Ah yes, I forgot the jitte is based on that, makes a lot of sense as you said! Yeah, honestly, I'm not sure why Oda made the Nidai appear and then never let Zoro even touch it, get ahold it and then "disappear" it for the rest of the arc, have it be forgotten. He must be planning something huge with it somehow ofc.
Same with Smoker and Tashigi as you said ofc, I was so hyped to see Tashigi involved in this arc due to her love of swords ofc and thus Oda finally elaborating on why she resembles Kuina so much and is associated with swords too. After losing hope, I got them back up again when Orochi asked for Vegapunk and yeah...well that was for nothing obviously in hindsight lmao.
I did think of that for the SSG's new weapon tbh. Maybe more human-like or even giants? Giants with DFs?
But it has to be more than that ofc, something truly crazy, powerful, versatile and such to the point they are happy to replace the Warlord with them. I thought of Sentinels from X-Men who can adapt to the mutant's abilities and counter them or something like that?
Pacifistas who can adapt to DFs and counter them, even replicate them maybe? Much more resilient, smarter, faster and such too than prototype pacifistas too ofc? Maybe Wapometal involved so they can regnerate and even that liquore ore that was mentioned by Dragon randomly and hasn't shown up again?
I really can't wait for Vegapunk to FINALLY appear and turn everything upside down with his insane, unrivalled, superior genius and scientific insanity!
Lmfao that's true! Morj is probably gonna capitalise on that hard now you mention it! Somewhat "literal ammunition" for him even?
:cheers: