Following the incredible Conqueror's Haki awakening of Sanji in the previous chapter of the series, One Piece chapter 1198 officially shook the very foundations of the series as it significantly strengthened the protagonist of the series, Monkey D. Luffy, and unleashed a brand-new transformation of his Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika.
Luffy first awakened the power of Sun God Nika in One Piece chapter 1044, which was released on March 28, 2022, in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 17. Now, four years later, One Piece has officially granted Luffy a new transformation, turning him into a Monkey God and strengthening him tremendously as he faces off against the King of the World, Nerona Imu.
Monkey D. Luffy has always been heavily reliant on new transformations. He tapped into his first transformation, officially known as Gear Second, in Chapter 387 of the series, which was officially released on October 31, 2005. In the same Enies Lobby arc, Luffy also tapped into Gear Third before unleashing Gear Four in the Dressrosa arc, in Chapter 783, released on April 13, 2015, in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 20.
Nearly 7 years after that, Oda gave Luffy his ultimate Devil Fruit awakening through Gear 5 , and now, almost 5 years after that, One Piece is giving Luffy yet another transformation and turning him into the Monkey God. Luffy gaining a new transformation in the battle against Imu was a strong possibility. This was largely because Gear 5 proved to be way too weak for Luffy to face off against the King of the World, Nerona Imu.
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