User blog comment:12th Supernova/Chapter 789: The Final Countdown/@comment-4493594-20150604120455/@comment-24769684-20150606033951

The problem was that there was never really anyone Robin could fight, if you take a good look at the Donquixote Pirates.

It was clear from the Kyros flashback in 741 that Kyros would settle his vendetta against Diamante. Gladius' powers don't work on organic objects, do it would be a bit strange for them to battle. Trebol, Machvise, Dellinger, and Lao G would just not for at all. And Robin's powers are obviously very weak against Sugar's.

Baby 5 would be an interesting case, but you remember she already got her ass whooped back in Punk Hazard. Unless a villain gains major powerups, I really don't want to see them fight again after being defeated. Plus, Baby 5 was always made to be comic relief, and she at least made the gruesome gladiator battles somewhat interesting. You really can't hold it against her.

The most fitting villain I suppose would be Jora, given the two's artistic flair, but Robin's and Jora's goals never intersected.

Ultimately, I find it useless to worry about a balance of X and Y chromosomes in every battle. It just wouldn't work. If a character is well developed in ways that don't relate to their gender, it shouldn't matter whether they have boobs or a dick. It's been pretty clear that Robin has been well-respected by fans during this arc despite not getting a one-on-one battle.

And to close off, why is everyone hating on Rebecca? Sure she got emotional in the later part's of the arc, but she has also shown herself to be a tough and competent warrior. The death of anyone's mother would certainly be hard for anyone, and pile it on with the fact that Rebecca had figuratively buried her father for ten years by forgetting about him. Don't lie, you would get emotional too. And let's face it, she's 16. Of course she's going to get emotional. And the fact is, she handled it very well for the most part. However, a normal person can only take so much of stuff like this happening to them.

And why wouldn't she cry when she was completely immobilized and being forced to kill a close family member? That she is just wrong. Riku did the exact same thing when he was forced to kill the citizens, simply because murder is horrible and awful and they couldn't do anything to stop it.

And lastly, the award for most poorly treated character goes to this guy: