That's absolutely true. He felt far too strong for pre ts too. No wonder he had a god complex.
He HAS to be awakened. Raijin island was his doing im certain, with its endless lightning storm.
It's no coincidence Urouge went there.
Strawhats were meant to go there first too.
Raijin = Birka imo. It fell to the blue sea/sea level when Enel destroyed it with his awakening. Opposite of that part of jaya being knocked up into the sky and thus adding to skypeia.
Like how doflamingos defeat was the inverse of how crocodiles defeat. Inverse parallel or whatever. Crocodile was the part of jaya going into the sky. Doflamingo is birka being knocked down to earth/ocean level.
Also West African culture has an actual Joyboy who plays drums IRL. There's the Indonesian king with legendary prophecies IRL too, JAYAbaya. Similar to Joyboy too.
Zou is based on Indonesia I think too.