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One Piecehas a plethora of villains to offer, but only a few of them are as memorable as Kaido. Eiichiro Oda not only created a merciless and aggressive antagonist but also someone who was the complete opposite of what Luffy stood for. He has been one of the biggest challenges faced by the protagonist, and for good reason.
It was in his battle against Kaido that Luffy achieved his fifth gear, a legendary moment for allOne Piecefans. And if any villain deserved to be the trigger for Luffy’s real powers, it is Kaido.
Eiichiro Oda contrasted Kaido against Luffy’s idea of freedom inOne Piece
Kaido was once a young warrior who was handed over to the World Government. The young man realized the darkness residing within the organization pretty soon and escaped, later wanting to combat them. Till here, his story sounds like someone who Luffy would sympathize with, but once Kaido gained power, everything changed.
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Kaido wanted to defeat the Celestial Dragons, but his method was different from that of Luffy’s. He believed in the survival of the fittest and that the answer was strength and power. His idea of freedom and equality was to drag the nobles from their pampered states to the reality of battlefields. He considered that only war can decide a man’s true worth.
But once he set up his base in Wano, he used the weak in every way possible to combat the strong. His philosophy of survival of the fittest ruined the country. In his search for freedom and equality, he took away those very things from the people he ruled over, something that Luffy stands against with every fiber of his being.
Kaido’s misplaced idea of freedom makes him the perfectOne Piecevillain
Kaido wants to be free, but his idea of freedom is far removed from that of Luffy. In fact, his idea of freedom can be translated to ultimate power for himself. Luffy’s idea of freedom, on the other hand, isn’t just about escaping oppression; it is the freedom to chase after dreams while staying under moral boundaries.
While Kaido wants to be free like Roger and Joyboy, he does not realize that an extravagant death is not what makes someone a legend. Only those who live a great life, struggling each and every day against oppressive forces, are considered legends. Unlike Kaido, who craves a grand battle before death, Luffy refuses to give in no matter how great his upcoming battle will be.
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TheWano arc’s antagonistdoes not understand that the journey is more important than the destination. In his delusion to acquire freedom, he neglected the path he took to achieve it. Luffy, on the other hand, has been a just and loyal guy and his journey consists of battles to liberate people from oppressive forces like Kaido. At the end of the day,Eiichiro Odamade Kaido the perfect thematic villain for Luffy.
One Piecemanga is available to read on Viz Media, and the anime is currently streaming on Crunchyroll.
Aaheli Pradhan
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Aaheli is an Anime Content Writer at FandomWire with 1300+ published articles. With five years of experience under her belt, she is a living, breathing encyclopedia for anime and manga. From Shonen and Shojo to the most niche anime, nothing escapes her radar. Her poisons of choice are Assassination Classroom, Gintama, Ouran High School Host Club and every Ghibli movie ever. She believes in living a slow life, surrounded by incomplete art projects and her beloved cats.
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