Eric Litman (editor): "The note Oda wanted (regarding Miss All Sunday vs Marines scene): I want this to be violent, scary and nightmarish"
Surprised this interview went under the radar. More awesome insights on the Below the Line podcast, my standout was Eric sharing Oda's note on the Nico vs Marines hallway scene around min 10:00 of the podcast. Great watch
I've read criticism about this scene because (spoiler)>!she isnt shown killing anyone in the source material, and by having her actually killing on screen will make it more difficult to write her as a crew member in later seasons, But in my opinion its pretty believable that her as the partner of the head of an assasin organization would have killed even in the manga. !<>!Its even more explicit during Usopp's interview after she joins when she shares that her special skill is assassination. Regardless of us not seeing it directly in the manga, given all context its pretty plausible she has killed and is pretty experienced at it. On top of all this we also have the perspective of her tragic past with marines which makes it even more believable that she would have no qualms facing marines.!<
I'm so happy to know that Oda specifically wants this characterization of Robin bc it means (spoiler) >!he wants the OPLA viewers to feel uneasy and untrusting of her as a member of the crew during Jaya and Skypea even more than in the source material, which will ultimately lead to the greatest 180 turn on the viewers feelings towards her in Ennies Lobby.!<