Ever since the introduction of Imu, people have unanimously agreed he/she would be the main boss of Mariejois/WG war arc.
However, what if that is straight up not true?
You might be thinking >Cmon, Nik, this guy is the final villain, how is it possible that he is not the main boss of his own arc and series itself...
Well, while many people were convinced that Imu was indeed the final villain, after certain revelations, people are starting to doubt that idea and are beginning to lean towards the next best thing, which is Blackbeard.
And recently, as the name drop of Davy Jones ends up the highlight of the meeting between Rocks and Imu, people are starting to shift away from Imu as the final villain more and more and favoring Blackbeard more or perhaps even the lurking legend himself - Davy Jones.
While I was convinced 100% that Imu wasnt a final villain for quite some time already, today I will take a wild guess and say:
Not only Imu isnt a final villain but he isnt even the main villain of WG war!
What? Why? How?!
I will give you time to digest what I just claimed and I will try to elaborate why I think that.
One of the common themes of big wars that we saw so far is Betrayal!
The main dog of Marineford War, Whitebeard, was betrayed by his own and had his chest stabbed by him.
The Shogun of Wano, Orochi, had his head taken off cleanly by his ally Kaido.
I think the same thing will happen to Imu.
Why do I suddenly think this?
Well, it is due to Imu's presence in Elbaf. Imu is on the combat stage in Elbaf through Gunko's body but what strikes me odd here is that Imu is not using Gunko's abilities but instead his/her own! I repeat, Imu is showing off his/her own abilties and we are supposed to expect that main event of WG war is those same abilities again but performed by a different body?
I could be wrong and Imu doesnt show off much but already quite a lot has been shown and it wasnt even a main combat event of Elbaf but a mere warm-up with the fodders. And we have Zoro, Luffy and Loki to yet arrive and oppose Imu which suggests Imu will reveal a lot more of his/her abilities. The more Imu shows off, the more likely is what I am about to suggest...
Imu may not be the main boss of WG war but instead someone else - Figarland Garling!
Why do I think this? Well, for starters, nobody gives a crap about Imu. He is an ancient relic that has no ties to anyone living in the present. The revolutionaries might give a crap because they care about dethroning the evil leaders of WG but otherwise, if anyone gives a shit about Imu it is because they want to steal his seat from him.
The closest to a connection Imu has to someone in the present are Luffy and Vivi, as inheritors of DF and descendants of people Imu knew and both of them dont even know Imu exists... Even if they find out about Imu, they have no personal reason to even care about his/her existence.
On the other hand, Figarland Garling is very much connected to the people shaping the present.
Literally the father of the idol of the main character who is present in the story since chapter 1 and connected to all the big shots that shaped the last 50 years due to the battle in God Valley where he is the one called Champion. Formerly a leader of the Holy Knights and currently ascended to the position of an Elder star.
Champion of God Valley -> Leader of Holy Knights -> Elder -> King of the world?
This guy might be Buggy of the villains, nothing but success and constantly climbing the ladder.
All that we lack is - his ambition. It is pretty much clear that even among the Elders, this guy is special.
I have my doubts that he will be as obedient Imu follower as others are.
He might dream about the throne of the world or he would advance his plans to make his own son as the next King of the World.
Either way, while all the allies focus on Imu, Garling might come out of nowhere and backstab Imu!
He could be thinking that a Nerona has no more right to sit on that throne than a Figarland.
Whether he will straight up kill Imu or significantly injure him is not important but the finale of WG war might not be Imu vs Luffy but Shanks vs Garling isntead. Oda's golden boy from chapter 1, the idol of MC, the ideal pirate and Oda self-insert gets to free the world of the tyranny of World Govt by defeating his father.
The Holy Knights are under his thumb, due to being their former leader and due to his son being their current leader now.
As an Elder, he is the highest authority that commands the Seraphim, Imu cannot override his orders and those very Seraphim could be instrumental plot device for Garling to take Imu down. The only thing in his way is the mark of Abyss, if he has it to begin with, he needs to wait for an opportunity when Imu cannot freely do whatever he/she wants with those bearing that mark.
Things are basically falling into his lap, his significance keeps increasing and guess what awaits us in the event that we are currently heading to - God Valley?
More Garling importance. All of that would mean that the finale of WG war is about the different ideologies of father and son. Shanks could steal the spotlight in this war by beating the one who betrays Imu and it could be foreshadowed by him stopping the Marineford war. His victory over Garling would stop the WG war as well.
What do yall think?
However, what if that is straight up not true?
You might be thinking >Cmon, Nik, this guy is the final villain, how is it possible that he is not the main boss of his own arc and series itself...
Well, while many people were convinced that Imu was indeed the final villain, after certain revelations, people are starting to doubt that idea and are beginning to lean towards the next best thing, which is Blackbeard.
And recently, as the name drop of Davy Jones ends up the highlight of the meeting between Rocks and Imu, people are starting to shift away from Imu as the final villain more and more and favoring Blackbeard more or perhaps even the lurking legend himself - Davy Jones.
While I was convinced 100% that Imu wasnt a final villain for quite some time already, today I will take a wild guess and say:
Not only Imu isnt a final villain but he isnt even the main villain of WG war!
What? Why? How?!
I will give you time to digest what I just claimed and I will try to elaborate why I think that.
One of the common themes of big wars that we saw so far is Betrayal!
The main dog of Marineford War, Whitebeard, was betrayed by his own and had his chest stabbed by him.
The Shogun of Wano, Orochi, had his head taken off cleanly by his ally Kaido.
I think the same thing will happen to Imu.
Why do I suddenly think this?
Well, it is due to Imu's presence in Elbaf. Imu is on the combat stage in Elbaf through Gunko's body but what strikes me odd here is that Imu is not using Gunko's abilities but instead his/her own! I repeat, Imu is showing off his/her own abilties and we are supposed to expect that main event of WG war is those same abilities again but performed by a different body?
I could be wrong and Imu doesnt show off much but already quite a lot has been shown and it wasnt even a main combat event of Elbaf but a mere warm-up with the fodders. And we have Zoro, Luffy and Loki to yet arrive and oppose Imu which suggests Imu will reveal a lot more of his/her abilities. The more Imu shows off, the more likely is what I am about to suggest...
Imu may not be the main boss of WG war but instead someone else - Figarland Garling!
Why do I think this? Well, for starters, nobody gives a crap about Imu. He is an ancient relic that has no ties to anyone living in the present. The revolutionaries might give a crap because they care about dethroning the evil leaders of WG but otherwise, if anyone gives a shit about Imu it is because they want to steal his seat from him.
The closest to a connection Imu has to someone in the present are Luffy and Vivi, as inheritors of DF and descendants of people Imu knew and both of them dont even know Imu exists... Even if they find out about Imu, they have no personal reason to even care about his/her existence.
On the other hand, Figarland Garling is very much connected to the people shaping the present.
Literally the father of the idol of the main character who is present in the story since chapter 1 and connected to all the big shots that shaped the last 50 years due to the battle in God Valley where he is the one called Champion. Formerly a leader of the Holy Knights and currently ascended to the position of an Elder star.
Champion of God Valley -> Leader of Holy Knights -> Elder -> King of the world?
This guy might be Buggy of the villains, nothing but success and constantly climbing the ladder.
All that we lack is - his ambition. It is pretty much clear that even among the Elders, this guy is special.
I have my doubts that he will be as obedient Imu follower as others are.
He might dream about the throne of the world or he would advance his plans to make his own son as the next King of the World.
Either way, while all the allies focus on Imu, Garling might come out of nowhere and backstab Imu!
He could be thinking that a Nerona has no more right to sit on that throne than a Figarland.
Whether he will straight up kill Imu or significantly injure him is not important but the finale of WG war might not be Imu vs Luffy but Shanks vs Garling isntead. Oda's golden boy from chapter 1, the idol of MC, the ideal pirate and Oda self-insert gets to free the world of the tyranny of World Govt by defeating his father.
The Holy Knights are under his thumb, due to being their former leader and due to his son being their current leader now.
As an Elder, he is the highest authority that commands the Seraphim, Imu cannot override his orders and those very Seraphim could be instrumental plot device for Garling to take Imu down. The only thing in his way is the mark of Abyss, if he has it to begin with, he needs to wait for an opportunity when Imu cannot freely do whatever he/she wants with those bearing that mark.
Things are basically falling into his lap, his significance keeps increasing and guess what awaits us in the event that we are currently heading to - God Valley?
More Garling importance. All of that would mean that the finale of WG war is about the different ideologies of father and son. Shanks could steal the spotlight in this war by beating the one who betrays Imu and it could be foreshadowed by him stopping the Marineford war. His victory over Garling would stop the WG war as well.
What do yall think?
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