This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Elbaf arc.
Summary
- Loki holds a special bounty and has a unique Devil Fruit power in One Piece.
- Loki's importance in the final saga is emphasized by his alliance with Luffy and potential Ancient Weapons connection.
- Loki's Sun Devil Fruit could play a vital role in the battle against Imu in One Piece Chapter 1148.
One Piece is currently in the Elbaf arc and Oda has finally introduced fans to a lot of exciting new characters, such as those of the Holy Knights, the Giant Warrior Pirates, some New Giant Warrior Pirates, and of course, most importantly, Loki.
One Piece: Oda Has Already Set Up A Major Death In Elbaf
There are many characters with death flags on their heads in the final saga of One Piece.
It is quite clear that Loki's importance is going to shoot through the roof in this chapter, and Oda has already put a special label on him. Loki is special in many ways, but perhaps the most special thing about him is his Devil Fruit, which Oda has teased on many occasions, and the powers of which might've been hinted at already in One Piece.
Loki's Special Status In One Piece
- Loki Has A Special Bounty on His Head
- Loki Has A Special Devil Fruit
It isn't hard to see that Oda has special plans for Loki in One Piece. Having been set up in the story in Whole Cake Island, fans knew Elbaf would be great for Loki. He's introduced to the fans as the Accursed Prince and built up to be a villain, but clearly, Loki isn't a villain at all. In fact, Oda has emphasized on many occasions that the specialty of Loki is a positive for Luffy and his journey. After all, Loki is confirmed to be Luffy's ally.
I am the Sun God who will destroy the world! — Loki in One Piece
Coming over to how Oda emphasized Loki's special status, fans already know that Loki has a special bounty. In the world of One Piece, no character is known to hold a special bounty but Loki. Sanji is the only one that comes close due to having an “Only Alive" bounty. Secondly, Loki has a Devil Fruit that was passed down Elbaf’s royal family, likely to safeguard it for a certain someone. Of course, Loki believes himself to be the Sun God, but his ability is somewhat different.
Most importantly, Loki is already shown to fight alongside Luffy in the Elbaf mural, which basically confirms that he will fight Imu in the final saga. In other words, Loki's special powers are very important to fight Imu.
One Piece: Oda Makes A Big Change To The Character Of Loki
Loki got a pretty significant change to his character design in One Piece. Here's what Oda did.
Could Loki Have The Power Of The Mother Flame?
Loki Could Power Up The Ancient Weapons
If there's one thing that fans know will be key in the Final Saga of One Piece, it is the ancient weapons, and Loki might have a connection to them. Loki calls himself the Sun God, but he doesn't have the power of the Nika fruit. That said, the Harley conflates the Sun God with the Sun in some instances, and the Sun itself refers to the fuel for the Ancient Weapons, Mother Flame.
The Sun did nothing but spread the fires of war. — Harley
While Egghead revealed the truth about the Ancient Weapons, Elbaf could show the key to the Ancient Weapons, and that is Loki's Devil Fruit. This could be one of the reasons why it was being saved for this era.
Loki And Luffy's Alliance
If Loki has the Sun Devil Fruit, then it also explains why he thinks he is Nika. It would also explain his special role in the Final Saga, given that Luffy will have to use the Ancient Weapons at some point, but he lacks the fuel to activate them. Loki could be of great help there and fans know that he will be involved in the battle vs Imu, meaning Imu's very own Mother Flame could be countered by Loki. The hint that Oda dropped is very subtle, but fans can only hope that it's true. Right now, the likeliest Devil Fruit for Loki is the Sun Sun Fruit.
One Piece chapter 1148 will be out soon, in a week's time. 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 May 11. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1148 is May 11, 2025. Fans can read the chapter for free on Manga Plus.
- 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
Cast
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Mayumi TanakaMonkey D. Luffy (voice) -
Kazuya NakaiRoronoa Zoro (voice)
WHERE TO WATCH
- Based On
- Manga
- Creator
- Eiichiro Oda
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu, Pluto TV
