@AppleSauce:
Thanks I agree with this. However People saying Shanks is Stronger than Mihawk can't be proven for same reason you've listed.
Very nicely Organized and written out.
True. Shanks has only been involved in two clashes to date – a single crossing of blades with Whitebeard and blocking a single attack from Akainu – and neither really shows exactly how strong Shanks is. Thus, Mihawk and Shanks really can't be compared at all, and we have no indication as to which one is stronger. Undoubtedly, Shanks' entire organization/crew is probably stronger than Mihawk, a solitary pirate who seems to work alone. But who can say how a matchup between the two of them would end. And even that earlier assumption is still mere speculation based upon what one would believe to be true.
@AppleSauce:
I'm not Contradicting myself If you reread the paragragh below. I'll try explain what i was saying more clearly after copy and paste.
Why did Sengoku end it when he mostly new he can win. To put it Simply. His a good Guy, When Doberman the Vice Admiral says we should hang Whitebeard and Ace's Head as trophies for the World to see to Shanks Request of Handling there bodies Sengoku accepts this request of Shank.Also Shanks Later on Says Sengoku respected Whitebeard.Sengoku also says "ONLY because its you Red Hair", Sengoku knows what type of Pirate he is.
From a Strategic and Human point of view Sengoku no longer wanted more Casulties. They got what they wanted. Akainu and others where just greedy for more.Mihawk/shichibukai's Agreements were to fight Whitebeard and not Shanks.More Power leaving their side.
Than There's Blackbeard who's Pretty much Causing Tsunami's and Earthquakes to Far away Islands/Destroying Marine Ford.
Moral on Both sides this times is Gone. Would the Marines have Beaten Shanks in this State. We don't know. Had Blackbeard said yes to Shanks offer to fight and focused on Shanks crew with his than the Marines could have taken advantage and won.
The Sitution was a no go from all sides as soon as Shanks should up. Pointless fighting as Shanks says it.
When Shanks Showed up do I think the WG was still capable of fighting and Winning. YES I DO.
I repeat this here so that you have a more clear understanding from my above paragraph.
BUT IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO DO AT THAT MOMENT.
Not Just due to the lack of Power but due to Chaos, Loss of Moral on both sides, Destrution, and Pointless fighting.
Pretty much Sengoku relized as well it was pointless to continue with all this Happening. Sengoku is no Akainu where he just chases his target to no end.
Sengoku is Strategist he would see great loss on both sides and in the world had the battle raged.NO ONE EXCEPT BLACKBEARD A FEW VICE ADMIRALS AND MAYBE ADMIRALS WERE SPIRITED ENOUGH TO FIGHT. Marines were dieing Pointlessly when they had already achieved there goal.
So to Fight on after all this was Impossible as soon Shanks showed up.
Your wording is still suspect. Saying that they could win but it was impossible even at that moment is a contradictory statement, by the very fact that something that is impossible cannot be done. I'd actually like to go on record and say that no one at this point would win. The Whitebeard pirates had already lost their captain and second division commander, so nothing they did at this point could ever bring them any sort of victory. The Marines allowed Whitebeard to reaffirm the existence of the One Piece, an act that would only increase piracy in the near future and make it even harder to maintain order and achieve dominance over pirates. Even if the Marines could kill every other pirate left at Marineford, which I highly doubt possible, ultimate damage had been done since they had killed the biggest shark but left the bloodiest possible mess in the waters attracting a whole swarm of smaller sharks. And I'd still say that the Marines couldn't actually defeat everyone there to "win", since while both Whitebeard's crew/allies and the Marines were tired from the battle, Shanks' crew looks ready to rock and roll.
On another note, since I'm at the point of Shanks showing up at the end of the war, there just has to be some sort of hierarchy among the Yonkou crews. They can't all be equally powerful. I mean, Shanks clashed with Kaidou just the day before, and he's already at Marineford looking none the worse for wear. How could Shanks and his organization be anything but stronger than Kaidou's if he could engage the other Yonkou in combat, stop him from advancing to interfere with Whitebeard, and then himself come to end the war without looking like he just fought a fellow emperor? Ergo, could it then not be possible that Big Mam, while being one of the Four Emperors, is still the weakest of the four? That her influence is merely strong enough to single her out apart from the other pirates in the New World alongside the other emperors? I'm not saying it has to be true, but the Yonkou simply cannot be equally as powerful as each other. It's an arbitrary equalizer, and reality is anything but equal. Likely, they each have a stronghold where assault by any other Yonkou or the Marines would be suicide. Or they're simply wandering battalions like Whitebeard where attacking them head-on is testament to suicide. (Twenty-three Navy ships can attest to this.)
Well, looks like I got drawn in anyway. Cheers, everyone. I'm going back to watching some football.
Heh, that'd be an amusing One Piece animated short, the Grand Line Super Bowl. Luffy would be a wide receiver and a defensive linesman. Zoro, Franky, and Jinbe would be linesmen, with Zoro likely the center. Sanji and Chopper would be tight ends and either a cornerback or a safety. Usopp would be a running back and another cornerback; or possibly the quarterback, with his accuracy. Brook would be a running back and another safety. Robin would be a wide receiver or the quarterback. Nami would be a kicker and punter, or possibly another running back. Vivi, Kiwi, Mozu, Nojiko, Keimi, and Kokoro (ack!) would be cheerleaders.