User blog comment:D.Dragon123/Ranks status/@comment-3119203-20121221224723

User blog:Pacifista15/Vice Admirals vs. The World

You're completely right about how power is not all ranks are for. Smoker's ideals and back-talk to the World Government left him at only captain for quite a while even though he was probably strong enough pre-timeskip to be a Rear Admiral or so. Also, there is Garp's case, where he flat-out refused an admiral position because he didn't like the limited freedom. I think that you are underestimating the power of a Marine Commodore, however. You say that Smoker clashing with New World pirates at Marineford was a testament to his strength, but Commodore Yarisugi was able to defeat a 190,000,000 pirate in the New World without sustaining any real injuries.