[Discussion] Could this be Bartolomeo?

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My first post so cut me some slack XD

Bartolomeo said that he and Luffy went way back. I used to think maybe in their childhood but Luffy was pretty secluded from most people and would have recognised Bartolomeo at least when he saw him in the ring whether he was a friend or foe. So Bartolomeo must have been someone who'd seen Luffy, just someone in the background.

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Someone on deviant-art (Zom8ieZiLLa) brought to my attention this image from the manga chapter 224.

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See him?

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He looks a bit similar to Bartolomeo. He has the same hairstyle but a bit shorter and wears the same earings bartolomeo wore in the colosseum.

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Yeah, he may be missing the fangs and the clean shave but those he could have gotten over the 3 years time period. Especially since he became a big time rookie 1 year before he current events of the manga.

It was said that after Bellamy's defeat to Luffy that all the new pirates that Bellamy had recruited to join his cause scattered. Bartolomeo could have been part of the Bellamy pirates for a brief time which is why he was in the bar. I'm not sure whether he cared about his Captains defeat or not since he showed no concern about him in the arena. But he was probably around to see this...

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And probably this...

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Which is why in the colosseum he showed fear and surprise that Luffy was actually there.

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A lot of things in this arc have gone back to the skypiea arc and I don't think Oda would have highlighted these characters for nothing, especially the way that he has been foreshadowing things in the manga.. Who knows, I could be completely wrong anyway. Tell me what you think Bartolomeo's connection is to luffy.
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This is a nice find. I actually see this happening. If Barto isn't any new guy from Luffy's past i can see him being that guy.
 
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Considering all the Jaiya island flashbacks...I could see it!
 

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Cheers for the insight mate!

And in the actual WSJ issue, Barto said "TRUST ME, MY GRUDGE RUNS DEEPER!!"
 

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OMG, sounds soo plausible!! Good find mate!! :win:
 

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nice find but wouldnt have bellamy and bartolomeo had a moment then when they fought maybe not bellamy but bartolomeo should have realized something and how would that indicate them going way back

its a nice find though maybe they were connected but idk about it
 

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nice find but wouldnt have bellamy and bartolomeo had a moment then when they fought maybe not bellamy but bartolomeo should have realized something and how would that indicate them going way back

its a nice find though maybe they were connected but idk about it

I thought about that as well but theres a lot of reasons why there was no reaction between them I guess. Years have gone by maybe they don't even think of anything anymore. Maybe Bellamy didn't even realise Bartolomeo was there, he was probably just some fodder pirate and only made his name in the past few years. I dunno but thanks for reading *_*
 

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The only thing that goes against your theory is that Bartolomeo easily beat Bellamy like it was nothing. Also, if he was that guy he'd have no reason to bear a grudge against Luffy, his past wouldn't be deep at all. One more thing, there would've been more then 1 slight panel of foreshadowing for Bartolomeo if he was that guy in the bar and if you've seen that, you know those normal people in the bar that supposedly Bartolomeo was apart of ran from there or left the bar once seeing the Bellamy pirates coming in and taking a seat. Otherwise it's a nice find and well thought-out thread.xD
 

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Uh I'm going to hate myself so much for clicking on this if it's true.

Nice find anyways.
 

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Great find, now people can finally stop saying it's Sado.
 
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