[One Piece] Calling the Seven Warlords “Weak” Is the Most Casual Take Ever
Bartholomew Kuma
Seven Warlords of the Sea (Shichibukai) — June 2018 Are people seriously underrating them?
Are the Seven Warlords actually weak — or did fans just get numb to power creep? At what point did “not a Yonko” start meaning “fodder”? And why does this argument keep coming back every few years in Japan?
1: Anonymous Pirate (2018/06/12) Mihawk → World’s strongest swordsman Doflamingo → Definitely stronger than Whitebeard commanders Kuma → Definitely stronger than Whitebeard commanders Hancock → Definitely stronger than Whitebeard commanders Weevil → Stronger than the current Four Emperors
143: Anonymous Pirate (2018/06/13) There’s this trend of calling the Seven Warlords weak. Honestly, this guy is probably stronger than Kaido or Big Mom.
Buggy: “Whitebeard… that guy, you know—he was the legendary monster who once fought ‘Pirate King’ Roger on completely equal footing!!!”
Kizaru: “Regardless of bloodline… there’s one undeniable fact…!! That guy (Edward Weevil) is… overwhelmingly strong as a pirate…!!! It’s almost like Whitebeard in his younger days… well, only in terms of strength, though.”
Comparisons With Commanders and Emperors
3: Anonymous Pirate (2018/06/12) Comparing them to Whitebeard’s commanders already feels off. And Weevil has zero solid proof anyway.
8: Anonymous Pirate (2018/06/12) >>3 There is proof though. Kizaru said he’s on par with prime Whitebeard.
12: Anonymous Pirate (2018/06/12) >>8 Even if he’s Whitebeard-level, he doesn’t have the Gura Gura. In a 1v1, Kaido, Shanks, and Blackbeard are unknowns, and Big Mom’s defense is just absurd. So yeah…
13: Anonymous Pirate (2018/06/12) >>12 Weevil is literally stated to be on par with Roger and prime Whitebeard. What are you even talking about?
Individual Warlord Takes
4: Anonymous Pirate (2018/06/12) So what about Buggy then?
5: Anonymous Pirate (2018/06/12) Doffy is trash. He freaked out and ran from Aokiji.
9: Anonymous Pirate (2018/06/12) Kuma is basically just a Pacifista now.
10: Anonymous Pirate (2018/06/12) The fact that even Doflamingo couldn’t become a Yonko is insane.
11: Anonymous Pirate (2018/06/12) Mihawk is below Marco, Vista, and Jozu.
(´・ω・`) Looks like most of the weak ones already got filtered out.
👉 Why Japan Keeps Calling the Warlords “Weak”
In Japanese fan culture, “weak” rarely means actually powerless. It usually means “failed to stay relevant in the current meta.”
Once the story shifted toward Yonko, Admirals, and god-tier haki, anything below that ceiling started getting dismissed — even characters who once defined the power balance.
The Shichibukai didn’t get weaker. The story just moved past the era where they felt untouchable.
👉 When Power Scaling Replaced Narrative Threat
This thread shows a clear fracture:
Some fans treat statements as absolute truth
Others only trust on-panel dominance
And many now judge strength purely by “can beat a Yonko or not”
That mindset flattens the world. It turns political monsters, wildcard threats, and narrative disruptors into simple tier-list entries.
The Warlords were never meant to be a single power bracket. They were chaos factors — and that nuance is what got lost.
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