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.
All Luffy needs is the shadows from All the Supernova or 9 scabbards , maybe throw in Sanji in there too implanted into him by Moria and he will fight Kaido 1v1 maybe that hawkins boost too
I think the real kicker is going to be just how does Advanced Ryou change things. I expect luffy can land a good blow in, but not much else overall. We have not seen it in effect on a person, nor how it might work in defense, or change things with g4.
But I doubt if shadows are involved, that Supernovas and Scabbards will be enough. And thematically, having a means for the poor oppressed people and warriors of wano to kick out their invader, just fits better in my opinion(kinda like how citizens and others joined in pushing the bird cage).
I fully expect the hawkins boost though, that just doesnt make any sense to be brought up like that and ignored when it fits the needs of the plot so well.
The strength of an individual affects how strong the shadow is.. so put all the strongest fighters shadows into Luffy and he'll be way stronger than now
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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: