No, his character is centered around helping luffy and being his close friend so of course people are going to love him, but he’s far from other well developed and well written characters in the series. He is a side character, but I am not asking about his role in the series, I am asking about his character.
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"Loan Shark" Galdino, alias Mr. 3, is a former officer agent of Baroque Works, alongside his partner Miss Goldenweek. He was the main antagonist of the Little Garden Arc, and one of the central characters from Miss Goldenweek's "Operation: Meet Baroque Works", along with the rest of Baroque Works Officer Agents. After being sent to Impel Down, he escaped with the assistance of Buggy and Monkey
Bon Clay: Straw Hat-kuuuuuuuun!!!! Bon Clay and Barto hold a special place in my heart. I also love buggy for different reasons. After the timeskip, he somehow upgrades to a bigger box, no explanation given. Lolll if Bon Clay ever joined, him and Franky will have the same voice actor.
When Bon Clay first appeared in the Alabasta Saga I thought he was a super generic side villain made to get his shit wrecked by one of the straw hats and was to never appear in the series again, so it was a real surprise seeing him again in Impel Down with Buggy, Mr 3, Mr 1, and Crocodile. When he decides to join Luffy on his journey to go save
Bon recovers and saves Luffy before Minotaurus can strike again, but is quickly pinned down. Luffy enters Gear 2 and hits it with a Gomu Gomu no Bazooka, knocking it back up the level. After which, Luffy and Bon locate the entrance to Level 4: Blazing Hell, which they notice has hot air and smoke billowing out of it..