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Sure, but I compared Big Mom with Fujitora here, not Kizaru, lol. Fujitora seems more like he is proficient in the art of swordsmanship. He always draws his sword. Big Mom however seems to rather choose a sword as a weapon of choice. "spear of elbaf" is a technique not exclusive to swords as...

Well, Big Mom is even more complicated, given that she is a natural freak that breaks through giant swords with her fist as a child, breaks Big Father apart with punches and tosses Queen around with wrestling. Plus having a soul fruit to create powerful homies that cannot be harmed by Haki.

Roger is a swordsman. And swordsmanship might be his main power (inb4 some advanced stuff with CoC will be revealed that matches Whitebeard's Gura power). But Mihawk is the WSS of the era of piracy. It doesn't necessarily mean he is as strong or stronger than Roger. Roger is Primebeard's equal...

It makes sense, given that nearly all of the most important and strongest characters from past and present are somehow swordsmen, as they are either proficient in it or wield a blade. Roger, Xebec, Shiki, Big Mom, Fujitora, Kizaru. It would be odd that Mihawk is the peak strength wise among...

Shanks would still be at his strongest with a sword and would use it. He would just beat Mihawk without using a sword as a proof of concept. :smithnie:

You don't get the point do you, lol. Shanks is an excellent swordsman and near equal to Mihawk powerwise. But what if Shanks consumes and masters a DF that makes him so strong, that he can beat Mihawk without using his sword? Would Shanks be able to fairly claim the WSS title?

So if Shanks eats and masters a fruit that allows him to beat Mihawk without the use of a sword, he is the WSS?

We might say it is true that everyone is a swordsman that is competent at swordsmanship or even who uses a sword in battle. But we might also say, that the WSS predominantly includes those whose strongest ability is swordsmanship. Imagine Shanks eats some overpowered fruit like the gravity...

And that's not even his awakening. Light awakening must be some crazy shit. Buh Bye Sabaody in this case.

It's fair to ask though, why Mihawk did not challenge the likes of Big Mom. At the time Shanks was still Mihawk's rival, I believe Big Mom was stronger than Shanks. She might be stronger than Shanks even now. But it doesn't seem like Mihawk ever sought to duel her. If he did, that surely...

If Kizaru was a swordsman of Rayleigh's caliber, it means he heavily nerfs himself by not using a real sword. With a real sword, a Meito, he could unleash powerful flying slashes. Able to cut battleships or even a mountain like Pica into pieces. The light sword however only enables Kizaru to...

Kizaru solidified his light mimicking a sword. What would be the difference between a sword made of light and a rod? When it came to debating Daz' durability, you pointed out that the CP9's Tekkai "only" mimics iron but is not comparable to a real iron body. But here suddenly light solidified...

Well, I didn't say Law cannot be considered a swordsman, but replying to Garp the Fist, who said that only Kizaru and Big Mom stand out, saying that Law would stand out even more.

It's not the same. Using Katanas would vastly increase Zoro's attack power. But whether Law swings an old rusty knife or a katana, doesn't matter at all. Because the weapon only draws the trajectory, but the cut happens due to his room.

I just mean that his skill with the sword is vastly dwarfed by his DF ability, unlike most other blade users. Like Big Mom is very powerful with the blade as well. While Law, solely with his sword, is terribly weak.

While inside of his room, to make use of his hax. First swing of his sword point blank and me misses Smoker [1] [2] Then he cuts through Tashigi with his hax. Tries to attack her again but Smoker blocks [3] Teleports away from Smokers attack, tries to strike again with his sword and gets...

I disagree with Law even more than with Big Mom & co. because his abilities are not related to swordsmanship at all. Big Mom at least can use powerful named attacks with her blade. Law only uses his sword for spatial hax. Without his room, he was being stalled by Doffy's clone. And Doffy pointed...

If he ends up as Zoro's opponent and fights him with a sword, yeah, then he is a swordsman. But I doubt their paths will cross.

Maybe Kizaru using a sword against a competent swordsman was the best way to go. At least in base. Who knows what his awakening is capable of. That's called versatility. A swordsman however would always resort to a sword, it's his main fighting style and most of his fighting power comes from it...

That basically makes 99,9% of the OP world swordsmen and the WSS dream the most significant path in the story, since it implies that the greatest swordsman has to surpass all the strongest and most important characters in the series. And indeed, it's justified to ask why Mihawk never challenged...