Oda has a very smart and cunning personality and is sometimes even intimidating. Oda is the brain of the Drifters, managing most of the tactics and commanding the arquebusiers squad. He is very manipulative and doesn't hesitate to use others to achieve his goals, but despite that he has also shown himself to be self-conscious of his actions, knowing that he is not fit to be a leader anymore, especially after finding out that his suspicions of his son Nobutada conspiring against him were false.