Time to discuss. Is Imu just one of the 20 kings from the void century that ate a mythical Zoan and lived so long due to the immortality operation, as suggested by Ivankov? Or is it, that Imu is indeed some supernatural entity that either controls Imu or just disguises itself as Imu? Both Ivankov and Cobra said that there was indeed a king named Imu, so I would assume that Imu isn't the name of the entity itself.
That also begs the question, what are the origins of that creature? Was it present in the first world as well? If yes, how did it came into the second world? Did it just live to the present, or was it defeated and reborn, to take possession of Imu?
I personally think that it is related to a Devil Fruit. Just like Nika, in the end, is just a Devil Fruit that manifested itself at some point, that devil counter part also was a Devil Fruit. We know that zoans have a will of their own, so just like the consumer of the Nika fruit becomes sun god Nika and has supernatural abilities, it is not far fetched that this devil fruit is also some kind of mythical zoan that, when awakened, gives all kinds of supernatural abilities and also changes the hosts character.
I think that if we enter supernatural beings territory that operate outside of Devil Fruits, it will be something related to gods (e.g. sea god). After all we know that the sea god curses those with a DF, hence they lose their power when submerged in the sea, so it's not far fetched that this sea god is indeed a real entity. Just like the serpent might be.
@Salah WG @Sentinel @Tyki_Mikk @nik87 @SakazOuki @MarineHQ @Elder Lee Hung @Bogard @sanjikun @Erkan12 @Uncle Van @Fujishiro @Shiroyru @MonsterKaido @MonsterZoro etc.
That also begs the question, what are the origins of that creature? Was it present in the first world as well? If yes, how did it came into the second world? Did it just live to the present, or was it defeated and reborn, to take possession of Imu?
I personally think that it is related to a Devil Fruit. Just like Nika, in the end, is just a Devil Fruit that manifested itself at some point, that devil counter part also was a Devil Fruit. We know that zoans have a will of their own, so just like the consumer of the Nika fruit becomes sun god Nika and has supernatural abilities, it is not far fetched that this devil fruit is also some kind of mythical zoan that, when awakened, gives all kinds of supernatural abilities and also changes the hosts character.
I think that if we enter supernatural beings territory that operate outside of Devil Fruits, it will be something related to gods (e.g. sea god). After all we know that the sea god curses those with a DF, hence they lose their power when submerged in the sea, so it's not far fetched that this sea god is indeed a real entity. Just like the serpent might be.
@Salah WG @Sentinel @Tyki_Mikk @nik87 @SakazOuki @MarineHQ @Elder Lee Hung @Bogard @sanjikun @Erkan12 @Uncle Van @Fujishiro @Shiroyru @MonsterKaido @MonsterZoro etc.