Ain’t no dang-darn-doobley way the Rocks Pirates didn’t notice Rocks was possessed!
Seriously, Oda? Big Mom, Kaido, and Edward Newgate never noticed their CAPTAIN—whose body grew larger, gained monstrous fangs, sounds different, and sprouted WINGS—was being controlled by the giant monster who’d impaled him just a moment ago?
Hey. Come over here a moment, Oda. Come on, this won’t take but a second…
Let me guess, you didn’t know how to breakup the Rocks Pirates when you first introduced the idea earlier in the series, right? It’s okay. You can tell me.
…Yeah. I thought so.
Look. It happens. You write something cool then can’t quite make the plot fit perfectly to justify it, so you do what you can hoping no one notices. Don’t worry, we forgive you!
I’m the problem, it’s me♫
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