Powers & Abilities Is Law and the Ope Ope no Mi fair game in the WSS competition?

Because by stalling Law, Doflamingo prevented Law from using his cutting abilities. That's why, when Doffy became heated, Trebol got afraid and told Doffy to watch out because he is inside Law's room. How can you possibly not get the difference?

I am talking about a free shot, when you are talking about Kaido being durable enough to "tank" an Ope Ope no Mi slash.

Why do I have to discuss such basic things?

Yeah, exactly, Fujitora is also a great example. His swordsmanship so far is nothing special either, he just uses gravity all the time.
No he didn't. He was beaten up by Vergo when he was a child who ate the Ope Ope no Mi 5 minutes ago and couldn't even use it. In the second encounter, Law bisected him. No implication that Law used Haki either.
You can bring in manga facts they still don't get it
It's a lost cause
 
All this can be said about Cabaji
No, same cannot be said about Cabaji, because his swordsmanship and other tricks balance each other out. While Law's ability is vastly superior to his swordsmanship outside of his room. Vastly.

Yet he s still a swordsman just like law :rolaugh:
No one denied he is a swordsman. Can you stop using that argument for the 100th time? Arguing against strawmans.
 
Because by stalling Law, Doflamingo prevented Law from using his cutting abilities. That's why, when Doffy became heated, Trebol got afraid and told Doffy to watch out because he is inside Law's room. How can you possibly not get the difference?

I am talking about a free shot, when you are talking about Kaido being durable enough to "tank" an Ope Ope no Mi slash.

Why do I have to discuss such basic things?
What? now you're saying Law couldnt cut off Doffy because Doffy prevented him from doing so? So you agree that Sword is really important for Law?

"LaW CaN sTilL pErFOrM hIs cUttiNg aBiLlItY WitHoUt a SwOrd"
i remember you said that, if Doffy stalled/blocked Law's sword it shouldnt be a problem if law could still perform his ability without a sword

And so if Law didnt perform his cutting ability immediately it means Law underestimated Doffy? i dont remember Law having such personality, or you officially changed Law's personality?

Lol
 
Had this argument on another thread and thought it would be interesting to debate it.

There are 3 prominent opinions on who falls under the WSS competition.
  1. Each and every swordsman/sword user falls under the WSS competition
  2. Only those fall under the WSS title, whose main/strongest asset is swordsmanship
  3. Only "pure" swordsmen fall under it
In my opinion it is 2. Why? Because of, for example, Law. King falls under the WSS title despite of his versatility, since his strongest and main asset is swordsmanship, which is boosted by his zoan, that boosts his physicals. His fire (given his epithet) is just a part of his versatility, so it doesn't really matter in the grand scheme.

As for Law however, I see it differently. Law is a swordsman, yes, but as a swordsman, he sucks. Without his fruit, he struggles stalling one of Doffy's clones. His main power comes from his DF and that DF is vastly superior to his swordsmanship. His DF also has nothing to do with swordsmanship and is separated. Gamma Knife, heart removal, shambles, his most frequently used and most devastating abilities are not related to swordsmanship. Not even his cutting is. His cutting is spatial hax and can be performed with basically any tool. That's why Law uses a plain, low quality no name sword. Because it doesn't matter for his ability.

Would Law becoming the WSS through the sheer power of his DF be a fair game? Would it count? Because, plot aside, Law could basically steal any swordsman's sword with shambles (like he has stolen the Den Den Mushi out of the Marines pockets) and then destroy him with his devil fruit.

It's imo a difference, whether a DF just adds to the versatility of a swordsman, or if said DF or ability makes up the vast majority of his power, while his swordsmanship in itself is just a weak side power. Thus, Shanks and Oden definitely fall under the WSS domain, but guys like Law, imo, not.

Take the following analogy: 2 boxers meet in battle to decide who is the strongest boxer in the world. Only difference, one boxer is fully armored, with blades and a machine gun, while the other one goes naked and with bare fists.

Your thoughts? The Ope Ope no Mi is, of course, only one example, but the most prominent one in this case.

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I warned you, discussed to death, both on WG and OJ.
 
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"A swordsman is someone who's combat style revolves around the use of a sword or multiple swords. To be defined a swordsman the sword has to be your focal point when in action, having a DF doesn't kick you out from the swordsman title as long as your DF has a secondary function (like Shiryu for example), this is not Law's case tho cause his primary power comes from the use of his DF and the sword is only a tool to expand the DF usage and for defence in CQC (since Law lacks physical combat skills)"

1. So you think Law could still perform without his df?
2. and what on hell has his sword to do in expanding his df usage? with his bare hand he could perform way easier because he wouldnt need to hold a 5 kg sword
3. If sword is for defence in CQC, a shield fits more so Law should get a shield instead
 
I warned you, discussed to death, both on WG and OJ.
I love the strawmans used here. I clearly said Law is a swordsman but asked if it would be fair game if a medicore swordsman (which Law is outside of his room) would be massively powered up by a DF which is separate from his swordsmanship.

People answer: "Law is still a swordsman"

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and what on hell has his sword to do in expanding his df usage? with his bare hand he could perform way easier because he wouldnt need to hold a 5 kg sword
Because Law fights at his beast with a weapon, just like 99% of the OP world. Pick up a 5kg sword and you will be stronger than with your bare hands. Apart from the fact that OP characters are way stronger than the usual real life human. There is no reason for Law to dismiss his sword, he can use it in accordance to his DF. But that doesn't change the fact that his DF makes up the vast amount of his power.
 
I love the strawmans used here. I clearly said Law is a swordsman but asked if it would be fair game if a medicore swordsman (which Law is outside of his room) would be massively powered up by a DF which is separate from his swordsmanship.

People answer: "Law is still a swordsman"

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Because Law fights at his beast with a weapon, just like 99% of the OP world. Pick up a 5kg sword and you will be stronger than with your bare hands. Apart from the fact that OP characters are way stronger than the usual real life human. There is no reason for Law to dismiss his sword, he can use it in accordance to his DF. But that doesn't change the fact that his DF makes up the vast amount of his power.
answer my questions first
 
I love the strawmans used here. I clearly said Law is a swordsman but asked if it would be fair game if a medicore swordsman (which Law is outside of his room) would be massively powered up by a DF which is separate from his swordsmanship.

People answer: "Law is still a swordsman"

:seriously:
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Because Law fights at his beast with a weapon, just like 99% of the OP world. Pick up a 5kg sword and you will be stronger than with your bare hands. Apart from the fact that OP characters are way stronger than the usual real life human. There is no reason for Law to dismiss his sword, he can use it in accordance to his DF. But that doesn't change the fact that his DF makes up the vast amount of his power.
That´s the level of argument you can expect. Had this go on for pages until i finally got down the old brigade (i think it was mostly Buggy). Just makes no sense to argue really. Doubt it´s ever gonna get resolved in the manga anyway, considering Law is now Luffy fanboy and does not have the growth of Luffy and Zoro, and Fuji is destined to be an ally.
 
I love the strawmans used here. I clearly said Law is a swordsman but asked if it would be fair game if a medicore swordsman (which Law is outside of his room) would be massively powered up by a DF which is separate from his swordsmanship.

People answer: "Law is still a swordsman"

:seriously:
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Because Law fights at his beast with a weapon, just like 99% of the OP world. Pick up a 5kg sword and you will be stronger than with your bare hands. Apart from the fact that OP characters are way stronger than the usual real life human. There is no reason for Law to dismiss his sword, he can use it in accordance to his DF. But that doesn't change the fact that his DF makes up the vast amount of his power.
Luffy is definely not stronger when using a blade....Did you ever see law using any of his atack techniques withoud a blade? did he ever sliced anyone with his bare hands? his DF depends on using a blade, wich makes him a swordsman just as much as Fujitora.

What you all gonna say next? that Zoro is not a swordsman because using 3 blades is just not common enough? the octopus guy is not a swordman because he has more arms than a human?
 
No, same cannot be said about Cabaji, because his swordsmanship and other tricks balance each other out. While Law's ability is vastly superior to his swordsmanship outside of his room. Vastly.
Excuse me what do you mean by Laws ability is vastly superior to his swordsmanship?

like there’s something big Law does with his fruit that doesn’t involve his swordsmanship?

the only one I know is Shambles.

but guess what, Cabaji does that too. He has a unicycle.

shambles affects Laws mobility VASTLY in combat and Cabaji’s unicycle affects his mobility VASTLY in combat as well

That’s two abilities that don’t directly involve swordsmanship yet affect combat are still based on the general gimmick of both characters

done

is Cabaji not a swordsman just because he augments his mobility with a unicycle in combat same way Law augments his mobility?

Like I said dude, there’s a bunch of random semantics here. You post is about whether Law should be counted as a swordsman even though he has a broken fruit because this somehow affects the concept of WSS, but then you are not acknowledging that NONE OF THAT MATTERS. Law cannot defeat Mihawk so what does it matter he has that fruit?

is it because of Zoro? So what if Zoro is stronger than Law despite Law having broken abilities?

if Oda really really really wanted to, Law would be by far the strongest person in this story. But he’s not. Law can’t beat mihawk and won’t be able to beat EoS Zoro because plot said so.

plot decided that Doffy could beat Law and he did. I can tell you 100 ways Law should’ve beaten Doffy WITHOUT even using the personality switch, but nope, the story says Doffy > Law so who cares, Doffy wins. Law is a swordsman and not WSS and will never be WSS so Mihawk and EoS Zoro > Law because plot said so
 
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