Excellent Kuma backstory but God Valley is off-paneled, again...
It seems this is going to gear up towards Ginny's death which is when Kuma will probably earn his nickname of a Tyrant when he rages about her death... Gonna tie up nicely to him showing up on Egghead in the present timeline which could lead to his death eventually.
@Sasaki Kojirō "Man, Roger does seem to be a swordsman for real, and without a black blade, he's always carrying that sword around. Now I understand why Mihawk fans have been claiming for years that Mihawk > Roger...
It makes sense, especially now that Kaido has a Devil Fruit more powerful than Whitebeard's.
@Fleet Leader Fenaker @nik87 "
It only took 26 years for the audience in general to understand that Roger ultimately doesnt matter, is no benchmark of strength and is only a world-building background character who is not a part of end game but only hype device for many flashbacks... However, he is overused and is no longer as effective of a hype device as he once was.
Kaido has set a benchmark of strength that hasnt been seen before, Roger was merely his hypetool.
Azure Dragon makes Kaido into "King of Beasts" and since Zoans are beasts, it is confirmed that Kaido's DF is the strongest Zoan type.
That's why Kaido owes BM a life-long debt because she gave him Power(Azure Dragon DF) 38 years ago.
The very finale warms up with logias as appetizer, gets boiling with mythical Zoans from Gorosei and Imu, then goes a step up with people who possess multiple DFs(Blackbeard and Shiryu) and finally breaks the world with ultimate Hakimen - Zoro vs Mihawk.
When those two face off, no character in history will be comparable to those two. Roger never stood a chance.[/USER]