i’ve seen a lot of people genuinely confused about shachi and penguin’s relationship in canon. i happen to be hyperfixated on them both, so i thought i’d write a post briefly explaining the origin of their bond!!
i think the confusion stems from the fact most one piece fans haven’t read law’s novel, and learned more about penguin and shachi exclusively through the wiki, which (despite the editors’ much appreciated work) sometimes lacks info. when the wiki says “their parents were killed in a tsunami” it doesn’t mean they share the same parents, as someone seems to think. this is clarified in law’s novel (thank you @/odaslaughtale for your translation!), in the paragraph where penguin opens up about their past.
plus, if they were related, i don’t think there would have been a point in specifying the people that took them in after the death of their parents were exclusively shachi’s relatives and not penguin’s.
we don’t know exactly when shachi and penguin met, but since their parents knew each other and it was normal for the two families to hang out together, it’s not a stretch to think they have known each other since birth due to their parents being friends or something like that. it warms my heart just thinking about it sorry
i obviously don’t have anything against people that see penguin and shachi as siblings; everyone is allowed to interpret the relationship between characters as they’d like (when no type of bond is explicitly stated in canon!!!), and exchanging ideas and headcanons is without doubt one of the best parts of fandom culture. however, i don’t want people to unknowingly spread misinformation, especially since law’s novel isn’t available in all languages and some may not have access to it. so i thought a post like this might be useful!!
ZOLU CRUMBS !!!!!!
I'm sorry
I just preferred shanks to be the interesting one with more layers rather than twist done to death by every comic book in history
that's valid honestly, i can't even argue with that because that IS an overused trope lmao. but i think this will be an opportunity to see a new side of shanks, one that isn't shrouded in mystery, but instead open, emotional and dramatic.
let's just hope oda will surprise us (like he often does), maybe he will use the trope in a way that positively serves the plot!
his heart pirates... do you want me to kill myself
anyways am i losing my mind or are the Concept Arts by wit studio actually just traced from oda's art. like obv ofc theyre mimicking his style best they can (which i dont really see any merit in bc like. if u want to see one piece as close to oda's style as it is why not just. read the manga.) but like did anyone else notice the little concepts are just like. some traced bullshit LOL . like idk maybe they Meant to trace to again FULLY MIMIC oda's style but like. idk. that just makes it a million times more lifeless to me bc girl thats not your concepts that just. oda's concepts. LOL.
(also im an artist so i know the difference between tracing and referencing. theres no way for lines to be one to one like that with "referencing" but again maybe they meant to trace and this doesnt matter but its just something thats making me dislike the adaptation even more LOL)
Haaah?! That was obviously a lie!!
penguins
Rabbit Zoan's your Deuce.
starting to write my responses!!!
just to clarify: the ship i will choose for each emoji/set of emojis is random (unless you, like, explicitly ask me for a specific ship)
also, i will post all my answers under the tag #star's rarepair tag !!!
hi. very bored, so:
send an emoji in my inbox and i'll answer with one of my extremely nonsensical one piece rarepairs!
core four heart pirates my beloveds <3
star | they/he | 22 | i dont play about shuggy | PROSHIP/LAWLU DNI
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