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One Piece Chapter 1026 Review/Recap

We all knew that this was coming. Kaido may have beaten Luffy in their first two clashes, but he made one fatal mistake. One mistake that’s going to cost him everything: he let Straw Hat live. Twice! In addition, he also failed to make sure that Momo was dead. Now, both those screw-ups have come back to bite him, literally! This is the start of the legendary of Momo the Fearless, the new Shogun of Wano!

Recap

As the Fire Festival continues in the Flower Capital, everyone on Onigashima’s shocked when a peach-colored dragon appears and challenges Kaido. Unfortunately, despite now being an adult, Momo’s still afraid of Kaido. As a result, all he can do is dodge against the Yonko’s attacks, even as Luffy attacks him.

However, as Momo remains paralyzed with fear, he remembers how Kaido killed his father, destroyed his home, and took everything from him. After that, Momo’s fear gives way to pure rage. So, he does what he has to: he bites Kaido! No longer fearing the beast, Momo the Fearless decides to do everything he can to stop Onigashima from destroying the Flower Capital. At the same time, Luffy tells everyone that he’s going to defeat Kaido. As the two pirates clash, the shockwave’s so powerful that it splits the heavens, revealing the full moon once more. As a result, Nekomanushi and Inurashi regain their Sulong forms, allowing them to defeat Jack and PeroSpero, avenging the Minks and Pedro at last.

Review

Whenever One Piece has to go on a two-week break, the next chapter usually ends up making up for it. And this chapter more than made up for it!

I don’t know what was cooler: the fact that Momo the Fearless (that’s what I’m calling him now) conquered his fear of Kaido in the most epic way possible, or that Luffy’s now fighting him on equal footing.

And the way that the two’s Haki split the heavens! The only times we’ve seen that happen is when two people of Yonko-level or more fight each other. Luffy’s done it! He’s finally at the same level as the Yonko! In other words, Luffy’s going to win.

I don’t know how much longer the Wano Arc will last for, but I know that it’s going to be a battle that fans will talk about for years to come. Luffy’s dream will finally be within reach, just like Oden’s dream for Wano lives on through his son, Momo the Fearless, Shogun of Wano!

Oh, yeah, and Orochi’s still alive somehow. But he’s going to get what’s coming to him very soon.

I Give “Tennozan: Turning Point” a 5/5

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One Piece Chapter 1025 Review/Recap

Ever since I first learned that Momonosuke’s artificial Devil Fruit was made using Kaido’s DNA, I knew that boy would play a role in defeating him. However, I didn’t know how he would do so. After all, he was still a kid! But then he had Shinobu age him up, and he became as big as Kaido! But will this newfound growth be enough to help beat the man who killed his father? Let’s find out as the dance of two dragons is about to begin!

Recap

Having transformed into an adult Dragon thanks to Shinobu, Momonosuke’s ready to take on Kaido. Only one problem: he’s still deathly afraid of heights! Luffy has to force him to get up in the air and to Onigashima. Otherwise, Wano would fall. On the roof of the skull itself, Yamato and Kaido continue to clash at full strength, with Kaido trying to put his son down, but Yamato refuses to listen. He will see Wano set free.

As all this is going on, Luffy manages to get Momonosuke to fly, albeit he refuses to open his eyes. As a result, he manages to crash into the castle on Onigashima, catching everyone off guard, including Big Mom.

After tearing through the castle several times, the two finally manage to make it back up to the roof, even while everyone is confused about the presence of two dragons. Even Kaido’s confused when he sees the other dragon. However, he doesn’t have time to worry about this, as Luffy and Yamato hit him at once. Kaido’s confounded at the fact that Luffy’s still alive, and amused when Momonosuke reveals who hes is. As the two dragons face each other down, Kaido declares that there’s only room for one of them in the world.

Review

So this is what Shinobu meant when she said Momo would mentally remain a child. Besides his mind not catching up to this now-adult body, Momo maintains his crippling fear of heights. Though, from my perspective, he’s not afraid of heights as much as he is afraid of Kaido. Kaido held the boy from the top of his family’s castle and threatened to drop him, so he would naturally be afraid of both. If Momo wants to avenge his father, though, he has to overcome his fear and beat the snot out of Kaido.

As for Luffy, I think that this time, he’s going to beat Kaido. The Yonko has been fighting nonstop since the night began, and Luffy, the Scabbards, the Worst Generation, and Yamato have all gotten some good hits in on him. In addition, there’s the fact that Kaido will be facing Luffy, Yamato, and Momonosuke at once. If the three of them work together, they might have a chance of beating him. And once that happens, the Beast Pirates will either surrender or scatter to the winds.

I, for one, am looking forward to this clash of two dragons. Momonosuke, make your father proud and put Kaido in the ground!

I Give “Two Dragons,” a 4/5

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