One Piece: The Carrot Deserves Better

Key recommendations

• Carrot, an important character in One Piece, left behind without a goodbye, disappointing his fans.
• Carrot's significant contributions and emotional journey with the Straw Hats deserved a better send-off.
• In the anime, Carrot was given a non-canon farewell, but fans still feel unsatisfied with the conclusion of her story.

One pieceas a story, it features so many characters that it's hard to follow. From the residents of East Blue's Orange Town to Punk Hazard's children, to the various groups scattered throughout Wano Land, it can sometimes be difficult to keep track of each character at every moment of the story. Due to this, unfortunately, sometimes characters that One piece The fan base that thought it was important is being left behind and forgotten.

However, sometimes integral characters that were once extremely important to his story One piece were also forgotten. One character in particular had fans up in arms, with many believing he deserved much better. This character, Carrot, felt like an honorary member of the Straw Hat crew, but was left behind by the story faster than any other.

Carrot from One Piece's Minx Tribe

Optimism and strength

The carrot was first introduced into the story after the events of Dressrosa, during of One Piece Zou Arc. Part of the Minx Tribe, Carrot is a young humanoid rabbit and member of Duke Dogstrom's team of musketeers. Due to this, she has quite substantial combat capabilities and can hold her own against strong opponents.

However, because the Straw Hats left Zou of One Piece Whole Cake Island, Carrot secretly joined the Sanji Retrieval Team, following her idol, Pedro. From here, Carrot was an important member of the Straw Hat team, helping to save the group on several occasions. Additionally, even after Whole Cake Island, Carrot continued to help the Straw Hats during their time in Wano Country.

Straw hats don't say goodbye to the carrot

Left on Wano

However, despite all that One piece Minx, Carrot, did it for the crew, at the end of the Wano Arc, the Straw Hats left her behind without even a goodbye. Despite saying goodbye to Kin'emon and Momonosuke, Carrot doesn't even get a thank you for the time and effort she put in. For many, this was a disappointing send-off for a character many considered an honorary member. of the Straw Hat crew.

But there are so many people who are much stronger than me! – Carrot for the Minx Tribe

This is especially disappointing because of how much Carrot has made during their adventures. Without Carrot awakening his Sulong form, the Straw Hats would have been easily captured by One piece Emperor, Big Mom. Additionally, during Whole Cake Island, Carrot saw her mentor and idol, Pedro, sacrifice himself to give the rest of the group a better chance of escape. From the amount of physical and emotional trauma Carrot went through during her time with the Straw Hats, a simple goodbye would have gone a long way.

Even outside of the story, Carrot has been with the Straw Hat team for a significant amount of time in the real world, slowly becoming one of the fanbase's most beloved characters. Since her introduction in 2015, Carrot has remained with the crew for over half a decade. To see such an important character disappear without another interaction with the Straw Hats is a disservice to the fans.

The anime says goodbye without a cannon

Too little, too late

Despite not receiving a canon reference in the manga, in One piece anime, Carrot was actually given a farewell during a filler episode at the end of Wano. However, despite this moment, many fans are still saddened by the character's poor send-off, which explains her need to explore the seas as having already been fulfilled from her adventures with the Straw Hats. Whether he says goodbye to the Straw Hats or not, Carrot returns to the Minx Tribe to become the group's new leader, finally ending his career as a pirate.

In the end, it's sad to see such a beloved character left behind by his world One piece. While Carrot joining the Straw Hats would probably be a step too far, seeing a better ending to the character's story as we know it would have been enough to satisfy fans. However, his story One piece it's not over yet. The carrot still has plenty of time to come back and give fans the satisfying send-off they've been wanting.