One Piece: Kaido's Dream Was Just Crushed by the World Government
Warning: Contains spoilers for One Piece chapter #1042
In One Piece, Kaido is recognized as the strongest pirate in the world, but his dream to have a fair fight against a worthy opponent has just been shattered by the actions of the World Government. Even worse, something similar happened in the past, and Kaido is now reliving his worst memory.
Kaido is the Governor-General of the Beasts Pirates, a massive fleet that includes many Devil Fruit users. Because of his military power, he is one of the Four Emperors who rule over pirates, but his personal strength is what gained Kaido his title «the strongest creature». He has the power of the Uo Uo no Mi, Model: Seiryu, which allows Kaido to transform into a dragon, and he can also use Haoshoku Haki, an ability that only one in a million possesses. His goal is to amass enough military power to topple the order of the world, and to achieve that he took over the island of Wano as his base to transform it into a weapons factory and to make it a «pirate paradise». However, in the clash with Wano's defenders and the legendary samurai Kozuki Oden, Kaido suffered humiliation, a stain that he was never able to erase.
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Oden was the rightful daimyo of Wano, but he was denied that position by the machinations of his enemy Orochi, who allied with Kaido. When Oden learned of Kaido's true plans, he moved to confront him along with his faithful retinue of samurai. In the battle that followed, Oden wounded Kaido, something that only five people in the world were ever able to achieve. However, Oden was then distracted by a trick pulled by his enemies, and Kaido blindsided him, ending the fight. Despite this victory, the
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