Yo! I just saw your answer to where you think Kid's character is going, and it has me a little worried lool. Do you think Oda won't give him a backstory at this point? Honestly, I've been a little worried since Oda said we're nearing the end 😬 I just hope Kid's role hasn't been scrapped 🤞
Also! If you'd be down to give your thoughts; what do you think about the whole **SPOILERS** reveal about the gum-gum fruit? I'm still kinda conflicted tbh
Not gonna lie, I'm worried too. I thought we would get a backstory during Wano, but not only it hasn't happened so far and the time for it is thinning (maybe it's over already), but also Kid's role was overall... underwhelming, if I can say that. I had the impression (could be totally wrong) that Oda attempted to give him some time to shine but always ended up kinda overlooking him to focus on other characters or issues that were more integral to the plot. It's like Kid constantly got the short end of the stick.
However there's still his past with Shanks to address, so there's hope. And I also don't want to believe that Oda won't give us his backstory at all, although I fear it might be in the form of some condensed info drop.
The question is: does Kid really have a role to play? As much as it pains me to admit it, his only purpose of serving as Luffy's rival is now obsolete, with the Gomu Gomu no Mi reveal and all.
Even if he ends up in the hodgepodge of random allies for the Strawhats, and show up for some final battle or so, we won't see much of him, since Oda hardly managed to focus on Kid during this arc. I'm afraid he might be used to be defeated by some other enemy, like Blackbeard or Shanks, just to showcase how powerful these characters are.
I know I've painted quite a pessimistic picture here, BUT! Let's not forget it's Oda we're talking about, the man always surprises me.
I think we may get a better idea on Kid's future depending on what we'll see of him in these very final chapters of Wano: if Oda decides to give us something about his character it'll be a great sign already.
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As for the Gomu Gomu no Mi, I'm conflicted as well. I love the design and I trust that Oda will make great use of this new fighting style Luffy has. I know it's not like Luffy was "the chosen one" or anything like it, and I know he conquered his fruit with years of great training, but... for me this new reveal is still a little problematic.
One Piece was a tale of a silly boy with a silly power that still ran unfazed towards the greatest dream of all. Knowing that his power, albeit still silly, was always godlike spoils a little the premise of the story for me.
Hello! If this wouldn't be getting into potential spoilers for your stories, what do you headcanon Kid's early life like? I imagine that Oda will eventually get around to it, but personally, I feel like Kid probably grew up in poverty, or maybe in an orphanage 🤔
Hi, thank you for the nice question! It doesn't spoil my stories at all because I want to be as canon as possible with those, so I won't delve into Kid's past before Oda does.
I definitely agree with Kid growing in poverty. The sketch we have from his childhood kinda confirms it, or at least hints to it:
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