| Super_Boom said: The events of the Skypeia arc have already played a role in the story in both Bellamy's return and introduction of Haki, and based on Enel's manga gaiden, they'll most certainly return in the future. This is One Piece...you can't judge the importance of an arc by what immediately comes after. We didn't see the full extent of Arlong's villainy until over 600 chapters after Luffy beat him, and Brook entered the story in an arc that preceded even Chopper's entrance. A lot of the events of the story are circumstantial, but it all builds up to something, which is why it's so appealing to me. Crocodile's defeat led to his incarceration in Impel Down, which led to his alliance with Luffy afterwards. Enel, Lucci, and Moriah have all been set up to return in the future, and I wouldn't be suprised if they played a similar role. If you look at it in-universe, sure it seems random. But from the perspective of one reading the story, it's absolutely incredible how detail oriented Oda is. I literally can't dismiss anything, since it could easily return as some huge plot point later on. *Added spoilers for Uran High School Host Club* |
Bellamy was never at Skypeia, the last time the Straw Hats met him before the timeskip was in Mock Town which is a part of Jaya Island and it wasn't necessary to know about Haki at the time either until Rayleigh went into a whole lot more detail later on. As for Enel returning, 500 chapters later and we still haven't had any sight of him. I don't judge the importance of an arc by immediate effect but even I know there is a limit to recurring content ...
Did we need to know more about Arlong's villainy ? He was already a known scum so Jinbe elaborating on it seems irrelevant when he's been incarcerated. Brook wasn't of any relevance in the story early on. It was specifically Laboon ...
@Bold That's exactly why I disfavour One Piece so much. There's hardly a lot of structure to be had in the plot so it looks like one big kludge to me. Oda can push out as much detail as he want but what I care most about is plot relevance and he comes in extremely short on that end ...
I'm not gonna keep holding my breath to see these character's return ...
