Is Imu the World’s Biggest Coward? The Reason Imu Wanted to Become the ‘God’ of the New World | ONE PIECE Chapter 1122 Theories

Is Imu the World’s Biggest Coward? The Reason Imu Wanted to Become the ‘God’ of the New World | The Desire for Immortality

The Desire for Immortality

If Imu fears death above all else, it’s only natural for them to want to escape it…
But unfortunately, humans have no natural means of overcoming death.
It’s possible that Imu feared death even from a young age.

Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, was said to be frail as a child and deeply feared death, which eventually led him to enlightenment. I wonder if Imu shares a similar mindset.
Imu might have desired to become a god, an entity above humans, free from the bonds of mortality.

As mentioned earlier, Imu is the world’s highest authority, officially non-existent, and likely possesses a powerful Devil Fruit ability, along with the eternal youth provided by the Perpetual Youth Operation, making them a pseudo-immortal being—a god-like figure.

Imu has likely spent their life devising every possible method to escape death, which has led them to their current form.
The sinking of the Old World could have been part of Imu’s plan to transcend death, possibly making them a god-like figure at the expense of the Old World.
Despite all this, the lingering threat of Joy Boy remains…

I suspect that Joy Boy may be connected to the Sun God Nika.
No matter how close Imu comes to being an eternal being, the presence of a force capable of overturning that would be unsettling, especially for someone as fearful as Imu…But what kind of power does Joy Boy possess that could instill such deep-seated fear in someone as powerful as Imu?
It seems likely that the strength of Joy Boy is heavily influenced by Nika’s abilities, but I also wonder if Nika’s powers might have a hidden, darker side…