Luffy vs Kaido final battle Episode

One Piece's last chapter saw the war of the Wano Country arc edge closer to its end as Luffy vs Kaido's battle raged near the skies of the Flower Capital. As expected, with the majority of the fights on Onigashima having wrapped up, Luffy versus Kaido was the biggest spectacle for the fans and with both having pulled out their ultimate techniques, it was only a matter of time before the fighting wrapped up.

Along with the fight, the previous chapter also focused on Orochi as he was finally struck down by Denjiro. With that, The biggest oppressor of Wano finally met his end while Kaido, the man who backed him, was close to falling to Luffy. One Piece 1049 marked a spectacular conclusion to the fight between Luffy and Kaido as the fist carrying the weight of 20 years finally landed and struck the Yonko into oblivion. At the same time, the war of Onigashima looks to have been officially concluded, with the Fire Festival wrapping up at the same time.

The End of Luffy Vs. Kaido

Luffy's fight against Kaido has been raging on for quite a while now. Having begun in chapter 1000 of One Piece, the two have fought quite a long and dragged-out battle where Luffy has found himself on the losing end two times. After awakening the power of advanced Conqueror's Haki and later awakening his devil's fruit, Luffy was finally able to put up a fight against Yonko Kaido and match him in combat. At a certain point, it was established by Oda carefully that the fight was more than just a fight for Wano. It is also a fight that would bring the return of Joy boy to the One Piece world – something that the world has waited 800 years for.

After awakening his Devil Fruit, Luffy was able to tap into the powers of Gear 5th And that's when the beginning of the end for Kaido finally kick-started. One Piece 1049 marks the conclusion to Kaido's story in a brilliant manner, although it might seem anticlimactic to some. For Kaido, waiting for the man who would defeat him eventually was the ultimate goal. Kaido once thought of Oden as the man who would eventually defeat him, however having his battle ruined, he couldn't help but wait for the man who Oden wanted to welcome into Wano, that is, Joyboy.

Kaido's wishes were finally granted in the last chapter as Luffy, who is the next Joy Boy, finally delivered a mighty punch to him. It's quite interesting to know that before Luffy delivered his punch, Kaido asked him about what kind of world he wanted to create. Interestingly, this could very well tie into Luffy's dream that he shares with Roger and according to him, his dream is to create a world where his friends would never starve and eat as much as they want. With that, Luffy struck a powerful blow to Kaido, completely knocking him out and sending him crashing into the ground outside the Flower Capital, and putting an end to the fight at the same time.

Kaido's Flashback

Quite a big portion of One Piece 1049 was Kaido's flashback. Fans have been waiting for the flashback for quite a while now and it is safe to say that while the flashback delivered, it didn't quite live up to the expectations as it was quite short. Nonetheless, whatever it is that the fans did get was quite interesting and added a lot of depth to Kaido's character. The flashback started with Kaido at 10 years of age in his home country called Vodka Kingdom. By the looks of it, Kaido was a mercenary for his country and fought wars in order for them to keep being a relevant nation in the world and pay the heavenly tribute. Eventually, when he grew too strong, the king of the country sold him to the Marines. This also ties to Kaido's introduction in chapter 795 where the narrator stated that Kaido was captured by his enemies 18 times. Chapter 1049 revealed that Kaido got captured quite a few times on purpose so that he could eat and also destroy.

The chapter also tied Kaido's time with the Rocks to the story and show the fans how Kaido eventually vanished after the God Valley Incident. Having then been reached out by Higurashi 10 years later, Kaido eventually moved to Wano Country, which is where he had been ruling with tyranny ever since. For Kaido, creating a world of violence was the only thing that mattered. At the same time, he strongly believed that, at one point, he could have been Joy Boy, however, at some point he started believing that Joy Boy would be the man who would eventually be able to defeat him.

Although Kaido has been said to have lost seven times in his life, this chapter heavily alluded to the fact that he has, in fact, never lost a serious battle before. This implies that when Kaido did lose he was quite possibly a child and, in his prime, Kaido never lost any battle other than against Luffy. As such, the only reason for him to stay in Wano Country was to welcome Joy Boy and to get defeated by him. By the looks of it, Kaido finally met his heart's desire as Luffy's Bajrang Gun crashed into him with tremendous force.

The End Of The Fire Festival

As expected, the Fire Festival finally wrapped up in the Flower Capital, as evident from the fact that all the Sky Boats finally flew up and both Orochi and Kaido finally fell. At the same time, Onigashima landed safely, thanks to Momonosuke's Devil Fruit power which let him create Flame Clouds. At the end of the chapter, both Momonosuke and Luffy were seen passing out as they fell right outside the Capital. With that, the war of Wano Country finally came to a conclusion. As for the Government forces that are outside Wano country, the remaining member of CP0 made sure to witness Kaido's fall and made his escape at the same time. It is possible that the Government will make their move on Wano to seize it, however, the threat of Zunesha still stands in their path.

All things considered, One Piece chapter 1049 was quite a spectacle and wrapped things up in a brilliant fashion for both Kaido and the new Joy boy, Luffy. With that, the story will now head towards the aftermath of the Wano Country arc. Fans will now see the samurai regrouping and taking care of the injured. At the same time, the arC will now tackle the biggest revelations related to the Poneglyphs of Wano and, perhaps, even the One Piece itself. As expected, these are exciting times for One Piece fans as they could soon get some information on Laugh Tale and the great treasure of Gol D. Roger as well.

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