This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Elbaf Arc.
Summary
- Imu arrival spells danger for Elbaf as the main villain, being a god who cannot be beaten.
- Dorry, Brogy, and Jarul may face death in Elbaf to make room for new leaders like Loki and Hajrudin.
- Luffy is the key to saving everyone by beating Imu Gunko in the final battle, despite significant losses.
One Piece's Elbaf arc has blown all expectations out of the water and fans know that whatever Oda has revealed so far is only the tip of the iceberg. There is even more exciting stuff coming up, and big battles are being lined up as well.
One Piece: Blackbeard's Third Devil Fruit Has Already Been Decided By Oda
Blackbeard will unlock a third devil fruit ability. Oda has already decided what that would be in One Piece.
But above all else, fans need to keep in mind that One Piece's Final Saga is going to be dangerous for all characters, including the Straw Hat Pirates, and when it comes to Elbaf, it is most certainly going to spell danger for many of those residing in the land do the Giants, especially since Imu has made their way to the country now and will stand in Luffy's path. Things are about to get more chaotic than ever before, and character deaths are on the cards as well.
Why Imu's Arrival Spells Trouble For Elbaf
- Imu Is A Demon Who Cannot Be Beaten
- Elbaf Will Be A Ruin Soon Enough
One Piece's Elbaf arc was rather strange, in the sense that the main villain of the arc was not clear for quite a while. Eventually, Oda revealed the Holy Knights, Shamrock, and Gunko, and the fans were convinced that they were going to serve as the main villains of the arc. All that changed when Shamrock had to head back due to the Holy Land being covered in flames. In his stead, Imu sent forth Killingham and Sommers, and with Gunko, their goal was to take the kids to Marijoa as hostages and get the Giants to submit to the World Government and serve as their slave army.
Mu will show thee the dominance of a God! — Imu
However, since they took long, Imu had other ideas. As seen in One Piece chapter 1149, Imu turned up to Elbaf and now serves as the main villain, and for me, this spells danger for everyone, including Luffy, despite having Gear 5.
Some fans might not realize how much trouble Elbaf is in. The Holy Knights, the Yonko, and even the likes of Whitebeard and Roger are not comparable to what Imu is. A literal god has made landfall in Elbaf, and this is time for Oda to show what One Piece's biggest villain can do. One good thing is that Imu isn't directly present in Elbaf and only has access to Gunko's body, which should limit him in some way, but he's still going to be overwhelmingly stronger than everyone else.
Dorry and Brogy Could Die In Elbaf, Along with Jarul
Loki and Hajrudin Are Built Up As New Leaders
The Elbaf arc has death flags on many characters in my opinion, and quite possibly the character that has the biggest death flag is Jarul. Jorul is already dead, which means that Jarul won't stay alive for long. He's also 408 years old, and is someone that Oda probably won't keep alive for long, especially since the next generation of Giants is on the rise.
What light shall be erased from the world now, Imu Sama? — Five Elders
One Piece: The Identity of Marijoa's Attacker Has Already Been Revealed By Oda
Marijoa is under attack. The culprit has already been revealed by Oda in One Piece.
Two other characters that Oda might kill off in this arc are Dorry and Brogy. This might seem odd to some, but the reason for this is simply that Loki and Hajrudin are rising and they need to take their important place in Elbaf as its leaders of the next generation before the Final War begins. This can't happen as long as Dorry and Brogy are around. Now that Imu is in the Sun Realm, it is likely that Dorry and Brogy will meet a gruesome fate. Even some Straw Hats could be in danger, especially Robin and Usopp. Usopp has always had death flags and he might have a near-death experience like Luffy did in Wano.
Luffy Has To Beat Imu Gunko
In order to save everyone, Luffy is the only one who can do something. He is a God, just like Imu, and the only one that Imu fears. Luffy will likely be trained by Gaban in the Underworld, and eventually, everyone will launch an all-out assault on Imu and the Holy Knights to win, but make no mistakes, even though they will likely win, the losses will be great, and Imu will be back in Marijoa without a single scratch.
One Piece Chapter 1150 will be out in a 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 May 11. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1150 is June 1, 2025. 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
- Studio
- Toei Animation
- Creator
- Eiichiro Oda
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu, Pluto TV
