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A question that's been hunting me about the Skypiea arc.




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Anime_Guy_88



Joined: 05 May 2022
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PostPosted: Thu May 12, 2022 11:27 pm Reply with quote
Hi guys Smile

This is going to be somewhat of a long post, so please forgive me for any inconvenience but I want to be completely honest.

I asked this question on a lot of forums, and even on this very forum, and still didn't get an answer. In fact, if you searched for this question on google chances are the poster is me. And I also asked people that watch One Piece as well but I'm still looking for answers. And this question is one of the main reasons why I joined this forum. And I'm not doing this because of any malicious intent, I genuinely don't know the answer.

Now, the last time I posted this question was before the Episode of Skypiea special, and I'm still in the begging of the Donquixote Doflamingo arc. and I am on a long break from One Piece so I lost in touch with the series. I also had my PC formatted a while back, so I lost all of the links to the posts that had this question, so I decided to ask the question again.

In the Skypiea arc in the One Piece anime series, Enel, who is the main antagonist of that arc, says he's "god", is that true?

And if so, does he mean he’s A god, like Thor from the Marvel comic book franchise or does he mean he’s THE God, the one one that Muslims and Christians pray to?

And did any of the Straw Hat Pirates believed him?
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Dayraven



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PostPosted: Sat May 14, 2022 7:12 am Reply with quote
The people of Skypeia call their ruler “God”, but to them it’s just a title rather than meaning they worship him. It’s part of Skypeia’s fluffy-cloud-heaven theme.

Enel, though, takes it seriously and literally sees himself as a god. He’s just a Skypeian with a devil fruit power, though.

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And if so, does he mean he’s A god, like Thor from the Marvel comic book franchise or does he mean he’s THE God, the one one that Muslims and Christians pray to?

It’s ambiguous, but leans more towards him seeing himself as God. (Though Enel’s religious imagery mixes Shinto, Buddhist, Greek and Christian elements).

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And did any of the Straw Hat Pirates believed him?

Forget the details, but don’t think any of them take it seriously for long. Zoro tells Enel that he doesn’t pray to God.
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Cam0



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PostPosted: Sat May 14, 2022 10:55 am Reply with quote
Enel is just a megalomaniac albeit one who has eaten one of the most powerful devil fruits in the world of One Piece.
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Anime_Guy_88



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PostPosted: Tue May 24, 2022 12:59 am Reply with quote
Thanks for answers Very Happy
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