1. Statement comparison btw Luffy, Law & Kidd vs the Yonko:
vs. Kaido
*Luffy (Time after time): ‘I’ll definitely beat Kaido’
*Kidd (On the way to Onigashima, bickering with Luffy): Kaido's head is mine
- vs. Linlin
*Kidd & Law (Rooftop): We have to separate those two (i.e. Linlin & Kaido) from each other
*Kidd (After rooftop looking for Linlin in the Castle): We can’t let her (i.e. Linlin) regroup with Kaido
*Law (Chapter 1031): Looks like I'll have to take down monsters like you if I wanna uncover the true history
*Kidd (Chapter 1031): Even if it costs me my life, I'm gonna rip you off your throne
*Kidd (Chapter 1038): Hahaha...for some reason I get the feeling I'm fighting for something else entirely... (*in response to Linlin: "Looks like you brats really want my head")
*Law/Kidd (Chapter 1038): Even if I die I'm not gonna let you go to the roof (*in the context of Kaido falling to Luffy soon)
Even tho, there's a bit of bravado thrown for good measure, from the above, you can see a very consistent pattern in the messaging for both fights. (i.e. Luffy wants to beat Kaido and Law & Kidd want to separate Big Mom from Kaido)
2. Panel Time comparison btw Luffy v Kaido & Law & Kidd v Linlin
Can't be arsed to count the panels lol but I think the majority of us will agree that there is no debate here. Hell the panel time of Law & Kidd v Linlin doesn't even compare to that of Sanji v Queen or Zoro v King and most of the Law & Kidd v Linlin fight has been off-paneled
3. Portrayal & Fight Progression
Luffy v Kaido
- Luffy has been progressively getting stronger in this fight with Kaido and is now able to fight him on equal footing last time we saw them and is still yet to use any new gears or even Gear 4th in this fight.
Law & Kidd v Linlin
- There's been little to no progression in this fight with Linlin and both Law and Kidd have already used up their trump cards.
- Until they used their awakenings, Law & Kidd were getting pressed heavy by Linlin and the use of their awakenings only resulted in Linlin powering up
- As of the latest chapter they were getting their asses handed to them so bad that their crew mates were begging Linlin to stop attacking them. Both were able to get in shots at the end but there's no indication that the current pattern in the fight is gonna change.
Be it messaging, panel time, fight progression or even potrayal there is a stack difference between the way both fights are written.
Right now this fight has "draw/inconclusive" written all over it and given the direction of this chapter, imo the nail in the coffin for this conclusion will be if we go to Luffy v Kaido next chapter.
vs. Kaido
*Luffy (Time after time): ‘I’ll definitely beat Kaido’
*Kidd (On the way to Onigashima, bickering with Luffy): Kaido's head is mine
- vs. Linlin
*Kidd & Law (Rooftop): We have to separate those two (i.e. Linlin & Kaido) from each other
*Kidd (After rooftop looking for Linlin in the Castle): We can’t let her (i.e. Linlin) regroup with Kaido
*Law (Chapter 1031): Looks like I'll have to take down monsters like you if I wanna uncover the true history
*Kidd (Chapter 1031): Even if it costs me my life, I'm gonna rip you off your throne
*Kidd (Chapter 1038): Hahaha...for some reason I get the feeling I'm fighting for something else entirely... (*in response to Linlin: "Looks like you brats really want my head")
*Law/Kidd (Chapter 1038): Even if I die I'm not gonna let you go to the roof (*in the context of Kaido falling to Luffy soon)
Even tho, there's a bit of bravado thrown for good measure, from the above, you can see a very consistent pattern in the messaging for both fights. (i.e. Luffy wants to beat Kaido and Law & Kidd want to separate Big Mom from Kaido)
2. Panel Time comparison btw Luffy v Kaido & Law & Kidd v Linlin
Can't be arsed to count the panels lol but I think the majority of us will agree that there is no debate here. Hell the panel time of Law & Kidd v Linlin doesn't even compare to that of Sanji v Queen or Zoro v King and most of the Law & Kidd v Linlin fight has been off-paneled
3. Portrayal & Fight Progression
Luffy v Kaido
- Luffy has been progressively getting stronger in this fight with Kaido and is now able to fight him on equal footing last time we saw them and is still yet to use any new gears or even Gear 4th in this fight.
Law & Kidd v Linlin
- There's been little to no progression in this fight with Linlin and both Law and Kidd have already used up their trump cards.
- Until they used their awakenings, Law & Kidd were getting pressed heavy by Linlin and the use of their awakenings only resulted in Linlin powering up
- As of the latest chapter they were getting their asses handed to them so bad that their crew mates were begging Linlin to stop attacking them. Both were able to get in shots at the end but there's no indication that the current pattern in the fight is gonna change.
Be it messaging, panel time, fight progression or even potrayal there is a stack difference between the way both fights are written.
Right now this fight has "draw/inconclusive" written all over it and given the direction of this chapter, imo the nail in the coffin for this conclusion will be if we go to Luffy v Kaido next chapter.