User blog comment:Blackendedsoul/Possible Haki of Blackbeard/@comment-122.107.151.96-20110811145109

I really can't envision him not having haki. He's a veteran pirate who's been a member of the Shirohige Kaizokudan for at least 20 years, has survived in the new world for most if not all of that time, and has gone up against Shanks before and come out without any visible scars, let alone serious injuries (that we know of). Come on, realistically how can you not believe he has haki. I personally assume that most of the pirates and marines in the New World, at least the ones that are worthy of note, will be able to use at least one form of haki, and now that the story has started to enter the New World, we'll be seeing a lot more haki than we have up till now.