One Piece Dives Into Kaido’s Origin Story

The world of One Piece introduced one of its greatest villains thanks to the Wano Arc, with the Beast Pirate Captain Kaido being previously undefeated. With the War For Wano having seemingly come to a close, the latest chapter of the manga took the opportunity to dive into the past of the former Rock Pirate, telling the tale of Kaido over the course of a few pages and trust us when we say that there is a lot of information to absorb when it comes to his early days.  

Warning. If you haven’t read the current chapter of One Piece’s manga, Chapter 1049, you might want to steer clear as we’ll be diving into some serious spoiler territory.

The latest installment of the Shonen swashbuckler series covers a lot of ground but we’ll try to fill you in on what transpired. Kaido was first shown as a ten-year-old child to start this flashback, leaving a path of destruction in his wake and being referred to as the “ultimate soldier” despite being so young. From here, Kaido is seemingly sold into service to the military in order for his country, the Vodka Kingdom, to be a part of the next Reverie, but the future Beast Pirate captain wasn’t too keen on this fate, escaping in relatively quick succession.

At only fifteen years old, Kaido is asked to join the Rock Pirates, which would be the most powerful pirate group this side of the Straw Hats. Made up of Kaido, Big Mom, Whitebeard, and more, the collection of swashbucklers was led by Rocks D. Xebec and had a storied history within the world of the Grand Line. Ten years later, Kaido joins forces with King of the Beast Pirates and seemingly sets on his path to ruling Wano Country, deciding that the only way to change the world is through strength. 

Standing over his early crew members, Kaido delivers a speech as to how he wants to change the world:

“We’re going to take all of these pampered and noble-born rulers and drag them off their thrones down to the battlefield with us! That’s what I call equality and freedom! A world where only war decides a man’s true worth!’

The chapter wraps with not just the flashback ending but Luffy and Kaido seemingly knocking one another out, clinching victory for the resistance fighters of the isolated nation.

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