One Piece Introduces Yamato, Kaido's Mysterious Son

One Piece fans know a lot has happened in the Wano Country arc so far, and it is only about to get [...]

By Megan Peters - June 22, 2020 05:24 pm EDT

One Piece fans know a lot has happened in the Wano Country arc so far, and it is only about to get more hectic. The manga is showing off the Straw Hats in a big way as Monkey D. Luffy prepares for a fight of the ages. But thanks to the most recent chapter of One Piece, fans have learned some invaluable information about Kaido.

Or rather, they finally got to see it up close. Kaido shocked the fandom when he confirmed he had a son, and his strongest minions have been out searching for the rogue boy. Chapter 983 went so far as to introduce Yamato to readers... and it confirmed the boy is not his father's blind servant.

One Piece Kaido Strongest Fighters Rank Manga — (Photo: Shueisha)

The One Piece chapter ends with the introduction of Yamato who strikes out at one of the Tobi Roppo attacking Luffy. Not only does the masked man use an attack which his father is known for, but he manages to knock out Ulti who Luffy admitted was too strong for him to handle at the moment.

After Yamato takes out the girl, he is forced to flee with Luffy under his arm after verifying the captain's identity. Yamato towers over Luffy when they first meet, but he has manners unlike anything fans have seen from Kaido. It turns out the boy has been waiting on Luffy, and it seems like Yamato is more eager to align with these heroes than his father.

"I've been waiting for. You!! Waiting for a very long time!!! My name is Yamato!! I'm Kaido's son!!"

As you can see below, fans have tons of theories about this character's debut, and we have plenty of them ourselves. So if you think you know what will happen next with Kaido's son, you best share those theories now.

What do you make of Yamato's secretive debut...? Let me know in the comments or hit me up on Twitter @MeganPetersCB to talk all things comics and anime!

Question Marks Everywhere

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kaido’s son yamato is looking for luffy??????????? what?????? WHAT????? and he didn’t hurt my babie?????????? WHAT IS HAPPENING HELLO
— neryu (@haibalev) June 21, 2020

Found Him!

YAMATO IS HERE! BEYOND HYPE RIGHT NOW! #OnePiece #Chapter983 pic.twitter.com/m1cZjvoZYV
— Mastodon (@SuperMastodon) June 19, 2020

Welcome to the Family

ONE PIECE CH 983 SPOILERS!!!

YOOOO Yamato for Straw Hat?! Lol that's what I immediately thought as soon as I saw him. I don't think he's a bad guy. Luffy even said Yamato doesn't him that impression. Overall a very nice chapter. 8/10#onepiece983 pic.twitter.com/fNuUpjessV
— Joy Boy (@KingCrimson976) June 19, 2020

Clone...?!?!

One Piece 983: DYNAMIC ENTRY!! I swear if Yamato is like a clone of Oden I’m quitting the series tho. Pachycelphalosaurus/10 #OnePiece983 pic.twitter.com/VuGMpzv9OX
— Big Slurp E (Terrified of🏐Vi🏐) (@El_ThotStopper) June 21, 2020

GIVE US MORE

*ONE PIECE SPOILERS*

YAMATO IS HERE AND HE IS A FRIENDLY?!?! WHO THE HELL IS HE AND WHY HAS HE BEEN WAITING FOR LUFFY?! HE'S ALSO PRETTY F-CKING STRONG AND HE USED ONE OF KAIDOS MOVES AS WELL. I NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HIM BUT THERE'S A BREAK NEXT WEEK NOOOOOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/90hw9DCzjt
— Moh | ZeroTwo💞 (@Moh_A002) June 21, 2020

Accurate!

Yamato has drip and is going against Kaido, b-tch is about to become a favorite one piece character #OnePiece983 pic.twitter.com/HGfuKpUN2u
— Jas (@beastroronoa) June 19, 2020

Wait, What?!

If Yamato turns out to be Oden, I swear I'm dropping One Piece
— Jamare (Jay) #BlackLivesMatter (@JayDGoat) June 19, 2020

Expect the Unexpected

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HELLO??? i had a feeling that yamato would be against kaido but i didn’t think he would save and kidnap luffy 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/Gbixb3WPWl
— 📚 (@dekusnotebooks) June 20, 2020