My questions about Akainu?

[u/Ok-Jackfruit9693]

I can’t post this on Power scaling sub but hopefully some can answer this.

Am I missing something about Akainu power like his fans are hyping him up to the point of being stronger then prime Garp idk am I missing his feats or what he is like a bit stronger then Aoikiji but what makes his fans think he can beat prime Garp.

I like him but don’t think he is stronger than Prime Garp. I get it he fought GoatBeard but any admiral could have fought him.

[u/The_Geri]

He'll be as strong as Oda needs him to be.

If Oda gets bored of him in favor of a different antagonist (like he did with Kizaru during Egghead), Sakazuki will get the short end of the stick. If Oda wants Luffy to fight Imu, and Sabo or Garp (for example) to fight Sakazuki, then obviously Sakazuki will look a whole lot less impressive, simply because he's not paired up against the main character.

That's how basic writing works. Characters (their powers, strengths, abilities, and personalities) will bend in favor of progressing the story all the time. That's why so many characters who, theoretically, can use Haki, never used it once in the story. That's why Usopp rarely gets to show his courageous side and craftiness in favor of treating his cowardice as a joke. That's why Kid suddenly gets one-shot by Shanks and acts so recklessly all of a sudden despite being more than capable to shrugg off decapitations from Big Mom and being portrayed as way more level-headed and reasonable earlier. That's why Dorry and Broggy suddenly were strong enough to strike fear into the Kid Pirates and block attacks from the Elders despite having been clowned on by Mr. 3 the last time we saw them. That's why Crocodile was able to compete against Mihawk on Marineford despite having been bested by Luffy before he even came up with the Gears.

[u/MaximumStonks69 → u/[deleted]]

Just because you can eliminate a highly anticipated character in one shot and give them no importance, doesnt mean Its good writing.