As we all know Burgess holds the rank of Captain of the First Ship of the Blackbeard. I think he is most likely Teach’s YC1/first mate. Heck he was introduced to us back in Jaya.
I think Burgess will likely get Jozu’s devil fruit at some point in the series. There are just too many similarities between Jozu and Burgess. I think in the final battle against the Blackbeard pirates he will be Zoro’s enemy. I think Zoro will have already defeated Mihawk so fighting a swordsman like Shilliew will be pointless. Shilliew will probably fight Sanji (battle of invisible men and payback for stealing his beloved fruit) in a nice callback to Thriller Bark. Sanji’s opponents also tend to use dirty tricks a lot. Also since he is the captain of the 2nd ship I think he is most likely Teach’s YC2, so the perfect opponent for Sanji.
I think Zoro on the other hand will fight Burgess and learn how to cut diamond during the fight, becoming the first swordsman in history to cut diamond. It will probably be with a Shishi Sonson and it would be a callback to my all-time favourite Zoro fight- Zoro vs Mr. 1 !
I think Burgess will likely get Jozu’s devil fruit at some point in the series. There are just too many similarities between Jozu and Burgess. I think in the final battle against the Blackbeard pirates he will be Zoro’s enemy. I think Zoro will have already defeated Mihawk so fighting a swordsman like Shilliew will be pointless. Shilliew will probably fight Sanji (battle of invisible men and payback for stealing his beloved fruit) in a nice callback to Thriller Bark. Sanji’s opponents also tend to use dirty tricks a lot. Also since he is the captain of the 2nd ship I think he is most likely Teach’s YC2, so the perfect opponent for Sanji.
I think Zoro on the other hand will fight Burgess and learn how to cut diamond during the fight, becoming the first swordsman in history to cut diamond. It will probably be with a Shishi Sonson and it would be a callback to my all-time favourite Zoro fight- Zoro vs Mr. 1 !