I had a thought a while back about One Piece Film: Red, and of course it involves the Seraphim
So like. Film: Red takes place during Wano, cuz Jinbe is part of the Straw Hats and Luffy’s Gear 5th was shown, but Luffy is still referred to as the Fifth Emperor and Big Mom makes a brief appearance in the movie so she hasn’t even gone to Wano yet (I know the movie is non canon, I just think these discrepancies are funny to point out)
Timeline wise, this would’ve been around the time the Warlord System was abolished and the Marines have already begun dispatching the Seraphim to capture the former Warlords and assumably other high profile criminals
With how quick and ruthless Akainu was to send out every available warship they had to capture Uta, I would imagine they’d also bring as much manpower as possible which would include the Seraphim
But like realistically I know why they didn’t show up in the film cuz they weren’t even introduced in the manga yet (Film: Red came out in July while S-Snake and S-Hawk first appeared in September), so like there was no way they were gonna be in the movie
But like. in universe I can only imagine how that decision would be made
Like ok, the Special Science Group (SSG) were totally watching the concert, right?
The Transmission Transponder Snails Uta was using for her livestreams and concert were prototypes made by Vegapunk and the SSG so that definitely would’ve caught their attention
But also the Marines arrived with noise canceling headsets designed specifically so Uta couldn’t use her Devil Fruit abilities on them, so most likely the SSG had figured out fairly quickly what they’re dealing with and developed those headsets
So like. Imagine the SSG are watching the concert (muted of course) and they’ve deduced that Uta has the abilities of the Sing-Sing Fruit, she is definitely planning something dangerous what with the history of the island she’s holding this concert on, and the Marines have just gotten orders to bring any and all available soldiers and weapons at their disposal
Knowing what she could do, do you think they’d let any available Seraphim they had step foot on that island? Abso-fucking-lutely not! :D
Seeing how she used the audience to jump in and remove the Marines’ headsets easily, there is a chance Uta could take control of the Seraphim, and that would be disastrous
Is that chance low? Perhaps, but it’s a risk I don’t think any sensible person would want to take, and I imagine that would be the case with the SSG
Also we’ve seen how the Marines kinda suck at commanding the Seraphim, what with the invasion on Amazon Lily resulting in both the natives, pirates, AND Marines getting attacked cuz they weren’t given specific instructions on who to not attack
Think about it, the Seraphim are dispatched on Elegia to capture Uta, and either 1) it goes wrong and Uta not only has a whole Marine army (besides the two Admirals and the one Vice Admiral), but also very powerful Pacifista children that she can puppeteer with ease
Or 2) it goes horrifically and Uta IS captured but at the cost of a LOT of civilian casualties and friendly fire, no thanks to the Marines
No matter how you look at it, there’s no way the Seraphim were gonna be sent there
I guess that’s why you don’t even see a regular Pacifista sent there cuz they knew they had to be careful and direct in arresting Uta, but I also like to imagine that the SSG specifically said ‘no’ on sending the Seraphim there cuz that’s just funny to me
