I’m calling it now, Sanji vs King and Chopper vs Queen. Sanji will fight King because of their past skirmish and because King will try to go after Momo. Chopper, with help from the Yakuza bosses and the converted Beast Pirates, will beat Queen. Chopper will unlock Haki, and then use the Ice Oni virus to boost his strength and beat Queen. The irony will be Queen getting beaten by his own virus. I used to think Perospero would fight Chopper, but Oda had the perfect chance to start that fight in the chapter and didn’t do it, instead opting to have Chopper smack Queen. I also thought that the other 5 Numbers could fight Chopper, but I’m sure that 5 Scabbards will fight them instead. Ashura is down, Inu is fighting Jack and will be beaten, Raizo will fight Fuku, Kin’emon will fight Kanjuro, leaving 5 remaining Scabbards, conveniently the same number of remaining Numbers. I found it weird that Oda has been waiting over 20 chapters to reveal the remaining Numbers, but now I see it’s because he had to first finish up the Scabbards vs Kaido plot line and then give them time to partially recover.
I would really like this. If Oda can give us Zoro helping vs 2 Yonkos at once, why not Sanji vs King or at least Queen? I don't even mind if he needs help vs them ofc but I just wanna see Sanji fight all out vs a commander, preferably either of those 2 and actually get a real fight after literally years now!
I can't even joke as much about how Oda treats Sanji now, there's a point where it just becomes too much, it just seems too intentionally vindictive on his part and it's just petty/pathetic of Oda.
Sanji was the coolest SH to me pre TS and it was great to see his cooking be focused on at WCI and thus such a major plot point but Oda still managed to ruin it imo.
I really want to see Mr Prince/Sanji the Hunter (like vs Jyabura) to return again. I really hope we get some kind of upgrade to Diable Jambe/Hells Memories too, him using HM as early as Fishman Island makesme hope there will be an upgrade for that too sooner or later.
Regarding Chopper, I'm really liking the ideas of him unlocking haki and using Ice Oni vs Queen, maybe we'll get a a true homage to Enies Lobby Monster Chopper with the combination of MC and the virus driving Chopper truly berserk for a while? Queen being beaten by his own virus would be such brilliantly poetic and karmic justice for how he's acted and for the virus itself too.
The reluctance of Oda to show the remaining Numbers is really weird too, I wonder if they could be stronger than the others, a "superior half" of something? The idea of 5 Numbers vs 5 Scabbards is an interesting one definitely too.