#bell-mère is obviously a close second as well as saul dereshishishi but idk. dr hiriluk the quack with a heart of gold really got to me

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also now that i'm rewatching one piece, chopper's backstory hit me much harder than it did the first time around. i used to remember nami's and mostly robin's as the saddest ones, and sad they certainly are, but now i think chopper's is the most moving, and i think it's mainly due to how we get to know dr hiriluk and his unbreakable idealism just as well as we see his relationship with chopper develop. he is the backstory character that has the most complete arc, imo, which made chopper's feelings regarding his past and the conclusion to his introduction arc resonate in a much deeper way than normal