Marco has thus far faced off against two of the Admirals and been equal to them. (but he hasn't gone against Akainu yet meep O_O)
Blackbeard... he couldn't have opened the Gates for them (either of them). Bon-chan opened the Gates of Impel Down while disguised as Magellan - while Blackbeard & co were still out of it from poison. And he couldn't have made it to Marinford before Luffy to open those Gates for them.
As for redemption...
I can't possibly imagine it.
The more we learn about Teach, the more despicable his actions become. Especially after Ch0 - he was on Whitebeard's ship for at least 20 years! And planning his eventual betrayal of his captain - a man who called him "son" - for all that time. 20 years.
It has been very clearly established that Teach is a horrible person -
The fact that he very often approaches life in a similar way to Luffy - believing in dreams, cheerfully asking people to join his "nakama" - only serve to very creepily highlight those instances when he is nothing like Luffy. Luffy, in his heart, is not a dishonest person, and Blackbeard has proven himself to be one of the most deceitful characters in the series - if not the most deceitful (although I have to put Crocodile and his evil in Alabasta up there as well).
Crocodile was pretty insidious and back-stabbing. But not to the same degree as Teach. Who betrayed his father and committed fratricide and then sold another brother to the World Government and... and promptly betrayed his new "patrons" for... whatever-the-hell he's planning now :S
Witness Luffy who, after only knowing Nami for a short time and then being apparently betrayed by her, refuses to believe it. Witness the lengths Luffy goes to to talk to Robin after she said she was leaving the crew, and then witness him take on the world to get her back. Witness him take on the world again for Hacchi - who had been his enemy but who he forgave (once Nami said it was OK).
With Luffy - once someone is counted nakama, or even just "friend", he will stand by them the bitter end (but because it's Luffy, it won't be bitter, or the end, because he makes everything better &hearts). The point is, this is not Blackbeard's modus operandi - any "nakama" of his who falls behind, gets left behind. They'll meet again if "fate" wills it (grrrr >_<). Or if they're standing in his way he'll kill them (if he was planning to leave Whitebeard's ship anyway, he didn't need to kill Thatch, he could have just stolen the fruit ;_;).
So... yeah, no cookies for Blackbeard. And no redemption either.
Oh Ace :( Luffy needs to get him out of those chains so he can stop giving up and fight back already.
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Blackbeard... he couldn't have opened the Gates for them (either of them). Bon-chan opened the Gates of Impel Down while disguised as Magellan - while Blackbeard & co were still out of it from poison. And he couldn't have made it to Marinford before Luffy to open those Gates for them.
As for redemption...
I can't possibly imagine it.
The more we learn about Teach, the more despicable his actions become. Especially after Ch0 - he was on Whitebeard's ship for at least 20 years! And planning his eventual betrayal of his captain - a man who called him "son" - for all that time. 20 years.
It has been very clearly established that Teach is a horrible person -
The fact that he very often approaches life in a similar way to Luffy - believing in dreams, cheerfully asking people to join his "nakama" - only serve to very creepily highlight those instances when he is nothing like Luffy. Luffy, in his heart, is not a dishonest person, and Blackbeard has proven himself to be one of the most deceitful characters in the series - if not the most deceitful (although I have to put Crocodile and his evil in Alabasta up there as well).
Crocodile was pretty insidious and back-stabbing. But not to the same degree as Teach. Who betrayed his father and committed fratricide and then sold another brother to the World Government and... and promptly betrayed his new "patrons" for... whatever-the-hell he's planning now :S
Witness Luffy who, after only knowing Nami for a short time and then being apparently betrayed by her, refuses to believe it. Witness the lengths Luffy goes to to talk to Robin after she said she was leaving the crew, and then witness him take on the world to get her back. Witness him take on the world again for Hacchi - who had been his enemy but who he forgave (once Nami said it was OK).
With Luffy - once someone is counted nakama, or even just "friend", he will stand by them the bitter end (but because it's Luffy, it won't be bitter, or the end, because he makes everything better &hearts). The point is, this is not Blackbeard's modus operandi - any "nakama" of his who falls behind, gets left behind. They'll meet again if "fate" wills it (grrrr >_<). Or if they're standing in his way he'll kill them (if he was planning to leave Whitebeard's ship anyway, he didn't need to kill Thatch, he could have just stolen the fruit ;_;).
So... yeah, no cookies for Blackbeard. And no redemption either.
Oh Ace :( Luffy needs to get him out of those chains so he can stop giving up and fight back already.