Character Discussion What was Rayleigh the king of?

Fujishiro

Just chilling
#62
No, I don't get what youre saying.
Its not like Niks being toxic or name calling others.

And if you think Nik's wrong for saying something that you disagree with, the other side is equally if not far more worse for saying some other dumb shit.
Not saying he's toxic, im saying its not a good thing to keep feeding his nonsense with likes and stuff, and when did I ever say the other side is fine?
 
#63
I always thought it was self explanatory.

The Dark King... because he willingly lived in the shadow of the Pirate King despite being comparable to him and could have been a king in his own right.

Similar to Zoro, his current time parallel, and possibly similar to Beckman to a lesser extent if he doesn't disappoint.
This is the answer. Speculation is good for discussion but sometimes the most obvious answer is the correct one. Dude is a shadow of the king himself. The Dark King.
 

ConquistadoR

The Rogue Prince
#64
Not saying he's toxic, im saying its not a good thing to keep feeding his nonsense with likes and stuff, and when did I ever say the other side is fine?
You look at it as nonsense, i look at it as entertainment.

It also goes both ways, i can point fingers at people liking other content as well.

And lets be real, nik was going at it before i even joined the forum. Likes/dislikes arent gonna feed/stop him.
 
#70
I dont know man, depends on what he says. But simple stuff like Ray> Roger isnt entertaining to me, it just makes me facepalm XD.
It is what it is bro. There are just people who are risk takers and the higher the risk the higher the reward. It's just more satisfying being proven right while going against the norm.
 

Cinera

𝐀𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐏𝐞𝐭
#71
Let me ask you, do you agree that Oden> WB and Ray> Roger, Shiryu> BB?
Of those three, the gap between Ray and Roger is the smallest.

Garp mentioned two decades into retirement Rayleigh as a legend comparable to Whitebeard, and he implied that in his prime he would have been capable of defeating an Admiral and an Emperor.

There's not really much suggesting that Roger was a tier above Rayleigh.

Prime Rayleigh was above current Top Tiers and comparable to Roger's equal.
 

Fujishiro

Just chilling
#72
It is what it is bro. There are just people who are risk takers and the higher the risk the higher the reward. It's just more satisfying being proven right while going against the norm.
Or you look like a complete clown.
Of those three, the gap between Ray and Roger is the smallest.

Garp mentioned two decades into retirement Rayleigh as a legend comparable to Whitebeard, and he implied that in his prime he would have been capable of defeating an Admiral and an Emperor.

There's not really much suggesting that Roger was a tier above Rayleigh.

Prime Rayleigh was above current Top Tiers and comparable to Roger's equal.
You can posit and theorize that Prime Ray is close to Roger or above current top tiers, more power to you. But saying hes above Roger is ridiculous.
 
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Cruxroux

#73
You can posit and theorize that Prime Ray is close to Roger or above current top tiers, more power to you. But saying hes above Roger is ridiculous.
He was ready to take on 2 DF Blackbeard. Doesn't that cement the fact he's a top tier of Yonkou Caliber?
Saying him above Rayleigh is a 50-50 situation , if Roger is stronger Rayleigh is bound to have a haki bloom. That's how haki bloom works.
 
#75
Of those three, the gap between Ray and Roger is the smallest.

Garp mentioned two decades into retirement Rayleigh as a legend comparable to Whitebeard, and he implied that in his prime he would have been capable of defeating an Admiral and an Emperor.

There's not really much suggesting that Roger was a tier above Rayleigh.

Prime Rayleigh was above current Top Tiers and comparable to Roger's equal.
Rayleigh believing he could handle yonko Teach =/= actually being true

He himself knows he couldn't handle Oden 1v1 but you think he's gonna beat an emperor

Roger was tiers above Rayleigh
Rayleigh has zero feat or hype near Roger
If he was near Roger, Kaido and Oden would be hyping him too
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Or you look like a complete clown.

You can posit and theorize that Prime Ray is close to Roger or above current top tiers, more power to you. But saying hes above Roger is ridiculous.
Rayleigh being > yonko is just another zkk believers headcanons

Mihawk ~ or > Yonko
Ray> Yonko

Zoro fans will forever be the joke for such beliefs
 
#77
His jap name implies hes king of the western hell or tartaros the one hades rules over,while Zoro rules the eastern one.
Nice, a lot of nuance and context gets lots in translation.

Though I think he is a dark king coz he lived in the shadow of another. Ray could have been as big as WB, Shiki, BM and Roger. Even Xebec. Don't get me wrong he is already a very big name but being a great pirate captain that's challenging the pirate king gets you way more infamy and notoriety than being a right hand to the PK. This will be confirmed by the bounty Ray gets. Probably something less than WB, Kaido and BM.
 
#78
You ever get tired at failing at basic narrative?
I literally have shown you evidence of every King title being strength-related. Do you think Ray's is an exception?
Another thing you are failing at is context, Rayleigh has been inactive for decades, drinking himself to sleep while Garp was active soldier.
Another thing you fail at is thinking Aokiji and Kizaru are equal, they are not. We have seen their performance against Whitebeard.
One is trying hard against him while the other is zapping him without even bothering to look at him.
One is sloppy to get blitzed by old man while the other is speed itself.

And no, Garp didnt take countless members of BBPs by himself, he had plenty of help.
Not like anyone else matters other than Kuzan and Shiryu who never teamed-up at the same time but always faced Garp in 1vs1.
And to get back at the narrative failure, that was Garp's send off gift, temporarily holding out vs Kuzan and Shiryu before getting rekt, just like Marco temporarily looked like hot shit before getting negged by King alone. Meanwhile, Rayleigh is still there and his performance against Kizaru aint a send off gift to make him look great before he is offed.
I wish you had the same bias for sanji as you do kizaru. Sanji and kizaru are similar style fighters.
 
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CensoredbyWG

#79
Bruh , how do you know that was his strongest?
Does oden using Adcoc scares you that much?
Luffy KO Lucci in 3 hits gear 5 , it's a neg diff , oden KO Kaidou in one shot. Lol no oden weak.
You all are hypocrites.
Oden strongest ACoC was togen totsuka and still, couldnt do nothing, but a lasting wound.
Whitebeard knew of oden death before he was 70 and sick . They were explaining to ace why they didn’t go fight kaido meaning they already long passed discussed it . Learn how to read bucko
So? None of the yonkos ever attacked it other, not to mention that WB wouldnt put his family in danger.
That is Oden without aCoC as I have already reminded you once.
Odens attack left a scar on Kaido while Roger's attack couldn't scar Oden... :saden:
WB thought he could roll into Marines HQ while he thought he couldnt roll into Wano to do what even Oden couldn't.
Shanks and Xebec fought Kaido and didnt manage to leave a scar...
Oden's strongest most desperate attack gave kaido a wound, Rogers casual kamusari sent oden flying and breeding from his mouth.
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Whitebeard knew of oden death before he was 70 and sick . They were explaining to ace why they didn’t go fight kaido meaning they already long passed discussed it . Learn how to read bucko
WB wasn't afraid of kaido, he was afraid of his family getting hurt.

I do agree that looking in hindsight, his crew fkin sucked outside of Ace and marco.
 
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