That was because the marines tricked Squardo into stabbing WB and creating confusion among WB allies.Now how could an old man with a stab straight through his chest hold up against the whole MHQ.And personally i dont think the marines won with mid difficulty.Cause garp and sengoku had to participate in the war.Garp and Sengoku were the last line of defense.W/o the RH pirates at the war,WB pirates and luffy's gang manged to free ace.Now if the RH were there, wouldn't that meant they could save ace and get away with it w/o anyone dieing?
IMO for Shanks it'd be fatal.
It would be much worse! Whitebeard is super durable and can survive several letal blows.
That's not really true.
Squado's stab wound didn't decrease WB's offensive powers. Shortly after the stab wound WB was tossing Marineford around like a ragdoll until Akainu forced him to stop. Even when WB lost half of his face, his offensive power didn't decrease much even then. Sengoku also commented on it. And WB only lasted as long as he did thanks to preptime + backup.
BB is a nonfactor in this fight. He's the one who is actually locked up and about to be executed in this scenario.
It's very true. Jinbei is not going to sacrifice himself for Shanks' sake in this fight. The only reason he turned against the WG is because WB's death would cause Merman Island to become the hell it was before WB claimed it. He'll be fighting on the WG's side in this scenario. Hancock may destroy Pacifistas in this scenario, but she'll also attack Shanks' crew and put a dent in them. Mihawk's apathy still won't prevent him from doing his job and fighting as an ally to MHQ. So in truth, the majority of the 7BK will still be assembled and fighting on MHQ's side.
Whitebeard is the strongest man in the world. How the hell can Shanks be as strong as him in his prime? :|
Everyone knows WB was at his last breathe and the fact that BB dared to challenge him and couldn't take on shanks means that he is a bad dude
Indeed, and shanks played well on that card, the marines were exausted and lets not forget that Shanks was a mere reinforcement cuz the WB pirates were already fighting well.
Shanks is kind of the real yonkou here, WB yonkou title was overwhelmed by the fact that he was the strongest in the world, so the marines are more afraid to face a yonkou than the strongest man for some reason, it could be because of the balance of power.
The Balance of Power takes into account the total military power a specific variable (Yonkou, MHQ, Shichibukai) has. Had WB been alone, the WG would have little trouble dealing with him. Now WB + 16 dudes like Ace + 1600 pirates who thrive in the New World, however, then the job becomes much harder. It's the same way with the other Yonkou who are defined as pirates who are able to rule sections of the New World as they please thanks to the formidible strength of their crews.
I've never why WB appeared right in the middle of the island... He could haver dispatched his forces by sending some of his forces to attack from the back of the island, I don't know. It just sounded so simple minded to attack right in front of them.
Well i think that oda wanted something creative and not a war strategy like attacking from behind or from the sky he wanted that the pirates have they own war strategy and not like the soldiers.And the reason that they(marko and the other commanders) didnt attack the admirals could be because oda simple didnt want to show the real strength of the 3 admirals because he is reserving bigger fights for them (like a war against strawhat).