What happened to the X's? Is their friendship over? — Small-biz version —...

mike_plumbs

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. Well,...

Originally asked by Cyberson on Stack Exchange (anime) (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

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.

Full answer by totoofze47: https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/23471 (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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