Well no, shanks is 12 despite being the epitome of ai generated slop
This is a very good point but to be fair he's got more of a cool factor to him than Koby does, if that makes sense
He's got a strong crew, is a Yonko, is a very strong and skilled swordsman, etc.
Plus he's likely a CD.
So he's definitely got an appeal to him.
On the other hand I still believe Koby (and characters like him) is a good character, he's not the most nuanced and he doesn't have a lot of the things that makes characters like Kaido, Sakazuki, Zoro etc. so beloved but I think that makes him even better. Makes him special in a way.
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Welllll, a lot of the times the admirals are just hanging out in the hq. And they did have time to waste on a stupid war with Whitebeard(Wb was mostly just protecting islands and stuff towards the end of his life, maybe involved in crazy shit in the past but who knows) over Ace, who at the end of the day just beat up a warlord as his biggest achievement. They heard Roger and decided to show no mercy, I guess? Which just feels inconsistent. Also, I think the situation just gets objectively goofier when you consider the Holy Knighrs and Garling have been added, as well as Cp0 having strong mfs, and even the Gorosei being willing to fight. Like do we really think a surprise attack would be impossible here... but either way, it doesn't really matter much, but that's always bothered me a bit about Rayleigh, who I overall do like..
Marineford was necessary in their eyes because Ace had way too much potential. For example if they had simply captured Katakuri and Big Mom came for him, they'd have handed Katakuri over quickly. Ace HAD to die there because if he didn't he'd eventually become a god tier and probably find the One Piece (or be a key factor in Luffy finding it, if Ace himself ever failed to).
Rayleigh wasn't that important to them. He does know of the OP but even if he wanted to go back to Laugh Tale it's still a very very hard place to get to especially when he doesn't have the Oro Jackson anymore or a navigator.
And I could go on and on about this, truth be told, but I don't really want to, so I won't. At the end of the day though, I think that just never came to Oda's mind even once, or he just didn't care about what happens to Rayleigh that much.