The Original Japanese Confirms the Final Member of the Straw Hat Crew

[@swordpiece]

There's a few comments about Vivi already being a Straw Hat. This is however wrong. She is skipped over in all the chapter titles and cover spreads that list the Straw Hats in order they were recruited by Luffy. This was already kinda the point of my prior video so I didn't want to rehash it here. Perfectly fine to call her a former Straw Hat though.

[@sidneywilliams6273]

@@swordpiece Sabo, Vivi and Hancock for the final saga

[@Rubberman202]

I always thought of her as an "honorary Straw Hat Pirate".

[@Rubberman202]

Man... I just wish Carrot would somehow join the crew, even though she's now Duke of the Mokomo Dukedom. She had such a nice dynamic with the crew when she accompanied them during the Whole Cake Island card.

[@PlanetZoidstar]

Carrot is going to join later. Pedro's Will basically means she has to.

[@premkanoo8563]

​never😂 @@PlanetZoidstar

[@Holeinshoo]

I've always considered her a shadow member since Alabasta's end

[@MrOrcshaman]

She already is a member, but her role as queen can't be set aside.

[@DEATH-627K]

Ain't vivi already a member of straw hats?

[@jet-surge2891]

Honorary member but not official

[@Greg12839]

@@jet-surge2891 She is an official member, not no honorary.

[@jet-surge2891]

@@Greg12839 it’s not official because she rejected the invitation but even with your logic, that means Jinbe was the final member

[@RenderingUser]

@@jet-surge2891 She didnt reject invitation to he crew. she rejected invitation to travel. big difference. all the strawhats acknowledge her as crewmate

[@jet-surge2891]

@ Zoro literally told luffy at the beginning of egghead that crew should leave vivi to her own adventures, using Ace as reference Also the sentiment is that they recognize her as their dear friend and comrade, not as a current member of the crew

[@odysseusdadon1234]

i agree with you that its most likely vivi especially now that shes a d and that shes already sent a message to the straw hats at elbaph. i hope its someone that can add strength to the straw hats like yamato but i wouldnt be mad with vivi joining

[@N.0rmus]

I think it's definitely Vivi because Yamato's main contribution will only be strength so they don't have a unique role to fill in the crew. Meanwhile we've seen Vivi being a great diplomat in her childhood and during her time with the Straw hats. Nothing to stop Yamato joining the Grand Fleet after Momo ensures that Wano's safe tho.

[@mrbubbles6468]

Yamato’s entire arc is being Oden. And every aspect of the Wano arc tells us that everything Oden did was wrong. And he should have stayed to protect the country. Hence why Yamato stayed.

[@TheBladeForge]

@@N.0rmus I do like the idea of Yamato following Oden's role in the Roger pirates as the Logbook writer (basically someone who chronicles the crew's adventures)

[@h0212cp]

Luffy : captain Zoro : vice / swordsman Sanji : Chef Usop : sniper Chooper : doctor Nami : navigator Robin : archeolog Franky : repairman Brook : musician Jinbe : driver Vivi ??? Booney and lilith is more relevant tho . Reason : booney ( his dad is dedicated to RevArmy , also friends of Dragon , and no place to go after find the truth! Lilith : luffy make promises to sentomaru to take care vegapunk !! Dont forget vegapunk is 7 entity ( Lilith included )

[@MonkeyDLuffy-gx9gd]

Vivi : Diplomat? 🤣 Lilith kinda makes sense tho

[@sonorousline]

Been really enjoying your videos lately!! Im really coping for Yamato too, but Vivi is a really beloved character and it makes sense

[@SteelSquishy]

Vivi is the most compatible Bon Clay is the most deserving Yamato is the most logical battle wise Bonney is the most interesting

[@cucumberwatermelon]

It makes 1000% sense that Vivi will be the final member, because she had already joined the crew in the past. I could definitely see her being some sort of financial or political advisor for the crew, and it makes a perfect parallel to Joy Boy’s crew to have a Nefatari in the crew.

[@fittzie]

I wish Carrot and Yamato joined the crew if I'm honest. Them alongside Vivi.

[@graphicsaw2657]

i could also imagine Vivi obtaining Kuma's DF if he dies after the crew reuinites

[@zues121510]

Vivi unfortunately already ate a devil fruit a month after straw hats left oof

[@sdluise]

she got Pell's DF

[@graphicsaw2657]

Isn't pell still alive with his falcon zoan?...

[@KingReviIo]

@@zues121510blatantly lying is so fun!!! I love spreading false information!!!

[@zues121510]

@@KingReviIo whoops, wasn't intentional. When you google Vivi devil fruit its still the first result even years later.

[@knuknukknuckles3840]

Let's be real, all honorary members will probably have big rolls to play in the final war. They will all be a part of "the straw hats finding the one piece"

[@ProfessorMorbid]

Another thing is the X mark that the straw hats put on there arm. Which in Roman numerals stands for the number 10. Which was shown when they left Vivi.(Implying she’s the 10th straw hat)

[@dr.awesomex75]

I’m still very on the fence about Vivi. Logically, she makes the most sense. She already has a history with the crew, Elbaph & Little Garden have very obvious ties, and it’s clear Oda is setting up something to do with Vivi trying to send a message to the crew. But ultimately given Cobra’s death, wouldn’t it make more sense for Vivi to yet again go back to Alabasta, this time as it’s Queen? Y’know, mirroring Lili even more?

[@Waluigi7891]

The only thing that gives me pause about this theory is Oda said regardless of who joins in the future, Usopp would always be the weakest fighter. Unless she trained a lot during the timeskip and just hasn't shown it off yet, or will get a major level up before officially joining, I can't see her being stronger than current Usopp. And since Usopp will probably get his own level up on Elbaf, she has an even steeper obstacle to clear.

[@findot777]

I really don't thing chopper beats ussop if it starts from a long enough range

[@jacobcoates7987]

The last time luffy had to drop everything to go help someone we got the summit war

[@kevintoukam7466]

First. W Sword Piece. Being waiting. Time to feast😋

[@8flash100]

she already part of the gng

[@jet-surge2891]

Honorary but not officially If anything, it’s proof that vivi was always destined to join the crew officially since she has history with most of the members already, she would only need a new dynamic with robin and meet franky, brook and jinbe.

[@8flash100]

@@jet-surge2891 nah in the vivre card her alligence is with the straw hat pirates like any other member

[@jet-surge2891]

@@8flash100 I believe that was more so hinting that she likely become the final official member as Jinbe received the same treatment before he even officially joined himself

[@8flash100]

@@jet-surge2891 Yeah she is part of the crew just doesn't travel with them.

[@不死鳥ATC]

@@8flash100 doesnt it say "former straw hat"

[@Mysterybabylon696]

And if you look at the one piece KZbin banner vivi is featured on it along with the straw hats.

[@maceyV]

Vivi's been a member since Alabasta. I've always struggled to consider people who don't acknowledge that "actual fans".

[@silly_plinker]

Technically, Vivi is already a Strawhat. She just didnt come aboard for now. She is far away from Luffy's crew, but she is still a strawhat. A similiar situation is when one half of strawhats went to Zou and the second stayed in Dressrosa. If they still were strawhats back then, then Vivi should technically be a strawhat too

[@JayKingpin7]

Nami is the Pirate Queen. Confirmed by Oda.

[@MonkeyDLuffy-gx9gd]

When did he say that

[@ArchivedHuman]

X is also 10 in Roman numerals X on the wrist

[@ms.skeletor]

5:08 that part really got me laughing!!!

[@不死鳥ATC]

vivre card says she is a former straw hat pirate. I guess people just assume that she is still one, but can't back it up with any prove. anyone know sth about that? the video title is bit of a bait. its giving "source: trust me bro" vibes.

[@swordpiece]

Unless you actually watched the video and saw that the sources were there right in the beginning lol

[@不死鳥ATC]

@@swordpiece I watched the beginning but not the entire video. Confirmation looks different for me, this feels more like of a theory/speculation. I can see the possibility of her joining the crew but I wanted confirmation by other people that she is a straw hat since so many are convinced she is. so i d like to have some kind of interview or so where Oda directly implies that she is one

[@不死鳥ATC]

@@swordpiece I guess u deleted your comment xD but aight I ll take a look into it later again, thx!

[@swordpiece]

@不死鳥ATC Yeah, I'll take some accountability here and admit that my explanation in the video probably is a bit hard to follow.

[@shv3t]

I agree but what would her role be since she’s not a fighter?

[@yonkodyoshiii2897]

I still want bonney 😭

[@taikage14]

She’s already achieved her goal and her main reason for going out to sea which is finding her dad kuma. She has no reason to be a pirate anymore especially since she’s a little kid

[@jeffiroth2794]

I always thought luffy and his crew would mirror the zodiac so there would be 13 including him. I knew vivi would be one but i couldnt figure out the last 2. I wasnt even thinking about Merry and Sunny. Oda clearly already showed they were part of the crew but i always dismiss them. Sunny is gonna be really important in the lsst arc i think.

[@Crocodile-g0at]

Dawg the original thumbnail was crazy 😭

[@swordpiece]

The current one performed better, sadly

[@Khitkat222]

F*ck yamato Sanji: alright *👏👏👏👏*

[@falloutb4088]

Easy listening piece

[@Kingnaldo95]

First off, I love your video. But I do believe that when it comes to "Roles" in the straw hat crew, Zoro isn't just the Swordsman, he has served as the second in command or right hand man to Luffy, he has even taken charge a couple of times and set everyone in the right direction and made executive decisions. And yes Usopp is the sniper, but he was the original shipwright before Franky, but he has also served as the cannoneer of the ship during broadside combat. So I believe they all 2 types of roles such as ship duties, and combat roles.

[@swordpiece]

I was trying to make this argument, where the official roles are pretty much just labels. The important thing is just what you bring to the crew dynamic.

[@ConstantineJoseph]

She’s always been a member of the Straw Hats. Don’t even need to look at the Vivre cards, the official KZbin channel of One Piece has a banner depicting the straw hats and Vivi in it. So she’s part of them

[@abdirahmanibrahimmahamu5409]

Luffy and Vivi have few things in common 1) They complete honest leader 2) They Completely fearless leader 3) they loyal to they friend and family 4) they love adventure 5) they both have Will D in their middle in name 6) They despise celestial dragon For try to attempt to enslave their friend 7)They both lost their family members (Ace and Cobra) to world government 8) they have both have frenmise (Luffy and buggy) (Vivi and Wapol) 9) They both Target by Imu for some reason Imu want to capture Vivi alive 10) Luffy and Vivi have huge role in world Luffy is the new Joyboy Vivi is Descend of Nefertari D Lily 11) they listen to each other, like when Vivi got gunshot. Luffy got angry, and Vivi stopped and him, reminding him of his responsibility as leader Luffy understood what Vivi said and Luffy point out that Vivi need stop take All responsibility by herself alone and let her friends help Share the responsibility with her friends that created Strong deep bond between Luffy and Vivi 12) They care about each other so much when Vivi gone missing Luffy about to go back Alabasta Despite very close to reach his dream also when Vivi Chose the stay behind she was crying and Hope that one they will meet again

[@Jahof20s]

Vivi, Bonney, Yamato and Carrot to the end

[@Crow_III]

So tl;dr, it's all still speculation and theory crafting like everyone else and not ACTUALLY publicly confirmed by Oda. Got it.

[@swordpiece]

Nah. All the material covered in the first 5 minutes comes directly from Oda. As real as the grass is green and the sky is blue.

[@Crow_III]

@@swordpiece But that’s still just us purely speculating and making a strong inference that she is the final member even if we were to use it as “evidence”. A TRUE confirmation would be if Oda came out and straight up said, “Vivi IS the Final crew member of the Straw Hats” or if her “official” joining/rejoining happened in the manga where she doesn’t leave again. Making it so it is completely undeniable and non-disputable by anyone. - All we can say based off those vivre cards are “I very strongly believe she is the final member because all the clues and prior media point towards it being her.” - Now I’m not saying you’re wrong about Vivi eventually ending up as the final member. I’m just saying it’s not a true confirmation like your title suggests (semantics). Just a very solid prediction. Because if it was truly confirmed, then there’d be no debates about this at all.

[@swordpiece]

@BboyEasySteps Personally, I think it's enough for the word "confirmed" to be used. I would harken it to something like Oda confirming that Elbaf will be the next arc after Egghead, with him at the beginning of the year saying that "the Straw Hats will finally go to that island". While he did not literally say it, it's obvious to a point where saying that he did not confirm it is indeed just semantics. If you really want to be literal, then nothing Oda ever says about the future of the story can ever be a confirmation, since the manga could in theory end at any moment.

[@gegeeza1339]

Carrot will join

[@PlanetZoidstar]

That she will.

[@TheMrMRsmoke]

it's clear that imu gonna take vivi's body

[@tcbbctagain572]

Imu is immortal why would imu need vivi's body? Imu wants vivi most likely for knowledge on the ancient weapon or maybe cuz imu just wants a friend and vivi is like lili

[@tcbbctagain572]

Imu isn't in lily's body

[@tcbbctagain572]

Obviously it's Vivi, she can't return to Alabasta now that Imu wants her, for some reason. And perhaps Vivi will get kuma's fruit

[@user-bm3pn5rf8n]

That theory is as dead as Kuma’s mind.

[@tcbbctagain572]

@user-bm3pn5rf8n how?

[@tcbbctagain572]

@@user-bm3pn5rf8n it makes sense

[@capitanspoiler7393]

*looks at thumbnail" ok *unzips"

[@KingReviIo]

Calm down son, it’s just a drawing

[@capitanspoiler7393]

@@KingReviIo eh, i've had worse

[@speemus6223]

Well I mean she has to at some point anyway she's outside her country on her own

[@rev0lve638]

Crew Role: Hostage (formerly Nami)

[@gemodemplay415]

Nothing is confirmed my guy. Stop that bs.

[@bheezy9709]

Ehh it’s clickbait but that straw hat symbol on the card is very strong evidence at least

[@bashamd96]

Something doesn't have to be confirmed to be talked about my guy

[@thepikminbrawler1746]

@@bashamd96it says “confirmed” in the title

[@ienspire]

Look I get people like vivi, but she is absolutely useless. The only reason to have her on the crew is to protect her. She is helpless af- the best part about vivi was her birb homie.

[@purcellworthman3199]

What about Karoo?

[@swordpiece]

He's card Number 138. No Straw Hat insignia or anything that makes him stand out from normal cards.

[@AngryAnimeFan2]

Vivi is important to the final saga But I cannot see her join up with the crew unless the crew suffer some kind of despair and see her get kidnapped again Because Vivi getting kidnapped may lead to declaring war on the holy land What Imu wants with Vivi is still only guess. If Imu truly is amored by Lily and now want Vivi the same way that is one way I can see things in stakes. Vivi is important because she is a good royal, one that can unite others. Meaning she can rebuild the Government I just hope she has some kind of Conquering Haki

[@Rman94]

One thing I’m interested in seeing is if Vivi also becomes a devil Fruit Eater during this arc. Or get an upgrade for her weapons: "The Peacock Slashers" from Usopp, Franky, and maybe Lilith too. Maybe at least some new gear to compliment her fighting style.

[@lolimoxi361]

Vivi would be my first guess as well, but Oda said that it would be someone we don't expect so i'm thinking it may be Vegapunk, and he actually has a dream like each one of the strawhats, wich i strongly believe it's one of the main indicators.

[@sidneywilliams6273]

You should make a video about the Hancock reunion with Luffy in the New World

[@mrbubbles6468]

First mate, which Zoro is. Is a traditional role on a crew. As is a Gunner. Pirates were also known to have Musicians, Navigators, Helmsman, Doctors, Cooks and people that actually knew stuff. If anything the SH crew is strange because it skipped having a lookout. Hopped right over her they did. So watching Vivi fill that role will be funny.

[@animefan77]

Then who’s 11 and 12?

[@Drums_of_Liberation]

Ugh the crew is already complete. That was long confirmed before Egghead started in the manga. Jimbei was the 10th.

[@blankblank6214]

Bru the final staw hat is actually the newscoo from the series start

[@ProjectileGrommet]

Down D Stairs for straw hat crew

[@WolfXGamerful]

@@ProjectileGrommet Zoro would never agree

[@dantegrimm6439]

Whether Vivi joins the crew or not she'll definitely play a major roll in the Final Saga.

[@justatomato4982]

Genuinely no hate, and I do not like that I have to write this comment cause I don't want to hurt your feelings or anything, but your voice triggers my fight or flight so hard I cannot watch more than the first 15 seconds of the video

[@swordpiece]

I get a lot of comments like this

[@KesslerVTuber]

I rather Bonney join the straw hats

[@rikueiku]

Here me out, Caribou deserves a spot on the crew more than vivi. He has been with the strawhats for longer AND has helped them more than Vivi. Without caribou Luffy wouldn't have the energy to get back on the rooftop and fight kaido. I feel like his role in the crew is heavily underrated and should be pointed out.

[@nathanread9472]

Caribou is the worst character ever

[@rackety7797]

Conjecture, just read/watch the story yourself then rely on trash videos claiming false facts

[@swordpiece]

Denial

[@rackety7797]

@ YTers who try to pass their opinions as facts are a cancer on the story Oda is telling. Stop spreading misinformation

[@swordpiece]

@rackety7797 Denial

[@TheUnkow]

Vivi's number is 5.5, she is 11 so either she makes 11 with Luffy and is the 10th nakama or she is the first allied captain. Luffy has a different definition for strong. For him it's a state of mind. He called Poseidon a weakling. He respects Vivi because she did stop the war. He though her strong enough for him to hit her and knew she could take the punch. His grandfather words echo in his actions. "Those who doubt themselves are weak."

[@Cad-EM]

Luffy is counting himself as a cremate😭 sorry theory debunked so sorry but you kinda missed something

[@jet-surge2891]

@@Cad-EM Luffy is not counting himself as the “10 people” recruitment Go reread the first chapter again

[@courage1363]

@@jet-surge2891 NOPE that was Oda's original plan for Luffy to say that he wanted 10 members when he plan to end the series in 4-5 years when the manga series started to have 10 members and since the Warlords where brought up Oda likely ditched the 10 members thing afterwards.