Yeah...I guess people also think that the regular Yonko crew structure is gonna reflect how the Straw Hats will wind up power-wise EoS despite the fact that Roger and Shanks (who more closely resemble the Straw Hats) had Captain/First Mates with much closer relationships and power levels.
As for the teachers, that's something that people like to ignore...plus the motivations for getting stronger that each Straw Hat had. Luffy obviously got his "frog in the well" moment in Marineford...and Zoro had the repeated "failures" of Thriller Bark and Saobody plus his inability to help Luffy during MF to push him harder during the TS. That plus his teacher being a DF-less swordsman like himself...and the fact that Zoro already tapped into Haki prior to his training meant that he got a hell of a lot of mileage out of his training with Mihawk - the scar over his eye just adds to that fact.
(And you mean the Godhawk is too OP)
Absolutely agree. People don't realize, or better to say don't want to realize, that that kind of structure is not present in the SHC. Zoro's goal is to be the WSS, a certified top tier, and an upper echelon top tier, someone who is at the top, regular first mates are nothing in comparison to that. Zoro is very likely going to beat a first mate in this arc, and we are still far away from EOS and his maximum level. Someone who works as Zoro's parallel was able to fight against an Admiral in his old age without having picked up a sword in 20 years and just playing around, drinking, and getting chicks. Mihawk is arguably above prime Ray, and Zoro will go beyond that.
Of course. Each of them focused on what they do. Luffy and Zoro fighting, Sanji was on the island getting recipes to help his crew, Nami studying weather patterns, Chopper becoming a better doctor, etc. Mihawk was the best teacher for Zoro. For Luffy it is hard to pin point exactly who could help him more, maybe Garp, then again he is a dfless brawler, but could have maybe helped him more than Ray. Zoro made a vow never to lose, until he beats that man, specifically referring to Mihawk,
@Den_Den_Mushi pointed it out earlier here somewhere. Coupled with what you said Zoro is never going to be a regular first mate, he is gonna be much more than that, and even much more than Ray and Beckman, specifically Ray, imo Prime Ray>>Beckman, old ray>=Beckman.
True that. People are gonna be so mad once we see him in action and not jerking around. Yc1, low top tier, mid top tier my ass.