One Piece explains the two great powers that Luffy needs to defeat Ima

One Piece's The Elbaf arc surprised all fans with the sheer amount of attention it gave to the series' biggest overarching antagonist, Saint Im Nero. The fans know this very well Imu is the biggest and most important villain in all One pieceand therefore most expected him to be the focus until the end One piece. That said, the series is in the Final Saga after all, so Oda revealing key bits and pieces about him shouldn't exactly come as a surprise.

Regardless, One Piece's Elbaf arc introduced Ima as the main villain, taking over Gunk's body in Elbaf. Meanwhile, in Loki's flashback, fans saw Ima do the same in God Valley, only there, the body of the vessel was none other than Saturn. Imu's overwhelming power was clearly visible One piece chapter 1163, where also the alliance of Roger, Garp, Rocks, Whitebeard, Kaido and Big Mom weren't enough to stop Im. Naturally, this has fans wondering what exactly it will take to stop this monstrous individual, and surprisingly, Oda has already revealed the answer to that question. In order to defeat Ima, Luffy needs to master the force. Nika fruit and achieve Joy Boy level hacks.

Luffy needs two main abilities to defeat Ima

The power of Niko, A Joy Boy Level Haki

• Joy Boy faced Imu's demonic powers in Egghead

• Nika is a tough counter to Imu's Powers

Imu cannot be defeated by normal means, and that is something that all fans One piece he should already know. Imu is an immortal being that carries immense power. Defeating them is impossible even for the biggest alliance fans have seen in One Piece chapter 1163, so how exactly can Ima be taken down? The answer lies in the opposite of their ability, and that is Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika.

While Imu is darkness and evil, Luffy represents good and light. Imu turns others into slaves using the Domi Reversi power. Luffy frees them using Gear 5's power as the Warrior of Liberation. Luffy is the complete opposite of Imo, and that's why he has a chance against him. To face the Domi Reversi of Imu, Luffy must use his Devil Fruit powers to turn the table in his favor, and that's exactly what fans will see when the main battles begin.

However, the Gear 5 alone is not enough. Luffy also needs powerful Haki, which he doesn't currently have. In order to truly cleanse Elbaf of Imu, Luffy needs Joy Boy-level access to Haki. First, when the Five Elders attacked Egghead, the only way to defeat them was for Emeth to release Joy Boy's Haki. Joy Boy himself said yes his strongest Haki. It was only after this Haki was released that the demonic summons were nullified. In God Valley, even if the pirates combined their Haki, they were unable to nullify Imu's powers. In other words, their Haki was not as good as Joy Boy's.

Luffy vs Imu will be one piece's biggest battle

Blackbeard could also fight against Imo

Luffy vs Imu will be one of the biggest fights in all One pieceand to defeat the latter, the two weapons that Luffy needs are already quite clear. Luffy needs to master Gear 5 to the point where he can compete Imu is Domi Reversi and do the opposite with your imagination. along with Luffy needs to master his Haki to the same level as Joy Boyand when he does, he can really harm the ruler of the world.

The next chapter of One Piece will be released this week. As usual, One Piece drops on Sunday. In Japan, One Piece drops Monday at 12pm JST. However, the vast majority of international readers will see the chapter available on November 2nd. 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 Imayomura, Yashiôhiro Mayuū Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou

Writers

Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shouji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Uesaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momoka Toyoda

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  Mayumi Tanaka

  Monkey D. Luffy (voice)

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  Kazuya Nakai

  Roronoa Zoro (voice)