@ClairvoyantEye1 I will probably say shanks is probably just behind Mihawk in strength that it is an extreme diff fight. And the thing with Imu being a swordsman is that he has shown various other techniques of fighting other than with swords.
@ClairvoyantEye1 People who are wishfully hoping that Mihawk is some kind of bum are basically just hoping that Oda is a bad writer because why would you build out Zoro’s dream for 25+ years to surpass the “strongest swordsman” if he was just some bum that isn’t stronger than shanks
@Rndm_Space Well mihawk is Zoro’s end goal so it would logically make sense for Zoro fans to hype up Mihawk in terms of power/relevance. I have seen a decent amount of Mihawk fans who are genuinely just fans of the character though
@a0ikiji The admirals are some of the most complex and well written characters in the series, it shouldn’t be that surprising imo. Marines like fujitora, smoker, koby, and Kuzan are also just very likeable due to their sense of justice and morals
The One Piece fandom is often very critical of Nami’s powerup in Zeus. However, I believe it’s perfectly fitting that Nami who is constantly characterised as a thief and a “Cat Burglar” was able to steal part of a yonko’s soul and turn him into her strongest weapon and partner.
While Robin was phenomenal in Wano, Nami in WCI was one of the MVP’s of the arc. She assisted Luffy in beating Cracker and fighting Big Mom’s army, stole Zeus from Big Mom, stepped in as a leader when Luffy was fighting Katakuri, and overall was a key character in the arc.
The One Piece fandom is often very critical of Nami’s powerup in Zeus. However, I believe it’s perfectly fitting that Nami who is constantly characterised as a thief and a “Cat Burglar” was able to steal part of a yonko’s soul and turn him into her strongest weapon and partner.
Not to mention, she helped Jinbe steer the Sunny through basically a hurricane. Many of the things Nami did in this arc tend to get swept under the rug sometimes but this is ultimately her best post timeskip arc until further notice
While Robin was phenomenal in Wano, Nami in WCI was one of the MVP’s of the arc. She assisted Luffy in beating Cracker and fighting Big Mom’s army, stole Zeus from Big Mom, stepped in as a leader when Luffy was fighting Katakuri, and overall was a key character in the arc.
I know this doesn’t count as a traditional 1v1 but Nami was crucial in defeating Cracker as she helped cover for Luffy when his Gear 4 time limit ran out and helped soften Cracker’s hard biscuit soldiers so Luffy could win. Without Nami, Luffy would never beat Cracker
Nami does not need to be part of the main fighting trio, she is the female lead of the story and many of her fans fell in love with her because of her backstory, character writing and consistent involvement in the story.
@ControlKruse I have issues with the way oda reduced her fighting style after she got Zeus, pre timeskip her bag was much more creative and unique. Oda is pretty bad at giving the non monster trio SH fights which makes it worse
@terabyte0517 The navigator of the ship will surely have importance where the main goal of the story is finding a treasure so yeah I am not worried about Nami’s importance in future arcs though elbaf has been the most disappointing arc for Nami post ts. They were cooking on the animation tho