Powers & Abilities Imu Hypnotized Jarul To Have False Memories; Gunko's Flashback to Brook Foreshadows Imu Altering Memories. Kuma Recreates Gunko/Jarul's Pasts

[CoC: Color of Clowns]

So, in Gunko's brief flashback, the weirdest thing is that it seems she's... REMEMBERING things she's forgotten

"What... What is this memory?"

"Brook? Are you Brook?"

This HEAVILY implies Gunko has had her memories tampered with, and, based on all the context clues we have, the number one suspect for doing so is Imu-sama themselves.

Well, what does this matter for Jarul?

Jarul IS the sole source of information regarding Loki's imprisonment, as far as we know.

Harald and all the Guards were killed. The two survivors were Loki, and Jarul.

If Shanks and Gyaban pulled up to find everyone but Jarul and Loki dead, and Jarul with a sword stuck in his head, and Jarul, a National Hero, and beloved family man, of Elbaph, says Loki did it... who are you gonna listen to???

Imu possessed Harald (possible Harald got a WG tattoo upon visting Marijoa), and, after the destruction was done, Imu altered Jarul's memories to blame everything on Loki.

Shanks understandably tracked Loki down, but, also had his doubts, hence why Shanks visited Loki recently: IMO, Shanks knows Loki didn't do it, but knows if he lets Loki out, Loki will trigger a war with the WG, so, for peacekeeping purposes, like with Marineford, Shanks is keeping Loki locked up until someone can deal with him (IE Luffy).

Jarul seeing Imu possess Gunko could/should trigger Jarul's true memories of Harald being possessed by Imu, and Loki saving Elbaph by choosing to kill his own father.

Since Loki loved Harald, and Loki knew he couldn't prove Harald was possessed, Loki accepted the lie that he had killed everyone, because the alternate was Elbaph believing Harald had slaughtered his own men.

Knowing Domi Reversi's function, Imu-Harald probably turned the other soldiers into monsters, too.

Loki became the "villain" of Elbaph, so the deaths of the soldiers slaughtered by Harald would be blamed on Loki. IE, Loki was protecting his father's legacy.

Kuma being on this island interests me, too, since his Fruit can produce Memory Bubbles allowing people to share their memories with others.

Gunko/Jarul's memories of the past might very well be uncovered by the Paws of Bartholomew Kuma.

Either way, it's really looking like Imu can alter memory, which is VERY dangerous, look at what Pudding was pulling in Whole Cake with that power.

 

[Moewu]

Damn,

I like this.

 

[CoC: Color of Clowns]

Damn,

I like this.

Imu altering Gunko's memory actually is huge for the plot.

If Imu can alter memory like Pudding can... like, the entire narrative of One Piece is called into question.

Were the 20 Kings really on Imu's side?
Did Lili actually leave Marijoa?

Even being able to alter the memories of historical figures is HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE. Domi Reversi is one thing:

Being able to make a King believe he murdered his own Queen?

IMO Imu must have a serious cost for their powers being this busted.

How much of history has Imu actually altered?

 

[Moewu]

Imu altering Gunko's memory actually is huge for the plot.

If Imu can alter memory like Pudding can... like, the entire narrative of One Piece is called into question.

Were the 20 Kings really on Imu's side?
Did Lili actually leave Marijoa?

Even being able to alter the memories of historical figures is HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE. Domi Reversi is one thing:

Being able to make a King believe he murdered his own Queen?

IMO Imu must have a serious cost for their powers being this busted.

How much of history has Imu actually altered?

You know that's a fascinating point. Who says that the "Rio-Poneglyph" that Robin seeks truly tells the real story?

The famous scene when Rayleigh told Robin that "they might come to a different conclusion than they did" in sabaody, could mean that history was already tempered with before.

I know the Poneglyphs were created in an effort to get the "truth" out to the world, in an attempt to tell people about the dwelling evil. These "allegedly" indestructable stones were scathered all over the world and "Imu" just sat around and let people find those stones? Who says what's written on them couldn't have been influenced beforehand?

If Imu is truly capable of what you are suggesting, such power definitely has to have a drawback. I mean Oda nerfs devil fruit powers as well, besides the well-known seawater weakness, like Toki only being able to travel forward in time and not to the past, etc. It would be unfair otherwise.

The thing that still won't click to me is how, or why, do devil fruit Powers even have this seawater weakness at all? I mean, we learnt that they originated from the hopes and dreams of the people. Maybe in an attempt that someday, those Powers would help fight back the Evil, but they surely didn't wish for a weakness or drawback like that. Some mysterious power or entity must have intervened in the process of creating them.


I can't wait to find out more about their origin. As broken as they come, this weakness really sticks out.


Maybe I am putting too many thoughts into this, and it was just a cool thing to do for Oda.

You know, some people often compare One Piece to Harry Potter; at least some parts of it. If we "hypothetically" say yeah Imu is like Voldemort, maybe Imu caused this drawback by eating devil fruits? Like a curse of some sort. But I'll stop right here. It's all just fun speculation.



Voldemort could also play with his victims' minds and create phantom experiences as I can recall and lots of other things.

 

[CoC: Color of Clowns]

You know that's a fascinating point. Who says that the "Rio-Poneglyph" that Robin seeks truly tells the real story?

The famous scene when Rayleigh told Robin that "they might come to a different conclusion than they did" in sabaody, could mean that history was already tempered with before.

I know the Poneglyphs were created in an effort to get the "truth" out to the world, in an attempt to tell people about the dwelling evil. These "allegedly" indestructable stones were scathered all over the world and "Imu" just sat around and let people find those stones? Who says what's written on them couldn't have been influenced beforehand?

If Imu is truly capable of what you are suggesting, such power definitely has to have a drawback. I mean Oda nerfs devil fruit powers as well, besides the well-known seawater weakness, like Toki only being able to travel forward in time and not to the past, etc. It would be unfair otherwise.

The thing that still won't click to me is how, or why, do devil fruit Powers even have this seawater weakness at all? I mean, we learnt that they originated from the hopes and dreams of the people. Maybe in an attempt that someday, those Powers would help fight back the Evil, but they surely didn't wish for a weakness or drawback like that. Some mysterious power or entity must have intervened in the process of creating them.


I can't wait to find out more about their origin. As broken as they come, this weakness really sticks out.


Maybe I am putting too many thoughts into this, and it was just a cool thing to do for Oda.

You know, some people often compare One Piece to Harry Potter; at least some parts of it. If we "hypothetically" say yeah Imu is like Voldemort, maybe Imu caused this drawback by eating devil fruits? Like a curse of some sort. But I'll stop right here. It's all just fun speculation.



Voldemort could also play with his victims' minds and create phantom experiences as I can recall and lots of other things.

I know, right? Is the Rio even the True History? Imu being able to alter memory throws everything into question. No wonder Vegapunk couldn't piece together a true narrative he was confident enough in to reveal to the whole world.

It's entirely possible Laugh Tale is just Joy Boy's side of the story, without Imu's perspective. Hence Vegapunk's comments on being unable to judge Imu.

The Poneglyphs being partially inaccurate would do a lot to prove the whole "The Ancient Kingdom wasn't perfect/completely correct" narrative.

I think Imu requires Souls to power themselves, and that's the real purpose of One Piece's Slavery: so that Imu has enough Souls to eat.

We know from Shanks and Green Bull, and Saturn in Eggghead, that CoC can "freeze" or "immobilize" any enemy. With Zoro and Monet, and Scopper and Summers, we see that CoC can also "negate" a DF's powers.

It's been heavily implied that the Sunlight Tree Eve exists in Marijoa:

I believe that, since Sunlight Tree Eve pushes "light" into Fish-Man Island via its roots, it can also push "Darkness" or Negative force.

Imu is pushing their CoC Haki into the Sunlight Tree Eve, whose roots go deep into the ocean, to pump their Haki into the ocean, so that any Devil Fruit users are immobilized/have their Devil Fruits negated; just like what Shanks did to Green Bull, and Zoro did to Monet.