With the final saga of One piece is underway, the stakes have never been higher, and stronger characters are introduced one after the other. As a result, Elbaph contains some of the strongest Devil Fruit v users One piece world, which includes the protagonist Monkey D. Luffy, the owner of Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika. With recent developments, the true most powerful Devil Fruit user in the world, the ruler of the entire government, Saint Imu Nero, is now ready to appear, adding another powerful ability to this arc and elevating it even more in the eyes of the readers.
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Saint Imu Nero of World Government is about to land in Warland
One piece Chapter 1178 was spectacular from start to finish, but the most incredible development that occurred was the decision of the World Ruler, Saint Imu Nero, to land in Warland. When the Elbaph arc began, most fans believed that Shamrock and Gunko would serve as the main antagonists of the arc, but when the former withdrew, it was revealed that Gunko could potentially be controlled by Imu and become the main villain.
Oda completely flipped the script when Gunko was easily taken down thanks to the cooperation of Luffy and Loki, paving the way for the arrival of Saint Imu Nerona. In One Piece Chapter 1178, the World Ruler declared that he would be leaving the Holy Land for the very first time in a generation, and now it's time for the most powerful Devil Fruit user to make his presence known.
Why does the ruler of the world government have the mythical Zoan fruit
Technically speaking, Oda has already given fans a glimpse of Imu's Devil Fruit powers on various occasions. First, when Sabo attacked the Five Elders and Ima, they all immediately transformed into their Devil Fruit forms. The five elders took on animal forms that came from their Yokai abilities, while Imu also took on the form of a giant creature, suggesting the use of the mythical zoan devil fruit.
The five elders, Mu will leave the Holy Land for a short while. —Imu Nero, One Piece 1178
One thing is certain: Imu is a Devil Fruit user. Looking at the fact that only Zoans allow transformations, it is very clear to see that Imu also has this type of Devil Fruit and there is no doubt about it. In addition, the Elbaph arc cemented the idea that he possessed the Zoan Mythical Fruit, as Gunko, while possessed by Imu, displayed the traits of the mythical fruit user, such as sporting giant wings as well as a spiked tail.
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How Imu's Fruit will be explored in the upcoming fight with Luffy and Loki
Only a fraction of Imu's true power has been shown in One Piece so far, but with their decision to land in Elbaph now, it's practically confirmed that they'll be facing the duo of Luffy and Loki. In this clash, Imu will surely use his true power, which means that the true essence of his fruit, as well as his name along with the main powers, will now be revealed to all readers for the first time. This will be a historic moment in One Piece. For the first time ever in seven years, Oda is now about to reveal the nature of Imu's fruit and the power with which he defeated Joy Boy long ago in the Century of the Void.
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Measuring the total strength of the strongest single piece villain
There's no denying the fact that Imu is the strongest villain in all of One Piece and the strongest character alive right now. Having defeated Joy Boy once upon a time in the past and established himself at the top as ruler of the entire world, Imu is canonically the most powerful. His full ability remains to be seen, but based on what he's already shown, he's clearly a level above everyone else.
In God Valley, just by possessing Saturn, Imu was able to defeat Rocks D. Xebec. The fact that he was able to tank attacks from six power units in Garp, Roger, Whitebeard, Big Mom, Kaido, and Rocks at once without flinching indicates that his overall fighting ability is absolutely tremendous. Imu is much stronger than any Yonko or Admiral and on par with Joy Boy. Luffy, while very strong, is far inferior to the world ruler at this point and will need to get even stronger if he hopes to defeat him.
One Piece Chapter 1179 will be available to read on Manga Plus on April 5, 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)
