This article contains spoilers for the One Piece series.
The Loki flashback of One Piece, which also featured God Valley, is currently still ongoing in the One Piece manga and has been quite incredible so far. The God Valley Incident, especially, was long-awaited, having been teased by Eiichiro Oda around 6 years ago first. This stretch of the manga has been delivering not just in action, but also in terms of lore. Through Rocks D. Xebec and Imu, Oda revealed major information to the fans about the Void Century, specifically about the previous King of the World, Davy D. Jones.
This major reveal, coupled with what Egghead gave the fans, sets up Blackbeard’s end goal, which is to become the new King of the World and fulfill the Will of Davy. For him to become King, Imu has to go down, making Blackbeard potentially the true final villain of One Piece.
Blackbeard Is The Future King of the World In One Piece
Rocks Confirmed Davy Jones Was King In The Past
- Blackbeard wants to fulfill the Will of Davy
- His goal is to reach the top
During the Reverie arc of One Piece, Oda made an absolutely massive reveal around 8 years — the One Piece world was revealed to have a secret ruler, controlling everything from the shadows. This ruler was none other than Saint Imu Nerona. Imu remains a huge mystery still, but Oda has made it quite clear in the story that Imu wasn’t always the King. During the Void Century, or even before it, the King of the World was Davy D. Jones. Somehow, however, he was usurped and replaced by Imu.
Ever since then, it seems that some descendants of Davy D. Jones have set out to reclaim their throne. Rocks D. Xebec wanted to do just that, but failed and died on God Valley. Now, it’s up to Blackbeard to fulfill the Will of Davy and become the next King. In the Egghead arc, Oda revealed Blackbeard’s intentions, and he wants to become the King, just like Rocks. This flashback cements his goals even more.
Blackbeard Might Truly Be One Piece’s Real Final Villain
Imu Has To Fall For Blackbeard To Become King
Before Imu’s introduction, every fan of the story agreed that Blackbeard would be One Piece’s final villain. However, with Imu entering the story, fans are now split. Imu is the current strongest of the story, and the Elbaf mural hints at the final battle to come against them. However, the truth is, Blackbeard might still be the final villain of the series.
After all, to become King of the World, Imu must first be defeated. Only after that can Blackbeard reach his full potential and become the final villain of the One Piece world. Luffy and the others can’t let Blackbeard cause chaos and become the next Imu, so he too will have to be defeated.
Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece will be on break next week. One Piece Chapter 1166 will be out in two weeks. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1166 is November 23, 2025. Fans can read the chapter for free on Manga Plus.
- Release Date
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October 20, 1999
- Network
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Fuji TV
- Directors
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Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Itō, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imamura, Toshihiro Maeya, Yûji Endô, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou
- Writers
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Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shouji 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)
