Plus, it's a war. Attacks can come from anywhere, plus, you know, I doubt Whitebeard was in much of a cavalier mood with Sakazuki after what he did to Ace.
Chapter 798: Heart
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Plus, it's a war. Attacks can come from anywhere, plus, you know, I doubt Whitebeard was in much of a cavalier mood with Sakazuki after what he did to Ace.
Hey, it all started with Squad stabbing Whitebeard, which was also caused by Akainu. So, sneaky attacks; Akainu 2, Whitebeard 1.
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I know, can't help but take a small part in it. :ninja:
Anyway, at that time, considering all, I was more impressed with Whitebeard than with Akainu. The surprise attack doesn't really weigh things towards Akainu for me. Akainu also punched a hole through Whitebeard's chest after the latter had a caugh attack.
Not saying Akainu should have waited for it to stop. And Whitebeard can't be blamed that Akainu wasn't facing him. We've heard before that a wound on the back is a shame for a swordsman. At the end of the battle, it is further emphasized when Oda reveals Whitebeard didn't have a single wound on his back. Akainu being attacked from behind is his own fault and one might even call it a sign of weakness. When compared to Whitebeard, anyway.
That debate is such a guilty pleasure.
For me it went from "Damn that Whithebeard proving his strength but that Akainu was tough" to "Whaaaat he dig a hole in the ground and is stil wrecking everyone? You may be strong Whithebeard but the real MVP is the terminator tearing rocking that flower tatoo"
Personally I always believed Oda made an error by having Akainu still being in the game. Whitebeard was tough but with his comeback Akainu took the cake and the cherry on top of it.
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You mean attacking him from behind and not leaving any lasting injury. Much stronger indeed.
Seriously dude? Okay admirals vs Yonko can be debated….but Akainu being significantly weaker than Whitebeard has long been established. I shouldn't even have to argue about this one!
Ugh...I'm a stay at home Dad these days and I don't have the energy I used to. Please don't bring out my old debater side. It'd be a total drag.
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Seriously dude? Okay admirals vs Yonko can be debated….but Akainu being significantly weaker than Whitebeard has long been established. I shouldn't even have to argue about this one!
Ugh...I'm a stay at home Dad these days and I don't have the energy I used to. Please don't bring out my old debater side. It'd be a total drag.
You know, I wrote out a big essay in response to the Akainu vs Whitebeard thing and then I realised idiots will be idiots.
But to cut long story short, how does Akainu measure up to Whitebeard? He doesn’t even measure up to WB's dick.
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My last response to the argument will be this.
The war only gave us glimpses of the power and abilities of the people there. It was small skirmishes where no one person in a fight came out on top. The only definitive thing we can say was that Luffy was not any where close at that time to be heading straight for his dream, as he was nothing compared to the top players, and even far away from some of the lower players such as the commanders. White Beard hit Akainu with some strong punches, and later Akainu came up and went on with his fighting. In a one on one battle, Akainu would've paid for that mistake as White Beard wouldn't have to worry about anything else.
There are so many what ifs and very little actual fights to show that anything is inconclusive at this time. Add to the fact that only now are we going to get an understanding of the strength of Admirals and Yonko that we have to wait and see. If Yonkos end up being more "powerful" than Admirals, I see it being very minimal where Admirals can still come out on top depending on how the battle plays out.
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Conqueror's Haki is considered strong because someone who has it, can incapicitate 3/4 of your army by his presence alone. Now imagine a King going to conquer other lands with his army and he has this. Very soon the world becomes his.
No. Only if their will are weaker than the CoC user. Do you expect yonkous to have weak willed crew members? Usopp was not even KO'ed by Rayleigh's CoC 2 years ago.
What I'm saying is, there MUST be something more to CoC aside from knocking out fodders. Because right now, it's useless against strong willed opponents. I was hoping it could do more physical or mental damage against a non user.
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How bout pawning him to the point where Akainu couldn't move for a while (he did fall down with the debris) and all that while sick, heavily wounded and right after Akainu melted like a quarter of his head off.
Akainu damned him while falling down, he didn't laugh and comment how it tickled him. The implication was pretty clear to me.
Lasting injuries are more an anomaly than a rule in OP. Usually, stab throughs and cuts are the only attacks that leave scars and WB used neither when fighting Akainu.
What does being sick has to do with it? The argument isn't about a healthy in-prime Whitebeard against Akainu. It's about Whitebeard against Akainu. Whitebeard's sickness is no more relevant to the discussion than Fujitora's blindness.
Akainu fall down because Whitebeard's power removed the land beneath his feet. How does one not fall down on such a hit?
And while Whitebeard's attack was certainly impressive to have almost shattered the island, Akainu was up and fighting just a little while later.
I don't get how this is pawning.Calling it now. Dragon's powers from Loguetown and Gray Terminal were not the result of some Devil Fruit. It was CoC.
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The fact that this argument exists - and that there seem to be reasonable (even if you think incorrect) claims on each side - might tell us something about what we want to know.
Or, maybe it doesn't. Iunno.
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What does being sick has to do with it? The argument isn't about a healthy in-prime Whitebeard against Akainu. It's about Whitebeard against Akainu. Whitebeard's sickness is no more relevant to the discussion than Fujitora's blindness.
Akainu fall down because Whitebeard's power removed the land beneath his feet. How does one not fall down on such a hit?
And while Whitebeard's attack was certainly impressive to have almost shattered the island, Akainu was up and fighting just a little while later.
I don't get how this is pawning.I'm just saying, it's clear who the victor of that short skirmish was, with Whitebeard still standing on his feet and Akainu lying on the ground and falling down. The fact Akainu returned to the fight later doesn't reduce the accomplishment. Whitebeard was able to fight afterwards too.
Anyway, a blow like that should have given some pause to anyone, I don't care who they are. Sometimes it's annoying how Oda dismisses injuries and fatigue.
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I'm just saying, it's clear who the victor of that short skirmish was, with Whitebeard still standing on his feet and Akainu lying on the ground and falling down. The fact Akainu returned to the fight later doesn't reduce the accomplishment. Whitebeard was able to fight afterwards too.
Anyway, a blow like that should have given some pause to anyone, I don't care who they are. Sometimes it's annoying how Oda dismisses injuries and fatigue.
Oh, I'm not denying that Whitebeard was the winner of that skirmish. I just don't find the gap to be as big as many people here imply.
To me, it was more like Akainu and Whitebeard are quite close in strength&endurance, with shounen anger giving Whitebeard the edge.
