@@konnerhughes4483 Agreed, Her growth is really slept on. Love how she defended Tama and had her Luffy will be king moment in the face of Death. Nami wukong with the magic staff and cloud to ride on is such a cool aesthetic I never would have seen coming pre time skip.
When Kureha wears a shirt that says “bounty $100” it took me a second. That woman made a shirt to show off how proud she is of her little man who made a name for himself
Important thing to note about Chopper's devil fruit. He hadn't really realised he was being excluded from the herd before the devil fruit, because he had the intelligence of a reindeer. But after he ate the fruit he realised just how much he was being excluded from the beginning. Which just makes it even more sad.
Judging by how animals behave in the world of One Piece, I think it's fair to say that they're quite alot more intelligent than their real life counterparts.
At this point, I don't think Chopper could go back to his herd if he even WANTED to. He's 17 now, which, while quite young for a human, is pretty near the MAXIMUM age a reindeer can get. Chopper's fruit didn't just give him a human body and human intelligence, it gave him a human lifespan and human aging (possibly even slower than a normal human, as Chopper doesn't LOOK like he's 17 years old in his default form.) * By the time his voyage is done, any reindeer that knew him in his herd will be long dead. *The super slow aging might also explain why Chopper STILL has the metal band around his antler from when he broke it (reindeer normally shed and regrow their antlers every year, so he should have long since shed the broken one and grown a new pair.)
Sanji saying "It's a monster" is such an underrated line imo. Peak Sanji in such an understated way. Up there with "Our sniper sure is amazing, huh?". He's such a sweet guy sometimes.
@@jumpyjasmine3735 absolutely. I still love One Piece. But the old style all around is just so full of joy and wonder, especially exemplified by Sanji's big grin. It's all just so nostalgic, and I'm always happy to go back to East Blue.
I love these moments where Sanji drops his act and lets out the biggest smile ever when he's taking about things he's passionate about, especially his cremates.
Everytime someone says they’re annoyed at how baby he is I’m like dude he was literally treated like a monster and isolated from people what the fuck?? Let him live a happy life
To be fair he has shown immense growth, he just sadly got toolittle spotlight. Like zoo he as probably used most. Also he deserves more biounty for his medicalskill alone dammit.
@laidbackdevil2248facts, he's the same age as Luffy was when he set off to sea and we KNOW he wasn't competent. Chopper is the only straw hat still under 18, like he's ACTUALLY a child. He's a child and even still hes a necessary crew member and always puts in everything he has, even if hes scared.
A huge moment for Chopper that I loved was this line in Thriller Bark. "Our captain doesn't care if you're a monster, a cyborg, a pervert, a long-nose, or a moss head." He's no longer only calling himself a monster.
I don't know if this is an unpopular opinion but I love chopper's dynamic with Zoro. Zoro is like the proud dad who looks after chopper and teaches chopper. I don't know but everytime Zoro is proud of chopper and smiles at him I feel warm inside lol
18:26 This This shit GOT ME. While I had always been sad during choppers backstory,this video helped me realize how fucking PAINFUL that gunshot was. My heart is cold and I am shook
I think for me the most painful part was the confrontation with Kureha about the Amiudake mushroom. It's just the fact that Chopper being child and with child like association thought the skull in the book was the same as the jolly roger was just levels of emotional pain that I did not expect. It was just an honest mistake on Chopper's part but Hiruluk had to accept it because of the great sacrifice Chopper took to find a way to cure him. Because the most painful thing about it was that no one was in the wrong for doing the things they did. It's just tragedy in the rawest sense possible. If I didn't know any better, Oda had a sick sense for knowing how to come up with the most fucked up ways in traumatizing a child.
Chopper's backstory is one of those that hurt me the most. Imagine loving someone so much that you would die for them in a heartbeat, but you are the one who ends up poisoning them
13:32 Thank you, I have been saying this Hiluluk is a psychiatrist who has to become a medical doctor because his country capitalizes on healthcare ( too real). I really like what Kureha says to Chopper, "You can't save anyone by just being kind without medical knowledge", she always criticizes Hiluluk, she has medical knowledge but never does anything for the people unlike Hiluluk who is full of kindness. her character is so good, also she learns to be kind from Chopper and after Hiluluk's death which is really a so subtle character development for a minor side character.
Ithink she also did from kiluluukand did embrace that more after he is gone. Also they really were either good budies or more. ... But yeah tshe gets even more involved affter supporting dalton.
The amount of times I cried at Choppers story, the beautiful scene with the gorgeous pink tree, Doctor sacrificing himself, how can Oda make me cry 20 times in one arc I have no idea
I still love how chopper Started as a child looking up at the rest of the crew as the "grown-ups", relying on them and feeling like he should prove himself for them (because of his past like you described); and then turned to an "equal" to them post time Skip and even more with carrot, being now a big brother figure to the bunny mink just like the straw hats were for him
I think another thing that has healed Chopper even more is meeting the Minks. These are a people who not only would take him in in a heartbeat, but who LOOK LIKE HIM. Down to even meeting a cute reindeer girl with Milky. Yes, he's still not quite the same, but they have so much in common already, and again when you compare his more monstrous forms to Sulong. Chopper has basically been cherished by the minks as an honorary member of their family after just meeting him and then he has a turn to be the leader and teacher to some of them, loved for what he is in addition to who he is. And that makes my heart swell for him.
Even though it was played off as a joke, the moment in the Return to Saobody Arc in which Chopper gets fooled into thinking the Strawhats abandoned Robin is genuinely heartbreaking. You can see the pure shock and disbelief in Chopper's eyes, and the utter disappointment that staying completely isolated from his only friends for two years to gain the strength to protect them was pointless because those friends had changed. It seems very intentional that Chopper didn't break down until it was fake Luffy that told him to give up on Robin. It also shows how despite having grown and healed a lot since his beginnings, Chopper is still very much vulnerable when it comes to personal relationships and trust. As the one with the kindest and most open heart, he is also the most easily hurt and betrayed. I doubt any of the other Strawhats would have believed even for a second that Luffy would betray them, even if the fake Luffy looked exactly the same as the real one. Chopper, however, still has cracks in his heart and is able to believe that his crew would turn their backs on him. Thankfully, the situation got resolved near immediately and we didn't have to watch Chopper spiral through his past trauma, but it was a pretty haunting scene nevertheless. Absolutely sublime video as always! I guess we have Brook, Nami, Jinbe, and Luffy left. Those are some of my favorite Strawhats (I do love all of them), so I can't wait! Also I might have missed it but congratulations on making a Chopper video with memes while somehow avoiding THAT meme. I'm impressed.
@@Disheartthorn No, nothing wrong with it, just with the amount of meme-ing that MelonTeee puts in her videos I was a little surprised that one of the two biggest memes to have been created out of One Piece didn't make it in the video based on one of the meme-central characters.
one thing about choppers writing that i think is so incredible is how although he's a cute character he's never patronized by the characters around him. while the crew often does treat him as a little brother, he's their youngest member after all, they never regard him as anything less than their very valuable doctor. is awesome, even when he displays his most childlike characteristics for a gag.
Something I love about chopper is thar he isn't stupid. He's innocent. When initially believed that the fake strawhats were his real friends it wasn't because he's to stupid to notice it's not them, it's because he's so pure and innocent that he can't fathom the idea of people impersonating them.
i once saw a fanart of chopper right after his birth and as weird as it was it made me quite emotional to see a newborn reindeer without any knowledge of the life ahead of him honestly one of the pieces of art of all time
No series has made me cry as much as One Piece. The characters are so complex, and the story can be so deep, but it can still be enjoyed as just a fun story. Seeing videos like this continue to remind me how much this series mean to me ❤️
While far from my most enjoyed character, his introduction and progression into the pirate he is today is still extremely solid. Needless to say, Chopper will go down as one of the greatest reindeers of all time Can't wait for your eventual Brook analysis. LOADS of trauma to unpack there
Oda is the best at making characters. They are simple enough to be clear and read easily, but have a depth and nuance that enhances all of their actions and interactions. Great video!
When I watched the anime and saw Choppers backstory, it was the only moment so far to break me, especially when Hiruluk gave his speech on when a man truly dies. Aside from Robin and Sanji, Chopper has the saddest backstory
5:40 Someone willing to let others in but they've been so scarred they're afraid to let anyone in Didn't know i needed to realize i relate to Chopper in these very words Thanks a lot
Can I just say I fucking love these types of videos please make more, I show my friends these to convince them to watch one piece and I’ve got one so far
Chopper’s character story beats legit just need to be mentioned to send me right back to the brink of floods of tears. His story just hits so hard and was voice acted so brilliantly in those key moments
This adorable little beloved silly has been through so much hurt. Another reason to appreciate this long series is that you see Chopper changing and maturing. I just know he’s going to be the doctor he promised he would be. Stay strong, baby choppy. 💕
Chopper is still my favorite next to Brooke. He still has that cute factor after all this time and doesn’t need much more development other than helping his friends. Glad to see a video made on the most adorable anime character of all time
Emergency Food. I really really really love those small interactions between chopper and sanji. ' Ayee she is still alive ' and 'Emergency Food' are just small examples 😂😂
Just gotta say, your videos are top notch. Thanks to them I found more appreciation towards One Piece. I never knew how deep these characters are so I thank you for making me love One Piece even more.
"You're trauma does not shape you into something unloveable." That is a beautiful line. I do adore Chopper & wish he could get more screen time. The fact that he & Law are both doctors is completely priceless.
Chopper got his own plush line for Jump's 40th anniversary. They had Chopper dresssed as all kinds of Dragon Ball characters, Goku, Vegeta, Buu, Gohan, hell even Chaotzu
I´m currently going through your catalog of OP videos and I thought "Surely, *this one* won´t make me cry" like an absolute fool. You have a talent in pinpointing connections that I couldn´t see, and it´s making me enjoy Oda´s beautiful writing even more
I like Chopper 😂. There’s nothing wrong with being a mascot character. He’s had a great backstory, he has a respectable profession and dream, and he’s funny. What else could I ask for.
I first discovered this show watching adult swim one night and honestly the cuteness of Chopper hooked me😭. I hate that people call his pre-time skip design ugly because it’s what literally started my journey to this show. 🥰
I didn't ask for 35 mins of crying.. but it has certainly been 35 long minutes of me trying not to tear up and rumble into a waterfall of tears.. These videos really help to look back at the story told so far and give it so much perspective.. Thanks a lot for your work!
I love the way you approach each character, I feel like everyone always talks about how badass the crew is, but in reality they all have some heavy trauma that is made lighter just by being around each other, even when they are mad at each other, it’s still better than the worst they have been through. I appreciate you
Chopper's song (Dr. Tony Tony Chopper) is actually what got me into One Piece, and I ended up relating to him most for quite a long time. Fantastic video, my guess for the next strawhat is Brook:)
I cried so many times during the drum island arc. Your analysis has done this story so much more justice than many people could do. 15/10 video thank you for helping me cry again this morning
Peeps trying to reduce Chopper to 'merch cute critter' annoy the heck out of me, they forget his importance as like, let's take only Zou arc for example, he was the one that organized and treated the mink tribe injuries and poisoning after Jack's raid, and did the very same for Zunisha after Jack's second attack, that's right, Chopper was the MVP of Zou, so give more respect to his name.
I have no heart to endure Chopper's story, it is such a gut-wrenching one that I can't help myself but cry over it like a baby even today. Oda is a genious.
One of the most emotional character backstories. Love him so much! BTW didn't know this until recently, but Chopper didn't swap out his pink hat for a new one, he just put this helmet cover over it with the cross and rim part still showing! XD awww
Your analysis videos of One Piece's characters and themes are some of my favourite things to watch. Love the perspectives you bring and the way you present them. Looking forward to seeing more!
God damnit, I've had emotional moments in all these videos but I feel like I spent half this video crying. How Oda manages to actually land the ending with Luffy just screaming and that feeling so in character for him and as you said "Just what Chopper needed". God I love One Piece so much.
Man waking up at 3 am and watching a one piece video about chopper is an experience. Started tearing up when I was reminded of how emotional his backstory really was. I love one piece so damn much. Awesome video.
When you brought up the parallels between sanji and chopper it reminded me of the funny coincidence that chopper's VA voiced kid sanji in whole cake island
One interaction I enjoyed between chopper and hiruluk is when chopper first revealed he can speak and hiruluk just casually says "So what. I can speak alot better than you". After chopper explained why he didn't speak before. Hiruluk didn't care about what he looked like. It showed what kinda of person hiruluk was.
I'm absolutely speechless. Hearing you break down Chopper's relationships to Hiruluk and Kureha and how they tried to protect his heart and prepare him for when he needs to meet other humans was so gutwrenching. Hearing how he felt he needed to either be hurt to be cared for or to be of use to be worthy of Hiruluk's love broke my heart. The little guy didn't deserve any of what he got.
Hey, this video made me cry like a baby. The writing is wonderful and you covered choppers character really well, and the rest of your content is also beautifully made. Thank you for the good cry and please keep up the great content!
Also the bit when chopper cried during the battle of onigashima and sanji tells him he did good and not to cry, and reminds him not to lose hope, that they saw countless miracles before. Chopper tears up at the word miracle
Surprised you didn’t talk more about Chopper and Robin. Robin is definitely the Straw Hat who cares about Chopper the most. In one of her first scenes after joining the crew, she uses her devil fruit to play with Chopper. She keeps candy on her, just to give it to Chopper, and seemingly was the first person to give Chopper Cotton Candy. HIS EPITHET IS COTTON CANDY LOVER. I just wish you touched on it a little bit.
This video helped me realise why Chopper has that metal brace around his right antler. It broke off when he was trying to find the mushroom that would "heal" Hiriluk. Jesus man
I love this. Chopper is my favorite character in OP, he’s just so wholesome. It kinda sucks he’s been sick in the same role really since thriller bark, but I’ll never forget how watching the pink snow fall and seeing the lil homie lose it. I’m not a crier, but I couldn’t hold them back at that scene. I love this lil guy man.
Choppers story hit me more then anything else in the series back in 2020. Now watching this video and reminding myself of all of thoes moments I almost cried. I love chopper so much 😭😭😭
I love every character dive you make. I rarely learn anything new, as I’ve been traveling with the crew for over half my life now. I just love hearing someone else who much more recently fell in love with OP tell in much finer words than I just how wonderful the world of OP is.
There are a endless amount of scenes or lines on One Piece that bake lake me say that it is a work of pure art but the scene where Chopper sees the mountains of the Drum kingdom bloom like a Sakura Tree will always be my favorite as it shows how great a storyteller and artist Oda truly is.
It's been 10 years since I first saw Chopper's backstory, in this time I must have read Drum kingdom's arc at least 4 times, and every time I cry like a baby when I see his backstory, and now even as I watch this video I can't stop crying. Him eating the bread and holding the mushroom are 2 of the most heartbreaking panels I've ever read, and I've read One Piece.
I think Zoro's advice on long ring long land island stand from the fact that Chopper should have believed they would save him no matter what. He shouldn't cry because Straw Hats won't abandon him. Of course Chopper being as traumatized as he is he probably really thought that. Zoro, whenever he realised Choppers feeling or not, isn't the best at expressing emotions so...
Fun fact, Chopper has that metal band on his Antler that looks kind of like a pirate earing, but it's probably the main thing holding his antler on, because that's the exact place his antler was broken when he came back with Hiriluk's mushroom.
just finish watching his arc last night and waking up with swollen eyes for how much I cried 😂 man I love this cute reindeers so much, hope netflix would do him justice in season 2 ❤
I think you should have also mention Choppers monster point transformation during Sabaody, when they all fought Kuma and he didnt hesitate chugging 3 rumble balls at once. I think that scene also solidified his mindset after the time skip of becoming a monster thats usefull to Luffy
I always wonder what Odas Plans for Chopper are in the end. Will he create the medicine that heals all illnesses? Will his devil fruit reveal itself, to be a special human human fruit? Or will he become a devil fruit doctor/master? Maybe he will find the tree where the DF grow and will understand the science behind that? Create new ones? I'm exited to see what Oda has in store for chopper. ❤
I'm still disappointed that we lost the old Human Point as it got turned into that huge form for the sake of strength, since in the end Oda just used Monster Point whenever Chopper needed to fight a strong opponent... And yet, that moment of him saying that he doesn't mind being a monster is a still a great moment for Chopper. Amazing video as always :)
chopper's backstory is always one that makes me weep. every single time I watch it. the soundtrack to the drum island arc and everything just hits so hard
I tend to rag on Chopper for being one of the more underutilized main characters, but I still love him, and this video proves that there's a lot of depth to even the most simple Straw Hat Pirates! I hope we get a video from you on all 10 some day!
I love chopper he is one of my favourite straw hats and his backstory is one of the few that actual got me a tear. Can’t wait for the day you do a crocodile vid
Wow what an amazing video, so clever but it wouldn’t be complete without that amazing, spectacular, so well done Chopper as Rick and Morty fanart 00:01
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he is not a dog, hes goofy
Please make a video of Luffy seeing through peoples hearts and his blunt reactions.
Yay for Zoro’s big fat boobies!
We need a Nami video
@@konnerhughes4483 Agreed, Her growth is really slept on. Love how she defended Tama and had her Luffy will be king moment in the face of Death. Nami wukong with the magic staff and cloud to ride on is such a cool aesthetic I never would have seen coming pre time skip.
When Kureha wears a shirt that says “bounty $100” it took me a second. That woman made a shirt to show off how proud she is of her little man who made a name for himself
man i had not noticed that!!!! thx u!
Boa Hancock:i have a large poster of luffy on my island
Kureha:hold my shirt
@@tonijelecevic9238 ippomatsu: hold my zoro shower poster
@@kdiin. Genzo: hold my wall Nami Portait
@@polishspy2140carrot, onion and the other one: hold our pirate crew
I love how Oda went "Nah the anime voice too damn cute, needs to be a mascot"
Chopper really got his chance during Wano too
Important thing to note about Chopper's devil fruit. He hadn't really realised he was being excluded from the herd before the devil fruit, because he had the intelligence of a reindeer. But after he ate the fruit he realised just how much he was being excluded from the beginning. Which just makes it even more sad.
Judging by how animals behave in the world of One Piece, I think it's fair to say that they're quite alot more intelligent than their real life counterparts.
Idk, I think any animal that's naturally social enough to form herds would feel excluded, on some level
Gives me Flowers for Algernon vibes. Poor Charlie and poor Chopper.
I don't think I agree with that? Not sure, but I'd be curious what made you think that. The way I remember it he seemed sad from the beginning
At this point, I don't think Chopper could go back to his herd if he even WANTED to. He's 17 now, which, while quite young for a human, is pretty near the MAXIMUM age a reindeer can get. Chopper's fruit didn't just give him a human body and human intelligence, it gave him a human lifespan and human aging (possibly even slower than a normal human, as Chopper doesn't LOOK like he's 17 years old in his default form.) * By the time his voyage is done, any reindeer that knew him in his herd will be long dead.
*The super slow aging might also explain why Chopper STILL has the metal band around his antler from when he broke it (reindeer normally shed and regrow their antlers every year, so he should have long since shed the broken one and grown a new pair.)
Sanji saying "It's a monster" is such an underrated line imo. Peak Sanji in such an understated way. Up there with "Our sniper sure is amazing, huh?". He's such a sweet guy sometimes.
Moments like that are what made Sanji my favorite, all the way back to the classic "do you know about the All Blue?"
@@riatsila144 I really miss that goofier genuine smile he had when he talked with passion and excitement in the old artstyle
@@jumpyjasmine3735 absolutely. I still love One Piece. But the old style all around is just so full of joy and wonder, especially exemplified by Sanji's big grin.
It's all just so nostalgic, and I'm always happy to go back to East Blue.
I love these moments where Sanji drops his act and lets out the biggest smile ever when he's taking about things he's passionate about, especially his cremates.
Yeah him beingsweet, and badass i amazing. also him chering up ussop.
Everytime someone says they’re annoyed at how baby he is I’m like dude he was literally treated like a monster and isolated from people what the fuck?? Let him live a happy life
I'm gonna guess it's because people don't like cute things or they just want him to fight more (even though it's not even his job in the first place-)
for those very reasons chopper also isn't going to have the maturity to not act like a kid. He's learning and doing his best dammit!
To be fair he has shown immense growth, he just sadly got toolittle spotlight. Like zoo he as probably used most.
Also he deserves more biounty for his medicalskill alone dammit.
@laidbackdevil2248facts, he's the same age as Luffy was when he set off to sea and we KNOW he wasn't competent. Chopper is the only straw hat still under 18, like he's ACTUALLY a child. He's a child and even still hes a necessary crew member and always puts in everything he has, even if hes scared.
he's literally 15 pre timeskip and 17 after
why are ppl surprised tht he acts like a kid????
A huge moment for Chopper that I loved was this line in Thriller Bark.
"Our captain doesn't care if you're a monster, a cyborg, a pervert, a long-nose, or a moss head."
He's no longer only calling himself a monster.
I know this comment is more serious, but this line is so funny 😭
@@muezzus2626 Yeah, it is pretty funny.
he doesn't callout Nami and Robin because he supports girls
@@devforfun5618 Love his "Support Girls" t-shirt on that International womans' day spread, it's so cute
In the fishman island arc, Chopper fully embraces being called a monster.
I don't know if this is an unpopular opinion but I love chopper's dynamic with Zoro. Zoro is like the proud dad who looks after chopper and teaches chopper. I don't know but everytime Zoro is proud of chopper and smiles at him I feel warm inside lol
True, and I think is cool how he doesn't treat him like a child
When chopper gets to be the one to rescue Zoro from the chimney in water 7 🥰
Zoro is like his cool, reliable older brother. When Zoro carries Chopper it was always making me smile
18:26
This
This shit GOT ME.
While I had always been sad during choppers backstory,this video helped me realize how fucking PAINFUL that gunshot was.
My heart is cold and I am shook
I'm shaking, crying and shitting rn omggg
@@depressodaliato6672 literally me
I think for me the most painful part was the confrontation with Kureha about the Amiudake mushroom. It's just the fact that Chopper being child and with child like association thought the skull in the book was the same as the jolly roger was just levels of emotional pain that I did not expect. It was just an honest mistake on Chopper's part but Hiruluk had to accept it because of the great sacrifice Chopper took to find a way to cure him. Because the most painful thing about it was that no one was in the wrong for doing the things they did. It's just tragedy in the rawest sense possible. If I didn't know any better, Oda had a sick sense for knowing how to come up with the most fucked up ways in traumatizing a child.
Bruh I'm crying right away when seeing that scene again.
Chopper's backstory is one of those that hurt me the most. Imagine loving someone so much that you would die for them in a heartbeat, but you are the one who ends up poisoning them
Ohhhhhh.... That hit a bit too close to home. But also, so true.
13:32 Thank you, I have been saying this Hiluluk is a psychiatrist who has to become a medical doctor because his country capitalizes on healthcare ( too real). I really like what Kureha says to Chopper, "You can't save anyone by just being kind without medical knowledge", she always criticizes Hiluluk, she has medical knowledge but never does anything for the people unlike Hiluluk who is full of kindness. her character is so good, also she learns to be kind from Chopper and after Hiluluk's death which is really a so subtle character development for a minor side character.
Ithink she also did from kiluluukand did embrace that more after he is gone. Also they really were either good budies or more. ...
But yeah tshe gets even more involved affter supporting dalton.
If more psychiatists were like Hiluluk, the world would be a better place.
„Who do you call a minor??!!! Kick!“ - Kureha :)
Small correction: Psychiatrists ARE medical doctors. Psychologists/Therapists aren't; that would've been Hiliuluk's true calling.
The amount of times I cried at Choppers story, the beautiful scene with the gorgeous pink tree, Doctor sacrificing himself, how can Oda make me cry 20 times in one arc I have no idea
The man is a legend. He had me crying during robins story
Bro I cried while watching this video 😭
I still love how chopper Started as a child looking up at the rest of the crew as the "grown-ups", relying on them and feeling like he should prove himself for them (because of his past like you described); and then turned to an "equal" to them post time Skip and even more with carrot, being now a big brother figure to the bunny mink just like the straw hats were for him
It's weird to think Chopper was the closest to our age in the beginning (9 to 13) and now he's one of us lol
I think another thing that has healed Chopper even more is meeting the Minks. These are a people who not only would take him in in a heartbeat, but who LOOK LIKE HIM. Down to even meeting a cute reindeer girl with Milky. Yes, he's still not quite the same, but they have so much in common already, and again when you compare his more monstrous forms to Sulong.
Chopper has basically been cherished by the minks as an honorary member of their family after just meeting him and then he has a turn to be the leader and teacher to some of them, loved for what he is in addition to who he is. And that makes my heart swell for him.
Even though it was played off as a joke, the moment in the Return to Saobody Arc in which Chopper gets fooled into thinking the Strawhats abandoned Robin is genuinely heartbreaking. You can see the pure shock and disbelief in Chopper's eyes, and the utter disappointment that staying completely isolated from his only friends for two years to gain the strength to protect them was pointless because those friends had changed. It seems very intentional that Chopper didn't break down until it was fake Luffy that told him to give up on Robin.
It also shows how despite having grown and healed a lot since his beginnings, Chopper is still very much vulnerable when it comes to personal relationships and trust. As the one with the kindest and most open heart, he is also the most easily hurt and betrayed. I doubt any of the other Strawhats would have believed even for a second that Luffy would betray them, even if the fake Luffy looked exactly the same as the real one. Chopper, however, still has cracks in his heart and is able to believe that his crew would turn their backs on him. Thankfully, the situation got resolved near immediately and we didn't have to watch Chopper spiral through his past trauma, but it was a pretty haunting scene nevertheless.
Absolutely sublime video as always! I guess we have Brook, Nami, Jinbe, and Luffy left. Those are some of my favorite Strawhats (I do love all of them), so I can't wait!
Also I might have missed it but congratulations on making a Chopper video with memes while somehow avoiding THAT meme. I'm impressed.
Which meme are you talking about?
I really hope that Luffy is gonna be the last SH to cover since he’s the captain and the one who brought them all together as a family.
@@audreynothepburn7663 The crying chopper meme/The One Piece is real meme.
@@gregorypan is there something wrong with it?
@@Disheartthorn No, nothing wrong with it, just with the amount of meme-ing that MelonTeee puts in her videos I was a little surprised that one of the two biggest memes to have been created out of One Piece didn't make it in the video based on one of the meme-central characters.
one thing about choppers writing that i think is so incredible is how although he's a cute character he's never patronized by the characters around him. while the crew often does treat him as a little brother, he's their youngest member after all, they never regard him as anything less than their very valuable doctor. is awesome, even when he displays his most childlike characteristics for a gag.
Something I love about chopper is thar he isn't stupid. He's innocent. When initially believed that the fake strawhats were his real friends it wasn't because he's to stupid to notice it's not them, it's because he's so pure and innocent that he can't fathom the idea of people impersonating them.
i once saw a fanart of chopper right after his birth and as weird as it was it made me quite emotional to see a newborn reindeer without any knowledge of the life ahead of him
honestly one of the pieces of art of all time
Where is it
No series has made me cry as much as One Piece. The characters are so complex, and the story can be so deep, but it can still be enjoyed as just a fun story. Seeing videos like this continue to remind me how much this series mean to me ❤️
Ugh “shut up, let’s gooooooo! Gets me tearing up EVERY SINGLE TIME!
“One represents kindness and the other represents care”
Ohh yess the emergency food and the cook making the perfect duo💀
If you're a real one, you'll love that as an unintentional EXCEL saga reference alone
@falconeshield
As soon as I read the words "emergency food", I thought of Meeshi! Meeshis are friends, not food!
While far from my most enjoyed character, his introduction and progression into the pirate he is today is still extremely solid. Needless to say, Chopper will go down as one of the greatest reindeers of all time
Can't wait for your eventual Brook analysis. LOADS of trauma to unpack there
I'd say Brooke is the most transparent of all them.
Because he has no skin to get in the way! YOHOHOHO
Chopper’s backstory hits every single note of being an incredible and sad story, I can’t watch it without bawling.
Oda is the best at making characters. They are simple enough to be clear and read easily, but have a depth and nuance that enhances all of their actions and interactions. Great video!
When I watched the anime and saw Choppers backstory, it was the only moment so far to break me, especially when Hiruluk gave his speech on when a man truly dies.
Aside from Robin and Sanji, Chopper has the saddest backstory
brook sitting in the corner rn
Law
I love how you give attention to things generally ignored by others. Franky, Usopp, Chopper, etc are never even mentioned by other analyst
5:40 Someone willing to let others in but they've been so scarred they're afraid to let anyone in
Didn't know i needed to realize i relate to Chopper in these very words
Thanks a lot
Can I just say I fucking love these types of videos please make more, I show my friends these to convince them to watch one piece and I’ve got one so far
Chopper’s character story beats legit just need to be mentioned to send me right back to the brink of floods of tears. His story just hits so hard and was voice acted so brilliantly in those key moments
This adorable little beloved silly has been through so much hurt. Another reason to appreciate this long series is that you see Chopper changing and maturing. I just know he’s going to be the doctor he promised he would be. Stay strong, baby choppy. 💕
Another thing is: monster point is the same As luffy's gear three. Both get giant, and then both get smol.
Gods bless Melontree for her character pieces. Genuinely a great day when I see an upload
Chopper is still my favorite next to Brooke. He still has that cute factor after all this time and doesn’t need much more development other than helping his friends. Glad to see a video made on the most adorable anime character of all time
Emergency Food. I really really really love those small interactions between chopper and sanji. ' Ayee she is still alive ' and 'Emergency Food' are just small examples 😂😂
Just gotta say, your videos are top notch. Thanks to them I found more appreciation towards One Piece. I never knew how deep these characters are so I thank you for making me love One Piece even more.
"You're trauma does not shape you into something unloveable." That is a beautiful line.
I do adore Chopper & wish he could get more screen time.
The fact that he & Law are both doctors is completely priceless.
Chopper got his own plush line for Jump's 40th anniversary. They had Chopper dresssed as all kinds of Dragon Ball characters, Goku, Vegeta, Buu, Gohan, hell even Chaotzu
Fun fact! It's theorized 4kids skipped so many episodes to try to get to chopper faster, seeing him potentially being suuuuper marketable.
Is it a fact if the first word you use is "theorized"?
@@Karlusman yes it is, because you now know people theorize it.
Honestly, with how much they butchered one piece, I would not be surprised
I´m currently going through your catalog of OP videos and I thought "Surely, *this one* won´t make me cry" like an absolute fool. You have a talent in pinpointing connections that I couldn´t see, and it´s making me enjoy Oda´s beautiful writing even more
How can people not love chopper? He's literally a floof ball🥰
Guard Point!
I like Chopper 😂. There’s nothing wrong with being a mascot character. He’s had a great backstory, he has a respectable profession and dream, and he’s funny. What else could I ask for.
I should learn to make characters like him.
I first discovered this show watching adult swim one night and honestly the cuteness of Chopper hooked me😭. I hate that people call his pre-time skip design ugly because it’s what literally started my journey to this show. 🥰
Holy shit I just realized that the metal ring on choppers antler is holding his broken antler in place. I thought it was just apart of his design 💀💀
I literally cried watching this video. Chopper's backstory gets me everytime. Great video btw.
I didn't ask for 35 mins of crying.. but it has certainly been 35 long minutes of me trying not to tear up and rumble into a waterfall of tears..
These videos really help to look back at the story told so far and give it so much perspective.. Thanks a lot for your work!
I love the way you approach each character, I feel like everyone always talks about how badass the crew is, but in reality they all have some heavy trauma that is made lighter just by being around each other, even when they are mad at each other, it’s still better than the worst they have been through. I appreciate you
I trust chopper with my life.
Same
Chopper's song (Dr. Tony Tony Chopper) is actually what got me into One Piece, and I ended up relating to him most for quite a long time. Fantastic video, my guess for the next strawhat is Brook:)
This sh1t made me cry just like 8 years ago when first watched Choppers arc.
Yes, the cook and the doctor are the most caring and loving people on the crew. There no reason this should've made this much sense xD
CAN WE GET MUCH HIGHER
THE ONE PIECE, THE ONE PIECE IS REEEEAAAL
Agreed
YOU AIN GOT NO YEEZY NIGGA? Favorite part easily lmao
On a high altitude~~~~
GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY H
I cried so many times during the drum island arc. Your analysis has done this story so much more justice than many people could do. 15/10 video thank you for helping me cry again this morning
I got tears in my coffee
"Your trauma does not shape you into someone unlovable."
This hit hard.
Much love from Kentucky.
There's a part of me that wonders that he went from wanting to be useful out of fear of abandonment, to wanting to help his friends.
Peeps trying to reduce Chopper to 'merch cute critter' annoy the heck out of me, they forget his importance as like, let's take only Zou arc for example, he was the one that organized and treated the mink tribe injuries and poisoning after Jack's raid, and did the very same for Zunisha after Jack's second attack, that's right, Chopper was the MVP of Zou, so give more respect to his name.
I have no heart to endure Chopper's story, it is such a gut-wrenching one that I can't help myself but cry over it like a baby even today. Oda is a genious.
One of the most emotional character backstories. Love him so much! BTW didn't know this until recently, but Chopper didn't swap out his pink hat for a new one, he just put this helmet cover over it with the cross and rim part still showing! XD awww
Yaaaay, we finally got our Chopper analysis. Nice video 👍
Always a delight to see another character dissection video! Also, much love for Dr. Chopper!
Your analysis videos of One Piece's characters and themes are some of my favourite things to watch. Love the perspectives you bring and the way you present them. Looking forward to seeing more!
God damnit, I've had emotional moments in all these videos but I feel like I spent half this video crying. How Oda manages to actually land the ending with Luffy just screaming and that feeling so in character for him and as you said "Just what Chopper needed". God I love One Piece so much.
Man waking up at 3 am and watching a one piece video about chopper is an experience. Started tearing up when I was reminded of how emotional his backstory really was. I love one piece so damn much. Awesome video.
When you brought up the parallels between sanji and chopper it reminded me of the funny coincidence that chopper's VA voiced kid sanji in whole cake island
One interaction I enjoyed between chopper and hiruluk is when chopper first revealed he can speak and hiruluk just casually says "So what. I can speak alot better than you". After chopper explained why he didn't speak before. Hiruluk didn't care about what he looked like. It showed what kinda of person hiruluk was.
I'm absolutely speechless. Hearing you break down Chopper's relationships to Hiruluk and Kureha and how they tried to protect his heart and prepare him for when he needs to meet other humans was so gutwrenching. Hearing how he felt he needed to either be hurt to be cared for or to be of use to be worthy of Hiruluk's love broke my heart. The little guy didn't deserve any of what he got.
Hey, this video made me cry like a baby.
The writing is wonderful and you covered choppers character really well, and the rest of your content is also beautifully made.
Thank you for the good cry and please keep up the great content!
Also the bit when chopper cried during the battle of onigashima and sanji tells him he did good and not to cry, and reminds him not to lose hope, that they saw countless miracles before. Chopper tears up at the word miracle
Surprised you didn’t talk more about Chopper and Robin. Robin is definitely the Straw Hat who cares about Chopper the most. In one of her first scenes after joining the crew, she uses her devil fruit to play with Chopper. She keeps candy on her, just to give it to Chopper, and seemingly was the first person to give Chopper Cotton Candy. HIS EPITHET IS COTTON CANDY LOVER. I just wish you touched on it a little bit.
Yeah i felt that too.
This video helped me realise why Chopper has that metal brace around his right antler. It broke off when he was trying to find the mushroom that would "heal" Hiriluk. Jesus man
I think people tends to forget is taht sanji also has High EQ not as high as luffy but still high enough that he knows what word to use to help others
I love this. Chopper is my favorite character in OP, he’s just so wholesome. It kinda sucks he’s been sick in the same role really since thriller bark, but I’ll never forget how watching the pink snow fall and seeing the lil homie lose it. I’m not a crier, but I couldn’t hold them back at that scene. I love this lil guy man.
Choppers story hit me more then anything else in the series back in 2020. Now watching this video and reminding myself of all of thoes moments I almost cried. I love chopper so much 😭😭😭
God I love that funny little reindeer. I hope he gets more moments to shine in the future
I love every character dive you make. I rarely learn anything new, as I’ve been traveling with the crew for over half my life now. I just love hearing someone else who much more recently fell in love with OP tell in much finer words than I just how wonderful the world of OP is.
There are a endless amount of scenes or lines on One Piece that bake lake me say that it is a work of pure art but the scene where Chopper sees the mountains of the Drum kingdom bloom like a Sakura Tree will always be my favorite as it shows how great a storyteller and artist Oda truly is.
It's been 10 years since I first saw Chopper's backstory, in this time I must have read Drum kingdom's arc at least 4 times, and every time I cry like a baby when I see his backstory, and now even as I watch this video I can't stop crying. Him eating the bread and holding the mushroom are 2 of the most heartbreaking panels I've ever read, and I've read One Piece.
I think Zoro's advice on long ring long land island stand from the fact that Chopper should have believed they would save him no matter what. He shouldn't cry because Straw Hats won't abandon him. Of course Chopper being as traumatized as he is he probably really thought that. Zoro, whenever he realised Choppers feeling or not, isn't the best at expressing emotions so...
A beautiful well made video essay, thank you as ever. I honestly can't wait for the rest of the crew.
Fun fact, Chopper has that metal band on his Antler that looks kind of like a pirate earing, but it's probably the main thing holding his antler on, because that's the exact place his antler was broken when he came back with Hiriluk's mushroom.
I gladly forgot how sad this backstory was. Thanks for the reminder...
chopper is still my favorite of the straw hats
(said by someone who has used a pokemon-based user name for over 20 years now)
Myu2 ❤
just finish watching his arc last night and waking up with swollen eyes for how much I cried 😂 man I love this cute reindeers so much, hope netflix would do him justice in season 2 ❤
Everytime I need a good cry, I'll watch Kureha slapping Chopper and the rest of his flashback
I think you should have also mention Choppers monster point transformation during Sabaody, when they all fought Kuma and he didnt hesitate chugging 3 rumble balls at once. I think that scene also solidified his mindset after the time skip of becoming a monster thats usefull to Luffy
I always wonder what Odas Plans for Chopper are in the end. Will he create the medicine that heals all illnesses? Will his devil fruit reveal itself, to be a special human human fruit? Or will he become a devil fruit doctor/master? Maybe he will find the tree where the DF grow and will understand the science behind that? Create new ones?
I'm exited to see what Oda has in store for chopper. ❤
I'm still disappointed that we lost the old Human Point as it got turned into that huge form for the sake of strength, since in the end Oda just used Monster Point whenever Chopper needed to fight a strong opponent...
And yet, that moment of him saying that he doesn't mind being a monster is a still a great moment for Chopper.
Amazing video as always :)
chopper's backstory is always one that makes me weep. every single time I watch it. the soundtrack to the drum island arc and everything just hits so hard
08:05 "Your trauma doesn't shape you into someone unloveable" Ouch. ❤
I'm in Wano in the anime currently, but Chopper and Dr. Hiliuck's story has always been my most tear jerking scene.
I'm not crying, there's just a pink snowflake in my eye 😭😭😭
I tend to rag on Chopper for being one of the more underutilized main characters, but I still love him, and this video proves that there's a lot of depth to even the most simple Straw Hat Pirates! I hope we get a video from you on all 10 some day!
Chopper is by far my favorite character of one piece. Thank you for this. It was needed.
Any mention of Luffy in these videos always make me wanna cry man. Nice to see a deeper understanding of Luffy’s character writing ❤
Chopper's backstory made him endearing enough but that first monster point was where I got on board. Little man was ready to die for Robin's sake.
Chopper's backstory always makes me cry
Leave it to Melonteee to always find a way to include Long Ring Long Land in a video
because it is the important arc in one piece
I adore your one piece character analysis and so it’s fascinating! Please keep it up! I’m so excited for more 🤎🤎🤎
I love chopper he is one of my favourite straw hats and his backstory is one of the few that actual got me a tear. Can’t wait for the day you do a crocodile vid
Wow what an amazing video, so clever but it wouldn’t be complete without that amazing, spectacular, so well done Chopper as Rick and Morty fanart 00:01
BOKU WA DOCTAA 😭
TONY TONY CHOPPA🔥