There's no evidence Dragon was on that island when BB got there though. Or did I miss something?
That's not proof he was there still when BB arrived but it is good reason to believe so.
Could have been a tactical retreat. Maybe dragons army retreated because they didn’t want Blackbeard to interfere with whatever they were planning. I mean I can’t imagine having this epic “gather everyone” moment justto have him off paneled. No way.
Sometimes that happens. Not every character introduced will be stronger than the next. Look at Punk Hazard and Dressrosa arc.
Ya but we’re talkig about a character who has built suspense for over ten years. It’s like after everything we learned about roger and then we find out that buggy was the one who captured him. He definately wouldn’t be respected in the same manner he is now. The appeal will be gone. And anytime oda introduces a new devil fruit (actually introduces, not alludes to) he always showcases it before having luffy and co beat it. How would you feel about kata if you knew urouge already beat him down
I don’t like that comparison because you’d be severely underrating Blackbeard. You forget that Blackbeard is a Yonkou and before then he was a yonkou he strong enough to severely damage a yonkou Shanks pre Yami yami.
