User blog comment:AnimeMegaFan30/Who was the 10th member of Luffy's pirate crew?/@comment-3203286-20160211135131

I should point out that Luffy is not himself number 1 of the crew he set out to gather. He's the captain. We're at 8 members so far, 9 with Jinbe if he ever actually joins, and 10 with Merry/Sunny.