Technically he got plot armor too since the exact moment Luffy was about to hit him cleanly with the gear 4 he ran out of haki lol. But yea of course he's strong his bounty is almost 1 billion too.
i know Smoothie might be the strongest out of the 3 DLC characters, but it is just so much fun to play as Cracker and he does so much damage and not just with the armor. when he bursts, he cuts though shields like hot knifes on butter. but the armor is the real reason to play. invincible moves, coward control, multiple ones sent at once to cause long range damage and that's without going into his specials!
I love what they did with cracker. Very creative. I just wish there was some new missions or something to use these characters in. The dlc characters don’t even appear as enemies to fight against in missions. It’s completely isolated
One of my favourite powers in One Piece. It's so goddamned powerful. If it wasn't for Cracker and his big weakness to pain... Can you imagine having to fight an endurance battle with someone like him?