Chapter 351 Moria
For example, Shichibukai Moriah performed the worst in the battle of Marineford, being KO’d by Jinbe with a single [Front Punch] and then never to be seen again. But Crocodile performed quite well, although he was targeted by the captain of the Four Emperors Whitebeard [Diamond Joz] at the beginning, and was hit by [Shining Shock] and vomited blood, and was knocked away.
Lao Sha was feeling depressed because of this, and secretly praised Qiao Zi: "Well, that size plus that speed is really unbearable!"
However, Doflamingo used a string to pin Joz down, and extended an olive branch to Crocodile, asking if he wanted to join forces with him. It can be seen here that although Crocodile does not have a domineering setting and has many flaws in combat, Mingo still values him very much and wants him to join the team.
Afterwards, the Four Emperors Whitebeard was ambushed by his son, the Great Whirlpool Spider Squard, and was seriously injured. The morale of the Four Emperors Whitebeard was low, and the whole situation was precarious, and they were about to be wiped out by the PX Pacifist Robot.
It was old Shakrokdal who stood up again and yelled at the Four Emperors Whitebeard: "What a shame, Whitebeard! I don't want to lose to a coward like you!"
This sentence really woke people up. The Four Emperors Whitebeard not only regrouped and restored the morale of the whole group, but also thanked Crocodile in his heart, thinking: "Coward? You are really outspoken. Just stop talking, Crocodile boy. I am just an ordinary person with only one heart. Even though I am called a devil or a monster, I can't always be the strongest!" Crocodile's shout this time expressed his inner thoughts and turned the whole situation around.
The second turning point was also the contribution of Crocodile. Just when Sengoku was about to attack Ace in advance, Crocodile took action at the most critical moment and used a sharp blade made of sand to repel the two executioners, making Sengoku's plan to defeat the morale of the Four Emperors Whitebeard Pirates in advance fail again.
The decision made by Lao Sha at the last second was a stroke of genius. Even the captain Marco, who was standing by, kept complaining: "Why, it's not my turn yet!" (In fact, when Marco flew over to rescue, Ace would have been finished long ago, haha)
At this time, what Old Shacklock said was very charming. He said, "I will deal with that dying old man later. Before that, I don't want to see your smug faces!"
Mingo came out, a little unhappy with Crocodile's performance, and said, "Hey, hey, you crocodile bastard. After all this time, you dumped me and teamed up with Whitebeard. I'm so jealous! Fufufufufufu!"
Then, in the chaos, Crocodile firmly stated that he would not join forces with anyone, and then started fighting with Mingo again.
The key moment of the third battle of Marineford was when Luffy was about to save Ace and was entangled by the Seven Warlords of the Sea Hawkeye Mihawk. Crocodile actually sent MR1 to help Luffy block Hawkeye, although MR1 was killed instantly by Hawkeye afterwards.
But Crocodile arrived in time again and blocked Hawkeye's finishing blow to Luffy, and Crocodile said fiercely to Hawkeye Mihawk: "Now, I'm very unhappy, you better be careful, Hawkeye!"
So the two began to fight, Hawkeye used his famous sword, and Crocodile used his hook to fight back!
At the end of the Battle of Marineford, Luffy and Jinbei were hit by Akainu's lava punch, and their bodies were pierced and seriously injured. Akainu scolded Jinbei proudly: "Idiot, you still have the time to worry about others, it's all your fault that I missed the target a little bit. If it had gone through the heart, he would have been free. Right Jinbei! Do you still want to protect the guy who has a piece of his chest dug out? He's going to die soon."
It was Crocodile who acted in time at this time. He showed no fear in the face of Akainu. A sand blade temporarily split Akainu in two, preventing Akainu from continuing to act.
Afterwards, another [Sand Storm] skill swept Jinbei and Luffy away from Akainu, shouting, "Someone come and catch him and take him to the ship!" At that time, Old Sand also said a sentence in the Battle of Marineford that left a deep impression on Jiangpu Jun: "You must protect what you want to protect. I can't let these people do whatever they want!"
At this point, Crocodile can be said to be the character that Oda highlights most in the Battle of Marineford, and the most powerful character with the best performance.
In the early plot of One Piece, Luffy met a powerful enemy, he was Crocodile, one of the former Seven Warlords of the Sea. Crocodile is the user of the Sand-Sand Fruit. At that time, Luffy did not know Gears 2, 3, and 4, let alone the three colors of Haki. However, Luffy defeated him by taking advantage of the weakness of Crocodile's Devil Fruit.
When Crocodile appeared again, it was during the Marineford War. In the Marineford War, Crocodile fought against Doflamingo, Hawkeye, and Akainu.
They are both in a 50-50 situation, which is hard to understand. However, in the latest One Piece movie, Crocodile has been strengthened again, and he can even be on equal terms with Barrett. How are you going to resolve this series of contradictions, Oda?
In Oda's official life card, Crocodile does not have three colors of Haki. Because he appeared too early, Oda was forced not to add any Haki to him.
Because adding it will cause a big contradiction. For example, if Crocodile knows Haki, why doesn't he use it when fighting Luffy? So Crocodile has to suffer and not know Haki. This is also the tragedy of Crocodile, because he appeared too early and was weakened.
So the question is, how did a teacher who can't use the three colors of Haki thrive in the New World? There are countless people who can use Haki in the New World, and in their eyes, people with Devil Fruit abilities are no longer rare.
Devil fruit users are basically on equal footing when fighting against domineering users. Crocodile's nature system can't gain much advantage. Take Caribou, the swamp fruit user who appeared in the New World, for example, although he is a nature fruit user.
But because he doesn't know how to use any domineering power, anyone can bully him. So how does someone like Lao Sha make a name for himself in the New World?
In the latest movie, a very powerful enemy appeared, he is Barrett, a member of Roger's pirate group. Barrett is very powerful. He stayed on Roger's ship just to challenge Roger, but unfortunately he has never been able to beat Roger.
After he left Roger's pirate group, his devil fruit ability had awakened, and he was also proficient in the three-color Haki. In the New World, he met the famous Crocodile at the time. The two fought several times and ended in a draw. What happened? Was Crocodile too powerful, or was Barrett too weak?
Barrett's strength is lower than Roger's, and even in the setting he is a person who is comparable to or even stronger than Rayleigh. He is also a person who has awakened the ability of a devil fruit, and a strong man who is proficient in using the three-color domineering. However, he is a person who cannot use the three-color domineering.
Crocodile, who hasn't even awakened his Devil Fruit ability, ended up in a tie. Doesn't this mean that Crocodile has the strength to match or even surpass Rayleigh? But after defeating Crocodile, doesn't Luffy have the strength of Pirate King Roger?
You have to know that Luffy at that time didn't know Haki, and only knew some simple rubber fruit moves. In this case, doesn't it mean that Luffy, who can't use Haki and only has some simple rubber moves, has reached the strength of Pirate King Roger.