How The Time Skip Changed The Straw Hats

[@roronoa3243]

Post timeskip Robins humor becomes even darker

[@samkelozwakala2633]

just thought of the episode 980 line " maybe they are being attacked by the ghost of a drowned baby"

[@zentempo7902]

@@samkelozwakala2633 that one caught me off guard lol

[@anumaysethi]

@@samkelozwakala2633 that was hilarious ngl

[@joaocalixto1686]

She also welcomed more her silly side. We see her more oftenly paired with Usopp and doing silly things

[@FishFingerer]

@@samkelozwakala2633 damn I've been wondering the comment sections of one piece tubers for years looking for South Africans and been having terrible luck. This year it seems like all comment sections are South Africa itself 😅

[@shonenacademia]

Well, Brook changed from a “gentleman” musician to a rockstar. His music became more Hype whereas before it was more jolly.

[@heroricspiritfreinen38]

Makes sense since he got more used to modern times

[@Shadow25071]

@@heroricspiritfreinen38 And he is happier now

[@A2Z2]

The dudes 9 years old

[@monke7566]

@@A2Z2 90

[@cr0n0us_4]

Most importantly, Brook learned how to do 45° angle with the wall!

[@JuraquillleMihawk]

I really like the Robin change after the TS. It feels like she's experiencing a bit of the childhood that she didn't have before.

[@darkionx]

Well Robin after Ennies Lobby is having the joy of her life despite all the danger. She is accomplishing her dreams while having a caring and fun family on her back.

[@EmeraldaKasim]

@@darkionx For like 5 days until they get separated

[@itsjustdewieman]

Yeah I love her childlike mind to certain situation due to how comfortable she is like the dress-roba scene

[@eanternet]

@@EmeraldaKasim wait what fr? Thriller Bark and Sabaody pt1 was all 5 days?

[@MonkeyDLuis-jh1sg]

Luffy's change is the most noticeable one. Sure he still keeps his goofy and laid-back personality, but he's more mature and has improved his leadership

[@Zuzhi44barzz]

The war changed him, especially after Ace's death

[@waynicliz]

luffy def has less goofy moments and has been serious mostly through wano

[@asura7915]

yep for me luffy and robin are the most noticeable

[@UnexpectedWonder]

Absolutely!

[@UnexpectedWonder]

@@Zuzhi44barzz Indeed.

[@msibi]

Everyone: 'What happened to Zoro's eye?' Zoro: 'Nothing Happened'

[@pandaboy4250]

He has the sharingan in it duh smh

[@emekaamerican863]

😂😂😂

[@msibi]

@@pandaboy4250 copy cat zoro

[@TheStandardBearer]

He wouldn't be Zoro without that answer. 👍

[@genshaw6794]

@@msibi enemy:hah ima use 2 sword stye Zoro: ok then *does two sword style*

[@captainmarvelous7678]

Pre timeskip Brook was Austin Powers, post timeskip he's Weird AL Yankovic.

[@cosmoconkerjames]

And I'm ok with that.

[@mboone137]

More like Michael Jackson

[@Hippleton]

I love you for saying that

[@allenz9722]

Oh my god he WAS Austin powers

[@Broom1375yt]

YES

[@Truck-kun11]

I don't see Nami as a coward, but as someone who chooses not to fight until they have no choice. She's survived her entire life by being smart and avoiding direct conflicts, and I think it's been carved into her core.

[@emperorluffy6001]

We're slowly seeing her break away from that as well.

[@Expanses02]

@@emperorluffy6001 exactly

[@aztank]

lol,her "core"

[@asianwarrior2193]

@@emperorluffy6001 are we tho?

[@emperorluffy6001]

@@asianwarrior2193 Yes.

[@thatonenoob7854]

Zoro has also changed a lot after not seeing the others in terms of seriousness. Post Timeskip, he only laughed once which was with Pica's voice. Pre Timeskip, he laughed a lot and was just not as serious. He said himself he only sleeps when he feels safe. That's why Zoro slept when Sanji held him, showing he takes Sanji seriously as someone who makes him feel safe to be around.

[@apoptosisduellinks109]

I've read someone say that this is a myth. Have you counted (using a sampling method)?

[@99temporal]

zoro laughed when he saw luffy in wano

[@zorogotbandz1148]

@@99temporal he was excited but he didnt laugh

[@itsjustdewieman]

I would say thats less-so a post timeskip change and more-so a post mihawk defeat change.

[@thatonenoob7854]

@@itsjustdewieman No? He was still quite lively and not reserved after his defeat against Mihawk in East Blue. This change is a post Mihawk training.

[@nerea4327]

I think Luffy has matured a lot. He realized in Marineford that he was being too cocky and that he wasn't strong enough. He's calmer now, he actually cares and listens to people's backstories, and he's become the leader he was meant to be.

[@waluigi3515]

I love bringing this up whenever someone says that Luffy hasn't changed since the beginning of the story.

[@pats3212]

He literally slept through Jinbe's backstory and his explanation abou the change of balance after the war

[@waynicliz]

@@pats3212 was that post time skip

[@pats3212]

@@waynicliz Yes

[@waluigi3515]

@@pats3212 but he listened to Oden's story and listened to Momo's cries.

[@concretedsandwhiched]

Realistically it makes more sense for robin brook and franky to be relatively the same personality/growth wise other then their strength since the other straw hats are still maturing and growing up while they’re much past their young adulthood

[@heroricspiritfreinen38]

I don't think you can casually group up brook with everyone else Robin and Franky are kids compared to brook who are still maturing Like old men compared to 30 year old men

[@onyxcat6454]

Didn't Chopper also like embrace the monster thing. I think Zoro once asks him why his human form looks different in fishman island and he says he embraced the monster unlike pretime skip.

[@bockskarr6626]

Truth

[@kurokuteakaiyuki]

I love that moment actually! Such wonder growth, such trust and comfort with his nakama, all-round heartwarming and awesome.

[@happygoku4159]

What episode was this?

[@onyxcat6454]

@@happygoku4159 I'm not sure which one, but I think it's when they're fighting the new fishman pirates or whatever hodys group was called. like when they're in the crater around when luffy uses conquerors on the 50,000 guys

[@happygoku4159]

@@onyxcat6454 OK thanks

[@chinonsoufondu]

i feel like luffy got so much more serious

[@jonathandesrosiers8154]

And also more confident

[@SwimNemo]

He had to especially since he watched his crew get demolished and seeing his brother die right in front of him

[@jonathandesrosiers8154]

@@SwimNemo yes sir. That’s my captain

[@laurocoman]

@@jonathandesrosiers8154 that's the word, "captain". Luffy's decisions became more of a do or die for everyone. If they hadn't been 100 % confident in him, they would have died. His leadership became much more important.

[@scottiecurrie7927]

@@laurocoman He may actually become a true king once they get to Laughtale. Someone who can hear others out, make fair judgment, and help whoever he can

[@jukaa1012]

sanji spent 2 years on okama island, it makes sense he would come back jaded and more perverted. The reason it lessened as time went on is because he got used to beeing around women again.

[@scottiecurrie7927]

Exactly, he was in a phase

[@cosmicfeargarou4592]

Sanji should have been a playboy instead of a simp.

[@jukaa1012]

@@cosmicfeargarou4592 nope, playboy and romantic emotional nice guy do not mesh this well

[@fumomofumosarum5893]

@@cosmicfeargarou4592 how? how excatly would he have learned to become a "playboy" with only 'okamas' around?

[@cosmicfeargarou4592]

@@fumomofumosarum5893 I'm talking about his character. When I saw his debut he looked like a playboy but later on turned out to be a simp.

[@epicpigmaster]

Brook always gave me an interesting feel as far as his relationship to the crew (and he is one of my favorite members). He didn't even get to make it through a single full arc as a member before being separated, and I think that really shows in how he trys to protect the crew from Kuma, stating "even if it costs me my life". I think pre timeskip Brook was so happy to finally have a crew again, he was mostly focused on doing his best to play his part in the crew, partly as thanks for letting him join but also to make sure he didn't feel like a burden. Post timeskip he is still the perverted gentleman, but I think he is much more confident about his place, and realizes that since the crew is his family, and you shouldn't need to earn your right to be a member of your family, he is free to just be himself (which of course leads to him still doing his best to protect the crew, all while cracking BONE jokes and being a pervert).

[@captainmarvelous7678]

I remember the quick throwaway line of Chopper(I think) asking if Brook would even come back to them since he was a big popstar now. And considering he had only been with them for weeks before the separation it actually seemed plausible. I've always wanted to see the alternate universe where that happened

[@waluigi3515]

This fits with his development as a pop star. Before he was a meek musician, and used softer instruments (piano and violin). But post time skip he uses loud pop star music and an electric guitar, almost as if showing his more content placement in the crew.

[@jackroberts2704]

This is why Brook is in my top 3

[@PowerSpirit50]

This makes me think of a conversation between him and Robin after Thriller Bark. I guess it was anime original.

[@maandamuthavhine571]

That was franky actually ( yes i know this was 3 years ago)​@captainmarvelous7678

[@CoffeeHead27]

Pre timeskip Franky: Elvis Post timeskip Franky: 🟦🔴🧍‍♂️🔴🟦

[@allenz9722]

Idk why I heard the Franky theme when I read this

[@embertheplaya5717]

LMAO can't get any more accurate than that 🤣

[@felipemorgado]

more like ace ventura

[@konigludwigxiv6925]

Hes a mix of Popeye and Ace Ventura, not elvis.

[@ethanhill921]

nah kizaru is elvis to me

[@tomp3069]

Robin is also more of a sister to luffy post timeskip, like how she knows how to perfectly understand Luffys ways. Example telling Luffy pinapple head to describe Marco.

[@maestroprodigy2296]

I watched that episode a few hours ago. That what I felt.

[@tomp3069]

@@maestroprodigy2296 dam hope u been enjoying one piece soo far

[@maestroprodigy2296]

Yessir. I’m a huge Naruto fan but I’m One Piece stole my heart

[@brifries619]

Morj's beard is going through its own timeskip

[@Mail80]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@chinhoewong]

lol The Timeskip Morj

[@CartierClone]

LMFAOOO

[@alquimistaZ2]

Nami also started taking more initiative, in Punk Hazard saving the kids, in Zou helping the Minks and in Whole Cake helping Luffy, while in Skypiea for example, she got desperate when Luffy was fighting Enel. And I also like to think that Brook got more used to "modern times".

[@benjaminaarts]

I like Robins change the most, its great seeing her living her life without giving any fucks

[@Truck-kun11]

Robin and Chopper have the cutest relationship of all Straw Hats. I have spoken

[@bielielielie5704]

*Truck senpai himself??!!* *Truck senpai..* *please kiII me and isekai me please..*

[@translateme9352]

There's a certain doujin floating around...

[@translateme9352]

@Platinum Raccoon Man of culture, I see.

[@Kgz101]

@Platinum Raccoon wait what 👀

[@ilmanrachmann6413]

@@translateme9352 lmfao what wrong with yall people😂

[@dantecrottogini529]

I feel like Oda played up Robin's dark humor since the TS and i really enjoy that

[@mohamedab9033]

Yeah I noticed that i never really noticed her Dark Humor till fishmen Island in 2012, specifically when Usopp did her impression in prison. I was like "Did Robin really have that dark humor side to her all this time and I didn't notice?"

[@jackroberts2704]

I think it really helps her personality too because it keeps her from being too stoic

[@IAmMightyMike]

Even though Sanji is extra lovey dovey, since the time skip more women have begun falling for him. Violet, Pudding, even the chef who cooked for Germa found herself thinking of him. Which I found a bit ironic, yet appreciated.

[@catholicfemininity2126]

Ermmm I found Sanji went from romantic and serving women to becoming a total perv and creep that is lustfully obsessed.

[@koltennguyen9604]

@@catholicfemininity2126 Bro,you live under a rock? He was an absolute gentleman to the people the commenter listed and he is most definitely respectful when he needs to

[@alvdansen7172]

The lady at Wano with the mouse seem to also slightly fall for Sanji's gentlemen side, I think she found a small crush on him as she got a little bitty jealous on Robin when odering noodles from Sanji in front of her.

[@odinwilliams717]

Considering where he was during the time skip, it kinda makes sense .

[@rz_qabz8649]

Is it fair to say the time skip changed law too. He seemed like such a laid back chill character. Then became a lot more serious

[@rodeosoul13]

Yea Law became one of the warlords through and through

[@sgrp2706]

I think that's because we got to see more of Law and he was serious since the beginning

[@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr]

@@sgrp2706 , Law I’m Dressrosa and Sabaody Arcs were like if Luffy was an angsty edgy protagonist whereas Zou to the current Wano Arc he’s like an overly serious character to the point he’s even more serious than Luffy and Eustass Kid in terms of his personality.

[@drm726]

To be fair, you would be a lot more serious too if you kept making plans and then some guy in a straw hat you allied with kept messing them up

[@bryansouza16]

Franky post time skip has become more dad like and less big bro. He feels like he might think that he doesnt need to embrace the punk badass leader feel as much anymore and can embrace a more laid back "dad-vibe" cuz he has his friends who know the real him and he can be comfortable to be less intimidating unless the time comes

[@geckomoriadaimyoofwano7157]

That makes sense

[@bryansouza16]

@@geckomoriadaimyoofwano7157 ty

[@heroricspiritfreinen38]

Nah he got cucked by jinbe

[@bryansouza16]

@@heroricspiritfreinen38 well that still doesnt change the personality change in franky lol

[@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr]

@@bryansouza16 , I disagree with you entirely that since Franky was cucked by Jinbe from Fishmen Island Arc all the way up to the current Wano Arc is why Franky isn’t going to return to his Big Bro personality until he arrives in Water 7 agains after the Pirate journey is over.

[@KatsuImagitian]

By the timeskip all of the SH's are completed characters with defined motivations and personalities. Even in an arc about challenging his ideologies Sanji's development was about sticking to his convictions in the end. The SH's growth is primarily focused on the goal to their dreams from this point forward.

[@heroricspiritfreinen38]

"completed characters" Sanji wasn't

[@scottgrasser9737]

@Radionife We don't know what his motivations are to be the best swordsman nor do we know why he values the crew and Luffy so much his childhood friend wanted to be the best she died so he took up her dream

[@lemonringo566]

For people who think Zoro wants to be WSS because of Kuina, you're terribly wrong. He already wanted to be one before she even died, the motivation for that is probably going to be explored in Wano arc. His background isn't entirely revealed yet. As for the backstory with Kuina, I think that's to buildup the main theme that has been describing Zoro, which is "promise". You have to remember how he was first introduced, he 'promised' Helmeppo he would starve for a month in order to be released. When Luffy wanted to help him, he refused. He only decided to escape later because he found out that Helmeppo has broken the promise. That, is how seriously he takes his promises with people. As of now, he has made two major promises, one with Kuina and one with Luffy, both of which he has kept the whole time. As for his flaws, it's obvious I think. For a swordsman, the most important thing is to respect his opponents regardless of their appearance etc. He has failed this countless times if you think about it. He has avoided fighting women seriously, like Tashigi and Monet, he also laughed at Kaku and Pica although he got angry at himself for laughing afterwards. In this arc, Zoro needs to overcome this flaw of his. Zoro is also very insecure imo. If you reread OP and focus on him, there are times when he say stuff like "if only i could cut wax/iron" "if only i could be stronger" etc. That's because he acknowledges that he is not strong yet. His standards are super high and he keeps training everyday because of the burden of promises that he has to keep. He probably thinks of himself as 'still weak' which is understandable because his backstory is about his losses. As for why I'm calling it a burden, is because his original swordstyle is Nitoryuu, the only reason he changed it to three swords is because he has to carry Kuina's will. For him it's not a preference, it's an obligation, a burden.. a promise. Also, the fact that such a small child chooses to carry two heavy swords in the first place shows that there's a reason why he decided to place that burden on himself in order to be stronger. I hope Wano will give us the answer

[@no.one_lol2055]

I don't think Robin is a solved character yet, because we actually don't fully know how her motivations and ideals changed through the TS with the Revolutionary Army unlike the Other Strawhats. Mabey except her inherting someone else's will (which is completely executed perfectly through her character), she also found another goal of her own. I can also back this up with a bit more. Her own goal not influenced by others since the TS was to care/love and be cares/loved by someone, completed in EL. She doesn't have another personal goal she herself created.

[@salvadorsalgado5212]

I'm not saying that is perfect, but i do think we need to keep in mind that one piece is a story that is told very very slowly, and a lot of times we feel like oda isn't doing something, but that's because he has plans for that in the future, the best example is Sanji, we had a sanji drought for a while, but then we had an arc dedicated to him and his past, and now his fighting a yonko commander. Because we don't see things right now in the story, it doesn't mean that we won't ever again. I personally think that after this arc, the story will focus a lot more on the SH again. Oda wanted to have a section in the story where Luffy was on his own, then 2 sections in which the SH were separated in two groups, now we're on a huge saga focused on hundreds of characters, but as we've seen before, it doesn't mean this is one piece from now on. I fully expect the story to not be a huge super saga with thousands of characters in every arc when we get to places like Elbaf and laugh tale.

[@mohamedab9033]

Omg I so don't want any surplus of Side characters when we get to Laugh Tale, only the strawhats ALONE on the island. Maybe Blackbeard, it could work for a conflict if done right but MAINLY STRAWHATS ONLY.

[@salvadorsalgado5212]

@@mohamedab9033 yeah, i could see Elbaf focusing on the SH, on shank's crew, and on a few important giants, and I'm of the belief that laugh tale will be about have the SH, the Blackbeard pirates and them alone, having the grand fleet in the final island would feel very cheap to me, but luckily I have faith that that is Oda's plan, he's doing a mega saga right now, so he can have a few very focused arcs later.

[@benjaminislami4086]

@@mohamedab9033 i have a feeling that law is coming also with the SH because he wants to know about the will of D

[@lemonringo566]

Elbaf is definitely Usopp's arc, especially since they'll be fighting Shanks' crew in that arc

[@lthom90]

I agree I think the next couple arcs will be more focused on the Strawhats but the climatic acts will be like Wano (As you would expect)

[@hawrazjamal8617]

Chopper after the timeskip also doesn't mind being a monster to help his friends

[@stefanofranzini3961]

Well, Brook can't have a change of heart... because he hasn't one! YOHOHOHOHOHOHO SKULL JOKE!

[@pojo_1797]

Nice

[@PaszerDye]

There isn't much to go on for Brook anyway. He was with the crew for literally his intro arc before they were separated at Sabaody. So, for the most part he's gonna feel same-ish

[@Sernival]

The main difference would be Brook is around people again, combined with his craziness he was a real wild card for development

[@j_lklap468]

@@Sernival yea i feel like he’s acting like he did when he was human agajn

[@joaopedrolauand4813]

I do think that there is a difference. Even after TS, Brook briefly (due to how crazy Sabaody arc was) showed mistrust on himself being able to be part of the crew. Even after he was accepted by every SH, the fact that he spend too much time alone in the past made him not able to believe that he could be part of somethng. During the TS, Brook lost his new found friends just a couple of days after meeting them (and after spending 50 years alone). Yet, despite of Brook having all the reasons in the world to be depressed again, he now realises that he is part of a crew, and now he has the mental strengh to understand it, and getting stronger for it. Yes, all Straw Hats focused on getting stroger for Luffy and for the rest of the Crew, but the confidence of being part of crew was a thing that all of them besides Brook already had prior TS, and that was the character progression for our pevert musician.

[@Sebster85]

I think Oda has made Nami more motherly and even more impactful to the plot post ts. She made the decision to save the children in Punk Hazard. She played a motherly role to Momo. (This is really apparent on Zou when Momo was trying to appeal to Luffy for help) She made the critical decision to split the crew in Dressrosa and later helped of the Minks when they desperately needed help, a decision which in my opinion validated the Mink - Straw Hat alliance. And now she's bonding with Tama in a very special way. Edit: In WCI Nami had a very interesting yet overlooked role. She not only helped Luffy escape the territory of a Yonko, she took control on Big Mom's minions in the seducing woods, used her own special homie (Zeus) against her, then later permanently stole a part of her soul. People might now like it, but Nami is the key for Luffy to be able to control the seas as a king. Arlong understood that.

[@jaredlippinghoff532]

i low key see similarities between Nami and big mom, and with nami now obtaining zues the similarities are slightly closer

[@saudbintalib5701]

Luffy did definitely mature for a little over the timeskip.....

[@thewonderblunder3421]

Brook 90 years old on his second crew and only part of that crew for a couple weeks before the timeskip.

[@patrikrathousky5791]

Ok hot take: I love, love, love Frankys post ts look! Much more so then his pre ts look. It just screams with character and the fact that he disigned it himself makes it all the better. Tank trads, weapon sholders, changing hairstyle are all SUUUPPER Franky! Also love how many of them are improved technologies from what he tried to do pre ts (e.g. goofy centaur became cool tank trads). The fact that he build it on the home island of the greatest scientist/ingeneur to date make it even better lorewise.

[@jayydexter]

It’s definitely grown on me i just don’t like some of his hairstyles in certain arcs

[@tonypalazzolo6552]

I love post ts franky in general. His legitimate excitement to show off his cool new cyborg parts to the crew and general upbeat attitude is just so infectious and fun to read. Definitely my favorite running gag in the series 😁

[@Prilliyo]

I just bothers me that he looks so much stronger than he is

[@eVill420]

I personally really hate how post-ts franky looks, he went from being like a cool cousin to a weird body builder.

[@weewer3369]

The major event that changed Franky was finding Vegapunks old lab and blowing himself up. Like Chopper embraced being a monster for the sake of the crew, Franky embraced technology even further.

[@rashadjohnson611]

Pre-timeskip: morj has nothing anime related in his background Post-time skip: morj has nothing anime related in his background

[@cullenlatham2366]

Brook's biggest change was in his confidence as a musician. It is the most subtle of the crew, but i can really only describe it as "he carries himself differently". Pre-timeskip, he was a humble musician who found joy simply from playing. Post-timeskip, he has a rockstar attitude which has almost completely changed his fighting aura. Gentleman swordsman to star of the battlefield who rocks every second of his stage time. Compare his pre-timeskip serious battle moments to his post-timeskip serious battle moments. I think the best way i can describe the practicality of the change is with his actions on whole cake island involving the ponegliph. Pre-timeskip, he would need direct orders from his captain to be motivated enough to take the "extremes" that he did. Post-timeskip, brook has the agency and confidence to act on his own to complete his objective. It really is hard to quantify in general.

[@bookofsol]

So Usopp and Nami can now confidently fight fodder.

[@tomp3069]

Usopp now owns up to some of his lies and will better himself for others not just the for strawhats

[@jacktheman2360]

@@tomp3069 I'm on dressrosa and usopp fully pissed me off on my recent ep. He ran away from sugar and the slime guy and he then keeps running abandoning the little People (after an emotional moment with the leader of the little people) and carried on running away even after hearing them cry and ask for his name ( he even heard them get hurt and say his name out and the only thing he said was shh don't say tell them my name). I feel like of anything he became more of a coward

[@jacktheman2360]

@@tomp3069 Sorry for the rant was just very pissed off in this episode

[@arcanefire7511]

@@jacktheman2360 I completely understand. But the big difference is that this is the first time he is risking his life for strangers. He had also planned to flee throughout. But I don't blame you at all if this didn't change your mind.

[@bookofsol]

@@andrew1983 fodder then.

[@phrogman459]

Brook switched up his style, becoming more funky and with the times.

[@DarkHawkeLP]

the Brook point is a really good one. The man was a royal guard and later captain of his own crew making it deep into paradise. He lived a full pirates life and is over 90 years old. I think it makes sense that he wouldnt change to much in 2 years of training. In a way in fact it would have been weird for him to change as much over the two years as the other strawhats did

[@dbzbourgheim]

A few remarks to add to what you said: - while Luffy is much more open about his goal, he is also much, much more aware of his powers and of its limits. A good example being that of Wano, where he knows that his usual haki will not be enough to get at Kaido, and he works in order to achieve that. - Zoro is much more relaxed because he is immensely more powerful than before, yes, but he is also much more aware of his surroundings. Sure, he sleeps through freaking battles, but that is because he 100% trusts his crew until he's good enough to fight, meaning that he did learn to rely on their strengths as well. And also, he does keep an ear open to danger. Example: him sleeping during the banquet at the end of the Fishman Island arc, and yet immediately being awake 0.2 seconds after being called in a severe tone by Luffy. - Robin's outfit is an important change as well. Before the timeskip, she was generally dressed in black and in a very classy fashion. After the timeskip, she is wearing whatever she really likes wearing and whatever is comfortable for her. Example: her outfit in Zou. As the whole crew, they have all come back trusting each other even more than before, because they trust that everyone has trained hard and will hold their part of the battle. This ends up with all of them losing attention sometimes, because others pay attention, falling asleep when they shouldn't, and generally taking their part of the cake and organically replacing crewmembers who might be overwhelmed, without even needing to discuss it. It's a great shift that, while it was already in motion before the timeskip, clearly has finished happening during the timeskip. Finally, they are all much more open about their positive feelings towards one another. One good example being Zoro who sees Luffy in Wano and has the BIGGEST smile in the series upon seeing him, or Nami jumping into Luffy's arms in Zou. As a whole, they clearly have all emotionally matured and have been so anxious to see one another again that they just don't care at this point if they look like children: they know what they're capable of, and they know how much they love one another.

[@deathscore1548]

Brooks: YOHOHOHOHOO, Oda has certainly left my devolvement *bone-dry* in this case

[@mansourhaddad398]

Finnaly a good comment

[@amartinez97]

I feel like Brook has some of the highest dedication to the straw hat crew for 1 reason, He was a member for only a mere 2 weeks before the 2 year timeskip happens. Imagine meeting these brand new people in your late age and start traveling with them for a couple weeks only for something drastic to happen and now your separated doing your own thing again for the next 2 years but I guess considering what Luffy and them did for Brook he would never forget about them.

[@Truck-kun11]

*Zoro at the beginning:* Stop me and I'll kill you *Zoro After:* Hurt my crew and I'll kill you

[@koldraiynedownskayle5744]

I agree about Brook. Man is a veteran pirate that called the Pirate King a rookie and refers to 68 year old Big Mom as a young lady. All Brook needed was some shine.

[@d03smynam3ma11er]

Chopper came to terms with his identity and is ready to participate. Luffy is more settled in a leader role in terms of both taking inputs from the different members but also finding tasks that needs to be done and assigning them to members Zoro is more self composed and focused, before timeskip anyone could trigger him. After timeskip, only Sanji can ever trigger him and even that is rare Usopp is slightly more brave but seem more about to accept his own role as a sniper and diplomat taking upon himself talking and negotiating with unknown sides creatiny alliances for the strawhats on his own initiative. Nami is indeed more standing on her own legs in difficult situations, but more so. She has also become less egocentric and value more the need of the crew over her own need although she still has that side to her Sanji had a horrible era after timeskip until they got finished with fishman island. But ever since, although he still has his weakness for females. He did mature and actual grow into a more successful womanizer and reminds me more of a phantom figure in both dressrosa actually winning over a devil fruit user with the ability to see the true intent of people and used to guys falling for her, and again in whole cake island with another woman who has lived a life believing she is a freak but here is a guy accepting her for who she is and changing her heart again over this interaction. Pre timeskip Sanji would never actually succeed with his approaches with girls but post time skip has a pretty good record before wano. Brook pre time skip was unsure if he deserved a spot in the crew and rather hesitent with his own involvement never acting on his own and only when inspired by the actions of other crew members while post time skip. Brook is not only contributing with all he got, but taking his own initiative finding tasks that needs to be performed. At whole cake island he saw everyone else having their hands full so he did what nobody else even remembered about chasing the dream of Robin securing a copy of the poneglyph in BM possession so even if the mission would end without Sanji return, at least it wouldnt be for nothing. Franky character transofmartion seem to me to have happened more through the new era and during the time skip, i only see his upgrade. He did however seem to have become a bit more intelligent compared to pre timeskip and philosophic. Robin is hard to pinpoint how her character developed. If I were to say anything, I feel she is even less talkative than she was but not because she became more self centered. She seems to trust everyone in the crew more than she used to and she did get stronger yet. It feels like she has her own story that she never shared with them and it makes me curious at what actually happened in the 2 years they were apart. I am hoping this means we will get an arc where the revolutionary army is more involved. All of the crew members did get ready to contribute and pull their own weight more post timeskip where many was relying on how strong Luffy and partly Zoro+Sanji was pre timeskip. Now they are all pushing forward together and I was happy to see that being how they all matured into taking part. Although I wrote the least about Chopper I believe he went through the biggest transformation.

[@Kaisona2017]

Robin shows her emotions more, Post-Timeskip, and even makes funny faces, like the rest of the crew. She also tends to use the same goofy names Luffy gives people.

[@stevenrhodes3462]

​​@@Kaisona2017Robin has demonstrated deeper insight through her interactions with others, especially with Luffy. She clearly learned a lot from her time with his father and sworn brother, and as previously stated, she's still keeping most of her Intel from that time to herself for now. She will likely share what she knows as it becomes relevant to Luffy, or if prompted to by Sabo or Dragon. She excels at secrecy, like how she didn't tell Luffy about Sabo, she allowed Sabo to reunite with Luffy directly several arcs later.

[@thereal1tak_363]

I’m watching this for the first 2 years later and I see the change but you broke it down so well please don’t stop you are amazing

[@cr0n0us_4]

Most importantly, Brook learned how to do 45° angle with the wall!

[@RichDBucko]

Zoro did yell at Luffy in Pumk Hazard to "Get Serious!!"

[@charlesluikart1799]

They evolved from decently close friends to a family

[@thechatteringclown]

Tbf brook was also the one who we got to know the least above pre-timeskip. He joined fairly recently before the split and was only around for thriller bark and sabaody. He didn't really need to be updated and revitalized the same way other strawhats, some of whom had been around since the start, needed to be. So that might be the reason he feels more same-ish.

[@majinmanbhakun6540]

I just realized Kung fu dugong has armament haki while only 4 of the strswhats knows armament haki hahah

[@cammiechaos]

Kung Fu Dugongs (as a group) right up there in my top 10 favourite characters fr. The immense joy bought to me.

[@tarikizgua1835]

That was filler

[@SuperSaiyanScandinavian]

@@tarikizgua1835 so i guess he's not allowed to have experienced that immense joy? lol

[@kerbydenilla2977]

How many times have you watched Onepiece to understand it and create theories that feels like it is acutally in the story?I Love all of your videos man

[@w_49_ketanpawar77]

The only person who didn't change much after the timeskip was Sanji and I amreally glad for that because i really likes pre timeskip Sanji.

[@Expanses02]

The only negative thing about sanji after TS i felt was that his gag was even more enforced and emphasised than before which was already getting way too old. But during and after whole cake island I think oda handled him pretty well in that aspect.

[@mohamedabdallah2565]

bruh sanji changed a lot i want to see mr prince again but he didn't show up since time skip

[@marinenico1993]

@@Expanses02 I mean it's understandable the guy was at an island full of men for 2 years

[@PhantomGreyfire]

00:00:00 ⟾ Intro 00:00:47 ⟾ Specific to '2Y' Time-skip 00:01:01 ⟾ [Promo] 00:01:07 ⟾ General/Common/Group-level Changes 00:01:57 ⟾ Luffy 00:03:25 ⟾ Zoro 00:04:41 ⟾ Usopp & Nami 00:07:39 ⟾ Sanji 00:08:24 ⟾ Chopper 00:09:45 ⟾ Robin 00:10:35 ⟾ Franky 00:11:11 ⟾ Brook 00:11:38 ⟾ [Promo]

[@chinhoewong]

Another Great analysis Video of timeskip changes of Characters How come I never seen any other Op Creators analysis This at all? Thank U so Morj, I didnt realise so much changes at all beside Brooke. Pretty suprise and shocked.😂

[@omegabet3912]

The moment when Luffy got angry at the Beast pirates for spilling shiruko... It somehow feels different than the moment he cracked his fists at Franky house.

[@Thatdangerbeme]

Brook when from sad skeleton to party skeleton

[@_haphazard_]

I think Brook had an absolutely massive change. His entire story arc in Thriller Bark was about him being stuck in the past, unable to leave his past commitments and regrets behind. He never once played music in all that time he had been drifting alone, the very thing that he loved most in the world, because it reminded him too much of his crew. He’s even still wearing the same ragged clothes from before he died. But when we see him again after two years, all of that’s changed. He’s not only playing music again, but he’s also using more modern instruments like an electric guitar. He’s got new clothes, a new persona, and a new reason to keep on living.

[@captainmarvelous7678]

Ah time to sit in the temple and listen to the words of the Apostle Morj.

[@mkkhsa]

3:39 the amount of trust Zoro gives Sanji is too much. I laughed at this in the manga😂

[@afnanthegreat9046]

This reminded me of that moment in wci arc when sanji went to help luffy escape the big mom pirates, the one where luffy sleept once sanji got him in his arms and flew

[@quantumprime7054]

WDYM BROOK DIDNT CHANGE!!?!! HE DID THE 30 DEGREE ANGLE!!!!

[@builtdifferent1546]

Morj uploaded? I guess the nuclear reactor can handle itself for a few minutes

[@okhappiness4773]

man, I kind of miss pre-time skip Franky now that you point out his differences, not that I want him to be rough and angry all the time but he feels almost to mature now

[@god_bleach]

*too

[@DragcoDavid]

I think Brook has changed, but it's more like... he is a bit more aware of the modern zeitgeist... he makes more references to more modern comments and acts a tad more like a rocker - sure, he isn't ultimately any different, personality wise, but he sorta went from being very old fashioned to being much more like the culturally aware... which fits, considering he was like 50 years out of date until he spent 2 years on a world tour. Basically, his music got an update rather then he himself as a person. You see this best in his moment with Franky on Wano.

[@achimsinn6189]

Î think Luffy is more focused after timeskip. Pre Timeskip he'd stray away from finding the one piece for random stuff like travelling to skypia just because he heard the story about it or taking part in the pirats games foxy did. Post timeskip he is more dedicated to his goal and would not be distracted by random sidequests. That doesn't mean he'd go out of his way for meaningfull causes like helping a friend, just not for pointless random bs.

[@Guisantz]

just by chopper holding against queen and perospero makes you see how much he has grown

[@xanax750]

new franky feels for me a lot like the genie from aladdin

[@johnnylemonfroloc196]

Can't believe Brook was a 9 year old skeleton this whole time

[@fiction7270]

also during fishman island ussop and nami were very confidently taking on the fishman when they were trying to capture them due to the misunderstanding

[@aarav_sharma]

9:30 Makes Me think maybe Carrot is not a new Strawhat nakama but a character development For Chopper

[@emperorluffy6001]

Could be both.

[@killermojo1515]

Morj I enjoy these vids too much Have to stop the 2x just to take it all in Keep on uploading frequently these genuinely make my day

[@logydogy8889]

Thanks for the high quality content, Mr Morj

[@Guapogiboy]

Losing a loved one and going thru what he went thru including coming back from near death and war will mature anyone and have a clearer vision of your goal. He went thru a lot of life changing and traumatic experiences.

[@D-e-n]

Nami and Ussop are the only normal human beings in the crew with no powers or ridiculous strenghts,so even though they seem cowardly they are just realistic and pick their fights

[@jonesyxperia7]

‘Picking at straws’ I see what you did there. 👆😏

[@DJMilez]

11:17 he said NOT TODAY. I get goosebumps thinking about that moment

[@chinesemassproduction]

I've expressed this sentiment before on another video comment section, but there is also how they changed as a whole. Pre-TS the Strawhats were really just another contender in the ladder of the Pirate's world, so just a scrappy pirate group with a lot of heart barely making it through the Grand Line's various challenges. Post-TS they feel more like heroes.

[@sosolawson6587]

Sanjis gags became so much more after the time skip almost became a permanent gag character

[@Azubjourni]

That will never happen

[@thetruth7264]

Usopp doesn’t lie as much anymore. He doesn’t have to also this is more from enies lobby but he stopped trying to act like captain

[@emperorluffy6001]

Gonna have to watch this later during my lunch break.

[@patricklatham3897]

Luffy also can use his second and third gears without negative repercussions, like the fatigue and shrinking respectively.

[@DrMudarris]

I actually miss the more funny and casual side of the crew pre time skip. Something I really noticed is that pretime skip, Luffy and Ussop intentionally made jokes about different stuff and about each other very often, while post time skip it's like the find themselves in "funny situations" I don't know if that makes sense but that's how I see it. They even used to joke about how serious Zoro is and try to tease him a little bit, which is something rare to see now. Maybe life was simpler back then, who knows

[@nicholasalexander9866]

One thing that could’ve made the timeskip better is from Dressrosa to now Wano is for the tension to be real. Like I don’t see the reason on how bad the New World is. Obviously Kidd losing his arm to Shanks, Crocodile leaving to go back to the Grand Line from his lost to Whitebeard etc. At the same time it looks like Luffy has been doing great in the New World without consequences. Even in the war arc that Wano is supposed to be, I don’t feel a Marineford or a Sabaody Archipelago type vibe from facing two Yonkos.

[@KatsuImagitian]

The whole point of the timeskip was to be sufficiently ready for the challenges ahead so that another Sabody could never happen again. Sabody was the biggest failure for the SH crew save a character death. It's your opinion, but the story has not lacked tension in its own right personally the stakes have only gotten higher but the crew can manage them where they would be all but destroyed beforehand. Also, FI was all about showcasing how strong they got it was intentionally trivial for them, why struggle there and invalidate the training?

[@salvadorsalgado5212]

I see you're point, and there is definitely a problem there, but that doesn't mean that it is clear cut. The times skip was to make sure our characters would be close enough to the level of a yonko crew, because they were eventually going to fight them, and if after 2 years of training, the strawhats almost died in their first arc facing opponents way stronger than them, it would have been a huge disappointment. Oda had to pick between 2 things, the strawhats being close to the yonkos, but still weaker so they have to go beyond their limits, or, have them at the level of hody and Caesar, after two years of intense training, conceptually it wouldn't have worked. You can't have them loose in sabaody and marineford, and then having them train that hard, and not make them demolish their first few opponents.

[@nicholasalexander9866]

@@salvadorsalgado5212 I agree, I understand Fishman Island it’s their test to show they belong. My problem is Whole Cake and Wano. Having direct contact with the Yonkos they are still being able to escape situations that other people would die from. I know they are the main characters and won’t die, I just would like for the Strawhats to actual seem like they care about the situation. It’s hard to explain what I mean. Whole Cake and Wano are the two arcs with little tension in my opinion. I understand the first two arcs.

[@salvadorsalgado5212]

@@nicholasalexander9866 yeah i get you, that's why I said that I agree on a problem being there. I personally did feel the tension in whole cake, but i haven't that much in Wano, i still really like it, specially because it's my first time reading an arc weakly from the very beginning, but i still feel it lacks something there. Unless the big mom pirates reach the mainland and join the enemy forces, i just don't believe the odds are against them, i don't see the SH loosing their one v ones, and i haven't really felt the "deaths" of the scabbards. The one threat that i do feel is kaido, that guy is just terrifying to me 😂.

[@yeeedd9282]

@@nicholasalexander9866 I mean Pedro died and we don’t know what happened to the Fishmans and the Germa 66 in whole cake islands. Yasuie also died just to make sure that the alliance has at least a chance to fight. But I see what you mean, like how the straw hat crew feels invincible compared to other characters (allies, rivals or even enemies).

[@superspider64]

one of the best signifiers of Chopper's growth as a character is the changes he made to his Heavy Point, before it was basically a large, furry man, but now it's unmistakably a humanoid creature. As Chopper himself says he gave up trying to blend in with humans to become a monster for his captain, fully embracing the family he has

[@snotte.a8670]

I love this man's videos. He has such a good eye on thing when it comes to One Piece

[@omegabet3912]

3:42 Morj? Morj did you just call the onigashima raid "the final battle"? BU- BUT THE RAID...!

[@TheStandardBearer]

I actually enjoyed the subtle maturity increases in each Straw Hat.

[@Truck-kun11]

We still need to see Brook go all out in a fight against someone, so far we haven't seen his full power Post Time-Skip. (Big Mom doesn't count)

[@rob6912]

The way I see it they are all a lot more capable now. Zoro and sanji leading mini crews on their own, franky fight waves of marines and VICE ADRMIALS at dressrosa, and all the other straw hats being ready to do things on their own now. I think we are desensitized to when the straws hats needed to tackle islands together meaning they did everything as a group but now in wano, when luffy arrives all the strawhats are doing things on their own across the country. Even when luffy and the others arrived they all split up and did things on their own. I dont think many people apprciate this enough

[@akashneogi0]

The best improvement in chopper is that now he appreciates being a monster and calls himself one while that used to hurt him before!

[@ericksoler1221]

Zoro also laughs less and is more intense since the time skip

[@DennysWilkesBarre-og4po]

Watching usopp running though the fire refusing to die and quit carrying kin and kiku at the same time was when I realized how different he has become

[@isaacdanoob2434]

I hate how many of the crewmates are useless at this point. Ussop, Nami, Chopper, Franky, and Robin are so much weaker than say, the Monster Trio that they don’t even matter anymore in fights, and I miss when fights had more teamwork.

[@Smike2095]

I guess I like how the straw hats have grown after the time skip aside for Robin and Franky: I understand that their "taming down" make sense, due to their gaining more confidence and growing trusty and fond of the crew, but I really liked having a contrast in the crew, having characters that weren’t "happy go lucky" and instead brough a little bit of darkness in the mix Now both Franky and Robin seems to me much more one dimensional and uninteresting than before, but I have hopes for Robin in Wano thou

[@infinioda108]

Luffy has already great mindset before the Timeskip & he is still simpleton & will believe anyone & we love that❤️ the change is now he is more daring like facing Fuji & BM 🔥, learning 3 different kind of haki🔥, 3 freaking gear-4 versions, Red hawk, diff gear 3 attacks, more endurance, future sight, more committed to help his friends & those who r in need, More of a captain, more resolve, more mature, more open to alliance, more muscular, takes his fights more seriously ❤️

[@sohailsadaqat6684]

To me, the Big difference was Oda amplifying the personalities of the Strawhats, He didn't change what their characters were but amplify them. Biggest example is Sanji, people expected 'Oh Sanji is older so he would be "Mature"(quotes) but No he got amplified his personality. Zoro Use to act cool but before timeskip knew He has to grow, but after Timeskip he also amped up his own Pride to max and acted more cooler. So because of that people opinions on the SHs also got amplified

[@robertsilvermyst7325]

I really love how Chopper has become more of a leader post-time skip. He understands more what needs to be done. It's a travesty Oda is keeping his bounty so stupidly low.

[@lucinaluv8976]

Brook's improvement was more focused on the musical aspect. He is the crew's musician after all so I think Oda took that part to heart when updating Brook. I also think the expansion on his Devil Fruit mastery was a big improvement for Brook's character. If you make an updated version of this video, I'd suggest using that info. I'd also like to add that a lot of the Straw Hats also improved in their conditioning of the body and mind. The Monster Trio also got mastery over Haki which wasn't in the pre-time skip.

[@Ethan-yd4gn]

Extra things i noticed: Luffy's much lower level of general obliviousness, ofc he's still quite uhh.. special at times, one of the things i noticed right off the bat was his reaction to Boa when she talked about marrying him, before it was almost like he didnt even notice, but now he makes it clear he understands, and respectfully declines her (to no avail). Then for Robin, her increased showing of her fondness for weird/cute things. Before it was obvious she liked choper because he was adorable, but we just get to see a lot more of her reacting about cute things as she's much more comfortable with herself now

[@Ethan-yd4gn]

Tldr: Luffy rejects Hancock. Robin shows how much she likes cute stuff

[@B_Machine]

Love the blue shirt. Fan of those type of shirts myself.

[@andreasul2608]

Best I seen yet is luffy and the entire way they managed to depict how underwhelmingly weak he was by the time he reached marinfold. Not only that he Just simply is weak, but the way they got us to see and know exactly where he stands at this very moment and we knew afterwards that there is No chance in hell that he'll manage to progress any further as things standa right now. Luffy could basically beat anyone below the captain rank in the marines, anyone else would be a challenge. He even lost 1v1 to smoker, there isn't a single warlord he could have beaten 1v1 either. Maybe moria with extreme luck, but I really doubt it. (Yes he beat him once, but that was with 100 shadows and the entire crew at his side) He even got hit a few times by the elite soldiers. Then as soon as someone else decided to attack him, a warlord, captain, admiral or such. Well, he got totally fucked. Only to be backed up by someone else. Fucken jinbe and ivankov save him more than anyone has ever saved anyone in the entire anime during that ark. You'll even see the huge difference in power when they are capable to step in and fight with people on equal footing while luffy is ragdolled across the battlefield. And I dare say among the strongest characters present at that battle, jinbe and ivankov was among the weakest, along with moria. Luffy did as he always had, relied on his willpower and determination and hoped for the best. Which gives us, the viewer a false belief that eventually he'll get some sick power up during his rage or some other anime bullshit powerup. Especially after the second energy infuse from ivankov. But it never happens, he keeps being picked up and saved by others, ragdolled around by characters like mihawk, kizaru and smoker. Just to mention a few, only to.. again get picked up by jinbe, ivankov or even the whitebeard pirates. I 100% believe that oda did this having in mind that he was trying to showcase how weak luffy was and had him getting picked up and assisted by others to try and emphasis this. It clearly makes us see and understand that, something has to happen.