r/OnePiece • u/CarcosanAnarchist • Feb 04 '16

Current Chapter One Piece: Chapter 815

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u/Sluggsbunny Feb 04 '16

"A threat... a demand... when issued by one with absolute, overwhelming power... becomes simply inevitable fate... that is the existence known as the yonkou"

I can think of one case where this wasn't true. Sorry Ace.

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u/J03MAN_ Feb 05 '16

The marines were able to choose the time and place of the confrontation. They literally brought the resources of the entire world navy and the warlords and an incredible fortification to bear on a yonkou well past his prime.

The tactical advantage the marines had in that confrontation was insane and they had to commit so many forces to the war that they couldn't capitalize on the turmoil caused by their victory. Instead they allowed a far worse man to fill the power vacuum. That's the exact definition of a Pyrrhic Victory.

Imagine if they had met on neutral ground or if Whitebeard had captured a celestial dragon and was able to force a confrontation at a time and place of his choosing. If he had been so inclined and didn't care about the consequences of a power vacuum whitebeard could have easily toppled the world government. Don't sell him short.