In order to hype up King, Oda had him defeat Marco, who was previously seen as one of the strongest YC1s.
Similarly, Oda needs to give Shiryu a W to make him stand out from King, Marco, and the other YC1s. At this point his hype is no greater than Lucci’s tbh.
I think Bogard could be a good candidate for a hype tool.
Bogard has always been kept in the shadows, but given how Garp was one of the strongest marines of all time, Bogard could realistically be a low top tier. Or at least he was in his prime.
Shiryu killing someone like that would basically scale him to admiral level, which would adequately hype him to be Zoro’s next big fight.
It would also make a lot of sense for Bogard to fight some BBP to save Garp. In hachinosu he was on the ship, likely defending the civilians. But next time, he will probably go on the offensive.
Similarly, Oda needs to give Shiryu a W to make him stand out from King, Marco, and the other YC1s. At this point his hype is no greater than Lucci’s tbh.
I think Bogard could be a good candidate for a hype tool.
Bogard has always been kept in the shadows, but given how Garp was one of the strongest marines of all time, Bogard could realistically be a low top tier. Or at least he was in his prime.
Shiryu killing someone like that would basically scale him to admiral level, which would adequately hype him to be Zoro’s next big fight.
It would also make a lot of sense for Bogard to fight some BBP to save Garp. In hachinosu he was on the ship, likely defending the civilians. But next time, he will probably go on the offensive.