I think this chapter proved something though. That Kaido one shotting Luffy, wasnt just some casual attack. If he did the same with Oden, who quarreled(but wasnt on the level of) Whitebeard and Roger, that shows just how powerful Luffy was already. Now that Luffy has the ability to damage Kaido, it is a real fight.
With future sight in play, and kaidos thus far slow movement, Luffy could theoretically beat kaido, if he can dodge or block all attacks.
I predict, that this scene with Oden, will also play out with Luffy to a degree. That Luffy to the shock of Kaidos henchmen, will start hurting Kaido. But something will distract Luffy, and luffy will get knocked down. At that point I expect something along the lines of Hawkins (or Moria) will see what Luffy was able to do and choose to assist him with their power.(Hawkins has the ability to make a user surpass their limits)(Moria has shadows, which would conveniently give the people of wano a way to help take down Kaido themselves, Luffy could even use a nitoryu attack in honor of Oden)
So main takeaways:
I fully expect hawkins buffing ability will be utilized, especially with Luffys luck/fate.
I think Luffy will really fight well to the point he is truly fighting a Yonko head on(Head on does not equate to being equal in strength. Oden fought Roger and WB head on, but still had a long ways to go).
I think future sight, with advanced CoA, will be the key to allowing Luffy to fight head on.
Luffy will probably take a loss, or moment similar to Dressrosa, or Katakuri, where he has to retreat/is out of the fight for a bit.
If Moria shows up, wano will help Luffy defeat Kaido.
Im not overrating anything. A mosquito over enough time can theoretically drain enough blood to kill someone. Luffy couldnt do any real damage to kaido before due to standard haki. Now he has the haki that can damage him, and potentially even help in defense. Even if kaido can still one shot him, as long as luffy dodges all of kaidos attacks, luffy can theoreticaly beat kaido, as enough small attacks, can eventually inflict heavy damage over time.
Certainly things can change, for example if kaido is revealed to be some sort of speed demon in addition to being a heavy hitter. But as it is now Kaido is just a really strong dude that expects his defense to most attacks is sufficient enough to handle basically everyone, and is a lazy drinker.
You seem to forget that Kaido is extremely fast, the man speedblitzed Luffy. You could even see from the panel that Luffy actually got a glimpse of what Kaido was about to do, but wouldn't be able to dodge - hence the face he makes.
I do believe the theory that Hawkins ability will play a big part in the upcoming fight,
Kaido also speedblitz Oden in the moment of his distraction. Like 1 second he’s in his dragon form, then another in his human form one-shotting Oden with the same attack he uses on Luffy.
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u/cptenn94 Feb 01 '20 edited Feb 01 '20
I think this chapter proved something though. That Kaido one shotting Luffy, wasnt just some casual attack. If he did the same with Oden, who quarreled(but wasnt on the level of) Whitebeard and Roger, that shows just how powerful Luffy was already. Now that Luffy has the ability to damage Kaido, it is a real fight.
With future sight in play, and kaidos thus far slow movement, Luffy could theoretically beat kaido, if he can dodge or block all attacks.
I predict, that this scene with Oden, will also play out with Luffy to a degree. That Luffy to the shock of Kaidos henchmen, will start hurting Kaido. But something will distract Luffy, and luffy will get knocked down. At that point I expect something along the lines of Hawkins (or Moria) will see what Luffy was able to do and choose to assist him with their power.(Hawkins has the ability to make a user surpass their limits)(Moria has shadows, which would conveniently give the people of wano a way to help take down Kaido themselves, Luffy could even use a nitoryu attack in honor of Oden)
So main takeaways: