You're kinda right. I think it's still something to consider when analyzing BB's strength.
Yami + Gura BB >> Yami BB >> Base BB
Yami BB also got destroyed by Deathbeard.
Finally a power scale that makes sense coming from you. Laughs.
When I claim that we were underestimating Blackbeard and more precisely Blackbeard with Yami, this is derived from the fact that:
- Whitebeard with the strongest Paramecia became the WSM.
- Kaidou with the strongest Zoan became the WSM.
So, with this data in hand, there is a high chance that stronger Df- Logia can make the user WSM, of course for this Blackbeard needs to have good stamina, good Haki and combat experience, that's why I mentioned that the fruit may have the potential to make you stronger, that is, to fully exploit you.
And technically no one is crazy to say that Blackbeard with Yami > Blackbeard with Gura Gura + Yami, Blackbeard himself put himself on a pedestal above when he obtained Gura Gura he claimed to have become "invincible".
About Blackbeard doing poorly initially against Whitebeard, it's quite common in fights nowadays, the high Blackbeard's over-reliability may have caused him to let his guard down a little more than usual, but there's no doubt on my part that Whitebeard took the early advantage over the confrontation and even managed to inflict a wound on Blackbeard. , but... Blackbeard after being "destroyed" by Whitebeard continued fighting without any problem against GARP + SENGOKU... And a broken person shouldn't even be able to get up right?!
And taking advantage of the comment, about Akainu for PK, well this scenario comes down to Akainu being able to enjoy all the privileges that a Shounen protagonist can, things like a heart beating out of nowhere after being killed (Who knows how many times he would be killed by Kaidou or anyone else. LOL), akainu becoming a joyboy, etc. .
So yes, with that level of plot armor akainu could indeed become PK, but the worst thing is that Kaidou without any plot armor is one step away from a piece, and he doesn't even enjoy the privileges of being an MC, and yet he is > Akainu..
