Heeey so, Aces death still hurt. Like A LOT, though it numbed a little because I'm older than when I watched it first time. It's just such a shame that soo much efforts went to waste because Ace couldn't ignore one volcanic jerk. He knew exactly what he was doing though I still have no clue how. Was Aces short temper THAT famous?
Also now I realised that "newbies" Blackbeard broke out of Impel Down are actually super random. But it's probably because they were erased from public knowledge and only rumors were spreading between pirats which could be how Blackbeard even knew about their existance. And yeah, Blackbeards appearance in Marineford only cemented my opinion that Blackbeard Pirats are bootleg Xebec Pirats. There's Devon instead of Big Mom, Vasco Shot instead of Captain John, Sanjuan Wolf in place of Barbel (honorable mention for Harald who kept refusing to join Xebec) Shiryu instead of Marlon ect. And now he also have Caribou who have same slipery, nasty vibe as that Ochoku guy from Xebecs crew. BB really try soo hard to recreate his daddy crew and follow in his foot steps. Though I don't think his dad had same goal his sonny boy have in his mind right now.
Oh and Sakazuki is TRASH, slightly smaller than Blackbeard but still. Seriously, it's easy for people like him to follow WGs "dark justice" only because its consequences dosen't touch them just yet. Kizaru did what he had but fell apart right after because he killed his friend. Kuzan turned to piracy and now sail under traitorous dirtbag around which he always have to watch his back just in case because he lost faith in justice. Garp buried his bonus grandson, watched his actual grandson almost getting killed and now he's in Blackbeards hands because he just can't allow himself to lose any young talent.
Ehh, I actually wonder if at some point Sakazuki will also have to take a hit in the name of "dark justice" and that will be some turning point for him or he will keep stubbornly repeating that it was necessary in the name of peace.