Why Kizaru is the most TERRIFYING Admiral | One Piece Character Analysis

[@phoenix6048]

This is a great video. Kizaru is light but in reality he is a shadow of nothingness. A normal person can’t be impartial to everything they would feel some emotion in some way. This reminds me of kanjuro who was nothingness but labeled it as an act and died as an actor but in kizarus case he doesn’t have anything to label his actions, his resolve just doesn’t exist as well as his personality. A normal person can’t be this way only a psychopath would share similar attributes.

[@happykiller_codm1159]

ok

[@aokiri3064]

I like the idea that he wants to give fate a chance, and holds a carefree attitude with no responsibility for his actions - showing that if he were to start following a specific ideology he would probably be one of the most dangerous people in the series

[@dragonsmoke16418]

Being normal doesn't exist in this world

[@neinja66469]

@@dragonsmoke16418 ummm look up the definition of normal and get back to me

[@dragonsmoke16418]

@@neinja66469 normal doesn't exist in this world

[@elare1342]

I always felt like kizaru is stronger than he lets on. Especially when he volunteered to go after kiado. He might be the "unclear" fleet admiral who's there to make sure the fleet admiral does his job.

[@luckywoo2120]

Truh like even the mad dog akainu did not want to jump into the fighg but kizaru who is always lazy just said aight want me to deal with it like thats scary pl mosly right it off as a joke but why would oda make that scene a joke also akainu did not stop him cuz of kaido and big mom but the strenght of wano samurai so for me i take it as akainu who is well aware of yonkou strenght had no problem leaving kizaru deal with both but was only not sure of the samurai strenght wich is a valid reason like imagine a army of oden's For me i think that kizaru is akainu muscle seing how in these crime family type of film there is always the muscle who take care of physical stuff but kizaru seems like he only step up when its world changing shit like BM kaido aliance if not dud just vibing

[@roronoavinsmoke8725]

@@luckywoo2120 akainu cant just go to wano hes the fleet admiral

[@luckywoo2120]

@@roronoavinsmoke8725 but the reason why akainu was hesitating was cuz of the unknown strenght of the samurai not kaido or big mom

[@dantecrottogini529]

I used to think he'd go to Wano and fight Kaido but that he'd loose to hype Kaido up

[@foaka4404]

@@luckywoo2120 ahhahaha the same samurai that kaido foolded in base stop akainu know kaido would kill kizaru that exscuse about samurai was nosense

[@nooneinparticular5256]

"What do you feel when you pull the trigger, and take a life?" Aokiji: "The weight of a life lost." Akainu: "The satisfaction that justice has been carried out." Kizaru: "Recoil."

[@chillworksdev4145]

DAMN. That's a horrifying line. Did you make that up or is it from something?

[@nooneinparticular5256]

@@chillworksdev4145 Eh, partially. I remember there was this soldier being interviewed, and was asked what the first thing he felt when pulling the trigger to kill an enemy. He simply replied recoil. I can't remember the source, unfortunately. I just added the parts of the other admirals. Kinda fits them, don't you think?

[@diegom6217]

@@chillworksdev4145 it is a quote from Simo hayha, the white death, a finish sniper during the winter war against Russia.

[@lamelime1]

This could be the single most terrifying line I have ever read

[@nooneinparticular5256]

@@diegom6217 I didn't quite remember how the question was phrased in that interview. Was I close?

[@nihili4196]

Honestly I feel like Kizaru is mostly bored. His devilfruit itself is busted, and I really feel like his haki is at least on par with rest of the Admirals. In my opinion Kizaru is doing same thing as someone who just broke the game and feels basically untouchable: does whatever he needs to, but also gives opponent as much opportunity to stay on battlefield as possible. Killing Luffy would be boring, but destroying the key might be interesting. What he'll do next now? Ace can't escape with handcuffs on either way, so why bother. He is carefree on purpose. He can't be bothered to remember which denden mushi does what. He won't even bother trying to dodge Apoo's attack because it's not like it'll do anything, so why not listen to weird music man? He'll do what he's told, but he'll half ass it on purpose so hard, everyone will be able to tell he doesn't care. And if he'll manage to fail his task somehow? Tough luck, next time won't be so fortunate. Remember, strawhats survived Sabody only because Kuma scattered them all over the world. If they tried to run away in conventional method, I doubt they would be so fortunate. Other supernovas escaped because they weren't the targets, Luffy was. That emotional moment of Strawhats poofing was in fact a moment of them being saved.

[@SimplyKevin]

Great comment, wish I could pin multiple of these. 💯

[@Fex97]

Yes, you perfectly described Kizaru's character. Most ppl don't understand this unfortunately and then they say stuff like Rayleigh is stronger than him just because Kizaru didn't do anything against him. But the reason Kizaru didn't do anything to Rayleigh is because Rayleigh is at a level of power where Kizaru can't simply no diff him but actually has to put in some work and he just couldn't be arsed to do that in that situation.

[@nihili4196]

@@Fex97 also, I am hesitant to even scale Kizaru, as I would argue we haven't really seen him fight. Neither Kizaru, nor Rayleigh were going at it all out, as Rayleigh just wanted to keep Kizaru occupied, and Kizaru wanted to have something interesting to do while he was getting rid of some riffraff pirates that can't even use haki at that point. He could afford few hours of sparring with dark king, why not. Hell, I don't think that neither of them even used any named techniques in that fight, I don't know why people use it to measure both of the characters. This was just a harmless test of strength than proper fight. It was supposed to remind us that Admirals are still a thing, and they're still waaaay out of the reach for strawhats, as it'll take someone worthy of being pirate King's crewmate to even keep one busy. Later Marineford shown us that Admirals are strong but not untouchable. This fight from meta point of view was supposed to hype both characters, not one.

[@ineedcodies1073]

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[@dontsayflan4315]

@@nihili4196 exactly, he was literally sleeping the whole time, like cmon. Kizaru I know you don't need to charge up that light beam to kill zoro lmao 😂😂 and people sayin rayleigh actually hurt him

[@broggy52]

The question of "now have you ever been kicked at the speed of light", should've made it clear Kizaru was terrifying in my opinion

[@Doritochi]

Yeah that line made him my favorite Admiral instantly.

[@Dr.HooWho]

@@ridgefrost grow up

[@babaloons4887]

@@Dr.HooWho grows up

[@perculation9294]

@@ridgefrost he literally said tat in the vdeo you fucking dimwitt stfu and go squander reddit with that BS

[@psychologicalFudge]

I haven't finished op so idk how far the scalings go but when I think about it isn't he basically a planet buster tho?? Even if it kills him. An impact from an object going at ftl...

[@iqiyi1928]

Facts. Akainu is ruthless. But Kizaru is the guy that catches all eyes. I like him since day 1. The way he sent all Worst Generations flying made me adores him. Idk when he gonna get serious or worked up

[@ZiomekDuszek]

@@ridgefrost YEP that video looks like "My friends homework made by myself"

[@bullettime1116]

@@ZiomekDuszek he credits the video. You and that other guy are fucking broad

[@justsomeguywithamustache3188]

Kizaru plays as a pawn of fate: He can kill you at the speed of light but he'll slowly charge his attacks so if your fate is to survive, someone or something will save you from him, and if not, he'll kill you

[@bubu-channn7531]

@@ridgefrost i mean he literally mentions ohara

[@anthonydeltoro-]

Yea that’s what i got. He’s a guy who just lets fate decide things. He knows he’s not a god but he does know he’s damn powerful. I feel like his literal philosophy is do as least as possible and be as comfortable as possible. I’d whatever feels good in the moment, but he doesn’t just go after every dopamine rush. He’s “Like a god” poking around and being curious about the weird world he’s in.

[@enquixLr]

Further proven by the fact he shot ace's key and not Luffy himself

[@donovanulrich348]

I mean. . . . . . Whitebeard could have showed up to marineford and sunk it, declared victory. Then cleaned up the survivors Whitebeard used title waves as terrain elevation and keeping a battlefield to recover Ace. All the epic warriors could have ended the fight differently But it would have affected the future If Luffy didn't suffer at Marineford, he would still be happy-go-lucky. He wouldn't understand the danger his crew is up against, he would lose more then his heart after Marineford

[@whatever_hi_in_spanish_is]

​@donovanulrich348 and the fact whiteboard couldn't do it, since he could hurt or kill his fellow Ally's or innocent people, causing more harm than good and also the fact that most of the warlords could easily save themselves incase the ground was to be shattered (Kuma can teleport away or teleport anyone important away, doflamigo can web away, crocodile can just fly, mihawk can just do mihawk things and levitate with his sword skills probably idk)

[@QuintDM]

I totally agree. Kizaru is a beast. He always just plays around with his victims. But what I also noticed is his curious nature. He often gets distracted because if it and observe the situation. He let people attack him or attack them in a small mather to understand their abilities. Or that is at least how I view it.

[@Strider1Wilco]

He's not reckless and wants to know what he's up against. The art of war in a curious but not stupid mind. He's fast but patient.

[@mrreyes5004]

@@ridgefrost Dude, shut up already. Spammer.

[@degozaru1235]

he enjoys to fight, life might get boring for him if he goes killing everyone at the speed of light with no hesitation

[@Orochi7K]

Yep. Totally agree. Kizaru is dangerous. Bc it’s always those ones that are chill in the midst of danger that are powerful.

[@SuperCrysis92]

It's just how his own DV makes him.. it affects his personality.. it has nothing to do with him being scary or holding back etc..

[@decomposedcorpse5186]

Source: trust me bro

[@DiaNne31]

@@decomposedcorpse5186 idk how that applys here but alr

[@decomposedcorpse5186]

@@DiaNne31 Devil fruits affecting your personality hasn't been confirmed.

[@DiaNne31]

@@decomposedcorpse5186 when did he say df affects his personality, he said that his personality is chill, making him deadly as those who are calm in battle are most deadly, nothing to do with df

[@jeanbob1481]

Kizaru is more of a grown up and realistic character then others in the shows. He is doing his job in a lazy and half hassed manner because just like in real life working hard and well does not necessarily rewards you or other people. IRL if you get paid the same as everybody else why work harder then them? And as an admiral why would he strive for more when he is already at the top? He can just be cruising and doing the bare minimum to keep his job UNLESS he finds something interesting or worth doing. He is so strong anyway that he will only move when something truly needs him to move. And killing strong pirates would be a bad and dumb move, the less people there are the more boring things are.

[@bearandthebull2372]

Which is honest to God terrifying as an enemy.Your not fighting some ideological opponent who cares about morals and righteousness,your fighting the equivalent of a regular guy doin his 9-5 with zero care in the world.There's not gonna BE any talking him down or reasoning, because he literally just wants to do his job and go home like any regular worker.

[@1001011011010]

That's not "grown up" That's being unmotivated in his work. There's a big difference. Grown ups can work hard. Just because it doesn't necessarily help you or others, it could.

[@MrSamulai]

@@1001011011010 Or it could turn out to be actively harmful to you or others. Potential always goes both ways, so I really wouldn't use it as an argument. Vast, vast majority of people don't seek fulfillment from their work, but from their family, friends, hobbies etc. It's not necessarily about motivation, but knowing what you want out of life and prioritizing that. Which is a mature thing to do.

[@1001011011010]

@@MrSamulai Working hard only becomes harmful if one does it out of sorts. Everything in moderation, as the saying goes. If you mean "prioritize" as in "don't spend as much time working because you're with your family" then of course one can definitely do that But many times one needs to work hard for his/her family But this shouldn't be used as an excuse to ignore the family for work, it's a balancing act. But if you mean "Nah just don't care about work and be lazy, do the bare minimum" then I will heavily disagree. The word fulfillment is interesting, if you just mean prioritizing then yeah I get it. But otherwise, to me, fulfillment is something that isn't so much dependent on external circumstances

[@josephmother2659]

@@1001011011010they didn’t really mean an adult vs a child more like Kizaru is much wiser than he appears and Oda intentionally portrays him that way. He is not motivated by selfish goals like Akainu and Aokiji (even if he is righteous), he actually understands the bigger picture: that he has nowhere to go but down, and putting in maximum effort at all times will increase his chances of losing everything he has worked for. Fighting Luffy and Blackbeard and everyone he comes across to the death could certainly help the government, but it could just as easily harm them if he loses and they lose a great asset, so why not take the safest most calculated route to victory? He’s smart enough to recognize a tough/tricky engagement that could potentially put him out of commission and instead draw up another more solid plan. He’s not the perfect admiral, but he’s what the Marines wanted apparently so they’re stuck with him for better or worse

[@CogNoman]

This video gave me a thought: Kizaru has the same personality that you might see in an immortal god who has lived so long that they've become apathetic about everything in life. He toys with people, he doesn't care whether they live or die, he has no fear of anything.

[@SuperCrysis92]

It's just how his DV makes him.. has nothing to do with being scary or anything. His DV affects his personality but instead of talking fast like his DV makes him, he talks slow. It's ironic.

[@Sage11]

@@SuperCrysis92 maybe because he's so fast the world around him is goes so slow in comparison since the faster you go to the speed of light the slower time passes and kizaru calculates his speech but he's not quite right with the speed.

[@omarcook3663]

@@SuperCrysis92 Nah that's his Personality in general. Nothing to do with his DF

[@atharvarajadhyaksha4813]

What you're describing is a psychopath, and that's exactly what Kizaru is.

[@mcmorky9704]

He's terrifying because Oda figured out his powers are busted inherently, theres a reason he's been sidelined. Cool Haki you got there would be a shame if something hits you with the speed of light out of nowhere.

[@bg8561]

I think the observation haki, the one who can see the future, may be the way to beat kizaru, in my opinion, he CAN move at the speed of light, but he can't *think* at the speed of light.

[@donovanulrich348]

😂 imagine your body moving faster then your mind And Haki does work like that Haki is a 1 word description of a master warrior, the ability to read your opponents attack is battle experience and intuition

[@donovanulrich348]

😂 snap, next your gonna call bull on Conquer's spirit But you have seen people who spoke with such emotion speak, and no one wanted to challenge them. . . . 😅 ODA picked basic things humans can do and expanded

[@aplolwow]

The reason Kizaru was such terrifying was due to him acting like a robot, follow the command without hesitations. Not only that, he will weakened his enemy to near death and let them think second chances is given, but destroy them eventually. But just be lucky that marines doesnt harmed the unarmed, or else this guy can be deadlier than kaidou.

[@Doritochi]

Well I mean. May wanna hold off on the whole not harming the unarmed thing. More than a few islands would beg to differ.

[@SlashinatorZ]

Deadlier than Mihawk?

[@The_Andromeda_Galaxy]

I'd say he's for sure deadlier than kaido. Kaido gave the supernovas a chance to test their strength and for his own personal enjoyment. Had they all shown up and kizaru was there instead, it's a coinflip whether or not he would've just went for the kill immediately, or at least immediately incapacitated them. No one would've been able to react to it either. His own personality holds back what he's capable of and even then the little he does do creates a seemingly endless gap between him and his opponent.

[@freedatities7912]

@@The_Andromeda_Galaxy No way. His potential is probably higher than Kaidos, but I don't agree with the he's deadlier part.

[@Ekaroth]

@@The_Andromeda_Galaxy Current luffy stomps most admirals in a 1v1, and mostt supernovas would've just crushed kizaru.

[@karma1507]

If Kizaru represents the idea of "Hear no evil" does that mean Fujitora's is "see no evil" and Ryokugyu (green bull) is the third one?

[@exempligratia101]

aptly, speaking no evil. Ryokugyu will be just as interesting since he shares the same thoughts with Issho. Those two will be part of the next generation of the eventual reformed Marines; it’s unclear to where Kizaru will be, but he’ll certainly be important.

[@BryansMind404]

@@ridgefrost Buddy we know, he mentioned that exact video in this one.

[@philbox3productions]

The third one is speak no evil and honestly I don't know how the Akainu fanboy Ryokugyu fits under that.

[@aifialt695]

yo the name of the monkey “hear no evil” is legit Kikazaru so ur right. considering Mizaru is see no evil then that is Fujitora. using process of elim u got Akainu for say no evil

[@karma1507]

@King Lucy, I wrote this comment before green bull's introduction. I was just speculating.

[@mugiwaravace1172]

Kizaru might betray the marines. Think about it. Kizaru sis very strong he could have killed anyone if he really wanted to in sabaody. Instead he wasted time fighting Rayleigh. We know oda rayleigh could have had more conversation with him that haven’t fleshed out yet. And he doesn’t really have a motive. I can see him switching sides.

[@rahul-vk2gt]

He is just an emotionless monster he was just having fun and playing around with them

[@cheshirewise942]

So he's basically Gin from Bleach 😂

[@Jestiii]

This video has been debunked completely with the new arc sadly. He's more of a family guy who simply has to do work he doesnt wanna do sometimes for his own reasons. He has his personality and isn't devoid of emotions. The fact that he thinks he's a "cog in the machine" is simply cope to force himself to do what he has to do. The one admiral who seems more like a sociopath would be Ryokugyu, not Borsalino.

[@yedffgd]

While I'll be the first to admit I have no real evidence for this, I've had the thought in my head for a while that Kizaru might work directly for Im. He's always been this more quietly sinister presence while the other admirals take up more focus in the story, and I think it makes sense for Im, or at least the Celestial Dragons, to have some kind of loyal agent near the top of the marine hierarchy. Let, someone who actually believes in some form of the justice the marines are supposed to embody, such as Sengoku or Akainu, lead the organization, but have someone who embodies the ruler's true ideals right below him in case some course correction is needed.

[@ETWIST51294]

I am so glad im not alone on this bro

[@revolvingworld2676]

This is a pretty good theory. Afterall he seems to be the only admiral so far who doesn't have a clear motivation.

[@mikeehrmantraut8622]

What does IM stand for?

[@ETWIST51294]

@@mikeehrmantraut8622 its a spoiler if you dont know who it is

[@mikeehrmantraut8622]

@@ETWIST51294 I’m caught up on the manga lol what does it stand for

[@karma1507]

I got chills watching this. I always liked Kizaru for how care free he is but he's honestly pretty scary now that you mention it. What makes me really feel that way is that the scariest thing about him isn't his power or abilities, it's his mindset and thought process.

[@EliteAaron]

@@ridgefrost He literally credited the video...

[@ridgefrost]

@@EliteAaron where did he credit?

[@EliteAaron]

@@ridgefrost 4:58 And you spammed the same comment everywhere without watching this part

[@Alec_cz]

@@ridgefrost Get Lost Incel lmao

[@eavyeavy2864]

Same people complain about Kaguya have no character praise Kizaru for same reason. Hypocrytes weeb

[@dantecrottogini529]

If he is a socyopath, someone with no feelings, he'd be a good fit to fight Sanji

[@dogperson432]

He's def going to fight Sanji

[@luneth5646]

@@dogperson432 Yamato will fight Green Bull, mark my words in 3 years :D

[@striker7625]

@@luneth5646 I think that'd be jinbei

[@khaaan7905]

@@striker7625 we all know neither sanji nor jinbei is admiral level yet. Let's wait as manga unfolds

[@thatoneloveableguy7389]

sanji wouldn't be able to stand up kizaru, if all the theories of kizaru being the strongest(which are probably true considering he was willing to box kaido and big mom while akainu was too scared to fight one of them) I don't think even luffy could take him

[@royphoenix6900]

Kizaru is generally lazy; that's why with the powers he has, he tries to expend minimal effort when he's put on the job. And he knows his powers are more than enough to not force him to go all out.

[@tahaniahmedmahfouz2862]

The Syrian sixes are far away under the sixes the janitor is far away under

[@nevembra9850]

I love that you brought up the monkeys and explained it as well as how casual and calm he is while fighting and the fear it brings others~

[@MyNameIsTrollzor]

I came in the conclusion that Akainu will be backstabbed from the celestials and the 5 elders because he stood in the way of their plans. It would fit for someone like him to find his end from the organization he represents and not luffy or blackbeard or anyone else. And i agree that Kizaru is working for them and getting direct orders from Imu and he will be the one that delivers the last hit. He has shown numerous times that he is not afraid of Akainu and he is being sarcastic with every conversation they had so far.

[@SunGodNika-bi2jr]

Aokiji-Lawful Good Kizaru-Lawful Neutral Akainu-Lawful Evil

[@user-ms5tq1dh7i]

Kizaru more like chaotic neutral

[@EliteAaron]

Nah neutral good for aokiji

[@paulperez6167]

Aokiji is chaotic good. Maybe neutral good.

[@kausar9881]

@@EliteAaron Nah Akainu ain't evil, he is just doing his job.

[@EliteAaron]

@@kausar9881 hence the lawful part

[@Alexandra-vl1us]

The most terrifying aspect of Kizaru is that he prefers to completely destroy his victims' hopes by torturing them psychologically instead of going for the kill and letting them die with dignity. At least Akainu goes straight for the one-hit kill to get the job done quickly without getting pleasure from it, which makes him more methodical and efficient, and kinda humane. (I love both characters btw).

[@donovanulrich348]

😅 I'm a fan of our Ice Admiral He is a fan of true justice, he's willing to fail missions and let targets go. When he knows the end result is better then the initial orders results given. *Salute* a real warrior But the magma admiral. . . . . . I can't respect him He would kill his own teammate if the order was to do so

[@gameanna1568]

bro just say kuzan or sakazuki why do u say ice admiral and magma admiral

[@merienda4958]

ahahaha I clicked out of this vid so quick because of the really aggresive edits in the beginning, glad I checked again who this video was made by after a while cause I really liked your previous videos. Please keep it chill!

[@noone5581]

- Tobi use to be a troll until he became Obito. - Unohana has a calm personality until it was revealed that she's the 1st Kenpachi. And we have this Kizaru who keeps on trolling and suddenly change his facial expression when he saw Marco transforming into a mythical creature.

[@gas132]

consider the following: Kizaru is, as you said, seemingly neutral and unbiased, yet evidently arbitrary in real life, you can't reason with the law, it's completely arbitrary, despite its pretexts of neutrality so if you think about it Kizaru's "unclear justice" is actually "true justice"

[@SomberP]

I kind of think of them as different forms of “justice” Akainu being legal justice, everything is very black and white. Aokiji being moral justice, looking deeper into the situation to decide his own justice. And Kizaru being a chaotic justice

[@KingdomCome257]

Ooo, I like that

[@jkjkjkjkjk537]

So enigmatic yet terrifying. All the admirals are walking contradictions. Kizaru is the fastest yet is seemingly the slowest to react to anything. Aokiji has a warm heart but his power is ice cold. Akainu is cold hearted but his power is the exact opposite. Fujitora sees everything but is physically blind. Wonderful characterization, rarely do you get to see so many characters in any world so powerful that they can literally tilt the flow of the story all by themselves. One piece world building is on another level 🔥🔥

[@thatstad28]

Oda supremacy 🫂

[@angelinn__200]

Yess!

[@JeanneBook]

I just noticed this detail, thanks for pointing it out.

[@maxmustermann2908]

greenbull has the power to create life and let it flourish, but by his persona he prefers to surpress and keep hierarchys or something like that, someone may formulate It better

[@yosholau]

​@@maxmustermann2908His sense of justice is literally deadly justice so i think it's pretty self-explanatory

[@HORRIOR1]

Not only do I think that Kizaru is much more powerful than we are lead to believe, I think he also KNOWS more than we think. Since Devil Fruits can be awakened, an awakened Light fruit would be insane. A photon exists everywhere at once. Meaning if Kizaru could awaken his devil fruit, he would be able to see the entire world at once. He would be omnipresent. He knows that the World Goverment is up to, he knows where and what One Piece is. He possesses the ultimate power and knowledge, and he is just sitting back and enjoying the side.

[@xanvoir7693]

Bro that’s actually so cool to think about

[@jazerasor1455]

Why hes always zoned out, his mind isn't only on the fight

[@1001011011010]

While there are photons all over the universe, a single photon is not everywhere all at once. A photon's 'speed' is limited by the speed of light

[@propanesquid5234]

that... is not how awakening devil fruits works, not a single logia user has awakened their devil fruit as far as we're concerned, so how that would even manifest is left up for speculation up till the current latest chapter (1066)

[@donovanulrich348]

😂 considering space is dark, and only the atmosphere of a planet allows light to illuminate the surface The speed of light is slower then we think, and light dosent work the way we think it does 😂

[@RyanYoxo]

Kizaru shooting the key is just the same as sengoku standing there glaring mildly menacing at him all the while doing nothing at all

[@roberte.o.speedwagon6043]

I mean the only times we've seen Kizaru get "serious" is against the Dark King, and against his old master Zephyr. So far these are the only two who have actually held their own respectfully against Kizaru, with Zephyr even getting the upper hand during their first clash in the movie. This isn't in terms of raw power, as I feel his Glint-Glint is easily one of the most powerful Fruits, but in terms of combat skill. They kept him on his toes and even caught him off guard, with Zephyr even inciting pure fear for a monent. I get that Z is a movie character, but I love the guy too much to exclude him from the conversation. I can easily believe he's the one who trained the Admirals, 100%. TLDR: Kizaru is just Enel but turned up to 11. I reckon he realised his God complex many years ago and everything has become boring to him. Think of it like having... Saitama syndrome 😂

[@animerodo6152]

Considering how Goda loves applying DUALITY to literally anything, I do agree to the notion that Kizaru is that of shadow hiding behind the brilliance of light. Unclear justice might be something like "leaving it to fate." I'm going to shoot you, I won't aim and will do it blindingly and it's up to fate if you'll get hit in critical spot or not. This further explains his attitude when executing the orders he received. Despite the supposedly advantage in speed, he's too slow when taking actions. And he's doing it purposely. He's waiting if something happens or if someone will interfere. He's actually waiting for a sign and if nothing's gonna happen, he'll treat it like it's fate that decided. He's a water that follows the flow. And this is a pure testament of his strength. He's the embodiment of fate. And for that matter, I love his character. I remember I once made a whole theory predicting his awakening and the result was pure nuts. Too op lol.

[@RKarnage]

Considering the current Fleet Admiral is always butting heads with Gorosei (Aka the ones directly under Im), Kizaru being Im's eyes and ears in the Marines starts making a whole lot of sense.

[@GeassEnabler]

I feel like of all the admirals, we've seen Kizaru hold back the most. I imagine he just wants to fuck around, but if he was really serious, he could actually tap into his fruit. Being light and being able to hit things means he should insta kill anything he makes contact with with a melee attack. A light speed kick should break the atoms in Urouge's body but Kizaru held himself back so much that it only put him out of commission

[@hugebeebop2955]

Technically, hitting things at the speed of light would pretty much destroy the whole planet, so his powers are nerfed obviously

[@komugemon8010]

This video is setting a new standard for One Piece video essays. The visuals, the editing, the music, the sound design, the thought that went into it, all grade A level.

[@kris6038]

I think Kizaru is Imu's guy in the marines. All the other admirals have some counterpoint in devil fruit themes (Aokiji and Akainu are obv ice/magma but also Ryokugyu and Fujitora are growth/crushing). But not Kizaru. Kizaru has no equivalent at his level, but he DOES mirror Imu, who is a similarly cold and condescending figure who is made of shadows. Imu's intentions of world domination are obvious, so they hide in the shadows with their shadow power. Kizaru's intentions are a void, so he is in the light, a figurehead, visible in body but never in intention. Also noteable in that the Japanese actor he is based on often plays the role of a careless, goofy guy that seems a bit slow, but is always more informed than he lets on. And he is also often revelealed to be the number two to the bad guy, at the very end.

[@kaananilturk8017]

Dark???

[@IgnitedTori]

Everything around kizaru moves extremely slow that he still visualizes that and he gets brain damage because he simply cannot keep up

[@ThatControlUser]

The sheer quality of this is fucking insane. I bet once you blow up all your vids will be at 100k+

[@AAG414]

Kizaru is by far my favorite character in the entire series. I just love his character design... it's just so good.

[@angrymaniac53]

Kizaru would be most likely psychopath than sociopaths and I would prefer him to be psychopath because we already have multiple sociopaths in the story like kaido,etc

[@dogperson432]

What's the difference?

[@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr]

@ , Doflamgino is evil incarnate because neither his environment or his genetics made him into the monstrous person he’s shown in the story, and even if you place him into the most peaceful environment with no conflicts of war at all then he’d still turn out like the monstrous person he’s shown in the series because as Corazon said it makes no logical sense as to why both brothers sharing the exact same genetics and environments turns out to being two different people unless Doflamgino is and will always remain a monstrous person even if you placed him in the most peaceful environment with no conflicts of war at all then he’d still remain a monstrous human being.

[@MK_ULTRA420]

@Junan Sociopaths and Psychopaths both lack the ability to feel empathy, but the main difference is that a psychopath will create a persona in their minds that they rely on to convey the appearance of empathy, where as a sociopath will at most change their appearance and/or change the tone of their voice to sound "nicer", because creating a convincing persona takes years of refining. Kizaru = Sociopath Blackbeard = Psychopath

[@trollking385]

He’s not a psychopath he just likes to fight

[@strikermodel]

I feel like this is a play on the slit experiment. When observed, he acts one way, but when he's not, he does as he pleases. This is why he is so easily interrupted. The moment he is "observed" he changes his actions.

[@zerotankor]

Kizaru is actually one of my favorite characters in the show. We’ve seen what most of these monsters are capable of, but this man has never once actually been motivated enough to get serious.

[@gortmo]

Kizaru's unclear justice doesnt just apply to his sense of justice, it applies to everything about him which applies perfectly to his fruit. When you stare into a bright light, you can't make out anything clear other than blinding light, just like how when you look at Kizaru you can't make out what he feels, whether or not he's with or against the WG, if he's enjoying his fights or if he's just doing them because he's told. Fujitora's justice is blind, but Kizaru's is blinding.

[@H12457]

Kizaru might be the strongest Admiral in the marines we just have no way of knowing that for sure until he goes all out

[@doraemon61377]

I love how Kizaru views Luffy. Kuzan and Fujitora obviously can see Luffy heroism through his deeds at water 7 and dressrosa. Greenbull and Akainu just hate Luffy's existence. Kizaru, on the other hand, is more scary. He doesn't care Luffy is a hero or a villain as a pirate, he just does his job as a marine to ruthlessly curtail piracy.

[@ngmmngw9027]

Nah Akainu did give praise to Luffy at Marineford

[@ryanread8617]

Kizaru might be very very over reliant on his fruit, that why he so laid back and not afraid too. In Movie Z, it mentioned by Zephyr that he too reliant on his fruit. Maybe due to the fact his fruit keeps him safe, and secure for it speed. I feel like if there a battle between Kizaru and Blackbeard his true ideals and laid back attitude may change. Or maybe Kizaru is a sadistic guy, who knows.

[@lonelycreamsicle569]

It's absolutely insane how this channel is made up of both scattered shitposts, and unironically the best one piece theory videos of all time.

[@cosimocosner14]

Kizaru hast a lo to do with Vega Punk. Maybe he even is him. Maybe he just likes observing how his enemies react to his actions. I would also say the reason why he seems so cold hearted towards his enemies is because they are decared as criminals. He could just enjoy killing them, not out of sadism, but because he likes the idea of whyping out evil in general.

[@Ahab1765]

I see it as a cat and mouse game. He definitely has sociopathic tendencies as a result of wanting to see what his enemies will do. He has very little will and follows the cues of others as well. Maybe he isnt a wg dog... Maybe he does want to see prophecies come true. I don't know about terrifying but he is the most intriguing of the admirals.

[@nihility..9975]

I know personality matters but when Luffy met Kizaru he told the Strawhats to run,unlike Aokiji whom he told him to fight him and leave the crew to escape.

[@Doritochi]

Luffy has always had good insight on people's character and feeling. If he read Kizaru and got nothing, that would definitely be terrifying.

[@mozzy1268]

To be fair, he didn’t know how strong admirals were when he fought Aokiji.

[@kpee93]

as a kid, he was surrounded by books, sentomaru has appeared 3 times and 2 of them with kizaru calling him "uncle", pacifistas with his lazer beans, he can think at speedlight, he force himself to talk slowly so other can understand him.. can kizaru be vegapunk?

[@clear4789]

I don't know but Fujitora and Greenbull was talking like Vegapunk is an old man. And as if they rarely met with Vegapunk. Greenbull ask about his condition. While they should've know what's happening with Kizaru right? They're subordinates

[@Nick-qj6fb]

There's no way that the world government would let Vegapunk risk his life by being at the front lines of Marineford

[@jackbreh2788]

@@Nick-qj6fb But he didnt really risk his life. If you recall Kizaru was pretty much the only one of the top commanders who took virtually 0 damage in the marineford arc. Further alluding to how much stronger he is than his equals and superiors imho

[@EthanLy-re6bd]

This is kinda ironic.

[@Stachelbeeerchen]

Loved his introduction. Just jumping on top of a canon ball no f's given teleporting all over the place and asking people if they've ever been kicked with light speed milliseconds before kicking them with his powers. And there is no reaction whatsoever to any taunt that flies towards his head. He didn't even care enough to make sure he killed/captured the pirates he kicked and lazered into oblivion. And the way he just casually suggested to sail to Kaido and Big Mom as soon as they were forming an alliance.

[@pabloesco2007]

It's time to make an update since the last Chapters of OP, Kizaru is back. ;)

[@shadowhauntjoker8501]

I think he is their ULTIMATE power play. It's odd that they never want him to go after powerful pirates, but he instead goes after lesser. With him hunting down weaker ones or mid tier ones, you're making wanabe and newer pirates scared to try. That fear is good, but think of this: Fujitora is strong but to go after Kaido?No . Kizaru WANTED to go there, and people say say he was in over his head, but ask why they really didn't want him to go. He would take them on, and if he had won, Akainu would look weak, therefore the WG would question him. They say it's so not to cause trouble, but look at how they all are. Fujitora is just watching (or on standby) with the Strawhats and isn't attacking them. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if he allied with Luffy to fight Blackbeard. Kizaru wants to go out and wreck faces, but they hold him back. Akainu, despite having to answer the WG, may only be allowed to use Kizaru as a last resort. Like incase there's hundreds of pirates somewhere at a time and he supposed to be the shining light of the Marines. We'll know soon enough.

[@hurt6145]

Haven't watched this video yet but I think Egghead proves Kizaru is far from a sociopath.

[@kauekodama3234]

This video didn't age well. Kizaru turned out to be a very sympathetic guy who actually cares about his friends and principles.

[@Succi17]

Yeah, he went from being a bored psychopath to someone who's heart just isn't into it. He's a lot like Kuzan, but instead of quitting and pursuing his idea of justice, he gave up and is just going through the motions.

[@Triplebrc]

With the navy being the speartip of the world government, I always had high hopes that Kizaru would turn out to be the worst among the marines, though not open like Akainu, in the shadows of his bright light, aiding the Cipher Pols in the matters aimed against civilians that not even Akainu would have the stomach for. Kizaru has close ties to Vegapunk, he is in charge of the whole Human Weapon project, so I always envisioned him to turn into a Mengele kind of character, someone who tortured and sacrificed countless people for the sake of power, progress and control, abusing Vegapunks intellect into pushing these goals forward no matter the cost as he plays the almost lethargic guy for the outside world. The fact that they did not properly position Kizaru yet and fleshed him out far less than the other high ranking marines, all while letting him come out completely unharmed despite clashing with Whitebeard himself as well as his right hand man, and him actually suggesting that he could go to Wano to "deal" with the whole Kaido and Big Mom alliance when a single emperor was enough for Akainu to almost soil his pants, makes me believe that they have planned something greater for him than him just being a mindless soldier.

[@mozzy1268]

Also the fact that when Luffy punched a celestial dragon they said an admiral would come. Who came? Kizaru. Could be coincidence or could be that he’s the one admiral working directly for them and the elders so he was summoned immediately.

[@supremeturtle1186]

Akainu literally killed a boat full of civilians

[@yunanimator6293]

@Average Russian Subhuman Its the civilians at Ohara

[@demonslayereren3970]

@@mozzy1268 Kizaru CP0

[@carlossuarez4702]

Man am I glad you made this, your assessment deff reaffirms as to why I always considered this admiral to be my favorite above the rest. I like your tense and dramatic approach to this video. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@IsaacClodfelter]

He is either the most dangerous admiral or he is the least dangerous one. There is absolutely no in between.

[@So_Ci]

Mf gravity fruit is broken imagine if he awakened it he could probably make a mini black hole so as light fruit

[@Nephalem2002]

Is he really a sociopath or is he constantly high on the strongest form of pot imaginable?

[@Unnecessarilylongexplanations]

It would be weird but cool to see if his taunting, sadistic nature to draw out fights and make his opponents feel hopeless, is a way to test them to see if they will get stronger, or simply die.

[@dewaeryadi7776]

Its mindblowing how just one character have so many layers of source and inspiration

[@specinix7547]

incredible video lol, kizarus one of my favs, you did him justice

[@LRodz279]

This video reminded me of a theory that I came up with a long time ago: My theory was that Kizaru works for Im and the real reason why he wanted to go to Wano was because he actually works as a spy for BM and Kaido or double agent like he’s like he’s playing both sides but I don’t think he’s the only admiral that’s in on it. My second part of the theory is that Ryokugyo (Green Bull) i mean we know little to nothing about this guy nor his own way of Justice like Akainu:Absolute Justice, Aokiji:Lazy Justice, Fujitora:Neutral Justice, and Kizaru:Unclear Justice. So I do believe that Green Bull also has unclear justice. and there you have it 2 Admirals who are working on both sides to an unknown goal EDIT: I re-watched the video and a thought came to me, what if the real reason why Kizaru shot the key instead of Luffy was because he sees Luffy as someone who is useful in his plans

[@Vortex-qb2se]

Honestly, Kizaru can easily be the strongest character in the anime if it was a bit more realistic. With the speed of light, he can travel everywhere around the world in less than a second. Attacking at the speed of light would make his attacks impossible to see or avoid, not to mention that you literally wouldn't be able to hit him due to that speed. Overall, he could defeat everyone before they even blink. And now, please don't comment something like "there are characters that move faster than the speed of light", I'm saying that this would happen if the anime was a bit more realistic and in real life, there is no speed faster than the one of light.

[@michellegibson5798]

He's the strongest admiral. Makes sense not to send your best fighter to desk work just like Garp and Sengoku.

[@aleccampbell7707]

Garp marches to the beat of his own drum, orders are only suggestions to him and gets away with it due to his overwhelming strength - perhaps the freest Marine

[@roronoa_skibidigyatt]

kizaru: *slow personality, fast abilities* aokiji: *warm heart, cold abilities* akainu: *cold heart, hot abilities*

[@darrenthegreat23]

Great video enjoyed the breakdown

[@DragonmanX90]

Kizaru reminds me a lot of Gin from Bleach. His morals seem to place him at odds with the protagonists, and his behavior make him appear manipulative and deceptive at best or sadistic and cruel despite his genial appearance (compared to Akainu and the Gorosei at least). Even his methods for handling the Supernovas and Strawhat crew ring similar to the way Gin handled all of his fights: Given his speed, skill, and weapon; almost every fight Gin was ever seen in could've been ended before the target knew what was happening. But Gin rarely went for a kill shot when he had the opportunity on anything but a Hollow. From the outside; this looks like he wants to make his opponents suffer or he has some similarities to Zaraki in that he nerfs himself to enjoy the fight more. Later on we see that part of the reason for this is Gin was always working to his own, ultimately altruistic (if selfish and circuitous) ends; and one of the reasons he seems to spare those he fights with is because his goals gain nothing by their death. OR, like with his own protagonist character he seemingly goes all out to display the sheer gulf that exists between them as a reality check or a form of motivation for them. Look at what he says to Luffy after giving him a near one hit KO. He pretty much says: "At the end of the day, I can kill you whenever the fancy strikes me and there's nothing you can do about it with your current level of strength." Right now; Kizaru is a fixed point for anyone who views the Marines or the World Government as a whole as opposition. He's a fact of life; if you want to act in opposition to the WG, you'll need the strength to surpass a man who can move at the speed of light.

[@ftmerc8007]

I realized that the current three admirals might be based around the three monkeys. Kiz is the one you discussed. The monkey that sees no evil could be fuji. The monkey that says no evil could be greenbull. Fuji having relation to eyes ofc and being blind. Greenbull also doesn’t eat having relations to mouth. We also have only heard him talk so far. Maybe I’m reaching who knows

[@SimplyKevin]

You might be on to something there. Keep that in your mind and let’s see what Greenbull will be like! 😎👍

[@manduheavyvazquez5268]

And the most powerful. When will use 100% power and fight seriously will be a beast of power unbeatable.

[@lxfj2128]

Great video. Kizaru my favourite admiral easily, absolute odd guy though and always neutral eg telling akainu to just melt the ice,praising luffy for getting a 1 billion bounty in front of fleet admiral akainu . Futhermore like in sabaody when he could have killed the supernova but just left them on the floor. He could have killed luffy in marineford so many times for example like u said shooting the key and instead of killing him he lectured luffy then just kicked him into Whitebeard. Another time is when he just kicks luffy and says back to the start instead of killing him. With his unclear justice and sircastic trolling attitude and acts like he’s braindead at times, there must be something more to him. Kizaru is shown holding books in both his childhood drawing yet he’s appears to be dumb . he also always says everything is scary when he’s not scared at all. Not to important but I find it funny that he’s the only friend akainu has, as their vivre cards says they go way back having joined the marines together and we can see them hanging out off work in the cover shot, and their on screen interactions is rather friendly for akainu . This one is a theory but kizaru seems to have a connection to vegapunk I know we all know the theories on this one . Nevertheless Absolute fascinating character.

[@fleshizweak5864]

The way you described him as a sadistic person that plays on the mental of people is sooo cool ! First vid i see on your channel and it's already god-mode.

[@lazertiger]

He’s not a sociopath! He’s just a gay middle-aged Italian man- hope that helps ❤

[@VortexFlames7272]

Tf

[@axtanicsecretworkshop1137]

0:22 That big mom chase edit was terrifying "HAHA"

[@singingcrow439]

To me, Kizaru being unclear is like he is standing in a spotlight, light shinging all around his dark, flat silhouette.

[@SimplyKevin]

I added subtitles for this video to make it a little easier to get through. Ngl making this vid spooked me on Kizaru a bit, what do you think?

[@rach0818015679]

This aged well lol 😂

[@ciyaresh2070]

why? I'm just getting into the one piece world, don't know much

[@sergiolc_]

kizaru cares about his friends and probally gonna betray marine@@ciyaresh2070

[@livingitupish]

Kizaru can be summed up as unsure or naive. If influenced in the moment he will go for it. It would be interesting if there was a backstory or some clarity of his actions

[@dinomoney2142]

Naive or Foolhardy

[@anderislfstaff99]

Tbh i feel like this video would make more sense if it was named "is kizaru a psychopath" sociopaths aren't blood thirsty they just lack empathy but all the points in the video still stand

[@olivia892]

I personally believe that kizarus light power is seposed to represent himself to a large degree, he himself dosent know what he wants, needs, or enjoys. And constantly sees his justice as constantly changing, like how light can refract and Chang depending at what you look at, thats why he never seems like hes actually going to do unless told to, like how light dosent have a true form unless you look at something specific, yeah its a strech... But so are alot of theories that turn true

[@TheWhiskySix]

The ever so easily forgotten 4th monkey "Do no Evil" wasnt considered in the arguement.

[@babatunde9992]

Aokiji and kizaru are one in the same for me except ones less emotional bit clear with his goals while the other is whimsical and unclear

[@FUNNYMONEY2-m1y]

Facts that Ben beckman encounter made me nervous, confused and alert

[@lool3637]

It's weird to see such a small channel with incredibly interesting videos, keep it up you'll blow up for sure.

[@psnamstutz9078]

I think kizaru has a thing with the revolution similiar to how kuzan now works with blackbeard. No doubt he follows his own agenda but i'm sure he's got going more than he let's us catch on! Sentomaru calling him uncle became a waving flag if you ask me. This man works behind the curtain and i have no doubt he's gonna show us something awesome!!

[@TheBigAramakiStan]

I just want to see one of the admirals in a 1v1 because I really do think it’s Admiral=Yonko but we have no way of knowing because we don’t see them.

[@knotsbygordion]

Light reflects, warps, changes, and casts shadows. No wonder he doesn't clarify but obscure his motivation.

[@tylerb8638]

Kizaru from the moment he popped up in the story has been one of my favorites because of the sense of justice he lacks but being label as someone who enacts justice. Glad to see a video about him and really loved the analysis.

[@Human_traain]

Kevin man ur theories and hypotheses are so intriguing and so convincing ur amazing man

[@detaaditya6237]

I have a feeling Kizaru will be amongst the final antagonists instead of Akainu. His motive might still be obscure right now, but once revealed I bet it'll be terrifying

[@endorinplus2990]

Kizaru and Vegapunk is into something

[@tahaniahmedmahfouz2862]

The Syrian sixes are far away under the sixes the janitor is far away under

[@jesusseinpferd__9628]

I think this is a really well made video

[@789syrus789]

This arc will tell us everything about Kizaru.

[@mariothane8754]

I think Kizaru’s Justice comes in the form of fear or despair. Everything he does is non lethal. The first few minutes he has on the island is proof, if he wants you dead you’d be overwhelmed. His hope is evil despairs. If they despair then they fear and if they fear, they won’t ever fight back again. Whether they live or not isn’t his goal. Killing is a means of inducing despair. Even if they weren’t dead, the despair sinks in, and if you look at what happened to the supernovas Kizaru fought, they all were broken. They tried to keep fighting up but most of them joined Kaido, giving up on their dreams.

[@botsbass842]

A lazy cat that isn't hungry won't kill a mouse. It'll tire it out, swat it around, terrorize it, take a nap, and consider the mouse getting away completely inconsequential.

[@AA11196]

Imo kizaru represents being a lapdog, he follows the orders of the WG without fail and if they told him to stop he would. Akainu represents order even if the WG told him to stop he would keep going to achieve the perfect order. Aokiji represents being a free man he does whatever he wants including doing the right thing

[@aster1760]

Kizaru being named after the "hear no evil" sage makes...a ton of sense when you get down to it. If the man has his mind descided on what he wants to do, theres stark little you can do to change his mind. Kizaru has hit that point in his power scaling where nothing really excites him anymore, so he just goes along with anything, but if he chooses to do something your not really gonna get in his way unless you have a deus ex under your sleeve

[@mennnn972]

whats a deus ex?

[@aster1760]

@@mennnn972 Deus Ex is a shortened version of the term "Deus Ex Machina" which while it roughly translates to "God from the machine" in Latin, comes with the literary meaning of an outside force appearing from nowhere to save the plot and or a group of characters from a bad situation........It litterally refers to divine intervention essentially.

[@sergoldenhandthejust1495]

I know it's far from canon but I was hoping you brought my boy Black Arm Zephyr, the stuff he says to kizeru always stuck with me for some reason