One Piece Ends the Age of Yonko in Elbaph — Nerona Imu Outshines All

The Four Emperors, also known as Yonko, are the most powerful pirates in the world. one piece. From the beginning of the story, Yonko have always been considered the strongest. Especially in Chapter 1180, when the Elbaf shines its light on Imu, it becomes clear that the King of the World is on a whole different level. While the Yonko reigned as the strongest one piece Until recently, chapter 1180 of the manga has now confirmed that it is inferior to Nerona Imu. The powers shown in the latest chapter of the manga make him the strongest being in the world. Now that he's entered the great game, he'll be fighting on the front lines much more often than before.

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How the Emperors Were Overwhelmed at Elbaf Arc

Before the Elbaph arc, the Yonko was considered the absolute strongest in the One Piece universe, while Whitebeard, Shanks, and even Kaido were also labeled as the strongest. No doubt the Yonko has always been known to possess tremendous strength, but recent events unfolding in the Elbaph arc have made it clear that the Yonko is far from the strongest.

The absolute strongest person in the world one piece This is Nerona Imu, the founder of the world government. Imu came down to Elbaph in 1179, and by 1180 he had shown a power far exceeding that of the Yonko. Imu's skills are such that even the Pirate King's Wings, which can easily counterattack Yonko, are completely powerless against him. Moreover, despite being nerfed, Imu was able to dismantle Elbaf's most powerful individuals, showing a completely different level of dominance. Imu also came to Elbaph knowing that he would have to fight Nika and Nidhoggr at the same time, and nevertheless chose to come without any backup at all.

Defeat Nerona Imu's Yonko-Eclipsing Power

Nerona Imu has a variety of powers at his disposal, and it all starts with the ageless body he received through Ope Ope no Mi's perennial youth surgery. It is thanks to this surgery that Imu has survived until now. Moreover, Imu possesses the power of the Devil Fruit or Akuma no Mi, one of the most dangerous abilities in the world of One Piece, which predates all Devil Fruits. His powers allow him to transform into a devil-demon hybrid and utilize the evil powers found in his spellbook to wreak havoc across the world.

Imu's Akuma no Mi can not only turn others into immortal warriors who take up arms on their behalf, but it can also turn enemies into demonic slaves who have forgotten all reason and logic. Imu has tremendous physical abilities, and his magic, which creates a black flame called 'Omen', is powerful enough to blow away guys like Zoro and Sanji in one blow. This is only a small fraction of what Imu can do in combat, and it's important to remember that he's doing all of this despite being nerfed. That means his true abilities are much greater, making him a scary prospect.

Widening power gap between Imu and Yonko

It's no surprise that the Imu's power is greater than that of the Yonko, and the Elbaph arc proves this. When the God Valley incident occurred, Imu took over Saturn's body. Although this body was much weaker than his original body, it was able to withstand attacks from six higher tiers: Rox, Roger, Garp, Kaido, Big Mom, and Whitebeard. All of these attacks were made with the advanced Conqueror's Haki, but did not leave a single scratch on Nero or Imu.

If that wasn't enough, Imu headed to Elbaph in Chapter 1179, knowing she would have to fight Nika and Nidhoggr at the same time.

Both of them are above the average Yonko level, but Imu was confident enough to head to Nara without any support and clearly take control of it, showing that his power is on a whole different level. Imu's Haki can only rival that of Joy Boy's, and his Devil Fruit power is immeasurable. No matter how strong a Yonko is, an imu is stronger.

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How should Luffy evolve and compete with the kings of the world in the Great War?

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at the end one pieceLuffy should be able to beat Imu, but as things stand, there's no obvious way for him to do so. Luffy has the power of the sun god Nika, but he is not strong enough to fight against the influence of Nero or Imu, so he needs to further enhance his abilities. The first thing Luffy must do is fully adapt to the power of Gear 5 and remove the time limit. The second most important thing he needs to do is further improve his hockey.

If Luffy improves his Haki and brings it to the same level as Joy Boy, he will have a chance against Imu. Because Luffy can withstand the power of demons with his Haki. Until then, Luffy and all other Yonko will continue to remain inferior to the true sovereigns of the world.

One Piece Chapter 1180 will be available to read on Manga Plus on April 19, 2026 at 11 AM EST.

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release date

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)