[One Piece] Admiral Kizaru Could Actually Handle Big Mom and Kaido? — Japanese Fans Revisit the Most Underrated Monster
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Borsalino (Kizaru) / June 2018 — Was He Calm Because He Knew He’d Survive Anything?
Kizaru offered to go stop Big Mom and Kaido like it was a casual errand. No panic. No hesitation. Just “Shall I go?” Were Japanese fans right to read that calm as confidence — not recklessness?
Borsalino / Kizaru: “Shall I go, Sakazuki?”
Sakazuki / Akainu: “Wait, Borsalino. There are unknown military forces in Wano.”
Borsalino: “‘Samurai,’ huh…”
Kizaru’s Casual Confidence vs the Yonko
42: Anonymous Pirate So if there weren’t any samurai involved, Kizaru was actually strong enough to beat Big Mom and Kaido all by himself? Damn.
Marine officers: “Big Mom is on the move!!” “She appears to be making contact with Kaido!!” “Wano’s communications are absurdly unguarded!! They don’t even care about being wiretapped!! Is this basically them saying, ‘If you’re coming, then come’?!”
“And if we’re talking about the force capable of stopping it… that would have to be an Admiral or the Seven Warlords.”
51: Anonymous Pirate >>42 Whether he could win or not is another story, but he probably judged that he could interfere with the meeting and still make it back alive.
61: Anonymous Pirate Even after taking Kizaru’s laser, the future Pirate King just stands there like nothing happened.
119: Anonymous Pirate >>61 Not just calm — he’s grinning ear to ear like he’s enjoying it…
Admirals as a Class
64: Anonymous Pirate Akainu held his own against Whitebeard too. Admirals really are monsters. Vice Admirals are just way too weak in comparison.
66: Anonymous Pirate Kizaru said “Shall I go?” so lightly, but did he seriously think he could take on Big Mom and Kaido at the same time? Didn’t Zephyr say he relies too much on his Devil Fruit?
73: Anonymous Pirate >>66 If things get bad, he can just run. Has anyone ever caught light-speed before?
449: Anonymous Pirate >>66 People always say “Zephyr called him weak for relying on his fruit,” but Zephyr never used Seastone bullets on Kizaru. He used them on Luffy and said “They work on idiots who rely on their powers.” That kinda sounds like he acknowledged Kizaru’s real strength.
Fear, Sweat, and Mental Fortitude
84: Anonymous Pirate Compared to Doflamingo sweating bullets just thinking about Kaido, Kizaru staying calm even against Kaido and Big Mom is insane. So yeah, Admirals really are that strong, right?
Donquixote Doflamingo “………………………..!!!!!” Caller on the phone: “If Kaido finds out that you can’t make SMILE—the artificial Devil Fruits you export to him—do you have any idea what’ll happen to you?”
86: Anonymous Pirate I love how Kizaru never looks scared. He’s always like “Ooh, you’re strong~” with zero fear behind it.
89: Anonymous Pirate This just makes Benn Beckman look even scarier.
Benn Beckman “Don’t make a move, Kizaru!!!”
Kizaru “…Oooh~ hold it right there. Benn Beckmaaaaan~~~!!!”
94: Anonymous Pirate Kizaru’s the only Admiral who’s never been shown sweating.
116: Anonymous Pirate >>94 Panicking Kizaru.
125: Anonymous Pirate >>116 This is why the anime sucks.
Speed, Power, and Light
101: Anonymous Pirate Ignoring the Five Elders, sitting on the Empty Throne at light speed, and escaping at light speed — only Kizaru could do that.
103: Anonymous Pirate For a light guy, his movement is weirdly clunky though. That “shine and teleport” thing looks slower than Enel’s zap movement.
Borsalino “Yata no Kagami.”
118: Anonymous Pirate Speed equals power. Simple as that.
👉 Why Japanese Fans Read Kizaru This Way
Japanese fans aren’t arguing that Kizaru would defeat Big Mom and Kaido outright. They’re focused on something more subtle: survivability and composure.
In Japanese power discussions, staying calm in front of monsters matters as much as raw strength. Kizaru’s lack of fear — especially compared to characters like Doflamingo — signals top-tier mental stability. “Winning” doesn’t always mean killing the enemy. Sometimes it means going in, disrupting everything, and leaving alive.
👉 What This Says About Admirals in One Piece
This thread treats Admirals as a separate category from Yonko commanders — closer to natural disasters than soldiers. Kizaru’s light-speed escape option reframes the entire debate: you don’t need to overpower Yonko if you can’t be pinned down.
In that sense, Kizaru isn’t underrated because he’s weak — he’s underrated because fans keep judging him by the wrong criteria.
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