Didnt he basically use it in Thriller Bark lol. Gag or not. Basically did use it.
Its not baseless at all. Sanji stated " with the exoskeleton and haki, my body can now withstand hotter flames". Showing his durability was the only thing holding him back.
Its not baseless at all. Sanji stated " with the exoskeleton and haki, my body can now withstand hotter flames". Showing his durability was the only thing holding him back.
And lemme rephrase my meaning of baseless. I'm agreeing with the explanation- but too many holes. The stamina cost, potential limitation of how much flame he can spawn of that level, any other potential issues, etc. Only thing we know is that with enhanced durability, he can spawn hotter flames. Nothing regarding stamina, quantity, uptime, etc cost of those hotter flames.
Is it plausible and even sensible that HM can be used in IJ? Yes.
Is it something we should treat as factual and proper. or obvious in any discussion? No.
Believing he can is okay, assuming he can and factoring it into discussions is not. That's what I meant by baseless. Just like the Tatsumaki example.