust me. Carrot is not an after-thoughts.

Logiko

Now.. This could be a case on involontary writing, she might be the product of the way Oda tend to craft and deepens his character. This could be true. But this is really unlikely.

Perhaps Naito had something to do with Oda sidelining Carrot, could be true, but her creation, trust me. It's nothing but full of purpose.

Logiko

My error was to interprate her story as a preparation for her to join the crew. This might have been a mistake. BUT.. Everything points to a greater purpose.

This is the reason why I'm so interested in the character. Carrot is an anomaly which pushes me to believe something deeper is happening here.

Logiko

This character challenges the way I know how Oda writes so I can't look away

Johnny B. Decent

I feel the original idea was that Wanda was going to be the guest character for WCI, but the aforementioned editor suggested Carrot instead because she could be Chopper's little sis instead of Wanda's quasi-lesbian relationship with Nami.