Wano is one of the oldest countries in the One Piece world and it is home to very powerful Samurai. It is currently ruled by the Shogun Orochi and the Emperor of the Sea Kaido after they usurped the power of Oden Kozuki. The Kozuki clan had long been in charge of Wano before Kaido and his minions rolled into town

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In that time Wano operated as an isolationist country for unknown reasons. Despite being alienated from the outside world the people of Wano still managed to thrive, and for many centuries the Samurai of Wano have passed down their customs to their children.

10 KOZUKI CLAN

The Kozuki clan and the country of Wano have a long history together which saw the Kozuki clan lead Wano for many years before their downfall at the hand of Kaido and Orochi. Only two known members of the Kozuki clan remain in Wano to this day; Kozuki Hiyori and Kozuki Momonosuke, both children of the late Oden and Toki. The Kozuki's led Wano with distinction for many centuries where they protected the secrets of Wano as well as transcribed Poneglyphs to send important messages throughout history.

9 SHIMOTSUKI FAMILY

The Shimotsuki family is a former noble family of Wano Country who might be descendants of the legendary Wano Samurai Ryuma the Dragon. Before Orochi's reign, the Shimotsuki clan was a family with considerable power due to Shimotsuki Yasui and Shimotsuki Ushimaru holding the positions of Daimyo of Hakumai and Ringo respectively. This family was is also known for its famous swordsmith Shimotsuki Kozaburo who crafted the blades Enma and Wado Ichimonji, both of which now belong to Roronoa Zoro (a potential descendant of this family).

8 RYUMA THE DRAGON

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A young Ryuma rose to notoriety when he managed.  to defeat a rampaging dragon. After this Ryuma would go on many interesting adventures that would see him defeat stronger and stronger foes. This forced Ryuma to continuously grow until he became one of the strongest swordsmen in history, with this power Ryuma defended Wano from it's many enemies.

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Wano is a country renowned for its natural resources which attracted many enemies to its shores. Whenever these enemies should show up Rryuma would fight them off which earned him great fame amongst his people.

7 ODEN KOZUKI

 

Oden Kozuki is one of the most exciting characters ever introduced in One piece and given the characters that have already appeared that is quite a feat. The first time the audience is formally introduced to Oden he is eating on the cremated bones of a former comrade in a bid to have one last supper with them. Oden was a wild and charismatic man, for much of his life he showed outstanding strength but lacked the discipline to make a positive impact on Wano. Eventually, Oden matured into a fine man before he was murdered by Kaido and Orochi.

6 CREATURES OF WANO

So far in the Wano Country Arc, the audience has been introduced to many interesting looking creatures who often have special abilities. These creatures include but are not limited to Kawamatsu the Kappa, Hitetsu, Tanishi, Onimaru, and Komainu. Much of these creatures appear to be native to Wano,  though it as not yet been revealed exactly why these mysterious creatures are lurking in the shadows of Wano. Nevertheless, these creatures though minor have already greatly impacted the plot of the story and the audience can expect that to continue going into the final battle.

5 TRAITOR

 

It is a commonly held belief that there is a mole within the midst of the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai alliance with half the fan base believing the traitor is amongst the Minks and the other half believing the traitor to be someone from Wano. Regardless of which side it falls on, the mere fact that there is a traitor adds intrigue to what was already an interesting overarching narrative. As Wano continues it will be exciting and potentially tragic when this traitor's identity is revealed.

4 PRE KAIDO VS POST KAIDO

Wano has an illustrious history that stretches back all the way to before the Void Century. For most of this time, Wano was seen as a beautiful and prosperous country famous for it's Gold and other valuable natural resources. The Samurai and other citizens have always been proud of this and many have given their lives to protect it.

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Current day Wano is a hollowed husk of its former glory. What was once a beautiful nation of strong warriors now stands as a polluted wasteland populated by broken souls.

3 ROAD PONYGLPYH

There a for Road Ponyglyphs in existence, when the information contained on these four ancient stones is combined, the coordinates to Raftel are revealed. It is believed that one of these Ponyglyphs currently resides somewhere on the Island of Onigashima which also happens to be Kaido's base of operation. The Straw Hats have already have information on two of the Road Ponyglyps which means the battle for the third should prove to be quite fascinating.

2 NINE RED SCABBARDS

When Oden Kozuki was a magnificent man that was loved by the people due to his strength and charisma. Throughout his life, he would gain many followers who would go on to dedicate their lives to fulfilling Oden's mission. The closest and most loyal of these followers were Oden's Nine Red Scabbards. Over time the composition of the Scabbards has changed but each member remains a proud and brave warrior of Wano to this day.

1 LADY TOKI'S PROPHECY

Twenty years ago on the night that the Kozuki clan fell, Lady Toki used her Devil fruit abilities to send Momonusuke and several members of the Nine Scabbards into the future. She then proclaimed that 2o years in the future on a moonlit night the Nine Scabbards would come back to enact revenge upon Kaido. Those twenty years have since past and the final battle for Wano draws closer with every passing week. The Moonlit night further serves as an indicator that the Minkswill play a major role in this final battle with the moon giving them access to their Sulong forms.

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