Bobbin, another casualty and wasted character. He could have been at least developed with his ability, having a sleep devil fruit, this represented a lot of potential, and him being one of the few subordinates to be casual with BM.
Wano is the moment when One Piece jumped the shark for good. Cracks were already showing and increasing since the timeskip, especially during Dressrosa and even more during Whole Cake Island. Still, Wano dealt an irreversible blow to the manga that it has never recovered from and never will.
The Holy Knights have never felt really interesting or cool to me. This arc didn't change my feelings about them. And Imu doesn't feel too special either.
Remember Shinokuni in Punk Hazard, and how it turned out that the weapon was largely harmless, with none of its victims having died?
That was real bs, and a great example of how far Oda will go to avoid real consequences in One Piece, and why the tension died because of it.
I have long stopped caring. The RA are the least interesting of the powers, and Oda has done nothing with Dragon since Loguetown so I don't have much expectation for him.
Wano also could have been the opportunity for Zoro to learn more about the great blades, how they were forged, their history and power, and to get a better understanding of his own blades. It could also have been an opportunity to revisit his relations with Kuina and Tashigi upon learning about...
Yeah, this scene helped give Zoro depth and development. However, he's been flanderized since, with him only serving as a badass fighter without any real development. Part of why Wano was trash was that it was by far the greatest opportunity to develop Zoro further and give him more depth back...
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