Obviously, the whole point of having Ryokugyu smoke Weevil was for him to get some hype back.
That’s literally the only reason he’s mentioned, he won’t even be with Weevil next time we see both characters lmao
This is only half right.
It is a reminder first that both of those characters exist in the story and will remain relevant, Oda likes to name drop to help magnify the scale of the setting by bringing up characters who are currently arcing on the other side of the world. It makes the whole thing seem more alive.
More importantly, it is a clear explanation for our future reference when the straw hats arrive at a place where Weevil wouldn’t otherwise normally be and he is there locked up. It is like the meeting between Kidd, Apoo, and Hawkins but without any screen time—it served to hype up Kaido but more importantly to explain how those three ended up in Wano.
also,
More likely he will in fact be wherever Greenbull is so that GB’s defeat and Weevil’s release and alliance/fight with Luffy will happen at once.
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Whole incident is only mentioned to give context to Weevil’s reappearance in the story later, not necessarily to hype anyone up. Third option is that Weevil is so stupid he walked right into a trap and no one had to fight at all.
also why are some of you so mad about this