User blog comment:Lasifer/Suicide Squad (New 52) vs Straw Hat Pirates (One Piece)/@comment-2149911-20120523000829

Since this the pre-time skip Straw Hats I have a feeling this will be a very close fight between the two groups, however to me The New 52's Suicide Squad have a slifgter edge in turning the tables against The Straw Hate Pirates. One of the reason is the fact that the Squad bring the more advanced weaponry and tech capable of harming the more inhuman and the fighting spirit induced pirates. Deadshot, Black Spider, and Harley Quinn bring in the more modern tech guns using bullets capable of ripping into the rubbery flesh of Luffy and being much harder compared to the typical musket bullet used in The One Piece Universe.

Another thing I want point out is the Suicide Squad see far more vicious and more willing to kill just to get the job done since their very own lives at stake if they fail, They have a better drive in wanting to leave just to keep time shaved off of their sentences and find freedom or simply for the thrill and rush to feel another's life seep slowly from their hands. Don't get me wrong The Straw Hat Pirates are equally driven to fight the Suicide Squad merely for the sake of fighting another in battle, but are less willing to kill their opponents out right compared to the Suicide Squad. Their teamwork is not as strong compared to the strong friendship and Nameka oriented bond of the Straw Hats, but it's just enough to pull through the mission and take out these pirates one by one or in a group.

Two members of the Squad that are the most dangerous and threatning against the Straw Hats are Deadshot and El Diablo. I consider Deadshot a major potential threat to the Straw Hats due to his incredible marksmanship. This highly trained Assassin is considered one of the most deadliest marksman in the world (second to the great Jonah Hex) and his record in slaughtering some of the most dangerous superhuman threats and taking on the likes of Batman, Superman, and other highly powerful superheroes. The Scope on Deadshot's mask further increases his already natural marksmanship further, ablleing to take down the Pirate's one by one; his highly durable metal armor will protect him from some of the Straw Hats most powerful attacks and give him enough energy to get back up on his feet.

El Diablo is another major threat against the Straw Hats, The powers granted by him has given him a personal drive to kill all those "Undeemable" in the eyes of God by believing he is to be the vengeance of Gods. Supposedly he is able to control flame and heat, the extent of his powers is still unknown; however In issue 5 of Suicide Squad, when El Diablo went berserk on the ruthless escaped prisoner, he was able to cover his body in the burning flames and incenerate human flesh instantly without touching them. If he didn't hold back, Diablo would have incenerated the entire prison into smoldering aahes in minutes. The issue, also seem to clarify his powers apparently come from a supernatural force- most likely flames of God's wrath- since a flaming skull appears behind him when Diablo gone berserk.

If the Straw Hats are able to piss off Diablo just enough, they will truly see the vengeful wrath of God through Diablo's cindering flames.