With the revelation of Imu and the Gorosei's strength, as well as characters such as the holy knights, a lot of fans are coming to the realization that the balance of powers is fake. Yes, the yonko never stood a chance against the WG. However, the balance of powers was never about the dynamic between the Yonko and the WG. No, it was about the balance between the Yonko and the Marines.
For as long as we have known about the balance, we have known that the WG was much stronger. This is evident by the fact that forces like Cipher Pol and the armies of the WG kingdoms are not included in the balance of powers. So why is the balance of powers important?
A lot of people have came to the conclusion that the WG allows the yonko to exist because the existence of the yonko prevents any single power from obtaining the 4 road poneglyphs and becoming Pirate King. While there might be some truth to this, this isn't the full truth.
The fact of the matter is, the balance of powers is quintessential to the survival of the world government. It is a core part of the WG's "business model" so to speak.
The existence of piracy forces nations to continue to pay the heavenly tribute in exchange for protection under the world government, protection dealt out by the marines. If there was no balance of powers, if Imu and the Gorosei came down and killed all of the yonko, then there would no longer be a reason for any country to pay the heavenly tribute. If the world was at peace, there would be no need for a world government.
The balance of powers is essentially an eternal war between the forces of the marines and the pirates. The pirates are just dangerous enough for the nations to continue paying the heavenly tribute, and the marines are just strong enough to maintain the people's trust in the WG.
But with Luffy actively destroying the yonko, he is threatening Imu's rule by taking away the pressures that force nations to subordinate themselves to the WG.
For as long as we have known about the balance, we have known that the WG was much stronger. This is evident by the fact that forces like Cipher Pol and the armies of the WG kingdoms are not included in the balance of powers. So why is the balance of powers important?
A lot of people have came to the conclusion that the WG allows the yonko to exist because the existence of the yonko prevents any single power from obtaining the 4 road poneglyphs and becoming Pirate King. While there might be some truth to this, this isn't the full truth.
The fact of the matter is, the balance of powers is quintessential to the survival of the world government. It is a core part of the WG's "business model" so to speak.
The existence of piracy forces nations to continue to pay the heavenly tribute in exchange for protection under the world government, protection dealt out by the marines. If there was no balance of powers, if Imu and the Gorosei came down and killed all of the yonko, then there would no longer be a reason for any country to pay the heavenly tribute. If the world was at peace, there would be no need for a world government.
The balance of powers is essentially an eternal war between the forces of the marines and the pirates. The pirates are just dangerous enough for the nations to continue paying the heavenly tribute, and the marines are just strong enough to maintain the people's trust in the WG.
But with Luffy actively destroying the yonko, he is threatening Imu's rule by taking away the pressures that force nations to subordinate themselves to the WG.
