This article contains spoilers for One Piece's Elbaf Arc.

One Piece fans have been left absolutely astonished by the incredible quality that Oda has delivered in the Elbaf arc, and it goes without saying that much of that is down to the exciting lore that has finally come to the surface. For decades, Oda has been hiding the secrets of the One Piece world, but finally, things are slowly being explained.

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One Piece: Only 1 Living Pirate Can Beat Shanks, And Oda Has Already Confirmed Who It Is

Shanks is powerful, but there is one living character who could take him down in One Piece.

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When it comes to the events of the Void Century, fans know very well that Oda will deliver one shock after another eventually, but right now, fans will have to make do with bits and pieces. Recently, Oda went on to tease another character from the Void Century, and it is one connected to Rocks D. Xebec.

Imu Is A Relic Of The Old Void Century Era

  • Imu Is From The Void Century
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One Piece fans know very well that Imu is one of the most important characters in the whole story. Although they were only revealed in One Piece around 7-8 years ago, fans know very well that Oda has actually been building them up for decades now. Imu is the one who fought Joy Boy long ago, around the time of the Void Century, and came out as the victor.

There was a Nerona Imu that existed long ago in the Void Century. — Ivankov

Now, however, Imu is preparing for a battle yet again, and this time, elements from the past are resurfacing. As fans know, Nika is finally back. Luffy awakened the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika in the Wano arc. With the return of Nika, it is a given that a Great War is going to follow that nobody in the whole world can stop.

But, Nika might not be the only character returning. To be clear, 3 characters seem to be making a return before the Great War, and Nika is just one of them.

The second one is the Ancient Weapon Poseidon. Fans know very well that Poseidon is actually Shirahoshi. In Fishman Island, Otohime explained that the Mermaid Princess is born once every few centuries, and later on, it was confirmed that Shirahoshi is actually Poseidon. The last Poseidon lived during the Void Century.

Davy Jones Could Still Be Alive Right Now

Davy Jones Is Another Character From The Void Century

One Piece chapter 1155 confirmed to the fans that yet another character existed in the Void Century, and it is none other than Davy Jones. Known to be a pirate that existed long ago, Davy Jones resided on a place called the Pirate Island (not Hachinosu). He was cursed by the Devil and forced to live on the seafloor. It is said that he claims all the sunken treasure and ships, and that he is alive to this day. One Piece chapter 1155 saw Rocks D. Xebec claim to be a worshipper of Davy Jones. In other words, Davy Jones was real, and he had history with Imu, given their reaction. Most likely, Rocks is a descendant of Davy Jones.

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Oda Revealed That One Piece’s Most Tragic Death Was Always Supposed to Happen, Even if Fans Didn’t Like It

There are few moments throughout One Piece that stick in viewers' minds as much as Ace's death, and Oda has explained it was always going to happen.

The man claimed to be a worshipper of Davy Jones. — Narrator about Rocks D. Xebec

Davy Jones And Imu Have History

It is highly likely that the one who cursed Davy Jones was Imu, given that Rocks brought him up. Rocks carried on his will, but now, his son, Blackbeard, is going to do the rest, and he is the Davy Jones of this era.

One Piece Chapter 1157 will be out in two weeks. As usual, One Piece is going to drop on Sunday. In Japan, One Piece drops at 12AM JST on Monday. However, the vast majority of international readers will see the chapter available on August 16. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1157 is August 16, 2025. Fans can read the chapter for free on Manga Plus.

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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 Imamura, Toshihiro Maeya, Yûji Endô, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou
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    Mayumi Tanaka
    Monkey D. Luffy (voice)
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    Kazuya Nakai
    Roronoa Zoro (voice)

WHERE TO WATCH

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Studio
Toei Animation
Creator
Eiichiro Oda
Streaming Service(s)
Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu, Pluto TV