How You're Supposed To Write a Mascot

Why Turbo Granny is a great mascot and Chopper is a meme.
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[@ShinigamiSparda]

Another reason that makes Turbo Granny work is that she has same kind of "I'm old, I don't give a fuck" energy as Seiko, which is why they become besties. She has this weird Garfield-like appeal where you can tell she's *clearly* an ass, but you still like seeing her on screen. She's prideful which makes it funny when she gets knocked down a peg, but it also makes you cheer when she actually pulls something off and she look cool. She's also a great version of the "Jerk with a Heart of Gold" trope. When she helps Okarun to get stronger, it's less a case of "I want to help you out" and more a case of "you have *my* powers, how the hell do you suck so bad? We're fixing this now, because you failing makes me look bad."

[@DaKingKayden]

"give me the controller you're doing it wrong" ass mentality

[@justinn8541akaDrPokemon]

The funny thing about Chopper is that Oda was against him being a mascot. But Ikue Otani(Pikachu’s VA) did such a good job at making Chopper more adorable, that Oda ended up making him more of a mascot.

[@zzzzzzzzzPP]

Wait til its revealed chopper is the top druglord in the one piece world

[@Wolf_Blob]

I mean being a cute monster does a cute type character, let's just hope he gets into fights more to get rid of the full mascot title.

[@transyuri4534]

I was just about to comment this. I'd wonder how he'd look post time skip if that never happened.

[@mochii813]

​@Wolf_Blob he wasn't really a mascot when he started out tho he was naive yeah but heavily valued taking care of people first

[@Wolf_Blob]

@mochii813 I meant after time-skip, he doesn't use some of his old forms and weak spotting ability anymore, and I didn't like him at Fish-man Island. They ruined my hype for his Monster Point.

[@RodhiShartedHarded]

Turbo Granny is more of a meme than a traditional mascot like Pikachu or Chopper. Because Turbo Granny is actually a veteran who's on the same level as Seiko and some of the smart aliens, knowing more about the lore than the main characters themselves. The only thing that makes Turbo Granny cute and funny is that she acts tough and badass while being in a silly little cat and just becomes the meme of the show. In my opinion, traditional mascots just have to be marketable, cute and popular. Backstory and character development don’t really matter all that much, and Chopper and Pikachu are great examples of this. You could just see cute merch of them at a store and want to buy it without knowing their backstories or importance to the show. The best anime character to compare Turbo Granny to is Dimple from Mob Psycho rather than Chopper or Pikachu. At first, you might glance over them, but learning how funny and deep they really are makes you love them instantly.

[@BelBelle468]

Nah, Turbo Granny does a lot of normal things or wholesome things that make her cute. Enjoying food or adopting a cat, etc. While she does act tough at times and creates a gap moe, her other moments are very cute. Ppl call old ppl and young ppl cute.

[@muhammadfaridizzuddin]

Yeah, I really have issues with this comparison. Turbo Granny is far too new and simplistic of a character to be compared with characters like Chopper or Pikachu which has a lot of history behind them. Her gimmick and gag hasn't rubbed off from fans yet.

[@BelBelle468]

@@muhammadfaridizzuddinby that logic no matter how long Dandadan goes, TG can never be a “mascot”, and that’s a crazy expectation. It makes his point about how Chopper doesn’t grow meaningfully compared to TG even worse. Not only does it point out Chopper’s failings far more, but it also has nothing to do with the history of the character. TG has grown as a character, making her more interesting than Chopper. You don’t need copious amounts of history for it. The belief that the sole reason that she’s successful is cuz she hasn’t been around long enough to annoy ppl is also a bad argument. This can be alleviated by giving said character good moments, but also not make them the focus all the time. There’s no reason to be sick of her when she’s not even there.

[@RodhiShartedHarded]

@@BelBelle468 true

[@KSubsforBenk]

*Turbo Granny reminds me of Kon.* 🧸 They’re both Souls that got stuck in an Object.

[@ShonenOuji]

Sounds crazy but it makes perfect sense.

[@joelsasmad]

Like Kon if he was actually relevant

[@jksupergamer]

Turbo granna is basically dimple, pretty much the same entity

[@pikminman13]

Mob’s journey to manhood would have been a lot different if Dimple stole his balls

[@DaKingKayden]

weird shitty little mascots that help a character unlock their powers while themselves having cool moments? yeah i see it

[@Ganchanzilla]

“Seiko, the new fan favourite GILF of the internet” Turbo Granny can be a fan favourite GILF too, if you’re brave enough

[@FunkatronicGeek]

She can still gobble that dong

[@blackhat2999]

Who says that chopper is stale. I’ve genuinely never heard anyone ever say that

[@kwameoliver2455]

People are tired of Chopper? never heard such a thing, personally the only thing I've seen people complain about here and there is their new outfits and designs, and how a lot of the ladies look the same. To be honest Luffy and the ladies of One Piece are more of the mascot then Chopper

[@nikkapa]

chopper is absolutely a mascot. the design was made cuter and cuter over time, even to the point of him getting an even smaller form in wano. these days he doesn't even do that much anymore so he's literally just around to be cute and act as a healing machine essentially. THAT is what people are tired of

[@kwameoliver2455]

@nikkapa other than this video in you I have not even seen a single person irl or online have this take, wano, he did stuff and in the arc b4 that he did stuff, sure certain arcs certain people don't do a lot, nami barely does anything most of the time, but if you're saying he is the mascot by how he's used and how he looks yeah, sure n I stand by what I said. 80% of the lady characters are mascots n they do a mascots job a lot better than Chopper does, is this a bad thing no, but I've never heard anyone complain, oh my God, "he's too cute", and he doesn't do anything that's weird, that's like people actually taking the fact that sanji is a simp n they say it ruins the show seriously, we just got part of an episode about someone finding him cute. Clearly there's enough people to make a video about this subject which go off I mean why not, but I definitely don't believe this is something people really sit down and think about, ah man this show would be peak if the mascot actually did something.

[@nikkapa]

@kwameoliver2455 you say "it'd be like if people thought sanji being a simp ruins the show", but some people think that as well. he seems to have gotten better nowadays, but the perv/nosebleed jokes were obnoxious from thriller bark all the way to at least half the new world. ofc saying it "ruins the show" is an exaggeration, but it was still bad for people who liked how sanji used to be. as for chopper, if you don't think many people are tired of him, you clearly haven't be hanging around on the internet enough and, tbf, good on you lmao. either way this belief is really not rare, practically everyone prefers pre-timeskip chopper with actual serious moments and a less cutesy design (for both fhe main form and especially the transformations).

[@kwameoliver2455]

@nikkapa I mean that's exactly what I'm saying I can't really see myself thinking someone really takes it that seriously past a "damn, oh well" like I legitimately don't like the amount of fan service where it's just boobs especially since lately there's only three body types for female characters, but i don't even complain about that often. Other than some small group people online I don't really see anyone care either and if they do it's definitely not that serious

[@kwameoliver2455]

@nikkapa yeah I don't really pay attention to those steps of conversations the same one where everyone is upset at usopp because he do some great yet, sure he will and I would love to see more characters do cool things but I'm not mad enough to converse about the subject

[@kingbaaka3D]

This reminds me of this anime Ghost Story anime, where the first ghost is trapped in a cat and he hates the kid but helps them as the show goes on. XD i feel old

[@vortex_all9055]

I KNEW SOMETHING WAS SIMILAR BETWEEN THESE TWO

[@soldierhobbes1182]

Natsume’s book of friends come to mind.

[@donew1thita11]

Turbo granny is peak in the manga

[@simplesimp9016]

In my opinion Chopper doesn't fail as a mascot because Oda never intended for him to be one the only reason he drew him cute was because the VA sounded so cute The are even early sketches of Chopper looking like Sanji in a fur suit Also a little bit of a disagreement that I have with one of your points is that you said that Chopper didn't have much character development i disagree in the Drum Kingdom arc he has a lot of development from someone who doesn't find he's place in the world to someone tha closes his heart to finding a surrogate family And another point I disagree is that he helps a lot in Wano as a doctor when he finds a cure for the oni virus The laugh from the villager is because of the smile fake devil fruit it's not a virus or disease so the reason he could not do anything and remember even if he wanted he is still growing a a doctor got to remember he is the youngest Straw Hat member Basically he is not a mascot that's a misconception from the Fandom

[@mochii813]

I honestly don't think he watched or payed attention to it enough lol

[@smirg2975]

And the fact that Luffy is voicing now as a mascot 😭

[@Grayson-Winchester]

Turbo Granny is above Pochita. Not saying better than Chainsaw Man just the mascot.

[@ShonenOuji]

I dare say I agree.

[@aintthatapotofeffluck8926]

Pochita is barely a factor lmao he’s rarely in the series

[@smirg2975]

Pochita is like only in the first chapter/episode lmao

[@nikkapa]

​@@aintthatapotofeffluck8926barely a factor is crazy. for starters, black chainsaw man is still pochita. and yes, he may get few moments, but pretty much every single moment he does get is central to the story, making him memorable.

[@aintthatapotofeffluck8926]

@@nikkapa still not really the same scale as Chopper or Turbo Granny. He himself isn’t in the series enough.

[@spadairo]

Tbh I don't see Turbo Granny as a mascot because she's rarely cute (bonus chapters and the ending) and she has a lot more to offer character wise (mentor for example). Do I still want to buy a Turbo Granny plushie ? Yes. Did I preorder Dandadan volume 15 collector edition with a Turbo Granny hat ? Of course. One mascot I really like as a mascot is Emul from Shangri-La Frontier, they really did a great job with her !

[@ceedo9703]

Chopper is not just a mascot, he is a lot better and a well written character than turbo granny, although i like her very much. Chopper is just sooooo much better , with a beautiful and deep backstory.

[@JCon-hx3kc]

This could have just been a video praising granny You didn’t need to stomp all over chopper to do so Further; nearly all of what you said in favor of granny applies to chopper Finally “ask anyone they will pick granny over chopper” at the start. Nah. Don’t put the oweness for your opinion onto a community you clearly don’t know the second thing about Good potential; very eloquent; needs to re-examine the approach and use real data not opinion pretending to be data

[@ShonenOuji]

k

[@Cosmicfear101]

BRO WHO ARE YOU????

[@sudanesegamer7886]

I would argue luffy is the mascot of one piece. His signature hat is the name for the crew, he's in more promotional material than chopper and he sells better than chopper. Could be because he's the mc but in all definitions of mascot, luffy out performs chopper except for cuteness since no one can beat chopper

[@SamTheGumMan117]

Turbo Granny really is an awesome mascot and Chopper, while I still like him as a strawhat, just probably my least favourite and don't have much to say about him also prefer Pochita, Happy, and Hawks to him lul

[@robbowski]

0:48 can we get much higher?

[@tyd7540]

Chopper is so useful to the series . He’s literally the doctor lol. I don’t have hate in my heart so I like both of them as a mascot. I don’t get why people don’t like chopper. Great name. Great backstory. And a genius doctor. He also did A LOT in wano. What were you reading? He will have more moments to shine through out the very long series

[@toaster1233]

Bro’s tripping, Chopper is one of the least important characters to one piece, and has very few moments of his own

[@tyd7540]

@ how is the doctor the least important? Explain? Did he not help save nami’s and sanjis life ? Did he not heal a battle full of oni friend and foe? You bugging. And the list is a lot longer . Law wouldn’t be a live without chopper

[@Kloyster2010]

@@tyd7540 The fact is is that they weren't impactful, nami's was years ago. Sanji was just a dumb gag and the oni incident was trash and boring, If you got rid of the oni part nothing would've changed. Chopper deserves better than that! Yes, chopper protected the children (it was mostly Nami at first though) but Law got rid of their poison in the end, would've been cool if chopper created a cure for the candy.

[@tyd7540]

@ I’m talking about chopper making bepo’s drug that allows him to transform without the moon . And just you didn’t see it as impactful, I did. And I stand on my opinion

[@muhammadfaridizzuddin]

@@Kloyster2010 Just because you find the Oni incidents as boring or irrelevant doesn't make them any less impactful smartass. What vague statement is that? How if you rid of that scene, nothing will change. Chopper's character literally got development which is the literal thing you've been bitching about. Not to mention his actions couple with Usopp's literally turned the tides of war as the enemy changed sides directly cause of his cure.

[@RodhiShartedHarded]

i really dont think oda could handle 8 mcs post timeskip its kinda sad seeing brook,franky and chopper becoming background characters (i take it back they had awesome moments i was looking at it powers calling wise😔)

[@That_Lamer]

? Punk hazard was chopper's arc, brook was literally instrumental in the B plot of whole cake island (getting the road poneglyph rubbings essential to their further progress in the grand line), and franky handled the smile factory destruction in dressrosa and held his own solidly in wano. Chopper and brook also had moments in wano. They also all have resolved traumas for the most part, and are simply working towards their dreams. Unlike sanji who honestly STILL has issues even after 2 backstories, zoro who's struggling to maintain himself as the solo pillar of the team because he puts too much weight and blame on his own shoulders, etc, and usopp who's cowardice will always hold him back until he's able to come to peace with himself.

[@Kloyster2010]

Jimbei is soon gonna be the next one I feel with his role in egghead..

[@RodhiShartedHarded]

@@That_Lamer ok yeah my bad i hadnt watched the show for a while

[@conative9846]

Nice phrasing for your anti chopper wano thesis but smile fruits aren't drugs lol. You may convince some people with that argument if they aren't paying attention but in reality you'll have to keep it a buck at some point. Not to mention that he's done far more than anything pikachu has, in fact turbo granny as well is far more generic than chopper is in totality. She's basically just a better version of kon

[@conative9846]

Actually the more I watch this the more I'm realizing kon would've been the absolute *best* example for a bad mascot one could find in a popular shonen considering your criteria. Lmao choosing chopper over him is hilarious, that decision alone has already made him a more endearing case than any of the examples in the video. Also I wouldn't put too much stock in how the op community feels in large about things- especially when they're mostly concerned with powerscaling and things of that nature, trivializing the story while letting other details slip past them. I don't think as a group they're equipped to tackle topics such as whether chopper is a good mascot or not so I wouldn't use them as a focus group. For this you should've stuck to people who actually collect anime mascots, who are wholly familiar with them, and ask what they feel about each of them as characters in their collections and why, compare and contrast those feelings for each mascot and then maybe you could've come up with a good hypothesis for what makes a mascot a strong one. For now, to me, chopper is still miles ahead of any of the other examples in this video. Good vid btw!

[@aintthatapotofeffluck8926]

Eh. I think this is recency bias. Chopper definitely can be used better in the current story, but he’s had way higher highs than Turbo Granny. He’s a part of the lovable SH crew. Turbo Granny is cool but I think it’s too soon to consider her better than Chopper, even if current Chopper has been lackluster.

[@monkezVersion2011]

Well, weather or not it's too soon or not depends of if ur anime only

[@aintthatapotofeffluck8926]

@ even then. It’s too soon even if you only count the first half of OP lmao

[@muhammadfaridizzuddin]

Thank you. Her gimmick hasn't worn off yet. Not to mention, Chopper is literally an MC while Turbo Gran is just a supporting cast. She's essentially the less relevant version of Reborn.

[@nobrain1570]

did we really need to use AI at 1:58??? yikes

[@ShonenOuji]

Whining about use of AI to make a meme that I used for maybe 2 seconds??? yikes

[@Santiagogomas]

​@@ShonenOuji Pin of shame!, pin of shame!, pin of shame!

[@anuragdas4605]

Catholic Mascot solos both of them 🗿

[@alexicon2006]

Oh Luce right?

[@アオインク-k6v]

ルーチェちゃん？

[@officerna4sty]

Luce is very based tbh

[@Inky_Secrets]

Ew

[@Shonenboiss]

I think we can agree that Chopper deserves more in the spotlight like he had in Pre timeskip despite his cool moments like His moments with the Punk kids and his fight with Queen

[@srensen9948sander]

Nope you need a rereading

[@ShonenOuji]

Agreed.

[@omarcalcano9817]

I think youre overhating on chopper, hes objectively a good character, it may be understandable to want more from him in recent arcs but its a 1000+ anime. to act like in the time turbo granny has had chopper was not a better character is crazy. he goes through a whole lot of character development in arcs like skypeia, enies lobby and thriller bark. Your wano complaint is unfair because there is no cure for a devil fruit, its not a sickness, a virus or even a drug its an artificial devil fruit

[@hollowify_tensa_zangetsu]

1.Happy 2.Elizabeth 3.kon 4.turbo granny

[@ShonenOuji]

I can respect Happy at No. 1.

[@PeanutButterN8]

Subscribed when you said you were a patriots fan. Go Pats!

[@ShonenOuji]

@@PeanutButterN8 Massive W

[@KelvinZero533]

You youngsters sleeping on Snoopy?

[@usoppdaman7269]

Oddly enough Peanuts fans seem to have similar views of Snoopy to One Piece fans with Chopper. Some like him where as others are tired of him and his merchandisability as a mascot taking away from the depth of the series. Still overall fans appreciate his importance to the history of the series.

[@CanizalesAJ]

I actually wouldn't call either of them mascots, they are full on characters. Pikachu is a real mascot, and I think it is clear there is a world of dofrence betwim them and him in terms of agency and character.

[@casidelbowen2675]

It's all about The Gap.

[@Kloyster2010]

The problem with chopper is that he doesn't get many good moments (The oni incident in wano could've been removed and nothing would've changed!) he can be cute but he doesn't do much.. I know he's supposed to be a doctor but he barely does doctor stuff. and him constantly in his mascot form sucks since he has so many other forms yet only uses two or three of them most of the time! (Mascot form, kung fu form and monster form... NOTHING ELSE) two for fighting and one for looking adorable and going places, he also used to have brain point where he could find the opponents weakness if given enough time that was never used again after his arc... sad

[@Nebulous8091]

Balls

[@ShonenOuji]

So bold. So brave.

[@Nebulous8091]

@ShonenOuji truly, seriously tho you should make a suzuki nakaba art evolution video

[@capytal-r]

I’d say you don’t even need a “mascot” character. There are plenty of successful anime that don’t really have this type of character.

[@muhammadfaridizzuddin]

I feel like this is an unfair comparison. The only reason Turbo Granny it's not as dislike as Chopper is that she's a lot less prevalent as he is, not really as well explored as he was and overall is more of a gag than a mascot. If you ask me to buy a plushie with both of them, I'd definitely choose Chopper over Granny any other day. The white cat design is too generic and there's a lot more cuter cat design than Granny. Also, most people are annoyed only at the recent development of Chopper where he's a lot more of a crybaby and childish compared to his more matured self in pre-timeskip. Which is another issue that I have with your comparison. Chopper was so well written in the past that compared to his current self, does not lived up to it. He has a lot more going for him like his ambition. So seeing none of those being addressed in the current One Piece (YET, cause I know Oda will eventually cook with him), can really be frustrating to the fans. Meanwhile, like I said, Granny is a gag character. There's not really much development with her and occasionally she's being used as an exposition tool. She's a safe character. Nothing much to hate nor like about her. Anya from Spy Family is a better comparison, but then again, Anya's high is not even close as Chopper's peak. And when you don't set yourself up as highly as Chopper does, no matter how useless or irrelevant your character had become, people won't be as disappointed or annoyed as much. It's like saying Rilakuma or Gudetama or Tony Tiger is a better mascot than Chopper cause there's nothing to really dislike about them as much. They're all bunch of safe, inoffensive and chill mascot. Like at the of the day people don't hate Granny as much as Chopper, but inversely, they don't care nor invested about her as much.

[@claimingagate]

Id buy anything with my boy antonio

[@AkutagawaSan]

The answer is simple. Oda stopped writing several key characters and did not develop chopper anymore. Cute is good but also emptional attachment is a thing as well. Turbo granny is funny and cute! Also an interesting character as well. Chopper has not had development in a while and was just made to be cute. Some of the most cutest are ones that people had an attachment to from the shows and games. Not just that but people grew attached to them because of their journey and experiences. Oda left several characters to be one note or only there to be there.....scoff wcoff chopper, sanji, brook and more.

[@NasirGiwa]

sanji?? what?

[@AkutagawaSan]

@NasirGiwa yup

[@muhammadfaridizzuddin]

@@NasirGiwa Bro either read two piece or haven't gotten to WCI yet. He literally said he was written to be one note.

[@Dufenshmirt]

POTENIAL SPOILERS- Chopper knew he couldnt remove devil fruit powers and he did invent a drug that cured a crazy disease within the wano arc you talked about though…. Maybe he could have thought about reverse engineering the smile fruit but I still don’t see you saying chopper hasn’t changed and he’s done nothing even though he got over his fear of people for the most part and he also has had significantly bigger roles inside of each arc. I agree with most of everything you had said but you can’t downplay chopper. He also was never meant to be a mascot, unlike turbo granny having an already used trope like in ghost stories. Also it’s easy to downplay him seeing that he’s known to be overlooked by the marines, as well as the viewers.

[@parinashah5854]

Isn’t dandandan newer series? Of course turbo granny will win

[@hollowify_tensa_zangetsu]

2:50 DOGS FOR LIFE

[@panpawe5474]

Nope, not at all. Nowhere in hell

[@tayojones9460]

Chopper Is not just a mascot and he is no bloody meme. Op "fans" are just bloody fickle and can't just bloody appreciate his character. I swear you wrote this episode just to crap on him and disguise behind a veil of "sophisticated analysis "!.

[@alanviniciuswanderleytavar4399]

This is so sad, chopper shouldn't be a mascot, how the joke on his wanted post became the reality

[@corvus6381]

Okay stopping mid video to defend chopper in wano real quick because Ive seen the complaint they left with the smile victims still being affected way to often (also thrown at law and marco) the smiles are devil fruit. artificial yes but still. Their side effects are NOT medical therefore doctors couldnt do anything about it Instead chopper very much helped cure a deadly disease on the very same island with queens virus bio-weapons Its not like I disagree with all your points and I really wish we had more focus on chopper but that he did nothing on wano is simply misinformation that spread in the fandom (Also the whole queen scene was imo very butchered in the anime, in the manga it was played way more seriously with less dragging and more impact behind choppers actions)

[@reddishuniverse]

Chopper aint even the only one who got basically ruined in the timeskip. Yeah, I still love all the Straw Hats, but Oda just decided to make Zoro more serious, Sanji more annoying, Usopp being more of an annoying coward, Franky being WAYYY to annoying and unserious, Chopper a living toy, and sexualizing the living hell out of every single woman in One Piece. Out of the few things that Oda did wrong, him destorying the Straw Hats during the timeskip is honestly the one I hate the most. Pre TS Chopper >>>> Turbo Granny Post TS Chopper < Turbo Granny

[@NoName-bu5jr]

1st

[@Boingsetta-715z-isp]

Broski is finding every newest post just to say "1st"