For a long time i've connected Imu to Big Mom. Their selfish nature overprotectiveness of everything they view as theirs, including their children or family, their giant espionage network, and Imu's powers seeming Soul based, as well as their faction, having wild unique color schemes, all indicate that Linlin serves as a Microcosm for Imu. The evil dancing houses and trees in Elbaph after Imu descends furthers this theory.
Well, there is one other huge element to big mom's character that we also see in Imu. Memory loss and insanity.
When Imu sees Rocks, he see Davy Jones. When he sees Loki, he sees Nidhoggr. When he sees Vivi, he sees Lili.
Yet at the same time, Nerona Imu, like Linlin, is hypercompetent when it comes to scheming and battle. He is not a stupid individual.
He's fucking nuts. That's why he's fighting a giant squirrel. Anyway.
The fact that this is something that is occurring to Imu themselves, and that their power is Akuma no Mi, leads me to believe Imu is being manipulated. Their memories are false.
There's a good chance that whatever reason Imu hates Joy Boy for, it's a complete distortion of the truth. Say, Imu loves Lili, and Joy Boy told Imu they weren't romantically interested in her. Then the Devil manipulates Imu to believe they're fuckin.
Imu and Eve both possess 3 letters, and are figures rebellious towards God. Imu likely guards the Sunlight Tree Eve that gives Fish Man Island its light.
Eve was given a Fruit by a Demon/Serpent that was supposed to make them a God.
We have Imu, the Sunlight Tree Eve, and the Serpent of Hellfire.
So, Imu, like Eve, was tempted by the Devil, the Sea Devil, and given the power of the Akuma no Mi: Devil Fruit.
Like Harald, Imu wanted to save their Kingdom, and made a Covenant with a Demon to gain Power via Corruption.
Mother Nature hates these Fruits, because they twist the world's natural order.
Imu made pacts with others, giving them Fruit powers in exchange for loyalty, without Imu's allies knowing the truth about the Demon.
During the Void Century, the Devil tried to open the Gate to Tartarus... Tar D. Eris...
I believe this implies that we will see Eris, Teach's mother, in Hell, or Tartarus.
Imu, like Big Mom, is completely fucked in the head, and legitimately believes that they were betrayed entirely by Joy Boy's faction.
Joy Boy likely realized this, and wishes to save their Nakama, Imu, from the Sea Devil that corrupted them, and has continued to alter their memories.
Harald's death foreshadows Imu losing themselves to the Sea Devil, the same way the great King of Elbaph began to turn from the kindest ruler, to a tyrannical monster.
Harald and Imu are having their memories and personalities altered by the same entity, the Sea Devil that tempted Nerona Imu with Devil Fruit to save his kingdom, the same way Nerona Imu tempted Harald.
I wouldn't be surprised if Imu begged Joy Boy to kill him, like Harald with Loki, but, unlike Loki, Joy Boy refused to do it.
The real evil is the Sea Devil in Nerona Imu, taking advantage of their naivety and desperate desire to save their kingdom and people.
I think EOS Villains will be the Sea Devils Crew from Tartarus, against Luffy's EOS Faction.
The current world government and the current Blackbeard pirates are just too weak to fight against Luffy's faction once all of his allies join together.
Well, there is one other huge element to big mom's character that we also see in Imu. Memory loss and insanity.
When Imu sees Rocks, he see Davy Jones. When he sees Loki, he sees Nidhoggr. When he sees Vivi, he sees Lili.
Yet at the same time, Nerona Imu, like Linlin, is hypercompetent when it comes to scheming and battle. He is not a stupid individual.
He's fucking nuts. That's why he's fighting a giant squirrel. Anyway.
The fact that this is something that is occurring to Imu themselves, and that their power is Akuma no Mi, leads me to believe Imu is being manipulated. Their memories are false.
There's a good chance that whatever reason Imu hates Joy Boy for, it's a complete distortion of the truth. Say, Imu loves Lili, and Joy Boy told Imu they weren't romantically interested in her. Then the Devil manipulates Imu to believe they're fuckin.
Imu and Eve both possess 3 letters, and are figures rebellious towards God. Imu likely guards the Sunlight Tree Eve that gives Fish Man Island its light.
Eve was given a Fruit by a Demon/Serpent that was supposed to make them a God.
We have Imu, the Sunlight Tree Eve, and the Serpent of Hellfire.
So, Imu, like Eve, was tempted by the Devil, the Sea Devil, and given the power of the Akuma no Mi: Devil Fruit.
Like Harald, Imu wanted to save their Kingdom, and made a Covenant with a Demon to gain Power via Corruption.
Mother Nature hates these Fruits, because they twist the world's natural order.
Imu made pacts with others, giving them Fruit powers in exchange for loyalty, without Imu's allies knowing the truth about the Demon.
During the Void Century, the Devil tried to open the Gate to Tartarus... Tar D. Eris...
I believe this implies that we will see Eris, Teach's mother, in Hell, or Tartarus.
Imu, like Big Mom, is completely fucked in the head, and legitimately believes that they were betrayed entirely by Joy Boy's faction.
Joy Boy likely realized this, and wishes to save their Nakama, Imu, from the Sea Devil that corrupted them, and has continued to alter their memories.
Harald's death foreshadows Imu losing themselves to the Sea Devil, the same way the great King of Elbaph began to turn from the kindest ruler, to a tyrannical monster.
Harald and Imu are having their memories and personalities altered by the same entity, the Sea Devil that tempted Nerona Imu with Devil Fruit to save his kingdom, the same way Nerona Imu tempted Harald.
I wouldn't be surprised if Imu begged Joy Boy to kill him, like Harald with Loki, but, unlike Loki, Joy Boy refused to do it.
The real evil is the Sea Devil in Nerona Imu, taking advantage of their naivety and desperate desire to save their kingdom and people.
I think EOS Villains will be the Sea Devils Crew from Tartarus, against Luffy's EOS Faction.
The current world government and the current Blackbeard pirates are just too weak to fight against Luffy's faction once all of his allies join together.
