[Discussion] Is robin a letdown in power?

[Avinash012]

Actually she has impressive stamina. She was KO'd by her shadow being stolen, but quickly recovered (something the M-Trio didn't do).

Additionally she took lightning to the face and managed to wake up and move the other SH's from danger.



OT: The problem is that Robin gets badly nerfed. You think about how OP her fruit is, but then she hardly is able to use its full potential.

1. Look at how she got Franky to join... In theory, that's a move she can use on most male opponents.

2. She mentions speed and power means nothing (and in theory this is true with the fact she uses joint locks that restrict movement (and use of superior power), but then we find that suddenly speed an power can effectively beat her. Notably Jiguro of the Windw.

3. Lack of Fights. Robin has actually had no significant fight. Her only one on ones were Yama, and Hammond who are glorified fodder.

4. Lack of move pooling/weapons. Robin could easily be someone who holds multiple weapons, guns, or even mix her power with a fighting style, but this isn't given. Why?!

Imaging giving Robin JUST Shigan... Pretty OP...



Robin is also never given a chance to use her specialty: she's an assassin. So with that build, she doesn't normally have knock out bare kuckle brawls. She ends things quickly and silently.

People also forget she's basically one of if not the smartest person in OP. She has extensive knowledge, insight, and basic intelligence. Which can be just as dangerous as power.



Robin gets bummed down because literally her fights would be one sided realistically.... Which is also seemingly why Haki is out of the picture as otherwise she'd be able to effectively face them ODF as well.


IMO she's still the number 4 in the crew because of the combined powers of her DF and intelligence. She's also the one who's done basically the least in the New World in terms of fighting.

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[Netferarri]

I honestly don't think so.

 

[KGB Kakuzu]

If she learned Haki then would she be able to beat sanji?

Realistically she should be able to beat him even now; however, with OP logic she will not. Despite the concept of locking joints, anime/manga characters always have the power to escape them. In theory her grapples would deny people the ability to move or even begin to make struggles to fight against her holds; however, as we see with people like Jiguro of the Wind... the logic is that people with superior strength just break out.

Though as I said, realistically a short grapple leads to death if she packs guns, swords, or goes for methods such as below the belt hits, using fingers to gouge out eyes, and even producing limbs inside a person (technically, any tangible spot is an option for Robin).

The realistic power of her fruit basically becomes its downfall.

 

[Hexuze]

Robin should start rocking rokushiki (shigan) with armament haki + devil fruit.

 

[Skull Knight]

yes i agree her power is quite a let down after time skip.
i was hoping something more out of her.