I think that Oda has been very consistent in spurning every opportunity to build a credible rival for Luffy. Punk Hazard seems - at least in retrospect - precision engineered to dismantle the notion that Smoker or Tashigi could have any true relevance as oppositional forces to Luffy or Zoro...
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