Chapter 1003 opens with Luffy that finishes pummeling Kaido with Gomu Gomu no Kong Gatling, knocking him into the ground as Big Mom watches in horror.
Eustass Kid and Killer are noting the superiority of the Straw Hats duo as they actually hurt Kaido, not with tricks, but legitimate attacks.
The battle is getting so intense that it could be felt by the people below.
At the end of the chapter, a silhouette of Kaido’s hybrid form is finally shown.
Hybrid Kaido appears at the worst possible time. That lovely idea about how Luffy mastered Gear 4 because of how easily he resorted to it against a fodder ship, a Number and almost Ulti, gets blown out of the water. No future sight, no Ryuo for 10 minutes, Law may as well teleport him back to Level 5.
Oda said in an SBS that Luffy would have run away from Doflamingo on his own if he didn’t have help for those 10 minutes, but once again we see Luffy passes out and becomes Zoro’s burden. Luffy at his weakest while Kaido covered in dragon scales and channeling that dragon strength and elemental energy into his kanabo fighting style, his ideal state and his strongest. The worst part is that Kaido is just laughing and enjoying himself. He didn’t transform because he felt desperate or threatened, he’s having fun.
Waiting to see unveiled the hybrid form of Kaido, here is a rundown of Hybrid Kaido’s fanarts:
