This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Elbaf Arc.
Summary
- Imu's biggest powers include immortality and possession of a mysterious devil fruit ability.
- Imu's weakness is the new Haki used by Scopper Gaban, which counters immortality.
- Haki can target the soul, preventing regeneration and providing an opportunity to defeat Imu in battle.
One Piece is in the Final Saga, and it is here that Oda will go on to reveal the biggest of secrets about the world and draw the most exciting of all battles. Things are going to be extremely intriguing here, as they have been so far, and in no time, fans will be met with incredible scenes of Luffy becoming the Pirate King.
One Piece: Oda Has Already Revealed Luffy's Fate At The End Of One Piece
Luffy's fate has already been decided. Oda reveals his plans for this beloved character in One Piece.
But, as that happens, fans know that there is one major character that Oda has to tackle, and it is possibly the most important character of all, Imu. Having been introduced to the story in Reverie, fans know that Imu is going to be extremely important in One Piece’s Final Saga. He will eventually stand in Luffy's way as his biggest enemy, and a massive battle will eventually ensue. Now, Od might just have revealed the biggest weakness of Imu.
Imu's Two Biggest Powers That Are Confirmed
- Imu Has Immortality
- A Mysterious Devil Fruit Ability Is In Imu's Possession
So far, fans do not know much about Imu at all. After all, Imu was only recently shown in One Piece for the first time. That said, Oda has slowly been revealing bits and pieces of information about the monster that is Imu. For instance, fans know that Imu is from the Void Century itself. At the same time, fans also know that Imu is strangely obsessed with Lily, and that they want to get their hands on Vivi now. These are important bits of information.
In the Void Century, there existed a ruler known as Saint Imu Nerona! — Ivankov
The fact that Imu is from the Void Century means that they are practically immortal. This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone. After all, Imu did speak of Queen Lily, and seems to know her personally. Furthermore, fans also know already that the Elders have been alive for hundreds of years and that they and the Holy Knights are all immortal. For Imu to have Immortality is a given.
One Piece: Oda Has Already Revealed The Pirate King Before Roger
Roger is the only known pirate to hold the title of pirate king, but Oda has already revealed his predecessor in One Piece.
As far as Imu's second power goes, Oda made sure to highlight the fact that Imu has some sort of Zoan Devil Fruit. Given that Luffy is Nika, Imu most likely represents another God and one that will be extremely important in the Final Saga of the story.
Imu's Weakness Is The New Haki Used By Scopper Gaban
Immortality Can Be Countered Using Haki
In One Piece chapter 1148, Oda revealed Scopper Gaban taking action against the Holy Knights, and in doing so, he has just revealed the biggest weakness of Imu. The Holy Knights are all immortal, and fans know that already. Furthermore, the Five Elders show the same powers. Clearly, Imu possesses this ability as well and it is part of what makes them invincible. However, Gaban was clearly able to counter the Holy Knights’s Immortality. It isn't just Gaban, but Joy Boy also counted the immorality of the Five Elders and this caused pain even to Imu.
What? I'm not regenerating? — Sommers
The key weakness of Immortality is Haki. This has now been confirmed by Oda on two occasions. The first was when Joy Boy's 800-year-old Haki was unleashed by Emeth, and recently, when Gaban coated his weapons in Haki and cut down Sommers.
As to what kind of Haki can do this, it could connect to soul-damaging Haki that doesn't do just physical harm but targets the soul itself. It is also possible that letting the Haki linger at the enemy makes them unable to regenerate and gives an opportunity to the others to damage them. It is only a matter of time before Oda exposes the secret behind Imu's Haki weakness, but the time is here.
One Piece Chapter 1149 will be out in one 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 1149 is May 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
- Number of Episodes
- 1122
