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Indeed, they have a peculiar relationship. Towards the end of the battle at
Marineford, he had a fashback to some time he spent with Roger, and how he was
not interested in Raftel at all even if Roger told him where it was. How come
then, that earlier than that, when Shanks confronted him about stopping Ace
from the pursuit of Blackbeard, he admitted that they used to fight a lot with
Roger's ship.

Yes we know no pirates have any proper relation, but would someone like Doffy
have a cup of tea with Crocodile at all? Not to mention the enormous secret
Roger was just about to reveal so casually.


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What was the relationship between Whitebeard and Roger?


They're just **_friendly rivals_**. Similar in vein to Shanks and Mihawk.
Knowing Roger (he had a similar personality as Luffy, noted by Rayleigh and
Shanks himself) he was free spirited. If there was a Yonko at that time that
would be Roger, Whitebeard, and Shiki. The only difference was Roger rose to
the top and became Pirate King before his execution.

Being the top dogs during their era, it's without question that they would
engage each other in fights against each other but end up settling it with a
laugh after the fight. Roger trusts WB and likewise, WB trusts Roger hence the
drinking scene.


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