Looking at this particular scene, I’d see the cast as doing the following:







Luffy would be pragmatic about it. He’d try and reach him by declaring him as a personal friend, reminding him how they are nakama and how he will always be there for him. He would get angry that Steven considered himself a fraud and tell him that he is who he is, and that it didn’t matter to him. He would 100% take Spinel’s place as the rubber hug.







Zoro would be the calmest of the Straw Hats externally but would try to talk him down like he did with Pearl, Tashigi, and Connie (however, he’d get swat away in a comical manner by him turning into the monster, showing how ineffective it was). This would cause him to be the main force fighting him in a defensive manner to ensure that nothing and nobody would be injured in his rampage.







Nami would also try to empathize with Steven, yelling back to the years of being under Arlong and hiding her true self from her friends and family (despite them all knowing) as well as betraying the Straw Hats. She’d be shaken about this, but considering this is Post Timeskip, she’d do her best not to let that affect her.







Usopp might be the first to blame himself with everything happening currently to Steven in Enies Lobby, thinking immediately how that hurt him. However, he wouldn’t let that stop him from joining with the declaration of friendship and loyalty, reminding him to be himself as that is who they respect and admire and not to lie to himself that he is a bad person/ made bad choices, which Steven would ignore given his own grief and frustration.







Sanji would join Zoro in being more of a defensive barrier to help Steven in that way. Obviously, his own past and heritage would give him a lot to empathize, but Steven would probably not give him the chance to speak (since I see this happening before Whole Cake Island).







Chopper would definitely get in on the crying, but would have a lot to internalize about Steven turning into a monster given who he considered himself to be in Drum, using this to remind Steven about what he told him and how they would work through things together.







Robin would be given a lot to do. She will instantly be able to bring up her label as a “Demon Child” and how she had told herself for years not to trust anyone or get attached. She would interject about the love and compassion he offered her and, as he did with her, she would be able to work WITH him through trauma as opposed to instantly forgiving it (which is not to say she harbors any fears or doubts, but she knows Steven is hating himself over his emotions and actions). While Chopper might be the doctor, I think that while on the Grand Line, Robin would play the role of therapist for him, allowing him to talk out his concerns and feelings in a constructive manner. Also, I can see her using her powers to become large during the inevitable hug (I think her Devil Fruit would allow for that…it’s hard to say. Oda needs to develop her powers more…and, you know, use her *Here’s hoping for Wano to come through like it’s looking like*).







Franky would be brought to tears in a “manly” way and (like so many others) remind him of how he was a criminal himself and how it’s not about being a pirate or doing things in the past, it’s about what he wants to do with himself. I can see him and Usopp joining together for the shared blame-game for Water 7 and using some of his Battle Franky’s to assist in calming the youth down.







Brook…I can see him and Greg doing a duet together to try to reach Steven through a song, letting him get his guard down in a manner that doesn’t just need a hug and words. Music connects Steven to everyone, so music would assist in this. Brook would pick up on this and do his best to make sure the words and lyrics sunk in.







Petrea and Damian would be cry, no doubts about that, but would tell him how change is good, even if you don’t have control over it. They can use their own experiences with Steven to highlight it and to remind him that no matter what Steven has done, he’s still as close to family as they come and they can work through it with him. Obviously they are a core part of this story and Steven’s involvement, so that would have to be one of the biggest speeches to give.







Finally, Genevieve would try to use her paints, but would be unable to do so as she would have no ability to stop a Diamond-level rampage. I see her being in on a lot of Steven’s anger well before others pick up on it and have her try to talk to him more actively.







Mind you, this is just where I see things now. These specific emotions may change once the material is written, but while I’d personally keep some material (including a hug), the buildup and the actual “corruption” would be more drawn out and befitting of happening in a Shonen Manga.