If shiki would have been an active villain , he would have been my favorite character. His fruit is my favorite DF. Based goat.
Right!? What did you think of the theories of him being the puppet master to Kaido? At Wano and with the Beast Pirates? Seems quite ridiculous in hindsight ofc, especially as Kaido is far stronger than him now too. Maybe a sort of Orochi and Kaido type partnership but more loyal since they were in Rocks Pirates together?
I wonder if he even inspired Kaido too, since Shiki had that 20 year plan but also wanted to make a massive Beast Army specifically too? Also a scientist was one of his top men, just like Kaido too?
His DF is so great, got to see it return in a discount way with Uraraka in MHA lmao but if he was around in the main story now, he'd definitely be my favourite villain in the story now too!
I could see him running the OP underworld in the canon, Kidd and Killer knowing of him directly too then, Law even as well, maybe have Hawkins and Apoo working under him and give Urouge to Kaido instead too or idk lol.
I was so adamant that he would be directly connected to Wano and he was but not in the ways we could have predicted and thus expected ofc lol.
I really hope Oda does him some LONG deserve justice in the canon with the Rocks Pirates, I'm so glad he's part of them in hindsight now too. I can't believe it's been 14 YEARS since Strong World came out too, WTF?!