The only argument that was ever proposed was that he was caught off guard trying to save Luffy that he didn't sense the Sea Monster with his Haki, it was a last minute thing. I get how you feel, but I truly believe he is the strongest, if not one of the strongest in the entire series. He was Rodgers cabin boy, trained on his ship, spent years honing his skills, His strength was evident when his Haki caused WhiteBeards ship to start breaking, something we've never seen before. I get how you feel, but remember this is Shanks he was extremely strong even before the loss of his arm. It didn't hinder him in a way, It would probably hinder us, but he's Shanks. It would be an insane plot twist if he's been hiding his arm the entire time and that Luffy's memory was completely wrong, and that this whole time everyone assumed that he lost an arm, but its just my idiotic theory lol.I hate this hype on Shanks as one of the strongest... He most likely is, but how could a guy with strong haki lose an arm to some fodder fish??
I mean I don't want to say it was completely boring but I agree with this somewhat, All we saw were the Family defending against the other pirates which is ok I guess.... the only thing Im really interested in atm is Diamante vs Kyros, I want to see Kyros flat out destroy him in a match up for the shit he did, Doflamingo's goal is pretty interesting too, where the hell is Laws backstory..... Im getting annoyed at the teases followed by breaks.i thought that chap was boring, again. aside from the bellamy stuff it was a lot of the same old shit (I guess the dwarves are cool but I wanna see some fights now please god). Maybe finally next chapter we'll get somewhere?
I'm not usually one to criticize the manga writers but the pacing seems really off in this arc. First the stuff with Sugar/Usopp taking a billion chapters and now getting up to the final plateau. I swear to god if luffy gets on the pedastal and dof knocks him all the way down i will shit.
Nah I just meant in general that I don't like the pacing.This arc started a year and a half ago, and you're just noticing pacing issues NOW?
This does work best, the Revos will be frighteningly powerful with Dragon, Sabo and Kuzan all on one team :)Revo/Lone Hero Kuzan
Is Kidd weaker too?Aokiji is probably (slightly) weaker now though, he needs to use his power constantly just to be able to walk, missing half of his body and all.
He can probably move his mechanical arm without using his powers. Aokiji would be completely powerless in a situation where he can't use his DF, which is a major disadvantage (against Blackbeard most of all). Also, several of the most powerful characters in OP have said that depending too much on a DF is a mistake/weakness.Is Kidd weaker too?
I'd make for a great twist if Doffy somehow possessed Zoro and had him and Luffy duke it out, I think however if Conquerors Haki is used Doflamingo cannot control that person, so it could be possible that Zoro maybe saved. Unsure though.I think Luffy's biggest problem against Doflamingo is going to be his companions. I doubt Kyros even has haki and Cavendish/Hakuba is just so unreliable. They'll probably get controlled or turn against him in the end.