Re: Rank the Strawhats!
1. Luffy - hes the captain. With gear 2nd and gear 3rd, hes both the fastest and the strongest. His willpower is unparalleled, and he has an astute tactical mind, which is surprising.
2. Zoro / Sanji -I'd say Zoro is slightly stronger, but not by much. The pair has always been portrayed as rivals, and this is reflected by their opponents (Mr 2 rivaling Mr 1, Jyabura considering himself stronger then Kaku). In terms of pure power and raw strength, Zoro should be a lot stronger, and his techniques are also deadlier, and his fortitude is greater (being able to take a lot more damage). However, Sanji is much faster, and should be able to dodge or parry many of Zoro's attacks. His intelligence is also very useful in combat.It should be noted that hes the guy who saved the Strawhats asses many times, in Arabasta and in Enies Lobby.
3. Franky - Theres a huge divide between 2 and 3 in terms of power, imo (like the divide in terms of power between the lesser members of the CP9 and the CP9 'monster trio'). Franky has monstrous strength, but his power is lacking. His punches are strong but way too slow, and I can't see his weaponry working too well against higher level opponents. However, I can see him powering up in the future by getting Dr Vegapunk to upgrade his body and give him some better weapons. Laser Franky, anyone?
4. Brook - Opposite of Franky IMO. Whilst Franky is strong and relies on weaponry, Brook
is really fast, and relies on technique. His fighting style is unique, though the difference in skill between him and Zoro is huge.
5. Chopper - Hes taken on several strong opponents. Not much to say really, his physical power isn't that impressive, but hes versatile and intelligent.
6. Robin - I dunno why people always overrate Robin's power. If she was very strong, she would have been able to take on Talarn the Zombie General, and stronger opponents. She has a very useful ability, but it is hindered by the fact that the strength of each limb corresponds with the strength of the limb on her real body, and rendering this ability more or less useless against stronger opponents (in fact I can't even see her winning against Blueno or Fukurou). That said, her speciality is assassination and not combat, and her experience should serve her well.
7. Usopp / Nami - Specialists in different fields. Its been stated that Nami is the weakest member of the Strawhats in a past data book, however that was before she got her climatact. Her physical ability is still the weakest though, and Usopp's fortitude is very strong (probably stronger then Robin or Chopper), and he can take a lot of hits. However, he lacks a 'mass destruction' technique like Nami's thunderstorm, and so may find it hard to take out a large crowd of enemies quickly and effectively. Hes unparallelled in terms of long ranged attacks though, and I do not doubt he would be the world's best sniper by the end of the manga.
