2012-10-19, 22:03 | Link #81 | |
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Also another thing for discussion, not quite sure of its credibility, but there are some people in other forums who already knows a bit of the next member of the Strawhats. Its all rumors, but the statements are saying its a female that is applied to join next. |
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2012-10-20, 01:45 | Link #84 |
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The fact that you just said that is strange. We have yet to see his strength at all. We've seen him do some sick puppetry stuff and chop of the leg of a mega-gaint. We haven't had any real hint to what he is truly capable of. Just because he has a set bounty doesn't necessarily mean anything, neither does his status as a Shichibukai or a Yonkou. For all we know, he could be the strongest villain in the whole series, it just hasn't been revealed just yet. So there is no point in saying that he couldn't beat Shanks or Whitebeard or Garp or any other high tier characters. Why? Because like I said, we have yet to see any of his true capabilities yet.
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2012-10-20, 02:19 | Link #85 | |
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2012-10-20, 10:15 | Link #88 | |
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Its always tricky with new members Only thing for sure is that a new crew member met in the new world makes a lot of sense. Quick note about bounties. There are a lot higher bounties now and its probably due to natural bounty value inflation. There are also a lot more high level pirates since the pirate age is older. Bounties should be compared based on when they were set. |
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2012-10-20, 10:28 | Link #89 | |
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2012-10-20, 15:33 | Link #90 |
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In this thing we only have our gut instinct to go on. Well, that and bounties I guess. But as far as I've been able to tell, it seems Doflamingo may or may not be of similar level to Mihawk in terms of combat strength. Although it's hard to actually say because we don't -really- know what his abilities are. At least we know that Mihawk is simply crazy awesome with a sword.
Aaanyway, I'm not quite sure how Mihawk compares to Shanks, but I'm going to take a guess here and say that Shanks is probably stronger. After that I'm going to assume that the other two Emperors are more or less of the same threat level, but that's only an assumption. |
2012-10-20, 16:37 | Link #91 | |
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2012-10-20, 19:12 | Link #92 |
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^Oh lordy, please don't start yet another pointless debate now.
Anyways, to go somewhat back on topic, while I made a little joke about it earlier, I have my doubts about Momo becoming a new member. While it does seem that he has some slight potential (he apparently stowed away on the ship with the kidnapped kids, ate a fruit whose powers even he doesn't know how to control yet, and most importantly, befriended Luffy), it's still too early to be certain of him being a Straw-Hat. Plus, he can apparently fly, which goes against what Oda said in the past about how he'd never add a new member who could fly (unless he's actually gliding, not flying). But just as with his father, I am really interested in checking out the full scope of his powers, whether he's a new member or not..... |
2012-10-20, 22:34 | Link #94 | |
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But I don't think Momo would be part of a crew, though other than Franky, Chopper, and Robin, I've be more wrong than right with crew prediction since GL started. Oh, and looks like we got a Chuun-patient here, call the doctors...
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2012-10-20, 22:37 | Link #95 | |
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2012-10-21, 09:50 | Link #96 | |
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East style dragons tend to be water types? |
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2012-10-21, 10:12 | Link #97 | |
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Initially, I placed Doflamingo in the same category as guys like Marco and Jozu, whom I consider to be a small step below the admirals and yonkou. The thing is, logically, Luffy shouldn't be able to beat someone of this level right now (or even in the near future). So it's either Doflamingo isn't as strong as I anticipated originally, or the strawhats have a lot of reserves in fighting power that they have yet to display (in other words, they're much stronger than we think but we just don't know it yet).
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2012-10-21, 10:21 | Link #98 |
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"Strongest" was a title given to Whitebeard because he was "equal" to Roger. I don't feel any need to debate whether or not Whitebeard was the strongest character alive (when he died), but the I will say that the title is now meaningless. "Strongest" is only a title that has any meaning when compared against someone or something else. Since there is currently nothing to be compared, there is no title for "Strongest" anymore.
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2012-10-21, 11:04 | Link #99 | |
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Of course, it's also noteworthy to consider there are some who don't wish to pursue the title of strongest but are extremely powerful in their own right. Rayleigh is a perfect example of this. He's gone into retirement and has been inactive for the past 22 years, yet he showed he's able to take on an admiral just fine. So it can be difficult to determine exactly/definitively who the true "strongest" is. All we know is there are a select few who are eligible of being bestowed that title.
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2012-10-21, 11:13 | Link #100 | |
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That being said, I do agree that it is a generational idea, and that the title will have meaning in the future, I just don't see it as having meaning presently or in the near future. |
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