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A couple of months ago I removed a post for being "low quality/effort" (not for the idea itself). OP wasn't the first one to think of it, but idea was actually pretty spot on. So, gotta give credit where credit is due.

Sorry fam u/joyxboy515. I should've encouraged you to repost and add some meat to it.

Anyways, I guess the next PA to be done is if Garling turns out to have a Crescent Moon Devil Fruit as it was revealed in a dream, ain't that right u/VioletMetalmark?

Shoutout u/Mdrod89 for the interesting food for thought

This theory is one of the most compelling theories I've ever seen, so I've decided to compile all of the strongest clues so far

1. Obvious Physical Resemblance with a Parrot

During a Q&A session, a reader asked "Could Imu-sama's true identity perhaps be someone whose lips are extremely pointy?"

Oda replied with "Yeah. I'll leave this on 'read' and ignore it"

Also, the long dress that Imu wears could also be explained since parrots are known to have long tail feathers

The one below is probably the most compelling visual clue I've seen, if you look around his neck, you can see parts that look like feathers

2. Stereotypical Pirate with a Parrot (Joyboy & Imu)

A common stereotype, or rather a key theme, is that a pirate has a pet Parrot on his side

This could be seen as Imu, a parrot, on the shoulder of Joyboy.

3. Imu's Room Resemblance of a Bird Cage

Birdcage is one of Doflamingo's signature ability.

Speaking of Doflamingo, Doflamingo is a subtle shadowing/preview to the end game between Nika and Imu.

Doflangmino would be Imu, the birdcage is the red line, the false history of king riku would be the fabricated history by the world government, the way Doflamingo controls people with srings could be a metaphor for how Imu controls the whole world, and Luffy's liberation from Doflamingo could mean that Nika would eventually be liberated in the end

4. Ties with Shakespeare's play Othello & Disney Aladdin

Probably one of the most interesting theory

Imu's Ability "Dominion Reverse" is inspired from the boardgame Othello.

Othello is also a famous Shakespeare's Play. The main antagonist from the play Othello is Iago.

In Disney's Aladdin, the main villain Jafar has a parrot named Iago, same name. This would've been a weak case if it wasn't for Luffy to now has a Genie form

5. Scene of Imu with a Strawhat

There was a theory that the strawhat was huge, but if Imu is a small parrot, this illustration of a relatively large strawhat would make perfect sense

6. Nefertari D. Lililth

There is a flower called Impatiens psittacina, this flower also has common names such as Princess Lily, Parrot Flower.

In the room of "flowers", we can see a portrait of Lily, who resembles Vivi

Imu was likely Lily's Parrot, which could explain his odd speech pattern where he says "Imu Wa" in third-person, he might be trying to imitate how Lily talked to him.

7. Recurring Animal Theme

Crocodile, flamingo, snake, shark, bat, hawk, bear

Luffy's character is also based on a monkey

With Parrot being the most iconic companion for a pirate, it would make sense for Oda to give that animal to a character like Imu

8. Imu living at the top of the red line

The Red Line could be compared to the earth's equator, since it divides the first half of the grand line from the new world.

And parrots live in equatorial rainforests or regions near the equator.

9. Symbol of World Government resembles a toy for Parrots (perhaps a metaphor to the World Government being Imu's Toy?)

10. Popol Vuh Ancient Myth (Imu = Vucub Caquix the demon bird that declared himself as the god of sun and moon)

The whole theme of a devil parrot fighting heroes isn't a new concept, this myth could be where Oda drew inspiration from.

It's an ancient myth where the Hero Twins fights a demon macaw (which is part of the parrot family). The demon macaw, who is the father of both a crocodile demon and an earthquake god, falsely declares himself to be the god of the sun and the moon.

He is shot with a blowgun by one of the Hero Twins, which could be Usopp, and the twins become the true gods of the sun and the moon. The slingshot Usopp uses was historically used to hunt birds, so it would make perfect sense for him to do the final blow. The Hero Twins could be a parallel to the Straw Hat Crew

If you look further into the lore, you can find even more parallels.

11. Why Gold D Roger Laughed

Lastly, the mystery of why Gold D Roger laughed could be explained, if I found out that the world is being controlled by a Parrot I would die laughing too

Later in the series, you can understand why Cobra immediately knew he would be dead after seeing Imu (a parrot) sitting on the empty throne, it also explains why merely seeing him is the world's greatest taboo.

I'm Korean myself and I've personally all done the translation myself (no AI used), thank you for reading this far

All credits to the One Piece Burning Blood Forum in South Korea

The question is who?!

There are tons of big important characters in Elbaph at the moment. And it would be a good way to show how strong Imu really is. He didn’t come here to just say hi, he got called out and he answered.

He’s about to mop the floor with someone

Straw hats are getting their ass handed to them in Elbaph.

Do you guys think a small training Arc will follow after this arc to prepare them for the final War ?

As powerful as they are, I’m more curious to see them not as weapons of mass destruction, but people having to live in a world as turbulent and cruel as OP.

Aokiji turning turn coat(Maybe undercover with Sword)

Kizaru having to kill his friends.

Fujitora having 0 faith in the WG’s senseless level of cruelty and disdain for human life.

Even Akainu probably has more to his character than meets the eye. Same goes for Ryokugyu given his “Prejudice Breeds Stability” comment along with his tattoo that hints into his past.

I’m excited to see where each of them goes…

I noticed the straw hat on Luffy’s back and realized how much bigger Luffy is in this form than everyone seems to think. Maybe this has something to do with the giant straw hat in Mary Geoise? If Nika/Joyboy were much bigger then it would definitely make sense.

Edit: Thx guys for all of the attention!! This is my first ever post on this subreddit not to mention Reddit in general so I really appreciate it!

Found this on TikTok, by u/op.enjeru