1. The fact is, Luffy has far more reasoning to defeat Kaido then Zolo does. Say what you want about Ace being shoehorned in to give Luffy another reason to face Kaido, but the fact is he has more then enough reason to. Zolo's connections with Ryuma, or any sort of parallels Zolo may have with Oden, don't hold a candle to the reasons why Luffy instead should defeat Kaido.
Just take a look at their motives. Zolo's motive for defeating someone stronger then him is, as per usual, little more then to grow his own personal strength and pride of self. Zolo says to Queen, "THEY SAY KAIDO'S THE TOUGHEST GUY IN THE WORLD, SO I'M HERE TO DEFEAT HIM!"...Zolo just wants another shiny in the trophy-room, another battle won, another inch closer to his dream of attaining some worthless strength-based title.
But what are Luffy's motives? Luffy cares less about his own satisfaction and his fufilling his own bloodlust, and more about actually solving an issue. Luffy wants to liberate an entire country and deliver redemption on behalf of not just Kinemon, not just O-Tama, not just the Red Scabbards, but all of Wano and those who have suffered under Kaido's tyrannical rule.
It's the same reason Oda had Luffy be the one to defeat Doflamingo rather then Law himself. Sure, Law had more history with Doflamingo and personal motivation to take him down, but his reasoning and anguish towards Doflamingo was through his own conceited and vengeful lens for the torment Doflamingo had inflicted upon him and Corazon. But the reality is, Law & Corazon were not the only ones who suffered under Doflamingo, so to did millions of people across Dressrosa for the entirety of his rule, millions of which Law did not care about. Luffy on the other hand wasn't there to burn bridges, he was there to open gates and liberate Dressrosa, just like here in Wano.
2. Rayleigh himself described haki as a "flower that blooms only in the extreme conditions of real battle.". Luffy gaining a haki-boost makes perfect sense in a situation as dire as this one, a boost that allows him to fight more evenly, we saw this in Luffy vs Katakuri where he get's an observation haki-bloom, it's the same situation.
3. "unsure of their reason to fight" lol ok
they got shigan'd and thrown across town, it was a neg-diff
4. "Had it not been for his recklessness" The fact is Luffy realizes he cannot fight both Yonko at once and, at this moment, he has far more reason to face Kaido right now then Big Mom. The only feasible option for him is to ignore her until someone else disposes of her, as we saw happen when Kid, Law, Zoro and Killer removed her from the battle.
5. Zolo didn't bully the yonko anymore then Raizo did deflecting & harming Kaido with his own attack, and if we want to talk about seperating the Yonko, I believe it was Kid & Law who disposed of Meme herself. Zolo merely took care of Prometheus which isn't even threatening, in fact all of Big Mom's most powerful attacks have come from Napoleon. You want to talk about who was the driving force in Roofpiece, look at Law who had to teleport everyone out of harm's way for Zolo's Hakai block to be of any usage. Kaido himself showed far more irritation towards Law, saying "YOUR ABILITIES REALLY THROW ME OFF!", where Zolo couldn't even make Kaido fall to his knees, something Luffy is currently doing in BASE FORM!
Poor broken-bones Zolo, as of 1012 even he doesn't believe he will kill Kaido, entrusting such a task to his captain and his captain alone.
Just take a look at their motives. Zolo's motive for defeating someone stronger then him is, as per usual, little more then to grow his own personal strength and pride of self. Zolo says to Queen, "THEY SAY KAIDO'S THE TOUGHEST GUY IN THE WORLD, SO I'M HERE TO DEFEAT HIM!"...Zolo just wants another shiny in the trophy-room, another battle won, another inch closer to his dream of attaining some worthless strength-based title.
But what are Luffy's motives? Luffy cares less about his own satisfaction and his fufilling his own bloodlust, and more about actually solving an issue. Luffy wants to liberate an entire country and deliver redemption on behalf of not just Kinemon, not just O-Tama, not just the Red Scabbards, but all of Wano and those who have suffered under Kaido's tyrannical rule.
It's the same reason Oda had Luffy be the one to defeat Doflamingo rather then Law himself. Sure, Law had more history with Doflamingo and personal motivation to take him down, but his reasoning and anguish towards Doflamingo was through his own conceited and vengeful lens for the torment Doflamingo had inflicted upon him and Corazon. But the reality is, Law & Corazon were not the only ones who suffered under Doflamingo, so to did millions of people across Dressrosa for the entirety of his rule, millions of which Law did not care about. Luffy on the other hand wasn't there to burn bridges, he was there to open gates and liberate Dressrosa, just like here in Wano.
2. Rayleigh himself described haki as a "flower that blooms only in the extreme conditions of real battle.". Luffy gaining a haki-boost makes perfect sense in a situation as dire as this one, a boost that allows him to fight more evenly, we saw this in Luffy vs Katakuri where he get's an observation haki-bloom, it's the same situation.
3. "unsure of their reason to fight" lol ok
they got shigan'd and thrown across town, it was a neg-diff4. "Had it not been for his recklessness" The fact is Luffy realizes he cannot fight both Yonko at once and, at this moment, he has far more reason to face Kaido right now then Big Mom. The only feasible option for him is to ignore her until someone else disposes of her, as we saw happen when Kid, Law, Zoro and Killer removed her from the battle.
5. Zolo didn't bully the yonko anymore then Raizo did deflecting & harming Kaido with his own attack, and if we want to talk about seperating the Yonko, I believe it was Kid & Law who disposed of Meme herself. Zolo merely took care of Prometheus which isn't even threatening, in fact all of Big Mom's most powerful attacks have come from Napoleon. You want to talk about who was the driving force in Roofpiece, look at Law who had to teleport everyone out of harm's way for Zolo's Hakai block to be of any usage. Kaido himself showed far more irritation towards Law, saying "YOUR ABILITIES REALLY THROW ME OFF!", where Zolo couldn't even make Kaido fall to his knees, something Luffy is currently doing in BASE FORM!
Poor broken-bones Zolo, as of 1012 even he doesn't believe he will kill Kaido, entrusting such a task to his captain and his captain alone.
2. You can't even accept how shitty the process was. Luffy got hit HEAD-ON by an attack meant to put him out of commission. Oda made it clear early in the fight, that Luffy should avoid these. Yet, when it does happen, instead of being put out of the fight, he gains an ability to allow him to clash evenly with Kaido in base. Not to mention the haki strength and speed inconsistency used to achieve this.
3. Yes, they were unsure of their reason to fight. Go read it friend.
4. Luffy not owning up to his mistake essentially. Trash character.
5. Zoro bullied them. Zoro was the catalyst for every shocker moment that wowed us and the Yonko. He had answers for all of their attacks without resorting to guts or natural df causes. He was the reason for Kaido to go hybrid. He was the reason Big Mom stopped underestimating them. He was the only one who put fear in both Kaido and Big Mom simultaneously. He embarrassed them while carrying Luffy and the other supernova. He solely dealt with the deadly force of Two emperors simultaneously. He was the reason for Kaido to start huffing and puffing. He almost killed Big Mom despite having broken bones. He bullied Kaido despite having broken bones.
