Chapter Discussion One Piece 993: Wano Country's Dream

[Nocvius]

One Piece Chapter 993
Title: Wano Country's Dream​

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ONE PIECE CHAPTER 993 QUICK SUMMARY
Everyone in Flower Capital are celebrating the Fire Festival, dreaming that Kaidorochi are being taken down.
Back in Onigashima, Queen's bullets turned the victims into ice demons. Everyone who got attacked by the ice demons also got transformed themselves.
Sanji was arguing with Luffy as he wanted to take care of the small fries for the latter. But Jinbe showed up and did the job. Sanji got very salty.
Sasaki found Momo-Shinobu and immediately attacked them with his troops. Yamato jumped in to protect them.
At the rooftop, Kaido recovered. He then unleashed a wind roar that cut off Kiku's left arm and her sword.

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[Mr. Doflamingo]

Nooo Kiku

 

[Nessos]

Was about time that Kaidou gets serious.

Kaidous comment about weak Samurai is definetly foreshadowing Zoro at least wounding Kaidou!

 

[Nocvius]

Kaidous comment about weak Samurai is definetly foreshadowing Zoro at least wounding Kaidou!

For more fanservice to Zoro fans like me, the damage Zoro deals should at least be comparable to Oden.
Zoro's attack should be strong enough to open up Kaido's old wound, AND forces Kaido to transform into his human form, just like his battle with Oden.

Seeing how the war is progressing so far, my prediction of SanJinbe duo vs Queen may become a reality.
Although Sanji's interaction with Jinbe this chapter is a subtle sign that Sanji wants to prove his worth to Luffy, so he may refuse Jinbe's help.

Another possible scenario is Jinbe will be the one soloing Queen, and Sanji-Luffy continue going up until they meet King.
And there will be a rematch between Sanji-King, until Zoro appears out of nowhere thanks to his sense of direction.
Then Sanji-Zoro will fight about who's fighting King, until eventually they end up fighting together.

 

[Nessos]

For more fanservice to Zoro fans like me, the damage Zoro deals should at least be comparable to Oden.
Zoro's attack should be strong enough to open up Kaido's old wound, AND forces Kaido to transform into his human form, just like his battle with Oden.

Thats more or less what I wanted say. Zoro definetly going to surpass Oden. Kaidou will remember the power Emma!

 

[Rej]

What an intense chapter! We get more on Wano worldbuilding, also slowly a rally from the Beast Pirates.

I wonder what everyone thinks Bao Huangs powers might be? I think Bao Huang could be a Rune or Paper Devil Fruit user.

I dont think Kiku will die, generally speaking, if there will be a dead it will be around the 1000 mark. I still can hardly imagine that the RS will get killed like dominoes. If someone will die then Shutenmaru, Denjirou or Kine'mon. Victimizing Kiku/Izo sounds wrong, but it also sounds so damn dramatic that the possibility exists. Also Kawamatsu dying would be a super dramatic plot point because of his close ties to Hiyori.
I rly wish they will make it out and only one of the elders dies, be it a mink Duke.

Also I stand to my thesis that the Strawhat fighters will reach Kaido sooner or later to witness some drama and Kaido going more all out.

Kaido in this chapter was annoying, I expected him to go hybrid, and not just strike some pose in dragon form. Tho we learned more about his capabilities which is okay and should show us how frightening he is.

 

[Salah Eddine]

I think Oda truly made underestimating Sanji a Canon Joke now & he wants to tease his Fans (Such as his VO)
But even though it's used as a Joke, i think how Sanji's Brothers treated him & how Judge called him Weak in WCI Arc & his Clash with King where he clearly showed disgust that the Suit protected him & now Luffy's comment in addition to Jinbe's competence, Oda is clearly building up some Comeback Scene for Sanji, a moment where Sanji gets fed up & feels like he must prove himself & do something Crazy!
I think Fans should get ready for a Sanji Power-Up this Arc

We always believed Zoro will tag team with Luffy against Kaido, but most Fans argue that Zoro will fight King or Queen while Sanji fight the other one, but i think this Chapter answered this question already, there is a reason it's Sanji & Jinbe who are escorting Luffy to the Top.
Franky is outside, Usopp & Nami are running away, Brook, Robin & Chopper are most probably trying to find Road Poneglyph or helping others, & Zoro was made occupied with Drake & Apoo. So clearly Sanji & Jinbe are the ones who will handle King & Queen

Luffy & Zoro tried to go up before but it failed because Queen caught them & King was guarding the Sky, so i can definitely see Jinbe stopping Queen from grabbing Luffy again, while Sanji fight King & tell Luffy something like: "This is my Fight because i can fly".
Queen is Tanky & Strong so he is great opponent for Jinbe & will push him to use the best of his Karate & Water Techniques while Sanji will Power-Up as i said before & destroy King

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This Chapter also kinda confirms Sasaki's DF as everyone predicted: "Triceratops".
I don't think Yamato will handle Sasaki on her own, that's why i still believe Franky will assist her, especially since they represent the Armored Corps so i can definitely see Franky challenging Sasaki to a Tankiness Fight similar to Senor Pink (But this time with Franky Shogun)

Momo said that a Shogun doesn't run & i think he will have a moment where he proves that by being so Courageous & actually engaging instead of running, but against Who? I believe against Kaido

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I like how Kaido said that he wouldn't mind Dying against them if they were as strong as Oden, implying that he didn't mind dying last time either, but at same time he doesn't give the win so easily, he wants a worthy opponent

Kaido's Comment on how there will be no Samurai as Monstrous as Oden clearly hints at Zoro proving himself superior to Scabbards & being the one who at least re-opens Kaido's Wound but i believe he will do even more for one simple reason, he is "Santoryu User"!
In other words, for Zoro to become WSS, he doesn't need to recreate Oden's Feat only but he also needs to prove his Santoryu Style is the Best & not Nitoryu Style like the Scabbards mentioned before

Kaido is truly Strongest Creatures, he is against the best 9 Samurai in Wano & some of them could even defeat his Calamity & they have enough Mastery in CoA to hurt him & yet they couldn't do much & Kaido called them "Weak"!!
And the worst part, is that they are against his Dragon Form which is obviously his Slowest Form & also he is Big Target.
So imagine Kaido 1 v 1!!!

So far he showed Fire, Lightning & now Wind, it was also stated that he can create Clouds, i wonder what's next!
Seeing the Weather of Onigashima & Queen's Plague, i think Kaido's next Element is Ice!!! Maybe Sound too similar to BM's Cry

I think if Oda wanted to kill Kiku, he wouldn't show her losing her Arm first, that's why i believe someone else will die.
IMO Ashura and/or Inurashi

 

[Nessos]

This Chapter also kinda confirms Sasaki's DF as everyone predicted: "Triceratops

Why Triceratops? Because he is riding a Rhino-Smile user?
Armored Corps smells like Ankylosaurus

 

[Typo]

The way Sanji intracted with Luffy could mean that they are going to fight Kaido together (add to that what Nessos just said above about Zoro)
I took as if Luffy doesn't see his crewmates weak, he doesn't get why Sanji wants to defeat fodders by himself when they can just go up there against kaido together.
I see Sanji,Zoro and Luffy going up there agaisnt Kaido together at some point. leaving Luffy to finish him off dramatically at the end.

 

[Salah Eddine]

Why Triceratops? Because he is riding a Rhino-Smile user?
Armored Corps smells like Ankylosaurus

Ankylosaurus is definitely a great guess, i won't be surprised if he have that
But i lean towards Triceratops because yeah, the Rhino-Smiler User & also Sasaki have Horns (Or his Hat) that look similar to the ones Triceratops have while Ankylosaurus doesn't have such Horns. Also Ankylosaurus is smaller than a Rhino so i doubt Sasaki Zoan Form is smaller than the Smile User he is riding; while Triceratops is bigger.

Not to mention that i saw a picture of Triceratops Toy in Oda's Room once & recall that in Little Garden, Oda drew T-Rex, Triceratops, Sabertooth, Brontosaurus & pterodactyl meaning those are the Dinosaurs he deemed most popular & wanted to draw them in a Dinosaur Themed Island.
I'm not saying a Dinosaur who didn't appear there, won't appear here, but my point is that since 3 of those already appeared among Beasts Pirates & Who's Who is hinted to have Sabertooth, then this leaves us with Sasaki having Triceratops
(His Chair also have Horns that resemble Trice more than Ankylo)

 

[Emperor Cross]

Do people really think a slash of Zorro might be stronger than the combined one of scabbards ?

 

[Salah Eddine]

Do people really think a slash of Zorro might be stronger than the combined one of scabbards ?

Both Kin'emon & Kanjuro & even the likes of Chinjao were in total awe when he slashed Pica, they clearly see his Swordsmanship as extremely impressive. That combined attack was from 4 Scabbards, one of them was Kin'emon, i mean we already saw Kin'emon & Brook attack Punk Hazard Dragon Simultaneously & it was nothing compared to Zoro beheading the bigger Dragon, so i believe 4 Scabbards Combined Attack will still be inferior to Zoro's Greatest Slash Post-Enma

Zoro not only have superior Swordsmanship but also his Swords are way better & his CoA should be better too especially thanks to Enma
So yeah i totally believe Zoro's Slash might be stronger than the combined slash of Scabbards

PS: Zoro haven't met a single Character who can tank a single attack from his Santoryu Post-TS which should give an idea about how his Strongest Attack won't surprise us if it greatly damages Kaido (Assuming he only have Santoryu & not Asura too, because Asura = 9 Swords which could be Zoro's Way of replacing Scabbards Combined Efforts)

 

[Nessos]

Do people really think a slash of Zorro might be stronger than the combined one of scabbards ?

Yeah I expect a slash of Zoro will surpass the combined slash of 4 scabbards.

Zoro has tamed Enma, sth Kinemon couldn't even imagine. Just think about the Zoro new slice running gag.

 

[Emperor Cross]

Both Kin'emon & Kanjuro & even the likes of Chinjao were in total awe when he slashed Pica, they clearly see his Swordsmanship as extremely impressive. That combined attack was from 4 Scabbards, one of them was Kin'emon, i mean we already saw Kin'emon & Brook attack Punk Hazard Dragon Simultaneously & it was nothing compared to Zoro beheading the bigger Dragon, so i believe 4 Scabbards Combined Attack will still be inferior to Zoro's Greatest Slash Post-Enma

Zoro not only have superior Swordsmanship but also his Swords are way better & his CoA should be better too especially thanks to Enma
So yeah i totally believe Zoro's Slash might be stronger than the combined slash of Scabbards

PS: Zoro haven't met a single Character who can tank a single attack from his Santoryu Post-TS which should give an idea about how his Strongest Attack won't surprise us if it greatly damages Kaido (Assuming he only have Santoryu & not Asura too, because Asura = 9 Swords which could be Zoro's Way of replacing Scabbards Combined Efforts)

So because Kinemon is a weakling we are going to consider Sulong Inu, Asura Doji and Denjiro weakling too ? >.>

Ps : Wasn’t Pica the strongest person Zoro fought since timeskip ?

Yeah I expect a slash of Zoro will surpass the combined slash of 4 scabbards.

Zoro has tamed Enma, sth Kinemon couldn't even imagine. Just think about the Zoro new slice running gag.

Zoro is strong. Emma is probably going to be useful at one point in this war but aight. Let’s wait before making that much theories. Too much hype is bad for the hype.

 

[Salah Eddine]

So because Kinemon is a weakling we are going to consider Sulong Inu, Asura Doji and Denjiro weakling too ? >.>

Ps : Wasn’t Pica the strongest person Zoro fought since timeskip ?

I never said Kin'emon is weak, let alone the other three, but the guy definitely knows what Strong means & his reaction to Zoro cutting Pica says it all. Pica is indeed the strongest foe Zoro defeated Post-TS but i'm not talking about Pica himself, i'm talking about Zoro's Slash & i said it wasn't just Kin'emon who was in total awe, Chinjao who fought Garp & was known for splitting a continent or island or whatever with his Head was speechless when he saw Zoro

There was even a Novel that talked about how Marines in Dressrosa started talking about Zoro's Feat & were comparing him to Shanks & Mihawk in Swordsmanship

Also even if you hype Scabbards, it doesn't change the fact that Three of their Strongest + Kin'emon couldn't even reach Oden's Level & they are in their Prime basically and prepared for this moment for 20 Years!
Zoro on the other hand is expected to reach Oden's Level, he have Superior Sword, he is expected to master CoA to the fullest & even turn his Blade Black & it's clear that he is better Swordsman than them

 

[Emperor Cross]

I never said Kin'emon is weak, let alone the other three, but the guy definitely knows what Strong means & his reaction to Zoro cutting Pica says it all. Pica is indeed the strongest foe Zoro defeated Post-TS but i'm not talking about Pica himself, i'm talking about Zoro's Slash & i said it wasn't just Kin'emon who was in total awe, Chinjao who fought Garp & was known for splitting a continent or island or whatever with his Head was speechless when he saw Zoro

There was even a Novel that talked about how Marines in Dressrosa started talking about Zoro's Feat & were comparing him to Shanks & Mihawk in Swordsmanship

Also even if you hype Scabbards, it doesn't change the fact that Three of their Strongest + Kin'emon couldn't even reach Oden's Level & they are in their Prime basically and prepared for this moment for 20 Years!
Zoro on the other hand is expected to reach Oden's Level, he have Superior Sword, he is expected to master CoA to the fullest & even turn his Blade Black & it's clear that he is better Swordsman than them

So now everytime Kinemon or a Scabbard is going impressed by a feat that forcefully means that character is powerful to be on par with Oden ?

That same Chinjao that lost against Lao G ? Are we really talking bout him ? The old man that was a poor shadow of himself ? Zoro cutting Pica is a sight to see.

If we had to listen to fodders, Don Krieg would have been pourquoi already. So Dresrossa Zoro is on par with Shanks and Mihawk ??

Oden was a beast. A freak of nature, nobody is saying Zoro will not reach his level one day. He is probably stronger than most of them but can he cut deeper than their combined attack tho ?
Zoro is hella strong but people are overhyping our boy too much these days. Soon we will hear oh Zoro can defeat the 3 admirals together in one attack... Please.

Maybe Enma is going to be greatly useful against Kaido but boys...PLEASE.Hold your horses.

 

[Rej]

Do people really think a slash of Zorro might be stronger than the combined one of scabbards ?

only when performed by Enma, else I think no

 

[Salah Eddine]

So now everytime Kinemon or a Scabbard is going impressed by a feat that forcefully means that character is powerful to be on par with Oden ?

That same Chinjao that lost against Lao G ? Are we really talking bout him ? The old man that was a poor shadow of himself ? Zoro cutting Pica is a sight to see.

If we had to listen to fodders, Don Krieg would have been pourquoi already. So Dresrossa Zoro is on par with Shanks and Mihawk ??

Oden was a beast. A freak of nature, nobody is saying Zoro will not reach his level one day. He is probably stronger than most of them but can he cut deeper than their combined attack tho ?
Zoro is hella strong but people are overhyping our boy too much these days. Soon we will hear oh Zoro can defeat the 3 admirals together in one attack... Please.

Maybe Enma is going to be greatly useful against Kaido but boys...PLEASE.Hold your horses.

Your question was whether it's possible that Zoro can manage a Slash better than 4 Scabbards, not how strong is Zoro.
I don't understand why you're talking about Power Levels at all

I'm talking purely about Swordsmanship & i just said that it's not surprising that Zoro manages to create a Slash better than 4 Scabbards thanks to his Swordsmanship + Quality of Swords & CoA, and also his Role in the Story as someone who will become WSS

PS: I don't care about how strong any character is & i didn't say Zoro can defeat Admirals or he can solo Kaido, all i said is that he can manage a powerful Slash strong enough to damage Kaido better than Scabbards, that's all.

Also even if you have trouble imagining All Out Santoryu Zoro doing such Feat with his Greatest Slash so far & current Swords, Oda can still give him Asura to make it more believable

 

[Nessos]

So now everytime Kinemon or a Scabbard is going impressed by a feat that forcefully means that character is powerful to be on par with Oden ?

I think chapter 955 made clear Zoro is a far better Swordman then Kinemon. And also that Zoro has better control about his CoA.

In my opinion its neither far fatched nor exaggerated to believe Zoro will surpass any Swordsman of Wano in this Wano Arc.
We don't need anymore Oden nor Ryuma stuff post Wano so Zoro have to surpass both.
-> Zoro have to wound Kaidou.

Its not about Zoro defeating Kaidou. It is just about Zoro being able to give Kaidou a serious injury.

 

[Nicolo Makaveli]

I think chapter 955 made clear Zoro is a far better Swordman then Kinemon. And also that Zoro has better control about his CoA.

In my opinion its neither far fatched nor exaggerated to believe Zoro will surpass any Swordsman of Wano in this Wano Arc.
We don't need anymore Oden nor Ryuma stuff post Wano so Zoro have to surpass both.
-> Zoro have to wound Kaidou.

Its not about Zoro defeating Kaidou. It is just about Zoro being able to give Kaidou a serious injury.

What about killing Kaido, do you think it will happen too?