The way the OP world works in a battle sense is all about "Hype". Oda builds up a character hype through connections, feats, lineage. But the thing about hype is it only takes one loss or bad showing to be taken from one character and given to another.
I'll explain how Oda decides who wins and who loses fights based on my observation about OP. I could be completely wrong
Sabo vs Burgess: This fight even before it happened I knew what the outcome was going to be. Not because I have Dr Vegapunk brain but because I have a good feel for Oda's writing. Burgess is couldn't touch Ace pretimeskip because he didn't have Haki. So after learning BB was DF hunting and Burgess hadn't consumed a DF I know he would be a punching bag for a debuting Commander in the revolutionary army. But more importantly is why Oda decides to have him lose
Why: The Burgess who fought Sabo is not end game Burgess he will eat a very very powerful DF that will solidify his high rank in BB crew and that's why he loss so easily. Also Sabo has more story importance than Burgess
Sabo vs Fujitora: Both were debuting characters so it was hard to predict. But Oda used a clever way to shownwho had the upper hand without either losing. But based on several factors it was easy to predict who would win given the strength of admirals and how a debuting admiral has to be hyped up
Why: Sabo fought end game Eos Fujitora . At the age of 23 with DF he just got. I think Oda's thinking in this was simple. Fujitora is at an age where his rate of progression is stagnant because he is at his peak. He is at his EOS strength. Sabo in the other hand is no where near his peak his rate of progression and room to grow exceeds Dressrosa Fujitora
Blackbeard vs Dragon Prediction
First of all this thread is made based on the assumption that the fight happens
Blackbeard Hype
1)Final Villian
2)Gave Shanks the Scar
3)Ate Two DFs
4)Yonko
Dragon Hype
1 )Father of the Main Character
2)Son of Garp
3)Leader and Last Line of Defense for The Revolutionary Army
4)World Most Dangerous Man
Who wins this fight and why?
Blackbeard loses because right now BB is not at his peak or no where close to his EOS strength. The Yami and Gura are strong but he has only had them for 2 years. My logic in predicting a loser in a fight is one thing "Potential" the loser has to have potential to get stronger in the future and a higher ceiling. Dragon on the other hand in my opinion is at his peak power right now. Who thinks if Dragon loses he is going to trainnon an island and come back stronger. Not me or no OP fan with Drqgon it will be whatnu see is what u get. But because of BB 2 unmastered DFs he has a higher ceiling than anybody in the verse
Both are characters that need solid hype but Dragon can't afford to lose. If he loses the RA hype goes way down. If BB loses the BB pirates hype goes down but atleast they have potential to get stronger due to BB devilnfruit hunting and BB DFs being unmastered. The RA in the other hand doesn't have that potential minus Sabo
I'm not hating on BB but I think currently he is the weakest Yonko right now because all the Yonko are at the peak EOS strength right now. Granted no one will beat BB without legendary difficulty even in his unmastered state
Side note: My way of predicting fightsis simple who can afford to lose hype vs who can't. And why can they afford to lose why. And my answer to that question in certain scenarios is to see if a character has room to grow and if another character if at their peak . Is this a dumb way if thinking. Just thought I share how I try my best to predict someone whomis unoredicatable
I'll explain how Oda decides who wins and who loses fights based on my observation about OP. I could be completely wrong
Sabo vs Burgess: This fight even before it happened I knew what the outcome was going to be. Not because I have Dr Vegapunk brain but because I have a good feel for Oda's writing. Burgess is couldn't touch Ace pretimeskip because he didn't have Haki. So after learning BB was DF hunting and Burgess hadn't consumed a DF I know he would be a punching bag for a debuting Commander in the revolutionary army. But more importantly is why Oda decides to have him lose
Why: The Burgess who fought Sabo is not end game Burgess he will eat a very very powerful DF that will solidify his high rank in BB crew and that's why he loss so easily. Also Sabo has more story importance than Burgess
Sabo vs Fujitora: Both were debuting characters so it was hard to predict. But Oda used a clever way to shownwho had the upper hand without either losing. But based on several factors it was easy to predict who would win given the strength of admirals and how a debuting admiral has to be hyped up
Why: Sabo fought end game Eos Fujitora . At the age of 23 with DF he just got. I think Oda's thinking in this was simple. Fujitora is at an age where his rate of progression is stagnant because he is at his peak. He is at his EOS strength. Sabo in the other hand is no where near his peak his rate of progression and room to grow exceeds Dressrosa Fujitora
Blackbeard vs Dragon Prediction
First of all this thread is made based on the assumption that the fight happens
Blackbeard Hype
1)Final Villian
2)Gave Shanks the Scar
3)Ate Two DFs
4)Yonko
Dragon Hype
1 )Father of the Main Character
2)Son of Garp
3)Leader and Last Line of Defense for The Revolutionary Army
4)World Most Dangerous Man
Who wins this fight and why?
Blackbeard loses because right now BB is not at his peak or no where close to his EOS strength. The Yami and Gura are strong but he has only had them for 2 years. My logic in predicting a loser in a fight is one thing "Potential" the loser has to have potential to get stronger in the future and a higher ceiling. Dragon on the other hand in my opinion is at his peak power right now. Who thinks if Dragon loses he is going to trainnon an island and come back stronger. Not me or no OP fan with Drqgon it will be whatnu see is what u get. But because of BB 2 unmastered DFs he has a higher ceiling than anybody in the verse
Both are characters that need solid hype but Dragon can't afford to lose. If he loses the RA hype goes way down. If BB loses the BB pirates hype goes down but atleast they have potential to get stronger due to BB devilnfruit hunting and BB DFs being unmastered. The RA in the other hand doesn't have that potential minus Sabo
I'm not hating on BB but I think currently he is the weakest Yonko right now because all the Yonko are at the peak EOS strength right now. Granted no one will beat BB without legendary difficulty even in his unmastered state
Side note: My way of predicting fightsis simple who can afford to lose hype vs who can't. And why can they afford to lose why. And my answer to that question in certain scenarios is to see if a character has room to grow and if another character if at their peak . Is this a dumb way if thinking. Just thought I share how I try my best to predict someone whomis unoredicatable
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