Questions & Mysteries Why does Oda keep highlighting that the marines can't attack yonkos without permission

[Monster Zoro's Tesla Supplier]

It's a stupid idea.
If they aren't careful they could easily lose an Admiral and other valuable assets.
Sure, they could send multiple, but one Admiral always has to be stationed at Marineford with the FA.
Otherwise a powerful pirate like, say, Kaidou would just bumrush them with his crew and destroy Marineford while the other Marines are busy raiding WCI or something.
Cause if someone like BB comes along like he did in Marineford, especially with the powers he and his crew have now, they might get fucked beyond belief, and then the Marines are finished.

 

[RebelliousSoma]

Otherwise a powerful pirate like, say, Kaidou would just bumrush them with his crew and destroy Marineford while the other Marines are busy raiding WCI or something.

Given the massive power gap between yonko and fodder / regulars, it's a massive surprise there isn't constant bumrush-ing in One Piece.

 

[MonsterKaido]

Yonkos are monsters and have huge land and manpower behind them. If they send 2 or more admirals which are necessary to beat even weaker of yonkos , other yonko can take advantage of that and attack MF headquarters.

Even if marines win the loss will be big. Marine fodders are important as one piece world is huge and they need to have significant presence all over the world.

 

[Tai long]

Yonkos are monsters and have huge land and manpower behind them. If they send 2 or more admirals which are necessary to beat even weaker of yonkos , other yonko can take advantage of that and attack MF headquarters.

Even if marines win the loss will be big. Marine fodders are important as one piece world is huge and they need to have significant presence all over the world.

I am asking why marines don't retaliate against yonko attacks not initiating attacks on yonko forces

 

[ZenZu]

Among other things it's for the sake of balance, to keep the pirates in a deadlock. The World Government in particular benefit from the balance of powers, eradicating a single Yonkou crew can be done in a single night for the Navy, but this can potentially threaten the deadlock and lead to one crew finding the One Piece and all that.

The Yonkou not only keep other pirates in check, they also keep other Yonkou in check. Getting rid of even a single Yonkou results in more chaos and the tipping of scales.

 

[Malio]

I'd argue the bounties on marines are a proper justification for self defense.

I would too tbh. Its only right that they get hunted as well

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did the attackers stay put. because I remember bb pirates remaining there

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then you are talking about something else. because the thread is mostly about the marines not retaliating against bb pirates.

In Marineford they did. Outside of Marineford, they sent Akainu after him, so they did then as well. Blackbeard (more than likely) got given a bounty, so he was hunted by default.

As a yonko Blackbeard had the numbers and the territory, they need a lot of prep time, as they did in marineford. Plus they were licking their wounds from the war.

Or the simple answer I would go with is that they're just too pussy to attack a yonko in their territory

 

[MonsterKaido]

I am asking why marines don't retaliate against yonko attacks not initiating attacks on yonko forces

Hmm. It depends on advantages and disadvantages and gravity of the situation. A small marine fleet is of no consequence to marines as a whole so if a yonko destroys it , they probably won't retaliate. Depends on the scale of an yonko doing damage to marines I guess.

 

[TheLastBerserker]

Its to show how bad the rules in place are for the marines and why they need a reform. For example they have admiral candidates, like wtf why not just make them admirals.

 

[Monkey D Monkey]

Oda setup the balance of power so going to war with a Yonko would potentially start a global war, which the WG doesn’t want to engage in because they aren’t strong enough to win yet. Though with additions like Seraphim and Mother Flame this is changing.

 

[SkySanji]

Because the WG fear the Yonko and know that angering them is a terrible idea, all you have to do is see the Gorosei and Marines defecating themselves everytime a Yonko is brought up to come to this conclusion.

 

[Dickie D. Dick]

The Navy is very top-down and the mere Yonko are needed for the balance of power in the Age or Piracy.
In the past the greatest pirate armada was of Shiki with 5000 men, nowdays the number of pirates are inflated so the mere Yonko are useful to keep them in check.
Roger is the reason the mere Yonko exist.

 

[Juanpiz]

Because the WG fear the Yonko and know that angering them is a terrible idea, all you have to do is see the Gorosei and Marines defecating themselves everytime a Yonko is brought up to come to this conclusion.

They were pretty chill when they talked with shanks

 

[Fujishiro]

Its the only way for Oda to explain why the yonko still exist.

Yeah, 2 admirals + fleet rolls a Yonko crew, and the other emperors have no reasons to backstab the marines while its happening.

 

[Sir Yasheen]

Yeah, 2 admirals + fleet rolls a Yonko crew, and the other emperors have no reasons to backstab the marines while its happening.

Honestly it’s clear the WG likes the Yonkos existence since they share the same goal as the WG, stopping anyone else from getting the one piece. The yonko basically work with the WG without even knowing

 

[Fujishiro]

Honestly it’s clear the WG likes the Yonkos existence since they share the same goal as the WG, stopping anyone else from getting the one piece. The yonko basically work with the WG without even knowing

The issue is Imu admitted he cannot get rid of them so maybe Im wrong.

The Yonko while stopping the rest from getting the OP do want it for themselves which Imu doesnt want.

 

[Juanpiz]

Honestly it’s clear the WG likes the Yonkos existence since they share the same goal as the WG, stopping anyone else from getting the one piece. The yonko basically work with the WG without even knowing

Who would be this "anyone else"?

 

[Sir Yasheen]

Who would be this "anyone else"?

Those who disrupt the balance of powers. Like luffy or any of the other three yonko.

Attacking other yonko guarantees mutually assured destruction so none would do it. Basically OPs nuclear deterrent

 

[Logiko]

I feel like there is a reason why he is doing that.

I am asking why marines don't retaliate against yonko attacks not initiating attacks on yonko forces

To highlight Sword. The point of the sequences against Boa, Blackbeard, Aokiji and Garp was to highlight the character of Koby.

 

[Juanpiz]

Those who disrupt the balance of powers. Like luffy or any of the other three yonko.

Attacking other yonko guarantees mutually assured destruction so none would do it. Basically OPs nuclear deterrent

Luffy is sth special bc he is the mc
There aren't so many top tiers apart from yonkous

 

[Kiiro]

For the same reason that USA doesnt help Ukraine directly, as it will start a war, in war it doesnt matyer who wins at the end, you know that it will be a graveyard at the end.