The One Piece series is filled with incredible Devil Fruit abilities that Oda has sprinkled throughout the many arcs. While some Devil Fruits are insanely overpowered, others are pretty average. At the beginning of One PieceThe Devil Fruits were quite weak, but over time, Oda has revealed one powerful fruit after another, and the strongest Devil Fruit of them all is Yami Yami no Mior the devil fruit of darkness. The main reason Oda refers to it as the strongest Devil Fruit is its ability to dominate all other Devil Fruits.
It is currently owned by none other than Blackbeard. While Blackbeard is the only confirmed user, Oda has already strongly hinted at the previously known user, and that is none other than Davy D. Jones, Blackbeard's own ancestor from the Void Century.
Davy D. Jones was a legendary Devil Fruit user from the Void Century
Blackbeard, also known to many as Marshall D. Teach, is one of the most pivotal characters in the overall plot of One Piece. Now that the story is in the final saga, Blackbeard's importance only grows, especially with the recent Elbaf flashback that reveals many truths about him and his legacy.
As seen in the story, Blackbeard is the only person in the world of One Piece who has not one but two Devil Fruits. One of those Devil Fruits, which was also his first, is none other than Yami Yami no Mi. This dark Devil Fruit is overpowered and even has the power to remove the abilities of other Devil Fruits. When Blackbeard fought Ace, Oda referred to this fruit as the strongest ability of all.
Blackbeard is officially the only known user of this fruit, but Oda has made it pretty obvious in Elbaf that the previous user of it was none other than Davy D. JonesBlackbeard's ancestor. Davy D. Jones lived during the Void Century and was most certainly a great rival of Joy Boy and an enemy of Imu. Their dynamic would mirror that of Luffy and Blackbeard currently. That Davy D. Jones possessed this fruit would also explain why Blackbeard wanted it so badly, and more than that, why this fruit eventually found him. The fruit is more special than it seems right now, and Teach knows it.
With this ability, I'm the strongest in the whole world, Ace! — Blackbeard to Ace
Yami Yami no Mi is pivotal in the final saga of One Piece
Yami Yami no Mi is not only the strongest Logia Devil Fruit, but quite easily the strongest of all Devil Fruit abilities, and it is crucial to One Piece's final battle against Imu. Oda recently strongly hinted that Yami Yami no Mi, along with Luffy's fruit, Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika, are both needed to take down the World Government. At least this is what Rocks D. Xebec thought, and he definitely had knowledge passed down from his Void Century ancestor.
Its importance in beating Imu is pretty clear. This fruit can remove all other Devil Fruit powers, meaning it should be able to remove Imu's ability as well. As it stands, Imu's power is the strongest in all of One Piece as it can turn others into its slaves. In addition to that, Imu is also immortal, probably due to the ability of the Devil Fruit, and if this fruit's ability is interrupted, not only Imu, but all those who wear the bonds, will be affected by Blackbeard's ability.
Allow Mu to show you the dominance of a God! — Imu, Elbaf Arc
The entire world government can be taken down in one fell swoop, and that's what makes it the most dangerous power to ever exist. Even in a fight against Nika, this Devil Fruit will be deadly, as it will simply prevent Luffy from accessing the power of Gear 5 – reducing him to his weakest state. Without a doubt, this Devil Fruit is one of One Piece's most dangerous, if not outright the strongest.
The latest manga chapter, One Piece 1174, will be released on February 15, 2026, on MangaPlus.
- Release date
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October 20, 1999
- Network
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Fuji TV
- Directors
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Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Itō, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imamura, Toshihiro Ma Shihi Endo, Toshihiro Ma Shihi Endo, Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou
- Author
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Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shouji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Uesaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momoka Toyoda
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Mayumi Tanaka
Monkey D. Luffy (voice)
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Kazuya Nakai
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
