One Piece Season 2 Just Dropped a Huge Cameo That Should Get Fans Hyped

This article contains minor spoilers from One Piece’s anime and manga

One Piece Season 2 continues to generate hype, offering glimpses of new characters and scenes that fuel viewers’ desire to watch the return of the Straw Hat Pirates soon. However, fans were sent into a frenzy before the premiere of One Piece Season 2 on Netflix as a promo inadvertently revealed a cameo by a fan-favorite character.

While fans are waiting for Brook to make his live-action debut long before Thriller Bark, there’s another major cameo in One Piece Season 2. Fans recognized a familiar face in One Piece Season 2 from a character originally introduced after the series’ time skip, suggesting the live-action adaptation might be longer than many anticipated.

One Piece Season 2 Quietly Sets Up an Early Bartolomeo Cameo

Cameo Bartolomeo in One Piece Season 2 live-action

In a recent One Piece Season 2 short video from the Indonesian news website 20 Detik, there was a scene featuring Bartolomeo, revealing that he will make a surprise cameo in the live-action series, watching the Straw Hats fight in Loguetown.

Although the original video is no longer available, One Piece fans couldn’t help but react on Reddit and other social media about how not only Bartolomeo was sporting his pre-time skip outfit but also how the live-action is making a change from the manga, as the character didn’t appear until the Dressrosa arc.

Although a flashback showed Bartolomeo being in Loguetown, where he began to admire Luffy, his actual manga debut was in One Piece chapter #705. This demonstrates that Netflix’s One Piece is taking future events in the series into account, including Bartolomeo much earlier in the adaptation and thus filming his scenes in Loguetown instead of having to wait until the live-action reaches the Dressrosa arc.

Who is Bartolomeo in One Piece, Explained

Bartolomeo from One Piece happily Crying.

Bartolomeo didn’t have a very straight life in the East Blue until the day he decided to become a pirate after witnessing Monkey D. Luffy’s determination and bravery in Loguetown. Despite being a rookie pirate, Bartolomeo quickly made his way across the Grand Line, becoming a fan favorite character for his eccentricity and obsessive devotion to Luffy.

This excessiveness made many readers identify with Bartolomeo on a personal level and consider him the embodiment of One Piece’s fandom in the story. He became one of the Straw Hats’ most hilarious allies, even starring in one of the One Piece manga’s cover mini-stories, which highlights how much he has to offer the series, even in the live-action adaptation.

One Piece Live Action Is Changing Characters’ Introductions in a Good Way

While Bartolomeo’s cameo may just be a subtle nod to manga readers, it shows how far ahead the production is thinking, considering the backstory of characters who won’t have a significant role until dozens of arcs later. This suggests the One Piece live-action series could last much longer than fans initially anticipated and extend beyond the time skip.

However, One Piece Season 1 made some changes to the story, giving more relevance to characters like Garp, which means it can’t be completely ruled out that Bartolomeo will have extra screen time in the live-action. Moreover, this change in Bartolomeo’s introduction gives hope to fans that other characters like Brook will also appear early in the live-action.

One Piece Season 2 will be out on March 10, 2026, on Netflix, so it won’t be long before fans can search for more unexpected cameos.