One Piece Confirms Oden's Real Strength Was Never His Swordsmanship
Warning: contains spoilers for One Piece: Road to Laugh Tale!
In a One Piece world loaded with over-powered characters, Kozuki Oden stands apart as not only one of the greatest warriors on the Four Seas but also one whose greatness is not based on eating a Devil Fruit. However, despite his success on the battlefield, his most important ability had nothing to do with his martial prowess.
Born to Lord Kozuki Sukiyaki, the leader of Wano Country, Oden's life was set. All he had to do was learn the family «business» and stay out of trouble, and in due time he would replace his father as leader. However, Oden had other plans. Early on, he showed a deep disinterest in following the family tradition. Instead, he preferred to party, fight, and chase women, three skills he showed considerable expertise in. Naturally, this led to him getting in trouble with the law and being exiled by his father to Kuri, Wano's wild and lawless outer region. It was in Kuri that Oden began to mature and decide that he wanted to make something of his life. His first step to reformation began with bringing order to Kuri. While this got him back into his father's good graces, it did not establish his desire to be a leader.
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Rather, it generated a desire to leave Wano and see the world, which he did by joining Whitebeard's pirate crew a few years later. As a crew member, Oden further developed his already incredible fighting skills. Indeed, other than Luffy, Oden was the only person known to have wounded Kaido in his prime. Accordingly, it would be reasonable for fans to believe that when Gol D. Roger asked Whitebeard to «loan» Oden's services to him for a year, it was
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