so? i’m not saying he’s fodder he’s just isn’t strong compared to other characters in the grandline and new world
He is a great whiteshark fishman with insane physical power.
Even without the steroids he'd be crushing these dinosaurs flying shits
Here is Hody's introduction where he handcuffed and defeated an entire crew that was heavily armed. He was literally shot point blank with bazookas and black powder weapons and the shots déflagrated on contact. For him this was like tickling his ball sacks
Just compare Jimbei, a physcial powerhouse we all agree, to Hody Jones
Luffy used his absolutely most powered up techniques in G2 against Hody who was standing next to a fucking mountain. Luffy was using his version of Gomu No Rocket but in G2 against which Hody has him flying some many hundreds of meters through a mountain and taken what is essentially a Gomu No Rocket but in G2 to the chest to launch him that way.
Oda is making a direct comparison between Jimbei (tough guy) to Hody. Hody is then repeatedly smashed into the mountain and kicked into the dirt and looking about as bad as Oven from one kick by Sanji lol. (Oven noted for his durability in the VC over Katakuri)
Here is Hody after taking Liuffy's most powered up G2 technique flying to the other side of the mountan. He is looking almsot the same as Jimbei from just one G2 punch