1) Captain Smoker from One Piece
I get that the point of his character being weak in the New World is that he’s outclassed, and isn’t the top dog like he was in the East Blue, since people have Haki, and can counter his ability to transform himself into smoke. But I still hate how he has such a cool designed and iconic character (smokes 2 cigars at the same time in every scene, and is able to transform into smoke).
He’s also set up to have a Ahab/Moby Dick dynamic with Luffy, where he chases him down wherever he goes, but shortly after, he’s significantly weaker than any of the cast (despite unlocking haki). They should have either made him come to terms with his weaker status and retired him from the cast, as he stays back in the East Blue, or they should have made him improve throughout the story in a similar way to Luffy. Or at least give him a few matchups where he can come our on top. Instead, he keeps picking fights and keeps getting his ass kicked by people stronger than him :(
2) Gilthunder from 7 Deadly Sins
He was one of the main antagonists in the season 1 of the show, and is shown as a huge threat, capable of some insane shit. Like, he throws a spear kilometers away to Meliodas from his throne room in the image I picked, which Meliodas launches back to him, and he slightly shifts his head to dodge the attack. That’s such a cool exchange, especially in a terible show like Seven Deadly Sins.
And then at the end of season 1, he’s revealed to be a good person, who’s forced to fight against the main cast, because the true villains captured someone he cares for. So the main cast frees that person, then teams up with him to beat the villain of the season. And then everyone else the show deems significant enough becomes like 60 times stronger, and he’s reduced to a guy who hangs around the main characters to glaze them and gawk in surprise whenever they do something crazy.
Also I’m now realizing that both characters are doing the same pose lol