One Piece has already revealed Loki's role in the story after Elbaf

The Cursed Prince of Elbaf, Loki is one of the main characters in One Piece at this time. In the Elbaf arc itself, he stands as the deuteragonist right next to Luffy. When the Elbaf arc began, it was clear that Loki would play a very important role. But Oda really subverted expectations when he revealed that Loki was a good guy. The image that was initially painted of Loki was that of a villain, and most fans expected him to stand in the way of Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates.

But now Loki has clearly allied himself with Luffy and will fight alongside him against the threat of the evil World Government to free Elbaf once and for all. Beyond Elbaf, however, Loki's future is uncertain. That said, Oda has cleverly dropped clues into the story already about Loki's future role, and he has a lot of bearing on the final saga going forward.

Loki will help Luffy beat Imu in Elbaf

Luffy and Loki vs Imu is on the horizon

The very first role that Oda has for Loki is to help Luffy in the battle against Imu. As stated in the prophecy that Jarul mentioned in One Piece chapter 1174, on a certain snowy day, the sky will be covered by a giant beast, and this beast is none other than Loki. Beside him is the Sun God of Liberation, and fans know that person to be none other than Luffy. Together, these two will fight against the threat of the World Government and eliminate it once and for all. This means that a massive war is about to unfold in Elbaf, and the Holy Knights and Imu will be pitted against the might of this vastly outgunned duo.

Loki has already transformed into his dragon form, and with his powers it will be much easier to take on the threat of the Holy Knights. The main problem in Elbaf would be the world's sovereign, Imu. Defeating him won't be easy for Loki or Luffy, even with their combined power. One way or another, however, Imu must be driven out of Elbaf, and when that happens, the story can then kick up a gear and move towards the next phase. Most fans would assume that after the events of the War against the World Government in Elbaf, Loki's importance in One Piece will diminish. While that may be true to some extent, he still has a hugely important role to play, as he will give Luffy his most powerful army in the Final Saga.

Loki will set out to sea to free the Galleila giants

The Galleila giants are the key to taking down the government

At this point in the story, Oda has done incredibly well to establish that the greatest enemies of Loki are those of the World Government. Loki is intent on destroying the world and while that may seem villainous behavior on the surface, Loki's true enemy is the government's corrupt world order. As such, Loki's goals align with Luffy's, meaning there's no reason for them not to ally from here on out either.

There is a raging debate about whether or not Loki should join the Straw Hat Pirates after the events of Elbaf. While it could happen, the chance of Loki actually joining the Straw Hats is still pretty low, considering his large size and the amount of strength he possesses. Instead, Loki may well head out to sea on his own and Oda will have a very important task for him, and that is to secure a massive fleet for Luffy for the war to come. This fleet will be the Galleila Giants.

The Galleila Giants first mentioned in Elbaf's flashback. It is said that they were a bunch of hammer-wielding giants, known to be great shipbuilders. A long time ago, they set out on a journey but never came back, according to Jarul. It is said that they were frozen at some point and never made it back to Elbaf. One of the main goals that Rocks D. Xebec had was to find the Galleila band. According to him, it was absolutely necessary to free them in order to demolish the world government. This will be Loki's next goal in the Final Saga, and his Devil Fruit powers will be absolutely perfect for that.

Loki is a giant dragon of the western kind, and these dragons usually have the power to breathe fire. If Loki can breathe fire, then he'd be the one to melt the ice they're trapped in, in Punk Hazard, and then set them free. The Galleila Giants will then build the largest fleet of ships for Monkey D. Luffy when the great war against the World Government finally begins.

Loki's dragon powers are the key to winning the Great War

Loki's ability will bring the dawn of the world

Clearly, Loki's powers will be key to the Final Saga of One Piece moving forward. Not only will he protect Elbaf's sovereignty, but at the same time he will bring back the Galleila giants with his powers. He will become Luffy's most important ally, as he provides him with a huge fleet of ships for all his other comrades, and then lead the charge against the World Government when the time comes.

Meanwhile, Loki's devil fruit is Elbaf's national treasure, and he uses Ragnir as well. These two powers will allow Loki to battle some of the World Government's strongest monsters and deal deadly damage. Without Loki, it is impossible to win the final war, and it has already been prophesied that he will fight by Luffy's side. These two will bring the dawn of the world together, and Galleila, along with the other allies of Monkey D. Luffy, will sail right behind them.

For now, Luffy and Loki must first deal with Imu and the Holy Knights of Elbaf. The arc is still expected to continue all the way to the end of 2026. It is only after it is concluded that the plot of the Galleila giants can be addressed. For now, fans can enjoy the thrilling battles that take place in the Warland as Imu tries to take control of it and the Sun God descends.

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Release date

October 20, 1999

Network

Fuji TV

Directors

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

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)