Monkey D. Luffy’s adventures in Elbaph have made One Piece’s latest arc one of the manga’s greatest sources of watershed moments in the series. From the Harley mural to the return of Scopper Gaban, there’s plenty of fascinating worldbuilding in place. But the most compelling new mystery is that of Prince Loki and his mysterious Devil Fruit.
Having already been asked to join the Straw Hats, Loki is by far the biggest possible addition to Luffy’s crew in One Piece. Whether he joins or becomes an honorary member through the fleet remains to be seen, yet the bigger mystery is what Devil Fruit Loki truly ate. By looking at the timeline, the answer could be more complex.
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Whether Loki joins the crew or remains a similar prospective member like Vivi, Yamato, or Bonney is up for debate. As revealed in chapter #1131, Loki’s imprisonment is sealed using Sea Prism Stone, which suppresses his Devil Fruit abilities, further confirming that he consumed one. Whether it’s the protected legendary one from Elbaph’s coffers is up for debate.
Loki was officially asked to join Luffy’s crew in One Piece chapter #1152, and, beyond the transportation issues — the Thousand Sunny would look like a toy boat to him — he’d be a compelling addition. But joining the Straw Hats as another Devil Fruit user is an enticing prospect. It’s mostly a question of what power Loki has.
If Loki were to join Luffy’s Straw Hats crew, his size would be an imposing barrier to entry in a physical sense. Having a Giant on the crew would be the most visually striking and awe-inspiring power boost the Straw Hats ever got. However, with Loki matching Oars’s colossal height of 67 meters, in the immortal words of Martin Brody, the team will need a bigger boat.
Due to Zoro removing all but one Sea Prism Stone shackle, Loki’s latest shows of power, including the lightning properties of his hammer, Ragnir, have yet to show his Devil Fruit powers. The idea of it being a Mythical Zoan-type tied to Fenrir, Loki’s wolf offspring from Norse Myth, is easily the most compelling. But even its “legendary” status is debated.
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While it’s a tidy explanation to buy the narrative that Loki ate the Devil Fruit after the murder of Harald, several factors complicate this. As Loki’s flashback contests, he did not kill Harald, but is merely “allegedly” his killer, with a character intentionally shrouded in darkness implied instead to steal it during the incident in chapter #1152.
With Loki’s status as a murderer firmly in doubt, there are multiple possible suspects, with the most obvious being the World Government. Coveting Elbaph and its legendary Devil Fruit, killing Harald, and leaving his son Loki to pay the price would be characteristic. Confirmed by chapter #1152, Shanks was in the kingdom 14 years ago, suggesting another interesting theory.
The theoretical identity of the legendary Elbaph Devil Fruit is that it’s actually the Nika, or Gum-Gum Fruit, recovered by Shanks after initially being acquired by CP9. While it leaves questions about what really happened with the Devil Fruit, or whether it was swapped out for its protection, it could be the fitting origin of Luffy’s Devil Fruit.
With Nika’s earliest documented references possibly originating from Elbaph, it’d make sense that the fruit that awakens his abilities would be its most closely-guarded secret.
Regardless, the prospect of having a legendary Devil Fruit user, or even just a lore-wise satisfying Zoan Fenrir ability, would be an especially unique Straw Hat addition. But if Elbaph’s legendary Devil Fruit is indeed revealed to be Luffy’s, the connection is a solid call for Franky to craft a fitting vessel to let Loki join the crew in One Piece.
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