Gin coming back
Robin having an actual fight
Stronger VA's (seriously, they are supposed to succeed the admirals when they die or resign right? Imo the only VA that even comes close to admiral level is Onigumo, not to mention someone like Maynard is just pathetic)
Onigumo has 1 relevant feat on Marco. It's a remarkable one but "close to admiral level" is a stretch. All VAs post-TS have under performed as far as portrayal goes. That's not a bad thing but now we know the standard of VAs. We should see a few exceptional VAs in the future. Who knows, Onigumo could be one of them.
Maynard is not pathetic! Bartolomeo is a strong dude. The fight was offpaneled anyway. Winning a whole block at Corrida is not an easy feat…(except for Rebecca, she lucked out). Anyway, of all the VAs/marines they could've selected to enter the tournament as a spy and investigate, they chose Maynard. That's a pretty good feat in itself.