Powers & Abilities Shiryu is the Second Strongest Blackbeard Pirate… According to Eiichiro Oda

[ImmaIvanoM]

D: Hello, Odacchi! Looking at the cover page of Chapter 1031, it seems like Bepo is the No. 2 of the Heart Pirates, right!? I was surprised because I thought that Penguin, Shachi, and Bepo were all tied for No. 2! Are you saying that Bepo (with Sulong?) is the strongest between them? P.N. Pudding-ya



O: That cover, huh? Similar to Zoro, not all of those characters have the title of first mate. I selected the No. 2s as I saw fit. Usually, Shachi and Penguin are more dependable, but those two—who have seen Bepo's Sulong form—are no match for Bepo in terms of fighting power...! I acknowledge him.

 

[Warchief Sanji D Goat]

Too bad that Shiryu doesn't live up to the hype of being the second strongest BBP though.

But hopefully that will change soon.

 

[JoNdule]

He's not if you include Kuzan

If he was, he'd be fighting Garp, he'd be the one beating YCs or having suoer crazy feats

Only Teach and Kuzan have shown to] feats
The rest zero! Burgess at least matched base sabo a bit

 

[Sasaki Kojirō]

Now what?! You just caught me, and I'm a fan of Kuzan, but there's no escaping the fact that my Kuzan is weaker than Shiryu.
Damn Oda drew this knowing what would happen.

 

[Kyou]

No

 

[Albino 👑]

Imagine unironically thinking shiryu is just as strong if not stronger than akainu

 

[Sir Yasheen]

If only shiryu had any hype…

 

[Kyou]

If only shiryu had any hype…

All of them have 0
And they keep getting Ls

 

[DarkKingSlander]

Bepo, sabo, and Beckman are the only ones worth anything

 

[AmiralTensei]

When Oda wrote this, Kuzan wasn't introduce as a BB pirate. Stop spamming this shit, it's retarded.

 

[Zaretball]

Doubt it

 

[SkySanji]

Blackbeard > Shiryu > Aokiji is a manga fact, has been for months since Kuzan was literally said to be a member of the crew lol.

 

[ShadowStyle369]

Funny looking at this statement and now the chapter
we see why bepo is indeed the number two and his strength is to be respected… can’t wait for shiryu turn

 

[HA001]

When Oda wrote this, Kuzan wasn't introduce as a BB pirate. Stop spamming this shit, it's retarded.

The only retard here is you. Introduction is irrelevant. He's been a bb pirate for a year

 

[Arthur Fleck]

Yes.

 

[EmetSelch]

Shiryu equal to Magelan, and Magelan already destroyed BB if not because the antidote in impel down, BB at that time already put scar on Shanks face. soo, until kuzan and shiryu going all out, putting shiryu on 2nd strongest on BB pirates isn't to far fetched

 

[Apollo]

The fact that a meme take like this actually being taken serious

The only commentary I would give right now is that Oda wasn't going to reveal Kuzan as the tenth on a color spread years before his introduction as such.

I'll also add this from the promotion for volume 105(chapters 1056-1065):

You can see that Oda wanted to keep the identity of the 10th captain a secret until now.

 

[Rivaille]

Those kind of threads prove that even if Oda HIMSELF draw something AND then comment on it some people will always push their agendas because they do not care about the canon.

OT: Per Oda own words and own drawing (not in a databook, not in a magazine, not written by an editor-you know the usual excuses-) Shiliew > Kuzan.

 

[Roo]

Oda literally hid Kuzan’s true role in the crew until this chapter. I doubt he wanted to give it away in a cover page

 

[nik87]

Bepo's reasoning doesn't apply to others even tho people like to use it...
This cover isnt proof of anything. Shiryu isnt second strongest, nor is Kuzan.