2011-12-01, 06:58 PM
Jinbei would be a pretty capable helmsman. He was doing a pretty damn fine job when he was steering the boat to Marineford. Sanji is already the one who pretty much saves all the DF users when they land into the water, it would be rather really lame if he basically became the ship's lifeguard. And to be fair, is there really anyone else on Fishman Island worth recruiting? In my opinion, it's either Jinbei or nothing. Jinbei has no reason to stay on Fishman Island since he's a wanted man and could easily invite harm to the island just by being there, so I hope none of you guys are thinking, "He's gonna stay and protect the island, duh," to explain why he wouldn't join.
I just highly doubt that it's even possible for Shirahoshi to join, but luckily, no one here is insisting that it should happen. Her character didn't become that much more multi-faceted as the arc went on and really isn't that capable of doing anything. An important ally later? Maybe. I'm a believer in the theory that there will still be story after he finds One Piece and probably some sort of massive war, where possibly all of Luffy's allies return. So you've got Alabasta, Boa and her Yuda-drawn ship, and now you've got a friggin' massive tanker pulled by the craziest Sea Kings ever lead by a gigantic mermaid. Just the thought of her leading that ship later in the series is cool enough for me. She's just not capable, though, of making it into a real one-on-one fighter and you guys have to admit that playing a water assist role is kind of lame for a crew member.
Good chapter, though. Lots of lore and stuff happens while the crew was fighting (Caribou in the castle). The Voice of All Things, Noah, Urashima's Box among the castle's treasures, and more. Any guesses on Caribou? I believe that he might have limited space in his swamp's supposed "hammerspace" and realized that there was more profit in the treasure (Urashima's Box included, and for those of you who don't recall, it's what Decken wanted to use to age Shirahoshi). I just wonder where the heck he is now.
I just highly doubt that it's even possible for Shirahoshi to join, but luckily, no one here is insisting that it should happen. Her character didn't become that much more multi-faceted as the arc went on and really isn't that capable of doing anything. An important ally later? Maybe. I'm a believer in the theory that there will still be story after he finds One Piece and probably some sort of massive war, where possibly all of Luffy's allies return. So you've got Alabasta, Boa and her Yuda-drawn ship, and now you've got a friggin' massive tanker pulled by the craziest Sea Kings ever lead by a gigantic mermaid. Just the thought of her leading that ship later in the series is cool enough for me. She's just not capable, though, of making it into a real one-on-one fighter and you guys have to admit that playing a water assist role is kind of lame for a crew member.
Good chapter, though. Lots of lore and stuff happens while the crew was fighting (Caribou in the castle). The Voice of All Things, Noah, Urashima's Box among the castle's treasures, and more. Any guesses on Caribou? I believe that he might have limited space in his swamp's supposed "hammerspace" and realized that there was more profit in the treasure (Urashima's Box included, and for those of you who don't recall, it's what Decken wanted to use to age Shirahoshi). I just wonder where the heck he is now.