This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Elbaf arc.
For years, One Piece fans have been wondering what the best source of power in the world is, especially after Oda has done incredibly well to establish multiple sources of power in this expansive world. Out of the many powers that Oda has shown, Haki and Devil Fruits stand out the most, and that's because they're the core power systems of the whole story.
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Devil Fruits are known to be mystical power-granting fruits that take away the ability to swim, while Haki is a spiritual power that offers a plethora of advantages, such as enhancing sensory perception, more strength, and the power to overwhelm. Both Haki and Devil Fruits are incredibly strong in their own ways, but fans wonder what it is that truly reigns supreme. While some, like Kaido, believe that Haki trumps all, others, like Rocks, believe that Devil Fruits are equally important to topple the world itself and Haki isn't enough. This very question has been expanded upon by Oda in One Piece chapter 1163, and it seems that fans finally have a solid answer.
Oda Reveals Devil Fruits Are Necessary To Topple The World Government
Haki Alone Isn't Enough
- Strong Haki wasn't able to beat Imu
- The power of Devil Fruits is important
When it comes to the main goal that One Piece is building towards, it's toppling the World Government. The World Government is incredibly strong in One Piece and their oppressive regime will eventually come to an end. But, to put an end to that, one needs to beat Imu, the secret sovereign of the World Government. Beating Imu certainly isn't easy, and based on what fans saw, Haki alone isn't enough to do it.
To never doubt yourself, that is true power! Now watch, Haki can be classified into two main types! — Silvers Rayleigh to Luffy, Ruskaina
Most fans assumed that Haki is enough to make one the strongest, but One Piece has just proven that it isn't. In fact, Imu's powers themselves stem from Devil Fruit and even the strongest of Haki isn't enough to beat them.
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One Piece chapter 1163 saw six absolute monsters join forces to attack Imu. Rocks, Roger, Whitebeard, Garp, Big Mom, and Kaido joined in to attack Imu and much to the surprise of the fans, it didn't even scratch him. The shocking part is that they used majestic Haki, such that Marines all over God Valley were passing out. Yet, it was not enough to beat Imu, to the surprise of many. In the Egghead arc, Imu took damage from Joy Boy's strongest Haki, but even that wasn't enough to beat them. All that's to say that Haki, on its own, isn't enough to beat Imu, just as Devil Fruits on their own aren't enough. There is a balance between the two that needs to be maintained and one isn't better than the other.
Luffy, did you eat that fruit? That was a treasure of the seas! — Shanks to Luffy, Romance Dawn
Haki And Devil Fruit Are Equally Important In One Piece
The Difference In Power Is Very Situational
While it is true that Haki is more important to survive in the New World, one absolutely needs both to be the strongest. Without a Devil Fruit, beating Imu is impossible, and Rocks already confirmed him. Rocks wanted two specific Devil Fruits to beat Imu, and one of them was most likely the Yami Yami no Mi, which could cancel out the powers of the devil, while the other was the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika, which should act as a direct counter to the power of Imu. Without these powers, beating Imu is impossible. But, these powers must also be combined with powerful Haki to take one to the top.
The Haki vs Devil Fruit debate will always rage on, but the fact is that strong Haki can beat a strong Devil Fruit, just as a strong Devil Fruit can beat a strong Haki user. It all depends on what ability is out against what level of Haki. Ideally, both are needed to reach the top of the One Piece world.
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
