#captive marines

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Eustass Kid is Birdie's first kiss or she had an ex/fling in the past?

Kid was birdie's first everything.

She only had a crush when she was around 15-16 years old (official age), for Prince Grus, but he never even knew about it.

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Aokiji is literally 3m tall...in comparison Birdie near him appears like a small child hahaahha.

To get on Kuzan's bike she needs a ladder

She can literally lay down and sleep on the bike.

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So Kid had been lucky that Admiral Aokiji left the Marines before meeting Y/N?

Otherwise Aokiji would have exterminated the Kid Pirated 😳

Well, Y/n would have never been left behind like that if Aokiji was still around, so they probably would never have met.

But yeah, if by any chance the Kid Pirates captured her, they would have to face a raging Aokiji immediately.

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i just noticed that Mission Dressrosa's cover story is an image with Kid giving the middle finger to Akainu ahahaha

The meaning behind the picture is funny: one of the most famous pirate in the Grand Line stealing the best sniper of the Marines.

That's literally slapping Akainu in the face...i can imagine the scandal.

Marines deserting isn't new but a Captain doing it just for love...Akainu's mood must have been bad for days.

I love that cover!

Although to be completely fair, I’m not sure that Sakazuki would know/consider that she deserted for love… I don’t think he’d even entertain the thought. He’ll just think “she was scum from the beginning then, ended up just like her teacher”. At best he’d feel a little disappointed in having given her some credit in the past, if only for a second.

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This is sad😔

I always imagined Birdie having a friend +I think she needs one, especially a close female friend Even if she has trouble dealing with women, I feel like, in the end, she would get used to it and find comfort.

But there’s another question: would Birdie return to the Marines for the sake of her friend, if she had one?

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I agree, birdie needs a female friend too.

(mild spoilers for Mission Dressrosa below)

It's difficult to answer the question without knowing what role the friend had in the period of time while birdie was back with the Marines, after being released by Kid. It could have gone in different ways depending on whether birdie was willing to share her experience with her (and how much of it). And if she was, how would her friend react? Ultimately though, it's probable that birdie, once heard about the Kid Pirates, would end up leaving anyway. That last call in Mission Dressrosa would have been to her friend instead of Koby.

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If Birdie has a very close female friend for a long time in the marines, would this affect Birdie or how would it affect ?

Hello Anon, thank you for the ask!

I think a close female friend would have done wonder for birdie. Depending on her personality, this character could have help birdie get perspective and stop considering Aokiji the only person worth of her affection. Being alone in a military environment was deleterious, and just one person can be a gamechanger.

Furthermore, birdie has trouble interacting with women. The issue is multifaceted, but one key element is that she grew up seeing being a woman as a hindrance. It wasn't enough being aware of strong female characters such as Tsuru, Hina, Momusagi or the likes, because they weren't a real influence or inspiration in her life. She needed something more concrete. Even if this female friend wasn't the strongest, if they had a true relationship it would still have shown her the beauty of their imperfection.

Having someone to protect, someone she could rely on, it would have changed everything. I believe birdie would be stronger and definitely more confident. Probably also more capable of interacting with other women.

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I was rewatching the anime where Garp goes to save Koby and I realised that he was leading the frontier (obviously). But for Birdie’s attempted rescue in Captive, did Garp have any opinion or contribution? Also did he have any after thought when the marines reported her dead after Koby returned?

Thanks! 🎀

Hi Anon! Yeah, that episode is amazing.

At the time of Captive, Garp was in the East Blue (or somewhere similarly far away), so he didn't have much of a role there. He probably would have helped Koby if he asked.

Birdie wasn't really reported dead once Koby and Helmeppo got back, they told the truth about what happened, it's just that sending battleships against the Kid Pirates to retrieve one marine that was probably already killed was never deemed a priority. I imagine Koby and Garp had little to no contact at the time.

Garp does appear in Mission Dressrosa and we have a glimpse on his view on the whole situation. He tries to cover up birdie's defection and warn Koby before Sakazuki catches wind of it.

To be fair, with Aokiji being Garp's former pupil, birdie should have had some sort of protection from the Vice Admiral after Aokiji left. But the truth is that Garp was also traumatized by Ace's death: he spent time in the East Blue and almost left the Marines. Meanwhile the fight for the new Fleet Admiral occurred. So he was not there for anyone, and by the time he took an active role in the Marines again, birdie's position was already re-defined.

Garp doesn't strike me as the type that reaches out first to people struggling (unless maybe it's a life/death situation), and birdie isn't one to ask for help, so the two never developed a relationship at any point.

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We all know how a drinking contest within the Kid Pirates would go, but what about a drinking contest with Birdie and the marines?? Maybe during a celebratory night?

Hi Anon, nice ask!

Canonically birdie never participated in such contest with the Marines because she didn't feel comfortable during their celebrations and kept to herself. But let's say the higher-ups are gone, we are in the AUs where she finds her place in the Marines (like the Drake x birdie version), and a challenge fires up the younger officers.

Here is a raking of the marines from most to least likely to beat birdie in a drinking contest, up to the Rear Admirals. She is ranked as well for reference.

Bogard

(birdie)

Hina

Drake

Zappa

Prince Grus

Kujaku

Isuka

Fullbody

Jango

Grount

Shu

Brannew

Helmeppo

Tashigi

Koby

Hibari

Most Vice Admirals and all Admirals would defeat birdie in the contest.

If I left out someone you're interested in, feel free to ask specifically.