depending on how Loki vs shanks go shakky’s side side piece might not even be top 5 swordsmen’s of all time
It’s funny how Roger’s hype met the axe after 25 years of mystery
Oda simply portrayed him as a really strong pirate who loves adventure
Then introduced a descendent of Davy Jones, someone who posed a problem to Imu, and had him lead a line of big shots. Xebec proceeds to completely steal the spotlight by directly challenging Imu in Mariejois then fighting him GV
Then we got Harald, a monster of an ancient giant king who actually crossed blades with Xebec on more than one occasion and each time fighting to a draw
And now there’s Loki too, whom not only carries his father’s strength, but also has Ragnir and the legendary Elbaf fruit to top it off
Roger peaked at GV, from there it was stealing poneglyphs from pregnant hags and finding the right translator
Oda didn’t even give him a victory over Shiki despite the storm
Oda is such a troll