Shiki was a rival to Roger. He was as much of a legend as Roger was. Are you going to claim that Mougou, Choutou or Seikai are as legendary as Renpa or Hakuki?
Just like how Great Generals Mougou and Choutou bemoaned the fact that they were permanently overshadowed by the Qin Six. Lol.
Qin fielded Six Great Generals at once. Wei fielded the Seven Fire Dragons. Between just two states that is already over a dozen Legendary Great Generals. Zhao fielded the Three Great Heavens in
addition to regular Great Generals such as Gakujou.
Then Chu, Han, Yan and Qi are going to have their own Great Generals. So yes, dozen of Great Generals across the entirety of China is going to be pretty accurate.
Legendary Great Generals (Yonko/Admiral equivalent) >>> Ordinary Great Generals (YC/VA equivalent) >>> Generals (Rear Admiral equivalent).
So yes, you have indeed misunderstood the relevance, prestige and importance of ordinary Great Generals such as Seikai.
Well it is a good thing that I have already established that these new blokes are just Ordinary (ex) Great Generals thus making this entire thought process moot.
These new blokes are not comparable to Renpa or Kou En, so it is not necessary or even relevant for them to get name dropped three hundred chapters in advance or whatever, just like it was not necessary for Seikai or Ordo.
It is not as if Oda name drops everyone or that doing so guarantees a decent character. Being name dropped a decade in advance did not do Linlin any good. Enel, Caesar Clown and Hody Jones also came out of nowhere. Xebec shat on 950+ chapters of established lore at the expense of the entire Old Generation.
Foreshadowing events or people is not the be all or end all in a story. Lol.
No. Hara hyped them up as individuals first. They are notorious individuals to the nations that desire Juuko because of how they have consistently repelled numerous invasions against one of the most highly desired strategical locations in all of China.
This business about their past simply gives us insight into the characters and their relationship with Chu.