So look. I'm not speculating that Oden is secretly alive or anything. Oden's death holds a lot of importance as it was basically the driving factor behind each of the scabbards. But I will say, that if it somehow turns out that Oden really was alive and that Kaido had captured him and was secretly torturing him for 20 years under onigashima, I wouldn't be surprised.
You see it just doesn't make sense for Kaido to kill Oden. I guess maybe Orochi could have given the orders but from what we have been shown, Kaido is clearly above Orochi in the totem pole and there is no reason for Kaido to kill Oden.
First. Kaido doesn't kill his enemies. Quite the contrary, he actually tries to convert them into allies. Look at every pirate that has attacked kaido or the beast pirates: Kid, Killer, Hawkins, Drake(he did go after Scotch pre-skip), Kawamatsu, Hyogoro, and even Luffy. The same Luffy who he was shown to have passionately hated. Even Luffy was spared from death by Kaido. So why would he kill Oden? A man who would have clearly made an extremely powerful ally.
What's more is that Oden isn't just some elite pirate, he was on the crew of both Whitebeard and Roger. Oden found the One piece. If Kaido had Oden on his side, he could have gained access to the poneglyphs, the ancient weapons, and One piece himself. If he kept Oden around and converted him into an ally, he literally would have become pirate king.
So why kill him?
It couldn't have been to "extinguish the flame of the Kozuki clan" or anything. After acting like an ass for 5 years, the people had already lost faith in Oden. They thought he was a coward and a fool. Furthermore if this really was a concern of Kaido or orochi's, they could always use the old Hag's powers to fake Oden's death, meanwhile keeping the real Oden locked away in a cage in Onigashima.
Honestly, the only plausible reason I can see for Kaido killing Oden was if he wanted to provoke Whitebeard for some reason, but even then, the benefits of Oden would far outway anything he could have got by killing him, especially since all he'd really need to do to go to war with Whitebeard is invade his territory or merely lie to him that he had killed Oden.
Anyways what are your thoughts? Are there any reasons why Kaido killed Oden or is this just plot induced stupidity? Could Oden actually be alive? leave your thoughts in the comments below.
You see it just doesn't make sense for Kaido to kill Oden. I guess maybe Orochi could have given the orders but from what we have been shown, Kaido is clearly above Orochi in the totem pole and there is no reason for Kaido to kill Oden.
First. Kaido doesn't kill his enemies. Quite the contrary, he actually tries to convert them into allies. Look at every pirate that has attacked kaido or the beast pirates: Kid, Killer, Hawkins, Drake(he did go after Scotch pre-skip), Kawamatsu, Hyogoro, and even Luffy. The same Luffy who he was shown to have passionately hated. Even Luffy was spared from death by Kaido. So why would he kill Oden? A man who would have clearly made an extremely powerful ally.
What's more is that Oden isn't just some elite pirate, he was on the crew of both Whitebeard and Roger. Oden found the One piece. If Kaido had Oden on his side, he could have gained access to the poneglyphs, the ancient weapons, and One piece himself. If he kept Oden around and converted him into an ally, he literally would have become pirate king.
So why kill him?
It couldn't have been to "extinguish the flame of the Kozuki clan" or anything. After acting like an ass for 5 years, the people had already lost faith in Oden. They thought he was a coward and a fool. Furthermore if this really was a concern of Kaido or orochi's, they could always use the old Hag's powers to fake Oden's death, meanwhile keeping the real Oden locked away in a cage in Onigashima.
Honestly, the only plausible reason I can see for Kaido killing Oden was if he wanted to provoke Whitebeard for some reason, but even then, the benefits of Oden would far outway anything he could have got by killing him, especially since all he'd really need to do to go to war with Whitebeard is invade his territory or merely lie to him that he had killed Oden.
Anyways what are your thoughts? Are there any reasons why Kaido killed Oden or is this just plot induced stupidity? Could Oden actually be alive? leave your thoughts in the comments below.