One Piece: Kaido’s Prediction About Becoming the King of Pirates Makes No Sense as Eiichiro Oda Turns the Table for Devil Fruits in the Final Saga
It appears that Kaido may have been mistaken all along when he said that haki was better than devil fruits, especially in light of One Piece‘s Egghead Arc and the strong devil fruit users it has exposed. Devil fruit powers are regaining their prominence, and as the story goes on, they may prove to be more significant than they were after Kaido’s loss at Wano and the events of the most recent arc of One Piece.
The unveiling of the Nika fruit, which was portrayed as an unstoppable force, and Luffy’s win over Kaido were two of the most important events in One Piece and his adventure thus far. The appearance of strong devil fruit users like Saint Saturn and Jewelry Bonney, Luffy’s devil fruit awakening, and his eventual victory over Kaido in Wano suggest that devil fruit powers may be re-entering the narrative and subverting Kaido’s notion of Haki’s superiority.
The fact that Kaido lost because Luffy awakened his devil fruit and not just because Luffy used Haki, which was almost mastered even before Luffy awakened, is more than enough evidence that devil fruits may not be as unimportant as Kaido stated.
In addition, Luffy has prevailed in fights against long-standing opponents like Admiral Kizaru and Rob Lucci on Egghead, who, despite their increased strength, are still no match for Luffy after his awakening.
The Final Saga of One Piece Sees the Return of the Original Power System
The pivotal moment that demonstrated Luffy and the other Straw Hats weren’t yet strong or ready for the New World was their defeat at Sabaody. The first time Luffy truly experienced loss and had to accept that his devil fruit abilities could only carry him so far was against Sabaody. It was evident that the series would be changing course as soon as Luffy set foot in the New World.
In that sense, the introduction of Haki was particularly revolutionary, serving as the centerpiece of a recently developed power system that could elevate Luffy’s skills to the point that they could challenge the monstrous forces of the New World. Haki was undoubtedly designed to make devil fruits seem less effective because he could negate all devil fruit abilities, including those of the ostensibly unbeatable Logia-type users.
With Luffy having to master the samurai’s special form of Armament Haki, Ryou, in order to have even the remotest chance of defeating Kaido, Haki’s pivotal importance was once again evident in Wano. But even this didn’t seem enough to defeat Kaido until Luffy awakened the Nika Fruit, which swiftly reversed the situation and announced the return of the original power system from the series.
One Piece has introduced numerous terrifying devil fruits since Wano. Jewelry Bonney has garnered significant attention in the Egghead Arc because of her numerous terrifying abilities, including the capacity to explore alternate futures and temporarily age opponents to a near-death state.
Bonney’s devil fruit is a really terrifying power because it seems to work on the same premise as the Nika Fruit. Egghead also discloses Saint Saturn’s dreadful devil fruit abilities. With the use of an unidentified Mythical Zoan-type devil fruit, the saint can transform into a gigantic, spider-like demon with potent regeneration powers.
All The Final Players Of One Piece Have Access To Powerful Devil Fruits
The most recent arc of One Piece also suggests that the other Five Elders have devil fruits that are equally as potent as Saint Saturn’s. Chapter #1085, the monstrous silhouettes in the throne room, signal that the devil fruits of the remaining Five Elders might also be Mythical Zoan kinds, as revealed by Sabo’s experience with them on Mariejois.
Even though not much is known about the leader of the Five Elders, Imu probably has a devil fruit power as well. Given that Imu is being portrayed as One Piece‘s most threatening villain, many fans have theorized that this power may be related to the sea.
More devil fruit users get in the way of Luffy if he decides to fight the Marines and the World Government as many have hypothesized. Apart from Imu and the Five Elders, who will undoubtedly be quite a crew, there’s still the issue of the remaining Admirals, especially Akainu. Nevertheless, given Nika’s abilities and Luffy’s battle with Kizaru on Egghead, the Admirals might not be as formidable a foe as they were prior to the time travel.
More significantly, Blackbeard, Luffy’s greatest adversary and potential opponent for the title of Pirate King, possesses not one, but two extraordinarily potent devil fruits. After searching for potent devil fruits for some time, Blackbeard has gathered a strong group of devil fruit users.
Because of this, the final confrontation between Luffy and Blackbeard is expected to be a struggle of devil fruit skills rather than one that is only reliant on Haki. Indeed, it appears that Kaido is merely the first of many devil fruit-wielding opponents that Luffy faced off against. All of them appear to be incredibly powerful.
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