Nah the way Morj sneakily disrespected Law & Kidd by saying Kaido's armory 'single handedly' defeated Big Mom has me dying 😂😂

Just the fact Luffy has Robin gives him the ultimate advantage. It’s also been noted at Marineford that Luffys greatest powers is getting other people on his side. It makes sense he will eventually have an army bigger than Whitebeards

On top of everything else, the Straw Hats have access to not one, but two ancient weapons, while everyone else has zero. They probably even have access to Pluton in two different ways: Wano and Franky. Honestly the only reason they aren’t already the uncontested strongest pirate crew in the world is that they don’t care to amass power.

I recently heard someone sum up Cross Guild's assets pretty nicely: wealth (Crocodile), fame (Buggy), power (Mihawk).

Now imagine that double page panel of Luffy leading his crew, fleet and allies into the final war against the WG.

Even how Blackbeard got Hachinosu was opportunistic. He didn't actually beat that former Rocks Pirate, he waited for a mess Law started and used Koby as well to help him topple the guy.

I understand that theirs a significant difference between Hajrudin being Buggy's strongest subordinate versus Hajrudin being a participation trophy commander in Luffy's grand fleet. That said, still found it funny that Hajrudin was used to show how weak overall Crossguild is while simultaneously being used, even minimally, to show how strong Luffy's overall military strength is.

Don't forget Bartolomeo going crazy and continuously conquering territory for Luffy The actual straw hats grand fleet may actually be more than 5k people at this point Now imagine unlike Roger's Pirate or WB Pirates, Straw Hats Pirates is a mixture of both Pirates Strong Core Member and Strong Overall Army, because Grand Fleet line up is looking even mightier than Whitebeard grand fleet

I think the Staw Hats greatest strength is, like shanks, his core crew. But in a different way. Shanks’ core crew is the strongest one. Luffy’s the most competent one. In a 1v1 fight, Shanks’ crew might win, but the strawhats has 1 out of the 2 people that can read the poneglyph alive in Robin, a world class doctor in Chopper, a world class engineer, probably being one of the greatest scientific minds in one piece since time skip, in Franky and probably the world’s greatest navigator in Nami. When it comes to exploration and having the ways to get to the One Piece, the straw hats are BY FAR the most prepared to do so.

I definitely think the BM Pirates don't get enough credit for their organization. The Straw Hats absolutely tore through their territory while Big Mom herself was rampaging around and yet her crew were ready for them at every turn. Compare that to the Beast Pirates who fell apart pretty quickly in the course of the raid. As it stands the remaining BM pirates are still a potential factor in the world, especially since BB kidnapped pudding, whereas the Beast Pirates seem out of the running completely.

It's incredible how different each of the Emperors' crews are, giving that sense of their empires feeling unique. Just comparing Big Mom and Kaido results in a laundry list of differences in their land, crew and general strategy.

The uncontrollable chills I was getting when morj started breaking down what makes the SHP so devastating. At face value, the strawhat are underestimated but when you dig deeper, they are the embodiment of fuck around, find out.

I think the strength of the Straw Hats is that the core crew has a purpose beyond just blindly supporting Luffy's dream. They have their own driving forces that complement each other.

I would actually argue that the Straw Hats greatest strength is their captain. Not just in terms of his fighting strength, but his ability to gain allies (as Mihawk said) and inspire others.

also gotta factor in, the Whitebeard fleet views Luffys as Aces brother and would probably answer if marco was called in. so their growth rate is actually quite tremendous in 2 years. and numbed sun pirates as well.

Luffy's Greatest Strengh: Failing the *Raid will Fail* Edit: woah, didn't expect it to resonate so much lmao

Luffy's ridiculous charisma. He's like those enemies in games that constantly charms your allies and turns them against you. That has to be one of thee most annoying types of enemies to fight.

1. Along with Growth as Kuzan stated, there adaptability and charisma 2. As other comments states the crew are taking the best traits of each of the other Emperor crews as if they and their captain are utilizing their adaptability to learn what helps them best and use it to enhance their own strengths, like the learning robot from the Incredibles

The straw hats also have the most utility with so many standouts in their respective fields. They have one of if not the best navigator/cartographer, doctor, archeologist, shipwright, chef, and helmsman on the seas. Not to mention the only ponegliff reader, a world famous musician, and the god of all trades.

Just the fact that Bartolomeo can defend himself from shanks attacks is just crazy and to think hes one of luffy's allies

14:33 the Strawhats were never "just an East Blue level crew". They steamrolled throughout East Blue without much of a challenge. Luffy's first real challenge was Crocodile, well into the Grandline. So you might aswell call the East Blue Strawhats a "shichibukai level crew" (even if they were not framed as such when meeting Mihawk).

I would take it a step further with the strawhats and argue that they possess the greatest strengths of the other yonko. They have a fleet to rival WB’s A core crew whose power is creeping up on that of Shanks’ crew Greater number and better quality of alliances than that of BM’s kingdom They have access to technology comparable or superior to kaido’s. The sunny go is arguably one of the greatest pirate ships of all time, plus they have access to other vehicles and general franky. And luffy has a powerful ability to influence those around him like buggy.

The Strawhats are crazy strong. Not only are they just strong as a core Yonko crew. They have a fleet of 5600 people. They also would have support from the likes of Fishman Island, Marco and the remnants of the WB pirates, Boa and the Kuja pirates, Old Rayleigh can come in and help. Maybe even Vivi with Alabasta or Riku with Dressrosa. Oh, yes and also Wano with Momo, Yamato, the Scabbards, thousands of samurai. And they also have ties with the Red-haired pirates, who might help them out in dire situations and they also have ties with the Revolutionaries through Sabo. Oh yea, and Zou as well. A nation of Minks with Sulong forms. And the Heart pirates, Kid pirates(if they survived). Also Vegapunk.

The straw hats’ greatest strength is actually Luffy’s charisma, how he is willing to help others without asking for anything will be the single trait that helps him become the pirate king The Alabasta Army, people from Skypia, gallay-la and Franky’s family from water 7, people who got their shadows taken in thriller bark(Lola’s crew), Heart Pirates (law), Kuja Pirates (boa), Fishman Island Army, new Fishman pirate(lead by Aladdin), and the sea kings(lead by shirahoshi), dressrosa army(lead by kyros), the grand fleet with 7 legit captains, the mink tribe(lead by carrot), the wano army and zunesha(lead by momonosuke) and most importantly, The revolutionary army (dragon and sabo) The red hair pirates, The remaining white beard pirates(lead by Marco) and the OG remaining Roger pirates(led by Rayleigh) are willing to help Luffy when the time comes.

just hearing about whitebeard pirates and straw hat gave me goosebumps, how much power straw hats holds now

this was a really really great video, the topic was unique and refreshing

That BM section just made me look at my favorite yonko in a whole new light. Fucking love morj's breakdowns of one piece world build

I think your analysis of the Blackbeard pirates is an excellent example of strategy vs tactics. Many people say that Blackbeard LACKS strategy because of the way he just waltzes into danger, often getting pwned. However, it's really that Blackbeard lacks tactics. I mean they're terrible at tactics. They just go for it. But they are, indeed excellent at the long hand; they are masterful at strategy.

What an awesome video, very thoughtful!

Brilliant breakdown. And one analysis I haven't seen talked about.

Really good and accurate analysis as usual

If Daz Bones can attain armament and observation haki he’d be tough to beat for even a third commander

The way Kizaru just holds up his hands and freezes in place when confronted by Ben Beckman is chilling. We've seen Kizaru give absolutely not shits about anything while deleting gaggles of goobers and that guy made him put his hands up and wait for permission to move.

The Straw Hats' individual strength and skill as a crew are shaping up to rival Shanks' The Straw Hats' military might, its Grand Fleet, is not filled with liabilities like Shanks' fleet, and is shaping up to rival Whitebeard's. The Straw Hats' access to weapons and technology won't lose to Kaido's, as they will have Vegapunk as an ally going forward, on top of Franky, Robin and their alliance with Fishman Island potentially giving them access to any of the Ancient Weapons if Luffy ever wants or needs them. The Straw Hats' strategic prowess was already considerable due to Robin and Sanji, but with Vegapunk becoming an ally it will only get better, which will probably serve him well in the latter leg of the final saga as he needs to contend with Blackbeard and the like. The Straw Hats' political power can't be understated either, as they will have the backing of all the nations that fly his flag once all out war breaks out; the act of bringing resolution to this age old conflict and rebuilding the world after will doubtlessly display the political might of Straw Hat Luffy. As for public humiliation, the Straw Hats don't engage in such things but they do have a public image that is deceptive. However, this deceptive image as to what the Straw Hat crew is truly capable of is the result of consequence and the World Government's own actions; they fell off the radar after Dressrosa and became a Yonkou-calibre crew due to a conflict that happened in a closed-off country. Few people know all the details, and Luffy's feats were further downplayed by purposely giving him a bounty equivalent to Kidd and Law, setting them up to be underestimated. In a sense, you could say that the Straw Hats' greatest strength might not be their growth rate, but rather the fact that they either through their own achievements or complete circumstance, they excel at all the points you mentioned these other crews excelling at. They are truly the most well-rounded jacks of all trades of the Pirate World.

honestly, I have nothing to add, I think you nailed it at each point

Gr8 vid. I like the idea. Well done!

this video really makes me wonder when the raid will actually fail

You make multiple, extremely well-structured and applaudable explanations here. Plus, how Yonko crew leverages these advantages match their actions in the Anime. And give windows into the beliefs and outlooks of 4 Emperor's themselves. People do not pick a fight with Shanks, but they could weaken or bait him. Although nobody has gone far enough to do that. -Shanks himself embodies Gol D. Roger's belief about Devil fruits, and is evidently selective and carrying over his core crew almost more than Whitebeard is. Plus.....Devil fruits represent dreams, and Shanks is one of the only Pirates with no established dream in the franchise. The Cross-guild's propaganda and hype do make them a glass-cannon crew. yet, at the same time, they are also very decisive. By issuing bounties on Marine officers they are the most proactively opposing the Navy out of the Yonko crews, discounting Whitebeard's attack on Marineford. -It's a performance, and Buggy is largely a performer instead of holding much substance. The Straw Hat's do have incredible growth, however, said growth is pretty much condensed around the core crew. Plus, their victory on Wano owes a lot to Eustass Kidd and Trafalgar Law fighting off Big Mom. -Luffy revels in change and has THE largest power-creep out of anyone in the show. With his own crew evolving to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with him. Even Luffy's choice to disband and grow over 2 years when everyone else dove into the New World was a pivotal choice for the whole crew. The Big Mom Pirates didn't only accumulate leverage and political alliances with "deals you cannot refuse." Big Mom herself made it next to impossible to leave any deals struck by her and has enough awareness to offer false olive branches and take what she desires from anyone. -With the Vinsmokes, she recognized that by siding with her Judge had forfeited any privileges as a Royal recognized by the World Government. Killing him wouldn't provoke any backlash from the Navy and she could take everything he offered without spending her assets on the North Blue. Kaido's focus on weapon accumulation didn't stop at plagues or artificial devil-fruits either. He actively encouraged competition between the lower ranks of his crew, with the "All-Star" positions up for grabs is somebody proved they were strong enough. The Beast Pirates were constantly evolving and amassing new assets and had to stay strong to keep their positions. - Whitebeard, alongside how much he valued family, was constantly expanding his own crew and fleet. Former core members branched off and formed their own crews, or new faces in the New World would be defeated and recruited or allied with them. Ace defeated a Pirate called Dogma, who later appears fighting with Whitebeard at Marineford, and after defeating Ace himself Whitebeard made an offer for him to come aboard. -Whitebeard valued family, and evidently so do the crews sailing under his flag. The core crew see one another as brothers and life long companions, while Allied captains at Marineford answered Whitebeard's call and directly declared their intentions to save Ace since it was Ace; not explicitly because Whitebeard was going into the fight.

Awesome analysis video on the strengths of the Yonko.

Absolutely loved the video and great script ❤️

6:12 Jack catching strays LMAO

Great job!

Another thing that separates the SH from the BB pirates is that Teach sailed under Whitebeard for years so he had a great handle on most of the Grand Line to complement his strategic game. The SH came in basically blind, not even knowing how to navigate properly. It’s been through sheer guts and growth they’ve come so far.

Honestly great video

great video!

Another clue about Shanks' core crew being his best asset is that he arrived at Marinford, in the heat of a battle between most of the Marine, the entire crew and entire fleet of another Emperor, the core crew of a soon-to-be Emperor, and a bunch of other powerful combattants; showed up only with his own core crew; and stopped any and all conflict by menacing to backslap anyone and everyone who would keep fighting from now on. Now, many of the engaged fighters were worn out or downright dead by this point, but still, for a grand total of 10 people to be able to achieve that remains considerably impressive.

The pull up at marineford 2 is going to be such an incredible armada. You could make solid arguments that anyone from Mihawk, to the Bigmom Pirates, to the kingdoms of Ryugu, Alabasta, Elbaf, and the entirety of impel down taking the straw hat side.

Marco is basically the gatekeeper to the Yonko. If he had the ambition and corresponding haki to go along with it he very likely could've become a yonko. Defeating him was enough for Blackbeard to be considered a yonko and Big Mom thought it would take her time to beat him in a fight. People have been putting King above him recently but Marco had several things going against him, he had just flown god knows how far through the stormy New World while carrying Izo to even get to Wano, he used his powers to suppress the ice-oni virus while fighting King&Queen and King was backed up by a squad of flying gifters.

First video i watched in your channel ❤

luffy essentially is allied with the revolutionary army aswell. his father leading it, his sworn brother being second in command, and his relationship with ivankov plus the training robin and sanji did with its respective members

Really took Law & Kid with an assist from Oda to beat Big Mom smh

Morj, we appreciate you!

Great breakdown!

Great video

W video good job

Morj doing anything to procrastinate on the Wano Analysis Video at this point

With Luffy, also don't forget Sabo, Emporio Ivankov and potentially Monkey D. Dragon and the Revolutionary army and the Kingdom of Arabasta because of Luffy's personal connection to Princess Vivi(they might be weak but its still a huge number of foot soldiers). And depending on the situation, like Smoker teamed up with them on Punk Hazard, I bet some marines like Coby would be willing to team up with him too if the situation calls for it even though it probably wouldn't happen, but there still is the small shred of distinct possibility.

If captains are all relative then in terms of crews - WB - Largest Crew. Most Commanders. Rarest DF's (Dude almost collected the Darkness fruit for his 4th commander!). Potentially strongest combined force and allies. (Largest Territory and fleet?) Weaknesses - Sick and Old Captain. Bad luck (BB). Ace... Shanks - Strongest unit of commanders. Most mentally capable crew and captain. (Potentially fewest df related weaknesses) Weaknesses - Weakest fleet. Kaido - Strongest crew physically overall. Crew willing to use the dirtiest, cheapest, most lethal tacticts (alongside blackbeard). (Thanks to Morj - Tech) Weaknesses - Drunkard/Suicidal, near aimless captain. Little care and co-operation for each other. Big Mom - Many versatile yet random Df's. Strong unity, co-operation and planning. Large Networking and Intel network. Weakness's - Mentally ill, unstable, and toxic Captain with ridiculous and harmful needs. Df's are versatile and tricky, but not particularly powerhouses in and of themselves. Blackbeard - Most Df's, and they are versatile. Dirtiest and most cunning commanders as a whole. Strongest single Commander (Aokiji). Captain with strongest DF's. Huge room for growth with ability to accumulate Df's for crew and allies. Decent teamwork. (Thaks to Morj - Strat) Weakness's - Utter cowards that will abandon and backstab each other if truly necessary. Not quite as powerful as they need to be yet. Luffy - Potentially up and coming strongest top 3 commanders. Best crew teamwork, dedication and loyalty (alongside Shanks and WB crew). Captain has insane and potentially up and coming strongest single God DF. Best experts in their fields of study and jobs on the crew. Crew is very versatile. Crew, because of young age, still having a high ceiling for growth.(Unknown strength of fleet). Up and coming humongous Network of allies. Weaknesses - Complete idiot for a Captain with a weakness for falling into the sea. Small crew. Buggy - Has Mihawk. (Has the Intel of Croc). Has the Luck and polarizing fame of Buggy. Weaknesses - Captain is a fraud. Seemingly no real fighting power in crew.

The number of allies and allied nations(potential as well) for SHs come final war is insanely stacked. If the kingdom of Elbaf become SH allies as well then all hell will break loose for WG

Cross Guild not having many strong characters is the reason I feel like they are not complete yet. And the ones I could see joining are DoFlamingo, Moria and maybe even Weevil

Oda did Katakuri dirty with that cover story. Katakuri fans will never hear the end of that.

In the allies I think the giant pirates / elbaf are also huge in contributing to straw hats strength. Especially now seeing them in action in egghead. Also the fact that his fleet / allies would most likely come on their own if anything major happened.

The greatest strength Straw-hat Yonko Crew is in how Luffy is able to make a friend with his ex enemies and gather a lot of allied, determinations, connections with Revolutionary and the people he protected , is more like Whitebeard + Shanks crew .imho

Morj and Yonko videos are match made in haven!

Cross-Guild isn't done growing. I wouldn't be surprised if Buggy gets the praise for beating the government at the end.

could you imagine a full arc of luffys grand fleet having an actual ship to ship pirate war with the world gov at bottom of the red line. I hope it happens.

The strawhats are gradually getting to have the best of each: Strong non-fruit users like the red hair pirates but with a captain that has a broken fruit(currently, not before) along great haki mastery that is getting better each day, a strong armada like WB, brains with different kinds of inteligence (Jinbei, nami, sanji and Robin) .

Buggy's is charisma and inspiration

This is great so far

The fact that sabo and rev army would join the fight with anyone for luffy , and probably shanks gives me chills

damn now that you put into perspective, his military fleet is crazy. Even alabasta or even drum kingdom can come to help. maybe even the foxy pirates 🤣🤣

You have just given me a glimpse of end game war of One Piece. To see the power of strawhats’ bonds and Luffy’s influence as a Pirate King will be damn exciting.

I would like to point out that Hajrudin & co. were mentioned to be Buggy's _biggest earners,_ not their strongest fighters - they could still have been the biggest earners even if they had someone of Mihawk's strength around, if they just took on more well-paying jobs. They still very likely were the strongest they had, and Buggy's Delivery was indeed almost certainly just a lot of fodder in the end, I'm simply noting that the statement given doesn't directly speak to their strength. An argument of details, not conclusions.

Seeing how far the Strawhats have come just brought a smile to my face

Now that we are at the point where our crew is actually the strongest force on the see it will be quiet interesting to see what the other Yonko crews will come up with in order to overcome that huge obstacle the strawhat pirates present now.

15:17 ROXS STEPS IN “Hold my Drink” Rox pirates had Shiki(Yonko caliber), bigmum(Yonko), baby Kiado(Yonko strongest creature), Edward Newgate(Yonko strongest man). And that’s just what we know that’s not including the fleet

This was a really interesting, well thought out video, but some of the reasoning regarding the strength of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet seemed a little less solid. For one thing, many of the powerful allies mentioned were themselves former members or allies of the Whitebeards, like Marco and Jimbei. If Whitebeard was still alive, they wouldn't really be available for helping out the Straw Hats, so contrasting one to the other seems a bit wonky in that respect. There's also just the idea of tossing in countries friendly to the Straw Hats under their banner as if they were part of their Yonko Empire. Technically, Fishman Island was under Whitebeard's protection and could be considered part of his empire--but that doesn't mean the whole country was about to throw in with him when he went to war with the Marines. An island being part of a Yonko's territory doesn't necessarily mean that they'll send all their money, troops, ships, etc. to their Yonko anytime they ask for it--or that a Yonko would even ask it of them. At least, Whitebeard, Shanks, and Luffy don't seem like the type who'd do that. Unless something really major happens, Neptune or Momonoske or Carrot or Vivi aren't about to dispatch the forces of Fishman Island, Wano, Zou, or Alabasta to the Straw Hats' aid in a conflict between them and the World Government just because Luffy is in trouble. That, I think, draws too much of an equal sign between a subordinate crew of a Yonko to a friendly nation that is (more-or-less) under a Yonko's protection and dominion. By that same token, one might as well list the Revolutionary Army as part of Luffy's extended empire (or at least allies) because of his connections with Dragon, Sabo, and Ivankov. Speaking of subordinate crews, I'm not sure how the Straw Hat Grand Fleet really compares to that of the others. They're seven crews who are 5,640 strong, sure, with fairly impressive captains and fighters. But Kaido was said to have 20,000 subordinates at Onigashima when the Pirate-Samurai-Mink-Ninja alliance attacked, with lots of disposable ships that they lost without really getting too upset over. I don't know the size of Big Mom's fleet, but we saw easily dozens of those Tarte ships, and saw tons of them getting sunk by Germa 66 or the Strawhat-Firetank alliance, and it didn't seem like that devastating a blow to the men and material available to the Big Mom Pirates. It was seen as more of an embarrassment issue that they got away, not that they dealt any real damage to the Big Mom Pirates overall. And even with all that, Whitebeard's crew was STILL seen as stronger than Kaido and Big Mom's forces, and they brought 'only' 43 subordinate/allied crews with them to Marineford, plus the five ships of Whitebeard's core crew.

I recently discovered you, and I think your analyses are really unique and in depth. It's much appreciated. Although I sometimes like some more silly or purely theoretical episodes from some one piece KZfaqrs, it's always a nice day when you post because you analyze one piece in terms of a real literary analysis and that is great.

Favorite current Emperors: Shanks Monkey D. Luffy

This video does an awesome job at displaying just how epic One Piece is

You could argue that the straw hats bring one of the strengths of the other yonko crews to the table. They will match shank's core strength, already surpass whitebeards fleet, but also have strong weapons/technology with Franky (arguably this will get even better after the current arc). Public manipulation with choppers low price and God Usopps image. Strategically they won't match Blackbeard but they will in adaptability and surprise factor or in other words: Tactics. Politically the straw hats already showed that they can gain powerful allies in Form of whole kingdoms worldwide. Very good list, I just had to think at every point "straw hats can also do that to some level" which I think is absolutely awesome

that jack stray was crazy

Crocodile plays an interesting role for the crossguild, with Doffy, Kaido and Big Mom out of the picture, apart from Blackbeard there is only 1 Big shot with enough contacts, resources and knowledge fill in their role in all of the criminal underworld and that's what he is appearing to be doing, then if you add up Buggy's infamous reputation with arguably the scariest curriculum from any pirate alive at this point and Mihawk being just as strong as any of the other Yonkos, the crossguild leaders appear to be bringing to the table the 3 things Roger had when he became pirate king according to the opening credits of the series, Wealth (Crocodile), Fame (Buggy), Power (Mihawk)

he forgot about revolutionaries , Monkey D dragon and Monkey D Garp. I dont think Garp will stay silent as he did in marineford.

the fact the god king himself begged marco to join his crew TWICE, a gorosei warrior god also gave marco praise and again the fact marco is the only comander to have feats against the original 3 admirals and have fought/clashed with 3 of the yonko proves he is a legendery pokemon even among comanders.

" fodder" that was brutal 💀💔

Very good video

Thinking about Luffy flying over an armada of his allies during the endgame does give me chills

Y'know, when you really look at the Strawhat's strength, it's pretty nutty. They'll likely soon have Vegapunk and Elbaf on their side, too. Not to mention they more or less have control of 2 ancient weapons

Yo that pile of TNT should be worth at least 3 bil based on feats alone lol

Another certified classic!

This video was GAS

BB’s titanic commanders are being underrated in this video

The straw hats are most likely the best ALL-ROUND yonko crew there is. The only counter argument you can make is for Whitebeard but I’m confident Luffy has a better core crew

W VID as always

You never miss a chance to to remind us that big Mom was beat by a big Bomb.

White beards team had basically every skill to deal with every problem

I believe that Cross Guild could be the strongest crew, but we don't know. This is almost entirely based on the monkeys on Mihawk's Island. If he did brought them along, it could be chaos since they are known for learning by watching, which means they most likely would have pretty high tier haki right out the gate by watching Zoro's time skip training. I won't say that each is as strong as Zoro, but they would be significantly stronger than pre time skip Zoro at the very least, I'd say they are a good bit stronger than Pacifistas at the very least. A gang of monkeys that should be above Pacifistas individually is terrifying.

God the double page spread of Luffy and his allies lined up against the marines is gonna be indescribable

Whitebeard Pirates:- Family - Vin D. Iesel