General & Others What is Your Opinion on Jinbe as a Straw Hat So Far?

[Gyro]

It's been 4 and a half years since Jinbe officially joined the Straw Hat Pirates .
With all this time, I feel it's fair to evaluate him.

Unlike other Straw Hats, Jinbe often feels like a formal outsider, He feels awkward and out of place , and his interactions lack the unique spark we see between other crew members.

One of my favorite things about the Straw Hats is how we’ve watched them grow , from the bottom to where they are now. That journey of both power and character is a part of their appeal. But Jinbe didn’t start from the bottom with them. When he joined, he was already at his peak in terms of character and power, (I don’t see much room for him to grow further since we are nearing the end.)

And Since joining, he hasn’t had any particularly notable moments either.

Even Vivi, who wasn’t an official member, feels more like a Straw Hat than him.

What do you think? Do you like Jinbe as a Straw Hat ?

 

[Buusatan94]

I have never found Jinbei to fit as a Straw Hat both in terms of personality with him being too serious and lacking the quirks, dream with him lacking a proper dream for himself outside of peace and better life for his people, and interactions with the rest of the crew.

I found him better as an ally, friend and captain of the Sun Pirates.

 

[Yoho]

Indifferent

From a story standpoint him becoming a strawhat makes sense

But I don't like him as a character all that much so I'd rather he not become one

 

[Julius]

He feels completely out of place tbh, simply doesn't fit

It would be better if he hadn't become a Strawhat but a strong ally who would help them from time to time. It kinda drags his significance down by being a Strawhat, because we all know Oda is going to give most of the highlights to the Monster Trio.

 

[Thaidakar]

I'd liked to have him 500 chapters earlier in exchange for usop getting thrown out or killed

 

[Juanpiz]

fishy fella

 

[Rumble]

Oda hasn't done nearly enough with him.

Yamato already feels way more like a Strawhat and they're not even with them. Jinbe feels like he's tagging along like Kin'emon.

 

[Sir Yasheen]

Oda has no clue what to do with him and it’s very obvious Oda has no big plans with him. In egghead he was a moving company, a taxi, and a coward who freaked out the second he saw a gorosei.

 

[Juanpiz]

Oda has no clue what to do with him and it’s very obvious Oda has no big plans with him. In egghead he was a moving company, a taxi, and a coward who freaked out the second he saw a gorosei.

Where was his attitude from whole cake Island?

 

[TheKnightOfTheSea]

The box meme is hilarious but it's literally the only thing he's done

He didn't even interact with S-Shark 💀

 

[Yoho]

Oda has no clue what to do with him and it’s very obvious Oda has no big plans with him. In egghead he was a moving company, a taxi, and a coward who freaked out the second he saw a gorosei.

There really isn't anything he can do with him tbh

Not getting much stronger
His dream of uniting Fishman and humans is pretty much already true most humans and Fishman are tolerant of each other

He really added nothing to the crews dynamic but he promised Ace to look after him and they bonded during marineford/impel down

That bond and promise is why he's part of the crew

 

[Sir Yasheen]

Where was his attitude from whole cake Island?

Genuinely. Like fuck outside of Robin who has a traumatic history with them, he’s the only straw hat who seemed genuinely afraid of the Gorosei.

 

[Yoho]

Genuinely. Like fuck outside of Robin who has a traumatic history with them, he’s the only straw hat who seemed genuinely afraid of the Gorosei.

He probably watched his dad get made into Sashimi or some shit

 

[Juanpiz]

He probably watched his dad get made into Sashimi or some shit

[[/TR]

 

[MonsterKaido]

He is meh. In MF he was pretty good. I think jimbei works as a support for luffy when his main crew is not there for him. But given how many SHs are there oda obviously gives more focus to monster trio than jimbei.

 

[Near]

For a strawhat he hasn't got any focus at all. I mean just think:
-Only Strawhat without a flashback centered around him (and the flashback he was in he wasn't even the best character in it)
-Only Strawhat without an arc focused on him
-Longest time to officially join the SH's (7 arcs!)
-1 actual fight with SH's
-Had little to no celebration when he joined officially

I do like his personality, and some of his character but Oda definitely needs to do more with him for me to like him more.

 

[park_min young]

He’s too serious for a SH, just doesn’t feel like he fits in the dynamic. He was also introduced and consistently portrayed as such a big deal in the world being an ex-warlord so that is still off putting. In fact, he feels more like a mentor figure or a powerful ally. How is someone like him under Luffy? It just doesn’t feel right.

Yamato fits the mold of being a SH better based on her personality and she has more room for character growth unlike Jinbei. Plus, the crew genuinely helped her situation. Whereas it feels more like Jinbei was the one saving Luffy and the SH’s ass throughout the series, again it’s because he started out as a way higher figure than all of them.

 

[Juanpiz]

For a strawhat he hasn't got any focus at all. I mean just think:
-Only Strawhat without a flashback centered around him (and the flashback he was in he wasn't even the best character in it)
-Only Strawhat without an arc focused on him
-Longest time to officially join the SH's (7 arcs!)
-1 actual fight
-Had little to no celebration when he joined officially

I do like his personality, and some of his character but Oda definitely needs to do more with him for me to like him more.

Does the stuff with ace and Fisher Tiger count as Flashback

 

[Near]

Does the stuff with ace and Fisher Tiger count as Flashback

Yes he had a flashback but unlike the other Strawhats he wasn't the main focus of the flashback.

 

[MonsterKaido]

Yamato fits the mold of being a SH better based on her personality and she has more room for character growth unlike Jinbei. Plus, the crew genuinely helped her situation. Whereas it feels more like Jinbei was the one saving Luffy and the SH’s ass throughout the series, again it’s because he started out as a way higher figure than all of them.

Agree 10/10.