Who will be the next Strawhat


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Really hoping Yamato fights Smoothie. This chapter pretty much showed me how powerful she really is. Her and Smoothie are roughly the same age and are both children of their respective Yonko.

Everytime Yamato clashes with a F6, it doesnt feel like its her proper fight, just instances of a prior relationship with them. Just like Ulti, I don't think Sasaki is Yamato's opponent, but still Franky's.

I'm starting to think she is really being built up as part of Luffy's top 4, in that:

- Zoro may fight King/Queen
- Sanji may fight King/Queen
- Jinbe may fight Queen/Jack
- Yamato may fight Smoothie

His top 4 finishes off the 4 remaining commanders between the 2 Yonko this arc. All that this hinges on is the BMP actually arriving and playing significant factors in the battles.

Same goes for Carrot too, there is a deep significance with her clashing with Pero, and that already seems to be happening. Hopefully both join to payoff the last 200 chapters tbh. Pero and Smoothie need their moments at least, and I'd love it if some others fought Daifuku/Campote/Amande.
Na, Carrot is a trash tier character. She can get slaughtered by Perospero for all I care. He didn’t even do anything wrong. Pedro killed himself remeber? Lol

I’d at least be tolerant of Yamato joining especially considering she isn’t an annoying Chopper clone. Lol
 
Na, Carrot is a trash tier character. She can get slaughtered by Perospero for all I care. He didn’t even do anything wrong. Pedro killed himself remeber? Lol

I’d at least be tolerant of Yamato joining especially considering she isn’t an annoying Chopper clone. Lol
I mean we have a scene with Carrot and Wanda specifying she wants revenge for Pedro. This is Oda telling you he believes Perospero is at fault
 
Na, Carrot is a trash tier character. She can get slaughtered by Perospero for all I care. He didn’t even do anything wrong. Pedro killed himself remeber? Lol

I’d at least be tolerant of Yamato joining especially considering she isn’t an annoying Chopper clone. Lol
Perospero trapped the Sunny and almost killed Brook and Chopper. He didn't do anything wrong? Laughable.
 
Perospero trapped the Sunny and almost killed Brook and Chopper. He didn't do anything wrong? Laughable.
Yeah after trespassing into Big Mom’s territory, sabotage her wedding, stealing her ponyglyph, attempting to assasinate her, and taking out two of their sweet commanders. Perospero did what any reasonable person in his position would do. Lol
 
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Yeah after trespassing into Big Mom’s territory, sabotage her wedding, stealing her ponyglyph, attempting to assasinate her, and taking out two of their sweet commanders. Perospero did what any reasonable person in his position would do. Lol
Yeah, after abducting their crew member, plotting to kill his family and steal their technology, and lying to Big Mom to go on an autistic rampage.

"Perospero did what any reasonable person in his position would do." lol
 
Yeah, after abducting their crew member, plotting to kill his family and steal their technology, and lying to Big Mom to go on an autistic rampage.

"Perospero did what any reasonable person in his position would do." lol
They’re pirates! Lol There is no right and wrong in the pirate world. You expect them to act like saints? The Big Mom pirate’s honor and reputation were on the line, so Perospero did what any Pirate loyal to his crew would do.
 
I mean the same can be said for all the retainers (Kinemon the most prominent of them all), Tama herself, Momonosuke, and even Toko due to the SMILE Devil Fruit. So obviously they're more relevant in Wano and taking center stage over Carrot. But you know their narrative ends in Wano. Yamato is uncertain, but its my belief that she'll have something to do with Momo, whether it be influence, inspiration, or the theme of hating one's heritage/family (considering she's Kaido's daughter).
@dizzy2341 We kinda were on the money on this one lol
 
@dizzy2341 We kinda were on the money on this one lol
Yep, so far seems so lol. I believe this was my earliest post on it.
Yeah, I've been considering this idea for a few days now. It could even carry more weight since Yamato is the daughter of Kaido, the killer of Oden. A point in Orochi's past that led him to want to destroy Wano is the fact the fact that he was judged and hunted for a crime his ancestors committed. Despite how terrible Orochi is, Oda attempted to display that moment as an act genuinely wrong of the Wano citizens to commit.

When you combine the gender issues of Wano:

The way Wano citizens treat those simply related to criminals:
And the fact that Momo is still too young to be the shogun, with there being many hints that it's simply too early for him to rule atm:

Being shogun and a great warrior is not yet his own dream. Simply something he's been told to recite.

Momo thinks he's not ready to inherit his father's blade


Momo's aware of his position and tries his best not to be a burden. He later tries to escape and Kanjuro almost beats him to death, because he's still just a kid and can't possibly fight back. Once again proving that he's simply just as kid, despite his circumstances.
Momo's respect is not because of who he is, but because of who his father was.

It's possible that all this is just setup for Momo's character growth and him fully maturing into the figure he wants to be. Shinobu even has a maturing df power so who knows what might happen with that. But it's also very interesting that Yamato a strong, outspoken female, daughter of a "daimyo killer" who out of "sheer coincidence" happens to be the exact same age that Momo would've been had he been allowed to mature instead of skipping forward 20 years in time. And she also happens to have an immense adoration for Oden to the point that she claims to be him. Not to mention just last chapter, a plot line was introduced with the possibility of Yamato becoming shogun for Kaido over Onigashima.

I imagine if she found out that Momo and Hiyori and the scabbards were still alive, after Kaido had been beaten and was out of the picture, that she might voluntarily wish to rule Wano in Momo's stead until he is old enough to rule himself, letting Momo finally enjoy his childhood after so many hardships with Tama as a surrogate kid sister to Hiyori, until he is mature enough, and willing to rule Wano.

Yamato's desire to get on Luffy's ship is tied to her belief that she NEEDS to be Oden. If this belief changes after realising that all of the inheritors of Oden's will are still alive, it's possible she'll develop her own character. Wanting to rule Wano, something Oden never wanted to do would be a great expression of that. Showing her respect for Oden in looking after his country, whilst simultaneously proving her to be her own self and not a lazy copy like she is atm.

TL;DR So yeah, it's possible Momo could just be in a development stage where he eventually matures to becoming shogun by the end of the arc. But it's also possible that Yamato acts as a stand in whilst Momo enjoys his childhood and grows up. Yamato being the same age Momo would've been, an outspoken strong woman, someone with the blood of a daimyo killer in her, she would send a strong message to all of Wano and it's possible that's the direction Oda intends for her character.
And yeah, after being reminded of some things, I'm even more confident.

Momo's entire issue is that he's too young and weak to carry out his wishes. He feels he's too young to be shogun, powerless to avenge his parents AND to protect his retainers. He asked Luffy, and of course Luffy agreed to help, but now we have another character appear who has exactly the traits that Momo was looking for.

They were both the same age, but because of time travel, Yamao's a 28 year old whilst Momo's only 8. It's definetly no coincidence that Yamao is the age Momo would've been had he not time travelled. But not only that, but she also shares in the same frustrations at having once been too weak and young to do anything.

Momo - Too young and weak to fulfil his desires and carry out his duties
Yamao - Old enough, strong enough and has offered her life for Momo specifically

Yep, it's a wrap. Yamao's more or less out of the question. Momo's her calling, not the straw hats.
 
Yep, so far seems so lol. I believe this was my earliest post on it.

And yeah, after being reminded of some things, I'm even more confident.

Momo's entire issue is that he's too young and weak to carry out his wishes. He feels he's too young to be shogun, powerless to avenge his parents AND to protect his retainers. He asked Luffy, and of course Luffy agreed to help, but now we have another character appear who has exactly the traits that Momo was looking for.

They were both the same age, but because of time travel, Yamao's a 28 year old whilst Momo's only 8. It's definetly no coincidence that Yamao is the age Momo would've been had he not time travelled. But not only that, but she also shares in the same frustrations at having once been too weak and young to do anything.

Momo - Too young and weak to fulfil his desires and carry out his duties
Yamao - Old enough, strong enough and has offered her life for Momo specifically

Yep, it's a wrap. Yamao's more or less out of the question. Momo's her calling, not the straw hats.
Nah, don't start speaking in absolutes yet. Oden himself still went out and saw the world. Yamato could very well serve that function before returning to Wano. That said, you also have to assume that any or all of the scabbards will die, and they all are dying for Momo and Oden. Shes entirely redundant to their cause already. I dont believe for a second she was created 70 chapters into an arc only to be landlocked into that same arc soon after. Its poor planning and Oda always introduces his most important characters at the beginning of a storyline in relation to an arc.
 
Nah, don't start speaking in absolutes yet. Oden himself still went out and saw the world. Yamato could very well serve that function before returning to Wano. That said, you also have to assume that any or all of the scabbards will die, and they all are dying for Momo and Oden. Shes entirely redundant to their cause already. I dont believe for a second she was created 70 chapters into an arc only to be landlocked into that same arc soon after. Its poor planning and Oda always introduces his most important characters at the beginning of a storyline in relation to an arc.
I'm gonna be honest here, but it was already poor planning on Oda's part to introduce us to such a pivotal character with no foreshadowing and forewarning whatsoever till the raid began 70+ chapters deep.

If she was, say, mentioned in the beginning of the arc and was somewhat shown or silhouetted every time the story cut away to Onigashima, I would honestly look at Yamato's chances better than I do now. Look at how Oda established all the Scabbards. From encountering Kinemon, Kanjuro, and Raizo, to saving the Dukes Inuarashi and Nekomamushi, to meeting Kiku in Kuri, seeing Ashura Doji as a rogue bandit, seeing Denjiro as Kyoshiro, meeting Kawamatsu in prison, introducing Shinobu, and recalling Izo who we knew was a Division Commander under Whitebeard. It all played into establishing these characters and the flashback of their time and bond with Oden solidified why they're so resolute and determined.

I was pretty annoyed at Yamato's antics of constantly referring to herself as Oden, yet gets upset when Luffy mispronounces her name. That's why I liked this chapter. She's not speaking as Oden, trying to imitate him and his persona, or following logic due to what Oden has done. She states her desire, what she wanted to do but couldn't, how Shinobu's speech moved her, how inspiring Oden's life and will was, and guilt for not being strong enough to save Momonosuke. All this revealed to us not as cosplayer Oden, but Yamato. I'm glad for that progression as it's one step to dropping the Oden imitation and being her own person.
 
Yep, so far seems so lol. I believe this was my earliest post on it.

And yeah, after being reminded of some things, I'm even more confident.

Momo's entire issue is that he's too young and weak to carry out his wishes. He feels he's too young to be shogun, powerless to avenge his parents AND to protect his retainers. He asked Luffy, and of course Luffy agreed to help, but now we have another character appear who has exactly the traits that Momo was looking for.

They were both the same age, but because of time travel, Yamao's a 28 year old whilst Momo's only 8. It's definetly no coincidence that Yamao is the age Momo would've been had he not time travelled. But not only that, but she also shares in the same frustrations at having once been too weak and young to do anything.

Momo - Too young and weak to fulfil his desires and carry out his duties
Yamao - Old enough, strong enough and has offered her life for Momo specifically

Yep, it's a wrap. Yamao's more or less out of the question. Momo's her calling, not the straw hats.
One problem I know you didn’t say this but Yamato is not interested in being the shogun of wano. She has already shown she interest go out sea with Ace and friends but she was limited possible doing such thing. Second best choice to Join Luffy instead. Since the one piece world is very discriminatory against people based on their lineage and there bloodlines I don’t think Yamato accept quite Easily. IThey will only see her as the descendent of Kaido that ruined there country for 20+ years. Even though Momo and Shinobu could try voucher for her as person. The commoners won’t see it that way. Yamato could still join the straw hats after this arc. If some nine scabbards do somehow survive this is likely they would look after momo from here on out. Since mink tribe allies with Kozuki they could help rebuild wano as well. Plus if boarder of wano do open she is likely going get bounty on her head. Knowing akainu his sense justice Is absolute he doesn’t mind killing people regardless how innocent their intentions are. He only see her A criminal and an outlaw from another criminal that must be Punish.
 
One problem I know you didn’t say this but Yamato is not interested in being the shogun of wano. She has already shown she interest go out sea with Ace and friends but she was limited possible doing such thing. Second best choice to Join Luffy instead. Since the one piece world is very discriminatory against people based on their lineage and there bloodlines I don’t think Yamato accept quite Easily. IThey will only see her as the descendent of Kaido that ruined there country for 20+ years. Even though Momo and Shinobu could try voucher for her as person. The commoners won’t see it that way. Yamato could still join the straw hats after this arc. If some nine scabbards do somehow survive this is likely they would look after momo from here on out. Since mink tribe allies with Kozuki they could help rebuild wano as well. Plus if boarder of wano do open she is likely going get bounty on her head. Knowing akainu his sense justice Is absolute he doesn’t mind killing people regardless how innocent their intentions are. He only see her A criminal and an outlaw from another criminal that must be Punish.
Yup she literally says to her father she doesn't want to be shogun so there you go
 
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