Warning! Heavy history spoilers ahead, for pretty much ever significant future event. This also includes some speculation on my part. I'm also tired af and prob missed some details lol
My list is:
My list is:
Tou defeating Han.
I have been waiting for Tou to finally show his true power every since I started reading Kingdom. I believe this will be his and the Tou's army finest hour.
I hope he will be the primary focus of the Han Arc, and I would love a backstory focused on him and Ouki.
I have been waiting for Tou to finally show his true power every since I started reading Kingdom. I believe this will be his and the Tou's army finest hour.
I hope he will be the primary focus of the Han Arc, and I would love a backstory focused on him and Ouki.
Sei burying everyone in Kantan who offended him and his mother alive, and the death of the Queen Mother.
As we know, Zhao was crippled and severely demoralized over Hakuki burying 400,000 Zhao soldiers alive. It made Qin and Zhao hated enemies, and it certainly contributed to the horrible treatment Sei received during his team in Kantan.
I believe that Sei, in a fit of a mental breakdown induced by childhood will order this heinous act.
Shortly after this happens, The Queen Mother passes away. This will likely be a significant event in the manga.
As we know, Zhao was crippled and severely demoralized over Hakuki burying 400,000 Zhao soldiers alive. It made Qin and Zhao hated enemies, and it certainly contributed to the horrible treatment Sei received during his team in Kantan.
I believe that Sei, in a fit of a mental breakdown induced by childhood will order this heinous act.
Shortly after this happens, The Queen Mother passes away. This will likely be a significant event in the manga.
The debate between Ousen and Shin over the amount of men needed to capture Chu.
In history, Shin is simply overcompetent, inexperienced and heavily underestimates the might of Chu.
In the manga, I think Shin will be chosen because Sei does not trust Ousen, and because of Sei's bond with Shin. At this point in time, I believe that Sei and Shin's relationship will be close to being fractured due to some of Sei's interactions(burying Kantan citizens alive, not punishing Ouhon for drowning Wei Capital, etc), but Sei will still trust Shin over Ousen, even. though Ousen's accomplishments shit on Shin
In history, Shin is simply overcompetent, inexperienced and heavily underestimates the might of Chu.
In the manga, I think Shin will be chosen because Sei does not trust Ousen, and because of Sei's bond with Shin. At this point in time, I believe that Sei and Shin's relationship will be close to being fractured due to some of Sei's interactions(burying Kantan citizens alive, not punishing Ouhon for drowning Wei Capital, etc), but Sei will still trust Shin over Ousen, even. though Ousen's accomplishments shit on Shin
The final invasion of Qi will be interesting. Historically, the King of Qi is a retard that rivals even the Zhao royal family in number of extra chromosomes and retarded decisions. Dude legit sat on his ass and watched Qin conquer every other Warring State without lifting a finger.
However, in the manga, he is portrayed to be capable of leading a Coalition Army, something that the Greatest General of all time, Riboku could only do after slaying Ouki and Gekishin, two men recognized across all of China as military legends.
Historically, Li Xin snuck past Qi lines and Ouken surrendered after being advised by his chancellors. Then, Ouken was sent to a deserted patch of land and starved to death.
I think Hara will interpret this one of these 3 ways:
1. Ouken peacefully surrenders to Sei and recognizes him as a man who deserves to rule China.
2. Ouken rallies the armies of Qi, and starts revolts in conquered Qin territories and serves as the final main antagonist of the story.
3. Ouken is double crossed and fooled by Sei and starves to death like he does in history.
However, in the manga, he is portrayed to be capable of leading a Coalition Army, something that the Greatest General of all time, Riboku could only do after slaying Ouki and Gekishin, two men recognized across all of China as military legends.
Historically, Li Xin snuck past Qi lines and Ouken surrendered after being advised by his chancellors. Then, Ouken was sent to a deserted patch of land and starved to death.
I think Hara will interpret this one of these 3 ways:
1. Ouken peacefully surrenders to Sei and recognizes him as a man who deserves to rule China.
2. Ouken rallies the armies of Qi, and starts revolts in conquered Qin territories and serves as the final main antagonist of the story.
3. Ouken is double crossed and fooled by Sei and starves to death like he does in history.
The Death of Renpa. Now, there are two ways that Hara can handle this.
1. He can make Renpa die of old age like he did historically. Historically, Renpa dies in Chu after the fall of Zhao of old age.
2. Hara has Renpa die in one of the final Chu Wars at the hands of a Qin General. I think Shin is the most likely Qin general to slay Renpa, and it's what I expect to happen.
1. He can make Renpa die of old age like he did historically. Historically, Renpa dies in Chu after the fall of Zhao of old age.
2. Hara has Renpa die in one of the final Chu Wars at the hands of a Qin General. I think Shin is the most likely Qin general to slay Renpa, and it's what I expect to happen.
I want to see the politics of the Qin Dynasty post unification.
I believe we will get a major arc focused on this because of one thing: The introduction of Choukou(aka Zhao Gao) decades before he's historically important.
Choukou is the man responsible for running the Qin Dynasty into the mud after the death of Ei Sei.
He teamed up with Ri Shi, and ordered the deaths of Mouten, Mouki and Sei's oldest son and supposed heir, Fusu.
I think it's safe to say that Shin and Ouhon(presuming that he's alive post unification) will get involved. I can't see Shin tolerating the death of Mouten.
Rishi also does some interesting suspicious things before unification that I can see Hara using to establish him as an antagonist.
I believe we will get a major arc focused on this because of one thing: The introduction of Choukou(aka Zhao Gao) decades before he's historically important.
Choukou is the man responsible for running the Qin Dynasty into the mud after the death of Ei Sei.
He teamed up with Ri Shi, and ordered the deaths of Mouten, Mouki and Sei's oldest son and supposed heir, Fusu.
I think it's safe to say that Shin and Ouhon(presuming that he's alive post unification) will get involved. I can't see Shin tolerating the death of Mouten.
Rishi also does some interesting suspicious things before unification that I can see Hara using to establish him as an antagonist.
Shin crushing Yan.
After Jing Ke's failed attempted assassination, Shin, Moubu and Ousen are sent to fight Yan, and they absolutely destroy them. They devaste Yan so badly that the King of Yan has Prince Entan decapitated and sends his head to Qin.
I believe this will be one of the most intense moments for Shin's character, especially if the assassination attempt causes Sei to go crazy.
There is also a possibility that Kanki will serve as an enemy general in this arc.
I believe this page from chapter 1 is from this particular event.
After Jing Ke's failed attempted assassination, Shin, Moubu and Ousen are sent to fight Yan, and they absolutely destroy them. They devaste Yan so badly that the King of Yan has Prince Entan decapitated and sends his head to Qin.
I believe this will be one of the most intense moments for Shin's character, especially if the assassination attempt causes Sei to go crazy.
There is also a possibility that Kanki will serve as an enemy general in this arc.
Riboku defeating Kanki.
This will be hype. Riboku won't just defeat Kanki, he will completely crush him. And I'm excited af to see that.
This battle will likely show off these following things: Shibashou's power, Shibashou's subordinates(they will be Heavenly King level for sure), Riboku's martial, Kanki's martial, random new subordinates, Bananji, etc.
Finally seeing Kanki's weakness would be cool too lol, even tho somebody's def 100% guessed it by now lol.
This will be Riboku's return to glory after his defeats at Coaliton and Gyou.
This will be hype. Riboku won't just defeat Kanki, he will completely crush him. And I'm excited af to see that.
This battle will likely show off these following things: Shibashou's power, Shibashou's subordinates(they will be Heavenly King level for sure), Riboku's martial, Kanki's martial, random new subordinates, Bananji, etc.
Finally seeing Kanki's weakness would be cool too lol, even tho somebody's def 100% guessed it by now lol.
This will be Riboku's return to glory after his defeats at Coaliton and Gyou.
The rise of the Han Dynasty.
Hara said that he wants the manga to end with the rise of Han Dynasty, and I believe that the manga will briefly cover this, meaning we will get to see Liu Bang, aka Emperor Gaozu of Han, and Xiang Yu.
Liu Bang is of a similar age to Shin and Sei, and like Shin he was a former peasant that rose to great heights in society. I think we may see him at some point during the Chu Invasion, Apparently, historically, he saw Ei Sei once and described as a great man and ruler.
Xiang Yu is the grandson of Xiang Yan(Kouen). Xiang Yu hasn't been born yet in the manga's current year(it's currently 235-234 BC and Xiang Yu was born in 232B). His father is unknown, and he was raised by his uncle Xiang Liang. I believe his father will be Kouyoku(Chinese translation is Xiang Yi even tho he's fictional). He apparently saw Ei Sei and described him as a man who can be replaced.
Later in his lifetime, Xiang Yu defeats and kills many Qin generals, including someone known as Wang Li, son of Ouhon(he was recently born in the manga iirc.
After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang have a war that ends in the victory of Liu Bang and establishment of the Han Dynasty, that rules in prosperity for centuries.
One of Shin's descendants, Li Guang served as one of the mightiest Han generals.
Shin will be in his late fifties when the Han Dynasty is formed.
I'm not sure how much time Hara is going to devote to the rise of the Han Dynasty though, I don't think we will get any major campaigns, we'll just see bits and pieces.
Hara said that he wants the manga to end with the rise of Han Dynasty, and I believe that the manga will briefly cover this, meaning we will get to see Liu Bang, aka Emperor Gaozu of Han, and Xiang Yu.
Liu Bang is of a similar age to Shin and Sei, and like Shin he was a former peasant that rose to great heights in society. I think we may see him at some point during the Chu Invasion, Apparently, historically, he saw Ei Sei once and described as a great man and ruler.
Xiang Yu is the grandson of Xiang Yan(Kouen). Xiang Yu hasn't been born yet in the manga's current year(it's currently 235-234 BC and Xiang Yu was born in 232B). His father is unknown, and he was raised by his uncle Xiang Liang. I believe his father will be Kouyoku(Chinese translation is Xiang Yi even tho he's fictional). He apparently saw Ei Sei and described him as a man who can be replaced.
Later in his lifetime, Xiang Yu defeats and kills many Qin generals, including someone known as Wang Li, son of Ouhon(he was recently born in the manga iirc.
After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang have a war that ends in the victory of Liu Bang and establishment of the Han Dynasty, that rules in prosperity for centuries.
One of Shin's descendants, Li Guang served as one of the mightiest Han generals.
Shin will be in his late fifties when the Han Dynasty is formed.
I'm not sure how much time Hara is going to devote to the rise of the Han Dynasty though, I don't think we will get any major campaigns, we'll just see bits and pieces.
The First Attempted Assassination of Ei Sei
Prince En Tan of Yan was a childhood friend of Sei, both lived as political hostages in Kantan. At some point, they meet and Tan feels disrespected by Sei and threatened by Qin's growing power( at this point, Qin has conquered Han and Zhao). So, he decides to send a man to kill him, Jing Ke(I'm not aware of his translated name). Jing Ke presents Sei with the head of Fan Wuji, a Qin general who Sei desperately wanted to kill. Fan Wuji is either Hanoki
or possibly Kanki. Hanoki was last seen watching his son get executed in the State of Ai arc.
Anyway, Jing Ke then attempts to kill Sei, and comes dangerously close before Sei manages to fatally wound Jing Ke. It's said that Jing Ke mocked Sei as he died.
After this incident, Sei was left shaking in fear.
If Sei does become a tyrant, this will likely become the breaking point, especially if Shoubunkun dies in this event.
Also,
Entan was mentioned literally a decade before he's important in history. I think Entan and his plot will be slowly built over the years, similar to how Ryofui and the State of Ai arc were.
Essentially, I think the attempted assassination will be the culmination of years worth of political storylines.
Prince En Tan of Yan was a childhood friend of Sei, both lived as political hostages in Kantan. At some point, they meet and Tan feels disrespected by Sei and threatened by Qin's growing power( at this point, Qin has conquered Han and Zhao). So, he decides to send a man to kill him, Jing Ke(I'm not aware of his translated name). Jing Ke presents Sei with the head of Fan Wuji, a Qin general who Sei desperately wanted to kill. Fan Wuji is either Hanoki
Anyway, Jing Ke then attempts to kill Sei, and comes dangerously close before Sei manages to fatally wound Jing Ke. It's said that Jing Ke mocked Sei as he died.
After this incident, Sei was left shaking in fear.
If Sei does become a tyrant, this will likely become the breaking point, especially if Shoubunkun dies in this event.
Also,
Essentially, I think the attempted assassination will be the culmination of years worth of political storylines.
The Death of Riboku.
We all know it's coming. Riboku will stalemate Ousen, Yotanwa and the trio, but then he will be executed by the very own state he dedicated his entire life to serving. Then, Zhao will be captured by Qin.
This will likely be one of the most impactful events for Shin. The man who Shin strived to beat for years, executed by the officials of his own state.
A man like Riboku deserves a better death, but it's strangely poetic and fitting.
We all know it's coming. Riboku will stalemate Ousen, Yotanwa and the trio, but then he will be executed by the very own state he dedicated his entire life to serving. Then, Zhao will be captured by Qin.
This will likely be one of the most impactful events for Shin. The man who Shin strived to beat for years, executed by the officials of his own state.
A man like Riboku deserves a better death, but it's strangely poetic and fitting.
The unification of all of China. This one is simple, I want to see what Sei's mental state will be by the time China is completely unified.
I can't wait to see the first panel of an unified China.
I'm also interesting in seeing if Shin will be considered the Greatest General of all time by EOS.
I can't wait to see the first panel of an unified China.
I'm also interesting in seeing if Shin will be considered the Greatest General of all time by EOS.
Ouhon drowning the capital of Wei.
The Wei invasion in general will be hype, but I think this will be the most exciting and intensemoment of that arc. Ouhon is one of my favorite characters in the manga, and I'm interested to see where his character is.
This moment will likely be the one where Ouhon finally earns the respect of his father, and it will likely lead to a revelation about Ouhon's true parentage. Interestingly enough, Hakuki captured a city in the past by drowning it.
Finally, I believe this incident will be another Chouhei Incident that Shin failed to prevent from happening, needless to say Mangoku won't be happy lol.
I believe this panel in particular is foreshadowing for the incident:
The Wei invasion in general will be hype, but I think this will be the most exciting and intensemoment of that arc. Ouhon is one of my favorite characters in the manga, and I'm interested to see where his character is.
This moment will likely be the one where Ouhon finally earns the respect of his father, and it will likely lead to a revelation about Ouhon's true parentage. Interestingly enough, Hakuki captured a city in the past by drowning it.
Finally, I believe this incident will be another Chouhei Incident that Shin failed to prevent from happening, needless to say Mangoku won't be happy lol.
I believe this panel in particular is foreshadowing for the incident:
Moubu v Shouheikun.
It's coming:
I expect this duel to be the most emotionally intense battle in the entire manga.
It's coming:
Shin and Mouten's defeat at the hands of Kouen, and the death of 7 of Shin's commanders. This moment will likely be one of the most intense moments in all of Kingdom, and the turning point of Shin's character arc and relationship with Sei.
A confrontation between Shin and Shouheikun has been foreshadowed since the very first 100 chapters, and his betrayal has been subtley hinted at several times, but I'm most excited to see Kouen in action and see how he beats Shin. I believe it will be a battle of instinct, and Kouen will exploit the environment and terrain, and will also use psychological warfare. I expect these following commanders to die: Denyuu, Suugen(these two deaths will effect Kyoukai the most), Kyourei(fuck that bitch), Hairou(one of the veteran and most loyal members), Gakurai, Sosui and En-San(the two most impactful deaths).
At this point in the story, Shin will be a member of the Six Great Generals, and one of the mightiest generals in China. Seeing how Shin will recover from this loss will be incredibly interesting.
A confrontation between Shin and Shouheikun has been foreshadowed since the very first 100 chapters, and his betrayal has been subtley hinted at several times, but I'm most excited to see Kouen in action and see how he beats Shin. I believe it will be a battle of instinct, and Kouen will exploit the environment and terrain, and will also use psychological warfare. I expect these following commanders to die: Denyuu, Suugen(these two deaths will effect Kyoukai the most), Kyourei(fuck that bitch), Hairou(one of the veteran and most loyal members), Gakurai, Sosui and En-San(the two most impactful deaths).
At this point in the story, Shin will be a member of the Six Great Generals, and one of the mightiest generals in China. Seeing how Shin will recover from this loss will be incredibly interesting.