Summary
- Imu's mysterious plan involves sinking the world to ensure Celestial Dragons are the only survivors.
- Imu may seek Ancient Weapons to achieve their goal and eliminate potential threats.
- Imu's ultimate goal likely involves wiping out all of humanity except for the Celestial Dragons.
The villains of One Piece are among the anime industry's best and most iconic. Ever since the start of the series, most of the antagonists in the story arcs have been some of their best aspects, often going from being hilariously incompetent like Buggy to being masters of manipulation like Doflamingo. However, fans are yet to see what the main villain of the franchise will end up being like.
Imu was first teased during One Piece's Reverie Arc, and despite this happening hundreds of chapters and many years ago, the villain remains as elusive and mysterious as back then. However, a few details about this character have been revealed, the most important of which are the hints towards their ultimate goal that they have been planning ever since the end of the Void Century. So, let's take a look at what this could be.
One Piece: The Origins of the Monkey D. Family, Explained
The Monkey D. Family seems to be the most important in the series, so there's an awesome theory about their secret origin in the story!
Imu's Ancient 800-Year-Old Plan
What Are They Hoping To Achieve?
|
First Appearance |
One Piece, Chapter 906, "The Holy Land Mary Geoise" |
|---|---|
|
Debut Date |
June 4, 2018 |
|
Story Arc |
Reverie |
For the majority of the series, fans believed the 5 Elders to be the highest authority in the world as the leaders of the World Government, and this remains true to a certain degree. However, despite having absolute authority and control over the entire organization, they are merely figureheads for the World Government, and the true leader is the mysterious Imu, who sits upon the Empty Throne.
Not much is known about this character, only that they are incredibly old and have been active since at least the Void Century. On top of this, they have a mysterious ability to bestow their subordinates with terrifying Mythical Zoan-like powers that transform them into Yokai and grant them immortality, which explains the unyielding power of the 5 Elders. Imu also seems to have had some sort of relationship with the legendary Joyboy, as they recognize his incredibly powerful Haki even to this day.
With all of this known, the question arises of what this mysterious character even wants. Being active since the Void Century, it's strongly implied that they were the mastermind behind the plan to overthrow Joyboy all those centuries ago, which involved the Sovereigns of the 20 ancient kingdoms who all banded together to make sure this happened. The descendants of these rulers would go on to become the Celestial Dragons that we know today.
This also gives somewhat of an idea as to what Imu's plan could be. In the Egghead Island arc, Vegapunk revealed that the world is sinking beneath the waves, and Elbaf revealed that such destruction has happened at least twice before. The general consensus among the fans is that Imu is seeking to destroy the world again by drowning it.
The balance of the world... Cannot be maintained forever. It seems like there is a need for a Great Cleansing.
But what would this achieve? The entire society of Celestial Dragons is founded on the basis of them being superior to the rest of the world, and that they have the right to impose their racist and xenophobic ideologies onto whomever they choose due to their pedigree of being descendants of the 20 ancient kingdoms. There is a high likelihood of Imu being the one to birth such a belief in their society in the first place, which would work with their plan to sink the rest of the world.
According to some fans, Imu wants to sink the whole world so that there are no people left except for the Celestial Dragons themselves. Evidence of this can be seen throughout the series, most notably from the fact that the Holy Land of Marijoa is located at the top of the Red Line, which is one of the highest points in the world, meaning that it would be safe from the flooding. Moreover, it was recently revealed that the Gods' Knights were sent to take over Elbaf, which would provide the same assurances of safety due to its titanic size. By sinking the world, Imu would make sure that they and their people would be the only ones left to inherit the planet and leave none to stand against them.
One Piece: Are God Fruits Only Zoans?
God Fruits in One Piece are the most powerful Devil Fruits of them all, but does this mean that they're only Mythical Zoans or can they be others too?
How Does Imu Fulfill This Plan?
The Best Way To Go About Doing This
To achieve such a goal, one would need the greatest power on the planet to be able to pull it off. The only way that Imu could pull off the sinking of the world could be through the Ancient Weapons, of which one is currently suspected to be in the control of the World Government, since they were able to destroy Lulusia and cause a slight increase in the global water levels.
Perhaps this is why Imu has been searching for the Ancient Weapons for all of these years since the end of the Void Century, since they would provide them with the means to do something so ambitious. At the same time, gathering these weapons for the World Government would eliminate the possibility of their enemies getting them for their own means, which would make Imu the strongest force in the entire world.
One Piece can be streamed on Crunchyroll.
One Piece: Is It Better To Watch Or Read?
Will fans get more out of One Piece is they watch it or read it?
One Piece
Display card tags widget Display card community and brand rating widget Display card main info widget- Release Date
- October 20, 1999
One Piece is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. The series follows protagonist Monkey D. Luffy and his Straw Hat Pirate crew as they explore the Grand Line to find the King of the Pirates' ultimate treasure, the One Piece, in order to become the next king. The manga's popularity helped it spin off into a larger media franchise, including an anime with more than 1,000 episodes.
- Main Genre
- Anime
- Based On
- Manga
- Creator
- Eiichiro Oda
- Number of Episodes
- 1122
