Sabo.
Ace was never second in command, Marco was #1 behind WB making him second in command, Ace was leader of the 2nd division, so he would be third in command at highest.
"be it in spirit,or be it in rank"Sabo is in rank,but Ace is in spirit,as Whitebeard groomed him as his succesor (gotta love tricky wordings)
Ace.
You mentioned 'pirate'. Sabo is a revolutionary, not a pirate; Ace was. Also, I've watched one piece so many times already and I've never seen an episode focusing on Sabo (or his parents), not even a clue on who his parents are. I don't think it's mentioned in the manga either.
Yeah, so anyways, it's Ace.
nope,his parents were an small island's nobles,the small putting the arguably (if you are wondering,Gol D.Rogers being an outlaw makes the arguably for him,its a different kind of arguably,gotta love tricky wordings)
Also,Sabo originally set out as a pirate,before being almost killed (its all in the flashback) and ,presumably (since thats only implied,not yet shown,but implied very strongly,even on the flashback)became a revolutionary after being rescued by them.But I only talked about setting out,not becoming....gotta love tricky wordings
Did I mention "gotta love tricky wordings"today?because everybody gotta love them
Ignorance is a bliss...until you actually understand how many people ,including sometimes yourself,this ignorance destroyed.But,I guess that,when you understant that,you wont be ignorant anymore.
He who does not understand his mistakes,does not learn.He who does not learn,does not grow.He who does not grow,is already dead.
Moderation is the key to virtue.
Everyone claims that he learns from his mistakes,and yet,very few people do.Ah,pride,is it that you are so well hidden from a man's eyes?