The Three Gods of One Piece That Will Decide the Fate of the World
If you thought Luffy’s Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika was the endgame Devil Fruit, you’ve got another thing coming.
Eiichiro Oda has been quietly building toward something massive since the start of the Final Saga, and in the Elbaf arc, he delivered three Mythical Zoan fruits that rewrite everything we knew about power in the One Piece world. We’re not talking about minor upgrades or side characters with cool powers—we’re talking about three legendary Devil Fruits that will determine the outcome of the Great War.
Fruit #1: Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika — The God Who Liberates
Luffy’s journey to awakening his true potential began in Wano on March 28, 2022, when his Gomu Gomu no Mi transformed into its real form during a fight with Kaido. What followed was Gear 5—a battle mode that turned reality itself into rubber, defied the laws of physics, and made fans around the world absolutely lose their minds.
But here’s the twist that nobody saw coming: in Chapter 1188, when Luffy finally faced off against Nerona Imu, the King of the World, Gear 5 crumbled. Imu didn’t just beat Luffy’s transformation—he stabbed right through him with the Blade of Nothingness: Vohu, an attack born from the black ring of Omen behind his back.
As Imu himself declared: “Of course I know that thou art not Joy Boy! Joy Boy was not this weak!!” That single line carried more weight than any power-scaling debate online could ever produce.
Fruit #2: Akuma no Mi — The Devil’s Own Fruit
Introduced in Chapter 1179 (April 5, 2026), the Akuma no Mi belongs to Nerona Imu, and the name alone tells you everything: “The Devil’s Fruit.” Eiichiro Oda doesn’t name things randomly—this is literally the Devil Fruit above all other Devil Fruits.
Its power is called God’s Domination, which operates through Covenants and Contracts:
- Domi Reversi: Turns anyone into a demon slave with enhanced abilities
- Covenant Grants: Offers infinite regeneration, immortality, and superhuman strength
- Omen (Maki): Black flames that reshape into bullets, bombs, and swords of annihilation
Loki, the War God of Elbaf, couldn’t even land meaningful hits on Imu before being defeated. And if Loki—a being worshipped as divine by an entire nation—couldn’t touch him, what hope does anyone else have?
Fruit #3: Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Zaza — The Rain God Ally Luffy Actually Needs
This is where things get wild.
In Chapter 1182 (May 10, 2026), Oda introduced Rain God Zaza through Killingham’s Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model: Kirin. Using the ability to manifest dreams from nightmares, Killingham created a living deity capable of summoning water from the sky—a power that strikes absolute terror into the Celestial Dragons.
Think about this: the same beings who feared the people of D and Sun God Nika now fear Zaza as a boogeyman. Saint Killingham put it best: “After the people of D and Nika, it was the most common boogeyman they warned us about…that in the lower world, there’s a monster called the Rain God that dumps water on top of your head!”
Water is the Celestial Dragons’ nightmare because it threatens their floating islands. If Zaza joins Luffy’s side during the Great War, this becomes the literal storm they never prepared for.
The Trinity Theory: Three Gods, One Destiny
Here’s where fan theories go absolutely nuclear, and trust me, this is worth thinking about deeply:
The Trinity of Gods follows a pattern that Oda has been setting up since episode one:
- Nika represents liberation and joy
- Akuma represents domination and control
- Zaza represents natural justice and cleansing rain
This is the classic triad structure found across every mythology in human history—liberator, ruler, and judge. What if these three aren’t just random powerful fruits? What if Oda built them specifically to mirror each other, creating an ideological war where the Great War isn’t won by brute force alone, but by who represents freedom most effectively?
There are also implications for the Void Century. Both Nika and Zaza have ties to ancient civilizations that predated the current world order. If Zaza was once a major player opposing the early Celestial Dragons, and Nika represents the last great rebellion, then their connection isn’t accidental—it’s thematic destiny.
Chapter 1190 Predictions: Where Do Things Go From Here?
We already explored some theories about Blackbeard’s endgame and Imu’s true intentions in our previous analysis, but the revelation of the Akuma no Mi adds a whole new layer.
The question everyone’s asking: Can Luffy ever match Imu at full power? Or does he need the full might of Zaza combined with his awakened Nika to stand a chance? There’s a compelling argument that Luffy must achieve a level beyond both Gear 4 and Gear 5—perhaps what fans are calling Gear Zero, where he accesses the original form of the Sun God without any gear-based transformations.
Meanwhile, Shanks knows something we don’t about all three gods. As we discussed in our deep dive on why Shanks had knowledge of Imu’s existence long before anyone, the Red-Haired Pirates have connections to the Void Century that run deeper than most realize.
The Bottom Line: This Is Going to Be Insane
One Piece is almost over, and Oda is stacking revelations faster than we can process them. Three Mythical Zoans. A Great War bigger than Marineford. And the fate of the entire world resting on whose philosophy of power wins out.
What do you think the Trinity of Gods theory means for the ending? Will Zaza join Luffy? Can Nika ever surpass Akuma? Drop your wildest predictions in the comments below!
