User blog comment:BattleFranky202/Surume as the new Straw Hat Pirate member!/@comment-3075024-20110817230208/@comment-66791-20110818013938

That doesn't really count, because Luffy didn't really tame the octopus, nor did they have any connections nor did Luffy ever showed interest in keeping the octopus. The octopus was only along for the ride because they needed it, like the South Bird.

Not that I'm genuinely serious about Surume joining, I just think it would be awesome if he did. Something I need to know, though, is that when Luffy said Surume was his friend, in Japanese, did he say "tomodachi" or "nakama"?