overall I believe that influence in game and media is more common then people realise after all from one of the survey says there became a fan because of a contend creator or on how someone just some how randomly stumble on to the franchise and became a fan
there was one user that took my survey and it really stranded out with what he written and it was basically how he felt that he doesn’t believe he shouldn’t exist but after reading “one piece” he quoted “never would have i ever thought a character like that, like me, could be so awesome. not some negative running gag or idk… that character which feels so “othered” if that makes sense. a character to whom i relate was so loved & because of that love a war broke out. not only that, but he was able to find a father figure who loved him so much as to give his life away just to see him out of harms reach”
this alone can show anyone just how much one thing can influence and change people even if it is something small and pointless.