History Characters / OnePieceWano

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Hiroshi Shirokuma (JP), Cyrus Rodas (EN)

Kaido's “son”, introduced for the first time at the party on Onigashima, where she's been missing and Kaido thus orders the Tobi Roppo to find her. Moments later, Yamato rescues Luffy from Ulti's attack.\\\
[[HeroWorshipper Yamato is a huge fan of Oden]], having read his diary and wishing to adopt the same lifestyle. This not only includes wearing similar clothes and adapting the same fighting style, but also becoming a man (despite being assigned female at birth). Yamato also doesn't share her father's same ruthless and cold lifestyle, as her meeting with Luffy becomes a critical step on her journey to open Wano's borders and join forces with the Straw Hat Pirates.\\\
Yamato has eaten the Dog-Dog Fruit (''Inu Inu no Mi''), Model: Okuchi-no-Makami, a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit that allows her to transform into a deified version of the extinct Japanese wolf.

* AdaptationalCurves: Played with. The manga shows that her breasts are large enough to hide a small child between them, but they don't take up a massive portion of her frame (in part because of his incredible height). Because the anime can pan the "camera" wherever it wants, it features many close-ups of Yamato's breasts (especially from the side), emphasizing how large they are much more than in the manga. The size was also shown to be much different between her debut appearance and many shots of Episode 995, though in this case it was more of her being much more lean and slender in her very first frame rather than being much more curvy afterwards. Her canonical proportions are accurate to the manga during his anime "infobox", however.
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Yamato debuts fairly earlier in the anime in episode 982, before meeting Luffy. She's still masked at the time and outside Onigashima, smashing some rocks in frustration.
* AmazonianBeauty: Yamato's Portrait of Pirates MAXIMUM Figurine reveals that under her haori has well-sculpted abs, which isn't surprising considering who her father is and his apparent race. Yamato still has a pretty face, vibrant hair and large breasts that are emphasized in most media to show off her beauty as well. Yamato is also shown to have toned arms when moving to protect Momonosuke in the anime adaptation of Chapter 1000 (Episode 1015)."
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Much like her father Kaido, it is unknown whether Yamato is truly human, from the horns, the multicolored hair, the above-average size (even as a child), and the fact Kaido berates him for consorting with humans when oni like them rule over humanity as a rule.
* AntagonisticOffspring: Although she's Kaido's “son”, she's been inspired by Oden and has taken up his desire to open up Wano's borders, hence he's opposed to Kaido. The first thing Yamato does in her debut is to rescue Luffy from Ulti. Yamato is already against Kaido's intentions to have him take Orochi's place as shogun of Wano, and eventually disowns Kaido upon after learning of the latter's willingness to kill her.
* AscendedMeme: Yamato is popular for her design, with some gravitating towards the only fanservicey part of it - his breasts being so large they stick out of either side of his haori. This ended up coming full circle when Oda himself responded to a request he received via SBS asking him to draw a personification of Yamato's sideboob, to which he obliged - indicating he is aware and approving of the memetic status of Yamato's chest. He does, however, say in the same SBS that the amount of mail he receives asking him to draw Yamato's sideboob or even topless with her breasts out is almost disturbing.
* AwesomenessIsAForce: Yamato is a user of Conqueror's Haki and can even imbue it into her attacks. She first used it, unconsciously, when she was only eight years old.
* BeamOWar: While fighting Kaido, Yamato uses ''Namuji Glacier Fang'' against his ''Blast Breath'', resulting into a large explosion on top of Onigashima. She manages to emerge from the exchange to keep fighting.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Kaido responded to Yamato's desire to be Oden by treating her like he would've had with Oden: like an enemy to be beaten, imprisoned, and potentially killed if they won't submit to Kaido's will. For example, throwing Yamato into a cave with several rebellious samurai. Yamato is frightened that the samurai will immediately jump at the chance to kill a child of Kaido, Kaido's callous response is Yamato is "Oden". However, Yamato is steadfast in blaming the abusive treatment on Kaido rather than on being Oden.
* BerserkerTears: After she learns of Kaido's intentions to blow her up if she tries to escape, Yamato cries out of sadness and anger as she falls toward him.
* {{Bokukko}}: Yamato uses the masculine pronoun "boku" to highlight her wishes to be Oden who, when he was alive, used the more assertive "ore".
* BreakoutCharacter: She ranked as the 11th most popular character in the entire series as of the One Piece World Top 100 poll that collected votes globally, and this was before she had even fought with Kaido to any significant degree. Toei Animation took note of this and made a special announcement when revealing her voice actress, and has drawn out her scenes in the anime to draw her expressions more extensively and with greater focus. It was even suggested at a point she would end up offered to join the Straw Hats.
* BreathWeapon: In her hybrid form, Yamato is able to release the Namuji Glacier Fang from his mouth, similar to Kaido's own Boro Breath.
* CarryABigStick: Just like Kaido, she wields a ''kanabo'' named Takeru and uses it to save Luffy from Ulti. Tellingly enough, Takeru doesn't have [[SpikesOfVillainy spikes]] like Kaido's Hassaikai, but rather blunt studs, emphasizing her good nature.
* ChainedByFashion: In her debut, Yamato wears shackles on her wrists, which Kaido rigged to [[ExplosiveLeash explode]] should she escape from Onigashima. Fortunately for Yamato, she gets rid of them with Luffy's help.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Yamato keeps proclaiming herself as Oden when around Momonosuke, which just causes the boy, Oden's son, to be understandably confused.
* CosplayOtakuGirl: After being impressed by Oden's last stand, Yamato became a huge fan of Oden. In the 20 years since Oden's death, Yamato imitates Oden to the point of dressing up as Oden and introducing herself as him.
* CoolMask: When she saves Luffy, Yamato wears a Hannya mask that hides her face.
* DeclarationOfProtection: While protecting Momonosuke from Sasaki's Armored Division, Yamato tanks a cannon shot aimed at the boy. Then, she declares her name and her will to die for the Kozuki clan.
* DefectorFromDecadence: She leaves the Animal Kingdom Pirates, not wanting anything to do with Kaido or his plans to become Wano's next shogun, especially after realizing Kaido would have killed him had he tried to escape.

Kaido's son, introduced for the first time at the party on Onigashima, where he's been missing and Kaido thus orders the Tobi Roppo to find him. Moments later, Yamato rescues Luffy from Ulti's attack.\\\
[[HeroWorshipper Yamato is a huge fan of Oden]], having read his diary and wishing to adopt the same lifestyle. This not only includes wearing similar clothes and adapting the same fighting style, but also becoming a man (despite being assigned female at birth). Yamato also doesn't share his father's same ruthless and cold lifestyle, as his meeting with Luffy becomes a critical step on his journey to open Wano's borders and join forces with the Straw Hat Pirates.\\\
Yamato has eaten the Dog-Dog Fruit (''Inu Inu no Mi''), Model: Okuchi-no-Makami, a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit that allows him to transform into a deified version of the extinct Japanese wolf.

* AdaptationalCurves: Played with. The manga shows that his breasts are large enough to hide a small child between them, but they don't take up a massive portion of his frame (in part because of his incredible height). Because the anime can pan the "camera" wherever it wants, it features many close-ups of Yamato's breasts (especially from the side), emphasizing how large they are much more than in the manga. The size was also shown to be much different between his debut appearance and many shots of Episode 995, though in this case it was more of him being much more lean and slender in his very first frame rather than being much more curvy afterwards. His canonical proportions are accurate to the manga during his anime "infobox", however.
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Yamato debuts fairly earlier in the anime in episode 982, before meeting Luffy. He's still masked at the time and outside Onigashima, smashing some rocks in frustration.
* AmazonianBeauty: Yamato's Portrait of Pirates MAXIMUM Figurine reveals that under his haori he has well-sculpted abs, which isn't surprising considering who his father is and his apparent race. Yamato still has a pretty face, vibrant hair and large breasts that are emphasized in most media to show off his beauty as well. Yamato is also shown to have toned arms when moving to protect Momonosuke in the anime adaptation of Chapter 1000 (Episode 1015).
* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: (For the sake of simplicity and uniformity when talking about the character, Website/ThisVeryWiki will refer to Yamato exclusively with he/him pronouns until evidence otherwise is provided in-canon.) While he's referred to with male pronouns in most translations, the original Japanese uses more gender-neutral terms. And while his [[HeroWorshipper staunch devotion]] to becoming Kozuki Oden in all aspects could imply Yamato see himself as male, he ''does'' acknowledge that he and Oden are different people, which leads to the question of exactly who/what he identifies himself as. The ambiguity gets some clearing up in chapter 1052, which shows Yamato declining to join Nami and the other girls in the bath since the castle does not have mixed baths. He's later shown bathing with the guys instead, much to Sanji and Brook's delight, with the definitively transgender Kiku shown bathing with the women. On the other hand, both Yamato's official Vivre Card as well as the "infobox" on introduction refer to him as fully female whereas the transgender characters such as Kiku have "[X] in body but [Y] in heart."
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Much like his father Kaido, it is unknown whether Yamato is truly human, from the horns, the multicolored hair, the above-average size (even as a child), and the fact Kaido berates him for consorting with humans when oni like them rule over humanity as a rule.
* AntagonisticOffspring: Although he's Kaido's son, he's been inspired by Oden and has taken up his desire to open up Wano's borders, hence he's opposed to Kaido. The first thing Yamato does in his debut is to rescue Luffy from Ulti. Yamato is already against Kaido's intentions to have him take Orochi's place as shogun of Wano, and eventually disowns Kaido upon after learning of the latter's willingness to kill him.
* AscendedMeme: Yamato is popular for his design, with some gravitating towards the only fanservicey part of it - his breasts being so large they stick out of either side of his haori. This ended up coming full circle when Oda himself responded to a request he received via SBS asking him to draw a personification of Yamato's sideboob, to which he obliged - indicating he is aware and approving of the memetic status of Yamato's chest. He does, however, say in the same SBS that the amount of mail he receives asking him to draw Yamato's sideboob or even topless with his breasts out is almost disturbing.
* AwesomenessIsAForce: Yamato is a user of Conqueror's Haki and can even imbue it into his attacks. He first used it, unconsciously, when he was only eight years old.
* BeamOWar: While fighting Kaido, Yamato uses ''Namuji Glacier Fang'' against his ''Blast Breath'', resulting into a large explosion on top of Onigashima. He manages to emerge from the exchange to keep fighting.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Kaido responded to Yamato's desire to be Oden by treating him like he would've had with Oden: like an enemy to be beaten, imprisoned, and potentially killed if they won't submit to Kaido's will. For example, throwing Yamato into a cave with several rebellious samurai. Yamato is frightened that the samurai will immediately jump at the chance to kill a child of Kaido, Kaido's callous response is Yamato is "Oden". However, Yamato is steadfast in blaming the abusive treatment on Kaido rather than on being Oden.
* BerserkerTears: After he learns of Kaido's intentions to blow him up if he tries to escape, Yamato cries out of sadness and anger as he falls toward him.
* {{Bokukko}}: Yamato uses the masculine pronoun "boku" to highlight his wishes to be Oden who, when he was alive, used the more assertive "ore".
* BreakoutCharacter: He ranked as the 11th most popular character in the entire series as of the One Piece World Top 100 poll that collected votes globally, and this was before he had even fought with Kaido to any significant degree. Toei Animation took note of this and made a special announcement when revealing his voice actress, and has drawn out his scenes in the anime to draw his expressions more extensively and with greater focus. It was even suggested at a point he would end up offered to join the Straw Hats.
* BreathWeapon: In his hybrid form, Yamato is able to release the Namuji Glacier Fang from his mouth, similar to Kaido's own Boro Breath.
* CarryABigStick: Just like Kaido, he wields a ''kanabo'' named Takeru and uses it to save Luffy from Ulti. Tellingly enough, Takeru doesn't have [[SpikesOfVillainy spikes]] like Kaido's Hassaikai, but rather blunt studs, emphasizing his good nature.
* ChainedByFashion: In his debut, Yamato wears shackles on his wrists, which Kaido rigged to [[ExplosiveLeash explode]] should he escape from Onigashima. Fortunately for Yamato, he gets rid of them with Luffy's help.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Yamato keeps proclaiming himself as Oden when around Momonosuke, which just causes the boy, Oden's son, to be understandably confused.
* CosplayOtakuGirl: After being impressed by Oden's last stand, Yamato became a huge fan of Oden. In the 20 years since Oden's death, Yamato imitates Oden to the point of dressing up as Oden and introducing himself as him.
* CoolMask: When he saves Luffy, Yamato wears a Hannya mask that hides his face.
* DeclarationOfProtection: While protecting Momonosuke from Sasaki's Armored Division, Yamato tanks a cannon shot aimed at the boy. Then, he declares his name and his will to die for the Kozuki clan.
* DefectorFromDecadence: He leaves the Animal Kingdom Pirates, not wanting anything to do with Kaido or his plans to become Wano's next shogun, especially after realizing Kaido would have killed him had he tried to escape.

* ChekhovsGunman: Yasu is introduced as a taikomochi that follows Zoro after being saved by him and, not long after, is revealed to be a beloved inhabitant of Ebisu Town because he tries to make everyone (truly) happy. [[spoiler:After Yasu gives himself in, the Akazaya Nine recognise him as Yasu'ie, a former Daymio and the one who inspired them to become actual samurai when they were young.]]

* VillainousRescue: He saves Orochi's sorry ass from getting killed by Zoro's attack. [[spoiler:Justified. As if Orochi dies all the allied forces gathered would have died and Yasue's death would have been in vain.]]

* SamusIsAGirl: Played with; After being referred by multiple characters as Kaido's son (Including by Kaido himself), and debuting with a mask and clothes that hide his figure, Yamato is revealed to have been born female and is drawn how Oda draws a vast majority of their female characters. However, due to how they emulate Oden, their use of male pronouns (in translated materials), and there being much confusion over his true Gender identity, it is unclear if Yamato is a Tomboy or FtM, vs Kiku who is unmistakably Trans.

* EvilIsPetty: The lengths he's willing to go just to hurt the Scabbards despite their kindness they've shown him over the years and never deserved anything to deserve it are utterly deplorable.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: He faces down the Akazaya Nine as they attempt to enter Kaido's mansion through the rear entrance, knowing full well they will almost certainly overwhelm him. He challenges Kiku to fight him despite her being a renowned samurai, and she cuts him down.

* SamusIsAGirl: {{Subverted}}; After being referred by multiple characters as Kaido's son, and debuting with a mask and clothes that hide his figure, Yamato at first seems female, but is revealed to have only been assigned female at birth and identifies as a man.

* GreaterScopeVillain: Orochi and Kaido may take the spot as the antagonists in the Wano arc, but she was the one the orchestrated the events that lead to Wano's current state.

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Yamato keeps proclaiming themselves as Oden when around Momonosuke, which just causes the boy, Oden's son, to be understandably confused.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: Yamato keeps proclaiming themselves as Oden when around Momonosuke, which just causes the boy to be understandably confused and upset, especially since for Momonosuke his father died 20 years ago, but for him it's only been a few months, which likely strikes a nerve for him. Even upon aging into a 28-year-old through Shinobu's powers, Yamato tries to tease him by putting a plate on his head to look more like Oden, causing Momonosuke to snap at him regularly.

* SecretlySelfish: Yamato deeply desires to leave Wano and see the world. Once he meets Luffy he proclaims that, as Oden, Luffy will take him on his ship just like Oden did with Whitebeard and being Ace's brother. Luffy just points out that he's not Oden and can't make decisions like that, especially since Yamato just kidnapped him to have a talk. Once Kaido is finally defeated, Yamato then meets the Straw Hats and proclaims he's joining them without asking any of their opinions in the matter, much to their shock and confusion. Jimbei even calls him out on this, saying that the rest of the crew will not accept Yamato in the crew unless the captain gives his approval. In fairness, Yamato doesn't disagree with Jimbei.

* SecretlySelfish: Yamato deeply desires to leave Wano and see the world. Once he meets Luffy he proclaims that, as Oden, Luffy will take him on his ship just like Oden did with Whitebeard and being Ace's brother. Luffy just points out that he's not Oden and can't make decisions like that, especially since Yamato just kidnapped him to have a talk. Once Kaido is finally defeated, Yamato then meets the Straw Hats and proclaims he's joining them without asking any of their opinions in the matter, much to their shock and confusion. Jinbe even calls him out on this, saying that the rest of the crew will not accept Yamato in the crew unless the captain gives his approval. In fairness, Yamato doesn't disagree with Jinbe.

* SharedSignatureMove: While capable of using his father's Raimei Hakke/Eight Trigrams/Thunder Bagua technique, Yamato's is weaker, requiring both hands (as opposed to Kaido who can use it with one) and is dubbed Raimei Yonke/Four
Trigrams/Thunder BaDua by Ulti as a result.

* SharedSignatureMove: While capable of using his father's Raimei Hakke/Eight Trigrams/Thunder Bagua technique, Yamato's is weaker, requiring both hands (as opposed to Kaido who can use it with one) and is dubbed Raimei Yonke/Four Trigrams/ThunderBaDua by Ulti as a result.

* BoobsOfSteel: Like with most "female" bodies in ''One Piece'', Yamato sports a big bust (though hidden under a kimono) and is immensely strong. Yamato proves his power when he temporarily knocks out a member of the Tobi Roppo with a single attack, and proves his bust size when he hides Momonosuke between his boobs.

* StatuesqueStunner: Yamato is bigger than an average human standing at 263 cm or 8'8". Luffy only reaches about his waist when standing up. He's also beautiful and [[BoobsOfSteel busty]].

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: In the Wano arc, she's kept in the dark about the Paramount War and Ace's untimely demise because of the Land of Wano's isolationism, at least until Luffy tells her.

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: In the Wano arc, she's kept in the dark about the Paramount War and Ace's untimely demise because of the Land of Wano's isolationism, at least until Luffy bluntly tells her.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After learning of Luffy's relationship with Ace, Tama bursts into tears and is dumbstruck that she touched a sore spot for him.

* SuperToughness: He shares his father's incredibly durable skin, tanking several cannon shots from Sasaki with barely a scratch.

* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:We don't see how, but after Luffy arrives in Wano, he did steal Zoro's own sword Shuusui and returned it to its proper place evading Zoro in the process.]]

* ManChild: Due to being raised by Kaido among an army of pirates, Yamato's maturity level doesn't match up with his age. He often acts like a young teenager, complete with an explosive temper and general social awkwardness, despite being 28 years old. Yamato's relationship with his hero Kozuki Oden can be read as a grown man playing pretend, only occasionally sobering up and returning to reality in moments of great import like the battle with his father or deciding to stay in Wano once the appearance of [[GreenThumb Admiral Greenbull]] made it clear that he's too valuable to leave just yet.

!Others

* BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: For [[spoiler:''Kaido'' of all people. Oden actually manages to get in a major blow on Kaido, creating the X mark on his chest. Before he can finish him, Kurozumi distracts Oden by turning into Momonosuke and having one of Kaido's men act like he's holding him hostage, giving time for Kaido to recover and land a critical hit on Oden from behind. Ironically however, Kaido isn't appreciative of it as he views it as a dirty trick in the heat of battle and promptly has her killed for it.]]
* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: She's the one that concocts the whole plan to put Orochi on the throne and have Kaido back him up to do so. Granted the plan only suceeds because Oden leaves the island to pursue his interests. He nearly does derail after he realizes Orochi will never keep his word for their deal and almost defeats Kaido if not for her interferece by disguising herself as Momonosuke at a critical moment in the battle to distract Oden. While she does die thanks to this act, Orochi would continue to rule the nation for 20 years unopposed. The victory lasts until the present time of the story where the protagonists have organized themselves and allied together (ironically with the aid of their own powerful pirate friends in the Straw Hats, Kidd and Heart Pirates) to fight Kaido's forces and bring about Orochi's downfall.]]

* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: Essentially she's the cause of ''everything'' bad that befell Wano as she was the one that came to Kaido with her plan, though in her case to use him as a weapon to take over Wano. While her plan was a success due to Oden's absense and did lead to the Kurozumis ruling Wano as they intended, she met her death during it as she didn't anticipate Kaido killing her for interfering in his fight against Oden.]]

* PeekABangs: Tsunagoro's hair covers one of his eyes, making him look more distant and mysterious, fitting for a Yakuza boss.

* BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: For [[spoiler:''Kaido'' of all people. Oden actually manages to get in a major blow on Kaido, causing the X mark on his chest. Before he can finish him, Kurozumi distracts Oden by turning into Momonosuke and having one of Kaido's men act like he's holding him hostage, giving time for Kaido to recover and land a critical hit on Oden from behind. Ironically however, Kaido isn't appreciative of it as he views it as a dirty trick in the heat of battle and promptly has her killed for it.]]

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SaoriHayami (JP)