User blog comment:JustSomeDude.../Where'd They Go?/@comment-115.64.201.147-20140831134431

One of the things I was afraid about this arc was the sheer number of characters introduced thanks to the colosseum. I'm just hoping some of these more minor characters won't just be forgotten after the arc is over. Especially the missing colosseum fighters. Acilia is one of the few colosseum fighter whom I would really have wanted to see show up. Afterall, she was basically Rebecca's only ally in Block D. I thought she'd readily help fight to protect Rebecca given the chaos that's going on now.

Gambia is another character I'm afriad might just get forgotten when this is all over. Although that doesn't feel like Oda's style. After everything is over, depending on what happens to Barty, his crew will definitely have to be accounted for. I think Gambia will probably only appear in like a minor scene when Barty's crew is shown.

Sunny crew is definitely a concern, I think this might be the longest we have ever gone where a good portion of the Strawhat crew goes MIA (Excluding Impel and Marineford of course which focused on Luffy alone). Typically Sanji tends to be the one to disappear for a good amount of time before showing up to do something majorly useful, I'm betting my socks that he's gonna do the same this time. And considering how he disappeared with 3 other members, whatever surprise he brings better be groundbreakingly awesome!

CP-0, I doubt they'll show up in this arc. I think they're most probably not on the island anymore.

Jora is indeed a mystery. I'm going to account her disappearance to the Sunny crew. I think once they show up, her disappearance should also be accounted for,

Burgess is another variable. He's either left before birdcage got up, or he's biding his time, observing the events with interest, possibly under the orders of Blackbeard, since the aftermath of Dressrossa would not doubt have a major impact on the entire world. I'm sure BB having a crew member on hand to witness everything would be useful. And considering how BB has been pretty interested in Luffy, I'm sure he would find it somehow amusing to watch and see how Luffy performs against someone like Doffy.