@Skewt:

:ermm:

Learn to enjoy a story for what it is, now what you want it to be.

Why? Let's just all live in a box and act like robots. :getlost:

Maybe Magellan will succumb to internal injuries from his fights, and Bon Clay will escape. VOMIT :getlost:

I have given up on getting worked up over character 'deaths.' Pell was the ultimate middle-finger by Oda to his readers. After that, I just didn't care anymore. I accept it as part of the story. Initially, I was miffed by Going Merry sailing on its own (why the fuck do we even have a Navigator or Log Poses???). About three or four chapters later, I completely forgot about that stupid boat (I was happy when it burned to the bottom of the ocean) and kept reading the manga. Oda has a way of making us forget his most egregious errors or annoying plot holes. At times, I feel like he's about totally lose me. And then, somehow, he sucks me back into this epic.

Also, to some degree, I agree with LongFist. When I watch the anime, I actually feel a sense of suspense.

Is Magellan like the strongest character ever?

Yomi Yomi No Mi FTW!

FF Ace "projectile-firing-ability:"

I'm using the anime (episode 325) as reference, even though, I know manga > anime for canon purposes.

For shooting fire, I think these concepts make sense.

1. Ace "creates" fire from this body.
2. He forms "created fire" into an e.g. lance.
3. To "shoot" fire, he uses momentum / force / the physics we use to rear back and throw an object and detaches himself from his created object, which then becomes a projectile.

*See 19.30 minute mark in anime with the flame lance move.

Or …

1. Ace "creates" fire from this body.
2. He forms "created fire" into an e.g. lance.
3. To "shoot" fire, he projects the lance (which is an extension of his fire body) to his opponent using only a very thin almost invisible / transparent connection (i.e. like a fishing line). The extension moves along or with the extension to hit desired target.

*See the 20 minute mark for the "crossfire" projectile move.

I really don't see any other explanations.

Arlong. Pell. Enel. Ussop.

About the Kuro Vs. Luffy comments, wouldn't Kuro's Soru-like speed be less speedy than CP9's because he's just plain weaker? Also, Luffy was able to match Blueno's speed without Gears.

About the Yonkou's strength …

According to Garp, the Shichibukai and Marines have to keep them in check.

In the current arc, all of the Admirals and Shichibukai have been called upon to fight JUST Whitebeard.

I think the Four Yonkou together at least equal the Shichibukai plus Marine Admirals. I don't see any other "facts" that imply otherwise.

From what Moria said, we can assume the second half of the Grandline is way more brutal than the first. Garp stated the Yonkou are the rulers of that area. It seems like the Marines and Shichibukai are concentrated in the first half of GL, which seems to be less dangerous. If Whitebeard is defeated, then maybe the Marines + Shi > Three Yonkous.

@marte1980:

IMO Raleygh and even BlackBeard made it clear that true strength isn't gained through the DFs, but with other kinds of techniques. (Well, BlackBeard's strength is mostly based on his logia powers, so the above statement may seem odd, but what I meant was that to beat him you need a lot more than just the power of a DF, whatever its type). There are some kind of powers which may be useful to some of the strawhats though, for example a zoom ability for Usopp.

Blackbeard gave Shanks THE scar on his face. He was already strong before eating his fruit.

I think the chances of any one of them getting a DF is almost zero, but I would like to see Luffy get a second one through some special operation by Vegapunk. That would be interesting to me.

I think one reason Oda separated the crew out to show more of the OP world. Otherwise, he would have had to drag the whole crew to a lot of different islands. Now, each crew member can have a mini-adventure and give us a taste of some more wacky places.

@123:

Just because the winner of the arena fight wins doesnt means he is the stongest.
Lets say for example in real life sports. The stronger team will also at times lose to the weaker teams.
In a fight the strongest doesnt neccesary win, wits, luck and other stuff counts

We would need a larger sample size than one bout, so you're right.

Sanji could cook them nutritious meals, and Chopper could treat their wounds. Then, we could send them back out again to beat the shit out of each other.