User blog comment:Fliu/Chapter 954: An Unexpected Turn of Events/@comment-7614831-20190830061908

The ante just got upped!

Considering King already f'd the Big Mom pirates before they even got to the shore of Wano, Kaido seems the more likely candidate for a quick, spur-of-the-moment betrayal. Sure, Big Mom betrayed the Vinsmokes but that took time and planning, so if she's going to be the unreliable party here, it'll be the result of her hangry cravings.

But, yeah, the news that two Yonko are teaming up is unprecedente...oh wait, Whitebeard and Shanks. So, by comparison then, how does this situation stack up? Well, Kaido tried to attack Whitebeard prior to Marineford. To that end, I wouldn't be surprised to find Blackbeard has made a move on Big Mom's territories as a result of her leaving them to go to Wano. Any traditional Marine presence to balance out the situation is off the table this time around owing to the fact that Wano is cut off. However, we do have news that the CP-0 and Vegapunk himself may be turning up at the court of Orochi soon. As to where their allegiances will fall into the mix...I mean, I can see Vegapunk being eccentric enough to join the Straw Hat side, if temporarily, but I'm thinking it may depend on who leads the CP-0 group when they turn up: Rob Lucci wouldn't, but maybe Kaku would? Or is that too much of a stretch here?

It's actually quite funny: when this arc began, I saw how many groups were in the Straw Hat alliance and thought it was overkill to have the Heart pirates, the Minks, the Samurai and Marco the Phoenix (pending approval) fighting in Wano. Now though, it doesn't feel like nearly enough. Exciting times!