I will reply to those argument to begin with. I expect everyone to read very carefully what I'm about to say because this is important and I would hate to repeat myself again. So:
People read and understood everything you said. Your arguments just aren't good
1. Carrot had a happy life on Zou because that's how she was crafted. Her story only begins at the arrival of the strawhats. Meaning that her "past" begins at the same time. It's means her past is - without further evidences - her present. That's why you don't need to search for a distant past for Carrot, it most likely, doesn't exist. You will understand later why this is different for Carrot.
Just making up your own rules and criterias. We argue in hindsight because we saw Oda use the same tactics 9 times in a row, and we saw Oda give a SH the struggling past 9 times in a row. But for the first time ever, a SH doesn't need a backstory because you said so.
2. This is a strawman. Noone ever said that Carrot didn't need an arc tied to the villain. In fact, she might need one. What we are saying is that this arc doesn't need to happen now. It might happen later. Like the arc of the two girl in the crew.
Not a strawman by definition. It was clearly a question that you constantly refused to answer, along with arguing how Carrot doesn't need the things previous SHs got.
3. This is a strawman. Noone ever said that Carrot doesn't need to be shadowed (and not foreshadow, to understand why, see
this link). Carrot needs to be shadowed like all the strawhat.
Not a strawman by definiton, and I clearly asked for any Carrot foreshadowing. You once again change the goalpost to call a strawman. Every single SH has been foreshadowed and you once again make up your own criteria to say Carrot alone doesnt need it.
But Spoiler: She WAS. Her depiction by Oda as a look out is the clearest example of shadowing there is. For a good reason: no living character ever took part as an active crewmate on the Sunny. This shadowing was depicted in more than 40 panel and narratively well crafted. You will understand later why.
Every single SH was foreshadowed by a previous SH before their introduction, and Carrot was never an active crewmate. Once again you create your own criteria to force Carrot in.
4. I didn't understand that question.
As a self proclaimed analyst, that is very strange. It was very direct and to the point.
5. I explained ealier why you should bank on Oda doing something different for Carrot. Let me explain it again (copy paste)
Why the tenth would not have a backstory ? Because of three things:
- Time
- Context
- Story lengh
Those three parameters put together are making the next Nakama as one of the most important revelation we will get in the next dozens of chapters. The hype, the fans theories, thefanbase.. everything is on another level right now.. that's why I think the revelation of the next crewmember should be as surprising as possible.
Again making up your own criteria. If you are so good at understanding Oda's story telling, why do you constantly create your own rules that contradict what Oda has done 9 times in a row? How you think the story should unfold is completely irrelevant.
Remember, backstories are just a tool, what Oda is really working with is something far deeper that that. And that "matter" doesn't need to be set in the past. It can be setup in the present. I explained in detail why that is
here (I won't copy paste this article, it's too much)
Remember that backstories was used for every single SH but Carrot doesn't need one for some reason. A good story doesn't have to do what you want for Carrot.
6(final): You made a mistake about the burden of proof for one reason: You are mistaking an aspect of the story for something else. Oda DID already use the trick of decoy and redhearing before. That's what he did with Vivi. Weither you like it or not, Vivi is narratively a Red hearing. Oda crafted the end of the story as a promise for her to join the crew. This promise never happened. And a decoy because this storyline prevented us from potentially seeing (the lambda readers) the other possibility, another member in the crew. Vivi was a decoy. And I think Yamato is one too.
Vivi was never a red herring. In hindsight, we know she was never foreshadowed, was weaker than the Weakling Trio, was given the choice of going with the SHs or staying in Alabasta, and had no purpose outside of her kingdom. Robin was foreshadowed by Nami and was a far more important character than Carrot ever was.
Its also funny how you keep trying to force a comparison between Vivi and Yamato, when both Carrot and Vivi traveled with the SHs and are weaker than the Weakling Trio.
I'll first adress the problems in the post .. then I will go into the analysis:
1. Calling out a bad faith argument doesn't need necessarally evidences if the evidences are in the story and the storyline is clear enough. For example, I can say that taking the panel of Carrot seeing Daifuku to minus the impact of Carrot as a look out is a bad faith argument.. and that without evidences. Why ?(and here I will state the evidences for once) Because the narration of this panel is not intended to make Carrot look bad as a look out, but to make you understand that the strawhat crew are in range of the ships. Carrot could have be gifted with the eyes of Viola, she would have been surprised the same way. That's why, by taking the panel out of the narrative context your are taking the argument on the bad faith realm. > But I do not need to say all of that, as this is implied by the story very clearly.
You have your own vision on how the story should play out in order to get Carrot to join, and you call bad faith if anybody ever disagrees with you, which is a bad faith argument in of itself.
2. I don't need to prove that Carrot is a bad look out. Why ? Because she was depicted as a good look out in the serie.
Oh hey, you tried calling a strawman for me supposedly doing this to you, so what gives? As an analyst, how could you not understand that the burden of proof is on you to prove Carrot is a GOOD lookout, unique enough to be a SH?
3. Carrot DID show unique look out ability when she jump hundreds of meter into the air. This feature is a unique look out ability. Only a few character are capable of doing such a thing. And she is better than any strawhat at this. Even Sanji. I will explain why in detail later.
Jumping really high, something Sanji and Chopper can do, makes Carrot a special lookout? Sanji can run on air and has COO to sense those who cant be seen...Chopper can jump high and become a shield....Usopp can sense people and snipe them from a distance. All 3 are better at being a lookout than Carrot and every SH is supposed to be unmatched in their roles.
4. I wasn't ban from arlong park for being toxic, but because (one) I replied to a toxic person who was literally insulting me, by using the word "billy boy" or something like that and (two) because I called out the toxicity of the forum and stated that Carrot fan would not have it anymore. All the people who insulted me are still there. THerefore I do not need to "self reflect", there is a systemic problem (SOme long time toxic fan are protected) there and I will continue to stand by what I said.
You were banned for being toxic and all you should say was that they were protecting Yamato fans from your "facts." Arrogance.
5. I never used bad faith here period. I may have made mistakes, I'm not talking in bad faith but in relationship to the material we have at disposition. If it displease you, I'm not responsible.
You abuse bad faith arguments by definition.
6. Almost noone gave me proper counter argument. I'm sorry if - again - it displease you - but that's just the fact. What you are calling arrogance is just confidence in my abilities so please, stop the insult and try to counter my argument with good ones.
See? Completely arrogant and foolish
7 - A strong multi layered characterisation + interactions with the strawhats is not something common in the story. You can check it up, it happens only with very few character (and btw Yamato is in there too, so stop bashing my argument for nothing)
Too bad Carrot isnt a strong character to begin with.
Finally Carrot being a strawhat don't contradict in anything what Oda crafted. In fact it reinforce it.
So why the need to make up scenarios that Oda's never done before just for Carrot?
9. Having a arc following a joining is not "a special treatment" Oda did this already with the two girls of the Sunny.
Nami and Robin were important to the plot, main characters when they first joined, Robin was foreshadowed, and both had special skills. Carrot has none of those. All the SHs even had concept arts, with nothing hinting Carrot.
10. Sanji was important ONLY during a few chapter in little garden. The wano arc is not finished yet.
Sanji was important to the plot and discovered who Mr0 was. Very similar to getting off screened by a side villian huh?
11. My arrogance..
Ahh.. My arrogance.. If I add one euro everytime someone told me that I was arrogant.. I'd be the pirate King.
Am I arrogant ? Maybe.. Or maybe I'm just very confident in my abilities. Why am I so confident ? Well, I have a background in story crafting, in storytelling, I have read One Piece for more than 20 years now and I'm analysing it since 2006 ish.. so yeah.. I have what we call.. some knowledge on the subject. I'm very sorry for the authoritative argument here.. But at one moment.. I have simply no choice as you seems to disagree with me on the only base that I'm a Carrot fan.
Because its the truth. Acting like you're smarter than literally ever other person makes you arrogant.
Yes, I am an storytelling analyst.. it doesn't mean that I am a good one, but that I have extra knowledge that random One Piece fan may not have. So.. is that arrogance ? Maybe.. but I will stand by it..
When people are ignoring part of the story, ignoring factual shadowing, ignoring odd patterns.. I considered that those people are .. at best bias.. and at worst, ignorant of the craft.
Do my knowledge means that I'm right with everything ?
No. In fact I could be wrong even if I am right on my analysis. That's the beauty of storytelling.. sometimes there are random accident in stories and they are not crafted voluntarily by the author. But.. in the case of Oda. I doubt that.
So is there a possibility for me to be wrong ? Of course.
Is it likely ? No
Call me arrogant if it makes you feel good, I won't stop calling out the bs
If events are random, why do you screech about your great story telling skills, and call people bias for not believing your self admitted assumptions that could be wrong? Just a contradictory mess.
What I will give you here, is an narrative analysis. Simple. With panels so you can see and explanation.
But.. and because this forum is a pain in regards to the posting of panels :
You will have to go
HERE to see the analysis, on my blog, that was inspired by this reply.
Again, sorry, for the delay, sometime my brain just doesn't want to work.
Focusing less on hunting down non existent bad faith arguments could do wonders for the brain.