Eiichiro Oda sets up the death of the world's strongest character in One Piece.

This article contains spoilers for the Elbaf episode of One Piece.

one piece It continues to get more exciting with each passing chapter, and this week's chapter 1168 officially pushes the ongoing flashbacks closer to the end. This flashback went on for quite some time, which is something most fans didn't expect.

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One Piece: Oda finally chose the last straw hat

The final straw hat has already been decided. The latest chapter of One Piece strongly hints at this.

But the end is getting closer, and that means the death of the world's strongest character. one piece 14 years ago, it's officially underway. Most fans will have already realized this by this point in the story: King Harald is quite easily the strongest character.Does not include Imu. Imu has lived for a thousand years, but among mortals Harald is definitely the strongestMuch more powerful than the Five Elders. now, His death will be officially revealed by Oda In the next chapter.

King Harald is destined to die soon

King Harald is destined to die soon Image credit: Viz Media

King Harald officially died in One Piece 14 years ago.. This was revealed to fans at the beginning of the Elbaf episode. But at the time, fans knew little about who Harald was or how he died. The ongoing Elbaf flashbacks have provided a lot of interesting information about Harald, revealing his entire philosophy to fans and revealing the deal he made with the devil. Unfortunately, Harald's naivety led to his downfall. ~ after He signed a deep-sea treaty with Imu.

This is my son Shanks. He is Shamrock's younger brother. Once he gains the power of the Deep Sea Treaty, he will be a great asset to us, on par with Shamrock. — Garling Figarland introducing Shanks to Harald in the Elbaf Arc

This treaty allows Imu essentially grants him immense strength and immortality.. But most of all, it placed him under Yi Mu's control. in One Piece Episode 1168it was clear Imu wanted Harald to use the Giants to create a powerful army to serve him. When Harald rejected the request, Imu essentially took over and tried to force its passage.

This is why Harald will eventually die in a flashback.. Fans already know that Jarul and Loki were called to the castle of Aurust in Elbaf shortly before King Harald's death. At this moment, Harald ultimately lost his life. The culprit who murdered King Harald was revealed to be Loki.But there was clearly a deep secret behind his death.

Harald was made even stronger by Imu using the Deep Sea Treaty.

Imu used the Deep Sea Pact One Piece to make Harald stronger.

Killing Harald certainly wouldn't be easy for anyone. Even Loki.. Because Harald was already as strong as Rocks about 40 years ago. one piece world. Since then he has become stronger. later He made a contract with Immu.He actually gained more power, as Harald himself confirmed. His overall strength increased, and immortality arose upon him. With these two powers, Harald actually surpassed Rocks in terms of strength..

King Harald passed away after a fierce battle with Loki. What you see are the scars of that battle. Loki is certainly strong, but King Harald is also known as a great warrior in his own right. All this destruction was inevitable. The only people who survived in the castle that day were Chief Jarul and Loki. — Rodo at the Battle of Castle Aurst 14 years ago

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One Piece: Oda Confirms Luffy Will Get a New Haki, But One Character Is Much Stronger

Luffy will soon get new power-ups, but this character is still superior in One Piece.

It's impossible for someone like him to lose to Loki, who isn't even in his prime yet at this point in the story. This is where Elder Ja Rule could potentially step in. It is certain that Loki will be deeply involved in King Harald's death.Fans should keep in mind that there will be more characters involved here.

Loki will kill the strongest character in the world 14 years ago

Loki will kill the strongest character in the world 14 years ago One Piece

officially, Loki is the one who will be credited with killing Harald.. However, Jarul will also be there, meaning he will fight alongside Loki.

Most importantly, Shanks and Scopper Gaban are revealed by Oda to be running to Aurust Castle on the day of King Harald's death. They both felt something like this: Very powerful Haki coming out of the castle And immediately ran there.

They didn't know exactly what happened. Harald or even that he is being controlled by Imu.. Regardless, it's likely they joined and helped Loki kill his father. Of course, Loki would have suffered deeply from the criticism, which also shows his heroic nature.

It is also important to know where this place is. Loki ended up eating his legendary Devil Fruit.. It's only a matter of time before fans find out what powers Loki really has, and things are only going to get more interesting as One Piece officially ends the Elbaf flashback and jumps back to the present, with an exciting battle against Imu and the Holy Knights about to unfold.

Eiichiro Oda's One Piece focuses on the journey of Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates as they sail the seas to claim the great treasure known as One Piece. The comic is currently in Final Saga. One Piece appears in this week's Weekly Shonen Jump issue. The official release date for One Piece Episode 1168 is December 7, 2025. In Japan, One Piece releases on Monday at 12am JST, i.e. 11am EST or 8am PT. Fans can read the chapters for free on the Manga Plus and Shonen Jump apps. That way, fans will always be able to support the author.


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October 20, 1999

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Fuji TV

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Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Ito, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudo, Takahiro Imamura, Toshihiro Maeya, Yuji Endo, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Sato

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Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shoji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Uesaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momoka Toyoda.

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    Mayumi Tanaka

    Monkey D. Luffy (voice)

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    Kazuya Nakai

    Roronoa Zoro (voice)


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