User blog comment:Kaido King of the Beasts/Chapter 855: The Big Sleep/@comment-68.11.130.102-20170209171455/@comment-24850639-20170210002256

Land, sea, and air, Kaido is literally the "strongest creature alive". We've seen the least of Shank's fighting ability, but we know he came into contact with Kaido, walked away unscathed and still ready to go to war with the Marines should they have tried some shit. The admirals wanted no problems, even Akainu of all people. Blame it on fatigue from the war or not wanting to fight 2 Yonko crews at once you want, it still speaks volumes that he gave them pause. Blackbeard has the 2 strongest Devil Fruits in the world, one of which can even nullify all other devil fruits. While I don't agree with calling Big Mom the weakest, I have to at least admit that it's a fair perception given what we've seen of her fighting prowess compared to everyone else's. I don't like her chances in a one-on-one with any of those three guys. Fear plays a major role in her ability to steal life from people, and fire and lightning aren't necessarily impossible powers to overcome. Don't get me wrong, the 3 guys I'm comparing her to are fucking monsters on a level above anything else we could fathom so far, and being in their company says enough about her strength. I think the issue here is the word "weakest". It carries a negative connotation about her being weak compared to them, which is simply not true. Not being "as strong" doesn't make her "weak" by default. All 4 of them carry strengths that the others do not, evidenced by the stalemate to become Pirate King. Things wouldn't be the way they are if there was a clear hierarchy as to who's strongest to weakest.