As Oda has made very clear the Wano Arc is about more then just beating the Yonko and freeing Wano. It’s about advancing the story of the Void Century, the Rocks Pirates, God Valley Incident, Ancient Weapons etc.
As such, when it comes to the Straw Hats, no one is more influential to this story then Nico Robin given her unique translation skills and her knowledge of the One Piece World’s history as well as the perspective she gained working with Monkey D. Dragon. Duke Dogstrom even made mention of this on Zou for those who remember, and I’m sure Oda included this for a very specific reason.
In Chapter 999 Big Mom tells Kaido he is free to kill all of the Straw Hat Pirates except for Nico Robin. Kaido asks Big Mom if Charlotte Pudding can read the Poneglyphs, but Big Mom says no and she doesn’t want to wait anymore.
In Chapter 1028 CP0 is given the order of the immediate capture of Nico Robin, regardless of the outcome of the battle between Kaido and Luffy’s Alliance.
And there is also the possibility that Blackbeard may go after Robin as well.
Black Maria already said that everyone is after Nico Robin.
In the last chapter Brook reminds us of the vital importance of Nico Robin: “No matter which way the battle goes, that woman’s existence is KEY to the force of piracy“.
Even if Kaido and Big Mom were to be defeated by the end of the arc, there would still be CP0/World Government and Blackbeard whom would share a similar interest in Nico Robin, and as such their strategy towards Robin would still end up driving alot of the story.
What are your thoughts about the role Robin will play?
*by dhruviskalpenn
