This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Elbaf arc.
Summary
- Imu's powers are terrifying with strong Conqueror's Haki and magic abilities.
- Imu's biggest weakness is Conqueror's Haki, as confirmed by Gaban.
- Luffy needs to improve his Haki to counter Immortality and defeat Imu.
One Piece’s Elbaf arc surprised all fans when the main antagonist was finally revealed. While most fans believed that Shamrock and the other Holy Knights would be the main villains of the arc, Oda shattered all their expectations when he finally confirmed that the main villain of the arc is actually none other than Imu themself.
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Luffy will inevitably have to fight against Imu very soon, which means that he needs to be at the best of his abilities. Thankfully, Oda has finally revealed the biggest weakness of Imu, and it gives Luffy a big chance to overwhelm them in combat.
Imu Is The Strongest In The World Right Now
- Imu's Powers Are Terrifying
- Magic And Haki Are Two Of Imu's Abilities
So far, fans have only seen a small glimpse of Imu's powers in One Piece, but whatever little Oda has shown already tells the fans that they're incredibly overpowered. When Imu first appeared in Elbaf, they let out a powerful blast of Conqueror's Haki Strong enough to stagger even the likes of Luffy, who was in the Underworld. Later on, Imu also showed their other abilities.
Allow Mu to show thee the dominance of a God! — Imu
They used rather complex magic-like abilities, and with them, they could turn enemies into demon allies. Imu can grant immortality to people and great strength, all in exchange for a certain amount of their lifespan. Imu also summons things out of their magic circles, and all that is only the tip of the iceberg. Fans know for a fact that Imu also has other powers that they will inevitably end up using during the fight vs Luffy, but so far, this is what Oda has made known.
Imu's Biggest Weakness Is Conqueror's Haki
Gaban Confirms the Weakness of The Holy Knights
Up until now, fans weren't exactly sure what the weakness of the Immortality and the regeneration of the Holy Knights was. But, now, thanks to Scopper Gaban, it has finally been confirmed. As revealed in One Piece chapter 1152, the only way to take down the Holy Knights and the Five Elders, as well as Imu is to use Conqueror's Haki. However, regular usage of Conqueror's Haki Infusion won't do. This Haki needs to be very refined, and at the same time, it most likely also needs to target the soul of the Holy Knights first of all. If all that is well and truly accomplished, then one can damage them without issues. This also means that Imu's biggest weakness is Conqueror's Haki.
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Straw Hat Luffy! Keep in your mind how you use Conqueror's Haki. — Gaban
Luffy Will Need To Improve His Haki
As things stand, Luffy hasn't properly used his Conqueror's Haki against the Holy Knights or the Five Elders. Even though he fought them on Egghead, he chose to not utilize his Haki properly. But, now that Gaban has told Luffy about their weakness, the best thing he can do is to learn how to control his Haki properly and use it carefully to counter the effects of immortality. After the Harald Flashback, fans will definitely see some incredible action in the story.
One Piece Chapter 1152 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 June 25. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1152 is June 25, 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
