In One Piece Green: Secret Pieces, an early concept of the crew was revealed. Robin replaced a man that was supposed to be more of a plant lover than a history lover. His characteristic as a botanist is transfered to the post-timeskip Usopp.[17]
In the manga, several kids are seen throwing rocks at her,[18] yet in the anime adaption they throw a tomato.[19] While she attempted to board the evacuation ship and met resistance from the evacuees in the manga, in the anime Spandine tells the evacuees not to let Robin on board.[20]
Robin hit by rocks in the manga
Robin hit by a tomato in the anime
Straw Hat Separation
Robin's adventure in Tequila Wolf is extended in the anime. After Robin landed there, she met and befriended a girl named Soran. Also in the anime, Robin attacked some of the guards before she gave herself up to spare Soran from punishment. Instead of somehow escaping surveillance as shown in the manga, Robin was freed by Soran and a Revolutionary agent.
Her attack "Cinco Fleur" contains the Spanish word, "Cinco" which means five. This is similar to the Japanese word "Chinko" (a part of the male genitals). The word was brought up by a confused fan in one SBS who questioned why Oda used the word.[23] As stated previously, her attacks contain a number in Spanish, although Oda remarked that having her attack the male genitals area was brilliant, which he later used as a way to make Franky join the crew.
In the 4Kids dub, Robin receives the same treatment as many other female characters such as Nami and Miss Doublefinger. Her cleavage is often removed or an undershirt added to hide her chest. Sometimes the editors switch between the two in different shots leading to inconsistency. She was given a southern accent to go with her cowgirl hat. In the FUNimation edited dub, she no longer has the accent, and occasionally refers to the crew by their names instead of their titles. However, in the FUNimation uncut dub and the English version of One Piece: Unlimited Adventure she still calls the crew (except Luffy) by their titles, although the game takes place after Enies Lobby, and Robin recalls the Straw Hats taking her in and giving her a reason to live.
Trivia
Robin's Jolly Roger.
Robin's personal jolly roger (pre-timeskip) as detailed in the One Piece Magazine.
Robin's Timeskip Jolly Roger.
Robin's personal jolly roger (post-timeskip) as detailed in the One Piece Magazine.
In addition to using the jolly roger of the Straw Hats, Robin has her own jolly roger. It has a purple cowboy hat, and four arms in a pinwheel formation, due to her Devil Fruit, the Hana Hana no Mi.
After the timeskip, the skull gains sunglasses on the cowboy hat and an image of her Devil Fruit or an actual Chrysanthemum is in the background. This accommodates to her New World appearance.
Like many other female characters in One Piece, Robin is named after a type of bird.
Robin is the only member of the Straw Hats who was never formally invited to join them; she decided to join on her own, a decision met with no objections.
Robin is canonically the only member of the Straw Hat Pirates to debut before another member but join after them, in this case Chopper. In the anime, Nami debuts before both Luffy and Zoro.
Robin is the first person to stowaway on a Straw Hat ship.
In Chapter 97 and Episode 48, Nami can see trying on clothes, one of which is almost identical to Robin's clothing in Arabasta.
Of all the Straw Hat Pirates, Robin has the highest starter bounty, however she received that bounty before joining the crew.
Robin also has the highest bounty under 1,000,000,000 of the Straw Hat Pirates.
Robin was the second to last member to be sent away by Kuma and the second to last member to return to Sabaody Archipelago.
In a Shonen Jump question asking "If you could be any manga character, who would you be?" Oda said he would want to be Nico Robin so that he could "sprout hands and draw manga twenty times as fast".
In the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th fan polls of most popular characters, Robin was ranked 11th, 5th, 7th, 11th, 12th and 6th, respectively, making her one of the most popular female characters.
Robin is the only Straw Hat member besides Jinbe who has performed a Fish-Man Karate technique.
Robin is also the only Devil Fruit user known to use Fish-Man Karate, as well as the first human shown using it (in Chapter 605), before Koala's debut. The latter, however, was only confirmed after Koala's introduction as an adult and Fish-Man Karate instructor.
SBS-Based Trivia
Robin's birthday, February 6, comes from her surname's first syllable and her name's first syllable since 2-6 can be derived from ni-ro.[12] She shares her birthday with her mother, Nico Olvia.[25]
A fan asked Oda if Robin could sprout her breasts, with her Devil Fruit ability, like other parts and places of her body, and Oda answered that she could.[26]
Robin can feel things through the body parts she sprouts with her ability. Oda also confirms that Robin pretty much felt Franky's testicles when she grabbed them with her Devil Fruit power.[27]
Robin's favorite foods are sandwiches, not too sweet cakes, and stuff that goes with coffee.[28] Also, her favorite food from Wano Country is soba.[29] Her least favorite food is chewing gum because she can't swallow it.[30]
Robin eats ice cubes, the same as Luffy, Usopp, Chopper and Brook.[31]
Robin's favorite dish to cook is boiled paella.[32]
Robin likes fried egg, sunny side up, steamed with black pepper.[33]
Robin has the sixth highest tolerance to alcohol among the Straw Hat Pirates.[34]
Robin's favorite type of island and season is autumn on a spring island.[35]
Robin's specific numbers are 07, 26 (2=Ni - 6=Ro), and 87 (8=Ha - 7=Na, or flower).[36][37]
↑SBSOne Piece Manga — Vol. 79 (p. 186), Birthday Calendar.
↑SBSOne Piece Manga — Vol. 45 (p. 68), Oda answered to a fan that Robin could sprout her breasts, with her Devil Fruit ability, like other parts and places of her body.
1,000,000,000 of the Straw Hat Pirates.
