Queen had swords but they weren't his main thing.

Oda didn't retcon shit.
He just lazely switched things around. Marco was always there as a stall. The "stars take the stage" chapter clearly indicate that.
He needed someone to stall these 2 while he did the rooftop and black maria things.

Oda didn't retcon shit.
He just lazely switched things around. Marco was always there as a stall. The "stars take the stage" chapter clearly indicate that.
He needed someone to stall these 2 while he did the rooftop and black maria things.
Before Marco was matching him and even drawing blood from him then all of a sudden King was tanking attacks that made Kaido bleed and bitching Zoro in CQC
King is basically a dark version of Marco so it's painfully obvious who he was originally intended to fight