Re: Whitebeard Strongest in the World?
Yeah seriously Dutch, you've some flawed assumptions that totally throw off the results.
First off, recognize that Yonkou probably ARE stronger than Shichibukai, and I'll prove it using a really stupid mathematical proof.
If it's numbers you like, consider that there are only four Yonkou while there are seven Shichibukai. If the three world powers are meant to balance themselves out, assign an arbitrary value of 1 to the total strengths of each organization. That means Shanks is at 1/4 and each Shichibukai is at 1/7 (this, of course, does not take into account the crews, so just ignore that for now). So tell me, which number is bigger?
And before y'all go nuts, keep in mind that that's just ONE conceivable argument. Personally, I just threw it out there because Dutch seems to like equations.
So getting back, your very first premise is unfounded. You cannot say that Mihawk is better than Shanks. And that, of course, destroys the rest of your 'argument'. Impel Down puts it quite well, so go re-read that if you still don't believe me. And remember, though Mihawk is the world's greatest swordsman, the fact that Shanks fights with a sabre doesn't mean he ONLY fights as a swordsman. Which of course means that even though Mihawk is a better swordsman, it doesn't mean he's a better fighter. That's an integral part of your argument as well. So like I said, initial assumption is faulty, and the rest crumbles.
But, for argument's sake, let's say it didn't.
You claim that Whitebeard and Roger are totally equivalent. I believe the quote from the manga (and do correct me if I'm wrong) was that "...he [WB] was the only one to ever fight evenly with him [Roger]." If you read that carefully, that DOESN'T mean that WB would win, simply that he could hold his own for some amount of time. Keep in mind though, Roger was King of the Pirates, which means, for all intents and purposes, that he was the strongest. We can't say WB = Roger or that WB > Roger. We're forced to settle with WB < Roger (though we can be pretty confident that he was the second strongest pirate in the world at the time).
Now if we fast-forward, Oda CLEARLY states that WB is the strongest man in the world (right now). That means Shanks can't be equal to him. So THAT line is wrong too.
...after all of that, do I really need to say anything about that last line?
Damn, that was tiring, lol.
