General & Others Powerscalers (Agenda Aside) is there a way that your favorite character can not be one of the strongest and that not be an issue for you?

#42
I like a lot of characters and for some of the the power-level Is not important, but for some strenght is a means to an end.

For example, I like Kizaru a lot and he doesn't necessarily have to be at the very top of the manga. However, Akainu has to, because he has to fight Luffy or at the very least Dragon.

Or: I like Hiriluk and Buggy, no power level involved, but now It cannot be for Teach?
My goal isn’t to tell you what you can like. I was just curious to what people did like.
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Yes, it is possible for Doffy to be as low as YC1, which would be fine for me.
Doffy is one of my favorite characters I don’t care where his strength falls.
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None of this makes them stronger than Luffy. But I digress this isn’t a powerscaling thread.
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Genuinely, unless you think Kizaru is somehow a tier above the other admirals, there’s nothing to disagree with after Kizaru took mercy on Luffy.
I just have Luffy beating Kizaru in a 1v1 based on the feats I’ve seen.
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Powerscalers (Agenda Aside) is there a way that your favorite character can not be one of the strongest and that not be an issue for you?
Luffys could be weaker than all of the admirals I wouldn’t care. But I have feats that tell me he isn’t. I don’t have a bias.
 
#43
My goal isn’t to tell you what you can like. I was just curious to what people did like.
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Doffy is one of my favorite characters I don’t care where his strength falls.
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None of this makes them stronger than Luffy. But I digress this isn’t a powerscaling thread.
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I just have Luffy beating Kizaru in a 1v1 based on the feats I’ve seen.
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Luffys could be weaker than all of the admirals I wouldn’t care. But I have feats that tell me he isn’t. I don’t have a bias.
We saw the 1v1, Luffy lost outright. And it wasn’t extreme diff either like straight up Kizaru could’ve gone forward and fight anyone else afterwards with no issue.

Kizaru is canonically above Luffy, which basically means all the old legends and other admirals are too. Definitely not top 10. You can argue he’s not even top 15 if you count the Gorosei who Luffy can’t beat either.
 
#47
We saw the 1v1, Luffy lost outright. And it wasn’t extreme diff either like straight up Kizaru could’ve gone forward and fight anyone else afterwards with no issue.

Kizaru is canonically above Luffy, which basically means all the old legends and other admirals are too. Definitely not top 10. You can argue he’s not even top 15 if you count the Gorosei who Luffy can’t beat either.
Man we have argued this at nausea you know you aren’t going to change my mind. I’m not trying to change yours.
 
#49
Man we have argued this at nausea you know you aren’t going to change my mind. I’m not trying to change yours.
I’m not trying to change your mind. I’m pointing out the bias that leads to the “The Monster Trio dynamic isn’t a thing anymore” ideology. We’re shown Luffy lose to Kizaru, but despite that, you still think Luffys top 6 and there’s some massive gap.
 
#50
My top 5 fav characters = the 5 mid gen Admirals

My expectation for Akainu/Kizaru/Kuzan : be above Kaido by a clear margin.
1. 5B > 4.6B

2. Kaido's strongest mode Flame Dragon being made of magma-like flame, which Akainu will prob surpass in size and power with Magu Awakening
Akainu can also probably consume the Flame Dragon just like he can do with regular flames

3. Akainu can only fight a much stronger Luffy than the 1 Kaido fought -
Akainu can only fight Post Elbaf Luffy while Egghead Luffy on paper could beat Kaido

Kizaru and Kuzan can just rely/leech on Akainu's feats vs Luffy, even if they can't leech them fully.
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My expectations for GB and Fuji : beat or lose to Kaido extreme diff

If the Admirals don't live up to these expectations then are there ways for it not to be an issue?

Well yes, 1 way is for Oda to do a collective reveal of Logia Awakenings with Akainu-Kizaru-GB in Marine HQ, and make them super cool & strong ( even if the Logia Awakenings aren't as strong as Kaido's Flame Dragon )

But i think for Akainu at least, it is unlikely his Logia Awakening won't surpass the Flame Dragon.
 
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#51
I’m not trying to change your mind. I’m pointing out the bias that leads to the “The Monster Trio dynamic isn’t a thing anymore” ideology. We’re shown Luffy lose to Kizaru, but despite that, you still think Luffys top 6 and there’s some massive gap.
Two major issues with your post. I don’t have a bias and Luffy didn’t lose.
 
#53
Yes cuz character legacies and relevance to the fandom after a series ends depends on how popular they are overall, not how strong they are
 
#54
EoS Zoro not actually being the strongest swordsman in history (including casual users, connosieurs, heaven-dwellers, Earth-dwellers, doesn't matter) would be unacceptable. He's not fighting for a technical title or "well akkshually" status, he's fighting to be the best. Zoro himself is not one to make excuses about literally anything, let alone haki/swordsmanship/devil fruits/"sword users but not swordsmen". If you have two brain cells paired with a modicum of reading comprehension you can't really deny this if you aren't being disingenuous. So if his status as the world's strongest has a bunch of unaddressed asterisks attached to it, that's going to be a laughable conclusion to the character.

However, if the character has a specific conclusion where he doesn't achieve his goal for one reason or another (e.g. death as a result of self-sacrifice) and those reasons are acknowledged by the story itself, I could see it being fine.
 
#56
Tbh, it doesn't really matter how bad Luffy looks in a particular arc, everyone knows new power ups are guaranteed and he will surpass all the ladmirals
That’s why it’s not much of a point in debating strength when it comes to Luffy. He’s going to come out on top eventually no matter what.
 
#57
1. With luffy it's a given he's gonna be top 3 ever. He's going to do what joy boy couldn't and what Roger was to early to do. He is going to be the main reason the wg falls. He already has a God df with all adhaki, great physical statsand the voat. Only thing luffy needs is refining his abilities. He's is going to be the new Nika that changes the world.

2. With zoro if he's top 10 and weaker than some yonko or admirals it can be passable. If he's weaker than like wb and bb and sengoku and akainu there's no harm no foul there. Imo zoro will end up top 5 ever but if he'sunder the peaks of the groups there'sreally nothingto be mad at. I doubt that will happen as like luffy is the new Nika for this generation zoro is the Ryuma of this generation. Only real person I'd say would be above zoro is bb.

3. Sanji if he reaches that level he's automatically at the very top of op. If he's at admiral level the guy is stronger than most crews and most #2 on crews. Imo sanji is going to be top 10 to top 15 ever. He is going to be the new gaban. Even if gaban was weaker than Rayleigh and Roger he was completely out classed by them. Sanji being above him should at least be admirals level if not above it.

4. Mihawk wouldn't make sense as a character if Shanks is stronger. His whole character revolves around him being the strongest swordsman alive. If it turned out there was another swordsman stronger not only does it make him a fraud for walking around like he was the strongest but it makes wss and Zoro's dream void. Mihawk entire character would be pointless and shanks should have just been wss. If Shanks is stronger he'd have to get some pu that pushes him past Mihawk not him already being stronger.
 
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