Speculations I think the "final order" of antagonists is reasonable to consider when you think about Luffy and Zoro's matchups together

I dunno how the fights will exactly continue or how they will deal with Seraphim & SWORD or what Kuma wanna do

I also dunno how Lurking Legend Fight will exactly play out, all I know is that he will appear now to trigger Mary Geoise Arc

Yes, Zoro will be in trouble in ID and Luffy can't do anything in Mary Geoise, but that's because Oda simply wants them there so he can fully show other Factions

Dragon & Revos are preparing to attack Mary Geoise, Cross Guild will most probably attack ID (Mihawk & Croco know about Empty Throne & Imu and that is their Goal, however Buggy will end up sitting on it as his Next Gag Feat)

BB & Law might get interrupted by Weevil & Fujitora, Law gets captured just like Fuji promised, while BB meets Bakkin who will help him do exactly what Xebec once did, which is Attack CDs (But this time, BB has Perfect Infiltration DF Users)

And we've seen that Shanks knows how to access Mary Geoise Unseen, so he will join the Arc too. Not to mention Marines are already next to it.

In other words, we will witness all Factions collide in Mary Geoise with WG being Main Villains, it's basically the Throne War that Doffy mentioned, also during this Arc, we will witness Destruction of Fishmen Island by a Villain wearing Mary Geoise Straw Hat

This is basically Part 1 of Final Saga, so much will be revealed, so many Characters will fall and so many Goals will be achieved

After that, Part 2 continues in Elbaf which is Location of Final War mentioned by WB

Think of it this way:

Wano Arc is about Luffy's Dream to reach Shanks Level. After that, Mary Geoise/Lodester/Laugh Tale Arc is about finding what Roger found (Throne War), after that Elbaf Arc is about Luffy's Secret Dream. So Three Goals = Three Final Arcs

This was actually foreshadowed in East Blue you know, "Wealth, Fame, Power" then we had Luffy fight Morgan (Obsessed with Power), then fight Buggy (Obsessed with Wealth), then fight Kuro (Tired of his Fame) and in between them, we had Gaimon Island representing Laugh Tale or Lodester Island

Wano Arc was about Power Centric Villain Kaido, now it's about Wealth Centric Villain Imu who just like Buggy also have a Destructive Canon, after that it's Fame Centric Villain who is Final Villain
I don't know man, it seems farfetched. Let's wait and see.
 
-If we go with option one, then Kizaru overwhelmed a low-mid top tier swordsman with a non lightspeed crappy light sword.
This makes him PK+ if he actually wants to use his devil fruit to full effect.

-If we go with option 2, then Ray can travel at the speed of light like Kizaru does, which is not true.
Old and Rusty don't really change much, age is kinda bullshit in this manga. Ray went from High Top tier to Low-Mid top tier.

What makes sense is Rayleigh having top tier physicals, reaction speed and exceptional CoO to keep up with a lightspeed man, but is still huffing from overwhelming speed. If Vergo can travel faster than Shambles, then someone like Rayleigh should intercept Kizaru even if he's being overwhelmed lol

So he's not lightspeed in the literal sense, but his CoO, skills, top tier physicals and reaction speed allow him to block lightspeed attacks
Kizaru never overwhelmed Rayleigh, the only one hurt was Kizaru and he was outmatched in speed by an old man who didn't fight in years, also the plot saved his ass by making Rayleigh not use ACoC.
That VC shit about needing super CoO to follow Kizaru is a joke, the manga debunks it multiple times, even Luffy base just coming out of post ts called slow light speed attacks.

The reality is that Rayleigh himself indirectly states that he would take on Kizaru + marines with a few years less.

And before you use the fallacy that he got "tired" I remind you that following that logic Zoro without having 30 broken bones would be>Kaido hybrid 100%.
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Not sure i understand, can you elaborate lol
Simply put, Luffy doesn't stand a chance against Shanks unless Oda gives him a divine regeneration or conveniently nerfs Shanks.
 
Agreed. If Law loses to BB in this moment, it truly only leaves Luffy, Kid, BB and Shanks in the current running for OP (assuming Cross Guild doesnt have the intent, Mihawk doesnt seem to at least).

Having at least some payoff on that rivalry works. Hell, even a triple fight between the 3 would ultimately payoff the supernova storyline well. I am still very curious how Oda wants to tie it all up in the end. Someone would have to end Kid's ambition for PK, so if not anyone else, it must be Luffy.
That's one of the points why I think it is in everybodys face: the only way for Kidd to conclude his chase of the One Piece is to be fairly beaten by Luffy, in a place that is the direct gate to the One Piece (Lodestar, right before Laugh Tale).
Lot of users thought a realistic way would have been for Kidd to become an official ally of Luffy in Wano, by joining the Grand Fleet or something like that. They were proven wrong, of course, which leaves the 1v1 as the only possible way to close that chapter.

Now that we are talking about it, what are the fights you can see Kidd, Law and even Killer be engaged in AFTER Laugh Tale? For example in Mary Geoise... I mean, there's no way they'll just sit in the corner.
A guess of mine sees Kidd fighting Kong and Law fighting Sengoku, for example. Or Law fighting Issho... or assisting against Imu.
There are a lot of possibilities for Law.
Can't really tell for Killer, but Lucci seems like a good posibility at the moment.
Best Assassin on the Pirate side vs Best Assassin on the Governament side (?)
What do you think?
 
Kizaru never overwhelmed Rayleigh, the only one hurt was Kizaru
Kizaru gave him a free shot and all he could do is give him a slight cheek injury.
When he actually fought, Rayleigh was on the backfoot and huffing even tho he has great stamina by swimming through Grand Line

even Luffy base just coming out of post ts called slow light speed attacks.
Are these lasers being fired from a light man? We'll see about it this arc anyway

The reality is that Rayleigh himself indirectly states that he would take on Kizaru + marines with a few years less.
Rayleigh said he'd try help them escape, meaning buy them a couple minutes. At old age he can't even try. Anyway at prime:
-Would he succeed? Undetermined
-Would he come out alive/ unscathed? Definitely not lol
 
Kizaru never overwhelmed Rayleigh, the only one hurt was Kizaru and he was outmatched in speed by an old man who didn't fight in years, also the plot saved his ass by making Rayleigh not use ACoC.
That VC shit about needing super CoO to follow Kizaru is a joke, the manga debunks it multiple times, even Luffy base just coming out of post ts called slow light speed attacks.

The reality is that Rayleigh himself indirectly states that he would take on Kizaru + marines with a few years less.

And before you use the fallacy that he got "tired" I remind you that following that logic Zoro without having 30 broken bones would be>Kaido hybrid 100%.
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Simply put, Luffy doesn't stand a chance against Shanks unless Oda gives him a divine regeneration or conveniently nerfs Shanks.
Shanks isn’t that strong. That dudes probably closer to big mom than Kaido
 
Luffy is not even stronger than Akainu.
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He is, Luffy became the most overrated character post Wano.
He won't even beat Kizaru.
Even if shanks is currently stronger than luffy (very arguable) he’s not stronger than post BB Luffy. And Kizaru isn’t beating luffy this arc???
 
That's one of the points why I think it is in everybodys face: the only way for Kidd to conclude his chase of the One Piece is to be fairly beaten by Luffy, in a place that is the direct gate to the One Piece (Lodestar, right before Laugh Tale).
Lot of users thought a realistic way would have been for Kidd to become an official ally of Luffy in Wano, by joining the Grand Fleet or something like that. They were proven wrong, of course, which leaves the 1v1 as the only possible way to close that chapter.

Now that we are talking about it, what are the fights you can see Kidd, Law and even Killer be engaged in AFTER Laugh Tale? For example in Mary Geoise... I mean, there's no way they'll just sit in the corner.
A guess of mine sees Kidd fighting Kong and Law fighting Sengoku, for example. Or Law fighting Issho... or assisting against Imu.
There are a lot of possibilities for Law.
Can't really tell for Killer, but Lucci seems like a good posibility at the moment.
Best Assassin on the Pirate side vs Best Assassin on the Governament side (?)
What do you think?
Totally. Yes, i think once a concession is made (via a probable fight), it makes most sense for all Supernova to side with Luffy in the end. People like Hawkins and Apoo seem out of the running, and Drake, Bonney and Bege all seem to have unrelated goals now. That ultimately just leaves Kid and Law (and Urouge but its likely he has some Sky/Moon/Elbaf lore coming and then its resolved), as highlighted.

I can definitely see them even fighting some Gorosei if they are powerful, but Kong/Garp/Sengoku are definitelt not bad picks depending on their roles in the war as well.
 
Kizaru gave him a free shot and all he could do is give him a slight cheek injury.
When he actually fought, Rayleigh was on the backfoot and huffing even tho he has great stamina by swimming through Grand Line


Are these lasers being fired from a light man? We'll see about it this arc anyway


Rayleigh said he'd try help them escape, meaning buy them a couple minutes. At old age he can't even try. Anyway at prime:
-Would he succeed? Undetermined
-Would he come out alive/ unscathed? Definitely not lol
Snorting = losing, Zoro pre ACoC>Kaido 100%, thanks for using idiotic reasoning.

It is a canon fact that Pacifist lasers have light speed.

You just assume to discredit a real claim, Rayleigh with a few years less>Kizaru + marines.
 
Even if shanks is currently stronger than luffy (very arguable) he’s not stronger than post BB Luffy. And Kizaru isn’t beating luffy this arc???
It is not debatable, Akainu>BB, BB>Luffy, Shanks>all.
They keep pretending that luffy could with a 100% Kaido
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Unless Shanks is tiers above Kaido( he isnt) Luffy has a chance
It is, best ACoC feat and Luffy is not over kaido either, any top tier low diff Kaido from the last round.
 
It is not debatable, Akainu>BB, BB>Luffy, Shanks>all.
They keep pretending that luffy could with a 100% Kaido
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All of those are very debatable other than BB > Luffy

Luffy even if he would lose to 100% Kaido, he’s still in the same tier as him. As he was able to make Kaido use his full power and even was able to overpower him.
 
What are you even talking about


Show me panels of your claim, smartass.
I'm talking about your assuming chugging is a feat of being winning, following your reasoning Zoro pre ACoC could beat Kaido 100%.

You can read Kizaru vs Rayleigh, it's not hard to use Google.
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All of those are very debatable other than BB > Luffy

Luffy even if he would lose to 100% Kaido, he’s still in the same tier as him. As he was able to make Kaido use his full power and even was able to overpower him.
They are not debatable, Akainu stronger than BB post ts, Luffy weaker than both.
What's so awesome about him using all his power when he fought half an alliance?
 
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