Talk:Jean Pierre Polnareff/@comment-24839811-20181106015257/@comment-31029036-20190114221029

It's like Killua from Hunter x Hunter. He started off as just one of Gon's friends. Next thing you know, there's an entire arc revolving around him that the other two friends never get, then down the line, the protagonist is unconscious for an entire arc & Killua becomes the main focus.

My guess is that Polnareff scored #1 on Jump's popularity polls for the series, prompting editors to insist that Araki expand on his character.