Questions & Mysteries Blackbeard will seize the treasure of Mariejois and usurp Imu as the final villain
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Nah oda doesnt work like that, he aint gonna write opponents for the main trio that are weaker than their previous arc opponents for the final battle, he litterarly was jerking himself off that he gonna write the hypest shit
From the opponent we seen the best is S-Shawk Seraphim with imu boost which should dwarf the real one
From the opponent we seen the best is S-Shawk Seraphim with imu boost which should dwarf the real one
Problem with this is that Imu is responsible for every atrocity known to mankind in the last 800 years. You can’t even sympthasize with him nor his minions who are personificantions of pure evil. Defeating Imu resolves every problem, everybody has a personal score to settle with Imu, even Blackbeard. Blackbeard can be a surprise final “antagonist“ or the last fight, but atp, Imu is the true villain of the overall narrative.
"To serve as a villain, just not the villain" doesn’t really answer the question. It still leaves his entire role and buildup hanging.
And about the idea that it makes zero sense for a villain to achieve their goal, that’s not quite true. If anything, letting a villain reach their peak is what makes them a real threat in the story. Blackbeard becoming King of the World would just set the stage for the final conflict, and he’d be way more chaotic and unpredictable than Imu.
The real stake isn’t the throne anyway, it’s the One Piece.
And about the idea that it makes zero sense for a villain to achieve their goal, that’s not quite true. If anything, letting a villain reach their peak is what makes them a real threat in the story. Blackbeard becoming King of the World would just set the stage for the final conflict, and he’d be way more chaotic and unpredictable than Imu.
The real stake isn’t the throne anyway, it’s the One Piece.
It does answer the question, his role is to be like all other stepping stone villains, relevant in his arc and then discarded.
I can hardly name a single villain that achieved their overall goal, can you?
Blackbeard's ultimate goal is the throne.
The understanding so far is that the One Piece will be found before the final battle against the WG, so it can't be the real stake.
I can hardly name a single villain that achieved their overall goal, can you?
Blackbeard's ultimate goal is the throne.
The understanding so far is that the One Piece will be found before the final battle against the WG, so it can't be the real stake.
Blackbeard is definitely going to try to usurp Imu, Oda isn't being very subtle about it.
Will he succeed? So far Teach has been very lucky and kept falling upward but his luck might run out at some point.
I'm on the belief both will be active for the final war but neither will be the true FV. I like the theory that for comically evil the WG is sometimes, they have been protecting the world from something much worse.
Will he succeed? So far Teach has been very lucky and kept falling upward but his luck might run out at some point.
I'm on the belief both will be active for the final war but neither will be the true FV. I like the theory that for comically evil the WG is sometimes, they have been protecting the world from something much worse.
I know that theory, but after God Valley and this chapter, it seems sus to me.
Obviously, Oda could be hiding information, but from Imu’s internal/external monologues, it seems like the only ones standing in his way are Joyboy and Nika—or rather their descendants—to truly make the world his.
His other goal seems to be cracking Vivi.
Obviously, Oda could be hiding information, but from Imu’s internal/external monologues, it seems like the only ones standing in his way are Joyboy and Nika—or rather their descendants—to truly make the world his.
His other goal seems to be cracking Vivi.
