I don’t think he is truest done nor dead. But yeah Oda really messed up with the character…. No real fight, no real hype, nothing. Even Drake vs Apoo les nowhere.
I understand that Oda has to hype the CP0 boss but Drake really served as a hype tool.
Don’t worry I think Apoo will be take down by someone else on the road maybe Yamato if he stays with a Number or someone else. It would be weird if he manages to escape unscathed.
About Drake future : I think he will have a role when the marine Willa come to Wano. We saw numerous marine battleship near the main island so they are coming full force. And now that Drake spy role is revealed now no point pretending to be pirate. He will be promoted to Vice admiral position and will have other wild missions with Sword. Maybe thanks to Drake we will see the Sword chief etc
Yeah most likely not done nor dead, but it really does feel like a fumble on Oda's part after everything we know about Drake's character.
I can't imagine the chances of Apoo leaving and blabbing about the CP0 and Drake's status as a Spy/Marine, so yeah, it would be weird if he just doesn't go down.
As for the future of Drake, I do wonder about that. While we did see Marine battle ships, they are being sent by the World Government and the CP0, working for the WG, were supposed to kill Drake (not leave him alive, but we all know how it goes in OP).
Drake's role as a spy has been revealed though, so. Hmm. We shall see I guess.