User blog comment:Wirdang/why do we neglect caribou/@comment-1781187-20110520002809

he may play a big role but that doesnt mean anything. look at all the important people in the skypeian arc. NO ONE joined until 3 arcs later. same with little garden, davy back, amazon lily and saboady arcs. i dont think he'll join because he was a previous pirate. the only reason former pirates joined luffy was because their crew died (brook) the didnt want to be in the organization anyway (robin while growing up and joining pirate outfits and nami with arlong) it wasnt real anyway (usopp) the werent really a pirate but the were under a pirate tutelage (sanji and chopper)