Honestly placing my bets on these matchups:
- Zoro v. King: I have a huge feeling King destroyed Ringo and killed Ushimaru. He will be the one person that recognizes Zoro due to the resemblance. Zoro generally fights a character that has a close rivalry with Sanji's matchup and similar strength (perhaps taking an edge over Sanji's opponent slightly). Refer to Mr 2 and Mr 1 or Jabra and Kaku. Queen and King are just another iteration of that idea.
- Sanji v. Queen: This chapter implies that they have some sort of relationship and now it makes sense considering how much focus Sanji's raid suit got this arc. Not only that, Queen is very technology saavy and it might play into their fight or help Sanji grow beyond through his Germa liniage. We might finally get confirmation that the "fire" he produces comes from this.
- Jinbe/Yamato v. Jack/Smoothie: Another one we can probably be sure about, at least Jinbe fighting a YC. Whether or not Smoothie finally becomes relevant with the BMP, or whether or not Yamato is as strong as many think and isn't fighting a Flying 6 member, then these may end up happening.
- Brook vs. Who's Who: Just assuming that Robin, Franky and Brook are in a relatively "mid" tier space in Luffy's crew, they would fight the top F6 fighters respectively (assuming Ulti/P1) are the weakest. These fights will push each strawhat to their limit.
- Franky vs. Sasaki: I don't think Yamato will actually fight Sasaki in the end, and I do find the potential Kokoro relationship to Sasaki very feasible. We'll see what happens.
- Robin vs. Black Maria: See the above. I think Robin, Brook and Franky have a place to take on the 3 strongest F6 members.
- Nami vs. Ulti: I think this fight is going to stick. Ulti's angry personality sort of clicks with Nami's because Nami will probably piss her off the entire battle lol.
- Chopper vs. Page 1: Now I don't think the Page 1 battle will stick with Usopp. I think once Chopper is cured of his Ice Oni bite, he will take on P1. Usopp IMO has an even better fight. Initial spoilers also seemed to prove Usopp wasn't even fighting him, but rather got hit by Ulti. The physicality of Chopper vs. P1 almost seems better.
- Carrot/Wanda vs. Perospero: Seemingly confirmed this chapter.
- Usopp vs. Orochi: No joke, I still think this is happening and I think its vital that the God Usopp gag continues lol. Usopp being the savior of Wano has hilarious consequences. Also, Susanoo was born when Inazagi, his father, washed his NOSE in a magical river or to that effect. Susanoo is most notably for SLAYING Yamata No Orochi.
Yes, there are other villains this arc. I think Shinobu will take care of Fukurokuju and his group somehow. Its only right for her to do so in this case. I think Hotei will be a quick clash or warmup battle for Zoro in the near future, or he is going to be fought by Killer or something. He is going after the Apoo just like Zoro is. Apoo and Hawkins are potentially going to turn to the good side, IMO. BMP characters like Daifuku or Campote or Amande may also be addressed if they arrive on time. Perospero being the only BMP outlier to be defeated this arc seems very odd all things considering. It makes sense for Smoothie and some of her siblings to battle. I do believe that it is possible that former Whitebeard commanders also join this war and handle most of the BMP.
Finally, the 8 Supernova+ Marco+ Likely Sanji/Jinbe/Yamato will face off against Kaido/Big Mom in some form of climactic battle. I can see Zoro/Sanji/Jinbe/Yamato all joining the battles late after their fights, doing minimal damage, then being taken out (maybe Zoro gets his big moment with Kaido). I don't see Apoo/Hawkins doing much, so the focus will be primarily on Luffy, Kid, Drake and Law.
At this point, I think the Numbers are just relatively intrusive fodder. They are huge obstacles that can be taken out by big attacks. Any one person might be able to do signifcant damage to one. We'll see what happens.
. Queen gave Sanji Diable Jambe and will tell him how to unlock his devil form.
