Oden Kozuki

**Oden Kozuki** (オデン・コーズキ, *Oden Kōzuki*), is both a fictional character and tritagonist from the *J-Stars' Fairy One Piece Tail* series created by Hiro Mashima and Eiichiro Oda. He was both, the daimyo of Kuri in Wano Country, and a family member of the Kozuki Family.

Additionally, he was the leader of a group of legendary and powerful samurai. 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 on becoming a member of the Roger Pirates.

After finding Joy Boy's treasure on Laugh Tale, he journeyed home and made it his goal to open Wano's borders to the world by taking his father's place as Shogun. However, he met opposition from his usurper and pirate, who executed him 20 years before the present.

"*I am Oden, and I was born to boil!*"

—Oden Kozuki.

## Appearance & Biography

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### Biography

Oden was the Great Daimyo of the Kuri region in Wano Country; for a brief time, he also served as a member of Whitebeard's Pirates and later Roger's Pirates. With a free-wheeling spirit, he was loved by his people. Ultimately, he was executed by Kaido of the Animal Kingdom Pirates. Catchphrase: "It's too cramped!"

### Appearance

Oden was a very large and muscular man of towering height, standing over half that of Whitebeard and much taller than normal people. He had long, wild hair of black color that was notably gathered into a large, flat, circular plane at the top, and also included a prominent widow's peak and triangular sideburns. He had relatively sharp, black eyes whose inner and outer corners were marked by black jags going down and up respectively, and above a pair of prominent, highly arched eyebrows. He had a mid-sized, slightly hooked nose, a large, expressive mouth, and a broad chin.

Even during his late teen years, Oden looked just like a full grown man. During the five years before his demise, he grew a short goatee.

For clothes, Oden typically wore an orange kimono, leaving most of his legs exposed; the kimono had two yellow crescent moon designs on it. Oden also wore a large purple and white nio-dasuki tied around his shoulders that ran down his back. He would often alternate between this and a similar longer kimono, with his nio-dasuki worn as a belt and tied in the front. Oden also wore his swords, Enma and Ame no Habakiri, across his left waist tucked inside an obi belt. While partying with the Whitebeard Pirates, he wore a light colored shirt, dark colored pants, and a crown on his head.

* Hair Color: Black
* Skin Color: Not Known
* Eye Color: Black
* Age: 39 (Deceased)
* Birthday: February 22nd
* Height: 382 cm (12'6")
* Weight: Not Known
* Bounty: Not Known

## Personality

Oden was an extremely brash, confident, and self-willed man. This motivated him to commit outrageous and violent actions for his own benefit during his youth and adolescence, such as burning down the yakuza casino after being banned from it and kidnapping women at night to form a harem in the mountains. After being exiled by Sukiyaki, he seemed to have found an outlet for his unconventional attempts at heroism, as he was able to bring peace to Kuri and rebuild its infrastructure in only two years.

Overall, Oden was known for getting into a significant number of violent fights, and he cared little for the consequences of his actions, as he gladly stood his ground against the yakuza and the loved ones of the women when fighting broke out as a result of the two aforementioned incidents. Although most men were appalled by his actions, his attitude made him very attractive to women, including the ones he kidnapped for his harem as they stayed with him willingly.

After being sentenced to work in the quarries, Oden became less selfish and started acting to improve the lives of the Flower Capital citizens around him. However, these actions were just as outrageous and ill-thought-out as the ones Oden committed to benefit himself. The most notable example is when he attempted to help out the citizens during a drought by diverting a river into the city, which caused the city to become flooded.

Additionally, when a Mountain God attacked the Flower Capital, Oden quickly went to action to try to deal with it. Oden seemed to often mean well, but acted in ways that were reckless and potentially alienating to those around him. For example, to honor a deceased man he once knew, Oden cooked a pot of oden soup over the cremated remains and "shared one last drink" with his former friend, much to the dismay of his mourning family members.

"*Leaving this country is my dream!! Take me with you, let me see the world!!*"

—Oden Kozuki, his thirst for adventure.
Oden was also extremely adventurous and wanted to illegally set sail away from Wano Country, viewing it as too cramped. In his youth, he viewed this dream as more important than preparing to succeed his father as shogun. In fact, Oden's determination to set sail was so great that he kept trying to do so 38 times before he became a daimyo. When Whitebeard constantly refused and tried to secretly set sail without notifying him, Oden jumped straight into the sea holding onto the Moby Dick by a chain, shocking the Whitebeard Pirates.

Thus, Whitebeard imposed him an extremely difficult challenge which Oden readily agreed to accept it as Oden could braved through the harshest weathers and obstacles without flinching. After he officially joined the Whitebeard Pirates, Oden became immensely excited and curious when they arrived at every new island, learning new discoveries which were unknown to Wano, to the point he ended up recklessly throwing himself into danger.

After sailing with the Roger Pirates, Oden decided that he wanted to succeed his father as shogun and open Wano's borders, wanting to change the entire world. Oden was also a rather naive man as he was easily used by Orochi, which led Kaido to call him a foolish lord. Whenever Orochi came to him asking for money, Oden would always give into his requests and lend him money, something Denjiro constantly scolded him for.

Oden also believed that Orochi would honor an agreement that Orochi and Kaido would leave Wano if he humiliated himself for five years. Ultimately, Oden's naivety would indirectly allow Orochi to rise to power and turn Wano into a wasteland. Despite his rowdy behavior, Oden was an extremely compassionate man. While at first annoyed by Kin'emon and Denjiro acting as his followers, he still cared for their well-being.

He also took in other people like the orphaned Izo and Kikunojo, the persecuted Kanjuro and the lonely Raizo. After subduing the criminals and outlaws of Kuri, Oden chose to reform them rather than execute them as criminals. Oden did not tolerate discrimination, considering it a symbol of ignorance. He saved Kawamatsu, Dogstorm, and Cat Viper from being publicly humiliated and tortured, beating up the ones responsible for it.

He also saw the three as helpless children rather than monsters and was amazed by their uniqueness. Additionally, Oden willingly gave up on his trial to join the Whitebeard Pirates when he heard Toki Amatsuki calling out for help, choosing to save her even if it meant he could not join their crew. When Toki was forced to return to Wano in the middle of their voyage with Roger, she had to threaten to divorce Oden to keep him from staying with her.

When Oden learned how Orochi abused his power and authority as the shogun by enslaving Wano citizens for his tyrannical greed, including executing an innocent man along with his family for defiance, Oden was outraged and did not blame his retainers for attacking Orochi for the injustice he caused, as he personally stormed into the Flower Capital to execute Orochi himself.

When Oden learned from Orochi how his family was unjustly persecuted for his grandfather's crimes, he accepted his demands of dancing naked weekly in the Flower Capital as an apology to the Kurozumi Family in exchange for sparing the citizens from Orochi's vengeance, including liberating the hundreds of abducted citizens that were meant as a tribute to Kaido.

Oden's favorite food was oden soup which he also cooked to feed his retainers during his journey around Wano and also after becoming the daimyo of Kuri. Oden was even proud to be named after his favorite food, declaring he was born to be boiled like oden soup as he died in a pot of boiling oil. Oden also loved to drink sake, having started drinking alcohol when he was only 8 years old.

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* Nine Red Scabbards
* Yasuie Shimotsuki
* Whitebeard Pirates
	+ Whitebeard
* Roger Pirates
	+ Roger D. Gol

### Family

* Sukiyaki Kozuki (father; deceased)
* Toki Kozuki (wife; deceased)
* Momonosuke Kozuki (son)
* Hiyori Kozuki (daughter)

### Enemies

* Orochi Kurozumi
* Beasts Pirates
	+ Kaido

## Powers and Abilities

### Overview

As daimyo of Kuri, Oden had a large amount of power and influence over the region before his death. It has been implied that he had the ability to hear the "Voice of All Things", which his son also inherited. Being a former member of both the Whitebeard Pirates, as a former Divison Commander, and the Roger Pirates, Oden was regarded as being a tremendously powerful pirate with a great level of influence in both crews.

For several years after Oden's death, Whitebeard kept Oden's spot as the 2nd Divison Commander vacant and noted to Ace D. Portgas, Oden's successor, about the importance and significance of his predecessor and that Ace was arrogant for thinking he could attempt to challenge Kaido, a man that not even Oden could defeat. His influence even extends toward the members of the Mink Tribe on Zou, with the leaders Dogstorm and Cat Viper being members of the Nine Red Scabbards.

Additionally, the rest of the Mink Tribe has shown enough respect and loyalty toward the Kozuki Family that all of them were willing to die rather than to allow one of Oden's retainers from being captured even after Oden died. In spite of all the conflicts that he had with the Yakuza over the years, his death had such an impact on the leaders of the Yakuza that they staged their own rebellion against Orochi Kurozumi who had allied with Kaido before they were all captured and sent to Udon prison.

Oden possessed a tremendous combination of combat skills and charisma. His combat prowess was seen at an early age, when he got into massive battles and altercations with powerful samurai and yakuza and survived, causing an implied high number of casualties over the years. Despite being frequently pursued by authorities in his youth, he was only captured once and eluded capture many times afterward.

His combat and charisma combination was best seen in his restoration of peace to Kuri, where he defeated the powerful Ashura Doji and then proceeded to round up the rest of the dangerous criminals and get them to work under him, including Ashura. Prior to this, he also demonstrated his charisma by quickly becoming a figure of high repute as a laborer in the quarry. As Oden admitted himself, he had no talent in sailing and navigation.

### Philology

As a descendant of the Kozuki Family, Oden inherited from his ancestors the knowledge and skill to read Poneglyphs and write its ancient language. He was a capable philologist, able to inscribe Roger's message on the Shandorian Golden Belfry Bell in the same ancient language, as well as decipher all the Poneglyphs the Roger Pirates had found, particularly the Road Poneglyphs, which proved vital in the Roger Pirates' success in locating and sailing to Laugh Tale.

### Physical Abilities

Oden had tremendous physical strength since infancy, during which he flung his wet nurse across the room. By age two, he could catch rabbits with his bare hands, and at age four, he killed a bear by throwing a boulder at it. At adulthood, Oden could carry a giant Koi carp which he caught at sea by himself and exerted enough physical power in his swordsmanship to clash with Whitebeard's Meito Murakumogiri. To match his tremendous strength, Oden also had astounding tolerance to pain, as he could hold a hot pot with his bare hands.

He had immense stamina and endurance, as he was able to fight against the criminals and ronin of Kuri joined led by Doji Ashura for an entire night alone with multiple wounds such as arrows sticking out of his body yet still came out victorious. Additionally, he 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 before eventually letting go, more because he went to rescue Toki than due to exhaustion. When he washed ashore on an island afterward, he received slight treatment from Toki and slept for one night before getting up with exuberant energy, leaving Toki surprised about his tremendous recovery speed.

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, which impressed even Kaido. Despite being near death, Oden could still muster the strength to throw all nine of his retainers a great distance away from the execution site. However, it appeared that Oden reached his limit from this as Kaido noted that his body was dead.

### Swordsmanship

Oden was an extremely powerful master samurai, having developed his own variation of **Two-Sword Style** (二刀流, *Nitōryū*; literally meaning "Two Swords Style"), which Oden himself referred as **Oden Two-Sword Style** (おでん二刀流, *Oden Nitōryū*; literally meaning "Oden Two Swords Style"). He had immense prowess and ambidexterity in dual-wielding the legendary swords, Enma and Ame no Habakiri.

Even at age 9, Oden could fight against an entire yakuza gang in the Flower Capital until the age of 10 where he almost killed someone. At age 18, he was able to strike down the massive beast hailed as the Mountain God with a single attack. Kin'emon stated that Oden was able to fight against all of the outlaws, ronin, and the regions most dangerous criminal, Ashura Doji (someone noted to be worth 100 men in battle) after an entire night of battle.

During his adventures with the Whitebeard Pirates, Oden was able to easily sink a large pirate ship by cutting it in half. Due to his adventures with the Whitebeard and Roger Pirates, he was stated to be have grown stronger than before to where he was the only individual to wound the nigh-invulnerable Kaido in his Mythical Zoan dragon form causing him to fall to the ground and be permanently scarred, but couldn't deal another blow due to being tricked by Higurashi who disguised herself as a kidnapped Momonosuke.

#### Techniques

The named techniques that are used by Oden that involve his Swordmanship skills are as follows:

* **Paradise Waterfall** (桃源白滝, *Tōgen Shirataki*; literally meaning "Paradise White Waterfall"): Oden hardens both his swords using "Ryuo", 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. "Shirataki" is a type of Japanese noodles and a popular ingredient in oden, which follows the oden-themed naming scheme of Oden's techniques.

* **Gun Modoki** (ガン・モドキ, *Gan Modoki*; literally meaning "Gun Imitating Demon"): After hardening his swords using "Ryuo", 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. The attack name is a pun on "ganmodoki", Japanese fried tofu fritter made with vegetables and a popular side for oden, in keeping with the naming scheme of Oden's techniques.

* **Paradise Totsuka** (桃源十拳, *Tōgen Totsuka*; literally meaning "Paradise Ten Hands"): Oden hardens his swords using "Ryuo", then leaps toward his opponent performing an X-shaped slash powerful enough to give the nigh-invincible Kaido his permanent scar. "Totsuka" is a reference to the four Totsuka-no-Tsurugi mentioned in Japanese mythology, one of them being Ame no Habakiri.

#### Conqueror's Haki

Oden possessed Conqueror's Haki, a very rare type of Haki whose users are said to have the qualities of a king. During his initial encounter with Whitebeard 30 years ago, their sudden clash created a notable effect similar to lightning and released a large burst.

#### Armament Haki

Oden was an exceptionally skilled master of Armament Haki, which is known as "Ryuo" in Wano. This is most noted as he was the only samurai who could tame the Meito, Enma despite its dangerous haki-draining properties, which even Kin'emon, a member of the Nine Red Scabbards, feared to accept. As a true and further testament to his skills, he was able to wound even the nigh-invincible Kaido whereas even Luffy using Boundman could not even damage him, displaying his supreme mastery of this Haki compared to Zoro who had his arm emaciated after his initial attempt at using Enma although he forced his Haki back into his arm.

Even at the age of eighteen, he was already masterful in using "Ryuo", as he could imbue it into both his swords (Ame no Habakiri and Enma) hardening them and cleanly bisect the gigantic Mountain God of Wano in a single slash. At the age of twenty-nine, Oden could harden his swords and clashed against Armament Haki enhanced Murakumogiri, one of the 12 Saijo O Wazamono belonging to Edward Newgate, who was an immensely powerful Armament Haki master in his own right.

### Weapons

Oden wielded two O Wazamono Meito: Ame no Habakiri (the sword said to be able to cut "heaven" itself) and its sister sword Enma (the sword said to be able to cut to the "bottom of hell"), respective masterpieces of Wano's greatest swordsmiths Tenguyama Hitetsu and Shimotsuki Kozaburo.

Even more notably according to Hitetsu, Oden was the only one who mastered Enma's significant Haki depletion, something which emaciated Zoro's arm and drained several other samurai. These swords are the only known weapons to have ever harmed the near-invulnerable Kaido, giving him a permanent scar, something no one else has been able to do before or after.

## History

### Past

#### Early Life

##### Chaotic Youth

Oden was born in the Flower Capital of Wano Country to the shogun Sukiyaki Kozuki 59 years before the present day, and he 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. The women's 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** (ハーレムの乱, *Hāremu no Ran*; VIZ Media: "Harem War") For the next three years, Oden attempted to set out to sea 38 times. He 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.

##### Reforming Kuri

After leaving the capital, Oden moved to Yasuie's residence at Hakumai, where he also met Orochi Kurozumi, who was working as a servant there. Yasuie later got mad at Oden for living as a vagabond instead of rising to his father's challenge. Oden told Yasuie how he wanted to set out to sea, and Yasuie replied that he had to become a competent samurai before he could be so selfish. After hearing about Ashura Doji, Oden decided to journey to Kuri, which was Wano's most lawless region. During the journey, he was followed by Kin'emon and Denjiro.

Along the way, the group was joined by Kikunojo and Izo at Ringo, Kanjuro at Kibi, and Raizo at Udon. 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 after Sukiyaki heard about his deeds.

In addition, Oden chose the companions he made on his journey as well as the reformed Ashura to be his retainers. After Orochi quit being Yasuie's servant, Oden lent him money to support him.

While fishing at Kuri Beach, Oden discovered Dogstorm, Cat Viper, and Kawamatsu being tormented by humans who persecuted them. Oden rescued the three and they followed him back to Kuri and became his retainers. 30 years ago, Oden heard that his father had fallen ill and he visited the Flower Capital with his retainers. Oden then spoke with his father one last time.

##### Journey With Pirates

Later that year, Oden learned that a pirate ship had arrived at Itachi Port, prompting him to go there. Charging towards the Whitebeard Pirates, he clashed with their captain while informing Whitebeard that he wanted to join his crew. Afterwards, Oden and his retainers had a feast with the crew. Oden kept asking to join only to be turned down by Whitebeard himself, because he correctly sensed that Oden had no experience in subordinating himself to another person up to that point and Whitebeard knew how catastrophic that could be, having served aboard a ship full of such individuals.

This caused Oden's enthusiasm to balk, aware that he could not argue against the pirate's reasoning. Two weeks later, the Whitebeard Pirates tried to leave Oden behind, but he caught up to them and held onto a chain he attached to the ship. Izo also held onto Oden and got dragged away with him. After pulling Izo up onto the ship, Whitebeard gave Oden a test. If he could hold onto the chain for three days, he would be allowed into the crew. Just when Oden only had ten minutes left, he heard a woman in trouble and let go.

He drifted to an island and scared away some kidnappers who mistook him for a sea monster, saving the woman in the process. On the next day, he got acquainted with the woman, who was named Toki. They were then confronted by Karma and his crew, but Whitebeard came and defeated Karma. Whitebeard then finally allowed Oden to join his crew. After boarding, Oden discovered that Dogstorm and Cat Viper had stowed away on the ship, waiting for Oden. Afterwards, Oden went on adventures with the Whitebeard Pirates.

On his journey, he became a notorious outlaw with a bounty. He found that the geography of the world astounding and the government overseeing it as unbelievable. Having grown closer with Toki and marrying her at some point, the couple became parents on their second year aboard the Moby Dick and named their son Momonosuke Kozuki. Later, as the crew was growing in numbers, Whitebeard split its members into five divisions, and Oden was appointed as the commander of the second division.

Two years later, he and Toki would have a daughter whom they named Hiyori Kozuki. Docking at an island, the Whitebeard Pirates unexpectedly encountered the Roger Pirates, leading to Oden rushing towards the crew to take their treasure. Engaging the crew in battle, he drew the attention of Roger D. Gol and was knocked away by the pirate. Running back to his opponent, Oden was left amazed at how his captain and Roger were fighting each other. Afterwards, the two crews began fighting for the next three days until a cease fire was made on the fourth day.

A few days into it, Oden had a discussion with the two captains, during which he informed Roger that he could read the Poneglyphs. Revealing his intention to reach the rumored final island of the Grand Line and become King of the Pirates, Roger left Oden frozen from being impressed. Roger begged Oden to join him for a year in order to get to the island, and Whitebeard honored Oden's choice to join Roger, leading to him parting ways with the Whitebeard Pirates. Boarding the Oro Jackson with his wife and children, he discovered Dogstorm and Cat Viper had followed him on board.

The crew sailed to Mock Town and afterwards reached Skypiea, where Oden read a Poneglyph and engraved Roger's message on the Shandorian Golden Belfry Bell. After returning to the ocean, the crew sailed towards Water 7, during which Oden informed Roger that Wano had a Road Poneglyph. Docking at the island, Oden invited Cutty Flam to join the crew but the latter declined the offer. From there, the crew sailed to Fish-Man Island, where Oden read the island's two Poneglyphs and learned from Neptune that Poseidon is a mermaid.

Oden later read another Poneglyph after venturing to another island. Upon Toki becoming sick, the pirates dropped her and her children off at Wano alongside Cat Viper and Dogstorm, during which Oden could tell his country had changed despite not looking at it. Afterwards, the crew learned the contents of Wano's Poneglyph. Arriving at Zou, Oden felt a different vibe from the island that did not sit well with him and Roger. Venturing into the country, the crew found the last Road Poneglyph, leading to Oden discovering his family's ties to the Mink Tribe after seeing his clan's seal above the stone.

Having left Zou, the crew discovered the location of the final island of the New World and sailed there. There, the crew found Joy Boy's treasure and laughed when they saw it, leading to Roger naming the island Laugh Tale. Grateful he joined Roger, he declined offers from his crew members with assisting him in opening Wano's borders, and instead sought to make his envisionment a reality with the aid of his retainers and by becoming shogun.

##### Homecoming and Death

Over 20 years before the present, Roger decided to disband the crew and Oden parted ways with him as the King of the Pirates left the ship. Afterwards, the rest of the crew returned Oden to Wano Country and he bid farewell to them as well. Oden then reunited with his family and retainers. He heard about Orochi becoming shogun and how he had been oppressing the citizens with the aid of Kaido. He also heard about how his family was threatened and Toki got injured protecting Momonosuke.

Enraged, Oden ordered his retainers to guard his family before charging to the Flower Capital. He arrived at the castle and fought his way through the guards. Once he reached Orochi, Oden quickly attacked him. Oden's attack was stopped by Semimaru Kurozumi, who used a barrier to protect Orochi. After hearing about how Orochi rose to power, Oden left the castle and a few hours later, he started dancing naked in the streets of the Flower Capital. He did this once a week, causing his people to lose faith and respect for him.

One year later, Oden received a foreign newspaper and read about Roger's execution. On the fifth year after his return, Oden heard that Hyogoro was captured for his defiance and Hyogoro's wife was killed. Grieving over Hyogoro's fate, Oden finally decided to gather his retainers to take down Kaido. Before leaving Kuri, Oden gave Toki a letter. On the way to Onigashima, Oden and his retainers were confronted by Kaido and his crew in the Udon region. In the ensuing battle, Shinobu joined Oden's side and Oden managed to wound Kaido.

However, when Oden was distracted by Higurashi Kurozumi, who disguised herself as Momonosuke and pretended to be a hostage, Kaido struck him down. After his defeat, Oden claimed that Shinobu was not his ally, allowing her to walk free. Oden and the Scabbards were then imprisoned in the Flower Capital and sentenced to be boiled alive in three days. Toki visited Oden at the prison, and Oden handed his swords to her and asked her to pass them on to their children.

On the day of the execution, Oden made a deal with Kaido to allow those who survive the execution to go free and Kaido gave him an hour. Oden entered the pot, and before his retainers joined him, he lifted a plank upon his shoulders and ordered his retainers to stand on top of the plank. After the citizens realized how Oden protected them during the past five years, they started cheering for Oden's effort to survive and Oden appreciated that.

As he endured the hour, Oden explained to his retainers the reason Wano Country was isolated and requested them to open Wano's borders for him. Oden successfully survived the hour, but Orochi summoned a firing squad to execute Oden and his retainers. Oden once again told his retainers to open Wano's borders before throwing them far away from the pot. As the Scabbards fled, Kaido shot Oden in the head and Oden died with a smile as his body sank into the pot.

## Legacy

"*We swear that if we can truly travel to the future... we will surely finish what Lord Oden had started! We will defeat Orochi!! Defeat Kaido!! And open the borders of this country once and for all!!!*"

—Kin'emon, to Toki Kozuki after Oden's death.
His death was deeply mourned by the rest of the country and his noble reputation was fully restored to the rest of the people of Wano, causing tons of people to take arms and ready to rebel against Orochi's regime and the Beasts Pirates in his name and the Kozuki Family. Kaido attacked the rest of Oden's family after Oden's death, but his children survived as Toki sent Momonosuke 20 years forward in time and Kawamatsu kept Hiyori safe. Sometime after Oden's execution, Kaido's daughter Yamato discovered his journal and kept it.

For the next 20 years, Oden was vilified by Orochi's administration, who informed the populace that he had attempted to destroy Wano in his quest to open its borders. Sympathizing with the Kozuki Family became a high crime, one that even children were punished heavily for committing. Orochi was officially recognized as a hero for defeating Oden.

However, in spite of Orochi's attempts to portray Oden in a negative light, thousands of Wano citizens remained loyal to him and his family due to Oden's selfless action. These included the other four daimyo and the yakuza bosses, and Orochi and Kaido had to resort to killing or imprisoning them to silence them.

Before he died, Oden told his retainers to complete his quest to open Wano's borders. After being sent forward in time, Momonosuke, Kin'emon, Kanjuro, Raizo, and Kikunojo recruited all of the remaining Nine Red Scabbards aside from Denjiro and thousands of other Kozuki Family sympathizers to rise up and bring down Orochi and Kaido. Additionally, they went abroad and formed an alliance with the Straw Hat Pirates and Heart Pirates to increase their fighting power, and the mink citizens of Zou that Dogstorm and Cat Viper ruled over were also recruited.

Yamato, who admired Oden before his death, was devastated when he was killed and, upon finding his journal, held dearly to it like a bible. Yamato is so devoted to Oden that she has styled herself after him, and intends on fulfilling his dream of reopening Wano's borders.

## Battles

### Canon

* Oden vs. Yakuza gangs (unseen)
* Oden vs. Mountain God
* Oden vs. Bandits of Kuri
	+ Oden vs. Ashura Doji
* Oden vs. Newgate Edward
* Oden vs. Roger D. Gol
* Oden, the Nine Red Scabbards, and Shinobu vs. Beasts Pirates
	+ Oden vs. Kaido

## External links

* Oden Kozuki *Heroes Wiki*
* Oden Kozuki *Koei Wiki*
* Oden Kozuki *One Piece Wiki*