Frankly, I don't believe she'll be a Strawhat, similarly to Momo, Carrott, Shiraoshi or Rebecca, she's the future leader of an allied nation of the Strawhats. Even Bonney will fall on that pattern with the Sorbet Kingdom. Boa is already a leader.
Vivy is truly the diplomat of the straw hats. Teaching Luffy what it means to be a captain, how to understand people as you said, and other lessons she teaches the straw hats make her a straw hat, even if she may not be on the crew directly
Yeah if Vivi becomes a strawhat afterall, her role should be "the diplomat of the crew. When the crew is bound to arrive on a new island. Vivi should be the frontliner with Zoro or Sanji on her back. No mascot needed (sorry Chopper)
@@langadube9611 She helped him in a way that he can actually harness that talent. Because even though he understood the people, he didn't always react in a helpful way. While his brash willingness to beat the priblem into the ground may console people who already know him (for example Nami), for strangers it can come off as violence for the sake of violence. So for the people of Drum Island he was just another reckless and destructive pirate who had come to pillage their kingdom. Vivi's years of experience in navigating precarious interactions without resorting to rash decisions in the heat of the moment is what Luffy needed in order to perfect his charismatic skillset
I have a feeling that when Vivi meets the crew again, Luffy is gonna proclaim that all of the strawhat pirates are finally reunited, revealing that Vivi has been the 10th member the entire time.
From what I've personally seen of them, majorty of those folks appear to be the same people who don't like Usopp or Nami and equate the "quality" of a character with their power level and fighting skills.
If you don't like Vivi I truly wonder if you've never had a strong female friend (I married mine so...bonus). She is very flawed, which is exactly what Little Garden and Alabasta showed us, but strength in weakness is what good writers bring out!
@@frauleinzuckerguss1906 Kinda, except that lot of moments fandom generally agree to constitute as hype in this show have had got to do with something emotionally resonant or significant lore-wise, instead of just stuff like whopper of a fight scenes between characters who can hit really hard.
There's so many examples of oda doing things like this, making up kingdoms or random plot lines on a whim off of sketches or random ideas. It's insane that the story is as cohesive as it is.
@@MichaelMcDoesntExist Just saying Vivi's childhood was pretty good other than the stuff that happened with Wapol, then she started her two year war against Crocodile. Compared to Brook who spent decades in solitude around the dead bodies of his former crewmates, Law who had to accept his death of an incurable disease leave the island he was sentenced to death on by hiding in corpses, get used by a man exploiting a kids anger at the world then lose the last person he had who cared for him in a brutal way, Robin who spent her childhood, adolescence and adulthood being hunted by the world superpower never finding a home for herself, Sanji which will you pick Backstory 1 with his ultra abusive family Germa or Backstory 2 almost starving to death, the Boa sisters and their slavery. And do I even need to talk about Kuma, Ginney and Bonney. Look I could go on and on but I think you get the point in the grand scheme of things Vivi had a way better life than most in this messed up world.
As for her future role, Morj' "Lily’s Great Crime" video, which sums up this decade old theory, that has now finally started gathering steam, captures it best imo
The new queen of Alabasta will gather all other anti government kings and queens, help luffy in a political level an make a powerful comeback, as a Strawhat.
Mr 2 once said '' Friendship isn't determined by how long you spent together '' Vivi is an official Strawhat and Oda knew to hammer down that message before the story continues without her with us !
That’s not my only beloved Bon Clay quote. One of my favorite quotes in the series is “Us queers, we never say goodbye!”. That just goes so incredibly hard idc
The anime was kind of a bad actor though since they put Robin in the opening like an entire arc before she actually joined. While she was still in Baroque Works. I'm STILL shaking my head over that.
@@sandenson Pretty sure that in a few months time, Bonney will get her eyecatcher in the anime's Egghead arc - which will start the speculation all over again.
I love it when Vivi goes missing after the reverie and Luffy's first reaction is "We've got to go rescue her!" Like after all they'd been through, all they'd done to travel across the Grand Line to the New World, he was willing to back track all of that to go save his friend. And then of course Zoro reminding him that she's a tough girl that can handle herself.. gah, I love Vivi and her relationship with the crew.
Everyone says Vivi can't fight, but she managed to infiltrate Baroque Works (with Igaram's help) at *14* and became a single-digit officer. I wish we were SHOWN more of her abilities -- we got a little bit during her arc, but more often than not she got jobbed because she tried to take on devil-fruit users (Mr 5 + Miss Valentine's, Crocodile, Robin). Folks forget she easily took out Mr. 7 + Miss Father's Day AND a cannon while in midair!
Man, Alabasta was such an interesting arc for Luffy. Vivi managed to pull out a lot of unexpected moments with him and it served to flesh out his maturity as a captain.
Nothing made me more disappointed than finding out that she wouldn’t join the crew. However I can understand why she stayed behind and I hope that the more recent chapters reveal more about her role in the arcs to come
On the Mrs. Wednesday thing - Vivi was always planned to be a character. Originally vivi and Wednesday were separate characters but when Oda was drawing whisky peak he noticed that Wednesday looked really similar to his sketches of Vivi so he decided to merge them that’s why during reverse mountain when we see her first her evil facade never breaks or softens even a little for the reader to maybe pick up on her having mixed motivations - at that point in Oda’s head, she was still Mrs Wednesday
Very much recently Luffy said "full stop on the Final Saga, we're going back to Alabasta" simply because he was worried about her after the events of the recent Reverie.
@@langadube9611 she's cool but I see no reason for her to travel with the Strawhats aside from temporarily. Most likely gonna end up with Vegapunk or the revolutionary army
They said that Vivi will always be their partner, so im sure she will join them one day. She is a D, so she is related with Luffy and she is the last descendant of Nefertari Lyly. There´s so much potential in her character.
Yeah, I don't really get people who would dislike Vivi. She's one of my favourite characters in the entire series and depending on the day you'd ask, my favourite Strawhat.
love love love Vivi! I was so happy when you addressed her story in relation to Nami’s. It struck me, because Oda wrote Nami & Vivi’s interactions in a way that felt natural, which was something I never expected to appear in a shounen manga. When Nami witnessed Vivi’s reaction to Igaram’s (indefinite) passing, instead of only being there to console her, she understood the burden Vivi was put under just from observing her facial expression. And another moment that shook me was when Nami confronted Miss Doublefinger despite her being the direct subordinate of a !!! warlord !!! It was a huge jump from every enemy she faced beforehand - and yet, she still persevered. Despite taking hit after hit, Nami would quite literally dig her heel into her opponent because Vivi’s own fight, own pain, gave her the strength to do so. The emotional intelligence conveyed there, and throughout One Piece as a whole will never cease to amaze me. Amazing video! 💙
When I started the anime and saw Vivi and Karoo's eyepatcher, I was so convinced they would join the crew. To this day, I still like to consider them Straw Hats, official or not.
17:39 This part really stuck with me and I'd really like to add to this by pointing out that aside from that moment in Amazon Lily, Luffy does this again by bowing to & asking for help from the fishmen to donate blood for Sanji during the beginning of the Fishman Island arc.
I honestly wish Vivi got more 'badass' moments in Alabasta. But Alabaster was a moment where all the Staw Hats leveled up. I think Vivi brought this real sence of 'noble royalty' to the story.
20:09 this is especially true during the reverie. Despite Mjosgard and the straw hat grand fleet protecting Shirahoshi, Vivi seeks out Garp, the hero of the marines for his protection and worries about Shirahoshi no matter what happens to her.
Thank you for the Vivi praise I think she’s an incredible character in an amazing arc The only stuff I ever hear about her online and from my own friends is either just “she sucks” “she’s annoying” “crybaby” “she’s whatever” And it sucks to see her reduced to slander undeservedly.
This is beautiful and so timely! I keep imagining the ways Vivi could return to the SHs. My favorite is the Sunny either coup de bursts or gets yeeted into the sky toward Elbaf -- right on a collision course with Morgans' airship. Cue the Enel face all around as the Sunny *just misses* crashing into Morgans and daring Vivi jumps out of the blimp and right into the waiting arms of the crew. And Luffy says "And that's 10! Now I have my crew."
If Vivi is going to be the last strawhat (yes please) it had better be soon. We are in the final saga already, and I desperately want to see her interactions with the crew!
I already adored Vivi but damn if this didn't point out even more reasons to love her 😭 I can't believe her parallels to Luffy flew over my head but that's so true aaaaa
Vivi was always my favorite since her debut. Some fans tried to convince me she's not good enough as a female character in a lot of ways but they can't convince me for that.
I'm glad that Vivi had more relevance to One Piece than just Arabasta and the previous arcs she was in and in a meaningful way at that, gotta hand it to Goda for always doing such amazing work and characters.
i really hope vivi ends up being a proper strawhat by the end of egghead lol. there has to be a reason we're jumping around so much this arc. meaning im just waiting for her to show up with morgans lmao.
A youtuber theorized that Vivis arc might culminate to her being the voice of the new world from a political aspect and that could be quite the development when you consider she'd have gone to not having a voice to save her country to having a voice to help usher in the new world.
What part was supposed to trick me into thinking this would be a Luffy video? (Checks video catalogue) Oh yeah, we have covered every other Straw Hat, huh? Anyway, it's Vivi time!!! Can't wait for her to rejoin the crew and can't wait to hear Melon's thoughts on her!
Amazing video as always! It really hits home what Vivi's strengths are. People say she wouldn't have much of a place as an asset to the crew after her choosing to stay in Alabasta. But honestly Vivi's empathy and knowledge of the other kingdoms could've made so many future arcs easier, due to her being a known figure of peace as well as a royal who cares, much how Dalton reacted to Vivi which was a great boon for the Straw Hats getting support for Nami. Outside of that I do think people don't think much of Vivi, due to she isn't a "fighter" by their definition. They think of her alot like Rebecca, a pacifist princess who isn't allowed to fight or get a win. In both cases I would say those views are a bit skewed as Rebecca wasn't dainty or weak at all, the whole point of her not fighting was due to her parents never wanting her to know how it felt to take another's life. With Vivi it would just be plain wrong, Vivi is fighting every step of the way since her introduction as Miss Wednesday. We knew as a child she would constantly get into fights, Zoro at Whiskey Peak, she is the one who saw through Miss Golden Week's paint and got Luffy out of the first trap, she and Nami knocked Miss Valentine out of the way from hurting Ussop and she went for sickest killshot against Crocodile in Alabasta. Vivi will always fight, she might not get the absolute win but that doesn't make her less of a fighter. She has limitations just like everyone on the crew, Sanji isn't considered less of fighter for not being able to fight women, Nami not being able to take down Big Mom at Onigashima doesn't make her any less of a fighter, Luffy not being able to win instantly against any arc villain doesn't make him less of a fighter, and Vivi shouldn't be considered less of a fighter. She will always fight with her whole self, be it against those threatening the lives those she loves or those who would allow injustices. Again great video! I am missing Vivi alongside everyone and can only hope we will sail with her again soon!
Thank you for this vid, ppl overlook Vivi way too much, i was alreaady on love with One Piece way before Alabasta, but Alabasta, Vivi and her story solidified how good One Piece was going to be. It was the first arc that showed how ambitious the story telling was going to be, and just how well thought out this story was. But getting back on Vivi there is something you already mentioned in your "women of One Piece vid" about Vivi that is very true. Vivi is not just a damsel in distress, she is actively making moves to make sure Alabasta doesn't fall in Crocodile's hands, she was the heart of the story along with Luffy during this section, and she was shown to be just as important as Luffy. She didn't just react to the plot she was a driving force in her own atory, which is foundemental in setting her apart from one of the many damsel in distress. She was the reason why i was so invested in Alabasta, and why to this day Alabasta is my fav arc along Wano, and to this day my fav ending to an arc.
Oh that parallel between Sanji's arc in Whole Cake Island and Vivi's during Alabasta, my heart. This is why I always LOVE your character analysis, you manage to find those things I've not noticed yet that make me appreciate the story even more than I already do!
I never get the Mary sue haters. She's such an amazing character. Compared to ray in the new star wars, it's obvious how much a well written and relatable character means. That being said being just always perfect and on top is cathartic to an extent.
I did not see her as a Mary sue in the Arabasta Ark but a helpless normal princess, but she have a heart and she is smart. Also I think Vivi and Nami are the 2 version of OP's original Female Lead. I forgot that sky blue haired girl in the original OP but yeah, Vivi reminds me of her. So if Vivi ended up being one of the important catalysts in OP's final fight/war then I won't be surprised. (CoughalsoifsheendedwithLuffycough).
when i started one piece, i was only there for the fights and the cool moments and didnt really aprichiate Vivi (but i still cryed at the iconic scene) but now as i learned to understand the deep themes that goes into the characters i can finally (also thanks to the video) love this character and see her as the truly strong character that she is
Thank you SO MUCH for this video, I feel seen here! Vivi is my favourite One Piece character and the alabasta saga is the saga that REALLY pulled me into the world of one piece and kept me reading for the rest of it. Vivi is an absolutely incredible character, and by god she IS a straw hat damn it!!
Amazing. Simply beautiful. Thank you for this. Vivi is my second favorite character next to Luffy, and it's great to see her get the love she deserves. Also, I believe Crocodile was deceiving the Marines as well about his takeover, and did not have their backing, which is why he created a secret organization and a secret identity. Especially considering Alabasta's status as a founding country to the world government itself. He even wanted Alabasta because he believed Pluton was buried there, and wanted to establish his own pirate kingdom to fight the government. Still, being warlord allowed him a blanket to hide behind more easily aince he didn't have to specifically dodge marines. Doffy had the while celestial dragon thing, so he framed taking Dressrosa as him retaking his rightful kingdom. Again, great video about best girl.
Vivi’s dream has always been to protect her country. Now that the best way to protect Alabasta as the war ramps up is to ally herself with the Straw Hats, I have hope.
She isn't unofficial, she's a former official member & it's clear that Luffy still views her as a strawhat, not just a friend, but a strawhat who simply separated
an editor told oda that he should do something more with vivi instead of her just being a one-off villain, so oda made her into the awesome princess we know today.
Luffys change in wano makes him a hero though he’ll never admit it. When he’s talking to Kaido in the final strike he says he wants to create a world where everyone can eat as much as they want. Which flips when Luffy said “Hero? No! We're pirates! I love heroes but I don't wanna be one! Do you know what heroes are? Say there is a chunk of meat. Pirates will have a banquet and eat it but heroes will share it with other people. I want all the meat” this realization of his true ideals probably is what awakened joyboy
While Vivi wasn’t my favorite character, I did like her. It was nice for Nami to have a girl friend and I got attached to her after she was part of the crew when Chopper joined and then into Alabasta, it felt natural she’d leave to become a pirate. So when she didn’t that was a surprise. But that last scene where the crew gave their farewell to her raising their arms still gets me.
17:01 to put more context on this, the only other crewmate we've seen test and judge Luffy as a captain is Zoro. Across the entire series. Vivi is on that Zoro type beat
Damn, I never noticed the connection between what happened at Drum Island and Amazon Lily. Great observation! Vivi is going to be the Straw Hat lookout I'm betting my life savings on it.
I can't wait for her to meet back up with the crew. I can already see in my mind how happy it will make Nami, and how she'll forgive Robin in the same way Nami forgave Jinbei. Nami will finally have help scolding Luffy too lol
Everything about Vivi and the Alabasta arc in general was just so awesome. I'm happy to see her come back on scene. And, to think Oda decided to make her out of ms Wednesday mostly by accident speaks big about his talent as a story writer.
I've been slowly watching One Piece for the first time and, last year, I watched the entirety of the Alabasta arc right before finals. Vivi is a character that deeply resonated with me even if not because I found her 100% relatable. She's just that well written and her goodbye from the Straw Hats, that entire scene, broke my heart. Seeing that clip again in your video almost made me tears up.
I'll tell you what, when I was going through One Piece for the first time, I really grew to like Vivi. I was certain that she was going to be the next Straw Hat, things were certainly pointing in that direction. So colour me shocked when One Piece's OP3 dropped, showing Robin as a new member of the crew... BEFORE ALABASTA WAS OVER. That was a real lesson to me in skipping the intros of each episode.
I cannot be convinced that she is not going to join the straw hats permanently. She is also the first and only one who I actually truly do want to join the straw hats after Jimbei.
This is absolutely one of my favourite videos of yours. IMMEDIATELY. I was grinning eat to ear throughout the entire thing! I love Vivi so so so much 💕💕
Vivi is the only true pairing for Luffy. First thing she says in her reintroduction is that she's not interested in any suitors. Saving herself for the king.
Thank you for making this video about Vivi! You truly understand her character and why she has fans. I can only hope her haters watch this video to finally understand her as well. A lot of one piece fans may find it strange that Vivi is my favorite female character and not Nami, Robin or Boa but its more than flashing abilities, looks and so called "usefulness". She's a strong character that exhibits main character/heroine energy and it's because of how dimensional Oda has taken her character and the flaws she has.
This video made me tear up at certain moments. Alabasta is probably the only arc i have yet to rewatch/read, and its for the simple fact of the matter that my memory and experiences with this arc is perfect. This is the arc that made me realize Oda is on the level of Tolkein. I dont wanna jeopardize my experience with the arc with fresh eyes… at least not for awhile longer. This video really summed up why Alabasta is amazing, and why Vivi is perfect.
I'm really happy this video exists. Nefertari D. Vivi is top 10 characters for me if not top 5, and she doesn't get much attention imo. WE NEED MORE VIVI IN OUR LIVES DAMMIT
I liked Vivi when I first watched One Piece as a 14 year old. Rewatching a couple of years back in my late 20s was when I realized what a great character she is, love to see she getting some love. Looking forward to the Kuma video as well, I know it's coming and getting my tears ready for that.
Also what I love about that fight scene aside from the “we’re nakama!” is that Luffy doesn’t fight anyone he believes is weaker than him (at least not seriously). That fight showed he views Vivi as his equal.
omg so many people dont appreciate vivi thank you for this video. ive seen so many people who think her character exists for the sake of the other people in the world, and while its part of vivi's character that shes selfless and puts everyone else first, which can be seen as being a 2d plot device type character, its that vivi herself cant be selfish at all and puts the world on her shoulders. i hope that when she inevitably reunites w the straw hats she lets herself be selfish and go on adventures w the crew and learn that the world doesn't rest on her shoulders. i mean, oda has put her back in play. she is wandering the seas hiding from the government. its only a matter of time til morgan's airship passes by where luffy is. i can only hope that that happens during or on the way to elbaf since itd be nice to see the giants on little garden reunite w not just the current crew, but vivi as well
I hope Vivi joins the crew because if we do we get MVP himself Karoo!!! He literally carried Alabasta on his back and kept running when he got shot in the leg!!!
"Wapol abandoned his Kingdom when times got hard" i didn't actually think about it until now, but it kinda makes sense that he's currently traveling with Vivi.
The Vivi video is real!!!!! But in all seriousness, thanks for all the love and hard work you put into all of these videos. I hope your future is filled with blessings and love.
Fun fact when Oda draws onepiece he some times has to step away from the art because it is so god damn sad and Vivi yelling stop fighting 26:38 is one of them
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The WG only disbanded the Warlord System because they had the Seraphim to replace them.
Frankly, I don't believe she'll be a Strawhat, similarly to Momo, Carrott, Shiraoshi or Rebecca, she's the future leader of an allied nation of the Strawhats. Even Bonney will fall on that pattern with the Sorbet Kingdom. Boa is already a leader.
Have you made any video on Merry?
You do not have permission to do a video about Luffy until you have done a video about Karoo!
wonderful vid as always
I eagerly await a Kuma vid analysis and let me offer a suggestion about that vid's title: "Kuma and Faith".
Over 20 years later, and I feel like the odds of Vivi joining the crew for good are at the best right now
i personally consider her a strawhat 😊
She’s already apart of the crew tbh
Vivi is overrated and lack of charisma.
Hell yes
It makes sense now she has a goal that cant be achieved by staying in alabasta
That luffy video better be 9 hours of nonstop praising my boy
Oh yeah. We need it, we demand it.
One hour long talk about how his smile give us life
Luffy and Joy
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Vivy is truly the diplomat of the straw hats. Teaching Luffy what it means to be a captain, how to understand people as you said, and other lessons she teaches the straw hats make her a straw hat, even if she may not be on the crew directly
Well Luffy already knew how to understand people if you look at Baratie and Arlong Park what i would say is she helped him refine that talent.
Yeah if Vivi becomes a strawhat afterall, her role should be "the diplomat of the crew. When the crew is bound to arrive on a new island. Vivi should be the frontliner with Zoro or Sanji on her back. No mascot needed (sorry Chopper)
@@langadube9611 She helped him in a way that he can actually harness that talent. Because even though he understood the people, he didn't always react in a helpful way. While his brash willingness to beat the priblem into the ground may console people who already know him (for example Nami), for strangers it can come off as violence for the sake of violence. So for the people of Drum Island he was just another reckless and destructive pirate who had come to pillage their kingdom. Vivi's years of experience in navigating precarious interactions without resorting to rash decisions in the heat of the moment is what Luffy needed in order to perfect his charismatic skillset
@@frauleinzuckerguss1906 Yeah that's what I said. She helped him refine a skill he already had.
@@langadube9611 I know, I was adding onto your comment
I have a feeling that when Vivi meets the crew again, Luffy is gonna proclaim that all of the strawhat pirates are finally reunited, revealing that Vivi has been the 10th member the entire time.
That would make me cry
@pogo8050 me too, all these feelings and no idea what to do with them!
Luffy never "missnamed" Vivi... He only calls his crew mates by their real names...
Yes 💯 @@thorwolf6387
@@thorwolf6387 By that logic, Bonney too!
Never knew some people didnt't like Vivi. To me she's one of the most beloved characters
From what I've personally seen of them, majorty of those folks appear to be the same people who don't like Usopp or Nami and equate the "quality" of a character with their power level and fighting skills.
Queen Vivi has been the only character I stan for 20 years
If you don't like Vivi I truly wonder if you've never had a strong female friend (I married mine so...bonus). She is very flawed, which is exactly what Little Garden and Alabasta showed us, but strength in weakness is what good writers bring out!
@@jondoe7036so basically the hypewatchers
@@frauleinzuckerguss1906 Kinda, except that lot of moments fandom generally agree to constitute as hype in this show have had got to do with something emotionally resonant or significant lore-wise, instead of just stuff like whopper of a fight scenes between characters who can hit really hard.
Oda said when he drew Miss Wednesday with her hair down, she looked like a princess. So he made her one.
There's so many examples of oda doing things like this, making up kingdoms or random plot lines on a whim off of sketches or random ideas.
It's insane that the story is as cohesive as it is.
@@brandonburns6639 yes, like creating the worst generation 'cause i quote "I was bored"
@davidepanza7149 exactly, pretty sure oda said he created all the supernovas only like a week or two before they were in the Manga.
I think Oda always knew there was going to be a princess for Alebasta. He just decided to make it Vivi.
@@malanala7371More like he always knew there was going to be a Princess Vivi, and he decided to make Ms. Wednesday her
The pure pain that Vivi has endured during her life is so insanely painful that I’m surprised that she is still intact
Not trying to belittle her troubles but compared to other characters in One Piece she pretty much got it easy.
@@langadube9611 it sounds like you’re trying to belittle her troubles
@@langadube9611 4th comment I've seen on you downplaying the character. Belittling if you will.
i like to imagine she has a Nami body pillow that helps her sanity
@@MichaelMcDoesntExist Just saying Vivi's childhood was pretty good other than the stuff that happened with Wapol, then she started her two year war against Crocodile.
Compared to Brook who spent decades in solitude around the dead bodies of his former crewmates, Law who had to accept his death of an incurable disease leave the island he was sentenced to death on by hiding in corpses, get used by a man exploiting a kids anger at the world then lose the last person he had who cared for him in a brutal way, Robin who spent her childhood, adolescence and adulthood being hunted by the world superpower never finding a home for herself, Sanji which will you pick Backstory 1 with his ultra abusive family Germa or Backstory 2 almost starving to death, the Boa sisters and their slavery. And do I even need to talk about Kuma, Ginney and Bonney.
Look I could go on and on but I think you get the point in the grand scheme of things Vivi had a way better life than most in this messed up world.
If Vivi isn't going to be the final straw hat, I'll make the Great Chicago Fire look like a measly stovetop burner
Ooh
Chicago gonna be looking like Ohara after I’m done
@@Just_AbsOUT OF POCKET 💀
Please don't burn down the state of Illinois. I kind of live here and can't afford the desire to move.
vivi is gonna be the second to last. bon will be the last member to fully officially join the crew.
We have NOT seen the last of Vivi. My girl is due for a legendary comeback, watch this space!!
As for her future role, Morj' "Lily’s Great Crime" video, which sums up this decade old theory, that has now finally started gathering steam, captures it best imo
The new queen of Alabasta will gather all other anti government kings and queens, help luffy in a political level an make a powerful comeback, as a Strawhat.
Mr 2 once said
'' Friendship isn't determined by how long you spent together ''
Vivi is an official Strawhat and Oda knew to hammer down that message before the story continues without her with us !
You're not an offical strawhat until you join an opening. Just ask Jimbei.
That’s not my only beloved Bon Clay quote. One of my favorite quotes in the series is “Us queers, we never say goodbye!”. That just goes so incredibly hard idc
@@therungyBon Clay is one of the best characters in One Piece, i just hope he could get back somehow
@@Khann_2102 Oda’s cooking, I’m sure. I have faith
@@therungy Yeah, He's cooling fr, it's rare for a character like him to be made so well!
You know Vivi was such a Strawhat tease when she even got an Eyecatcher in the anime!
The anime was kind of a bad actor though since they put Robin in the opening like an entire arc before she actually joined. While she was still in Baroque Works. I'm STILL shaking my head over that.
Same with Yamato and Momonosuke
@@sandenson Pretty sure that in a few months time, Bonney will get her eyecatcher in the anime's Egghead arc - which will start the speculation all over again.
@@sandenson and Law and Kid and..
@@cnett486 Oh, yeah, you're right
I love it when Vivi goes missing after the reverie and Luffy's first reaction is "We've got to go rescue her!" Like after all they'd been through, all they'd done to travel across the Grand Line to the New World, he was willing to back track all of that to go save his friend. And then of course Zoro reminding him that she's a tough girl that can handle herself.. gah, I love Vivi and her relationship with the crew.
Everyone says Vivi can't fight, but she managed to infiltrate Baroque Works (with Igaram's help) at *14* and became a single-digit officer. I wish we were SHOWN more of her abilities -- we got a little bit during her arc, but more often than not she got jobbed because she tried to take on devil-fruit users (Mr 5 + Miss Valentine's, Crocodile, Robin). Folks forget she easily took out Mr. 7 + Miss Father's Day AND a cannon while in midair!
Man, Alabasta was such an interesting arc for Luffy. Vivi managed to pull out a lot of unexpected moments with him and it served to flesh out his maturity as a captain.
Nothing made me more disappointed than finding out that she wouldn’t join the crew. However I can understand why she stayed behind and I hope that the more recent chapters reveal more about her role in the arcs to come
She's probably still gonna join
@@jackroberts2704 with Kuma's fruit as a power up👀(iykyk)
Tattoo is still there she's a straw hat
@@falconeshield an honorary member, but I’m fine with that. After all, she still has a purpose in the story and that’s all that matters
I swear Melon is just prolonging the Luffy analysis. Karoo is gonna get his own analysis at this point
Karoo analysis? LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
On the Mrs. Wednesday thing - Vivi was always planned to be a character. Originally vivi and Wednesday were separate characters but when Oda was drawing whisky peak he noticed that Wednesday looked really similar to his sketches of Vivi so he decided to merge them that’s why during reverse mountain when we see her first her evil facade never breaks or softens even a little for the reader to maybe pick up on her having mixed motivations - at that point in Oda’s head, she was still Mrs Wednesday
Very much recently Luffy said "full stop on the Final Saga, we're going back to Alabasta" simply because he was worried about her after the events of the recent Reverie.
This whole video is essentially why I believe that Vivi is the last strawhat
Maybe but Bonney stocks are looking up.
@@langadube9611 she's cool but I see no reason for her to travel with the Strawhats aside from temporarily. Most likely gonna end up with Vegapunk or the revolutionary army
@@langadube9611 I think Bonney's gonna join Straw Hat Alliance along with Vegapunk, Sentomaru, and Kizaru
They said that Vivi will always be their partner, so im sure she will join them one day. She is a D, so she is related with Luffy and she is the last descendant of Nefertari Lyly.
There´s so much potential in her character.
Yeah, I don't really get people who would dislike Vivi. She's one of my favourite characters in the entire series and depending on the day you'd ask, my favourite Strawhat.
love love love Vivi! I was so happy when you addressed her story in relation to Nami’s. It struck me, because Oda wrote Nami & Vivi’s interactions in a way that felt natural, which was something I never expected to appear in a shounen manga. When Nami witnessed Vivi’s reaction to Igaram’s (indefinite) passing, instead of only being there to console her, she understood the burden Vivi was put under just from observing her facial expression. And another moment that shook me was when Nami confronted Miss Doublefinger despite her being the direct subordinate of a !!! warlord !!! It was a huge jump from every enemy she faced beforehand - and yet, she still persevered. Despite taking hit after hit, Nami would quite literally dig her heel into her opponent because Vivi’s own fight, own pain, gave her the strength to do so. The emotional intelligence conveyed there, and throughout One Piece as a whole will never cease to amaze me. Amazing video! 💙
Luffy's bowing to express thanks for Boa sisters was so well done.
Something Luffy learned frok so long ago
The stocks of Vivi fully joining the Straw Hats are mighty high right now, but Karoo stocks are dipping as well. Truly an unfortunate development.
If anything happens to Karoo I’m gonna go crazy.
When I started the anime and saw Vivi and Karoo's eyepatcher, I was so convinced they would join the crew. To this day, I still like to consider them Straw Hats, official or not.
@nathandaniels20 she is a D. Give her time
Now that Vivi has been done, we NEED a in depth analysis of the goat, the guy so amazing that his name is Sir, Sir Crocodile.
17:39 This part really stuck with me and I'd really like to add to this by pointing out that aside from that moment in Amazon Lily, Luffy does this again by bowing to & asking for help from the fishmen to donate blood for Sanji during the beginning of the Fishman Island arc.
Vivi has always been one of my favorite characters. This character analysis is a wonderful testament to her nature and love. Incredible job!!
I honestly wish Vivi got more 'badass' moments in Alabasta.
But Alabaster was a moment where all the Staw Hats leveled up. I think Vivi brought this real sence of 'noble royalty' to the story.
20:09 this is especially true during the reverie. Despite Mjosgard and the straw hat grand fleet protecting Shirahoshi, Vivi seeks out Garp, the hero of the marines for his protection and worries about Shirahoshi no matter what happens to her.
Vivi has always been one of my favorite Straw Hats and characters in general
Tricked us? Oh Melon. We know the Luffy video will take a while. Please, take all the time you need.
I really hope Nami gets to meet her "Roommate" again, they are such good gal pals
They are just 2 adult women who just happen to sleep in the same room
and they were roomates
We're definitely getting a merry video before luffy's aren't we ??
Thank you for the Vivi praise
I think she’s an incredible character in an amazing arc
The only stuff I ever hear about her online and from my own friends is either just “she sucks” “she’s annoying” “crybaby” “she’s whatever”
And it sucks to see her reduced to slander undeservedly.
This is beautiful and so timely! I keep imagining the ways Vivi could return to the SHs. My favorite is the Sunny either coup de bursts or gets yeeted into the sky toward Elbaf -- right on a collision course with Morgans' airship. Cue the Enel face all around as the Sunny *just misses* crashing into Morgans and daring Vivi jumps out of the blimp and right into the waiting arms of the crew. And Luffy says "And that's 10! Now I have my crew."
If Vivi is going to be the last strawhat (yes please) it had better be soon. We are in the final saga already, and I desperately want to see her interactions with the crew!
Fr....it's going to take a couple side quests to get her situated. Call me greedy but I want to see her in a movie too.
I already adored Vivi but damn if this didn't point out even more reasons to love her 😭 I can't believe her parallels to Luffy flew over my head but that's so true aaaaa
Vivi was always my favorite since her debut. Some fans tried to convince me she's not good enough as a female character in a lot of ways but they can't convince me for that.
I'm glad that Vivi had more relevance to One Piece than just Arabasta and the previous arcs she was in and in a meaningful way at that, gotta hand it to Goda for always doing such amazing work and characters.
i really hope vivi ends up being a proper strawhat by the end of egghead lol. there has to be a reason we're jumping around so much this arc. meaning im just waiting for her to show up with morgans lmao.
A youtuber theorized that Vivis arc might culminate to her being the voice of the new world from a political aspect and that could be quite the development when you consider she'd have gone to not having a voice to save her country to having a voice to help usher in the new world.
Given what is now happening in the story, I think it's clear she'll soon be reunited with her crewmates and I, for one, am so excited
Oh my god I forgot Luffy bowing with Vivi! It makes so much sense that with the Boa sisters he knew how to show respect and humility when he needed to
Vivi and Nami friendship gotta be the best female friendship in one piece, the fact they balance each other so well
Vivi is great! I love her relationship with the strawhats, specially nami and luffy.
Even when she’s far away from her crew, she’ll always help them wherever she can.😺
What part was supposed to trick me into thinking this would be a Luffy video?
(Checks video catalogue) Oh yeah, we have covered every other Straw Hat, huh?
Anyway, it's Vivi time!!! Can't wait for her to rejoin the crew and can't wait to hear Melon's thoughts on her!
Amazing video as always! It really hits home what Vivi's strengths are. People say she wouldn't have much of a place as an asset to the crew after her choosing to stay in Alabasta. But honestly Vivi's empathy and knowledge of the other kingdoms could've made so many future arcs easier, due to her being a known figure of peace as well as a royal who cares, much how Dalton reacted to Vivi which was a great boon for the Straw Hats getting support for Nami.
Outside of that I do think people don't think much of Vivi, due to she isn't a "fighter" by their definition. They think of her alot like Rebecca, a pacifist princess who isn't allowed to fight or get a win. In both cases I would say those views are a bit skewed as Rebecca wasn't dainty or weak at all, the whole point of her not fighting was due to her parents never wanting her to know how it felt to take another's life.
With Vivi it would just be plain wrong, Vivi is fighting every step of the way since her introduction as Miss Wednesday. We knew as a child she would constantly get into fights, Zoro at Whiskey Peak, she is the one who saw through Miss Golden Week's paint and got Luffy out of the first trap, she and Nami knocked Miss Valentine out of the way from hurting Ussop and she went for sickest killshot against Crocodile in Alabasta. Vivi will always fight, she might not get the absolute win but that doesn't make her less of a fighter. She has limitations just like everyone on the crew, Sanji isn't considered less of fighter for not being able to fight women, Nami not being able to take down Big Mom at Onigashima doesn't make her any less of a fighter, Luffy not being able to win instantly against any arc villain doesn't make him less of a fighter, and Vivi shouldn't be considered less of a fighter. She will always fight with her whole self, be it against those threatening the lives those she loves or those who would allow injustices.
Again great video! I am missing Vivi alongside everyone and can only hope we will sail with her again soon!
Thank you for this vid, ppl overlook Vivi way too much, i was alreaady on love with One Piece way before Alabasta, but Alabasta, Vivi and her story solidified how good One Piece was going to be. It was the first arc that showed how ambitious the story telling was going to be, and just how well thought out this story was. But getting back on Vivi there is something you already mentioned in your "women of One Piece vid" about Vivi that is very true. Vivi is not just a damsel in distress, she is actively making moves to make sure Alabasta doesn't fall in Crocodile's hands, she was the heart of the story along with Luffy during this section, and she was shown to be just as important as Luffy. She didn't just react to the plot she was a driving force in her own atory, which is foundemental in setting her apart from one of the many damsel in distress. She was the reason why i was so invested in Alabasta, and why to this day Alabasta is my fav arc along Wano, and to this day my fav ending to an arc.
You know a character is loved when over 20 years later and such a large group of the community still wants that character to join the main crew 🩵
Vivi, like her father and the King of Dressrosa, is a true paragon of the highest ideals of nobility and the principles of "noblesse oblige".
Oh that parallel between Sanji's arc in Whole Cake Island and Vivi's during Alabasta, my heart.
This is why I always LOVE your character analysis, you manage to find those things I've not noticed yet that make me appreciate the story even more than I already do!
I never get the Mary sue haters. She's such an amazing character. Compared to ray in the new star wars, it's obvious how much a well written and relatable character means. That being said being just always perfect and on top is cathartic to an extent.
I did not see her as a Mary sue in the Arabasta Ark but a helpless normal princess, but she have a heart and she is smart.
Also I think Vivi and Nami are the 2 version of OP's original Female Lead. I forgot that sky blue haired girl in the original OP but yeah, Vivi reminds me of her. So if Vivi ended up being one of the important catalysts in OP's final fight/war then I won't be surprised. (CoughalsoifsheendedwithLuffycough).
when i started one piece, i was only there for the fights and the cool moments and didnt really aprichiate Vivi (but i still cryed at the iconic scene) but now as i learned to understand the deep themes that goes into the characters i can finally (also thanks to the video) love this character and see her as the truly strong character that she is
The scene with viv just screaming desperately into a unending warfare will forever be one of my favourite scene in anime
Thank you SO MUCH for this video, I feel seen here! Vivi is my favourite One Piece character and the alabasta saga is the saga that REALLY pulled me into the world of one piece and kept me reading for the rest of it. Vivi is an absolutely incredible character, and by god she IS a straw hat damn it!!
Amazing. Simply beautiful. Thank you for this. Vivi is my second favorite character next to Luffy, and it's great to see her get the love she deserves.
Also, I believe Crocodile was deceiving the Marines as well about his takeover, and did not have their backing, which is why he created a secret organization and a secret identity. Especially considering Alabasta's status as a founding country to the world government itself.
He even wanted Alabasta because he believed Pluton was buried there, and wanted to establish his own pirate kingdom to fight the government.
Still, being warlord allowed him a blanket to hide behind more easily aince he didn't have to specifically dodge marines. Doffy had the while celestial dragon thing, so he framed taking Dressrosa as him retaking his rightful kingdom.
Again, great video about best girl.
I absolutely wave the Vivi flag. I got so excited seeing her again and I look forward to her importance for the rest of the story.
Vivi’s dream has always been to protect her country. Now that the best way to protect Alabasta as the war ramps up is to ally herself with the Straw Hats, I have hope.
Fell in love with Vivi as Miss Wednesday so been looking foreward to this
She isn't unofficial, she's a former official member
& it's clear that Luffy still views her as a strawhat, not just a friend, but a strawhat who simply separated
She was about to have her legs cut off with Zoro on little garden until Luffy showed up. Just the fucking queen.
an editor told oda that he should do something more with vivi instead of her just being a one-off villain, so oda made her into the awesome princess we know today.
Luffys change in wano makes him a hero though he’ll never admit it. When he’s talking to Kaido in the final strike he says he wants to create a world where everyone can eat as much as they want. Which flips when Luffy said “Hero? No! We're pirates! I love heroes but I don't wanna be one! Do you know what heroes are? Say there is a chunk of meat. Pirates will have a banquet and eat it but heroes will share it with other people. I want all the meat” this realization of his true ideals probably is what awakened joyboy
She's so cool, 20 years later we're still waiting for her to join!
While Vivi wasn’t my favorite character, I did like her. It was nice for Nami to have a girl friend and I got attached to her after she was part of the crew when Chopper joined and then into Alabasta, it felt natural she’d leave to become a pirate. So when she didn’t that was a surprise. But that last scene where the crew gave their farewell to her raising their arms still gets me.
17:01 to put more context on this, the only other crewmate we've seen test and judge Luffy as a captain is Zoro. Across the entire series. Vivi is on that Zoro type beat
vivi's my absolute favorite in the series and this instead of a luffy one made my day
Damn, I never noticed the connection between what happened at Drum Island and Amazon Lily. Great observation! Vivi is going to be the Straw Hat lookout I'm betting my life savings on it.
Vivi is my favorite One Piece character by far. I am so excited what she will have to offer.
Best Princess for sure. We all know her and Nami would make great "roommates" if you catch my drift.
:O
Actually, now I think about it, your drift kinda makes a lot of sense.
I can't wait for her to meet back up with the crew. I can already see in my mind how happy it will make Nami, and how she'll forgive Robin in the same way Nami forgave Jinbei. Nami will finally have help scolding Luffy too lol
Everything about Vivi and the Alabasta arc in general was just so awesome. I'm happy to see her come back on scene. And, to think Oda decided to make her out of ms Wednesday mostly by accident speaks big about his talent as a story writer.
I've been slowly watching One Piece for the first time and, last year, I watched the entirety of the Alabasta arc right before finals. Vivi is a character that deeply resonated with me even if not because I found her 100% relatable. She's just that well written and her goodbye from the Straw Hats, that entire scene, broke my heart. Seeing that clip again in your video almost made me tears up.
I'll tell you what, when I was going through One Piece for the first time, I really grew to like Vivi. I was certain that she was going to be the next Straw Hat, things were certainly pointing in that direction.
So colour me shocked when One Piece's OP3 dropped, showing Robin as a new member of the crew... BEFORE ALABASTA WAS OVER. That was a real lesson to me in skipping the intros of each episode.
I cannot be convinced that she is not going to join the straw hats permanently. She is also the first and only one who I actually truly do want to join the straw hats after Jimbei.
This is absolutely one of my favourite videos of yours. IMMEDIATELY. I was grinning eat to ear throughout the entire thing! I love Vivi so so so much 💕💕
Finally I found someone that loves and understands Vivi thank you so much for making this video
Vivi is the only true pairing for Luffy. First thing she says in her reintroduction is that she's not interested in any suitors. Saving herself for the king.
Thank you for making this video about Vivi! You truly understand her character and why she has fans. I can only hope her haters watch this video to finally understand her as well. A lot of one piece fans may find it strange that Vivi is my favorite female character and not Nami, Robin or Boa but its more than flashing abilities, looks and so called "usefulness". She's a strong character that exhibits main character/heroine energy and it's because of how dimensional Oda has taken her character and the flaws she has.
This video made me tear up at certain moments. Alabasta is probably the only arc i have yet to rewatch/read, and its for the simple fact of the matter that my memory and experiences with this arc is perfect. This is the arc that made me realize Oda is on the level of Tolkein. I dont wanna jeopardize my experience with the arc with fresh eyes… at least not for awhile longer. This video really summed up why Alabasta is amazing, and why Vivi is perfect.
Her final story/speech at the end of Alabasta is one of my favorite monologues in the entire series.
I love Vivi.
I hope to see more of her and Karoo in the future. Hopefully she reunites with the Straw Hats.
so strange that this channel started as an exo meme channel, went through a yugioh phase and now being in one piece, but happy to be on this journey
I'm really happy this video exists. Nefertari D. Vivi is top 10 characters for me if not top 5, and she doesn't get much attention imo. WE NEED MORE VIVI IN OUR LIVES DAMMIT
I liked Vivi when I first watched One Piece as a 14 year old.
Rewatching a couple of years back in my late 20s was when I realized what a great character she is, love to see she getting some love.
Looking forward to the Kuma video as well, I know it's coming and getting my tears ready for that.
Stop avoiding the luffy video
I believe in you
Also what I love about that fight scene aside from the “we’re nakama!” is that Luffy doesn’t fight anyone he believes is weaker than him (at least not seriously). That fight showed he views Vivi as his equal.
You all have to thank me for giving our Melon Overlord/Pirate Queen here the idea of covering ALL of the Strawhats before Luffy's 10 hr video 😁
man i love vivi so much, this video made me tear up a bit so thanks for that
God I love vivi and this video is so good. Love the parallels and mirrors between luffy and vivi you pointed out🙏
watch me cry a river when she finally boards the sunny with her nakamas 🤧
❤❤❤❤❤❤ We love Vivi in this house!!! Long Live the Princess!!!
omg so many people dont appreciate vivi thank you for this video. ive seen so many people who think her character exists for the sake of the other people in the world, and while its part of vivi's character that shes selfless and puts everyone else first, which can be seen as being a 2d plot device type character, its that vivi herself cant be selfish at all and puts the world on her shoulders. i hope that when she inevitably reunites w the straw hats she lets herself be selfish and go on adventures w the crew and learn that the world doesn't rest on her shoulders. i mean, oda has put her back in play. she is wandering the seas hiding from the government. its only a matter of time til morgan's airship passes by where luffy is. i can only hope that that happens during or on the way to elbaf since itd be nice to see the giants on little garden reunite w not just the current crew, but vivi as well
I hope Vivi joins the crew because if we do we get MVP himself Karoo!!! He literally carried Alabasta on his back and kept running when he got shot in the leg!!!
Funny how Luffy talks about how people die the same arc Ace is introduced...
"Wapol abandoned his Kingdom when times got hard" i didn't actually think about it until now, but it kinda makes sense that he's currently traveling with Vivi.
The Vivi video is real!!!!!
But in all seriousness, thanks for all the love and hard work you put into all of these videos. I hope your future is filled with blessings and love.
Fun fact when Oda draws onepiece he some times has to step away from the art because it is so god damn sad and Vivi yelling stop fighting 26:38 is one of them