Why Loki is not Elbaf's villain, explained

This article contains spoilers from the Elbaf arc of One Piece.

Key takeaways

• Loki may not be Elbaf's main villain, as his background and disinformation nature suggests that he may be Luffy's ally.
• Luffy's lack of hostility towards Loki indicates that there are bigger enemies in the Elbaf arc that the two may need to face together.
• The possible involvement of the World Government in Elbaf could present a major threat that Luffy, Loki and the Straw Hat Pirates must unite to stop.

Loki's character is the biggest talking point a piece Now, and there is definitely a good reason for it. As fans know, Loki is a monstrously powerful being that was first introduced to readers throughout the Cake Island arc. Since then, he has been gradually incorporated more into the story, and Elbaf is finally fully revealed to all readers. It's safe to say that Oda absolutely nailed the introduction of Loki in the Elbaf arc.

Everything about him, such as his strength and his personality, that this person should represent, is completely fitting to say the least. At this time, fans think of Loki as a villain, and while there is a strong basis for thinking that Loki is an enemy at this time, fans may be surprised later down the line that Loki is actually an ally. kind of

Loki's meeting with Luffy and set up as a villain

• Loki killed his father to eat the devil fruit
• Loki and Luffy had a hostile meeting

When Loki was first introduced in a piece Chapter 1130, Oda's easy introduction to him made him look like a villain. For one, Oda makes it seem like Loki is hated by everyone in Elbaf, especially after it's revealed that he killed his father, Harald, for eating the Devil's Fruit. Once he ate this devil fruit, Loki thought he was now the sun god and destroyer of worlds. This may seem extreme to many people, however, but given Elbaf's culture, which glorifies war and violence, this is not the norm. The only thing Loki did wrong was killing his own father. But, once again, fans don't know what kind of person King Harald was, and whether or not Loki's killing was justified.

I am the sun god who destroys the world! – Loki

Even if Loki's killing of King Harald wasn't justified, fans know that this character, despite his bad side, can still be helpful to the Straw Hat Pirates. It is also interesting to note that Luffy, who is a very good judge of character, did not feel the least bit threatened by Loki. He could feel his majestic energy from afar, but at the same time, he didn't feel like he was an enemy. In fact, Luffy approached Loki without too much trouble and started chatting with them like friends. Obviously, Luffy's behavior towards Loki is more indicative of what kind of character he's going to be in the story, and as things stand, he certainly doesn't look like a villain.

This is why One Piece fans may be wrong about Loki and why there may be more to his character than meets the eye. While it's undeniable that Loki is portrayed as a villain at this point in the story, it's very likely that as Episode One continues, Loki's character will become richer and fans will get to see him for who he really is.

Why isn't Loki Elbaf's main villain?

There are bigger enemies to face in Elbaf Arc of One Piece

The reason Loki isn't Elbaf's main villain is pretty simple. For one, Loki doesn't seem like a big threat to Luffy. Luffy is a great judge of character and if he believes Loki to be an enemy, then he will act accordingly. Apparently, as things stand, Luffy doesn't think of Loki as his enemy, and fans have no reason to believe either, even if other characters in the story portray him as a major villain.

At the same time, fans know that Loki claims to be the Sun God. He also claims that he is the destroyer of the world. However, fans know that the Sun God himself is a being who brings peace and liberates people all over the world. The Sun God is a good god, and not an evil one, which means that if Loki is a sun god, he certainly can't be evil.

Loki seems to be more misinformed than anything, and that certainly means he's not here to play the main villain, but to fight the real Sun God and the person who bears this identity, which is Straw Hat Luffy.

Free me, and I'll destroy the team I choose for you! – Loki

Of course, that doesn't mean Luffy and Loki don't fight. After all, Loki vowed to kill Luffy the second he was freed from his chains. This essentially proves that Loki is trying to trick Luffy and that will play into his manipulative nature as well. But, once again, fans know that Luffy is more than confident in his abilities, and at the same time, is a great judge of character.

Even if Loki were to attack after freeing Luffy, Luffy himself would handle the threat, and ultimately, stop Loki. Following this, fans will often see these two teaming up, and that might just come in the face of a bigger threat that may appear at a later point in this arc.

Who will be the main villain in Elbaf?

The World Government may be involved in Elbaf in some way

As things stand, Elbaf doesn't have a major villain. So far, Oda is only building Loki up as a major threat to the entire country, and that could be pretty good for the first half of the arc. However, ultimately, Elbaf needs a bigger threat than Loki if it's to move Ark fans. This threat may come in the form of the World Government, which is the only entity capable of destroying this land. Why would the World Government attack Elbaf, the answer is quite simple. Luffy is currently in Elbaf, and this is something that every single member of the World Government knows very well. Emu himself knows about Luffy's location and the Straw Hat Pirates. This specifically means that Emu can use Uranus to destroy Elbaf.

Until now, Emu did not have the fuel called the Mother Flame, which Uranus needed to re-energize and destroy his enemies. This time, however, thanks to York, Emu has gained more Mother Flame and, at the same time, the means to create more Mother Flame. There's nothing stopping Emu from wiping out Elbaf, which essentially means, the biggest villain in this arc could potentially be the Ancient Weapon, which could bring about the destruction of an entire country. Luffy, Loki, and the Straw Hat Pirates must work together to stop this monstrously powerful ancient weapon and stop the destruction of this land.

Of course, building all this will definitely take time, or it may not. However, this is the real beauty of the theory of different ideas a pieceAnd fans can't wait to see what happens next in the series as the arc continues.

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