Robin and Hope

it's weird go core time I've talked about too many men with issues it's time to talk about women with issues Sanji may be a freak but sweening over seeing Robin holding a skull yeah he was a real one for that one because me too she's the sexy archaeologist with a lot of hands and a lot of fingers what will she do with them well that's up to you her calm collection truly juxtaposes her dark sense of humor mainly because is she just joking well very nice but if she wasn't I'd risk it all would risk it oh she's certainly not opposed to any interesting methods of torture I mean I say torture but who hasn't wished they were in Frankie's position during the iconic ball crushing scene honestly Robin is one of the funniest members on the crew while she doesn't tend to have outright slapstick comedy her straightforwardness and more Bleak situations will always guarantee a laugh it could be possible her bluntness comes from her past considering she didn't really have a silver lining when she was a child and it would make sense that her Grim yet logical thinking has materialized into a twisted form of dark humor she also seems to have an affinity for handsome men her taste in jimba not unwarranted but probably weird for some don't worry Robin I get it jinbei is an absolute Beast of a fish man and I also would not be able to deny him now when it comes to one piece women well I said it in my one piece video they don't exactly look the greatest because yeah there are a few issues here and there but the writing of the women is just insanely good especially on the straw hat crew and Robin is definitely an amazingly written character both in personality and in backstory her personality is just strange I say this in a good way of course she's certainly the definition of an odd girl and she has a mysterious mature appeal to her that can be alluring to many I would also like to add that her nickname the devil child is so raw context aside it goes so hard immediately Robin herself goes so hard just for being known as that but we'll get get back around to what that name actually means but before we deep dive into the beautiful babe that is Nico Robin it's sponsor time this video is sponsored by Tokyo treat and sakurako have you seen any delicious tasty treats and Anime and manga that you wish you could try are you craving the goodies and sweets you can only get exclusively from Japan and nowhere else well look no further because Tokyo treat and sakurako are inviting you to experience the goodies of Japan from the comfort of your own homes through the delicious snack boxes Tokyo treat is a monthly pop Japanese snack subscription box where you will get up to 20 of the latest most exclusive limited edition and seasonal flavored Japanese snacks that are only available in Japan for a limited time such as Sakura Pepsi Japanese sake kitkats Ramen and much more sakurako is also a monthly Japanese snack subscription box but it supports local Japanese snack makers and each box 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back being known as missile Sunday within the Baroque work Syndicate and considering at this point we've seen just how hard it is to sail the Seas of the grand line I'd say give her credit where credit is due because yeah that's threatening but once again she didn't take out the straw hats and even offered them a route to Alabaster from the get-go we could tell perhaps she wasn't all that she seemed maybe she was more than this malicious criminal who'd blow things up for show it makes it more obvious there's much more to her when discovering igaram was actually alive because there's no doubt if she wanted him dead he'd be dead yet that explosion did no such thing and it seems Robin is opposed to killing anyone she doesn't have a personal grudge against also real quick God do I miss our Cowboy drip the fact she's from the West Blue makes her go even harder truly the baddest in the west it goes without saying that Robin's addition to the crew came as a shock I wasn't there at the time but I can imagine it was a sudden twist especially right after leaving Vivi it's even stranger that Luffy immediately accepted her request considering she was part of the organization they had just fought against and with the entire crew Sanji not included telling him no but when you think about it and you think about the little interactions they had it does make sense Luffy saved her life when she didn't ask for it she told him she wanted to die and Robin told Luffy that that's his crime the thing we need to look into here is did Luffy accept her just because he felt responsible for that personally I don't think so as I've said many many times before Luffy is extremely good at reading people and he tells his crew not to worry because she isn't a bad person he even said to her previously that he doesn't have to listen to her so why should he listen to her now when telling him to take responsibility for something he's done if Luffy thought she were a bad person he would have kicked her from the boat but he obviously saw something in her and honestly it is very easy to see that Robin isn't a bad person from the start it was pretty confusing to have her join them at first considering she gained everyone's trust by giving them what they liked and Zoro was the only one to hold out and be distrusting of her in my opinion this is a great contrast in Luffy and Zorro's personalities and why Luffy's reading of character is what makes him exceptional as a captain Robin's reasoning for joining the crew is because Luffy saved her life even after telling him she wanted to die I don't think a person who just wants to end it due to one reason or another is a bad person her Baroque Works background can be difficult to look past but we immediately see she's given that all up with her wish to die we know she's telling the truth especially Luffy since he watched it unravel and there's only one conclusion he would have come to Robin isn't a bad person she just has a deep sadness and that's probably what Luffy saw that moment they had together of robins want to die became a key part of her character and her relationship with Luffy the question here is why did she want to die there's the obvious like the insistent pursuit of the government but there's also a main core to it and that's what we see in water 7. much like what whole cake island did for Sanji what is seven showed us the true colors of Robin's character and Oda putting arcs between Robin's backstory is what shows his exceptional riding ability because while he's building the audience's care for her he's also building something within Robin's outlook on life I know that apparently a lot of people skip Skype here I don't really know why but for some reason it's an oddly controversial Arc but in terms of Robin I think that's a very important Arc to have after all we're seeing her first adventure with the straw hats we're watching her discover the straw Hat's Unbreaking will and sense of adventure while also seeing Luffy making miracles happen during skypea Robin watched the straw hats especially Luffy do the impossible which was Finding and fighting for an island in the sky she's also protected by the crew a notable scene of Zoro catching her after taking a Nail's lightning which begins to add to her affection for the straw hats but I think are really important and heartwarming scene was the bonfire scene these Pages emitting the warmth of a joyful summer night in the manga while radiating with a Carefree Jubilation in the anime I believe it's these kinds of moments that make one piece so special and what can make it feel so personal there's something extremely comforting about dancing around a bonfire with friends and um Forest wolves and that's why this is an important moment to share with Robin before the party starts Robin even says we should put out any unnecessary fires or we'll just just be letting the enemy know of our position it sounds like something standard for a previous Baroque Works agent very tactful in how she thinks but then she's confused when Luffy and Usopp tease her for it Robin doesn't seem to think of something like a fire as anything more than a source of warmth and an indication of location while she's technically right a bonfire is made for celebration and enjoyment and Robin being in the foreground of this page feels intentional while she didn't join in she's watching the straw hat to dance around the fire and experiencing what is most probably her first ever bonfire this is a moment of connection and Community within the straw hats and Robin is right there with them and as the bonfire Burns bright a particular belief in Robin begins to burn as well even long ring long land showed us Robin's relationship with the straw hats properly integrating her into the crew the more we see we see her Dynamic with nami especially during the baby back fight and something special is happening here maybe not special for you and me but it's special for her she's having fun it's between the threats of danger but she's having fun no less and skipping these arcs completely removes the intricacies of her highest Water Seven moments from her backstory to her emotional Peak and I think it's time we talk about the Ark in full now water 7 is commended as one of one piece's best arcs there's plenty of reasons for it with the conflict the lessons and the top character moments many shine during this Arc usop being just as important as Robin with Sanji shining right next to them he stood between Robin and usop throughout it desperately trying to hold everyone together like a really messy glue and his moment on the train is a standout except it's not because of the fights those were fun and pretty exceptional don't get me wrong but it wasn't his best point aside from his words to usop his interaction with cp9 and Robin stage fresh in my mind because Sanji gained crucial information that he could relate to the crew while also having a very personal moment with Robin Luchi tells Sanji who Robin really is uses incredibly harsh words while explaining she's a demon child who the world would be better off without and Sanji visibly breaks [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] he's outraged to hear this completely uncaring of what she's ever done to receive that title and begs Robin to come back it's here Sanji discovers the bus to call discovers cp9 are using Robin's trauma to manipulate her and Sanji calls them scum and he's right you have to be the lowest of the low to use someone's trauma against them and Robin's care for the straw hat shines through when we discover she's actively facing her trauma just to keep the straw hat safe hmm it sounds very similar to sanji's whole lock doesn't it we also discover Robin would let the world burn so long as the straw hats are out of Harm's Way which is genuinely incredibly touching Robin isn't someone who wants to sacrifice life but if it's to keep those she loves safe she will do all she can for them from there the straw hats fight with all their might to get her back refusing to let such a Despicable thing happen to their crewmate and Robin seems totally Placid in accepting all of this it feels as if she's trying to connect herself readying herself for her imprisonment and death until actively panicking when hearing the straw hats chased her to Annie's Lobby upon facing Luffy again Robin screams to leave her alone she tells them she'll never return that she doesn't want to see their faces again and she just wants to die this is of course a direct contrast of Robin's moment with Luffy and alabaster Luffy refusing to listen to her when demanding he let her die but this time instead of refusing to listen to her Luffy asks what she's talking about he can see it's an outright lie but he still tells her if you really want to die you can do it after we save you as if challenging her words Luffy pushes that he's fine with whatever Robin wants he'll let Robin pursue whatever wish she has but tells her to do it by their side foreign it's kind of weird having a captain say it's fine if you want to die but Luffy is reading right through her of course he doesn't want Robin to die of course he knows Robin doesn't truly want that and this emotional tension and Robin is just about ready to snap but before we get to the moment I think it's time we discuss what that thing inside Robin is that I've been talking about and for that we need to dive into her backstory as we all know at this point Robin was born in O'Hara she lived on an island of Scholars archeology being the main point of interest within O'Hara and this is how she learned how to read pornoglyphs but apart from her educational past this also shows us her importance of family and relationship her mother olvia wasn't present and her aunt hated her guts kids all around her called her a monster and a freak Robin honestly being labeled a devil even before government intervention and this was a derogatory term that stuck with her for as long as she can remember the only Sanctuary she had was a library of O'Hara Professor Clover and the other Scholars being more of a family to her than anyone else until stumbling upon Saul the giant this giant has a peculiar laugh Robin asks about and he tells her that whenever times are tough or things are hard to laugh it out I also think it's interesting Saul's laugh is dead as she she while Luffy's tends to be shishi it's very possible there's no connection but loopy certainly embodies Saul's belief of laughing it out so from what we can see Robin was an unloved child she had no friends no loving blood family and only the scholars cared for her that is until the Buster call hits and Robin only gets a few Bittersweet moments with her mother before needing to run to safety between Saul and olvia she's told two very key things both these things sticking with her forever as Robin is torn away from her mother alvia she yells that Robin needs to live no matter what [Music] [Music] from there Saul sacrifices himself for Robin and his final words are genuinely tear-jerking um and in his words this something I've been talking about is placed in Robin a belief she tries desperately to hold on to a belief of Hope a lot of people compare Robin and sanji's characters and rightly so there's a lot of similarities in their struggles and Trauma and many say they both had a lack of self-worth while I still think that's partly true I think there's a line drawn between them while sanji's struggle was with himself and his worth Robbins was more with her hope of the seize the world and people she wanted to stay alive for alvia she wanted to have hope that there were people on the Seas who would befriend her and treat her like family but she struggled greatly to believe in it after all Baroque Works wasn't like a family to her but more of a place to stay safe if she stuck with crocodile she could have found the pornography she was looking for and even says Alabaster was her last hope she continues to say she's exhausted and that there are too many enemies in the way to achieve her dream so she may as well just die out of Hope and out of options she decided to join the straw hats and it's a possibility this is due to the Miracles she watched Luffy achieve in Alabaster she saw the straw Hat's strength she saw their care and another small sense of hope may have been sparked in her it's possible she joined them thinking they'd just be a final way to live the rest of her life but when they Brave the knock-up stream to arrive in skypeia what does Robin find a Rio pornoglyph a piece of the puzzle she needed to discover the true history of the world her search had run dry in Alabaster but now through the straw hats she's able to pick up her dream once more this sense of hope is continuing to build but it wasn't just her dream the straw hats instilled within her a sense of safety and a sense of family for nearly 28 years Robin had lived a love of this life a life where no one would protect her defend her or care for her anyone who had had either vanished or died and she was left all alone as a child to fend for herself the government labeled her a devil child only because of her ability to read pornoglyphs which is something so wickedly vile the more you think about it and from there the world had it out for her for over 20 years she had no home no friends and no family she had no way to find the pornoglyphs to live her mother's wish nor believe in Saul's words and from the beginning her hope dwindled year by year while it's possible Robin may have hated herself in some form her sacrifice for the straw hats was due to them being the Hope she'd finally found in her dark harsh world she didn't want to let the one good thing in her life die she didn't want to lose anyone who cared for her ever again and both Sky Pia and long ring long land built up this hope in her dream and her crew so even know she's seen Luffy create Miracles she doesn't want to risk it she hands herself over accepting this as the end until The Shining Light that is the straw hats stand in front of her once more they take down the flag of the government making it go up in Flames to show their devotion for Robin the straw hats turning the world against them for her sake she stares in shock coming to the realization that it's not only just her against the world anymore a complete Act of love she hadn't felt since seeing her mother again from Alabaster to skypeia to Long ring long land that hope was building it grew within Robinson's first meeting Luffy that despairing sorrow fading each day she was with the straw hats as if finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and instead of standing there staring at it she runs towards it her faith was finally reaching its peak her hope ready to burst from her Wounded Heart until finally [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] it explodes in a beautiful scene of love and acceptance her tears and her words washing over the audience with a sense of relief and in that moment she shines with the straw hats it's masterfully done and we watch Robin grab her dream and her life once more with a newfound passion and it's all due to the hope her friends her family have given her through their care what a seven had probably one of the most therapeutic endings to an arc every broken point being mended back together in a healthier stronger way through all of this it's no wonder a lot of people see water 7 as one piece's best Arc Robin's development from here on out comes from her love for her crew the straw hats continuing to be the source of her passion for her life and dream we must remember Robin is not a fighter she is an archaeologist and any new moves and strategies we see from her in battle comes from the strength to protect her crew when I was especially a strong example of this her will to protect Sanji leading out of fighting black Maria I've explained in my Sanji video why this moment was so important for Sanji but for Robin being relied on by those she loves most makes her literally radiate in a pink glow for her whole life she's had those she loves protector from O'Hara to water 7 and wanu gives her the ability to finally be the one to fight for them she was done with running from her problems from danger and from her loved ones and Sanji believed in her protection for someone like Robin who's had to witness though she loved die because she couldn't do anything to help them I can only imagine this would have been cathartic for her it was a healing moment for Robin and Sanji as both have learned what it means to allow themselves to rely on their crew and to top it all off the name Robin had previously despised comes back around the devil child Nico Robin fully except perhaps that label because she is happy to be a devil for her friends if she needs to be a devil to keep her crew safe so be it and it's a source of Pride for her now Robin's heart had been battered and bruised but with destroy hats those are now only scars of the past she Embraces her strength her abilities and shines with a sense of hope I'm not sure what will come of Robin next as the current Arc seems to be turning into a somewhat robin-centered Arc but I cannot wait to see more of her we're already watching her show more emotion something she previously wouldn't or even couldn't show due to the harsh life she lived and it's clear Robin has never been happier she can finally open herself up and just like other members of the crew she's healing from her traumatic past very slowly Robin is continuing to develop and change and she's truly an Irreplaceable character in my heart but more than that she's an Irreplaceable member of the straw hats and nothing anyone says can ever change that and with that thanks for watching I love all of the straw hats but Robin has always been a favorite of mine in terms of character moments and interactions I hope I managed to bring across what makes her so special to me and why her writing was so well done I'd also like to thank everyone who participated in my mini poll in regards to who they wanted to see the most I'm sorry it was such a hard choice for a lot of you but it was a hard choice for me too there's tons I want to talk about and sometimes I'm stuck in a stalemate of what to pick so that poll really helped me decide on what to do as always let me know what you think all the robin fans I've talked to tend to be lovely as they just want Justice for their favorite cool lady which I totally understand just a quick reminder that I do have a patreon and if you would like to support me there I'd really really really appreciate it however I know not everyone can support me in that way and watching and sharing these videos does more than you can imagine for me if there's anything you'd like to see me cover one piece or otherwise please let me know and I'll see you in whatever I make next see ya [Music] thank you

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Length: 28min 20sec (1700 seconds)

Published: Tue Jan 31 2023