General & Others Oda Doesn't Have a Power Scaling
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Well seeing quite the number of people with different opinions of how the scaling works, proving the point lol.
Once again, Oda doesn't have a real power scaling. Feats alone are irrelevant as characters are as strong as the plot needs them to be and the weakest characters can run over the strongest ones.
Because of the vagueness and inconsistencies, people fill in the gaps with their own interpretations and assumptions and try to kill each other for not agreeing with their subjective takes lol
Once again, Oda doesn't have a real power scaling. Feats alone are irrelevant as characters are as strong as the plot needs them to be and the weakest characters can run over the strongest ones.
Because of the vagueness and inconsistencies, people fill in the gaps with their own interpretations and assumptions and try to kill each other for not agreeing with their subjective takes lol
Seriously I mean just remember fucking "Oven vs Doflamingo".. I mean if that's what parts of the community really think at times, it comes to no surprise that some scales will be all over the place.
And like I said in my post, it's not like there aren't and always weren't parts of the community that talked against all the past bullcrap. Most recent example is the overhype of Kinemon and Killer in specific. A buncha chapters later fucking Hawkins gives him a "8% chance of winning"- prediction. Laughable at best, "bu- but his sonic move".
And like I said in my post, it's not like there aren't and always weren't parts of the community that talked against all the past bullcrap. Most recent example is the overhype of Kinemon and Killer in specific. A buncha chapters later fucking Hawkins gives him a "8% chance of winning"- prediction. Laughable at best, "bu- but his sonic move".
So what's up with stuff like Marine ranks though, where some ranks are even purely based on having certain abilities (Vice admirals) or wielding a certain amount of power (admirals)? Basically with pre Ts Drake giving us the hint that most Supernovas prolly operate on Rear admiral level? Whereas the top3+Smoker might have already surpassed a bunch of Vice Captains overall, but simply, spoken in marine ranks, would lack the necessary haki for that rank- probably so that they can encounter stuff like logias and such on missions?
And what's with clear cut crew hierarchies: Captain > Top3 Commanders > Veterans/F6/allied Captains whatever > weaker named guys ?
Scaling at hand of feats against those, you have fluid and well recognizable powerscales. Like I said there are certain connecting links such as Sanji and primarily Luffy.
Just because it isn't as blunt as DBZ powerlevels it doesn't mean that Oda doesn't follow a coherent and recognizable powerlevel structure, which he clearly does.
And like @Geo said he would never give certain "too weak" characters "superiority indicating"- feats against "too strong" characters. Simply would and never happened.
Yo, okay. And so that's not necessarily your own view on those topics? So it's like a collection of fandom beliefs or what?
And what's with clear cut crew hierarchies: Captain > Top3 Commanders > Veterans/F6/allied Captains whatever > weaker named guys ?
Scaling at hand of feats against those, you have fluid and well recognizable powerscales. Like I said there are certain connecting links such as Sanji and primarily Luffy.
Just because it isn't as blunt as DBZ powerlevels it doesn't mean that Oda doesn't follow a coherent and recognizable powerlevel structure, which he clearly does.
And like @Geo said he would never give certain "too weak" characters "superiority indicating"- feats against "too strong" characters. Simply would and never happened.
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Yo, okay. And so that's not necessarily your own view on those topics? So it's like a collection of fandom beliefs or what?
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Marine ranks are dependent on whether they're an Elite or not. There is a 3 rank difference an Elite and standard marine. Axe Morgan for example was Captian rank on his base and Lieutenant for MF since he's a regular marine.
Vergo and Smoker are VAs just like Maynard and it's unknown whether Maynard is an Elite or not. Smoker seemed to be an Elite even preskip but what about Tashigi? She's a Captain rank postskip so does that mean she a huge threat for poskskip Luffy like Smoker was? Captain Hina was outclassed by preskip Luffy.
Then there's Coby who's only a Captain like Tashigi. As stated before Maynard is a VA and if he a normal marines, then he same rank of Coby.
A lot of questions and so many assumptions to be made.
Vergo and Smoker are VAs just like Maynard and it's unknown whether Maynard is an Elite or not. Smoker seemed to be an Elite even preskip but what about Tashigi? She's a Captain rank postskip so does that mean she a huge threat for poskskip Luffy like Smoker was? Captain Hina was outclassed by preskip Luffy.
Then there's Coby who's only a Captain like Tashigi. As stated before Maynard is a VA and if he a normal marines, then he same rank of Coby.
A lot of questions and so many assumptions to be made.