User blog comment:Petrosmpak/Theory about the story until the end/@comment-24850639-20180102221412

Big Mom - I think her story and profile has been set up in a way where there is definitely much more to her than being a stepping stone for the Straw Hats to fight Kaido. While I do agree that this arc serves to put some shine on the characters that were missing during Dressrosa, we were given way too many other plot points for this to be the last time we see or hear of Big Mom. Her past with the giants is easily among the most anticipated, and that's definitely not something that will be resolved during the Whole Cake Island arc. Then theres also Pudding's dormant ability, the rest of Big Mom's husbands, and the overall aftermath of the Straw Hats meddling in her affairs. She's a yonko, she's too important to the overall structure of the pirate world for this little Sanji rescue mission to be something that puts her out of commission for good.

Kaido - You've got Kaido pretty fucked up, saying "he's not stronger than any normal person". Are we even reading the same manga? The guy is so frickin strong he practices commiting suicide AS A HOBBY. His epithet qualifies him as the strongest creature PERIOD: land, sea, or air. "Creature" in this context means the strongest living, breathing, organism of any kind, that doesn't minimize the scope of his strength to just zoan users and animals. Now I do ultimately agree that whatever his zoan fruit is, it is something mythical that naturally gives him dominion over other animals, I do agree with those theories that are out there. That's not the end-all-be-all of his powers however, Scratchmen Apoo's (and possibly Hawkins) submission to him had nothing to do with Zoans at all. The Red-Hair Pirates lack of battle scars could just as easily be a symbol that there was no actual fight with Kaido and his forces. I'm much more inclined to believe that, than to believe that the Red-Hair Pirates are THAT strong that they can take on Kaido's forces without so much as a scratch. You really lost me once you dove into the rumble ball stuff, and even moreso with him having the immortality surgery. Why would he actively try to kill himself, knowing that it will never work? We can't say that he might not know, he's a Yonko with one of the most powerful information networks on the seas. If he had an associate with the Ope Ope no Mi, or came into conctact with someone who did, there's no way he wouldn't know of this ability. As far as the rumble balls, Chopper developed them after extensive study of his body's interaction with his devil fruit. I find it very hard to believe that Chopper would spend a lengthy portion of this arc under Kaido's servitude. I am quite curious though to see if this potential control over animals Kaido may have extends to the Mink Tribe. That's one heck of a chunk of the allied forces that would instantly become a detriment. Also, why is everyone so sure that Jack is the calamity Zoro may face without even seeing the others yet?

Blackbeard - Planting Law as a means for him and Luffy to take out Kaido because he can't himself? Whatever you're smoking, I need some. How can he possibly have that much confidence in Law when Law couldn't even beat Doflamingo? Even if Blackbeard somehow had the foresight to know that Luffy would clash with Kaido at some point, what reason would he have to assume that Luffy could win? If Blackbeard wants to take down other Yonko, he will do it himself, not send lackeys and affiliates to try to do his dirty work.