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Fixing the World Government and Marines in One Piece post-time skip requires restoring their moral complexity without undermining Oda’s themes. The World Government’s cartoonish villainy—genocide, Celestial Dragon tyranny, and corrupt Marines—overshadows their role as order-keepers. Introduce a reformist Marine faction, led by Fujitora or Smoker, to challenge the Gorosei’s absolute rule, creating internal conflict that humanizes the institution. Limit Celestial Dragons’ power through public exposure of their atrocities, reducing them to ceremonial figures. Overhaul the judicial system with independent tribunals to address biased trials and Impel Down’s horrors, showcasing Marines like Coby enforcing accountability. Highlight pirates like Blackbeard as equal threats, framing Luffy’s crimes—treason, prison breaks—as morally ambiguous, not heroic by default. This balances the narrative, making the Marines flawed but necessary, not just antagonists. Oda can thus maintain tension, deepen world-building, and avoid reducing the World Government to a simplistic evil empire, enriching the story’s nuanced exploration of freedom versus order.