I am amused by the themes from some users that Akainu will be one shotted, or will be overcome by one of the secondary characters, like Sabo.
Recall that Akainu brought Luffy to the point where he said that he would not become the Pirate King because he was weak. He completely destroyed Luffy mentally and physically. Of course, some feel that Luffy has become too powerful to waste time on Akainu. However, Oda himself wrote that Akainu could become the Pirate King in a year if he wanted to. This speaks of the great strength of this character.
Now let's look at Sabo. Who is his enemy? World government. Who is the enemy of pirates? The Marines. Sabo's enemies are celestial dragons, Gorosei, but certainly not Akainu. Akainu is Luffy's enemy.
Now let's see how many enemies put an scar on Luffy? Maybe Rob Lucci who stabbed Luffy right through? Or Crocodile? Why the only scar Luffy got from his enemies was Akainu's.
Moreover, Akainu was the one who killed Ace, and essentially killed Whitebeard. Thus, Akainu not only took away life of his brother, but also marked him for whole life - a mark of weakness, a mark of loss.
What harm has Akainu done for Sabo? Killed a brother he didn't even remember? The victory over Akainu does not carry any weight for Sabo. It's not Akainu's fault that Sabo wasn't in the war, it's Sabo's fault, he admits it himself. And knowing the nature of Sabo, he will not blame Akainu and want revenge, unlike Luffy.
Perhaps Akainu will be the first character that Luffy takes the life of.
Recall that Akainu brought Luffy to the point where he said that he would not become the Pirate King because he was weak. He completely destroyed Luffy mentally and physically. Of course, some feel that Luffy has become too powerful to waste time on Akainu. However, Oda himself wrote that Akainu could become the Pirate King in a year if he wanted to. This speaks of the great strength of this character.
Now let's look at Sabo. Who is his enemy? World government. Who is the enemy of pirates? The Marines. Sabo's enemies are celestial dragons, Gorosei, but certainly not Akainu. Akainu is Luffy's enemy.
Now let's see how many enemies put an scar on Luffy? Maybe Rob Lucci who stabbed Luffy right through? Or Crocodile? Why the only scar Luffy got from his enemies was Akainu's.
Moreover, Akainu was the one who killed Ace, and essentially killed Whitebeard. Thus, Akainu not only took away life of his brother, but also marked him for whole life - a mark of weakness, a mark of loss.
What harm has Akainu done for Sabo? Killed a brother he didn't even remember? The victory over Akainu does not carry any weight for Sabo. It's not Akainu's fault that Sabo wasn't in the war, it's Sabo's fault, he admits it himself. And knowing the nature of Sabo, he will not blame Akainu and want revenge, unlike Luffy.
Perhaps Akainu will be the first character that Luffy takes the life of.
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