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I do actually agree with you that they are the four most influental pirates but majority of people believe they are the strongest due to what Garp said and all the hype around them.
Oh, and you misunderstood the point. I wasn't talking about Mihawk soloing RH pirates I said that "Yonko being the 4 strongest pirates" is a misbelief because there are pirates like Rayleigh, Mihawk and Dofla who could all possibly be as strong as yonko's (individually of course), except for Whitebeard for obvious reasons.
Being the most powerful =/= being the strongest. I believe in OPverse being the strongest means individual strength, while being the most powerful includes influence, charisma, size of crew, etc. I mean, even Garp says in the page you just linked:
"He is now one of the four most powerful pirates alongside the Whitebeard."
Then he adds this line:
"Their power is so influential that should these Three Powers become unbalanced, the peace of the world would crumble."
If this is Binktopia's scan and Cnet's translation, then it should prove me correct. There is nothing in those sentences that suggest the Yonkou are at the top of being the strongest individually.
Erm, real world comparison? Obama and Brock Lesnar. Brock is obviously stronger than Obama, yet Obama is more powerful than Brock due to his influence and position. Not the perfect allusion but you get the point.
Sure but being the absolute power in the world government must meen something. It would be just a hype if they would be simple politicians but we know that's not the case. They are all huge, muscular and with scars which is a clear sign of them being more than just politicians.
Also, it's too big of coincidence that potentialy strongest people in the world have a swordsman among them. Why? Because if Straw Hats are going to fight them (that has to be at the final war), Zoro obviosly would have to fight one of them. And look, there's a swordsman. Coincidence? Who knows..
Not really the strongest people, maybe the "Final Bosses" of the series. Remember Bonney? Remember Akainu saying he got the chills when she escaped? Yeah that.
Oh, and Yonko's like Big Mam and Kaidou aren't just hype? "Unless proven otherwise"
Dragon is the most dangerous/wanted man in the world. Should I say anything more?
Gorosei stand at the top of the world. That's not hype. There must be a reason why a man of Akainu's calibre get's
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or Kizaru get's worried when it comes to dealing with World Government and World Nobles.
Yonkous have proven combat abilities since it's verified through Whitebeard. Having the same position, it's a given they're pretty strong too.
Dragon is different. There's not one feat attributed to him, and it's also a possibility that being the World's Dangerous Man is virtue of being the leader of a very big organization. If they had the power to decimate countries into submission, what more Marineford which is smaller? I'd think they lack something, something called fighting power. So until I see Dragon transforming into a dragon (Mystical Zoan Ryu Ryu no Mi?) I hold out. Look where Fisher Tiger ended up when he was revealed.
I'd get chills too if I faced the President of my country.
