I wouldn't call em pussies because the way it's written doesn't really give them a choice to fight. That's my main issue here. All the stakes built up with Vegapunk, Nika, Bonney, and Kuma needed a proper payoff. Even when the Straw Hats escaped during the Ennies Lobby climax, Luffy still had his fight with Lucci. He needed to stand on buisiness and fuck up Saturn, but the confrontation was brushed aside and lost in the shuffle with the summoning of the other four stars. It completely threw off the buildup and is looking like it'll lead to an anticlimactic payoff.