Based on this chapter, Luffy and Zoro alone can defeat Dragon Form Kaido quite comfortably.
All of Kaido's attacks can be easily neutralised:
- Zoro can easily deflect Kaido's Destructive Wind
- Zoro can easily cut through Boro Breath with Homurasaki
- If prepared, Luffy can also withstand Boro Breath
- Luffy is immune to Kaido's lightning, and given that it's not living lightning, it can be easily dodged
- The Scabbards could react to Kaido's lightning but not Destructive Wind. Given that Zoro could react to Destructive Wind, the lightning wouldn't be a problem for him.
They have the offensive ability to fuck him over:
- Zoro's Hiryuu Kaen terrified Big Mom and Kaido chose to dodge it despite enthusiastically tanking all other attacks.
- Zoro has attacks much stronger than Hiryuu Kaen:
- Nigori-Zake
- 1080 Pound Cannon
- Ichidai Sanzen Daisen Sekai
- Luffy can help set up Zoro's most powerful techniques by disorienting or restraining Kaido
- Luffy has Future Sight to warn Zoro about any attacks/easily evade himself, but based on this chapter it wouldn't even be needed.
If Kaido is restricted to Dragon Form only (no Base or Hybrid), I don't see how he does not get mid diffed by Luffy and Zoro. Dragon Kaido has no successful attack in this chapter, and all his known attacks would be useless against this duo.
They might actually bring him down without taking significant damage. This is making me seriously reconsider where Dragon Kaido stands in the power hierarchy. It's kind of weird to suggest that Luffy and Zoro will mid diff any other prime top tier.
I'll make the thread when the chapter drops, but I want to hear takes.
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