This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Elbaf arc.
for years One piece fans have been asking what the best power source in the world is, especially after Oda has done incredibly well in creating multiple power sources in this vast world. Of the many powers that Oda has displayed, Haki and Devil Fruits stand out the mostand that is because they are the main energy systems of the whole story.
Devil Fruits are famous mystical fruit giving strength which take away the ability to swim, while Haki is a spiritual power that offers a plethora of benefits such as enhanced sensory perception, greater strength, and the ability to overpower. Both Haki and Devil Fruits are incredibly powerful in their own ways, but fans wonder which one really reigns supreme. While some, like Kaido, believe that Haki trumps all, others, like Rocks, believe that Devil Fruits are just as important in bringing down the world itself, and Haki is not enough. This very question was expanded upon by Oda v One piece chapter 1163 and it looks like fans finally have a solid answer.
Oda reveals that the Devil Fruit is necessary to overthrow the world government
Haki alone is not enough
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Strong Haki was unable to defeat Ima
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The power of Devil Fruits is important
As for the main goal, that One piece builds toward, overthrows world government. The World Government is incredibly powerful One piece and their oppressive regime will eventually end. But to end it, Ima, the secret ruler of the world government, must be defeated. Defeating Ima is certainly not easy, and from what fans have seen, Haki alone isn't enough.
Never doubting yourself is real strength! Now watch, Haki can be divided into two main types! — Silvers Rayleigh to Luffy, Ruskaina
Most fans assumed that Haki was enough to make one the strongest, but One Piece just proved that not to be the case. actually Imu's powers themselves come from the Devil Fruit and even the strongest of them Haki is not enough to defeat them.
One Piece Chapter 1163 saw six absolute monsters join forces and attack Ima. Rocks, Roger, Whitebeard, Garp, Big Mom and Kaido joined the attack on Ima and much to the surprise of the fans, it didn't even scratch him. Shockingly, they used Majestic Haki, making marines all over God Valley faint. Still, it wasn't enough to defeat Ima, to the surprise of many. In the Egghead arc, Imu suffered injuries from Joy Boy's strongest Haki, but even that wasn't enough to defeat them. That's all Haki alone is not enough to defeat Imajust as Devil Fruits alone are not enough. There is a balance between the two that needs to be maintained and one is not better than the other.
Luffy, did you eat that fruit? That was the treasure of the seas! – Shanks to Luffy, Romance Dawn
Haki and devil fruit are equally important in one piece
The difference in power is very situational
Although it is true that Haki is more important for survival in the New Worldone absolutely needs both to be the strongest. Defeating Ima is impossible without Devil Fruit, and Rocks has already confirmed it. The Rocks wanted two specific Devil Fruits to defeat Ima, and one of them was most likely the one Yami Yami no Miwhich could nullify the devil's powers while the other was Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nikawhich should act as a direct counter to Imu's power. Without these abilities, it is impossible to defeat Ima. But these powers must also be combined with powerful Haki to rise to the top.
The The Haki vs Devil Fruit Debate he will always rage on, but the fact is that a strong Haki can defeat a strong Devil Fruit, just as a strong Devil Fruit can defeat a strong Haki user. It all depends on what ability is against what Haki level. Ideally, both are needed to reach the top One piece 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
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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)
