I'd have no issue if Imu is the final villain, he's great.
But I do think and hope that Oda takes a route that deviates from conventional storytelling with Blackbeard. Something that allows One Piece to stand on its own after it's conclusion.
The recent chapter tbh. Minimal cutaways, great fight sequences, more character writing between Loki and Imu, and an expansion of the lore and world building.
Imu might just know Nidhogg through his research of the 1st World.
Btw, the mural does depict a Nika with a sword and shield which most people assume is Joyboy.
Oda shouldn’t have put them in those positions in the first place but Sommers was constantly confronted by top tiers and Killingham got jumped by three Yonko Commanders. Without the Straw Hats them including Gunko would have solo’d Elbaph island which includes Dorry and Broggy who are arguably...
Dude is the textbook definition of a narcissist, but not in the exaggerated mustache twirling cackling villain trope way like many One Piece villains fit under.
I don’t know about Zoro fighting a women.
There’s more setup with Zoro vs Sommers and Sanji vs Killingham.
I doubt Gunko will have a fight but who knows.
I feel that Blackbeard and Loki’s animosity is directed towards the orchestrator of the events that led to their suffering which is Imu.
Dragon defeating the most narratively important Gorosei feels warranted for his role in the story, though defeating Warcury could just as well suffice.
My...
Maki could just be related to the black flame energy that Imu is materializing, which Sommers and Killingham now potentially have access to with Omen. I think it’s inherent to Imu’s fruit.
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