Chapter 671 Whitebeard is coming
Judging from Whitebeard's progress, as the Whitebeard Pirates expand, it is inevitable to set up some teams to help manage the entire Whitebeard Pirates. As a more experienced member, Marco is naturally qualified to be the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' first team.
For Marco, this should be regarded as an affirmation of him, and it is also an encouragement to the younger generation. After all, as long as they are capable and loyal enough, they can become the pillars of the family.
Marco is a new generation trained by Whitebeard. Before he met Ace, Marco was considered to be a key target of Whitebeard's training. In fact, for the strong, they know that they will not always be strong.
They will train a descendant to continue their glory, just like Shanks from the Roger Pirates. Even if he becomes one of the Four Emperors, people will still mention that this young man was once a member of the Roger Pirates.
As a powerful man, Whitebeard would naturally choose an outstanding descendant to inherit his mantle. Marco's ability makes him a remarkable character in the Whitebeard Pirates.
After receiving Whitebeard's guidance, such a person will naturally be able to quickly surpass other members, and it will not be difficult for him to become the captain of the first team. And Marco's becoming the captain of the first team is also convincing, which can be seen from the top war.
Marco is very powerful and deserves the title of captain of the first squad. Marco's position in the entire Whitebeard Pirates is very important. After all, as long as there is a battle, he will face injuries.
Marco, the ship's doctor, can play the greatest role. Of course, Marco is not just a ship's doctor, he can become a ship's doctor because of the ability of the fruit, but Marco is also a fighter.
During the Battle of Marineford, Marco was the most capable member of the entire Whitebeard Pirates. He fought against three admirals alone. Although he failed to win in the end, his strength is worthy of recognition from every one of us.
After all, no one has had the opportunity to fight against three generals so far, and still be able to fight against the three generals without losing. Of course, it is not just a battle between generals.
After the Battle of Marineford, Marco led the entire Whitebeard Pirates. After Whitebeard was gone, although their territory and power were decreasing, they managed to keep Whitebeard's last wish in the end.
Marco is a man favored by Red-Haired Shanks. After all, Shanks once invited Marco to be his partner directly on Whitebeard's ship. This also shows that Marco's strength is absolutely worthy of his title of captain of the First Team.
We have also witnessed many people who were interns before and became big bosses later on. Marco is one of them. Of course, Marco is now a big pirate who can stand on his own. He is considered the best and final successor of Whitebeard.
Shao Haimi said that Marco's personal image has changed a lot. At the beginning of the war at the top, he had the posture of a young man, with a straight figure and a slightly strong air. His appearance alone made people feel that he was reliable.
After Xiao Ma Ge transformed into the "Phoenix", he seemed to be a little fatter. Not only did he not have the original muscular lines, but instead had the aura of a middle-aged man. Many Haimi complained that the picture was too real and that people's bodies would really "get out of shape" if they didn't exercise.
Comparing Marco's image in the past two years, from the "heroic and dashing" during the Battle of Marineford to the "middle-aged greasy" during the Battle of Onigashima, no matter how you look at it, it seems that the biggest change in Marco in the past two years is that he has "gotten fatter."
The former "Phoenix" was ridiculed by Haimi as the "Immortal Chicken". During the Battle of Marineford, Marco transformed into the "Blue Phoenix". His image was exactly the same as the legendary "Phoenix", with a delicate and handsome face and a very strong body. Even if he turned into a "Phoenix", he could still give people a sense of beauty.
When Marco turned into a phoenix during the battle on Ghost Island, he had a small belly.
Compared to two years ago, his figure has changed a lot, and his face shape seems to have changed a lot. I don't know if Marco's figure has changed seriously because he hasn't fought in the past two years. And now he looks a little more "learned", maybe because of the glasses.
In fact, it's the animation team's fault. Everyone says that Marco's figure is seriously distorted. In fact, it's just the animation team's fault. The Marco drawn by Oda in the comics is not much different from the Marco during the Marineford War. The only difference is that he has an extra pair of glasses.
The animation often adds some original images to the comics, which leads to the embarrassing scene of Marco's "out of shape", so if anyone is to blame, we can only blame the animation team.
But then again, many One Piece fans saw "reality" from the original images created by the animation team, because they felt that Marco's figure was a true portrayal of middle-aged men in real life.
In fact, Marco can indeed be called "middle-aged". He is now 45 years old. Although this age is quite young in the world of One Piece, he is a veritable "middle-aged uncle" in the real world. In addition, he has not fought for two years. From another perspective, the original plot added by the animation team is very reasonable.
Although his figure has changed, his strength has not declined at all. Although everyone says that Marco's figure has changed, from a "phoenix" to an "immortal chicken", but jokes aside, Marco's strength has not declined at all.
Before the war officially started, Marco negotiated with the Four Emperors Big Mom, and even after the negotiation failed, he was able to escape from the attack of the Four Emperors Big Mom and Perospero. After that, Marco single-handedly restrained two of the Three Disasters at the same time, these two Three Disasters were King and Queen.
King and Queen are ranked second only to Captain Kaido in the combat power of the Beasts Pirates, and Marco successfully restrained them without any effort. Such a record is rare in the entire One Piece world.
In general, Marco's strength is still the same as in the original War of Marineford. He can not only escape from the Four Emperors, but also suppress the Vice Emperors. He is still a top powerhouse with overwhelming comprehensive strength.
There is a key piece of information here, that is, the remaining Whitebeard Pirates have been temporarily disbanded. They will come back one day in the future and wait for Marco to send out a message. So once Marco summons other partners to gather, it will be a new battle with the Four Emperors Blackbeard.
Marco regains his freedom! He rejects Shanks' invitation twice! In the future, he will fight against Blackbeard with Luffy
Inheriting the will of the late Whitebeard, the freed Phoenix flies in the sky!
To help Luffy inherit Ace's will, Marco came to Wano Country and met Cat Viper and Izo, so there was no need to keep his message.
Marco regained his freedom because the Whitebeard Pirates were temporarily disbanded, but he still guarded the graves of his father and Ace, lived in Sphinx Island, Whitebeard's hometown, and guarded the last legacy for his father.
So this is why Marco rejected Shanks' invitation twice, because he was tired and he wanted to rest. What's more, he still had places to protect and his father and Ace's revenge had not been avenged, so he could not join any pirate group.