Whitebeard vs Red-Hair

First, let's introduce Whitebeard, Edward Elric Newgate. He was once known as the strongest pirate in the world! This honor, coupled with his heroic sacrifice in the Summit War, propelled the Great Pirate Era to new heights. Whitebeard 'Whitebeard strength is Edward Elric. Devil Fruit User of the Quake-Quake Fruit, his performance in the Newgate Summit War was exceptionally brilliant, practically invincible. Even severely wounded, he single-handedly overwhelmed Akainu, and in his dying moments, he fought against the entire Blackbeard! He even destroyed the entire Marine Headquarters (and this was despite his advanced age and weakened state)...

On the other hand, Red-Haired Shanks is one of the Four Emperors and possesses the strongest Conqueror's Haki! His strength is not to be underestimated. Shanks was once an apprentice on the Pirate King Roger's ship. He is not a Devil Fruit User, and theoretically, he should also be an excellent Great Swordsman, after all, his swordsmanship alone is on par with Hawkeye! His Haki entrance at Summit War was truly impressive; who would dare to disrespect him?

The two mentioned above had a previous clash. Shanks went to Whitebeard's ship to discuss Blackbeard, and the two clashed head-on. This clash can be seen as a battle where Red-Hair and Whitebeard unleashed their full power. After all, even the sky was split open by their battle. Even Marco, the first division commander on Whitebeard's ship, broke out in a cold sweat upon witnessing such a fight and dared not utter a single word!

Actually, Whitebeard and Red-Hair didn't fight many times. However, they were both quite familiar with each other's strength. Although Whitebeard was old and ill, he could still fight Red-Hair. From this perspective, Whitebeard had the upper hand.

Furthermore, a previous conversation between Red-Hair and Ace already revealed that Shanks was no match for Whitebeard. At that time, Ace had just Luffy and was still an arrogant and naive young man, constantly proclaiming his ambition to become the One Piece. Because of Shanks, Ace even personally visited Shanks, who hosted a banquet for Ace. Ace told Shanks he was going to challenge the World's Strongest Man. Shanks immediately retorted, "Are you going to take Whitebeard's head?" This statement clearly shows that Shanks didn't consider himself the strongest and openly acknowledged that Whitebeard was indeed the World's Strongest.

However, I believe the power gap between the Four Emperors isn't that significant. If we exclude Whitebeard's serious illness, the power difference between Red-Hair and Whitebeard would be similar to that between Kuzan and Akainu. Although Akainu defeated Aokiji, both were severely injured; Aokiji was simply more resilient. Therefore, if Red-Hair and Akainu were to truly fight to the death, they would be evenly matched. However, if the fight dragged on, Whitebeard would ultimately prevail, as he is Whitebeard strongest man in the world.

We know that in One Piece, since the death of Pirate King Roger, the strongest beings in the pirate world should be the Four Emperors. They stand at the top of all pirates, fighting against the World Government and the Navy, and are the emperors of the sea.

Among the Four Emperors are Whitebeard, hailed by Sengoku as the World's Strongest, and Four Emperors newly Red-Haired Shanks. Although both are considered Four Emperors, they are not from the same generation; Red-Haired Shanks should be considered the "junior" of the other three. So, as Whitebeard's Red-Hair, how much weaker is Whitebeard compared to his pirate predecessor? Does he truly have the strength to be called Four Emperors alongside Whitebeard?

Red-Hair

Red-Hair and Whitebeard are evenly matched in strength. Even though they are from different eras, Red-Haired Shanks' strength is not much weaker than Whitebeard's.

In Xiao Ai's opinion, although One Piece is known as the World's Strongest Man in One Whitebeard, and his strength should theoretically be stronger than Shanks, the reality is not so simple. In Xiao Ai's opinion, Red-Hair's strength is actually not much weaker than Whitebeard's.

When Whitebeard was on par with the Pirate King Roger, Red-Hair was just an apprentice pirate on Roger's ship. However, his growth rate was astonishing. After Roger's death, he quickly formed his own pirate crew and fought a duel with the World's Greatest Swordsman Hawkeye, which made him a strongman comparable to the Four Emperors and thus became one of the new generation of Four Emperors.

Whitebeard

It's important to understand that if Red-Hair didn't possess such strength, he wouldn't have been chosen as one of the Four Emperors like Whitebeard. Most importantly, Oda had already depicted a confrontation between Red-Hair and Whitebeard in One Piece. They exchanged blows, and the clash of their Conqueror's Haki tore the sky apart. Based on this, their strength seemed quite equal, with no significant difference between them.

Later in Wano Country, Four Emperors Big Mom and Kaido clashed, resulting in the same effect, showing that the strength of the Four Emperors is actually not that different; at most there are some minor differences, just like the battle between Marine Admiral Aokiji and Akainu, which lasted for ten days and ten nights before a winner was decided.

Whitebeard and Red-Hair

The rise of a new generation of powerful figures and the decline of the older generation are inevitable historical events.

In Xiao Ai's opinion, although the older generation of strongmen in One Piece have become legendary figures, this cannot stop the rise of the new generation of strongmen. Just like the older generation of strongmen in the Navy, Sengoku and Garp, although they are still very powerful, we cannot ignore the rise of the new generation of strongmen, the Three Admirals of the Navy.

There's a saying that goes, "The Yangtze River's back waves push the front waves, and the front waves die on the Akainu!" The fall of the older generation of strongmen and the rise of the new generation of strongmen are inevitable historical events. Even Whitebeard, the World's Strongest Man, couldn't escape the ravages of time. If it really was the young Whitebeard probably wouldn't have been able to fight him to that extent. If Whitebeard wanted to leave, no one could stop him.

Whitebeard

This is similar to Luffy's rise to power. With Luffy's strength, the gap between him and the Four Emperors is getting smaller and smaller. He might even be able to defeat Four Emperors in Wano Country. There's probably a gap of about two eras between him Kaido Four Emperors. After all, Kaido was already out there Kaido his way in the world when Luffy's grandfather was young, so he's practically Luffy's grandfather's generation. But in the end, didn't Luffy still take the throne of the Four Emperors?

Therefore, a person's strength in One Piece has absolutely nothing to do with whether they are a strong figure from the same era. For example, Luffy's current subordinate, the 12th generation leader of the Happo Navy, is from the same era as Luffy's grandfather, Garp, yet he was still defeated by Luffy and Sai respectively.

Luffy

These are Xiao Ai's opinions. In Xiao Ai's view, considering the current strength comparison among the Four Emperors in One Piece, Red-Hair, as Whitebeard's successor, is actually not much weaker than Whitebeard, otherwise he wouldn't have become one of the Four Emperors like Whitebeard. Moreover, One Piece has already arranged for Whitebeard and Red-Hair to fight in One Piece. Judging from the scenes of their fight Oda, Four Emperors 'Red-Hair strength is in no way inferior to Whitebeard's, and Red-Hair, with his youth, might even be slightly stronger than Whitebeard.

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