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Chapter 999 reconfirmed that Whitebeard pirates have been spreading false informations in order to keep their reputations up and to inflict fear on pirates and Navy to not mess with them.
Well, even BMP have spread lies about Kidd to cover up their failures.
From Ace Novel and in the Manga, We can see how WBP kept WB's health and powerlevel a secret by making up lies that he was still the WSM.
They also kept making it seem as if WB would still go at war to avenge his men if you touch one of them or touched his territories.
That was the Old WB who perhaps did that but as time flew by, he stopped being that great hero. Same thing with WBP not helping their Allies to fight back Weevil. Nah, they disbanded and didn't even give a damn about the 16 allied captains (despite some of them being original members of WB's crew)
It's not their fault tho,
they had to keep up these propaganda to protect their image when the reality was that:
WB didn't actually rule as WSM anymore for at least the last 6 years of his life, he wasn't the man who fights/accept challenges anymore. Backing down to fight Kaido etc...
He was only flexing on rookies like Ace.
WBP were on decline for the last 10 years, Marineford arc didn't only weaken them but exposed them and payback war was the end of it all. Weevil is just cleaning up the mess.
The only reason he went to Marineford was because he knew his time was over and can at least save/avenge one of his underling to atome his sins for letting Oden and Thatch die in vain without avenging them.
So yeah, Newgate stopped being A Great Pirate 10 years ago.
Navy and pirates kept buying his old image that WBP would still use to bestow fear.
Well, even BMP have spread lies about Kidd to cover up their failures.
From Ace Novel and in the Manga, We can see how WBP kept WB's health and powerlevel a secret by making up lies that he was still the WSM.
They also kept making it seem as if WB would still go at war to avenge his men if you touch one of them or touched his territories.
That was the Old WB who perhaps did that but as time flew by, he stopped being that great hero. Same thing with WBP not helping their Allies to fight back Weevil. Nah, they disbanded and didn't even give a damn about the 16 allied captains (despite some of them being original members of WB's crew)
It's not their fault tho,
they had to keep up these propaganda to protect their image when the reality was that:
WB didn't actually rule as WSM anymore for at least the last 6 years of his life, he wasn't the man who fights/accept challenges anymore. Backing down to fight Kaido etc...
He was only flexing on rookies like Ace.
WBP were on decline for the last 10 years, Marineford arc didn't only weaken them but exposed them and payback war was the end of it all. Weevil is just cleaning up the mess.
The only reason he went to Marineford was because he knew his time was over and can at least save/avenge one of his underling to atome his sins for letting Oden and Thatch die in vain without avenging them.
So yeah, Newgate stopped being A Great Pirate 10 years ago.
Navy and pirates kept buying his old image that WBP would still use to bestow fear.


In the last chapter, I judged him by the image I had of him not by what he actually did.