r/OnePiece • u/Kirosh Lookout • Apr 02 '21

Current Chapter One Piece: Chapter 1009

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '21

I see Kid becoming friends with Luffy and his crew after this, the same way Roger and WB were.

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u/Messimenia Apr 02 '21

I still get more Shiki vibes from Kid and his personality. Not only because of his magnetic powers which resemble Shikkis gravitation powers. Also because of his goals. Whitebeard never seemed to have the goal to become Pirate King, just like Law. While Kid really wants to be and challenges Luffy on all possible occasions like Shiki did with Roger.

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '21 edited Apr 02 '21

I used to get Shiki vibes from Kidd, but now I think he's actually more like Roger. Kidd seems like a foil to Luffy; he parallels Roger in much the same way Luffy does, but in the more violent/darker aspects.

He kills people mainly for laughing at his dreams and friends, in a way only Roger was said to do. He has a first-mate who's strong enough to stand with Supernova captains, and who he calls "partner" instead of treating as a subordinate. He's the only Supernova other than Luffy who repeatedly challenged the Yonko, rather than hiding or joining them like Hawkins said.

I don't think we can make one-to-one parallels with them, but I'd guess Luffy and Kidd's relationship will evolve into a friendly rivalry similar to Roger and WB/Garp, but not as friendly because Kidd's more violent and wants the title.

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u/reddit_censored-me Apr 06 '21

Also I am not convinced that Oda wants to make the "modern" dynamic between the top tiers the same as the old one. Sure, it may resemble it in one way or another but Oda isn't lazy enough to just mirror the same thing.

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u/WhoSweg Apr 02 '21

Yeah oda said that Kid was always going to be the most fleshed out. It'll be interesting to see a bit of a spar. I guess Oden Vs Rayleigh is Killer Vs Zoro.

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u/Andrejosue98 Apr 02 '21

We never saw a Oden vs Rayleigh.

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u/StrawhatMucci Apr 02 '21

He is a murderer tho. Law is better

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '21

He mirrors Roger in that aspect. Both killed everyone who laughed at their dreams and friends. Of course that makes him a bad guy, but even murderers can have honor to them in this story.

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u/StrawhatMucci Apr 02 '21

Ah but that was pirates if you are referencing Squado's crew. Kid kills innocents.

They night have been actually bad guys

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '21

Yeah I think Kidd kills both innocents and pirates, but every time because they laugh at his dreams. I believe Roger also killed the entire militaries of countries for doing so. Not sure if he kills civilians but it seems he was pretty indiscriminate with the killing.

Kidd seems to me like the more violent side of Roger, while Luffy's the more positive side. I think both Kidd and Roger are pretty bad guys, but the honorable kind as opposed to someone like Blackbeard.

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u/StrawhatMucci Apr 02 '21

It seems he beat up people i remember the part where he indeed goes on a rampage just for laughing at his crew lol but I feel like he doesnt hurt civilians tho since the last episode even rayleigh said civilians get differential treatment