Kozuki Sukiyaki

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Kozuki Sukiyaki — Oden’s father, the Shogun of Wano in the time of Oden’s youth. He banished the young, violent Oden from the Flower Capital, but later granted him the title of Daimyo of Kuri at age 20. Named, not shown.

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Wano Country — present day (Ch. 1056) — alive; revealed as the disguised blacksmith Hitetsu

• Confirms the Ancient Weapon Pluton lies in Wano — the weapon Oden wanted to unleash, “the one Franky burned the plans for” (p.7). See Ancient Weapons.
• Pays off Tenguyama Hitetsu Awaits Someone For A Very Long Time.

Wano Country — the keeper of Wano’s deepest secret (Ch. 1055) — present-day, shown

• Leads Robin and Law up to his “secret chamber under the palace” (caption, p. 4) to show them Wano’s deepest truths.
• Shows them the submerged ~800-year-old ancient Wano through a seafloor viewport (pp. 6–7); the Road Poneglyph (p. 8); and that the Ancient Weapon Pluton rests below it (p. 8).
• Explains “everything that Oden passed down through the shogunate’s line”: opening Wano’s borders means tearing down the walls and releasing the weapon, and that Kaido’s presence was itself the deterrent that kept enemies away (pp. 9–10). Never told Kaido or Orochi about the route (p. 4). Cannot say why Oden wanted to open the country.

Wano Country — revealed ALIVE in the present day (Ch. 1053)

• Keeps his survival secret even from his grandson Momonosuke and (mostly) the Scabbards — “I have no intention of telling him” (p.9).
• Tells Robin that the ancient weapon Pluton sleeps somewhere in Wano (p.10) — see Ancient Weapons.

Oden flashback — his authority usurped by forgery (Ch. 969) — referenced, not shown

• His authority was usurped by forgery: Kurozumi Higurashi used the Clone-Clone Fruit (Mane Mane no Mi) to impersonate him and decree Orochi the shogun’s proxy, deceiving all of Wano (pp. 5–6).
• His reported death “of illness” is cast into doubt — “at this point, nobody can possibly know what the real Sukiyaki was thinking” (p. 6).

Oden flashback — his death and fateful succession (Ch. 968) — referenced, not shown

• Revealed to have died in poor health while Oden was at sea; recommended Orochi (a Kurozumi descendant) as the next Shogun to act as Oden’s proxy (p. 11) — the decision that hands Wano to Orochi. Oden regrets being absent at his deathbed.

Wano — Oden-era flashback (Ch. 965) — names Orochi proxy; death reported

• Shown again as the ailing former shogun. His birth — son and heir of the previous, childless Kozuki shogun — is the event that foiled the Kurozumi clan’s coup (pp. 10–11), the root of Orochi’s grudge.
• Names Kurozumi Orochi as proxy shogun until Oden returns (pp. 6, 14); his death is reported shortly after (p. 14).

Wano Country — Oden flashback (Ch. 963) — the ailing father

• Shown as the ailing former shogun in the Flower Capital, proud of Oden’s turnaround (“You’ve become a great man, my son!!”). Oden visits on hearing he is ill; narration notes this is the last day they ever exchange words (p. 14).

Oden flashback — reinstates Oden as Daimyo of Kuri (Ch. 962)

• In recognition of Oden taming Kuri, Shogun Sukiyaki retracts his disownment of Oden and grants him the title “Daimyo of Kuri” (p. 10). (Earlier the locals note “even Lord Sukiyaki cannot control” Kuri, p. 2.)

Oden flashback — the Shogun who disowns his son (Ch. 961)

• Shown as the Shogun of Wano and Oden’s father; after the Mountain God incident he disowns and banishes Oden from the Flower Capital, laughingly, while lamenting it (p. 15: “It pains me to have to give this to you now…”). Hands Oden something at the moment of disowning.

Wano — Oden flashback (Ch. 960) — first on-page appearance

• First on-page appearance as the reigning Shogun of Wano and Oden’s father (p. 7 caption “Shogun of Wano — Kozuki Sukiyaki (Oden’s father)”; shown full-figure seated in judgment). His retainers recite the catalogue of Oden’s lifelong havoc; he finally cuts them off — “ENOUGH! I’ve heard enough…” — and sends a discreet gift to placate Oden rather than confront him (p. 9).

• Named as the reigning shogun whose son is Oden; rumor that the next shogun “after Kozuki Sukiyaki passes will not be Oden!! It’ll be [Lord] Yasuie!!” (p. 2). Cut Oden off “as an act of tough love” (p. 3). See Shimotsuki Yasuie of Hakumai.

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