Recruiting Aokiji after he left the Marines ... His power has only grown and will continue to grow. The Blackbeard pirates ...

Some historians argue that there is little evidence that Blackbeard was a particularly violent pirate and, instead, relied on his ferocious appearance to intimidate people into surrender.

who have been wiped out by the might of the Blackbeard Pirates. Chapter #1081 of One Piece mostly focused on Aokiji, the former Marine Admiral who is now one of Blackbeard's Ten Titanic Captains.