User blog comment:Fintin/New Crewmate or Allies?/@comment-5623290-20140418020040

I totally think we should get both, but I voted for allies. The reason being, even though I'd love a new member, there hasn't been a character that fits the formula for new member yet, that I've noticed anyways. Bart has a crew, Rebecca, Viola, and Kronos are all royalty and just reunited, Bellamy has too cruel of a background, Sabo and Koala are with the Revolutionary army, and I can't really think of any other characters which we have a lot of info on?

While there is so much room for allies now. Law got the ball rolling, even though he kinda of tries to "back out" of the deal, I don't think its possible with someone like Luffy. |

And who wouldn't want an alliance with someone with Luffy's reputation? I think like Luffy's crew, its going to be a close knit group of alliances, but it will have its web of connections as time goes on. The post-time skip period pretty much started with the talk of alliances! (Though it was the fake-luffy's crew).

If we got a new member now, I don't think it would have that same sense of connection as other members. The only member that was kind of abrupt was Robin, but she still had that interaction with Luffy during the Alabasta arc's progression. I cannot see anyone on the opposing side that could turn a new leaf for Luffy. We've gotten that information about most of them, so they're backgrounds don't have the tragic mysterious sense, that Robin's did.

So for now, with the options, I think allies would benefit the grand scheme of things, but I hope to see a new female member in the future!