Future Events Make your final bet: after this chapter, are you willing to bet on BB or Imu as the final villain?

[Paperchampion23]

But, the thing is...Imu really hasn't been ACTING like a "tyrant" this whole time. No one even knows they exist, outside their inner circle. Imu hasn't been ruling over everyone for wealth, or fame, or power. Imu has two out of those three things, but they really haven't been actively seeking them out or trying to keep those for only themselves. Imu's just been doing a job, silently, for hundreds of years. Or just living life in the Flower Garden, content to lead a pretty peaceful life. Imu doesn't NEED to be toppled, because no one even realizes Imu exists! If Imu wanted to, Imu could just...walk away from all this and no one would even be the wiser. The World Government could still keep running even without them.

In my opinion, Imu works better as a tragic figure, instead of as the final villain. Someone who tried their best, who sacrificed everything, even their own existence, to help keep the world spinning (maybe literally), but came up short.

Because, honestly? The World Government isn't doing THAT bad of a job. The Celestial Dragons, and their Tribute, are a problem, and need to be addressed. Piracy is still a problem in a lot of areas. Slavery needs to be abolished, that's a big one. But, otherwise? There's problems, but they can be corrected by adjusting things, not completely burning down the old system.

Imu doesn't really NEED to be toppled because the World Government itself doesn't really need to be toppled. The Celestial Dragons just need to get some sense knocked into them. Even the Revolutionaries agree with that. Imu actually did a pretty decent job building up something that works for most people. Not all people, like I said, things could be improved. But, Imu really didn't seem to do that bad of a job building a government from the ground up after the Ancient Kingdom fell. Did better than I could do, I'll say that.

Even stuff like destroying Lulusia? That was probably Imu trying to kill two birds with one stone. Imu wasn't aiming AT Lulusia, so much as aiming THROUGH Lulusia, in order to shoot at whatever it is that's at the center of the world. Like Piccolo shooting Goku in order to hit Raditz.

I think Imu likely needs someone to force them to get out of their "house" and connect with their people again. Imu likely needs to give up being the ruler of the world. (So that Buggy can take over). But, honestly, I could see Imu joining the Strawhats at the end, as they help reintroduce Imu into the World they haven't really seen since the Void Century. It'd make for a good excuse for the Strawhats to keep sailing together. Showing a immortal how the world has changed over the years.

And this is why media literacy is dead

Imu is a grade A cunt, not an empathetic figure lmao.

 

[Blax Blah]

In my opinion Blackbeard may be the final villain of the pirate story, Luffy's fight, Imu is the final villain of history, Nika's fight

 

[Johnny B. Decent]

This very chapter: Teach's dad wanted to become King of the World, and so does he, a title even more ambitious then Pirate King.

Certain Morons: Durrr, he obviously is going to lose at Laugh Tale!

 

[Kiiro]

Love how things are going.

We dont even know who is the reall final boss. I would say Imu for what he represents.

Compared with other animes where the final boss is very known, or introduced at the last moment like Kaguya hahaha, I like how is Oda doing the stuff, making us wonder who is the real final boss.

 

[Cozy Sofa]

Imu as final villain in the Grand War. But will there be 1 or 2?

Enel vs Wyper, Zoro, Gan Fall & Robin is the original but we also had Rooftop 5. Free for all with 4/5 top survivors.

In both cases the 4/5 could choose to serve Enel/Kaido and get top positions as priests/all stars but instead refused.

I think we WILL get the same vs Imu and the only guy present vs Enel and Kaido is a guarantee as top 5 vs Imu - Zoro.

Luffy might be there or more likely, like vs Enel and a bit like on Rooftop, he is their trump card, their Gear 6 that shows late. The Imu 5 will get offered positions as Gorosei but refuse.

Kidd
Zoro
Law
Sabo
Coby
(Luffy, arrives later)

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Regarding BB it's almost as if we need a similar but secondary war. Perhaps before the Imu war or a parallell war. We need to get rid of all the 40-60 year olds standing in the way for the 20-30 year olds. Mihawk, Shanks, Akainu, BB, Dragon.

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So in total we have top 5 youth, top 5 prime, a lot of Imu forces and above them all Luffy who should be excempt from any group as he is the key.