⚠️ Spoiler Warning | This article is a roundup of the Chapter 1198 spoilers that have been posted around the web.
Only keep reading if you can’t wait to find out what happens next.
Chapter 1198 “The Island of Monsters” Spoiler Roundup
This is a roundup based on the text spoilers, sneak peeks and cover art for One Piece chapter 1198 (chapter 1198 spoilers) that were published on the web.
Please check whether it is accurate once the Jump issue is out.
Chapter 1198 cover page
Brûlée and Pudding wearing sunglasses
The main content…
Sanji presses his attack on Killingham but can’t finish him off. Zaza, the god of rain, can’t be stopped from abducting the children, and some of them end up loaded onto the ship.
But the ship won’t set sail without Sommers. Sanji, who knows the reason, explains to Killingham: “Your friend can’t be saved.”
Then a black shadow that makes monkey-like cries creeps up on them
The scene changes: Loki in his beast-man form VS Imu, who has transformed into something long, thin and huge.
Imu’s appearance looks just like Mayuri Kurotsuchi from Bleach.
Loki’s beast-man form looked like Dalton, the king of Drum Kingdom.
Just like Dalton, Loki is easily beaten by Imu.
Having overused their power, Imu seems to be in mortal danger unless they get back to the Holy Land quickly.
Back in the earlier scene, Sanji calls out to the black shadow, “Hey, Luffy!?” — but what’s there is Nika, looking like a monkey with a completely black body…
One Piece will be on break in the next issue.
My thoughts on Chapter 1198
I thought that if Luffy’s two wings mastered Conqueror’s Haki and powered up as expected, Luffy would power up in a way that defies expectations.
Honestly, I’ve been expecting this development since summer ↓
Theory in Japanese: Nika as the God of Destruction
I’ve been predicting this on X for a while, haven’t I? Like this one ↓
If Luffy loses consciousness, the Zoan fruit’s Nika persona might take over, bringing out Elbaf’s God of Destruction. Original post on X.
I also predicted a development where Luffy turns into something like Nightmare Luffy, loses his sense of self, and his crew stops his rampage ↓
The theory draws a parallel with Thriller Bark: Nightmare Luffy returns, and the crew may help bring him back to his senses. Original post on X.
And I think the one who plays the biggest part in bringing Luffy’s sense of self back will be Nami. If anything, I think Nami will awaken Conqueror’s Haki there too.
I’ve already predicted that as well.
Earlier Nami theory (Chapter 1189, in Japanese)
Imu feels like Oars, Killingham’s MUMA feels like zombies, and since Brook’s past arc was just covered, I’ve been saying for a while that this is a Thriller Bark homage, haven’t I?
So I figured the endgame would be Luffy VS the Straw Hat Pirates.
I figured Oda wants to pay homage to this scene ↓
And to bring Luffy’s sense of self back, I figured he’d pay homage to this scene too ↓
So go back and re-read the Thriller Bark arc.