If judge was going to realize that it would’ve been in WCI. Judge will never accept he was wrong. His final quote to Luffy shows that
You'll see, it's a slow, long-term character development.
bro we got a coverstory where he teaming up with a dude that also does child expriments and is 0 pressed about that lmao
The SHs teamed up with that same child exploiter, even if Nami is (supposedly) against it.
In some parts, plot trumps character.

, Sanji can't become The Flash of One Piece. But Oda had the same kinda of idea, in an SBS he said that Sanji would have the swim swim fruit that is a bit of similar. But like I said, phasing through object seems like an overpowered DC comics ability, even too much by OP standard I guess.