>>280245302
Tama is Wano's Brook
>foreshadowed hundreds of chapter in advance
>were the first character introduced in the arc
>has an unfulfilled promise that Luffy can fulfill
>shows up later in the arc to save two strawhats
>exposes the enemy's army weakness by feeding them salt/kibi-dango
>gets a sad flashback during the post-arc
>Oldest/Youngest member, new world inversion

>>280175379
another example of Oda foreshadowing the next nakama right before they are introduced