Kozuki Oden

==Summary==
Kozuki Oden was the daimyo of Kuri in Wano Country and the son of the former shogun Kozuki Sukiyaki, being a member of the Kozuki Family. He was the husband of Kozuki Toki and the father of Momonosuke and Hiyori. Additionally, he was the leader of a group of legendary and powerful samurai known as the Nine Red Scabbards, with all of them serving as his retainers and most trusted allies.
Oden began committing outrageous acts as soon as infancy. When he was less than a year old, he threw his wet nurse across the room. When he was 2, he caught two rabbits with his bare hands, and at age 4, he killed a bear by throwing a large boulder at it. Starting at age 6, he started roaming the Red-Light District and participating in casinos, and by the time he was 8, he started drinking booze and began picking fights with gamblers. At age 9, even the yakuza had banned him from their casino. This resulted in Oden setting their casino on fire and starting a conflict with them, culminating in his capture a year later after he almost killed someone. As punishment, Oden was sentenced to hard labor in the quarries, and he worked well enough there to gain significant prestige.
When he was 14, he attempted to help the Flower Capital citizens during a great drought by diverting a river to the city. However, this resulted in the Capital becoming flooded, and the authorities attempted to capture Oden again. To escape, Oden set out to sea for the very first time, but was quickly forced to return to land. When he was 15 and still in hiding, he started working at a mountain temple, where he formed a harem of women whom he kidnapped from the Capital at night. Although the women stayed with him of their own free will, their loved ones, as well as many powerful samurai, went after Oden to stop him, but Oden stood his ground, resulting in the massive Harem Revolt. For the next three years, Oden attempted to set out to sea 38 times, but quickly failed every time, though he managed to survive.
At age 18, he went into the Flower Capital and proceeded to cook a pot of oden soup over the cremated remains of a man named Katsuzo. After leaving the crematorium, he saw that a Mountain God was attacking the Flower Capital, and overheard Kin'emon and Denjiro talking about the Mountain God's offspring being in their possession. Oden then told them to give him the giant boar's offspring. Oden then took the white boar when Kin'emon tried attacking the Mountain God. After Kin'emon was overpowered, Oden used the white boar to get the Mountain God's attention. As the giant beast charged at him, Oden struck it down. When Kin'emon was going to take responsibility for the Mountain God's attack, Oden knocked him out and took the blame himself. His father's aide then delivered a message to him, saying that he was disowned and exiled from the Flower Capital. Out of gratitude and awe, Kin'emon and Denjiro began following him.
After hearing about Ashura Doji, Oden decided to journey to Kuri, which was Wano's most lawless region. Oden entered Kuri alone and fought all the bandits there, including Ashura, Kuri's most dangerous criminal. By the time his companions arrived, Oden had defeated all of his enemies. With the help of his companions, Oden rounded up the other criminals to bring peace to Kuri. He had the residents work to build a village to live in, and he built the Paradise Farm to feed them. Oden was then granted the title of daimyo of Kuri at the age of 20. In addition, Oden chose the companions he made on his journey as well as the reformed Ashura to be his retainers.
Eventually, Oden met Whitebeard and for 5 years of his life, Oden set out to sea and became a pirate, serving as the 2nd division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates and later becoming a member of the Roger Pirates. After finding Joy Boy's treasure on Laugh Tale, Oden journeyed home and made it his goal to open Wano's borders to the world by finally taking his father's place as Shogun. However, he met opposition from his usurper Kurozumi Orochi and pirate Kaido, who executed him 20 years before the present.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , possibly , far higher with Strongest Techniques
Name: Kozuki Oden, Lord Oden, "Fool of a Lord"
Origin: One Piece
Gender: Male
Age: 39 at his death
Classification: Human, Samurai, Daimyo of Kuri, Leader of the Nine Red Scabbards, Former 2nd Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, Former Roger Pirates Member
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Large Size (Type 0; 3.82 meters), Master Swordsman, Haki (Intermediate Haoshoku, Intermediate Kenbunshoku, Intermediate Busoshoku), Supernatural Willpower (Held onto a chain pulled by the Moby Dick and faced the many dangers and climates of the New World ocean with no protection for three days. Spent 1 hour in boiling oil which temperature exceeded 700 Degrees of heat, while lifting the 9 Scabbards the entire time), Regeneration (Mid-Low over time. Recovered from being severely injured after a night time of sleep), Air Manipulation (Able to send air slashes with his swords), Extrasensory Perception and Telepathy (Can hear the "Voice of All Things"), Social Influencing (Women get attached to Oden's charisma even if he commits outrageous actions and the women who were kidnapped by him when he formed a harem when he was 15, stayed willingly with him. He also made people want to follow his lead and his charisma turned Kuri, a district full of infamous thieves, into a peaceful land), Enhanced Senses (Heard Toki being attacked at a cove while he was at the sea and succesfully found her), Resistance to Energy Absorption (Tamed the sword Enma, which drains its user's Haki with a few uses), Cold Temperatures (Danced half-naked every day for 5 years despite the cold weather and showed no signs of coldness), Heat Manipulation (Withstood boiling oil temperature that exceeded 700 Degrees in his body for an entire hour, at the same time that he exerted force to lift the 9 Scabbards), Madness Manipulation, Mind Manipulation and Soul Manipulation with Willpower (Through sheer willpower they can resist losing their mind when absorbing shadows through the Kage Kage no Mi. Shadows belonging to strong willed people are difficult to control, allowing them to rebel against Moria's pact which usually immediately submits a shadow to his supremacy and orders. Spiritual energy is contained within one's soul/life; this energy is represented by the fighting power or the Haki itself. Those with strong souls, which are homologous to shadows, resist the effects of Brook's soul manipulation), Limited Power Nullification and Stamina Absorption (Scaling to other/lesser Haoshoku Haki users who can resist the effects of Seastone to different extents)
Attack Potency: Multi-Continent level, possibly Moon level+ (Prior to his prime, he traded blows with a no Buso Whitebeard, who called him dangerous, and he kept fighting with Gol D. Roger's crew for 3 days. Base Kaidou acknowledged Oden as one of the few people capable of fighting him. Whitebeard said that Ace was foolish thinking that he could beat someone who beat Oden, and Blackbeard, prior to eating his Devil Fruit, called Oden strong. Stronger than Early Wano to Rooftop Zoro using Enma, as he could use the sword's full power without having to stabilize his usage of Haki while wielding it18.24 Petatons, possibly 268.8 Exatons), far higher with Strongest Techniques (Made a big scar on Zoan Kaidou's chest and was about to kill him)
Speed: FTL+ (Intercepted Whitebeard. Blocked an attack from Gol D. Roger, and has grown in power and speed ever since)
Lifting Strength: Class E (Exerted enough physical power in his swordsmanship to clash with Whitebeard's Meito Murakumogiri)
Striking Strength: Multi-Continent level, possibly Moon level+, far higher with Strongest Techniques
Durability: Multi-Continent level, possibly Moon level+ (Prior to his prime, he took a Busoshoku Haki infused attack from Gol D. Roger and stood back up with minor injuries)
Stamina: Superhuman (He fought for 3 days without stopping in the battle against Gol D. Roger and his crew. Superior to characters who can battle non-stop for 10 full days. He was able to spend 3 days and 3 nights being dragged by a ship while he had only one rope for support, even after being attacked by sea monsters and facing storms, Oden did not release the rope at any time. At age 9, Oden faced an entire Yakuza gang alone. Oden conquered the Kuri region after defeating an entire army of hundreds of bandits, including Ashura Doji, even though he was alone. As a testament to his monsterous strength and endurance, Oden was able to hold up all nine of his retainers, each who are very large, on a thick wooden plank while his lower half was submerged for an extended period of time in a large pot of boiling oil, which killed an average man in seconds despite getting out. He survived being boiled alive in oil while the temperature continued to increase to over 700 degrees of heat for almost over an hour, a feat no one has managed before. Despite this, Oden could still muster the strength to throw all nine of his retainers a great distance away from the execution site and was still alive while his body was on fire until Kaido shot him in the head, with Oden smiling while his body sunk into the sizzling oil)
Range: Extended Melee Range, Hundreds of Meters with Ranged Slashes (Cut the Mountain God in half with Togen Shirataki)
Standard Equipment:
*Enma: As one of 21 Wazamono and a masterpiece made by the legendary blacksmith Shimotsuki Kouzaburou, Enma is among the best swords in the world. Enma was seen as an extremely difficult sword to handle, with Oden being the only one to have tamed it. This is due to Enma's distinctive quality of extracting Ryuo (Armament Haki) from its user in excessive quantities, forcing attacks much more powerful than intended.
*Ame no Habakiri: As a masterpiece by Tenguyama Hitetsu, one of Wano's greatest blacksmiths and one of 21 O Wazamono, Ame no Habakiri is an extremely powerful sword comparable to Enma. According to the creator, it can "cut through even the heavens".
Intelligence: At least Above Average (He is a genius of Bushido's art, being comparable to swordsmen and warriors considered legends. As a member of royalty he is able to read and write the ancestral language. He's been a master at using Haki since he was young)
Weaknesses: Standard Haki Weaknesses
Notable Attacks/Techniques
*Voice of All Things: Like Roger and Luffy, Oden had the ability to hear the "Voice of All Things", which his son also inherited. On the trip to Fish-Man Island, he could hear the voices of the Sea Kings alongside Roger, and could also hear a voice while nearing Zou.
*Haki (覇 気): Haki is a latent power in any living thing in One Piece. It basically consists of three types: The Armament Haki, Observation Haki and the Conqueror's Haki (Conqueror's Haki is only exclusive for some special individuals, something Oden is). Oden was one of the very small number of people in the world who could use all three types of Haki. His Haki was so powerful that he could easily wield the sword Enma, which drains away its wielders Haki at a near fatal rate.
**Armament Haki (武装色の覇気 Busōshoku Haki): Oden was an extremely powerful master of Armament Haki, which is known as It is most noted as he was the only samurai who tamed the Meito, Enma, despite its dangerous Haki-draining properties, which even Kin'emon, the Nine Red Scabbards' Leader feared, displaying his supreme mastery compared to Zoro whose entire arm was emaciated after a single slash wielding Enma. Even at age 18, Oden was masterful in using Armament Haki, as he imbued both his swords (Ame no Habakiri and Enma) hardening them, letting him cleanly bisect the enormous Mountain God in a single slash. At age 29, Oden hardened his swords and then clashed against one of the 12 Saijo O Wazamono, Murakumogiri, which belonged to Edward Newgate, an immensely powerful Armament Haki master in his own right. A true testament to his prowess, at age 39, Oden was able to wound the nigh-indestructible Kaido while in his dragon form, giving him a permanent scar whereas Luffy using Boundman couldn't even damage him.
**Observation Haki (見聞色の覇気 Kenbun-shoku no Haki): This haki works similarly to a sensor, the user is able to see or feel people's aura, being able to anticipate their attacks and capture them even from great distances. In other stages, this haki provides the user with the ability to even see the future.
**Conqueror's Haki (覇王色の覇気 Haō-shoku no Haki): Oden possessed the ability to use Conqueror's Haki, a very rare type of Haki whose users are said to have the qualities of a king. In his initial encounter with Edward Newgate 30 years ago, the sudden clash between both of them created a notable effect similar to lightning, as well as released a shockwave, this is also shown during his clash against Kaido. While not directly shown in the manga, Oden uses its more common effect at least once, making a bunch of Kaido's henchmen faint.
*Oden Nitoryu (Oden's Two Sword-Syle): Oden was an immensely skilled and powerful swordsman, having developed his own variation of Nitoryu, which Oden himself called as Oden Nitoryu. He had immense prowess and ambidexterity in dual-wielding the legendary swords, Enma and Ame no Habakiri.
**Togen Shirataki (Paradise White Waterfall): Oden hardens both his swords using Armament Haki and then delivers a diagonal slash with each one of them at the same time. This technique has immense power and range, as seen when Oden used the technique to bisect the massive Mountain God in half. When performing it in the anime, Oden not only imbues his swords' blade, but also their hilts and his own arms.
**Shimi Daikon (Great Spirit of Samurai): Oden imbues his swords with an extra amount of Armament Haki, then charges the opponent with the swords crossed behind his own head, then uncrosses them in a single motion, eventually unleashing the Armament Haki and cutting into them at once. Each sword wears a long Armament Haki blade extension as a result of this technique.
**Gan Modoki (Gun Imitating Demon): After hardening his swords with Armament Haki, Oden crosses his swords and charges forward, slicing anyone in his path. When Oden used this technique, he was able to defeat several members of the Roger Pirates at once.
**Togen Totsuka (Paradise Ten Hands): Oden hardens his swords using Armament Haki, then leaps toward his opponent, and performs an X-shaped slash powerful enough to give the nigh-invincible Kaido his permanent scar. When performing it in the anime, Oden not only imbues his swords' blade but also his own arms.
OdenBusoshokuHaki.gif|Armament Haki
OdenHaoshokuHaki.gif|Conqueror's Haki
OdenTogenShirataki.gif|Togen Shirataki
OdenShimiDaikon.gif|Shimi Daikon
GanModokiOden.gif|Gan Modoki
OdenTogenTotsuka.gif|Togen Totsuka
==Gallery==
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Kozuki Oden - Game Version
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Silvers Rayleigh (One Piece) Rayleigh's Profile
Borsalino (One Piece) Borsalino's Profile (Both were in character. The battle took place on Wano Country with a starting distance of 10m)
Losses:
Dracule Mihawk (One Piece) Dracule's Profile (Speed was equalized)
Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) Zoro's Profile (Post Mink Medicine Zoro was used)
Inconclusive:
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