

I've seen a lot of theory based on this and many people saying so; however,
I'm curious as to where it comes from (if there's any official source) or if
someone just made it up.

The best hint I could find online was in a discussion on the [One Piece
Wikia](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:The_new_member_an_old_enemy!)
pointing out that it may have been an old Jump Fiesta interview:

> It was allegedly in an old Jump Fiesta interview (2009ish), but I haven't
> found a source for it anywhere, and the translation has been disputed (it
> may have referred to a temporary ally like in Impel Down/Marineford War,
> rather than an actual crew member). Zodiaque 10:36, June 7, 2012 (UTC)

As long as there isn't a trustworthy source, I'm inclined to believe that Oda
didn't mean **CREW MEMBER**.


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When did Oda state that a future member of the Straw Hats would be a previous enemy?


This is just an old rumor. It's possible Oda said that an old enemy would be a
future ally, but it has been off the record for some time now. It's so old in
fact, it could have been talking about any number of people and some believe
it was a reference to Impel Down, when many of Luffy's old enemies become
allies (mainly [Bon Clay](http://koei.wikia.com/wiki/Bon_Clay),
[Galdino](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Galdino), and
[Buggy](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Buggy)).

As for nakama, it could have possibly been Robin, who was once second-in-
command of Baroque Works in
[Alabasta](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Alabasta). It could have been
referring to Franky, though this is unlikely since he wasn't an enemy for very
long.

It is possible that Luffy's crew has reached capacity since [the manga is 80%
written](https://kotaku.com/the-one-piece-manga-is-80-percent-finished-says-
eiichi-1827796353) (as of 7/23/18) and in the anime, Luffy mentions wanting
["at least 10"](https://kotaku.com/the-one-piece-manga-is-80-percent-finished-
says-eiichi-1827796353) nakama (and as of 8/27/18, there are 10 Straw Hats).
That being said, there's not likely to be many more newbies, so although it's
possible, I wouldn't hold your breath for that "previous enemy" to still be in
our future.

***Correction: Luffy wants at least 10 nakama, that doesn't include himself,
so with 10 current straw hats, he has 9.


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