Maybe knowing the scabbards and Momo are alive he will switch from "I AM Oden" to "I am LIKE Oden" and that's enough… but I hope his remaining a man stays as a character trait.
I agree with you here, and it's nice to see someone else that feels this way. While a lot of theories have been put forth, we still don't conclusively know why Kaido also sees Yamato as his son as opposed to his daughter, and I personally do expect Oda will answer this question for us within the story.
Yeah, might turned out that the fruits are associated with gods because ancient people who didn't know better assumed things with superstition and worshiped the fruit users as gods, even if the fruits don't come down from heaven and reincarnate the user somehow.
Indeed, also "God" in this manga is kami/神 which is different from the usage in western religions.
Either that, or we'll find that what we know about Paramecia in general is grossly uninformed.
This is exactly what I see happening. Oda made Luffy's fruit special by saying it's the power of a god, but now all he has to do is say that all Paramecia are the powers of gods from 800+ years ago, and suddenly it's just another Paramecia.
With this new development of Luffy having the DF of a God, I think the door is open to learning more about DF's in general. I personally imagine the line about DF's having wills of their own means that they are able to find users that are appropriate for their purposes:
-Luffy is someone fighting for freedom so the Nika fruit found him.
-Yamato is someone who's fighting for Wano's freedom, so the Makami found them.
-The Seiryu found Kaido, who would go on to rule Wano for more than 20 years.
-The Seiryu's copy found Momonosuke, who is going to take over Wano once Kaido falls.
If the DF were to influence the users after they ate them, then that would somewhat undermine Luffy's character after he ate his DF. I see this as being a way to have Yamato able to be free while still possessing the fruit of a guardian deity of Wano.
P.S.- Only just noticed that AP is back up, nice to see everyone again :)
The WG is known for giving up after a set back. After all, they gave up pursuing Robin…
And they'll give up on Wano once they realize Yamato is there?
There's also the line of thinking of: the WG is trying to make a move right now because they know it'll be too late if they let the alliance recover from this battle.
Other than the minks, which other groups has Momo formed an alliance with? When has he ever led? When has he ever fought?
In contrast, Hiyori has been in Wano for 20 years and survived as a truly adored person.
She knows the needs and wants of current Wano. She would be the perfect leader to get them ready to join the rest of the world.
That is, she is best suited to lead them into rebuilding their torn country. Establishing trading commodities that can be used to trade with the outside world. Getting rid of all the corrupt officials. Bringing the people together based on her experience as the top Geisha.
Momonosuke knows little to nothing about the plight of current Wano. He has no experience in dealing with people, politics or even economics.
If he became Shogun, he would simply be a figurehead at best and a complete incompetent at worst.
Momonosuke is currently considered the leader of the alliance forces. Oda has indicated this a few times, particularly when Momonosuke transmitted his voice for everyone through the Merry's.
That said, I think I see what you're getting at. Hiyori should be the shogun now because she knows more about Wano now, while Momo grows up outside Wano so that he's ready to take over once he's more mature. It's a reasonable idea in principle, but I really can't see Oda deciding to go this way for two reasons. First, he could have done the same thing with Vivi/Rebecca/Viola, since they are heirs to kingdoms with their rulers still alive… but Oda just wanted them to remain at home. Second, the Strawhats are all willing to put their lives on the line to help Luffy achieve his dream. Momonosuke has been single-minded about trying to save Wano and become it's shogun, so it's hard to believe he would turn his back on that to become a pirate.
To gain world experience, just like his father did.
In order to be a good shogun and lead his country into joining the rest of the world, he needs to see more of the world and understand it.
Otherwise, he'll just be a child who knows nothing about the world, trying to rule a country full of people who also know nothing about the outside world.
I can understand the part about being a child, but isn't everything else you said even more true for Hiyori? Unlike Hiyori, Momonosuke has been to many islands, has formed alliances with different groups, and has experience leading and fighting.
Adult Momo for next SH crewmate?
He follows in his father's footsteps of joining the pirate king.Hiyori can take over.
And Oda can make a statement that not only men can be shogun. Just like not only men can rule a country in the case of Vivi or Rebecca
What would be Momonosuke's reason for deciding to not be Shogun? It's been his driving purpose since Zou. I could have seen him deciding to travel with Luffy if he was critical for "guiding the world to the Dawn", but even after learning about his importance, he still reaffirmed that he wants to be shogun.
TL:DR - Y'all are gonna flip your shizz when Law joins while Yamato doesn't.
I would flip in a good way, I just can't imagine Oda deciding to make Law decide to desert his crew to serve Luffy. I expect Law and Yamato will both be around even if they don't join, as I see Yamato's Oni heritage being similar to Law's D heritage.
