Kizaru's performance against Snakeman destroyed the notion that guys like Katakuri and King are close to the Admirals, which a lot of people tried to run with over the years, so that's a win for the Admirals. He's also remained conscious after White Star Gun and Booming Dawn Cymbal, so he's not a slouch in durability, just naturally not up to par with freaks like Big Mom or Kaido. The biggest thing he's missing is good offensive showings because too many characters have been walking off his attacks. We have characters talk about how dangerous lasers are, but Sanji is countering them with his kick and the likes of Franky, Bonney, and Sentomaru have been recovering from his attacks. He's yet to put a dent in another top-tier outside of Whitebeard whose durability had taken enough of a dive to be ran through by Squardo. I don't believe his role in this arc is finished since Oda's made a point that he wasn't KO'd from the last attack and just resting, but until he pulls out some...