One Piece (spoilers)

Board 8

XIII_Rocks posted...
I get that in theory, it just felt a bit... disconnected from the narrative somehow. Like the actual objective of them being there was achieved by everyone else, and Luffy was functionally acting as a distraction for Lucci. I guess that's fine, it was just strange.

The thing is power scaling in One Piece is a form of political and military power, so whether your side has someone who can win fights against people on the other side is everything.