Just how I feel their portrayal is at the moment. Akainu's equal is working under Blackbeard who has questionable portrayal comparatively to Prime Rayleigh.
Dragon is a candidate for top 1, but unfortunately he has no concrete portrayal yet outside of potentially being above Sabo who is usurping him in fame
Shanks was among the top Kaido ever encountered, with Shanks being the only one alive among them, but Mihawk edges him out in portrayal in everything that has ever compared the two thus far
I feel like Blackbeard might turn out to be the strongest, but it hasn't been portrayed that way yet, so with all those options out, Mihawk is the only one who stay on top
First Aka > Ao even in prime
And cripple Aokiji is not FA Aka equal at all
FA Aka > MF Aka ~ MF Aokiji > Current Aokiji
Aka is the leading force or the biggest armies in the world, killed MC bro and is one of the two main antagonist for the MC.
Can be top 1 but I don’t think so at all.
The main enemy is the WG not the marine.
Shanks has COC hype (the strongest power), was Roger SH heir, was Luffy mentor, is the sworn enemy of the main antagonist, had carried the straw hat. He can totally be number 1, but I don’t think so too. I think he will be killed/taken out by Teach (even if it’s a backstabbing). I don’t know what he can do EOS.
Dragon still didn’t do anything but it’s far from being an anti feat for him. Sabo being famous either. Dragon still has everything to offer and it’s hype and no anti - hype.
what Mihawk has to be top 1 ? I think Shanks is superior and he has no real end game narrative except fighting Zoro. Mihawk is mad strong but I don’t know how he can be current top 1 now.