2006-03-22, 02:51 | Link #61 | |
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...and one more point... while I do agree that you are right with the ship about to bite the dust without the possibility of being fixed, the fact that the ship has a soul in the first place does not take away the mysterious factor of it possibly wandering like a broken down ghost ship that should not be sailing in the first place. Thus, it can allot for suddenly appearing close to Eines Lobby. I´m not saying that WILL happen, but then again if anything can happen; Robin can turn out a Homersexual and the bad guy from Water 7 could actually turn out to be Hitler. ...and monkeys could fly out of my butt. My point is, however, that since the Going Merry HAS a soul, and Oda has made it out to be an important Nakama, then it should have its last hurrah and be able to do one more miracle before dying. Its dissapearence from the script after it was dumped into the ocean is too simple. A nakama to simply die and wash ashore like that... well, that's just ridiculous. If it doesnt appear in Eines Lobby... well, who cares. However, it has to appear somewhere, somehow and it has to go out in fashion. Otherwise, it would totally go against the notion that it had a soul in the first place. |
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The revelation of the Klaubertman and such are it going out in tragic fashion in which the ship is no longer really a ship. Franky was the one who actually explained about the Klaubertman yet he clearly has no delusions of the ship even being able to keep afloat in calm waters. It doesn't go against the notion of the Klaubertman since it already did its job. But I guess we'll see what Oda does. Last edited by neodrag38; 2006-03-22 at 08:10. |
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2006-03-22, 08:18 | Link #63 |
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I hope that the Mugiwara group does get a new ship, a nice big and fast one. And I'm pretty sure that Merry is gone for ever.
But as we have seen alot of in One Piece, people who appear to be dead usually show up later in the series, som examples of this are Conis' father and Pell. And we never saw Merry get smashed, the scene was cut before she hit the water, so I won't entirely rule out the posibility that shes still 'alive'. |
2006-05-23, 11:26 | Link #65 |
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Will Franky join the strawhats
I haven't really got solid proof he will join them but I got a feeling he will. Afterall he is a shipwright and a good one 2, plus for most of the crewmembers we learned their past. So after the episodes were Franky's and Iceburg's past were explained I came up that Franky got a high chance of joining the crew after Enies Lobby.
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2006-05-24, 22:27 | Link #69 |
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I don't think Franky will be the 8th crewmember. Something about him seems off. The way he looks, his voice, and even his back story doesn't seem to fit the rest of the crew. Yeah he has a tragic past, but it doesn't seem so tragic compared with everyone else. The things that happened to him was his fault, whereas the rest of the crew are victims of the situation. He shouldn't have built the warship, but at the same time, Iceburg has been telling him that for years. Also, he has Franky Family. Where ever he goes, they'll go with him. I think the 8th crewmember will be someone not shown. Someone we haven't met.
Here's my take on what might happen. Goin Merry sank. Even if you bring it up, you can't restore it. However, you can salvage pieces of it. The head piece is probably the most important. They're going to put that on a new ship. They may even use the same wood from Goin Merry to built parts of the ship. This way, she will still be part of the crew. They can portray it as her being reborn or upgraded. While everyone is fighting in the Lobby, the 8th crewmember will be working on the ship. It would probably be his/her design. Then, when the Strawhat pirates come, he/she will surprise them with the ship and ask to join the crew. We'll then know more about the person as more episodes go by. Oh, and the reason why Luffy lets him/her into the crew so easily is because as a hobbie, he/she is a musician. |
2006-05-25, 00:16 | Link #70 | |||||
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No, no no. That's bad storywriting. It's entirely possible that it'll turn out that nobody joins this arc. But if it's anyone, it'll be Franky. Otherwise, big waste of character development. |
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2006-05-25, 01:27 | Link #71 |
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Looks is everything when reading manga. You may not like it, but people don't want to see an ugly character. It's the mentality of the people. This is the reason why most main characters are appealling (Ussopp is an exception, but he's comic relief). Chopper obviously appeals to girls.
You cannot also compare Luffy's past with Franky. Luffy was a child when he saw Shanks arm missing. Seeing something like that is more tramatic when you're a child than a teenager. Look at Robin and the Buster Call. Though Franky's past is tragic, it doesn't compare with the crew. Every crew member's tragic past happened when they were children. Franky's past happened when he was a teenager. Also, children do stupid things. You shouldn't be surprised if he confronts a dangerous man when he's pissed. When you're a teeenager, it's different. Though teenagers do many stupid things, they do know the difference between right and wrong. So going around building warships and thinking it's okay is just asking for trouble. Also, he puts it in a place when everyone can take it. I agree with you that a girl who gets raped because she wore something skimpy should never be blamed. But the analogy is wrong. A much better analogy would be, a guy wearing an expensive watch and walking into the ghettos in the middle of the night without even making an effort to hide it. Though Franky Family are not his real family, he won't abandon them. They're portrayed more like brothers and sisters. Sanji's case was different. I got the feeling that he had a friend-relationship with the other cooks. Don't be too quick to dismiss my story. There will be a carpenter by the end of the arc. I have a weird feeling it's a girl. Also, character development is only necessary for that arc. Franky is important for the Water 7 arc, that's the reason why he got so many manga pages devoted to him. Think of Norland Montblanc. They spent time on him because it was necessary to explain the plot. When this arc is over, I have a feeling they'll introduce a new character and that character will be the next crew member. |
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And I do NOT think Franky is ugly at all. I think it's a great, attractive, wonderfully designed character. And I also happen think Usopp is pretty hot also. And he's NOT comic relief. Not anymore than Luffy is. If that's what you think, you have a lot of poor misunderstandings about the characters in One Piece. Quote:
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2006-05-25, 02:42 | Link #73 |
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I'll hold you to that. Let's wait and see who the shipwright will be.
Your right about shallow people. Shallow people only want to see good looking people as main characters. But unfortunately for you, shallow people are the ones who controls the entertainment industry. And even if the art of One Piece is "ugly", the main characters are still the good looking ones compared with the other characters that you see. |
2006-05-25, 02:57 | Link #74 | ||||||
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IMO, Franky's past outweighs a number of the crew members And don't even try to compare Franky's past with Robin's, cause Robin's past outweighs ALL of the strawhats Hell, when it comes to flashback legths, i think Franky's is the second longest as well, falling behind Robin's... Quote:
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yes... Oda spends a huge amount of time detailing a character who also happens to be a shipwright, which is one crew member that the straw hats needs... and he's just gonna throw it ALL away for some random shipwright who had absoltuly no role in this entire arc... oh ya... that's GREAT storywriting.... Quote:
seriously, if Oda really was gonna just throw away Franky like that he would not have placed so much focus on him... Oda COULD have told Franky's flashback in just one chapter, maybe less... it would have the same impact, but ofcourse, if he's not gonna be a crew member, then the impact doesn't matter as much as just the information about him... and Oda COULD have also had him drop out of sight after he burned up the blueprints, instead of having play a role in the battle against CP9... afterall, there is little imporantce if using franky THAT much when he's just gonna become a thing of the past... Face it, Oda has placed a HUGE amount of work into Franky's character, more work then he has placed in most other characters when they were first showed up... Quote:
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2006-05-25, 12:38 | Link #75 |
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Actually, I thought Franky was a stupid character at first..
Well.. it turned out that he was one of the most interesting character there.. Not only is he a combination of Ace Ventura + Popeye... What really amazes me is that.. he is a cyborg.. he uses parts of his bodies to attack.. clearly this is something im going to look forward if he joins... Franky's moves could be spoiler so.. Spoiler:
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2006-05-28, 03:04 | Link #76 |
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Just to point out one thing on bobrobberts's Luffy vs. Franky's past theory:
When Franky was Luffy's age, he was ABANDONED by his parents. Which is worse? see a friend's arm got cut off but there still are family and friend in village that love you when you grow up, or get abandoned by your parents, got a mentor who took you in only to see him get arrest because of something you made, and then had a NEAR DEATH experience...... Not to mention in the end of Franky's flashback it showed that his dream was simply to build a Dream Ship like Tom did, a Dream Ship that can sail to all parts of the world. Is it just me, or does that dream perfectly compliments everyone else's dream [except for Zoro] in Luffy's Crew? I'll also admit that I didn't really like Franky at first, but he quickly grew on me in both his personality and ability. Right now one of my top five character along with Luffy, Robin, Zoro, and Mihawk. |
2006-05-28, 20:34 | Link #78 |
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iIs obvious he'll join. Because if you noticed anyone who beats or fights with the main enemy or one of the main enemies top henchmen they becomes a crewmember.
For example: Zoro- defeated axe-hand Ussopp- well he really didnt beat anyone, just helped in defeating Claw's crew Sanji- fought Kreig and his top henchmen Nami- she did try to fight Arlong, but it was pointless. But it was obvious she was gonna join. Chopper- he fought Wapol and beat his two henchmen Robin- tried to kill Crocodile, but lost And finally Franky- he's currently helping Luffy's crew defeat CP9 So its kind of obvious if you look at whats in front of you |
2006-05-28, 21:39 | Link #79 | |
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I don't think there is any particular requirement, though. Everything about Franky does point to him joining. One other thing I can point out is that every crewmember has some connection or fasciantion with pirates. Franky was abandoned from a pirate ship, and showed fascination in building a pirate ship. |
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2006-05-29, 02:24 | Link #80 | |
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beats the sheer guilt of the bloody buster call and the guilt of her constant betrayal. Well... maybe they are quite similar, but Robin's past definitely does not outweight Nami's by the large margin you claim. |
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