One Piece has been dropping bombshell after bombshell in the Elbaph arc, but nothing quite prepares you for what Eiichiro Oda just did with Devil Fruit lore. Chapter 1182 didn’t just give us another cool power-up — it officially set up a framework for three God Devil Fruits that could define the entire Final Saga. And the implications are absolutely staggering.
If you’ve been following the manga, you already know that Luffy’s Gear 5 transformation revealed his Devil Fruit is actually the Mythical Zoan Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika — the legendary Sun God Nika fruit that the World Government spent 800 years trying to hide. But Oda’s latest chapters suggest this was never just about Luffy. There are at least two other God Devil Fruits in play, and the Elbaph arc is where they all start converging.
The First God: Sun God Nika and What We Already Know
Let’s start with what’s confirmed. Luffy’s Gomu Gomu no Mi was revealed to actually be the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika — a Mythical Zoan that grants the user the powers of the legendary Sun God. This transformation, dubbed Gear 5, gives Luffy rubber-like properties combined with reality-bending abilities limited only by his imagination.
The World Government feared this fruit so much that they renamed it and hunted it for centuries. Gorosei Saint Jaygarcia Saturn personally oversaw the hunt, revealing that this fruit hadn’t awakened in hundreds of years before Luffy. That alone tells you everything about how dangerous Nika’s power truly is.
But here’s what’s fascinating: Nika wasn’t portrayed as the only god in the One Piece world. He was just the one the World Government was most afraid of.
The Second God: Rain God Zaza and the Official Revelation
Chapter 1182 introduced something the fandom had only speculated about for years: an actual god-level Devil Fruit user in the form of Rain God Zaza. This isn’t a nickname or a myth — this is a character whose Devil Fruit literally gives them the title and power of a god over weather.
The significance cannot be overstated. Oda is now explicitly building out a taxonomy of God Devil Fruits. These aren’t just powerful Mythical Zoans — they’re fruits that grant the user the mantle and abilities of a deity. The fact that a Rain God exists means there could be others. And Elbaph, the land of giants, is proving to be the perfect stage for their reveal.
Rain God Zaza represents something crucial: the World Government doesn’t control all of these god-level powers. Some exist outside their reach, and some may even be opposed to them.
The Third God: The Big Mystery That Could Define the Final Saga
Here’s where things get really interesting. If Oda is building toward three God Devil Fruits, and we’ve seen the Sun God and the Rain God, what’s the third? The fandom is buzzing with theories, and several stand out as genuinely compelling.
Theory 1: The Moon God
One Piece has a massive subplot involving the moon — the ancient civilization of Birka on the moon, the Skypiea arc’s lunar connections, and Enel’s discovery of the ancient city of Fayad on the moon. A Moon God Devil Fruit would create a perfect celestial duality with Nika’s sun theme. The balance between sun and moon is a recurring motif in One Piece, and it would be incredibly satisfying if this translated to Devil Fruit lore.
Theory 2: The Storm God
Given that Rain God Zaza already exists, the Storm God could represent an even more destructive weather-based power. Storms are far more chaotic and powerful than rain alone, and a Storm God fruit holder could be one of the most dangerous characters in the Final Saga. This could tie directly into the upcoming climactic battles in Elbaph.
Theory 3: The Death God or Shadow God
This theory connects to the World Government’s darkest secrets. If Nika represents freedom and liberation (the warrior who brings smiles), the third God Devil Fruit could represent the opposite: control, death, or shadows. Some fans speculate that Saint Nerona Imu — the mysterious ruler of the World Government — might be connected to this third fruit, creating a direct god-versus-god conflict with Luffy.
Why Three God Fruits? The Ancient Kingdom Connection
The number three isn’t arbitrary. One Piece has consistently used trios in its most important lore elements: the three Ancient Weapons (Poseidon, Pluton, and Uranus), the three types of Haki, and now potentially three God Devil Fruits.
The Ancient Kingdom — the civilization the World Government destroyed 800 years ago — likely had deep connections to these God Devil Fruits. Nika was their champion. If the other two God fruits were also aligned with the Ancient Kingdom, this would explain why the World Government has been hunting and suppressing them for eight centuries.
The Elbaph arc, taking place in the legendary land of giants, is the perfect setting for this revelation. Giants have lived for hundreds of years and hold ancient knowledge that no other race possesses. They’ve been guardians of the old ways, and they may have been protecting the secrets of all three God Devil Fruits.
How This Changes Everything for the Final Saga
If there are truly three God Devil Fruits at play, the Final Saga of One Piece just became a clash of gods rather than a simple pirate adventure. Here’s what this means:
- Luffy vs. Imu becomes a god-level confrontation. If Imu is connected to a third God Devil Fruit, the final battle isn’t just physical — it’s a cosmic struggle between opposing divine forces.
- The Ancient Weapons may connect to the God Fruits. Poseidon, Pluton, and Uranus could be linked to Nika, Rain God, and the third God in ways we haven’t yet understood.
- The “One Piece” itself may be related. Roger found it. Joy Boy left it. Nika is connected to Joy Boy. If the One Piece reveals the true nature of the God Devil Fruits, it would be the ultimate payoff to 29 years of storytelling.
- Other Straw Hats could be affected. If God Devil Fruits are this significant, it raises questions about whether any other crew member might have a connection to this ancient power system.
What Comes Next
One Piece Chapter 1186 is expected to continue the Esperia Kingdom flashback while pushing the Elbaph arc forward. With the foundation for three God Devil Fruits now officially established, every upcoming chapter carries the potential to reveal which third god is real and who wields their power.
Eiichiro Oda has a track record of setting up mysteries years in advance and paying them off in ways that feel both surprising and inevitable. The God Devil Fruits framework is exactly that kind of slow-burn revelation — and we’re only at the beginning of understanding what it means.
The Elbaph arc was already shaping up to be one of the most important arcs in One Piece history. Now, with three God Devil Fruits in play, it might be the arc that defines the entire Final Saga.
What do you think the third God Devil Fruit is? Is Imu the Moon God? Or is Oda planning something we can’t even predict yet? Drop your theories in the comments — this is one mystery where the fans might actually crack the code before the manga does.
