One Piece Creator Reveals What the Beast Pirates Looked Like as Kids

By Evan Valentine

The Beast Pirates are some of the scariest swashbucklers in the history of One Piece. With the War For Wano Arc pitting the Straw Hats against Kaido and his forces, "adorable" isn't exactly a word synonymous with the rulers of the isolated nation. Now however, Eiichiro Oda's art work has made its way online imagining the likes of Kaido and his crew as babies, taking the edge off the swashbucklers that nearly caused Luffy and company to meet their ends.     

Kaido and his Beast Pirates have been running the isolated nation of Wano for quite some time, with the swashbuckling force consisting of thousands of warriors that have eaten Devil Fruits granting them abilities close to a variety of animals. While Kaido himself is able to transform into a dragon, his lieutenants have held some wild transformations of their own, with King and Queen specifically managing to transform into dinosaurs during their fight with the resistance fighters of Wano. Luckily for the Straw Hats, Luffy is able to unleash a brand new transformation in Gear Fifth. This new form for the Straw Hat Captain might not transform him into an animal, but it grants him the ability to become a living cartoon, which is far more powerful than most of the Beasts.

Twitter Outlet Shonen Leaks went ahead and "leaked" the new art from Eiichiro Oda, imagining some of the biggest villains of the history of One Piece as children themselves, painting a very different picture of Kaido and his forces from what we've seen throughout the Wano Arc:

With the War For Wano ending in the pages of the manga, the "Final Arc" of One Piece has begun, with Eiichiro Oda starting off the last storyline by once again focusing on the residents of Wano. The arrival of Admiral Ryukugyo was a major moment in the latest chapters, as the military man seeking to add Luffy's head to his collection, the Nine Red Scabbards, and Momonosuke banded together in the face of this new threat. While the main villain of this last arc has yet to be revealed, Oda has already hinted that he is saving the best for last.

What do you think of the adorable Beast Pirates babies? Feel free to let us know in the comments or hit me up directly on Twitter @EVComedy to talk all things comics, anime, and the world of the Grand Line. 

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