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Volume 106 vs Jump Background
Alright, we should settle this on the talk page. Personally I’m more of a fan of the volume cover, the Jump Website one has the weird fading out on the sides. 03:16, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

The volume cover shows off the actual island itself and shit, which would be better for something called the "Egghead Arc". The uncropped version also shows the punk records thing, so that would be good to have in the frame too. ethan2awesome (talk)

I don't feel too strongly about either as neither is great, but I think the Jump background one is better for the time being since it includes Vegapunk, a central character to the arc. Although the volume cover does include images of Egghead, the Straw Hats are the focus, pushing the Egghead imagery to the edges and obscuring it behind the title. Perhaps 107's cover will be a better choice. Dragonus Nesha (talk) 15:13, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

We should go with the Volume cover. it's much more important to showcase the actual setting of the arc.

There are many arc infoboxes that do not feature important characters, so Vegapunk's presence matters little. KingCannon (talk) 03:30, 13 July 2023 (UTC)

I would go with the volume cover as it represents what Future Island is all about. A future color spread or another volume cover might be better, but for the time being the current 106 volume cover is better Dragonquiz (talk) 22:20, 13 July 2023 (UTC)

Frankly, there's more consensus to use the volume cover. The only reason there was ever an edit war was because of someone who rarely posts anyway.

Waiting for Vol 107's cover to be more fitting is foolish. Change it now, and then change it later if it does happen.KingCannon (talk) 01:48, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

Volume 107 vs Volume 106
Now there's another candidate for the Egghead Arc image: Volume 107, and I would like to explain my reasoning for it being a better choice than Volume 106.

For Volume 107, it features the characters from the events at Hachinosu and the Levely, rather than just the Straw Hat Pirates and Egghead. Volume 106's tone also better illustrates the beginning of the arc rather than the arc at large.

To point out two arguments: The setting of the arc, and the major characters.
 * It should be noted that a majority of arc images do not feature the setting. If an arc has an image with the setting, it should have characters and a tone that better correspond to what it is really about.
 * The only major characters in 106 are the Straw Hat Pirates. In 107, I think Luffy with his Egghead outfit explains enough about the Straw Hat Pirates and the events at Egghead. It also helps to show the characters from the events at Hachinosu and the Levely, such as the fates of Cobra and Garp, and Sabo with the Revolutionary flag depicting their declaration of war against the World Government, because these are also important events that happen during the arc. AverageLiteratureEnthusiast (talk) 04:37, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Neither image is ideal, but Volume 106 is still better as it focuses on Egghead itself. Volume 107 cover places too much emphasis on Garp and the SWORD squad, which was was just one of several detours that already ended. Characters that would better fit the arc image would be ones like Vegapunk, Bonney and Kuma, and possibly the antagonistic forces of Saturn and Kizaru. 19:03, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

For Volume 106, although it focuses on Egghead, it is still better for just the beginning of the arc and barely says anything about important events like the Egghead Incident. If the events between chapters 1079 and 1088 were moved towards the beginning or the end of the arc, Volume 106 would make more sense since the setting is consistent with Egghead. But with how the arc is structured with multiple things happening at once, these events can be considered as alternate settings, more similar to something like Post-Enies Lobby/Return to Water 7 where the primary setting is Water 7, while the image features the events with Shanks, Whitebeard, Ace, and Blackbeard, and less similar to something like Wano Country. Volume 107, while not as informative about the situation at Egghead, better complements more of the events and the arc overall. The events featured with Hachinosu and the Levely are also important events that take place within the Egghead Arc at the same time as Egghead. Luffy with his Egghead outfit in Volume 107 is just as informative about Egghead as Volume 106 with the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates is, and it is not necessary to feature the setting, as most other arc images have proven. AverageLiteratureEnthusiast (talk) 20:22, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

I'd say that the current image is still the best one to depict this arc. Like Awaikage said, there's a lot of emphasis placed on Garp and the SWORD members. That is absolutely an important part of the arc, but it certainly isn't the main focus as of now, with the story shifting back to Egghead. While yes, most arcs don't feature the setting in their representative images, the argument that they should never depict it because it's rarely done is flawed. Overall, as of currently, the Volume 106 cover depicts the beginning and current events of the arc the best, which is why I think it fits the most for use as of this moment.ethan2awesome (talk)15:36, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Most of the characters in Volume 107 are currently irrelevant to Egghead right now. It makes no sense to portray this arc through characters involved in detour plotlines that are already finished within the arc. They make up 20% of Egghead's narrative and that's bound to decrease as Kuma, Bonney, Saturn, etc take center stage. KingCannon (talk) 23:58, 22 October 2023 (UTC)