This article contains spoilers from One Piece’s Elbaf arc.
Summary
- Uranus, a powerful ancient weapon, is with Imu and can wipe out countries.
- In One Piece Chapter 1138, a ship resembling Ark Maxim is shown in the mural.
- Enel likely drew inspiration from Uranus to create Ark Maxim, both capable of massive destruction.
One Piece is currently in the Elbaf arc and it wouldn’t be a stretch to say that this arc of the story is up there with one of the very best, despite having that 13 or so chapters out right now. Elbaf checks all the boxes in One Piece, be it exciting battles, incredible adventures, or massive lore reveals.
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Fans recently got to see the most important page in the entirety of One Piece at the very end of One Piece chapter 1138, and more exciting reveals are definitely on the way as the story moves forward. But, for now, fans have a lot to dissect, particularly concerning the mural that was displayed in the previous chapter of the story. Given that the mural depicted the Three Worlds of One Piece, fans can say for sure that the Ancient Weapons, which were made long ago in the story, are present there as well. In fact, this weapon might just have been similar to Ark Maxim, based on the mural.
What Is The Ancient Weapon Uranus Truly?
- The Ancient Weapon Uranus Is With Imu
- It Can Wipe Out Countries
The Ancient Weapon Uranus is a very powerful Ancient Weapon that was made long ago in the story. This weapon was most definitely utilized centuries ago, and was reactivated recently. Given that Uranus is an Ancient Weapon, it is highly likely that it was crafted by the people of the Ancient Kingdom long ago, and that they had a particular use for it. As was revealed in the story during the Arabasta Arc of One Piece, the Ancient Weapons are so powerful that a single shot from them is enough to vaporize an entire Island. According to Crocodile, the Ancient Weapon Pluton could allow him to control the whole world, without much trouble at all. Of course, all three of the Ancient Weapons are capable of destroying the whole world, meaning that Uranus holds similar power.
It is said that one shot of that weapon is capable of destroying entire islands. — Crocodile
More recently, in One Piece Chapter 1057, Oda showcased the Ancient Weapon Uranus being used by the World Government. It is safe to say that this weapon is in Imu’s grasp right now, and has been for quite a while. But, the only issue they had was that the energy source wasn’t present anymore. This is why Vegapunk was incredibly important to them. Once he developed the Mother Flame, York sent a portion of it to the World Government and they used it to power up the Ancient Weapon Uranus. The very first target of the Ancient Weapon ended up being Lulucia, which is a revolution that had taken place recently to overthrow the ruling family.
The power of the Ancient Weapon Uranus was such that it wiped out the entire country, erasing the whole island from the face of the planet, leaving behind only a gaping hole in the ocean. The aftereffects were so drastic that water levels across the world rose by 200 meters, sinking many islands completely.
How Ark Maxim Could’ve Been Inspired By Uranus
One Piece Chapter 1138 Shows A Ship Similar To Ark Maxim
First World
Flames engulfed the land, and humans succumbed to their desires, touching the forbidden Sun. The enslaved prayed, and the Sun God appeared. The Earth God was enraged, and together with the serpent of infernal flames, shrouded the world in death and darkness. They would never meet again.
Second World
Breath stirred within the void, and the Forest God sent forth demons. The Sun did nothing but spread the fires of war. The people of the half-moon dreamed, the people of the full-moon dreamed.
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Third World
In chaos, there is void. The troubled shadow remembers the promised day, and hears the voice of the fractured moon. The Sun God dances and laughs, leading the world to its end. The sun will return once more, and a new dawn will arrive. Surely, this time, they will meet again.
In the mural of Elbaf, one could clearly see the First and the Second World, both of which are very important in One Piece. In the first world, in particular, it is said that the humans found the power of flames and harnessed it to create the Mother Flame. A king arose, and wars were being fought across the world. This led to rampant slavery, likely to get the resources for the Mother Flame, and the slaves prayed for the Sun God To show up. That is exactly what happened, and fans know that the Sun God’s arrival earned the Wrath of the Earth God and the Serpent of Hellfire, causing the world to be destroyed fully.
Interestingly enough, on the side of the First World, fans could clearly see a floating ship that resembles the Ark Maxim. This is clearly an advanced piece of technology that existed long ago, and possibly even the only advanced technology on the side of the First World. If the Serpent of Hellfire and the Earth God are both attacking it, then it is surely important, and could very well be linked to Nika and the Ancient Weapons.
As far as Uranus goes, it is already known that this is a ship that flies over the clouds, and is powered by Motherflame. This power is great enough to destroy countries and whole continents, sinking the whole world. The ship on the mural is also clearly a flying ship. Perhaps, Nika came down using Uranus from the moon, which is why the two Gods are seen attacking it. This is especially possible because there was an advanced city on the moon long before there was one on Earth. The only reason why the Moon people came to the Earth was that they ran out of resources.
This could very well tie into Enel and how he made the Ark Maxim. Enel, as is known, is a Birkan. On the moon, the city where the Winged Races were living was also Birka. Enel clearly has the ancient knowledge and know-how, which is why he was able to create the Ark Maxim, a much weaker yet destructive version of Uranus.
Ark Maxim could destroy entire countries, and so can the Uranus. Enel was definitely inspired by this weapon which his ancestors likely built. The fact that they’re both the only two flying ships is proof of that, and what makes this even more fascinating is that while Uranus is powered by the Sun, that is, the Mother Flame, which was proven in the Egghead Arc, Ark Maxim was powered by the Goro Goro no Mi, using Enel’s own power. Clearly, the concept is the same, only the power source and the craftsmanship are slightly different.
One Piece is available to read via Viz Media. The series can be read by the fans officially and for free on the Shonen Jump and the Manga Plus apps. The release date for the next chapter of One Piece, One Piece 1139, is set to be February 9, 2025.
One Piece
- 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 Maeya, Yûji Endô, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou
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Mayumi Tanaka
Monkey D. Luffy (voice)
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Kazuya Nakai
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
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Akemi Okamura
Nami (voice)
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