Hey Quin whats your opinion on people saying that Ace has Stocholm syndrome? Can’t for the life of me remeber if it was here that it was brought up or somewhere else.
But they said that Ace Had Stockholm syndrome after being brought to the Moby Dick and at first I was like wait hold up they onto something but then I remembered
Although Ace’s first introduction in the Moby Dick was involuntary if I remember correctly he was brought for medical attention no?
Regardless if he was brought aboard to be recruited or not he was never chained down, something that we see teasing him for. He wasen’t coerced at any point nor blackmailed to stay, in fact Marco told him to his face that he could either leave or stay. So I ‘m not sure I am leaning towards no because of that fact but I wanted to hear your two cents on this.
I haven't heard anyone bringing it up, but re-reading chapter 552 (the first time we get a decent flashback of how it went) I don't think Ace had stockholm's at all.
And Stockholm syndrome is a weird thing in and of itself. The point in time when the phrase was coined wasn't even for a real instance of what the phrase has become known for. It was used to gaslight a woman's very real experience during a bank robbery - because the police had screwed the whole thing up so bad. Instead of admit they had handled things poorly they said the robbers had effectively brain washed the hostages.
Which isn't to say that the phenomenon it describes isn't a possibility.
This is one of "Sometimes the fandom is weird" kind of moments. I don't know why anyone would start thinking that was part of the narrative for Ace and the WBP. It's kind of cruel, honestly, to diminish what he was to them, and what they were to him, by basically saying he was brainwashed into believing they cared about him.
Now, I could see it being used as a premise for a Fan Fic, sure, and that could be something interesting to dive into, especially if you take into consideration that Stockholm's itself isn't even 100% believed to be a thing.
But to say it as far as canon goes? Utter hogwash. Someone's either trying to stir the pot, or their reading comprehension is poor.
