One Piece: The True God, Explained

This post contains spoilers for One Piece.

The One piece the manga finally moved on from the God Valley flashback and returned to King Harald's story. When the flashback began, fans had no idea that Eiichiro Oda would finally reveal the truth about the infamous incident that involved some of the biggest names in history One piece.

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With God Valley destroyed, the author focuses on Harald. The ruler of Elbaf was devastated by the news of Xebec's death, prompting him to do something drastic. Shortly after learning of his best friend's fate, Harald traveled to Marine HQ to meet with his superiors as he wanted to make Elbaf an affiliate country of the World Government.

Harald became a servant of Im and the world government

Harald gave up his freedom for Elbaf

Harald destroys pirate ships

  • Harald voluntarily became a servant of the world government

  • He was eventually promoted

On the last page of chapter 1166, Harald told the marines that he was willing to do anything to erase the dark history of Elbaf. He even broke his horns to show his seriousness. Imu was aware of Harald's wishes and they tried to take advantage of it. It is likely that Imu ordered the Five Elders to communicate with Harald and make him their obedient servant.

I want a chance to atone for our sins. If that means I have to be a slave, so be it. — Harald

After receiving instructions from his superiors, Harald set out and immediately set to work. He began targeting ships and sending them into the depths of the sea. Harald's efforts helped the marines get rid of pirates and other criminals who were responsible for causing chaos. Thanks to his efforts, Harald was soon promoted to the position of Devoted Blade. He joined the Shallow's Covenant as proof of his loyalty to Im and the World Government.

The Herald becomes the weapon of God

After receiving the sign, the five elders explained to Harald that there were two other covenants that were superior to his. They revealed that only 13 people were chosen, after which they made a pact with the True God. The last bit about the true God confused Harald.

Imu is the true god of the one piece world

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Although Harald may not have known it, most of One Piece already knows who the Five Elders were referring to. They were talking, of course, about Ima, who is considered the true sovereign of the world government. Imu is a mysterious individual who appears to have several supernatural powers. For starters, they can use Domi Reversi to turn any person into an obedient demonic slave. The true nature of the ability is unknown, but it appears to be some kind of magic.

Imu is also able to form contracts with individuals. Anyone who enters a Depths Covenant and Abyssal Covenant with Imu gains immortality and regeneration. But this exchange is high. In fact, the only way to gain these powers is to relinquish ownership of your own body. For example, Imu immediately grabbed Gunko's body in Elbaf to prevent her from rushing towards Brook. Or during the God Valley incident where Imu manifested in Saturn's body and tried to fight the pirates.

Imu is also capable of bestowing Devil Fruits on other people, which explains why all high-ranking officers in the world government and marines have insanely overpowered abilities. The five Elders have Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruits, while the Admirals get Logia-type Devil Fruits. Since Imu is capable of doing so many things, the people in the One Piece world are not wrong to call him the True God.

Imu's life is still a mystery to readers

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Imu was introduced in the story a long time ago, but there is still an awful lot that the audience does not know about them. Currently, only a few details regarding Imu are confirmed and one of them is related to their last name. According to Ivankov, Imu is Nero's last name, and as expected, he was one of the twenty families that joined together to destroy the ancient kingdom. It is also likely that the Imu have been alive since the Void Century and as such know all about the world's history. They probably hung out with other major historical figures like Joyboy and Davy D. Jones who seem to be connected.

Saturn… Joy Boy was behind the escape and you allowed it. – Im

Judging by Imu's reactions, they despise both of them, especially Davy D. Jones, whom Xebec called the King of the World. When Xebec mentioned Jones, Imu went into a fit of rage that strongly implied the latter was working with the legendary pirate. As the story progresses, there is no doubt that Oda will reveal more details about Ima, including their entire past.


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One piece

Release date

October 20, 1999

Network

Fuji TV

directors

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

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)


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