Powers & Abilities Why is Akainu afraid of Shanks?

[critical mindset]

This is brillant lol you did something yonko fans for a decade couldnt prove he was indeed afraid of Shanks !!!! BIG NEWS

Why couldnt we think about it you are right if you compare the face lines and the sweating you see he was stressed about the fact that a very yonko stands before him

Also youre right WB could defeat a 550 Mio in his sleep while Sqauadro a fodder with 210 Mio could actually hit him and damage him
we know 30 years ago WB had a extra ordinary COO he could feel Oden from far away while Squadro
we also knew from Rayleigh at chapter 597 that with COO you can spot sudden attacks from enemies outside your perceive when he was teaching Luffy the basics so WB couldnt do it means he had already problems to maintain his health in MF and if the stab his condition got worse and accelerate the speed of disases

Nice post about a topic we discussed for a decade

credit goes to @Seraphoenix who enlightened me with these panels, his observtions are the key here.

WB is obscenely overrated by magmabois at the time, that's all it comes down to. The dude had a heart attack mid battle, hurt by cannonfire, such that the magma attack that blew WBs face off, it would probably conflagrate and create some minor skid marks on someone like Kaido or BM, might create some burn marks and irritate them, while for WB it equates to having your face blown off

Primebeard learned of Kaido's doings but is afraid of him

Sea Kings tho? He might be afraid of. Low diffing a yonko by removing his arm like that...a real powerhouse. Stop wanking the World's strongest snitch Shanks

Shanks is based on the Norse god tyr, who like shanks is one armed. Shanks and tyr share many similarities. They both were renowned for their swordsmanship, their justness. And their red hair. Tyr was know as the god of war, Law and justice.

It's possible he cut Kidd's arm of because of justice, being that kidd is known for murdering and destroying villages, and would have been brought before Shanks, the God of Elbaf! Tyr lost his arm to one of Loki’s children, the beast wolf fenrir. This sacrifice had to be made to maintain order. Shanks risks his arm to a sea king. That sacrifice was made to hopefully bring order (luffy). He "bet" it on Luffy, for him to take the pirate route and continue the will of D he sensed in him

 

[Reborn]

Imagine expecting Akainu to fight two yonkous back to back whereas shanks does nothing when non yami Bb gave him a scar while going around asking help from gorosei about a pirate

 

[critical mindset]

Yes, I can explain why I'm thinking like that. Tell me, do you believe that WB was weaker than Shanks at MF?! Was Shanks known as WSM? Now Akainu put all his effort and much more to kill WB. Even if people call him dog, Akainu was portrayted as very smart man, who could manipulate others with just words.Yes, after battle against WB he wasn't fresh, or clear, how some people thinks, obviliosly Akainu affraid the consequences of his own actions. Maybe he knew that he shouldn't provoke Shanks, especially when Marines already won the battle. He knew that there is no way to handle two younko at the same time. So could Akainu die from Shanks hand at that point? Yes, but only case he alreasy defeated WB.

What's up with this nonsnese?

What is so great about taking down this dude who was already expiring by natural causes? All Lakainu did was to speed up an already late stage process. As Kom5 wrote, WB could use COO to sense Oden from a huge distance away but failed to do the same with Squardo stabbing him, an elementary skill as it relates to haki that he could not access owing to his crippling condition.

Akainu was babyshaked by this version of WB. Shanks had already stopped Kaido, from what we can gather the Red Hair Pirates would also have been weary from this engagement, but still went to stop the war. Shanks came, he saw, he evaporated Akainu's soul and bravery into the ether, so much so that Dobberman looked at that and said "shit, Akainu is so broken he ain't gonna do shit, I need to say something"

@Reborn Akainu was cold sweating from Shanks. He would play possum rather than engage him. Can you not tell from the panels that Shanks stomped and flatrolled all last vestige of valour out of this man to the point where Dobberman has to step in and try to preserve their dignity, because he is looking at Akainu's dispirited trash face and realises he ain't gonna say shit? (Akainu is like Tashigi in the face of Vergo, unable to speak, move or do anýthing in the face of Shanks). The biggest proponent of absolute justice (Akainu is just a fucking douche) who is portrayed as someone that stops at nothing to reach his ends, he was just standing there like a bummed out fool while Shanks was ordering around everyone in the battlefield. Only Dobberman had the guts to say something but was quickly told to shut his trap by Sengoku who knows... they can't win this shit!

 

[Reborn]

What's up with this nonsnese?

What is so great about taking down this dude who was already expiring by natural causes? All Lakainu did was to speed up an already late stage process. As Kom5 wrote, WB could use COO to sense Oden from a huge distance away but failed to do the same with Squardo stabbing him, an elementary skill as it relates to haki that he could not access owing to his crippling condition.

Akainu was babyshaked by this version of WB. Shanks had already stopped Kaido, from what we can gather the Red Hair Pirates would also have been weary from this engagement, but still went to stop the war. Shanks came, he saw, he evaporated Akainu's soul and bravery into the ether, so much so that Dobberman looked at that and said "shit, Akainu is so broken he ain't gonna do shit, I need to say something"

@Reborn Akainu was cold sweating from Shanks. He would play possum rather than engage him. Can you not tell from the panels that Shanks stomped and flatrolled all last vestige of valour out of this man to the point where Dobberman has to step in and try to preserve their dignity, because he is looking at Akainu's dispirited trash face and realises he ain't gonna say shit? (Akainu is like Tashigi in the face of Vergo, unable to speak, move or do anýthing in the face of Shanks). The biggest proponent of absolute justice (Akainu is just a fucking douche) who is portrayed as someone that stops at nothing to reach his ends, he was just standing there like a bummed out fool while Shanks was ordering around everyone in the battlefield. Only Dobberman had the guts to say something but was quickly told to shut his trap by Sengoku who knows... they can't win this shit!

So by your logic


Shanks who was not afraid to face of kaido is scared of Blackbeard

I mean pre - Yami Teach gave him lifetime scar and shanks did nothing.

Then he goes around telling WB to Stop Ace from going after BB instead of doing it himself as Ace was after all Roger's son.

And, most likely he went to talk to Gorosei about BB.

So based on your logic the man who actually faced kaido is afraid of getting his score settled with BB.

Thanks dude for settling this argument and making look BB the strongest pirate

 

[HopOnTheHype]

Because Shanks was stronger than super cancer Whitebeard, let alone post squard stabbing super cancer whitebeard who also had a heart attack, akainu got a free lava punch mid heart attack when he couldn't react, etc.

Not to mention Marco, Vista, etc were still around too.

A yonkou can more or less 2 hit Akainu, without a super cancer and heart attack, they do it without being hit themselves.

Though fighting shanks would have ultimately been Garp's responsibility, no one else there was up to the task.

 

[Rivaille]

Funnily enough the Yonko will all fall before Akainu which will most likely give EOS Luffy a hell of a fight

 

[HopOnTheHype]

Funnily enough the Yonko will all fall before Akainu which will most likely give EOS Luffy a hell of a fight

Kaidou and Big Mom are going down to like 7 people teaming up. (plus potentially doflamingos smiles backfiring cuz doflamingo set them up to, matching the ephermeral fruit that the moirai (who doflamingo represents, strings and controlling fate ie manipulator and all) gave to Typhon (father of monsters, who kaidou represents), a fruit that weakened him.

"[Zeus] chased Typhon to the mountain called Nysa. There the Moirai (Moirae, Fates) deceived the pursued creature, for he ate some of the ephemeral fruit on Nysa after they had persuaded him that he would gain strength from it."

Shanks is being killed by Blackbeard most likely, if not, he might become one of the final villains.

Blackbeard is being defeated by shanks or luffy depending on if shanks is evil or good

Akainu is likely going to be a warm up fight for luffy before imu, or defeated by Sabo (more likely)

 

[İsrafil]

Because, Shanks is gorosei's favourite bitch.

 

[critical mindset]

Because, Shanks is gorosei's favourite bitch.

Haha, I don't think having clout with Gorosei should count as a bad thing lol

Truth is Shanks waltzes into Mariegeoise and gets better treatment, better service, better everything than Akainu

Akainu gets told he has got no say in military affairs, that he is just their pawn to move around as they see fit, that he is not even worth informing about the Cipher Pol's actions in Dressrosa and other military maneoverings, unless he be a fucking bitchboi to go them directly and beg to get intel bc they be ignoring him otherwise:yasu:.

As a fleet admiral he has less say than even Cipher Pol

Just remember that if the Celestial Dragons wants him to be dogfisted and pounded all night at their nightly decadent underground rape chamber, Akainu would have no dignity or pride to decline this because they be the top dogs and Akainu likes to follow the book, has no other lodestar in his life pther than to further the cause of "justice", which includes sucking a bunch of CD dick because they are the gods that formed this world and needs to be listened to. "Asbolute Justice". Fucking joke


Nightly feast at CD rape chamber akainu likes it rough with lots of blood and spit

 

[Steven]

Akainu:

"So shut up and send out the ten fleets"

Akainu has basically a non-name for the WG.Nobody takes him serious

 

[Fallen Prince]

Your contents are well detailed but this one seems farfetched.

Only time Akainu feared when booney ran away from WG.

 

[Fn Lucci]

credit goes to @Seraphoenix who enlightened me with these panels, his observtions are the key here.

WB is obscenely overrated by magmabois at the time, that's all it comes down to. The dude had a heart attack mid battle, hurt by cannonfire, such that the magma attack that blew WBs face off, it would probably conflagrate and create some minor skid marks on someone like Kaido or BM, might create some burn marks and irritate them, while for WB it equates to having your face blown off

Primebeard learned of Kaido's doings but is afraid of him

Shanks is based on the Norse god tyr, who like shanks is one armed. Shanks and tyr share many similarities. They both were renowned for their swordsmanship, their justness. And their red hair. Tyr was know as the god of war, Law and justice.

It's possible he cut Kidd's arm of because of justice, being that kidd is known for murdering and destroying villages, and would have been brought before Shanks, the God of Elbaf! Tyr lost his arm to one of Loki’s children, the beast wolf fenrir. This sacrifice had to be made to maintain order. Shanks risks his arm to a sea king. That sacrifice was made to hopefully bring order (luffy). He "bet" it on Luffy, for him to take the pirate route and continue the will of D he sensed in him

Are you really banned? I mean good riddance to the vergo gimmick

Anyway, I was about to get another sex metaphor going for the Akainu question but I think the truth is obvious to anyone serious

 

[Trafalgar_D_Law]

Funnily enough the Yonko will all fall before Akainu which will most likely give EOS Luffy a hell of a fight

Lol akainu giving a PK lvl character a hell of a fight. Do people actually even care about the actual source material??

Akainu has legit nothing implying he’s at or anywhere near that lvl. He’s canonical no stronger the sick oldbread. On top of mountains of evidence at this point, suggesting imu the EoS boss.

Admirals will be luck if there even mention by name after there defeat. Imu an the WG are wayyyyy bigger news

 

[Rivaille]

Lol akainu giving a PK lvl character a hell of a fight. Do people actually even care about the actual source material??

Akainu has legit nothing implying he’s at or anywhere near that lvl. He’s canonical no stronger the sick oldbread. On top of mountains of evidence at this point, suggesting imu the EoS boss.

Admirals will be luck if there even mention by name after there defeat. Imu an the WG are wayyyyy bigger news

Oda has shown, time and time again, that he does not care about the fanmade tier list and that he is more interest in symbolic and character dynamics. Thinking that Luffy fighting Akainu (who killed his brother in front of him, scaring Luffy physically and mentally) will be anything else than an highly emotional extrem diff fight because « feat and powerscalling » is delusional imo.

You want to convince me that the Akainu’s fight will not be an extrem-diff fight use a narrative reason not fanmade powerscalling

 

[Trafalgar_D_Law]

Oda has shown, time and time again, that he does not care about the fanmade tier list and that he is more interest in symbolic and character dynamics.

it would’ve been more accurate to just say, he has no hype/ feats/ or portrayal even remotely suggesting he’s that lvl.....

U an others constantly claiming its guarantee. Should start doing a better job proving it. Currently everything in canon suggest it won’t happen, or if it did luffy whoops akainu. akainu nowhere near Primebread let alone potentially stronger.

Thinking that Luffy fighting Akainu (who killed his brother in front of him, scaring Luffy physically and mentally) will be anything else than an highly emotional extrem diff fight because « feat and powerscalling » is delusional imo.

You want to convince me that the Akainu’s fight will not be an extrem-diff fight use a narrative reason not fanmade powerscalling

Ur whole argument basically ignore the fact akainu has nothing implying he’s that strong.... But focus on the symbolism, which makes even less sense. Since 90% of that applies to sabo. But it’s literally impossible for them to fight in akainu fans minds..... Doesn’t even matter the guy in a position directly opposed to akainu remember.....

 

[Elder Lee Hung]

Justice is served

 

[stealthblack]

after you fight wb , you don't wanna get into a abttle with fresh shanks. thta is just smart way of thinking

 

[Shimotsuki Fenaker]

Justice is served

 

[Rivaille]

it would’ve been more accurate to just say, he has no hype/ feats/ or portrayal even remotely suggesting he’s that lvl.....

U an others constantly claiming its guarantee. Should start doing a better job proving it. Currently everything in canon suggest it won’t happen, or if it did luffy whoops akainu. akainu nowhere near Primebread let alone potentially stronger.


Ur whole argument basically ignore the fact akainu has nothing implying he’s that strong.... But focus on the symbolism, which makes even less sense. Since 90% of that applies to sabo. But it’s literally impossible for them to fight in akainu fans minds..... Doesn’t even matter the guy in a position directly opposed to akainu remember.....

Because the « that strong » argument have no bearing in Oda’s way of writting his story.

Akainu killed Ace in front of Luffy’s face and traumatized him. He scarred him physically and mentally. Akainu killing Ace is the reason why we had a TS. Akainu is the only character against whom Luffy has a durable rancor. Just hearing his name make his scar aches.

Luffy beat Doflamingo instead of Law, beat Arlong instead of Nami, beat Crocodile instead of Vivi...and you think that he will not beat Akainu for himself and instead of Sabo? Really?

 

[Excelsion]

Akainu mid to high diffs Shanks.