Myoti wrote:442 Update:
I'm not totally sure what to think yet. Brooke seems to be a potentially interesting character, but it opens up a new area of questioning, namely "How are there living skeletons?" and "Will Brooke be a true member, or just a temporary joiner (like Vivi/Johnny and Yosaku)?"
Either way, I'm still excited to see where this could lead.
I've only skimmed a bit of it as well.
He certainly seems to have the uniqueness factor that all of the StrawHats have, but I do think it's premature to guess if he will actually join or not. Franky just joined a few chapters ago after all...
Although, a talking skeleton probably has one heck of a backstory...
As for the fact that he is a skeleton, well, I see two possibilities. He really is some sort of undead(and really, in a world with fishmen, giants, and devil fruit, I don't see this as being really shocking) or his "condition" was caused by a devil fruit.