Halfway Broken - Boa Hancock Poll (Patreon)

Alright folks! As I mentioned in yesterday's Halfway Broken release, I find myself seriously considering something I really didn't expect to. Specifically, expanding the harem for Halfway Broken by one more character. I genuinely did not expect Boa Hancock to click so well with my version of Luffy. Of course, back when I was thinking that, I hadn't written her yet.

Like with Sanji and Usopp, Boa's over-the-top traits in canon annoy me. Which means, like with them, I tweaked her character a little to level her out a bit, as well as give her some actual depth that Oda just never bothered with. Yes, he gave her a tragic backstory...and then that was about it. Like with many of his characters, he never really properly let her grow. (Honestly, he only seems to let villains and Robin grow. Everyone else is perpetually the same, forever).

It ended up that the version of her I created with those tweaks really clicks well with Luffy, as well as other members of the crew. Vivi in particular. To be honest, she legitimately seemed to click better with him better than any of the other girls save Nami, much to my chagrin. As such, I'm seriously considering adding her to the pairing, and want to know what you all think.

The one thing to keep in mind, is that I locked the harem at the number of girls I did for a reason. Adding Boa will slow down the story, at times, due to the need to properly develop her relationship and juggle additional crew interactions. Already, a few of the crew (such as Chopper) don't get a lot of attention. Though, at least in her case, she'll only be sometimes present, so it won't be as bad as adding someone fully to the crew.

With all of this in mind:

Do you want me to add Boa Hancock to the pairing?