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The leaks for chapter 1136 ofOne Piececonfirmed an important theory regarding Red-Haired Shanks. No, he isn’t secretly a traitor yet. The latest chapter affirms that he was the man who stopped Loki 6 years ago and subsequently became an Emperor.
Many fans have taken Shanks’ involvement with Loki’s imprisonment as a hint towards his morality. They believe the Emperor wouldn’t fight anyone that doesn’t pose a serious threat. However, the events ofOne Piecesuggest otherwise.
Shanks fought Eustass Kidd and destroyed his ship when we know the younger pirate was trying to prove his strength. Later, he doesn’t spare Bartolomeo and his crew after finding out their allegiance to Luffy. Both crews were harmless in the long run ofOne Piece.
So does Shanks imprisoning Loki prove anything about the Prince’s intentions and morality?
Loki might not be a villain but his philosophy is a threat
From the early chapters of the Elbaph Arc, Loki’s character did a complete 180 from the Prince who fell in love with and proposed to Charlotte Lola to being chained up and declaring he will destroy the world. All we know is he did kill his father at some point in the story, and believes he’s the Sun God.
The more we dive into the Elbaph Arc ofOne Piece,the more fans are doubting he’s truly a bad person. He has a fondness for animals that displays a softness to him. More than that,Luffy would never make a deal with Lokiif his instincts didn’t tell him he might be a good person after all.
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While he might be the Accursed Prince who killed his father, why did Shanks need to get involved? Elbaph has the strongest army inOne PiecebutEiichiro Odaexpects us to believe they couldn’t handle one giant. That might mean Loki is good but his intentions became warped and twisted.
This Redditor compares Loki to Eustass Kid, another person Shanks has defeated. In fact, this user believes the Prince might be a better person than Kidd.
Eustass Kidd isa brash, reckless pirate who believed he could take on an Emperor not once but twice. He also caused many civilian casualties. Loki, on the other hand, hasn’t done that so far. He seems to care for those around him. However, he seems keen on destroying the world so that doesn’t help Loki’s case.
Is Loki an evil version of Luffy?
After the revelation in chapter 1136, many fans also believe Luffy and Loki are two sides of the same coin. They represent Nika and the extremities people will go to for freedom. After all, there are several hintsthe Sun God had to be a destroyer. While Luffy acts as the liberator, Loki is the destroyer.
Think of Loki as Eren Yeager fromAttack on Titan.In pursuit of freedom, the only solution he found was to destroy the world itself. The Prince perhaps believes the same, and that’s why Shanks had to stop him. At least now we knowwhy Loki hates him too.
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Luffy, on the other hand, represents the alternative and dismantling the oppressive system, which in the case ofOne Pieceis the World Government. In classic shonen style, Loki could change his mind or the more destructive option will be the Straw Hats have to fight him.
Considering Luffy and Zoro are on their way to test his strength after unchaining him, a fight might happen in future chapters. However, there’s still no clear answer if Loki is truly the antagonist of the Elbaph Arc.
One Pieceis available on VIZ Media.
Bidisha Mitra
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Bidisha is an Anime Content Writer at FandomWire with over 700 published articles. With over 7 years of writing experience, she’s versatile and adept. When she’s not writing, she’s also a voice actor on the side.Bidisha is currently continuing to learn Japanese and gets more fluent everyday. Her expertise is One Piece, Bungo Stray Dogs, and Haikyuu, but has been watching anime for over a decade. She was previously a Content Writer reviewing the latest Kpop music.
