What happened to the X's? Is their friendship over?


During the whole of the Alabasta arc, the Straw Hat Pirates had wraps on their
arms concealing that they all had a black "X" underneath for means for making
sure that they could tell the real Straw Hat from the fake made by Mr. 2's
devil fruit the Mane Mane no Mi. The "X"s were revealed right at the climax of
the arc, when the crew was saying goodbye to Vivi, as a sign that they were
still friends even though they couldn't say it out loud.

!["x" marks friends](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KaTag.png)

Well, as I was watching the anime, I noticed that it was not long after that
the "X" disappeared off of the arms of the Straw Hat Crew. Is this just that
time went on and they wore off or is there supposed to be some deeper meaning
to it?




Just because the Xs disappeared doesn't mean their friendship is over. The Xs
probably simply vanished naturally; ink doesn't stay on forever, especially
with how many battles the Straw Hats go through. Plus, Vivi is still keeping a
close eye on what the Straw Hats are doing, which obviously means they're
still friends.




Just because the Xs disappeared doesn't mean their friendship is over. The Xs
probably simply vanished naturally; ink doesn't stay on forever, especially
with how many battles the Straw Hats go through. Plus, Vivi is still keeping a
close eye on what the Straw Hats are doing, which obviously means they're
still friends.

