User blog comment:Fliu/Chapter 953: Swords and a Fox/@comment-24287735-20190823090449/@comment-108.83.222.210-20190826042223

Blackbeard may not have the mindset of others from the clan of D, but he has great ambition and he is willing to allow himself to be underestimated to strike when the iron is hot. I expect that Luffy will find Blackbeard, his dark reflection to be a dangerous opponent. I suppose having him be both similar and different is intentional on Oda's part. As for Douglas Bullet, I haven't seen the movie yet, but I have examined him on this wiki. As expected of one who was on Rodger's crew he is an impressive fighter. That being said, he seems to have missed Rodger's lesson on how your comrades and friends can support you and make you stronger then you ever would be on your own. I suppose that it is be expected given his backstory, but it really is a shame. He is powerful and devoted to becoming stronger, but even the strongest can fall on their own if others work together to face them. That is how Luffy and his crew will win, by working together between themselves and the other pirates. The world government's greatest advantage over the pirates is that the pirates are not united together by trust and camaraderie against them. It is the same for Bullet, he wants to become stronger by himself without regard for those who could support him and without having a reason for gaining that strength other then for its own sake. A number of fans seem to think this as well, they think that Luffy is weaker because he relies on his crew and allies. I say that he is stronger for that, each member of the crew can rely on someone to take their place if there is a problem that one member cannot solve. There might be a saying that a strong man is strongest alone, but I say that this saying is quite mistaken. All of the members of the crew are better off in one manner or another for having joined Luffy's crew and he likewise is better as a captain and as a person for having them to support him.