{"id":35783,"date":"2023-08-15T18:26:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T16:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1873628"},"modified":"2023-08-15T18:39:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T16:39:49","slug":"who-is-imu-in-one-piece","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-imu-in-one-piece\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Imu in One Piece?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Who runs the world? We\u2019re not quite sure\u2026 <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Sabastian Astley\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 15 August 2023 at 16:26 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are many mysteries in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/one-piece-arcs-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One Piece\u2019s<\/a> labyrinthian history \u2013 no surprise given the series is over two decades old, with over 1,000 chapters to read. Some people wonder where they should even start.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Imu stands as one of One Piece\u2019s greatest antagonists, sitting upon the Empty Throne and ruling over the World Government. He\u2019s a figure with immense influence and power, and he\u2019s been deeply involved within the plot of the series both directly and indirectly. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, what do we actually know about him?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It wasn\u2019t until Chapter 906 that Imu made his full on-page debut, and in the anime, he appeared around Episode 885. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although we don\u2019t know much about the character, we certainly know how much destruction he\u2019s able to cause with the lift of one finger. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read on as we tell you everything you need to know about one of the most mysterious \u2013 and malevolent \u2013 figures in One Piece.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is Imu a villain?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That\u2019s a bit of an understatement. While we don\u2019t know just how powerful or the level of Imu\u2019s abilities are, we are aware of a few of them \u2013 one of which is the ability to transform into a huge beast-human hybrid that can consume fire and even fire out a tentacle-like appendage which he has used to impale people in the past.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In terms of artillery, he has the incredible weapon Mother Flame, which can completely vaporise an island within seconds \u2013 which he\u2019s done in the past with the Lulusia Kingdom after they stopped providing resources. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What\u2019s most bleak about this is that he merely ordered this just to conduct a test on the effectiveness of the weapon itself, highlighting the extreme cruelty that Imu is open to inflicting.<\/span><\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Tomorrow: &quot;The Ridiculous Power! Gear Five in Full Play&quot; | One Piece\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pQ0ql0C-jqA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<h2><strong>What is Imu in One Piece?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fans still don\u2019t know about the true identity of Imu, from what they look like, to where they\u2019re from, or even how old they are. However, we do have a few clues from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/One-Piece-Box-Set-1\/dp\/1421560747\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">the manga<\/a> that we can pull from which may help us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Chapter 1086, Emporio Ivankov proposes a theory that Imu\u2019s full name is actually Saint Imu of House Nerona, one of the original Founding 20 that set up the World Government. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What this also hints at is that Imu is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">much <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">older than perhaps people originally thought they were, as the Nerona Family were particularly active during the Void Century, around the same time that the original Joy Boy appeared.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Due to the possibility of Imu being part of the Nerona Family, it seems very likely that they are immortal, which has been attributed to none other than the Ultimate Devil Fruit. As a result, Imu has become one of the few survivors of the Founding 20, and used their absolute power to become the ruler of the world that they are today.<\/span><\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6322547344112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <h2><strong>Is Imu the strongest in One Piece?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Due to the level of military power that they have at their disposal, and their unknown level of spiritual power alongside the seeming immortality due to their Ultimate Devil Fruit, Imu is undoubtedly one of the most powerful beings, if not the most powerful being, in the whole of One Piece.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, fans have speculated that perhaps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1873614&amp;preview=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joy Boy<\/a> may be the only legendary figure that could take on Imu, due to clues about Imu\u2019s past being sprinkled throughout the series. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Chapter 1086, there seems to be a number of connections linking Queen Lily\u2019s letter, Joy Boy and Imu together, implying a long history between the malevolent ruler and the legendary figure. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/anime\/luffy-gear-5-one-piece-animated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luffy\u2019s Gear 5 anime adaptation<\/a> right round the corner, maybe we\u2019ll begin to see this history picked back up soon.<\/span><\/p> <p><strong>You can catch One Piece on Crunchyroll. 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