One Piece's The Elbaf arc specifically focused on Straw Pirate Doctor Tonytony Chopper and his Devil Fruit Hito Hito no Mi. For years, Chopper's Devil Fruit seemed somewhat invulnerable, but the Elbaf Arc One piece gave him a special ability that could make him one of the most important weapons in the final battle against Imu. Elbaf also finally answered why Blackbeard visited the Drum Kingdom over two years ago and why he was looking for Chopper's Hito Hito no Mi in the first place.
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Teach's Hunt Overview for Special Devil Fruit Users
It's no surprise that Blackbeard is on the hunt for a variety of Devil Fruits. When Blackbeard joined the Whitebeard Pirates, he did so with the intention of finding Yami Yami no Mi. Once he got his hands on this devil fruit by killing Thatch, he immediately jumped ship and formed his own crew. Teach then went from place to place with certain special intentions. The first place he visited was the Drum Kingdom, and when he got there, Wapol and his guards immediately left and Blackbeard destroyed the entire country. That was quite strange because he doesn't make decisions without thinking them through. If Blackbeard visited the Drum Kingdom, he definitely had a reason, and it meant he was looking for something.
Now it was practically confirmed that he was looking for Hito Hito no Mi. This was also teased by Oda in the Fishman Island arc where Blackbeard's special hunt for Devil Fruit users was first mentioned. Hearing this, Chopper feared that Blackbeard would come for his Devil Fruit, cleverly foreshadowing the reason he visited Drum in the first place.
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How Elbaf binds Chopper's Devil Fruit to Blackbeard
One Piece's Elbaf arc did a phenomenal job of giving special importance to Chopper's Devil Fruit. In Chapter 1177, Chopper faced off against the Domi Reversi Giant and was able to turn him back from his demon form to his human form with a single slap. In other words, Chopper has such a strong power that he can effortlessly face the threat of Domi Reversi.
This explains why Blackbeard wanted Chopper's Devil Fruit. Blackbeard knew that he would have to face the power of Imu at some point, so he was probably looking for Hito Hito no Mi to effortlessly face the power of Domi Reversi.
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It is quite clear that Blackbeard wanted to use the power of Hito Hito no Mi for himself, but by the time he got to the Drum Kingdom, Chopper had already eaten the Devil Fruit. Besides, Chopper ended up being a key member of the Straw Hat Pirates crew, and that basically means that Teach will never get his hands on this Devil Fruit.
I will become a doctor who can cure all diseases! — Chopper
Of course, there may be times when Blackbeard tries to get his hands on Chopper, like when the Straw Hats and Blackbeard Pirates clash, but it goes without saying that he fails. Instead of Hito Hito no Mi, Blackbeard will have to make do with another ability that helps him counter Domi Reversi, as his main plan has clearly failed.
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Assessing Chopper's Important Role in the Final Saga
As for Chopper, the ability to completely counter Domi Reversi gave him a very important role in the Final Saga. Starting with Elbaf, in the land of the giants, Chopper will be instrumental in turning all the afflicted giants into humans again using the Hito Hito no Mi power. Since this Devil Fruit grants a person the ability to regain their humanity, it explains why it perfectly counters the Domi Reversi.
Also, when the Great War begins, Imu will likely use demonic powers again, and Chopper will be the cure for those demonic powers, saving countless lives in the process. Not only will this be another dream of Chopper's own, but it will add a unique new dimension to his Devil Fruit powers, which most fans have considered unbelievable until now.
One Piece Chapter 1178 will be available to read on Manga Plus on March 29, 2026.
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)
