He was an ally of Monkey D. Luffy and a central figure overall during the Marineford Arc. From then on, Crocodile took a neutral role in the war, fighting both Marines and Whitebeard's men, with Whitebeard himself showing some annoyance towards Crocodile's attacks on his crew. [69] They all seemed to know Ace, at least, and were willing to help Whitebeard's cause when Ace was about to be executed at Marineford; however, they were not aware that Ace was Roger's son until around the time Ace died. Akainu is the reason that Ace died, and after this, he was considered one of the most hated among the One Piece fans. Vista was never wounded throughout the war, and Marco regenerated from all of his damage. [43][44] People that were children at that time were still viewed as children in Whitebeard's eyes, no matter how powerful they had grown since. It's absolutely ridiculous that a Yonko's attacks would leave no permanent, let alone residual effects on another character of immense power, such as an Admiral, and is pretty incongruous with the power levels we now see with Emperors Kaido, Big Mom, or even their Commanders and Calamities. Like Akainu is functionally unaffected by his sparring with Whitebeard. Is Akainu a saint? [109][150] Another example was his clash with Shanks which resulted in the heavens being split in two.[151]. It may not display this or other websites correctly. [7], Before forming his own crew, Newgate was an orphan hailing from the island of Sphinx. [2], Several action figures of Edward Newgate have been produced. During the Summit War of Marineford, Whitebeard completely overpowered vast numbers of strong Marine officers and giants with tremendous physical might, such as Vice Admiral Lonz, with only one hand and supplemented by his Devil Fruit powers. Their friendship stemmed from when they first drank together, and Whitebeard protected Fish-Man Island from slavery due to this friendship. No other explanation needed. [29], Before his demise, Whitebeard had a number of locations under his protection. Privacy Policy. Due to the high costs of the World Nobles' heavenly tribute being impossible for a poverty-stricken place like Sphinx to afford, the island suffered from constant pirate and slaver attacks without government protection. According to Luffy and Rayleigh, Haki attacks should let someone punch even Logia users but it doesn't seem to be the case here. . He has clashed against Whitebeard and managed to survive, which says a lot about how strong he truly is. Because he is strong as hell. 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. 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. [61][10] He was even able to sense and counter Ace (when he was still new on the ship and was attempting to kill Newgate) while sleeping. [55] Later, Marco attempted to assist his captain in fighting Blackbeard, but was ultimately ordered to stand down. 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. Sakazuki, known by his alias Akainu, is one of the main antagonists of the One Piece anime and manga series, and one of the main antagonists of the Marineford Arc. 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. Whitebeard shares several characteristics with the legendary warrior monk. Usopp tanked 4 tons to his face multiple times in Arabasta, human durability in this series is a bit higher than in the real world. These are characters that need entire islands to fight. He used the Rocks Pirates as a reason for dismissing Oden joining the Whitebeard Pirates, citing the daimyo's wild, rebellious nature as being difficult to control and equating it to the other members of Rocks. Whitebeard and Roger clash with Haki-imbued weapons. Idl if this has been said before but im at the end of marineford and Akainu got his shit rocked by whitebeard, but hes not dead. Whitebeard respected both Monkey D. Garp and Sengoku, a respect which was mutual. He is voiced by Fumihiko Tachiki in the anime and Michio Nakao as a child. [29] People from every ocean were aware of the Emperor's power and seemingly believed that he could end the world if he so wished. There's no way that an Akainu that's taken a quake punch to the back of the head and an island-busting Earthquake to the ribs can win that fight unless all the Whitebeard Commanders are garbage. After Akainu killed Ace, Whitebeard brutally injured the Admiral in retaliation, with the latter being practically helpless in response to Whitebeard's power, temporarily defeating him in a relatively short battle with a mere two hits, causing immense destruction all around. Become my son! There's no way that an Akainu that's taken a quake punch to the back of the head and an island-busting Earthquake to the ribs can win that fight unless all the Whitebeard Commanders are garbage. He liberated and protected Fish-Man Island from slavery, an act which touched the hearts of the normally human-distrusting citizens of Ryugu Kingdom and invested the majority of his riches to support his homeland of Sphinx, an once poor, lawless island. Some people just deny facts, making up headcanon just to deny something like the admirals being strong. Yeah, he got hit multiple time and spit some blood and all but this is one piece and characters can endure much more. Akainu tried going up against a weakened Whitebeard and still, Whitebeard decimated him. Yeah because BB can take a lot of damage Sengoku probably didn't use haki, and he still made Luffy bleed. Ia mengisahkan pengembaraan. Despite having been rivals with Gol D. Roger, Whitebeard held great respect for him. All in all, Oda's depiction of Akainu and how he was affected by his fights with Whitebeard seem more and more ludicrous the more we see how other Yonko and their crews are displayed. He was super sick, dying, old and already impaled before the fighting even started. some fans would say "nah i just dont believe it." Unless you think that akainu and the other admirals are worthless fodder then I dont see how prime whitebeard could 0 diff him. [28] However, he was much more thoughtful than he initially appeared to be. I just chalk it up to Marco and Co being so pissed off or emotionally unstable that at that point they couldn't focus their Haki to the point of it harming Akainu. there is a reason the navy still exist, they posses like 5+ Yonko level Fighters while the each Yonko crew only count as one with several of Doflamingo-Katakuri tier fighters, it would require all of them to even match the navy this sort of creates Balance in the world. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. From the East Blue to the New World, anything related to the world of One Piece belongs here! [128] Even with his health issues, Whitebeard was still considered the world's most dangerous and powerful pirate. Whitebeard mid-high diff 28%. Marco was also the one who instigated the Payback War against Blackbeard, gathering the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates to hunt down the crew's traitor and main responsible for Whitebeard and Ace's deaths, but failed to accomplish his revenge. 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. [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. Akainu melts him again 2%. Whitebeard did not seem to hold his old crew in high regard, rarely talking about his time as a member. EDIT: Yeah, they were fatigued, I suppose. I find it absurd to think that the world's strongest man's entire collection of high and top tiers (minus Jozu) would lose ground against a single Admiral. [16][17][18] Like all of his men, he had his own Jolly Roger tattooed on his back. whitebeard getting impaled doesn't matter. what is crocodile gonna do to an admiral? Prime Whitebeard would've ko'd him easily. [40] However, he was willing to go against his personal code under certain circumstances, if he felt the risk would not be worth the safety of his crew.[41][42]. Because he has insane endurance..he's an admiral, what do you expect? Or to Roger or Rayleigh, do you think they would have any sort of life-long injury after just two hits? [117][118], Whitebeard was given the title of the "strongest man in the world" for his physical power, which is far superior to even a giant. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Scan this QR code to download the app now. Each one of the pirate captains was an infamous pirate who had made a name for him or herself in the New World. A young, orphaned Newgate had to grow under those oppressive conditions, leading to his life as pirate, although he never valued treasure as much as the idea of family. The total number of sword wounds he received in this battle was 267. There are two theories about this scene. How did Aokiji survive Whitebeard's attack? [141], He had the power to send incredibly powerful shockwaves through the air, creating cracks in the air itself in the process. [149] Whitebeard could also utilize the advanced technique of projecting Haki out from his blade; this was shown during his fight with Roger where the duo's weapons met in a powerful clash without even making contact.[109]. 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. He has twice been featured as part of MegaHouse's Portrait of Pirates collection of a 1/8 scale figures: once in July 2011 in his present-day appearance, and again in September 2013 in his youthful appearance (called "Ver. In addition, Whitebeard could easily adapt to rapidly changing situations even in the heat of battle, as shown when he bypassed a siege wall impervious to his Devil Fruit powers by having Oars, who was in a near-death state, help carry the paddle ship into the Marineford plaza. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. In fact, the notion of separating himself from just one of them and for a short time infuriated him. Yes. Squard was tricked into believing it and he stabbed Whitebeard because of it. yea.even a worn down Akainu is still a natural endurance & stamina monster. Sengoku calls him the strongest man in the world as well at Marineford. I mean we all know WB could have just been like "fuck it" and sink the whole island, but all of his crew would have been wiped at that moment. In the anime and other related merchandise, it is red. Whitebeard vs Akainu Whitebeard's Revenge Support our reactors! Furthermore, Akainu convinced Squard to betray Whitebeard so he could gain the upper hand in the battle in the Marine Ford. Whitebeard appeared to have debilitating health problems, possibly stemming from his advanced age and excessive drinking. 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. [36] In addition, Whitebeard took full responsibility for the actions of his crew and kept a stern outward appearance for non-crew members, falsely claiming to outsiders that he ordered Ace to hunt down Blackbeard. Mrz 2022. Roger Garp Sengoku there aren't very many people who know about the sea back then. But before the skip, they were all essentially equal. Privacy Policy. 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