Kaido was a little bitch to Oden
He beat him with hostages and then shot him in the head after boiling him.
Yet Queen captured Big Mom and brought her to him in sea stone cuffs. Kaido could have legitimately murdered her, but had her set free, dueled her, and ultimately chose to ally with her.
When the supernova nearly killed her on the roof, Kaido saved her by going after Zoro.
She’s the only one he’s actually seemed to care about. Likely the closest thing he had to a parent.
He beat him with hostages and then shot him in the head after boiling him.
Yet Queen captured Big Mom and brought her to him in sea stone cuffs. Kaido could have legitimately murdered her, but had her set free, dueled her, and ultimately chose to ally with her.
When the supernova nearly killed her on the roof, Kaido saved her by going after Zoro.
She’s the only one he’s actually seemed to care about. Likely the closest thing he had to a parent.
In terms of other Pirate crews/powerful groups?
He pretty much only has respect for Linlin.
When Kaido cried over her defeat, those were real tears. He felt like he had failed his big sister, who had protected him through the worst.
IMO this is why Big Mom has so much support: she's a pain to deal with daily. But, when the chips are down? She will go to bat for you and smack the fuckers straight out of the park.
She piledrived Page One over Tama feeding her a single meal, Big Mom is INCREDIBLY loyal, but her insanity stops her from honoring her own loyalty.