User blog comment:AYET/Weak willed people in NW/@comment-1044263-20130207004735

Well you have to take into consideration that Shanks and Doflamingo are both badasses. I mean, like, epic and shit. I think that not many can withstand Shanks' Haki, I'd say that even some of the weaker members of the Straw Hats will faint when facing that level of HH. Same with Doflamingo, but in a lower register, it's the same difference of strength between Doflamingo-G5 and Shanks-WB crew, just that Doflamingo and the marines are equally weaker than their counterpart in the comparison. So I don't really think they're necessarily weak, just that their opponent is just so skilled.