With the introduction of Saint Nero Ima in the land of Elbaph, the final battles of this incredibly chaotic arc have finally begun. Starting with chapter 1180 One pieceEiichiro Oda has finally set off the biggest fight One Piece has seen since Luffy vs Kaido four years ago, as the King of the World gets the chance to show his full power against an equally terrifying adversary – the Cursed Prince of Elbaph and the current ruler of Nidhogg power, Loki. This fight is shaping up to be one for the ages to remember for years to come, and Eiichiro Oda will most certainly tackle it in the latest chapters, starting with One Piece 1181.
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How Luffy vs Kaido set the standard for big battles in the Final Saga
One piece he doesn't always get the biggest fight, but Eiichiro Oda put on a phenomenal battle at the end of the Wano Country Arc with Luffy vs Kaido. This is an incredible battle where Luffy awakened the power of Gear 5 and also learned how to put Conqueror's Haki into his attacks. This fight came to a very exciting conclusion with Luffy using the overwhelming power of his Devil Fruit ability to crush the Yonko, paving the way for a new era in the land of Wano.
Luffy vs Kaido was easily one of the best fights in the entire manga, especially considering the stakes in this fight. Now Eiichiro Oda is doing something similar in One Piece. Chapter 1180 of the Elbaph Arc officially marked the beginning of Loki vs Imu a fight that will see the series' final antagonist in action for the first time ever.
Why The Clash of the Cursed Prince and the King of the World Exceeds All Expectations
One Piece's the new fight to begin in the final chapter will exceed all expectations for several reasons. The biggest reason is that Eiichiro Oda finally showed Nero Ima, the ruler of the entire world, in this part of the story. That means he has to accommodate this final villain to increase the tension in the story heading into the Final War. If Eiichiro Oda doesn't give Ima a proper show, then fans will obviously lose interest in that particular character moving forward and feel no significant threat from her, which will undoubtedly ruin the plot progression.
Here in the real world you deal with me!! And Elbaph!! Remember that! — Loki, Chapter 1180
Similarly, after building up the Cursed Prince of Elbaph for a long time, Eiichiro Oda needs to do justice to that character as well and show fans why Loki is as important as he is in the Elbaph arc and the Final War to come. All things considered, this battle between Nero Imu and Loki that started in chapter 1180 will be unprecedented and set a new standard for fighting in One Piece.
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Elbaph's Prince Loki power scaling to Nero Ima
Both Imu and Loki are very powerful in their own right, but their power is definitely unmatched. Despite being the Cursed Prince and having the power to destroy the world, Loki is not the strongest in the One Piece series as evidenced by the fact that he lost a battle with Shanks 6 years ago in the New World.
If red-haired Shanks was strong enough to defeat Loki, then Nero Imu, the king of the world who is even stronger than Shanks, should be able to deal with him. The only problem for Ima is that she has a strict time limit, which was reaffirmed by Oda in chapter 1180 of the manga. Regardless, in terms of strict power scaling, Nero's Ima far surpasses Loki's.
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The incredible battle for the Elbaph Arch, which will last for several chapters following chapter 1180, will likely end with a victory for Nero Imu for two main reasons. The first reason is simply that Imu is the stronger of the two, thanks to his Akuma no Mi, and needs more characterization.
But more importantly, Luffy has yet to fit into the battle. In order to do that, he has to deal with Loki one way or another. Unfortunately, Loki's downfall is all but guaranteed at this point, and the coming few chapters of the story will most certainly emphasize this and pave the way for the Sun God Niko to enter.
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One piece
- Release date
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October 20, 1999
- Network
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Fuji TV
- directors
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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
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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)
