Character Discussion Sengoku & Sakazuki - A Comparison Between The Two Fleet Admirals
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Sengoku is shown to be smarter, kept the marines stable and under control. Whitebeard praised him for being cunning and Akainu coming to him for advice when he was under pressure says a lot.
Whereas with Akainu as fleet admiral started to crumble as soon as he took the role. They lost Kuzan, Swords formed their own under Garb and Smoker, had a falling out with Fujitora and Kizaru, made the Gorosei come out along with multiple vice admirals dying, Yonkos going wild and RA making advances by the day.
There’s some truth when they say psychopath are only suited for leadership roles so that explains Sengoku’s 3 decades of success. Akainu is emotional, highly temperamental and erratic thay caused the marines to go into decline.
Whereas with Akainu as fleet admiral started to crumble as soon as he took the role. They lost Kuzan, Swords formed their own under Garb and Smoker, had a falling out with Fujitora and Kizaru, made the Gorosei come out along with multiple vice admirals dying, Yonkos going wild and RA making advances by the day.
There’s some truth when they say psychopath are only suited for leadership roles so that explains Sengoku’s 3 decades of success. Akainu is emotional, highly temperamental and erratic thay caused the marines to go into decline.
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Narratively speaking (ik it's hard for Onepiss fans to understand narrative which is why they think this story is good
), Akainu should be a better leader. Maybe not a better tactician since he's more of a fighter himself than one who'd oversee a war but definitely a better leader overall. The navy is verbatim stated to have gotten stronger under his leadership which is quite literally the only criteria that should matter when judging leadership. Yeah, unity matters but there's no proof that the marines have gotten less united, in fact since Akainu is more extreme, the navy should only get more united.
Anyways, as I was saying, why should Akainu narratively be a better leader? Well simply put, every generation surpasses the generation that preceded it and the targets of the new gen will be the middle gen since middle gen has the control of the status quo right now and will all be the important fighters in the final war. Not. The. Washed. Old. Gen. They're done with the story, they only exist to tell the history and give context to why the OP world is at is it.
Roger/Whitebeard have been surpassed by Shanks/Mihawk who will be surpassed by Luffy/Zoro. The same way Garp/Sengoku have been surpassed by Akainu who will eventually be surpassed by Koby.
SIMPLE NARRATIVE.
), Akainu should be a better leader. Maybe not a better tactician since he's more of a fighter himself than one who'd oversee a war but definitely a better leader overall. The navy is verbatim stated to have gotten stronger under his leadership which is quite literally the only criteria that should matter when judging leadership. Yeah, unity matters but there's no proof that the marines have gotten less united, in fact since Akainu is more extreme, the navy should only get more united.Anyways, as I was saying, why should Akainu narratively be a better leader? Well simply put, every generation surpasses the generation that preceded it and the targets of the new gen will be the middle gen since middle gen has the control of the status quo right now and will all be the important fighters in the final war. Not. The. Washed. Old. Gen. They're done with the story, they only exist to tell the history and give context to why the OP world is at is it.
Roger/Whitebeard have been surpassed by Shanks/Mihawk who will be surpassed by Luffy/Zoro. The same way Garp/Sengoku have been surpassed by Akainu who will eventually be surpassed by Koby.
SIMPLE NARRATIVE.
Narratively speaking (ik it's hard for Onepiss fans to understand narrative which is why they think this story is good), Akainu should be a better leader. Maybe not a better tactician since he's more of a fighter himself than one who'd oversee a war but definitely a better leader overall. The navy is verbatim stated to have gotten stronger under his leadership which is quite literally the only criteria that should matter when judging leadership. Yeah, unity matters but there's no proof that the marines have gotten less united, in fact since Akainu is more extreme, the navy should only get more united.
Anyways, as I was saying, why should Akainu narratively be a better leader? Well simply put, every generation surpasses the generation that preceded it and the targets of the new gen will be the middle gen since middle gen has the control of the status quo right now and will all be the important fighters in the final war. Not. The. Washed. Old. Gen. They're done with the story, they only exist to tell the history and give context to why the OP world is at is it.
Roger/Whitebeard have been surpassed by Shanks/Mihawk who will be surpassed by Luffy/Zoro. The same way Garp/Sengoku have been surpassed by Akainu who will eventually be surpassed by Koby.
SIMPLE NARRATIVE.
), Akainu should be a better leader. Maybe not a better tactician since he's more of a fighter himself than one who'd oversee a war but definitely a better leader overall. The navy is verbatim stated to have gotten stronger under his leadership which is quite literally the only criteria that should matter when judging leadership. Yeah, unity matters but there's no proof that the marines have gotten less united, in fact since Akainu is more extreme, the navy should only get more united.Anyways, as I was saying, why should Akainu narratively be a better leader? Well simply put, every generation surpasses the generation that preceded it and the targets of the new gen will be the middle gen since middle gen has the control of the status quo right now and will all be the important fighters in the final war. Not. The. Washed. Old. Gen. They're done with the story, they only exist to tell the history and give context to why the OP world is at is it.
Roger/Whitebeard have been surpassed by Shanks/Mihawk who will be surpassed by Luffy/Zoro. The same way Garp/Sengoku have been surpassed by Akainu who will eventually be surpassed by Koby.
SIMPLE NARRATIVE.
Roger/WB > Kaido/BM/Shanks
iirc the Marines were said to be stronger than before under Akainu. Also, Akainu faces substantially more challenges than Sengoku did with the new gen, worst generation and revolutionaries. Two Yonkos falling, Vegapunk's message to the world, Joyboy's return, the Shichibukai abandoned and Saturn dead. As Garling said, the world is in huge turmoil.
I'm definitely not saying Sengoku is morally worse than Sakazuki, Sakazuki is just a more goal driven individual, he chases after his targets relentlessly like a mad dog. What I'm saying is, whatever atrocities or "sacrifices" as he terms them he commits, he does it out of his own ideal of justice, he had already determined that Ohara was a sacrifice for the greater good, and finished it off with taking down the civilian ship, an act so extreme that not even the Government committed to doing, in this case Sakazuki was being even more thorough than the government. When the whole Doflamingo situation happened, Akainu couldn't contain himself and lashed out at the Gorosei, he only cares about his own vision of justice and wants to run things his way.
Sengoku is textbook pencil pusher, he's always nervous about the job, making him more inclined to please his bosses
His thoughts about Ohara were loud and clear, shut your trap and don't question the WG
If this was Sakazuki instead of Sengoku, he's either going to say how this is done for the greater good as he believes, or if in a foul mood there's a chance Saul gets executed on the spot because this mindset does not suit the navy in his books, a solider should be firm and just
Technically Sengoku's era had more top tiers
This is not a matter of powerscaling characters within the navy, it's simply that Akainu stern leadership and determination gave the navy a new spirit, this was bolstered by moving HQ to the New World
Jinbe did not sit down there powerscaling for sure
Aggression means more ambition, more spirit, something Akainu shares the most with Fujitora, which is why they lashed out at each other in that manner. Sengoku is faint hearted in comparison.
Sengoku is textbook pencil pusher, he's always nervous about the job, making him more inclined to please his bosses
His thoughts about Ohara were loud and clear, shut your trap and don't question the WG
If this was Sakazuki instead of Sengoku, he's either going to say how this is done for the greater good as he believes, or if in a foul mood there's a chance Saul gets executed on the spot because this mindset does not suit the navy in his books, a solider should be firm and just
Technically Sengoku's era had more top tiers
This is not a matter of powerscaling characters within the navy, it's simply that Akainu stern leadership and determination gave the navy a new spirit, this was bolstered by moving HQ to the New World
Jinbe did not sit down there powerscaling for sure
Aggression means more ambition, more spirit, something Akainu shares the most with Fujitora, which is why they lashed out at each other in that manner. Sengoku is faint hearted in comparison.
Morality, Character & Ambition
Sengoku has never shown any ambition besides fulfilling his Admiral/ Fleet Admiral duties. He cares about upholding the law because it is his job
Sengoku ordered the Ohara buster call, did he do it because he thought it was right? That's most certainly not the case. To Sengoku, government orders are the words of god, to some extent "Government Dog" suits him the most
Sengoku was also involved in the killing of any pregnant woman in contact with Roger, likely among countless atrocities we are not aware of
His reactions to Whitebeard's last speech and Vegapunk's speech are also telling of what kind of a man he is
Now he might have gone soft with age, but that doesn't cancel the kind of man he was in the past
As for character, even though Sengoku is supposed to be the only CoC user, he sure was portrayed as a paranoid faint hearted soldier, contrary to Sakazuki being a tenacious and confident leader. In Marineford, this was portrayed clearly
Sengoku was a competent strategist in Marineford, but failed big time as a leader. Luckily for the marines Sakazuki was there to take the mantle
In countless panels we see Sengoku acting weak and indecisive
Whereas Akainu was raising morale and thinking of a plan to reverse this loss
When Blackbeard obtained the Gura, we see Sengoku shitting bricks
Meanwhile Akainu gave him the "I'm coming for your ass later" look and continued pursuing Luffy
Akainu even amidst this chaotic era is still as confident as one can be
When it comes to ambition, Sakazuki has his own goals, he is hellbent on destroying piracy. This is what drives him to uphold the law unlike Sengoku who is doing it for his office job. When Sakazuki bombed the Ohara ship, he did it out of principle.
He is as passionate about destroying piracy as Luffy is about becoming the Pirate King. Sengoku never had such resolve.
Akainu is the type of dawg to walk into the Gorosei hall, light a cigar, mock them to their face and even give them an order
Meanwhile Sengoku
It is no wonder that the marines under Sakazuki's leadership are stronger and more determined than they've ever been
Moving HQ to the New World is also a ballsy move that Sengoku would never commit to
In conclusion
-Akainu is a stronger leader than Sengoku
-Akainu works on principle and ambition unlike Sengoku who was more worried about the Government's approval
-Akainu is individually stronger than Sengoku
Basically better than Sengoku at everything
"B-but Sengoku has CoC"
Sengoku has never shown any ambition besides fulfilling his Admiral/ Fleet Admiral duties. He cares about upholding the law because it is his job
Sengoku ordered the Ohara buster call, did he do it because he thought it was right? That's most certainly not the case. To Sengoku, government orders are the words of god, to some extent "Government Dog" suits him the most
Sengoku was also involved in the killing of any pregnant woman in contact with Roger, likely among countless atrocities we are not aware of
His reactions to Whitebeard's last speech and Vegapunk's speech are also telling of what kind of a man he is
Now he might have gone soft with age, but that doesn't cancel the kind of man he was in the past
As for character, even though Sengoku is supposed to be the only CoC user, he sure was portrayed as a paranoid faint hearted soldier, contrary to Sakazuki being a tenacious and confident leader. In Marineford, this was portrayed clearly
Sengoku was a competent strategist in Marineford, but failed big time as a leader. Luckily for the marines Sakazuki was there to take the mantle
In countless panels we see Sengoku acting weak and indecisive
Whereas Akainu was raising morale and thinking of a plan to reverse this loss
When Blackbeard obtained the Gura, we see Sengoku shitting bricks
Meanwhile Akainu gave him the "I'm coming for your ass later" look and continued pursuing Luffy
Akainu even amidst this chaotic era is still as confident as one can be
When it comes to ambition, Sakazuki has his own goals, he is hellbent on destroying piracy. This is what drives him to uphold the law unlike Sengoku who is doing it for his office job. When Sakazuki bombed the Ohara ship, he did it out of principle.
He is as passionate about destroying piracy as Luffy is about becoming the Pirate King. Sengoku never had such resolve.
Akainu is the type of dawg to walk into the Gorosei hall, light a cigar, mock them to their face and even give them an order
Meanwhile Sengoku
It is no wonder that the marines under Sakazuki's leadership are stronger and more determined than they've ever been
Moving HQ to the New World is also a ballsy move that Sengoku would never commit to
In conclusion
-Akainu is a stronger leader than Sengoku
-Akainu works on principle and ambition unlike Sengoku who was more worried about the Government's approval
-Akainu is individually stronger than Sengoku
Basically better than Sengoku at everything
"B-but Sengoku has CoC"