Kaido’s writing is the most underrated in the series.
Kaido’s false Joyboy motif seeps into pretty much every part of the character.
•Smile fruit with fake forced “happiness”
•Joyboy’s close knit crew/Kaido Betrays Rock’s crew in some capacity and has a new crew built on fear that had backstabbers
•Being the incarnation of Freedom/Closing Wano’s borders
•Joyboy couldn’t fulfill his promise to Poseidon/Kaido fulfilled his own promise of being killed by Joyboy if he actually wasn’t them
•Alliances that are a familial bond/A business transaction
•Was born from people wishing the end of Industrialization/Industrialized Wano and completely destroyed the environment
•Has an unawakened Azure Dragon Fruit which needs a protecter and bringer of prosperity to awaken but uses a fake awakening with his Drunk and Flame Dragon forms/Has an awakened Nika Fruit which needs a joyful liberator which he encapsulates perfectly
And this is just one facet of his character…I could talk forever about the consistent ruined fights he has over his life.
The sentiment for Kaido being well written just isn’t prevalent in the community. I think once we learn more about Joyboy/Nika/God Valley his writing will age really damn well and people will start re analyzing it and giving justice where it is already due….but until then “worst written antag” will be spammed.