User blog comment:Dettles/I dont think Smoker should have become VA during thee time skip./@comment-1595565-20130216091542

Jesus Christ, the guy gets jumped by a guy with the abilities to command garotte wire and mind control and you're already writing him off? News flash, not everyone can win everything. Just because he lost one fight easily doesn't mean he's suddenly weak. Does the term "situational consideration" mean anything to you power level fanatic dunderheads? One surprise attack is not enough to write him off. Boohoo, so your faith in him was crushed. Get over it, move the fuck on, and give the guy a god damn chance to redeem himself. Shit, if you're this quick to judge, then you'd have written Luffy off as useless the first time he got his ass kicked by Crocodile, and again the second time. Same goes for his fight with Rob Lucci and don't even get me started on Magellan. Comparing strengths is for retards because everything is too relative to be that cut and dry. Think of all the people Smoker fought well against. Vergo and Law for the most part, he almost captured Luffy that one time, and he had a pretty good streak going in Marineford until Hancock took him out of the zone (woman, am I right?) by stoning his jitte. One sneak attack is not enough to pass judgment. The sooner you realize that, the sooner you won't get flamed.