One piece officially contains a devil fruit that can defeat Nero Ima

In 29 years of serialization One piece saw the rise and fall of several powerful villains; however, nothing compares to the official unveiling of Nero Ima v One piece Chapter 1179 April 5 in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump #19. This chapter marked the descent of the official King of the World to the Land of Giants and set him up as the final antagonist Luffy and the Straw Pirates faced in Elbaf.

In the following chapters up to the above One piece Chapter 1183, which officially marked the beginning of the Esperia Kingdom flashback on May 25, 2026, in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #26, the author strongly demonstrated Nerona Ima's immense power. At this point, it's pretty clear that Ima is practically impossible to overpower in combat. This means that One Piece has already officially lined up one Devil Fruit with the abilities to defeat the Devil God of the World. This Devil Fruit is none other than the strongest Logia ever to exist and the most dangerous ability in the world, Yami Yami no Mi, consumed by none other than Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach, a remnant of the Davy Clan.

Nero's Imu Akuma no Mi ability makes it impossible to overpower him in battle

One piece Officially released on April 5, 2026, Chapter 1179 marked the introduction of the most powerful Devil Fruit in the series, in the form of Akuma no Mi. Akuma no Mi belongs to the King of the World, Nero Ima, and is a Devil Fruit that predates all others that exist in the One Piece world. This Devil Fruit is quite special as the name suggests. While each Devil Fruit has a unique name that holds to the power it holds, Imu's Devil Fruit works on such a scale that it is called the “Devil Fruit”, making it the ultimate power you can wield in the world of One Piece.

Creator of World Government (one of the first 20)

Power: Devil Fruit

King of the world

Saint Nero Imu

— Nerona Imu Starter Box, One Piece Chapter #1179

In One Piece chapter 1180, which was officially revealed in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump #21 on April 10, 2026, Eiichiro Oda showed a glimpse of Nerona Ima's powers, and needless to say, they were stunning. Imu's powers allow him to transform into the evil god of the One Piece world. He gets a unique transformation that gives him tanned skin, two giant horns, black wings and amazing strength as well as speed. On top of all of this, he has the ability to make demonic contracts with individuals or even force certain contracts upon them, making them his subordinate slave soldiers.

Loki: So your power is God's rule? I think you mean a deal with the devil!

Imu: God? Devil? what is the difference

— Loki discovers Imu's Akuma no Mi ability, One Piece Chapter #1181

Above all, Nerona Imu also has the power of Omena or Maki, which she officially calls her military power. This power resides within everyone and Imu can manipulate it and use it for both offensive and defensive purposes, much like Haki is used by many characters in the One Piece world.

“The mark is my military power. The power that resides in all living things.” — Nerona Imu, One Piece Chapter #1181

All of these abilities make Ima tremendously powerful, and this was quite evident when he effortlessly defeated both Zoro and Sanji in Chapter 1180. In the following chapter 1181, which was published in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump #22-23 on April 27, 2026, Nero is shown a power against Loki through Loki. have the power to destroy the whole world. Despite Loki's incredible Nidhoggr power, Imu easily overpowered him in battle, displaying his strength as the absolute strongest in the entire world. Despite all this, Imu still has a major weakness, which comes from Yonko Blackbeard's Devil Fruit — the Logia Yami Yami no Mi type.

Blackbeard's Yami Yami no Mi Hard builds Nerona Ima's powers and can defeat him

Officially introduced in Chapter 441 One piecewhich was published in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #8 on January 22, 2007, Yami Yami no Mi is described as the most dangerous force that exists in the world of One Piece. In fact, this power is so powerful that Blackbeard canonically claims to be the absolute strongest in the world with this ability.

Blackbeard's fruit, despite being a type of Logia, works quite differently from other Logia. While normal Logia Devil Fruits grant the user intangibility and allow them to transform into the element itself, Yami Yami no Mi grants the power to manipulate darkness but does not grant intangibility. Blackbeard cannot become darkness and cannot become intangible either. He can only manipulate the power of darkness in different ways.

“Ace, you can't kill me. This is said to be the most powerful of all the Devil Fruits. The Logia Yami Yami no Mi type. With this, I became a man of darkness.” — Blackbeard explains his Devil Fruit, One Piece Chapter #441

The biggest advantage of this Devil Fruit is the infinite gravity it provides, as stated by Blackbeard himself. With this gravity, it can absorb everything that exists in the world. This includes the light itself. Anything near him can and will be targeted due to the immense power of the black holes he can create using the power of his fruit. More importantly, the power of Blackbeard's Devil Fruit can absorb the power of the devil himself. Terminology used by Eiichiro Oda One piece Chapter 441 is very important. While some mistranslations claim that Blackbeard can drain the power of Devil Fruits, Oda was quite specific when he mentioned “devil power” instead. FROM One piece In chapter 1179, we know that the world Devil from One Piece is none other than Nero Imu. In other words, Blackbeard's Yami Yami no Mi stands as a tough counter to the Devil of the One Piece world, Nero Ima, and can absorb his powers as well.

“You probably realized as soon as I grabbed you. The next thing my darkness can absorb is the power of the devil himself.” — Blackbeard, One Piece Chapter #441

Blackbeard and The Davy Clan are Imu's biggest weakness

Just as Monkey D. Luffy stands tall as the Sun God Niko and successor to Joy Boy in the modern era, Blackbeard is the successor to Davy D. Jones from the Void Century and one of Im's biggest weaknesses. IN One piece chapter 1164, which was officially released in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #49 on November 3, 2025, Eiichiro Oda officially confirmed that two of the individuals Imu feared the most were Joy Boy and Davy Jones. Both have now reappeared in the world through Luffy and Blackbeard. As it stands, Blackbeard is Imu's biggest weakness.

Using Yami Yami no Mi's power, Blackbeard can nullify all of Imu's powers, meaning he can no longer retain his devil form or use Omen's power when he is near him. What's more, Blackbeard also has the power of Gura Gura no Mi, which is the most powerful offensive type Paramecia Devil Fruit that can cause earthquakes from the ground, sea, and air, and even infuse it into weapons. With Imu's abilities nullified with Yami Yami no Mi, Blackbeard can then deliver devastatingly powerful blows with Gura Gura no Mi, which is officially comparable to the ancient weapon itself. This deadly combo can potentially go on to defeat Imu, making Blackbeard a deadly powerful foe for the King of the World in the final One Piece saga. A showdown between Nero Imu and Blackbeard is highly likely and we absolutely cannot wait to see how it unfolds.

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