Chapter 360 Ace VS Blackbeard
Ace will not run away, he wants to maintain Whitebeard's dignity and reputation. Ace is cared for by Whitebeard, and he wants to push Whitebeard to the throne of Pirate King. Ace was actually killed by the plot, and his sacrifice made Luffy and Blackbeard successful.
Ace has no way out. Even if he can't defeat Blackbeard, he will fight to the end. Blackbeard has already set his sights on Luffy. If Ace escapes, Blackbeard will hunt Luffy, and it will also damage Whitebeard's reputation. Ace was killed by the plot.
Ace is the second captain of the Whitebeard Pirates. Blackbeard committed the crime of killing his companions, so Ace went alone to hunt down Blackbeard.
Blackbeard is very powerful. He has always hidden his strength and can scratch Red-haired Shanks without the ability of his fruit. Ace lacks understanding of Blackbeard and underestimates Blackbeard's strength and overestimates his own ability.
Ace's Flame-Flame Fruit ability is restrained by the Darkness Fruit ability. He relies too much on the ability of the Devil Fruit and lacks the training of physical skills and domineering.
Ace was killed by the plot. He had no way out. If he ran away, Luffy would be hunted by Blackbeard and Whitebeard's reputation would be damaged. Ace must die.
The clash between two other people with natural abilities is very rare. Let's take a look at these four matches.
Blackbeard vs. Ace. The battle between Blackbeard and Ace is also a classic battle. When Blackbeard was in the Whitebeard Pirates, he killed Thatch and stole the Dark-Dark Fruit, which led Ace to vow to bring the traitor Blackbeard to justice.
Ace chased Blackbeard for a long time and finally found Blackbeard. Blackbeard was very cautious when he saw Ace at first, and Ace had the upper hand at the beginning, but later Blackbeard used the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit to defeat Ace.
After the defeat, Ace was given to the navy by Blackbeard in exchange for the position of Shichibukai.
Aokiji VS Akainu. Aokiji and Akainu were both marshals of the Navy Headquarters. One is the user of the natural devil fruit Ice Fruit, and the other is the user of the natural devil fruit Magma Fruit.
The two fought for ten days and ten nights in Punk Hazard, and Akainu finally won the battle. Aokiji fell down early due to exhaustion in the battle, and he also lost a leg during the battle.
Now Akainu has successfully become the new marshal of the Navy Headquarters, while Aokiji has withdrawn from the Navy and has a cooperative relationship with Blackbeard. No one knows what Aokiji's purpose is.
Ace vs. Smoker. Ace and Smoker once had a battle in Alabasta. Smoker's smoke and Ace's fire were evenly matched. This was also the first time we saw two natural fruits fighting each other.
Judging from the battle between the two in Alabasta, neither Smoker nor Ace defeated the other, so it should be considered a draw. Perhaps because the Haki setting was not perfect at the time, Oda could not figure out how to make them win, so he could only end it hastily. If the Haki setting was mixed in, Ace should be able to defeat Smoker.
Akainu VS Ace. Ace and Akainu also had a battle, but in front of Akainu's magma, Ace basically had no chance of winning. Akainu himself also said that his magma fruit is the superior fruit of the Flame-Flame Fruit, and the magma fruit has a certain restraining effect on the Flame-Flame Fruit. The Flame-Flame Fruit is nothing compared to the magma fruit.
In the end, Ace used his chest to block Akainu's lava fist in order to protect Luffy. The young Ace sacrificed his precious life in this way. This scene is quite sad, but now Sabo has eaten the Flame-Flame Fruit and inherited Ace's will.
The plot of One Piece has been developing until now. Blackbeard has been upgraded to become one of the Four Emperors. He has been defeating numerous pirate groups of all sizes in the New World with the Dark Fruit, which is basically invincible, and the strongest Tremor-Tremor Fruit. Even Aokiji has joined them, and we still don't know what Aokiji's purpose is. Maybe this foreshadowing buried by Oda will be the key to Luffy's defeat of Blackbeard.
Blackbeard was a crew member on Whitebeard's ship at the time. He was famous for killing Thatch, the captain of Whitebeard's third team. According to him, the person he regarded as a brother got the devil fruit that he wanted all his life. He had no choice but to kill his brother and then escaped from the Whitebeard Pirates.
Since then, the Blackbeard Pirates were founded, and all of its members were extremely vicious people. Later, they served as the fuse of the largest war, the War of Marineford. Ace and Blackbeard also had a duel on Barona Island.
In the duel between Ace and Blackbeard, the contrast between Ace who tried his best and Blackbeard's embarrassment was shown, and the fans saw the super strong aura of Ace, and the final move of Ace, Entei, was really shocking. But why did Ace lose to Blackbeard in the end? Let's analyze it.
The temperature of One Piece's plot needs to rise. One Piece has been serialized for nearly 15 years, and the top war started in the middle of the decade.
The entrance to the New World requires some milestones, and Ace, as Luffy's elder brother, the son of Pirate King Roger, and the captain of the second team of the Whitebeard Pirates, is not to be underestimated.
It will continue, and the Pirate King may be one of Blackbeard, Ace or Luffy, and the big event is the death of Ace and Whitebeard.
The second point: the details of Haki have not been completed yet. Oda did not let Ace use Haki in the battle. Moreover, the details of Armament Haki and Haki were particularly poorly done. For example, the Armament Haki only turned black, and no details were made.
But in theory, Ace should be able to use Haki. When Ace and Luffy were young, he used Haki when he was unconscious to save Luffy and saved them when they were still children. Maybe this is also arranged by Oda. It's a pity. If Ace used Haki in the battle with Blackbeard, Blackbeard's fruit would not be a threat.
The Four Emperors need to change, and the Whitebeard era must be ended. Luffy is about to enter the New World, and the subsequent plot needs a villain, but also someone with ideals to be Luffy's opponent.
The one who will do anything to conquer the world and realize his dream is Blackbeard. Ace wants Whitebeard to be the Pirate King, while Whitebeard wants Ace to be the Pirate King.
And judging from Whitebeard, Whitebeard is still too kind. So a new generation is needed so that Oda can continue to improve the plot.
And even though Blackbeard's fruit ability is very buggy, it can be seen that Ace is not inferior to Blackbeard in terms of strength, and is even much stronger.
Especially when Ace used the long-range skill Shiranui on Blackbeard, it made Blackbeard suffer terribly.
Even if Blackbeard can temporarily disable the ability of the ability user, Ace should not lose given how powerful Ace is and the pain Blackbeard suffered is several times greater than that of others. But we can't do anything about Oda's decision. It's really a pity.
Although the deaths of Ace and Whitebeard touched the hearts of countless One Piece fans, if Luffy wants to become the Pirate King, he has to consider the plot.