User blog comment:Luffayking12/Shanks DF ?????????/@comment-3119203-20120109025542

Wow, some people seem to completely ignore facts.....alright, let's think.

Prior to losing his arm, Shanks was strong enough to spar with Mihawk. Given that he Mihawk is the world's greatest swordsman, and that Shanks obviously didn't lose (Mihawk kept coming back for more), he was abviously extremely strong. Whitebeard even recognized his strength, as he was surprised when "a strong guy like him came back with one arm". And by that time, he had no DF. Why? Cuz he rescued Luffy in the water.

Alright, so we have established that he is on par with the world's greatest swordsman with no DF. Now, we also know that losing an arm "did not weaken him in any way". So, he is still immensely powerful, as shown a second time by his matching against Whitebeard and his stopping of Kaido. So he is still monstrously strong. Is that too weak for you? Does he really need a DF when he is that strong?

"Also because it is kind of boring for a yonko to only be a swordsman sorry its the truth"

What the hell? Is it boring for Rayleigh to be one of the strongest characters in the entire series even though he has no DF, is an old man, and is a swordsman? Strength is NOT IN ANY WAY measured by whether you have a DF or not. Look at Mihawk, a Shichibukai and the strongest swordsman in the world, no DF. Or Rayleigh, the First Mate of the Pirate King: no DF. Not to mention Garp, Zoro (can match Luffy w/no DF), Vista, and Sanji among others. They are all ridiculously powerful and none fo them have Devil Fruits.

And so, I ask you: Is it really "lame" to be one of the Yonko and just be a swordsman? I personally think it is amazing that he can match all of these people WITH devil fruits and WITHOUT an arm. This man must have some serious strength and mastery over haki. I think that is infinitely cooler than having a Devil Fruit.