This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Elbaf arc.
One Piece's Elbaf arc has proven to be absolutely phenomenal so far, and fans know very well that Imu is central to it. Against all odds, Oda revealed Imu as the main antagonist of the Elbaf arc, having him possess Gunko, and he also served as the main antagonist of the God Valley Incident, where Roger, Rocks, and all the other pirates of the world eventually joined their hands to fight the biggest threat known to man. Quite clearly, they failed to beat Imu on God Valley and even though Domi Reversi'd Rocks was taken down, the problem of Imu remained untouched in the grand scheme of things.
One Piece: Oda Has Already Revealed Who Will Beat Akainu, And It's Not Luffy
Akainu will be defeated in the final saga of One Piece, but not by Luffy.
Since then, no pirate has come close to fighting and beating Imu, and it certainly wouldn't be easy for anyone who'd attempt it either. However, the truth is that Oda has already revealed how Imu can be beaten. Through the character of Rocks D. Xebec, Oda laid out the perfect way to destroy Imu and the World Government, and establish a new world order.
Imu Can Be Defeated With Two Devil Fruits
The Nika Fruit And Yami Yami no Mi Are Key To Beating Imu
- Yami Yami no Mi can cancel the power of the Devil
- Nika counters the power of Imu
First and foremost, Oda has already carefully revealed the method of taking down the World Government, specifically Imu, in the Loki flashback of One Piece, and he did so through the character of Rocks. As fans know, Rocks and Imu were at opposing ends, and being a follower of Davy Jones, Rocks wanted to fulfill the Will of Davy.
Follow me and I'll show you the top of the world itself! — Rocks D. Xebec to his Pirate Crew
As such, he aimed to overthrow Imu and claim the world. Rocks had a whole plan to accomplish this, but he knew doing it wasn't easy. The first thing that Rocks needed to do was to destroy the Navy, and that was to be followed by the destruction of the World Government itself.
One Piece: Oda Has Already Revealed the Only Counter to Imu's Domi Reversi
Imu's Domi Reversi is overpowered, but it has one fatal counter in One Piece.
To achieve that, Rocks D. Xebec needed three things. The first was the band of Giant Shipwrights called the Galleila Giants. With their help, Rocks would likely either fix the Noah, or build the Ancient Weapon Pluton itself. The key to beating Imu, however, lay in two Devil Fruits according to Rocks. He stated that he needed two fruits in particular, and one of them was to be eaten by Harald. Putting two and two together, it is quite easy to figure out that he needed the Yami Yami no Mi, a fruit that carries the Will of Davy, and sought out Blackbeard, and the Nika fruit. Both these fruits can counter Imu's powers directly.
I'm afraid you've got the wrong guy. I haven't even met the guy. But promises are meant to be kept. — Rocks to Imu
High Level Haki Is Also Required To Beat Imu
Joy Boy Has The Strongest Known Haki In One Piece
On top of this, Oda also revealed in Egghead that Imu's powers can be countered by high-level Haki. When Joy Boy's strongest Haki was unleashed by Emeth, Imu's powers were nullified. In other words, only someone with high-level Haki and the powers of either the Nika fruit or the Yami Yami no Mi can beat Imu.
One Piece's next chapter will be out this week. As usual, One Piece is going to drop on Sunday. In Japan, One Piece drops at 12AM JST on Monday. However, the vast majority of international readers will see the chapter available on November 2. Fans can read the chapter for free on Manga Plus.
- Release Date
- October 20, 1999
- Network
- Fuji TV
- Directors
- Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Itō, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imamura, Toshihiro Maeya, Yûji Endô, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou
Cast
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Mayumi TanakaMonkey D. Luffy (voice) -
Kazuya NakaiRoronoa Zoro (voice)
WHERE TO WATCH
One Piece is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. The series follows protagonist Monkey D. Luffy and his Straw Hat Pirate crew as they explore the Grand Line to find the King of the Pirates' ultimate treasure, the One Piece, in order to become the next king. The manga's popularity helped it spin off into a larger media franchise, including an anime with more than 1,000 episodes.
- Studio
- Toei Animation
- Creator
- Eiichiro Oda
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu, Pluto TV
