After easily defeating him, Whitebeard eventually revealed himself to be a magnanimous man to Ace and his crew, giving him the chance to join his family as his son. Over the years, Jinbe's respect for Whitebeard had grown to the point where he was ready to declare himself as an adversary to anyone or anything with ill intent upon the Emperor's life, which is why he immediately engaged in battle against Ace on their first encounter, since Ace was out to assassinate Whitebeard at that time. When Whitebeard was enraged, he completely destroyed Akainu and immediately made him regret killing Ace. The rest are just me guessing strongest hand-to-hand fighters. 2. According to Luffy and Rayleigh, Haki attacks should let someone punch even Logia users but it doesn't seem to be the case here. When he was 52, he wore a white and yellow pirate hat with his jolly roger on it over a black bandana with black and red, both worn over long, blond flowing hair he had back then. [62], He got very angry when Roger asked him to borrow Oden and then got annoyed when Oden himself asked him, hating just the idea that he could leave his crew, even if only for a short time. I like Akainu and all but Akainu didnt even win the fight so I dont even know what you mean by Did Akainu low diff white beard? This gotta be one of the dumbest things I read today. He had a long face, ploughed because of the advanced age with many wrinkles around his eyes, and many scars running along his chest, and was very muscular. [102], Even in his old age he was able to effortlessly defeat Ace over a hundred times, even once while he was sleeping. Luffy was stabbed by Kata and he doesn't have a scar or anything like that anymore, so it makes sense for Akainu to be fine after just two attacks from WB. Akainu is a very powerful character and has faced many super-strong opponents at Marineford. Whitebeard was unable to move after his last attack on Blackbeard but managed to move forward with his body turned red with smoke coming out of it, similar to Luffy in Gear 2. oda was not downplaying whitebeards strength. Whitebeard shares several characteristics with the legendary warrior monk. When Shanks came to visit Whitebeard and discuss Teach, he discovered that, in spite of the man's tremendous power and presence, his health was ailing. yeah akainu did way more damage to whitebeard. He has clashed against Whitebeard and managed to survive, which says a lot about how strong he truly is. [148] During his initial encounter with Kozuki Oden 30 years ago, their sudden clash created a notable effect similar to lightning and released a large burst. Imagine Mayweather fighting another boxer of the exact same caliber, Mayweather punches this dude very hard twice, do you expect this guy to fall? [158] In his initial appearance in the anime, his eyes were black like many male characters of the series, but this was changed to a golden yellow color by the Summit War of Marineford. How did Aokiji survive Whitebeard's attack? After Whitebeard's death, Blackbeard stole his Devil Fruit powers, conquered his territories, and usurped his post as one of the Four Emperors. In the past, they used to be part of the Rocks Pirates. [96] Most of all, he refused to accept Shanks as anything more than the kid he was 22 years ago and believed he was 100 years too young to tell him what to do. Squard, in return, thought of Whitebeard as a father figure, but felt betrayed when he thought that Whitebeard was planning to sacrifice all of his subordinate crews to save Ace, leading him to stab the Emperor in a surprise attack. Imagine if Katakuri had defeated Luffy after just two attacks, or if Luffy had defeated Doffy in just two attacks after going G4. [90], At some point in the past, right after attaining the position of one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Crocodile suffered a humiliating defeat against Whitebeard in the New World, enough to shatter his ambitions of becoming Pirate King for a while. [41], This was not blind loyalty, as Whitebeard was willing to go to war with the World Government to save Ace. Akainu fanboys are a special breed, lmao. Whitebeard was one of the very few people in the world who could use all three types of Haki. [14] Later in his life, he grew the prominent crescent-shaped mustache, which would spawn his epithet, "Whitebeard". Whitebeard was an immensely skilled user of Busoshoku Haki, which he could imbue his weapon Murakumogiri with. Furthermore, the entire WB pirates were nerfed in that arc. Whitebeard was a brief member of the Rocks Pirates for a certain period of his life, specifically until the God Valley Incident, when the crew met its downfall. From the East Blue to the New World, anything related to the world of One Piece belongs here! and our It may not display this or other websites correctly. He was an ally of Monkey D. Luffy and a central figure overall during the Marineford Arc. Kaidou does not think highly of Whitebeard, stating that he was too soft despite being powerful. After his death, the entire world fell into chaos: with total victory declared for the Marines and all of Whitebeard's territories no longer considered dangerous (despite the fact that his crew was still alive). This discrepancy stems from the Japanese term Hige (, Hige?) WB stomps now 21%. The Marines survive. Like other characters in One Piece, he had a unique laugh, which was "Gu ra ra ra ra". [4] In fact, among them, he was considered the "Closest Man to One Piece", and the ruler of the sea who stood before the "throne" and the title of Pirate King. [141], He had the power to send incredibly powerful shockwaves through the air, creating cracks in the air itself in the process. You are using an out of date browser. his head got bended and slammed into the ground plus whitebeard landed a direct blow to his ribs with all his force, I feel like akoji being the weakest out of the admirals but still a beast. Yes, WB was fodder to Akainu due to the heart sicknes, WB Berly finish the fight while Akainu was strong enough to solo all of WB Commanders like fodder. [72], After losing his entire crew to Roger, Squard was taken in by Whitebeard, who treated him like a son and saved him from the loneliness of losing all of his comrades. [83], Whitebeard was an old friend of King Neptune. Akainu and Whitebeard carried Marineford Arc Mawt Well-Known Member Sep 6, 2022 #2 Akainu had an impressive performance, but for some reason his fans will omit that WB had already gotten impaled numerous times by fodder (as well as the initial stab from Squardo) and the dude basically had a heart attack mid fight. Today we speak on akainu and whitebeard I had a lot of fun making this video, and giving all of my thoughts but I'd love to hear from you all. Some major matines would have died including blackbeard. does anyone think that it actually effected garp? This is showcasing round 1 of the fight between Admiral Akainu and Whitebeard at the Battle of Marineford."Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Cop. Akainu let magma rain on everyone, because pirates are evil and marines should be ready to die for their cause. [102], Under normal circumstances, they did not provoke each other. In the anime, there were no swords at all in his body. no. A distinguishing feature of Whitebeard's nature was his high moral standards: he never forgave the death of a crewmate by another and believed that a man could not live without some form of honor code. Sengoku calls him the strongest man in the world as well at Marineford. Whitebeard was legitimately incapacitated at a terrible time. Whitebeard's physical resistance and pain tolerance were tremendous: he was able to keep fighting despite the number of life-threatening injuries he sustained, which included part of his head being burned off. [156] However, due to both his age and worsening health, he failed to predict Squard's betrayal and thus got injured,[157] something which, according to Marco, was totally unexpected from the Emperor.[128]. I dont think being a logia played a factor at all, You could clearly see the quakes had an effect on him. This also marks the first time that Whitebeard called him by his name, Straw Hat Luffy, instead of "brat", proving that Whitebeard came to acknowledge him and his strength through the course of the war. In his first appearance, Whitebeard received a letter from Shanks delivered by Shanks's newest crewmate, Rockstar. [85] At least one other Emperor, Big Mom, placed Fish-Man Island under her protection[86] while Foodvalten fell to Brownbeard. Meanwhile Whitebeard was stonefaced through the war unless he was attacking. written on it. It completely changed my view on Akainu as incredibly strong, where in the anime he was portrayed weaker and completely lost to Whitebeard. Vista was never wounded throughout the war, and Marco regenerated from all of his damage. [65] This hostility dissipated a bit when Oden was formally inducted into the Whitebeard Pirates, with Izou sticking around for Oden's sake. Still, he acknowledges that the once strongest man in the world had died in glory. Actions that initially seemed to be the result of thoughtless, headstrong bravado actually had strong reasons behind them; his loud declaration that Fish-Man Island belonged to him freed the island from all pirates and slavery,[29] and his insistence that Blackbeard be punished was merely a cover for Ace, who had set out after him against Whitebeard's wishes. ), as Newgate does not possess an actual beard. 3 - Whitebeard 4 - Roger 5 - Kaido Boring. [48] Upon learning that Ace was his rival's son, Whitebeard did not see his bloodline as an inconvenience, and even tried to inspire Ace to respect Roger as his father. Welcome to r/OnePiece, the community for Eiichiro Oda's manga and anime series One Piece. [153] During the Summit War, Whitebeard successfully inflicted significant damage on Akainu,[154] whereas Marco, Vista, and Jinbehighly skilled Busoshoku Haki users themselvesfailed to do so. [140] According to Sengoku, Whitebeard had the power to destroy the world. [19], As a child, he wore a light-colored sleeveless shirt with the word "Power" (, Chikara?) 72. sorry for being late, but Oda used marineford to show to its readers that Akainu is the real deal and that we will have to count on him as an absolute monster, when you look a bit at fights between major players, it's hardly 0 and 1 : recently you had big mom and queen, which resulted in a quick face off but queen got on its feet quickly to try again, it's what i like in one piece, fights do not always result in the absolute death of the opponent. [128] Even with his health issues, Whitebeard was still considered the world's most dangerous and powerful pirate. Additionally, Whitebeard's speech about One Piece was longer in the anime.[160]. [23][21] Whitebeard also received a brutal assault from the Blackbeard Pirates. Whitebeard vs Akainu: WHO WON? Since his old captain had spent much of his fortune aiding his struggling homeland, Marco found himself with the duty of protecting the one thing that still remained from Whitebeard's past, becoming a local doctor who took care of the health of the locals. In the bay of Marineford, he predicted Crocodile's sudden attack but did not move, knowing that Luffy would block it. How did Akainu survive Haki? The attack was said to be imbued with Haki. Claiming that Blackbeard alone was the only one whom he refused to consider his son, Whitebeard attempted to take Blackbeard's life prior to his death, calling him an arrogant fool that was never worthy of being a part of his crew. If oda literally came out and said "akainu is the strongest in the whole series!" Whitebeard appeared to have debilitating health problems, possibly stemming from his advanced age and excessive drinking. And Akainu getting knocked is same as Kidd and Law knocking BM off battle. while Whitebeard was old and likely not the strongest in the world anymore he was still on par if not superior to the other Yonko if not they would of been destroyed by Kaido/Big mom already. The fact is you have a perception that an admiral shouldn't be that strong and as such basing your critiques on this perception. [61] He initially disagreed on taking Oden into the crew as he saw him as a dangerous type and not capable of submitting to anyone, but eventually after Oden passed a hard test of endurance, Whitebeard decided to take him on board his ship as his brother and promised him the adventure of a lifetime. Become my son! [95] His last thought being his regret for allowing Teach to hurt his foster family. Akainu took WB best shot and still manage to walk after like nothing happned while WB lost half his face and got 2 holes in his body that killed him along BB Guns. Blackbeard survives and then his crew attacks Whitebeard in a cowardly manner by using pistols and blades, dealing finishing blows to his already battered body, while his crew looks on in horror and heartbreak. He is represented as a polar bear in the action figure series S.H.Figuarts ZERO 2013.[165]. Yes. [114], Whitebeard's reputation alone made his simple declaration of Fish-Man Island being his territory enough to keep slave traders and pirates from attacking the island further, making Whitebeard himself far more effective than the treaty signed with the World Government 200 years before his death. If people still want to use Oda's statement that Akainu is PK level, despite his resources and shits, they should also consider WB is the closest to the title by Roger's former crew Buggy. Survivor 1 - Kaido 2 - Big Mom 3 - Whitebeard 4 - Akainu 5 - Oden Akainu was still fighting after receiving an earthquake on his face and ribs. As Rayleigh said it doesn't matter even if you have magma body, haki can counter it, and seastone bullets are their kryptonite, and now that Luffy has unlocked advanced conquerors, something all the Marines feared about him..finally came true it was only a matter of time. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. As others said, Akainu melted part of his face. Among Whitebeard's known territories, his own homeland of Sphinx was the most important to him. . Of course, this prompted a mass attack on Akainu, despite the. Vista was never wounded throughout the war, and Marco regenerated from all of his damage. [77], Whitebeard seemed to have some form of respect for Luffy after hearing about him from both Ace and Shanks; Ace had shown excitement that Luffy was on the Grand Line,[78] and Shanks had stated that he had given up his arm on a "bet on the New Age", referring to Luffy. It's the classic manga trope: Age is catching up to the super strong old man. In the English Dubbed version, he is voiced by Andrew . This was likely done to signify his fury. Jinbe had expressed many times that he owed a great deal of gratitude to the Emperor[75] and refused to participate in the war against Whitebeard, even if it meant losing his Warlord of the Sea title and being imprisoned in Impel Down. He didn't care about the allies of the Whitebeard Pirates and he was merely using them to buy some time. [120] These quake bubbles would release a small but powerful shockwave on impact, greatly increasing the destructive power of his melee attacks. While he did attempt to take Whitebeard's life at Marineford, he was stopped from doing so by Luffy. [52] Whitebeard's strong stand against crewmate killing was based on his fatherly stance over every member of his crew; as a result of this treatment, the whole crew affectionately referred to him as "Pops" or "Old Man" (, Oyaji?, an informal variation of "father"). That's why Oda made Aokiji and Akainu take ten days to decide a winner - they were that evenly matched. Let's not forget the convenient placed hole that Akainu helplessly fell in, not allowing Whitebeard to finish him. [7][109] Due to his incredible strength he was already feared as the "Strongest Man in the World", before Roger's death and the start of Great Age of Pirates. I honestly doubt that Prime WB DF damage output was higher than geezer WB. In his prime, he was one of the few able to take on the Pirate King Gol D. Roger, battling him for days to a draw. [88] On the other hand, he considered other younger Marines to be "brats" and refused to give any of them, including the powerful admirals, much respect. How in the fuck can you call Wb at marineford prime yonko he didnt even have observation haki. Whitebeard seemed to enjoy talking about the past; when Shanks visited his ship, the first thing Newgate did was recollect his memories from the last twenty-two years, particularly those involving old rivals like Roger, Garp and Sengoku. Lets look at the other side, this nigga WB had a whole in his chest, had received a bunch of stab wounds and half of his head was destroyed AND HE WAS STILL ALIVE. [26] In initial appearances, he seemed unable to see any cause for alarm on any decision he made and refused all advice given to him, such as his nurse telling him not to drink heavily[27] or Shanks warning him of Blackbeard. If you've just set sail with the Straw Hat Pirates, be wary of spoilers on this subreddit! When Whitebeard proved otherwise, Squard broke down in tears at his mistake. Pretty much, Oda made sure the marines looked as good as possible that arc. Although Whitebeard advised him not to venture into the hunt for Teach, Ace left without permission and, in the end, Whitebeard took responsibility for Ace's mistakes without hesitation by going to Marineford to save him from execution. Whitebeard did not seem to hold his old crew in high regard, rarely talking about his time as a member. You had WB that couldn't use haki properly and having heart attacks in the middle of fights due to a unnamed illness that was conveniently (for the marines) getting worse before WB even stepped on the battlefield, and you had top fighters like Jozu and Marco turning their attention away because of it. If old, injured and ENRAGED whitebeard couldnt even seriously injure him after a cheap sneak attack from behind and an attack that nearly caused the destruction of an island, what makes you think that prime whitebeard would have easily kod him? Is Akainu a saint? Ace takes a devastating attack from akainu through his torso, which soon leads to his tragic death. Did he use Haki or something else? [39] When confronted by Blackbeard, he intended to avenge Thatch, despite being close to death at the time. Score: 4.4/5 (40 reviews) akainu is hit by Whitebeard. Due to his age and worsening health, it was not as powerful compared to his prime, but he could still negate the intangibility of Logia-based Devil Fruits. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. [45][46] Despite fond memories of his time as a pirate captain, Whitebeard was not proud of his former association with the Rocks Pirates due to the lack of camaraderie among members, thus he rarely referred to those times unless in a negative tone. None of WB's attack mamaged to wound Akainu severely. If he hadn't had incurred anything, then it would have been a low diff but obv that wasn't the case. Squard was tricked into believing it and he stabbed Whitebeard because of it. He left the command vacant for a long time also after his departure, since he had not received any news of his death until several years after it happened. The Marines currently have no one who can fight a Yonko 1v1. He considered them among the few people that knew the seas from Roger's era who are still alive in the present. It's really disappointing but oh well. I don't see any reason to conclude that Kizaru is the weakest of the bunch. Silhouette of Newgate when he was a member of the, Whitebeard's Sea's Strongest Man outfit in. At least Curiel was serious injured. At least have Akainu incapacitated temporarily with a concussion or better yet, walk with a limp, gait, or cane to show visible immobility from his tussles with Whitebeard. However, Kaidou saw an opportunity to eliminate his adversary prior to the impending Summit War of Marineford and did not hesitate to attempt to do so. Sakazuki mid diff. However, before even reading the letter, Whitebeard threw it away, claiming that Shanks should come in person with some expensive sake if he wanted to talk. Akainu and Kuzan fought for 10 days! [109][150] Another example was his clash with Shanks which resulted in the heavens being split in two.[151]. Welcome to r/OnePiece, the community for Eiichiro Oda's manga and anime series One Piece. [149] His Haoshoku Haki was displayed to a far greater extent against his longtime rival, Gol D. Roger, as their clashing Haoshoku Haki cracked the air, creating an effect akin to lightning and generating a shock wave that blew back everything and everyone on and near the island. Privacy Policy. HMMMMM i wonder what Oda is trying to tell us about this character?? [66], Izou eventually grew fond of his new group and became a full-fledged member, preferring to stay with the Whitebeard Pirates when Oden decided to join the Roger Pirates. -> Power is the most important thing in the world stage. Izou stated that he would make Whitebeard pay for putting his master through so much trouble. [25], Edward Newgate was a cheerful and carefree person during his younger years, prior to commanding his own ship and becoming known as Whitebeard. [55] Later, Marco attempted to assist his captain in fighting Blackbeard, but was ultimately ordered to stand down. Akainu had Luffy level plot armor in that arc. He could also generate strong vibrations from his body that could easily shatter ice. SILENCE GUYS, he is discovering that Akainu is as strong as a Prime Yunkou. The dude takes two direct hits from the perceived strongest Yonko and gets up to chase after Luffy like it's no biggie, before embarking on a battle-to-the-death with Aokiji as well. From the East Blue to the New World, anything related to the world of One Piece belongs here! In addition, this dude incurs the ultimate wrath of Whitebeard after killing Ace, but still manages to take out half of Whitebeard's face before "losing" to him in a battle that results in his complete and utter incapacitation after the Waroh wait, nevermind, Akainu is still completely able-bodied and functional after being quaked into the ground and then quaked mid-air at point blank range. EDIT: Yeah, they were fatigued, I suppose. Akainu on the other hand, destroys the Moby Dick, nearly ends the WB Pirates on the frozen bay by himself, kills Ace, and very nearly kills Luffy and Jinbei. He used cheap tricks too, fooling Squardo with his bullshit to stab an already sick, dying WB. [98] After Whitebeard's death, Shanks saved Whitebeard's crew and their other subordinate crews,[99] and gave Whitebeard and Ace a proper burial. but the guy above is right.l. In his prime, Whitebeard was a rival to Gol D. Roger, and following Roger's death, was widely recognized as the strongest man in the world, a fact complimented by having the highest active bounty whilst alive, and the second highest bounty of any pirate in history. Whitebeard was mostly annoyed with Shiki's ramblings at the time, but seemingly knew he had something planned, being familiar with the Golden Lion's penchant for schemes. If you've just set sail with the Straw Hat Pirates, be wary of spoilers on this subreddit! When not in battle, he was always surrounded by nurses, used oxygen tubes, and was hooked up to intravenous tubes and life support systems; despite this, he used to literally drink sake by the barrel. I don't personally see how WBs DF attack power weakened with age. its not even comparable. [76] When Jinbe arrived at Marineford with the other escapees from Impel Down, the first thing he did was announce his formal resignation from the Warlords to Sengoku. 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