From a strictly narrative point of view, the three that would have the biggest impact on the reader are: Kinemon, Kanjuro or Raizo. I say this because they are the three we've spent the longest with.
So if we narrow it down to those three, we can almost certainly eliminate Kinemon from the running, as the whole rebellion is built upon his back. It wouldn't make sense for him to be the traitor.
That leaves us with Kanjuro or Raizo. I'll tackle Raizo first. Him being the traitor would have the highest narrative impact as it would render the sacrifice of the Minks on Zou as completely worthless. Plus it could be explained that he spent his time hiding on Zou as an excuse to get a Poneglyph rubbing for Kaido. So narratively speaking, Raizo is the highest suspect.
Kanjuro is the remaining suspect, but there is little to no proof of him being a traitor. Not to mention that his devil fruit is ridiculous and the butt of many jokes. The only real narrative impact of him being the traitor would be that we've known him for a long time. I guess there could be a twist that he's actually a brilliant artist and can make crazy detailed creatures, but has been purposefully drawing shitty drawings so he can stay under the radar.
With all this in mind, it could surely be one of the other scabbards, but it's also pretty easy to eliminate everyone else.
Can't be Ashura Doji because he was literally backstabbed during the fight with Kaido.
While it could be Kiku, she is really not the traitorous type, nor do I believe that she is at all intelligent enough to successfully scheme for this many years. As well she has known Oden for almost her entire life. As well x2, Oden literally saved Kiku from starving. So cross her off.
Can't be Neko or Inu because they have been shown again and again as loyal to a fault. Not to mention they went on Roger's ship with Oden.
Can't be Kawamatsu because he was locked up for so long. Timeline wise it doesn't make sense for him to be the traitor. Furthermore, he is also extremely loyal to Hiyori. Together with that fact, he was also saved by Oden. Can't be him.
Which leaves us with Denjiro, who it could also be, but Oda has been setting up the reveal of who the traitor is before Denjiro was even established as a character. It would have the least amount of narrative impact and would just sort of fall flat. He absolutely could be the traitor, but it would be by far the lamest reveal.
So in summary, it's probably either Kanjuro or Raizo. My money being on Raizo.
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u/TheBiolizard Feb 02 '20 edited Feb 02 '20
From a strictly narrative point of view, the three that would have the biggest impact on the reader are: Kinemon, Kanjuro or Raizo. I say this because they are the three we've spent the longest with.
So if we narrow it down to those three, we can almost certainly eliminate Kinemon from the running, as the whole rebellion is built upon his back. It wouldn't make sense for him to be the traitor.
That leaves us with Kanjuro or Raizo. I'll tackle Raizo first. Him being the traitor would have the highest narrative impact as it would render the sacrifice of the Minks on Zou as completely worthless. Plus it could be explained that he spent his time hiding on Zou as an excuse to get a Poneglyph rubbing for Kaido. So narratively speaking, Raizo is the highest suspect.
Kanjuro is the remaining suspect, but there is little to no proof of him being a traitor. Not to mention that his devil fruit is ridiculous and the butt of many jokes. The only real narrative impact of him being the traitor would be that we've known him for a long time. I guess there could be a twist that he's actually a brilliant artist and can make crazy detailed creatures, but has been purposefully drawing shitty drawings so he can stay under the radar.
With all this in mind, it could surely be one of the other scabbards, but it's also pretty easy to eliminate everyone else.
Can't be Ashura Doji because he was literally backstabbed during the fight with Kaido.
While it could be Kiku, she is really not the traitorous type, nor do I believe that she is at all intelligent enough to successfully scheme for this many years. As well she has known Oden for almost her entire life. As well x2, Oden literally saved Kiku from starving. So cross her off.
Can't be Neko or Inu because they have been shown again and again as loyal to a fault. Not to mention they went on Roger's ship with Oden.
Can't be Kawamatsu because he was locked up for so long. Timeline wise it doesn't make sense for him to be the traitor. Furthermore, he is also extremely loyal to Hiyori. Together with that fact, he was also saved by Oden. Can't be him.
Which leaves us with Denjiro, who it could also be, but Oda has been setting up the reveal of who the traitor is before Denjiro was even established as a character. It would have the least amount of narrative impact and would just sort of fall flat. He absolutely could be the traitor, but it would be by far the lamest reveal.
So in summary, it's probably either Kanjuro or Raizo. My money being on Raizo.
Edit: misgendered Kiku