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*** To be fair, he's managed to do just fine on the Grand Line, something that would indicate at least a fair bit of ability. He also has a Devil Fruit that happens to be ''very'' powerful in many situations, as it makes swordsmen utterly helpless against him. While he may not be as powerful as some of the other authority-holders in the One Piece world, he certainly has something going for him.

** Subverted with Iceburg, the mayor and head of the Galley-La company. He is no fighter but he is possibly one of the best shipwrights in the world, which is why so many people respect him.

* ''[[Bleach]]'' uses this quite heavily.

** The Gotei 13 is supposed to be ranked according to capability - the higher the rank, the more [[Badass]] the shinigami becomes. Captains are [[Nigh Invulnerable]], unranked foot soldiers are [[Cannon Fodder]]. It is possible to become a captain via [[Klingon Promotion]], but that's most likely to happen in the [[Blood Knight|11th Division]] and with only two mentioned examples, how common it is even for them is unknown. Even then, these captains have to be good enough to retain that rank. Although this works for the most part, the ranks really only confirm a shinigami's minimum power level as there are a couple of shinigami [[Almighty Janitor|at least vice-captain level in ability]] despite not being ranked as vice-captain ([[Bald of Awesome|Ikkaku]] and [[The Dandy|Yumichika]]).

* The third season of ''[[Shakugan no Shana]]'' shows us what many of the leaders can do once they get serious.

* In ''[[Medaka Box]]'', Medaka is the president of the 99th Student Council and one of the most powerful characters in the series. {{spoiler|Inverted by the 100th Student Council. Student Council president Zenkichi claims he is the ''weakest'' member of the council. The General Secretary is the strongest one.}}

 

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