Future Events Koby is going to defeat Kuzan

#43
His own agenda is tied to Blackbeard, it's the entire point of joining that crew. He will fight for Blackbeard and fall with him, being the arc's Linlin to Blackbeard's Kaido.
1) Because they both benefit from it, but while Kuzan's intentions are noble, Blackbeard's are the complete opposite. Unlike Kaido and BM, who both just had selfish interests


We have no real way of knowing his exact strength, but Koby was able to one tap a mountain sized fist. That strength came out of no where and it is likely the tip of the iceberg. There's no point in Oda buffing Koby up in that scene if that isn't coming back around later.
2) We do, that "one tap" took everything he had. And yes, he will get much stronger, but he is still far away from reaching the level of even someone like Zoro, if currently he only has enough strength to destroy 1 mountain sized arm.

Yes. I think he'll fight his fellow apprentice, who just defeated their master.
3) Which is a problem, but Kuzan does not represent injustice. Quite the opposite, his current character arc is that he is finally thinking of himself, doing what he believes is right instead of lazily going with the system

Because he's a Blackbeard Pirate and has staked whatever he wants to accomplish on Teach's success.
ONLY as far as it serves him, but as we do not know what his goal is (only his intentions), we cannot assume he will stick with Blackbeard until the end.

And that panel, which mirrors Akainu vs Whitebeard, clearly implies they will NOT be friends.
 
#44
Smoker will defeat kuzan. He’s the only character oda has actually drawn a connection to kuzan and Tashigis inclusion in hachinosu would give Smoker a way to Find out what happened.

Kobys fight is Pizarro. Pizarros the reason Garp got captured and Pizarro is the only Bb pirates Coby actually clashed with.
 
#45
Smoker will defeat kuzan. He’s the only character oda has actually drawn a connection to kuzan and Tashigis inclusion in hachinosu would give Smoker a way to Find out what happened.

Kobys fight is Pizarro. Pizarros the reason Garp got captured and Pizarro is the only Bb pirates Coby actually clashed with.
I would also tend to choose Koby but it's clear that he's way too far behind considering we're nearing the BBP's downfall.

Even Koby's growth shouldn't be able to do that.
 
#50
Ideally he would be very marvelous and logic if Kuzan will fall against Koby, old vs new studend, old vs new version of true justice, and Kuzan will rediscover his right path :catcry:

But, sadly, Kobi is too weak now :catcry:

It would be the biggest power up in the manga, even bigger than Nika's, from a low commander level to an admiral in less than 1 arc

Impossibile :catcry:

Koby will defeat a Holy Knight in the war and in his prime he will kick almost every top tier's ass :catrude:
 
#52
I would also tend to choose Koby but it's clear that he's way too far behind considering we're nearing the BBP's downfall.

Even Koby's growth shouldn't be able to do that.
Yeah. Kobys growth isn’t going to get him to around luffy level to defeat Kuzan when dude got gassed out from just hurting Pizarros forearm.

Corrupt King vs Hero is happening
 
#60
No he will not, Kuzan is not an enemy. The fact that Coby and the other Marines escaped in the first place further supports that.

Some people believe Kuzan will switch sides and was never truly with Blackbeard, other people believe that Trafalgar D. Law or Sanji will fight and beat Kuzan.
Never happening, Sanji is not beating the second strongest.
 
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