History Characters / OnePieceKozukiOden

* RightfulKingReturns: After returning from his travels and learning of Orochi's doings, Oden attempted to conquer back the Shogunate but was defeated by Kaido. [[spoiler: Luckily he thought ahead in case such a scenario happened and had Toki send their son and his loyal vassals to the future to keep hope alive for the country. Twenty years later and with the help of the Straw Hats, the Kozuki Clan finally ousts Orochi from Wano's throne, ends his tyranny and restores their rightful rulership to the country.]]

* BeyondTheImpossible: His permanent scar on Kaido is described as an umbelievable feat, since it's the only time the Emperor has ever been scarred.

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* BeyondTheImpossible: His permanent scar on Kaido is described as such InUniverse, since it's the only time the Emperor has been scarred, EVER.

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: InUniverse example. Oden in life is a good man, despite being rather rough around the edges. Twenty years later, Orochi's propaganda has changed his image from the beloved daimyo of Kuri to the villain who nearly destroyed Wano by opening its borders to the world. This is downplayed, though, since anyone who was alive during Oden's reign remembers him quite well and secretly supports the return of the Kozuki clan.

* ShirtlessScene: There are several moments that expose Oden's muscular and toned body:
** When there was a short flashback scene of a younger Yasuie training with Oden (Silhouette), [[https://i.imgur.com/E95lBQp.jpg Oden was shirtless]].
** After Oden beat Ashura and all the bandits in Kuri, [[https://i.imgur.com/iN5OYGI.jpg his abs and chest were exposed]].
** When Oden was [[https://i.imgur.com/u4RYk3h.jpg fishing]] with his bare hands and [[https://i.imgur.com/7dDKKCZ.jpg saved]] Dogstorm, Cat Viper, and Kawamatsu from being tormented, he wore only a thong, [[https://i.imgur.com/qXPeWbp.jpg leaving his toned and muscular body completely exposed]].
** When Oden sneaked out of his castle to get on Whitebeard's ship and got caught by Izo, [[https://i.imgur.com/iy6vOqx.jpg he was in his pajamas]].
** He dances with only a thong on in front of everyone to save all of the hostages and citizens of Wano, but that scene isn't played for FanService.
** One the day of his and his Retainers' execution, Oden [[https://i.imgur.com/DBfvohH.jpg was]] [[https://i.imgur.com/TVjw4g9.jpg the only one]] [[https://i.imgur.com/36LIPfu.jpg who was shirtless]].
* SlasherSmile: Oden has quite a few of those. For example, when he went to Kuri alone to face Ashura and every single bandit in there, Oden [[https://thumbs.gfycat.com/DetailedSimilarHoiho-size_restricted.gif seemed]] ''extremely'' excited.

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* AbductionIsLove: When he was fifteen years old, Oden kidnapped many women to create an harem and fought their husbands when they came to freem them. However, said women could leave whenever they wanted and remained out of their free will. Ironically, the woman Oden actually married and loved, Toki, is the only one that he didn't kidnap but rescued instead.

* LongDeadBadass: Oden was one of the, if not ''the'', strongest samurai in the history of Wano. He fought nearly on-par with Whitebeard and Roger and was the only person to inflict a permanent scar on Kaido. However, he was killed twenty years before the events of Wano. His death brought down the morale of Wano's citizens. Kaido, in the present day, still wishes to encounter another fighter like Oden.

* PosthumousCharacter: Oden is killed by Kaido twenty years before the events of the Wano arc, but is one of the most important characters of not only the Wano arc but the entire series' MythArc. His death led to Orochi becoming the new shogun and the country of Wano, except for the Flower Capital, becoming a polluted land of poverty.

* RefugeInAudacity: Oden is a loud and expressive man who doesn't care for Wano's strict traditions and many times he publicly breaks them or causes a big mess in the most spectacular way possible. In his introduction scene, Oden pays homage to his deceased friend while cooking and eating oden on his burned corpse, [[UpToEleven right in front of the dead man's family]]! It's also why Yasu doesn't believe Orochi's claim that Oden stole the money because, if he actually did it, he wouldn't have done it secretly but in such a spectacular way everyone would have noticed.

* StrongFamilyResemblance: Oden and Momo, In-Universe:
** After Shinobu aged Momo up to twenty-eight years with her devil fruit powers, [[https://i.imgur.com/6YEE8Py.png she began crying because Momo now looks identical to someone]].
** Momo was revealed to look just like Oden, having a similiar facial stucture as well as the same long and wild made of black hair, although Momo's hair is not styled on the top of his head, being unkempt everywhere, and he currently lacks any facial hair.
** [[https://i.imgur.com/zOcZmOd.png Yamato said that Momo is basically Oden on the outside now]], lampshading the similarity by putting a plate on his head to mimic Oden's hairstyle.
** In Road to Laughtale Part 1 which contains Oda's previously unseen rough sketches and storyboards that did not make it into the final work, [[https://i.imgur.com/aPontoH.png the resemblance between Oden and Momo's adult design was made clear again]].

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The previous Daimyo of the Kuri region in the Land of Wano and Momonosuke's father, who was executed twenty years before the arrival of the Straw Hats at Wano. Orochi usurped the throne from him, but his actions still affect the present story and he is still one of the central characters for the Land of Wano Arc. Oden is also a former member of the Whitebeard Pirates, and became the very first commander of the second division (Ace's predecessor), and later a member of the Roger Pirates. Oden is a carefree man, the epitome of freedom in the series, who can't stand the strict rules of Wano, feeling almost caged at the thought of not being able to leave Wano. Despite starting out as a selfish and troublesome delinquent in his childhood, being rough around the edges, doing whatever he wants to do, and appearing as an arrogant and self-centered person on the surface level who doesn't like receiving affection and doesn't care for others, Oden is [[HiddenDepths in truth]] a selfless and humble person who, despite often having the best intentions, tends to cause trouble with his unorthodox methods, which caused him once to be exiled by his own father. Despite his strong dislike for any position that comes with responsibilities, Oden is a selfless man who can't stop himself from taking the burdens of others on himself and helping those in need at his own expenses. \\\

Oden [[TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior had a chaotic youth to say the least]]. 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 obliterated a bear by hurling a boulder at it. Starting at age 6, he started roaming the Red-Light District and spent the castle's money at the pleasure halls. 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 and for rehabilitation as a prisoner, Oden was sentenced to hard labor in the quarries where his talent blossomed, with him working well enough there to gain significant prestige, rising to the rank of Chief Stonemason. He then left prison and reformed his ways. When he was 14, he attempted to help the Flower Capital citizens during a terrible drought as he was unable to bear the sight of people suffering from dried-out wells. He curved the river itself to run through the capital, 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 threatened the priest of a secluded mountain into sheltering him. He then kidnapped many women from the Capital at night and formed his own personal harem. Said women were free to leave but preferred to stay with Oden. This however didn't stop the women's loved ones, as well as many powerful samurai, to go after Oden to stop him, but Oden stood his ground, resulting in the massive Harem War, where the Hyogoro Family was also involved. For the next three years, Oden attempted to set out to sea 38 times. He quickly failed every time, though he managed to survive. Overall, Oden was known for getting into a significant number of violent fights and doing outrageous things, and he cared little for the consequences of his actions.\\\

At age 18, he went into the Flower Capital and proceeded to cook and eat a pot of Oden soup, heated by using the fire of the burned corpse of a man called Katsuzo, much to the dismay of his mourning family members. Turns out that the man called Katsuzo was a friend of Oden and it was Oden's way of honoring him, sharing one last drink with his deceased friend. After apologizing to the family members for the disturbance and leaving the crematorium, he saw that a Mountain God was attacking the Flower Capital. After overhearing Kinemon and Denjiro talking about the Mountain God's offspring being in their possession, Oden told them to give him the giant boar's offspring. Oden then took the white boar when Kinemon tried attacking the Mountain God. After Kinemon 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 with a single stike. When Kinemon 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. Oden was not upset when he received the decree, viewing it as his father and the Flower Capital being unable to contain his greatness. Out of gratitude and awe, Kinemon and Denjiro began following him.\\\

After being exiled, Oden moved to Shimotsuki Yasuie's residence at Hakumai, where he also met Kurozumi Orochi, 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 his journey, he was followed by Kinemon and Denjiro. Along the way, he met many quirky individuals: Kikunojo and Izo from Ringo, Kanjuro from Kibi, and Raizo from Udon. Inspired by Oden, they began following him and would eventually became his personal squad of retainers alongside Kinemon and Denjiro. Oden entered Kuri alone and fought all the bandits there, including Ashura Doji, Kuri's most dangerous criminal. By the time his companions arrived, Oden had defeated all of his enemies in the span of a single night. He then rounded up the lawless ruffians of Kuri and with his considerable strength, he turned the hellish wasteland, into a place worthy of being called home, bringing 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.\\\

6 years later, while fishing at Kuri Beach, Oden discovered Dogstorm, Catviper, and Kawamatsu being tormented by humans who persecuted them. Oden rescued the three and lectured the people who tried to set them on fire. The three then followed him back to Kuri and became his retainers. 3 years later, Oden paid the Mountain God and its child, who had grown much taller, a visit and proceeds to use the latter to carry his palanquin while traveling through the Flower Capital along with his retainers to pay his father a visit after hearing that he had fallen ill. As Oden paid him a visit, he was relieved seeing his father invigorated. Sukiyaki is proud that his son became a great man and had a turn-around, but Oden answered that he has been only made great and not changed a bit. Unknown to Oden, this was the last time he and his father exchanged words.\\\

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 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. Understanding that Oden let go because of his desire to help, Whitebeard allowed him on board, telling Oden that they're going on a grand adventure beyond anything he can imagine. After boarding and being welcomed by the crew, Oden discovered that Dogstorm and Catviper had stowed away on the ship, waiting for Oden. Afterwards, Oden went on adventures with the Whitebeard Pirates.\\\

On his journey, Oden wrote his adventures in a journey log and explored multiple islands and places around the entire world, being in awe of the things that he has never seen before. He also became a notorious outlaw with a bounty. He found 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 Kozuki Momonosuke. 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 Kozuki Hiyori. After the Whitebeard Pirates encountered the Roger Pirates and fought against them for 3 days, Oden had a discussion with the two captains, during which he informed Roger that he could read the Poneglyphs. Roger begged Oden to join him for a year in order to get to the island, and Whitebeard, despite being against it because he didn't want to lose someone he considered a brother, ultimately honored Oden's choice to join Roger, leading to him parting ways with the Whitebeard Pirates.\\\

After another grand journey but this time with the Roger Pirates, Oden discovered the location of the final island of the New World and sailed there. There, Oden and 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, Oden declined offers from his crew members with assisting him in opening Wano's borders, and instead sought to make his vision a reality with the aid of his retainers and by becoming Shogun. Roger decided to disband the crew and Oden parted ways with him as the Pirate King 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 that Toki was injured while protecting Momonosuke. Enraged, Oden ordered his retainers to guard his family before charging to the Flower Capital.\\\

He arrived at the castle, fought his way through the guards, kicked in the door to the throne room, and rushed directly at the panicking Orochi, ignoring his pleas that Kaido won't take this attack lying down, attempting to kill Orochi. Oden's attack was stopped by Kurozumi Semimaru, who used a barrier to protect Orochi. Confronted by Kaido, Oden proceeded to clash evenly with him and to stop them from destroying the castle, Orochi came up with a deal to blackmail Oden, while also showing him a room with hundreds of hostages. If Oden danced naked in the Flower Capital once a week, the hostages Orochi has taken, as well as the citizens of Wano, would be spared. Kaido and Orochi also promised to leave Wano in five years. Holding onto the deal in the hopes of preventing Orochi from offering innocent people as tribute for the Beasts Pirates, and to avoid involving innocent lives in a battle between him and Kaido, 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 the people of Wano to lose faith and respect for him. Fearing the worst when the ones he cares about are involved, Oden refused to explain his motivations to his retainers when they wanted to know the truth. One year later, Oden received a foreign newspaper and read about Roger's execution, to which he cried, then laughed, then cried again.\\\

On the second year since his return, Oden asked Toki if she wants a divorce to which she asked if he's joking. Later that year, Oden paid Hyogoro and his wife a visit. Three years later, Oden heard that Hyogoro had been captured for his defiance and that his wife was killed. Grieving over the fate of Hyogoro and his wife, 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. Oden asked Kaido why he and his men are so thoroughly prepared and how they knew that Oden and his Retainers were on their way, to which Kaido replied that there may be a spy in Oden's castle. Kaido mocks Oden for choosing the method where nobody gets hurt, saying how he's just like Newgate and Roger, mighty, but soft, [[CharacterDevelopment showing how much Oden has changed during his life]]. Not regretting the choice he made 5 years ago, Oden proceeded to blast through Kaido's army. In the ensuing battle, Shinobu joined Oden's side and it was said that the battle lasted longer as expected as Oden's strength surpassed the enemy's imagination. Kaido hits Oden with Blast Breath but Oden gets back up and uses Togen Totsuka to severely injure and scar Kaido. As Oden was about to deliver the finishing blow, he was distracted by Kurozumi Higurashi, who disguised herself as Momonosuke and pretended to be a hostage, so that Kaido can strike him down. After his defeat, Oden claimed that Shinobu was not his ally to save her from the Beast Pirates and allow 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—Ame no Habakiri and Enma—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, [[HeroicSacrifice he lifted a plank upon his shoulders and ordered his retainers to stand on top of the plank, proceeding to hold them all up]]. As the citizens who watch the execution continued to mock Oden, Shinobu, who spied on Oden and Orochi's deal, called them fools and revealed the reason for Oden's actions during the past five years: Protecting and saving them. Orochi desired revenge for the crimes committed against the Kurozumi Family and he threatened to deliver hundreds of kidnapped citizens to Kaido as a tribute, giving Oden an ultimatum provided that he humiliated himself in front of everyone every week to spare a hundred lives with each dance as per his reparations to the Kurozumi Family. To protect the citizens, prevent a fight against Orochi and Kaido that would've endangered a lot of innocent lives, and being left with little choice, Oden started to follow Orochi's terms. Oden also traveled from each region to region every week to make sure that nothing had changed. In the end, Shinobu points out that the true fools are the Wano people, who disrespected Oden while he was secretly saving them.\\\

After the citizens heard how Oden protected them all this time during the past five years, they started cheering for Oden's effort to survive and Oden appreciated that. As the boiling in the pot passed 700 degrees and continued to rise while Oden endured the hour, he explained to his retainers that it was the Kozuki Clan that closed the country to the rest of the world, to protect them from a great external power. He also stated that the world awaits a certain figure and that Wano must be prepared to welcome and work with them, when that figure appears after an 800-Year Span. Being certain that Orochi and Kaido will kill him no matter what, Oden requested his retainers to open Wano's borders in his stead. Even though Orochi continued to raise the heat even more, Oden didn't die. 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, Oden told Kaido to not underestimate his Samurai and how he's a story to accompany his drinks. Oden's last thoughts were of his family and as Kaido shot Oden in the head, Oden died with a smile as his body sank fully into the pot.\\\

* ChickMagnet: Oden is very charismatic and good looking and, when he was fifteen, he kidnapped a bunch of women for his harem. Said women could leave whenever they wanted, but simply wanted to remain with him.

* MagneticHero: His indifference towards Wano rules and traditions, his charisma and his lack of judgmentalism made him an inspiring person to whoever he met. He's able to recruit the Akazaya Nine mainly by awing them when his chivalry and strength. Just like Luffy and his Grand Fleet, he didn't want them to follow him, but they did anyway.

* TheWorfEffect: After clashing roughly equally with Prime Whitebeard, he's sent flying by Roger with a haki-imbued, named attack to demonstrate the gap in strength between even someone as strong as him and the WorldsStrongestMan. It has to be noted though that not only did Oden get immediately get back up from it and was barely injured, but this wasn't Oden in his prime since it was said that he has gotten much stronger when he came back to Wano, to the point that current Kaido compares the Oden who he fought, to Prime Whitebeard and Roger.

* WorthyOpponent: Kaido considered Oden a worthy opponent for managing to scar him, something no one else has done before, and for this reason he dislikes the cheap trick Higurashi used to win the fight. Later, Kaido personally kills him instead of letting Orochi's henchmen finish the execution as a show of respect.

* LargeHam: Oden is extremely energetic and boastful, while his body language follows the acting of the Kabuki Theatre. His presence is impossible for anyone near him to ignore and leves a mark (literally, often by destroying something) wherever he goes. For this reason, Yasuie doesn't believe Orochi's claims that Oden stole his money because, if Oden truly stole them, he wouldn't have done it secretely but in a way that everyone would notice.

* RefugeInAudacity: Oden is a loud and expressive man who doesn't care for Wano's strict traditions and many times he publicly breaks them or causes a big mess in the most spectacular way possible. In his introduction scene, Oden pays homage to his deceased friend while cooking and eating oden on his burned corpse, [[UpToEleven right in front of the dead man's family]]! It's also why Yasu doesn't believe Orochi's claim that Oden stole the money because, if he actually did it, he wouldn't have done it secretely but in such a spectacular way everyone would have noticed.

* StickyFingers: Oden is a good guy, but even Yasuie is aware that he can simply take something if he wants it, however, when Orochi accuses Oden of stealing Yasuie's money, the latter doesn't believe it because Oden would do it right in front of witnesses rather than secretly

* RescueRomance: Toki and Oden meet when he follows her cries, leaving the rope he has held onto for Whitebeard's challenge, and saves her from the bandits trying to capture her, while she later treats his overinflated body (because it has absorbed too much water). They end up falling for each other not long after.

* StickyFingers: Oden is a good guy, but even Yasuie is aware that he can simply take something if he wants it, however, when Orochi accuses Oden of stealing Yasuie's money, the latter doesn't believe it because Oden would do it right in front of witnesses rather than secretely.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Not only Oden was very similar to his father, Sukiyaki, [[ItMakesSenseInContext after Momonosuke is aged up to twenty-eight years]], it's revealed that he's also identical to his son except for the haircut.

* RightfulKingReturns: After returning from his travels and learning of Orochi's doings, Oden attempted to conquer back the Shogunate but was defeated by Kaido. [[spoiler: Luckily he thought ahead in case such a scenario happens and had Toki sends their son and his loyal vassals in the future to keep hope alive for the country. Twenty years later and with the help of the Straw Hats, the Kozuki Clan finally ousts Orochi from Wano's throne, end his tyranny and restore their rightful rulership to the country.]]

* {{Samurai}}: During his life, Oden is the strongest samurai of Wano, and therefore the strongest in the world. While Oden wields two katanas (like UsefulNotes/MiyamotoMusashi) and has a strong sense of honor, just like the classic figure of the samurai. However, Oden is actually a daimyo and not at the service of someone, travels through Wano in his late teens which, combined with his attire, resemble the figure of the {{ronin}} as well.

** When there was a short flashback scene of a younger Yasuie training with Oden (Silhouette),[[https://i.imgur.com/E95lBQp.jpg Oden was shirtless]].

* SlasherSmile: Oden has quite a few of those. For example, when he went to Kuri to face Ashura and every single bandit in there, Oden [[https://thumbs.gfycat.com/DetailedSimilarHoiho-size_restricted.gif seemed]] ''extremely'' excited.

* BadassNormal: Oden doesn't have any kind of Devil Fruit ability, his combat abilities come from his sheer strength and skills. Oden was immensely powerful, being among the strongest warriors in the ''entire'' world of One Piece. He wielded two legendary swords, Enma and Ame no Habakiri, and with those in hand, he's able to clash with the likes of Whitebeard and Kaido.

* WholeCostumeReference: Downplayed. Oden's kimono is mainly orange, similarly to the iconic suit worn by [[Manga/DragonBall Son Goku]].
** Ironically enough, Goku's german voice actor throughout DBZ, Tommy Morgenstern, also voices Oden in the german dub.

* HungryWeapon: His Great Grade Sword Enma is among the best swords in the entire world, it's a sword of the highest quality, however, it's difficult to control and forcibly sucks out the Haki of anybody who wields it. Even [[PraetorianGuard a badass like Kin'emon]] remarks that he'd rather not wield the blade. Oden wielded the sword with ease and he was the only one who mastered Enma's significant Haki depletion, something which emaciated Zoro's entire arm after a single attack and drained several other samurai. Even when Oden was only 9 years old, he already wielded Enma without any problems.

* KiManipulation: Oden was an extremely powerful master of Busoshoku Haki/Armament Haki, which is known as "Ryou" in Wano. It is most noted as he was the only samurai who tamed the Great Grade Sword 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. Oden already wielded Enma with ease when he was only 9 years old, and even at age 18, Oden was masterful in using Ryou, as he imbued both his swords Enma and Ame no Habakiri, hardening them, letting him cleanly bisect the enormous Mountain God in a single slash. At age 29, Oden hardened his swords and then clashed with Whitebeard, 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 Kaido. Oden's enormous amount of Haki and his mastery make him the only Samurai in Wano who was able to wield and tame Enma, mastering the cursed sword on top of that.

After being exiled, Oden traveled through the Land of Wano and was followed by Kinemon and Denjiro. After hearing about Ashura Doji, Oden decided to journey to Kuri, which was Wano's most lawless region. Along the way, he met many quirky individuals who, inspired by him, followed him and would eventually became his personal squad of retainers alongside Kinemon and Denjiro. Oden entered Kuri alone and fought all the bandits there, including Ashura Doji, Kuri's most dangerous criminal. By the time his companions arrived, Oden had defeated all of his enemies in the span of a single night. He then rounded up the lawless ruffians of Kuri and with his considerable strength, he turned the hellish wasteland, into a place worthy of being called home, bringing 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.\\\

* HiddenDepths: Oden is a troublesome man (especially when he was younger) who dislikes holding a position of authority and doesn't care about the traditions and rules of Wano, which on paper would make him a terrible ruler. However, he's also a man who takes the responsibility for other people's actions and is willing to be punished even if he has nothing to do with them. He may appear selfish on first hand, but he's actually very selfless and humble, taking in orphans and loners and letting them live with him. He may appear as someone who doesn't care about his country, but he loves Wano more than anyone else, saving a town from the Mountain God, turning the region Kuri into a peaceful land, as well as throwing his pride and honor later on away to save Wano's citizens and the hostages Orochi has taken.

* HungryWeapon: His Great Grade Sword Enma is among the best swords in the world, it's a sword of the highest quality, however, it's difficult to control and forcibly sucks out the Haki of anybody who wields it. Even [[PraetorianGuard a badass like Kin'emon]] remarks that he'd rather not wield the blade. Oden wielded the sword with ease and he was the only one who mastered Enma's significant Haki depletion, something which emaciated Zoro's arm and drained several other samurai.

* ImplausibleFencingPowers: In his flashback, Oden proves to be an incredibly strong samurai by cutting the gigantic Mountain God in half with a single slash. Said attack had so much power and range that it also destroyed many nearby houses, but didn't kill anyone, freeing the people who were devoured by the Mountaing God.

* InadequateInheritor: Oden is the son of the Shogun, however, his rebellious personality makes him go against Wano's traditions, which is (at least officially) frowned upon, and is a huge troublemaker. The citizens are afraid of Oden, fearing the trouble he would cause them and, when Oden is 18-years-old, his father disowns him after he causes problems for the umpteenth time. Ironically, Oden doesn't want to become Shogun and isn't fazed by this. Eventually, Oden regains his right to the throne by turning the land of Kuri into a paradise for the citizens, showing that he's matured and has become worthy of being a Shogun.

* KiManipulation: Oden was an extremely powerful master of Busoshoku Haki/Armament Haki, which is known as "Ryuo" in Wano. It is most noted as he was the only samurai who tamed the Great Grade Sword 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 Ryuo, as he imbued both his swords Enma and Ame no Habakiri, hardening them, letting him cleanly bisect the enormous Mountain God in a single slash. At age 29, Oden hardened his swords and then clashed with Whitebeard, 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 Kaido. Oden's enormous amount of Haki and his mastery make him the only Samurai in Wano who was able to wield Enma, mastering the cursed sword on top of that.

* MasterSwordsman: Oden's legendary dual wielding swordsmanship caused him to be hailed as the strongest samurai of his period, every warrior in Wano cannot come even close to beat him, he was already a master samurai when he was 9 since he waged war against the entire Yakuza, and he then defeated all of the outlaws that lived in Kuri (an entire army of bandits, including the infamous Ashura Doiji), in just a single night when he was 18. He's strong enough to clash evenly with Whitebeard ''in his prime'' and leave a marking scar on Kaido. The only ones who are proven to fight Oden on equal footing are Roger, Newgate, and Kaido, who comes from outside Wano. Even the Akazaya Nine, despite each of them being a fearsome warrior in their own right, when fighting together, cannot put Kaido on the edge as much as Oden did on his own. Even 20 years after his death, Kaido still acknowledges Oden as the strongest samurai, and states his belief that there will never be another samurai as powerful as Oden. To prove it further, he wielded and mastered Enma, a HungryWeapon that only a Master could even pick up without being killed.

* OppositesAttract: Oden tends to cause trouble and [[BloodKnight gleefully engage in fighting]] whenever it comes up while Toki prefers running away from troubles, often using the Toki-Toki Fruit to travel in the future. Furthermore Oden wants nothing more than to leave Wano and explore the world beyond while Toki has always dreamed of visiting Wano, because it's where her parents came from, and asks Oden (and Whitebeard) to take her there, much to their disbelief. Despite so many differences between them, it's been stated that the marriage between Toki and Oden is a very happy one, and after Oden dies Toki chooses to remain and die with him.

* ThinkNothingOfIt: As he sees a young Dogstorm, Catviper and Kawamatsu tied to a pole and set on fire by some Wano inhabitants, Oden scolds the inhabitants and beats them for their bigotry. Dogstorm, Catviper and Kawamatsu thank him and he just leaves, until they call him because they are still tied to a pole. Out of gratitude, the three become Oden's followers despite the latter not wanting it.

* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Exaggerated. Oden had been a troublemaker since he was an infant. He killed a bear by throwing a rock at it, visited the red light district, in which he spent most of the royal funds, began drinking, burned down a Yakuza casino and then started a war with the Yakuza. All of this ''before reaching the age of ten-years-old''.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HiroyaIshimaru

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The previous Daimyo of the Kuri region in the Land of Wano and Momonosuke's father, who was executed twenty years before the arrival of the Straw Hats at Wano. Orochi usurped the throne from him, but his actions still affect the present story and he is still one of the central characters for the Land of Wano Arc. Oden is also a former member of the Whitebeard Pirates, and became the very first commander of the second division (Ace's predecessor), and later a member of the Roger Pirates. Oden is a carefree man, the epitome of freedom in the series, who can't stand the strict rules of Wano, feeling almost caged at the thought of not being able to leave Wano. Despite having the best intentions, he tends to cause trouble with his unorthodox methods, which causes him to be exiled by his own father. At the same time, despite his strong dislike for any position that comes with responsibilities, Oden is a selfless man who can't stop himself from taking the burdens of others on himself and helping those in need at his own expenses. \\\

After being exiled, Oden travels through the Land of Wano, where he meets many quirky individuals that, inspired by him, follow him and would eventually become his personal squad of retainers. After defeating an entire gang of bandits and turning the land of Kuri from a bandit wasteland into a paradise, Oden is welcomed back by his father and is made Daimyo of Kuri.\\\

Some years later, the Whitebeard Pirates arrive in Wano and Oden takes this chance to finally leave Wano and secretly follows them when they depart (followed by Izo, Catviper, and Dogstorm). He is found out, but Whitebeard accepts him (after testing him) and Oden begins his adventure around the world with the Whitebeard Pirates, which will eventually open his eyes and change him and his perspective of the world. During his travels, he also meets Toki, his future wife, with whom he has two children, Momonosuke and Hiyori. After the Whitebeard Pirates encounter the Roger Pirates, Roger asks Whitebeard if he borrow Oden for a year to take him on his final journey, needing someone able to read the Ponegliffs, and Whitebeard reluctantly accepts. Thus Oden, with Toki, Catviper, and Dogstorm, continue their journey with the Roger Pirates. After leaving Catviper and Dogstorm at Wano alongside a sick Toki, Oden would eventually reach Laugh Tale and see the phantomatic treasure.\\\

Once he returns to Wano, Oden learns that, with the help of Kaido, Orochi usurped the title of Shogun and turned Wano into a living hell for its inhabitants. Oden furiously challenges Orochi, but after hearing his backstory, they make a deal to end things peacefully. Orochi doesn't honor the deal, and Oden and his samurai challenge Kaido, but are defeated. Oden is sentenced to death by boiling. In his last moments, Oden passes on his final wish to his loyal retainers, the Akazaya Nine: he wishes to open up Wano to the rest of the world.\\\

In life, Oden is one of the strongest characters in the One Piece world and wields two legendary swords: Ame no Habakiri and Enma. With those in hand, he's able to clash with the likes of Whitebeard and Kaido. Due to his fearsome strength and affiliation with the Whitebeard Pirates and the Roger Pirates, Oden received a bounty (the amount of which is unknown).

* FlingALightIntoTheFuture: After hearing Sharley's prophecy and finding Laugh Tale, Oden learned that "Joy Boy" will appear twenty years in the future after an 800-Year Span to bring the dawn and that Wano's Borders must by opened by then to welcome and cooperate with him. Even though he made deal with Orochi and Kaido that, if they survives 1 hour in the boiling pot, he and his Retainers are set free, Oden secretly knew that Orochi was going to kill him no matter what, and that Wano would open its borders 20 years from then, to welcome "Joy Boy". Accepting that he would not live to see Wano's Borders opening, Oden planned to save his retainers and his children by sacrificing himself so that they could open Wano's borders in his stead.

* FlingALightIntoTheFuture: Even though Oden made deal with Kaido during the day of his execution (That if Oden survives 1 hour in the boiling oil, he and his Retainers are set free), Oden secretly knew that Orochi and Kaido were going to kill him no matter what, and that Wano would open its borders 20 years from then, to welcome "Joy Boy". Accepting that he would not live to see Wano's Borders opening, Oden planned to save his retainers and his children by sacrificing himself so that they could open Wano's borders in his stead.