User blog comment:Yami6302/Shichibukai is 7 "strongest" pirates? shouldn't it be "strong"?/@comment-53539-20100405130216

Indeed, both the thing you mention here are note worthy. Theres no doubt the Supernovas are uprising to the ranks of Shichibukai, as Luffy himself beat a couple up by now. They are however, not quite on par just yet though are definately getting there.

The Shichibukai led only because of how they are set up, as a group rather then rivals, with the backing of a weorld Government and the fact their strongest is of "World-class". But their group is varied, as a group they are only second to the Yonkou, but indivdaully their inded split amongst the top 20.

However we lack information on the New World crews, some to me seem to be not much above Supernova, but are strong enough to survive in the World, but below the Yonkou and Shichibukai. They seem to back the Yonkou rather then going out of their own way to establish themselves individaully (possibly how they survive the New World).