So are the numbers really powerful and capable?
Or were Inu and Neku simply so weak back in the day?
If that Number really overpowered Neko and Inu fair ( without sneaking ) then they were far weaker back then imo . Numbers are Kaido's giant members , equivalents of giant members from other Emperor crews , and 2 great powers -
( Marine Headquarters and 7 Warlords + crews ) :
- WB's giant ( Oars Jr , and i'd say Oars Jr is stronger than any Number )
- Big Mom's giant ( this unamed member )
- Teach's giant ( San Juan Wolf , i think San Juan is stronger than any member too , but he'll still be EOS Chopper's opponent , the only Strawhat who can become a giant )
- 7 Warlords + crews giants :
Original and middle set Warlords had Oars
( from Moria's crew )
Last set ( the one with Law , Buggy , and Weevil ) had Hajrudin , Stansen , Goldberg , Gerd , Rodo ( from Buggy's crew )
- Marine's giants ( from Giants Squad , 8 members , Lacroix , Ronse , and 6 other unknown members )
at leat most of these giants seem to be below Veterans lvl ( Vergo Smoker Page One Daifuku Perospero Oven Pica ) people to me , and in position/rank too
that unamed giant from Big Mom Pirates for example was far irrelevant compared to Perospero , Oven , Daifuku , he wasn't even named .
also you can see above that Oars Jr is being wrecked in seconds by Kuma with 1 Ursus Shock , but Neko and Inu were holding their own for 5 days against Jack ( though with 12 hours shift ) , and IMO Jack and Kuma are on the same lvl , Jack and Queen are YC2 and 3 lvl people from Kaido's crew , while their equivalents from 7 Warlords and crews were Kuma and Doflamingo ( that's why Kuma was often portrayed next to Doflamingo , Kuma had the next biggest bounty after Doffy , 340 and 296 millions , also in Brannew's presentation of Warlords Kuma was mentioned right next after Doffy , Kuma also came together to Mariejois with Doffy , and Kuma attacked Oars Jr like Doffy with Ursus Shock and string slicing Oars Jr's leg )
In the end i think current Neko and Inu >> flashback Neko and Inu