Questions & Mysteries Is the Blackbeard Crew too weak for EOS opponent?

#23
In an SBS Oda even said that he should have put Pinguin and Shachi but Bepo was stronger so he put him...
I don't see how Shiryu who joined BB after the OG4 is his #2 if not for strength.
Aokiji wasn’t a confirmed member of the BBP when the spread came out. But we saw Oda portray them side by side when Garp came to hachinosu and it was clear that Kuzan was portrayed as the stronger one.
 
#28
BB, Shiryu and Burgess are the top 3 dogs beside Kuzan (that I think is a double agent and will betray the crew later on).

- BB is the only one ok at the moment: strongest DF (Gura Gura), possibly an OP myth Zoan similar to the Nika Nika (Dark Dark) that nullyfies other powers, ACoC.
- Shiryu needs awakening and ACoC to be a real threat for Zoro
- Burgess has an op DF, but if Sanji unlocks CoC it's not enough

The rest of the crew is more than enough for current SHs. Usopp doesn't even have basic haki control and has to defeat f*king Van Augur, who is a teleport sniper.
 
#29
Oda never said Shiryu is 2nd strongest...
His whole point is being stronger than the captain from the moment of joining, mirroring Zoro.
This died off with stuff like Roger being named after a more valuable metal than Rayleigh, Whitebeard being the WSM (thus above Oden and Marco), King admiring Kaido for being so much stronger than him, etc.
There's almost never a case where the captain is below their subordinate.
 
#37
Let’s be real, it’s just Zoro and Sanji fans complaining here.

I think practically everyone (especially post Rocks) is fine with the idea of Blackbeard being strong enough to be the final villain of Luffy.

(note that this is just the idea of him having the strength, not that he will be. I.e. even people that think Imu is the final villain still think EoS Blackbeard will be a monster)

Fans of the other Strawhats are reasonably happy with a Blackbeard Pirate as well. For example, mid trio and lower trio fans know that realistically their faves won’t be beating the Gorosei. There was the HK’s, but the CoC is the weakness of them has rendered that nearly impossible. And there aren’t any good Marines for them to fight, no one gives a fuck about VA, even the zodiacs.

It’s just Zoro fans who want more than Shiryu, and Sanji fans who want more than Lafitte/Pizarro/Burgess.
 
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