Imu

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Imu (伊姆)
Alias(es)	Im; Lord Im; Lord Imu 17 29 51
Gender	Female; explicitly revealed to Akira during their private conversation 282
Age	Has lived for eight hundred years 344 478
Affiliation	World Government; Holy Land Mary Geoise 17 51
Occupation/Role	Hidden ruler above the Five Elders; occupant of the Void Throne 17 51
Residence	Flower Chamber, Mary Geoise 17
Family	Aqua — adopted daughter 348
Status	Alive; accompanies Akira to Earth in the bonus chapter 504
First Appearance	Mentioned in Chapter 17; appears directly in Chapter 29 17 29

Background / History

Imu rules the World Government from behind the Five Elders. Her occupation of the Void Throne contradicts the founding oath of the twenty kings, which prohibited any individual from becoming a dictator. Even senior military leaders such as Sengoku and Kong initially know nothing of her existence 17 51 52 53.

Her past is tied to Joy Boy, the D Clan, and the threat of Sun God Nika. She describes Akira as a variable outside those longstanding entanglements and wants to see how his presence will change their outcome. A giant straw hat is kept beneath the Flower Chamber, which she references while discussing that history 282.

During the God Valley incident, Imu possessed Saturn and fought Rocks D. Xebec. Rocks had also encountered her in Mary Geoise; his recollections describe two near-defeats, including an attempt to consume him in darkness and turn him into her puppet at God Valley 397 398.

Appearance

• Tall, concealed figure: Initially appears wrapped from head to toe in a cloak that trails across the ground 51.
• Dark-red, ripple-patterned eyes: Usually the only visible part of her face; Junzi’s eyes also become dark red when Imu possesses her 51 231.
• Black robes and face covering: Commonly wears long black robes with a veil or mask. She removes her covering at Akira’s request during their private conversation 282 342 397.
• Changing voice: Her early voice is sharp with a deeper undertone; during the demonic confrontation, it returns to a mixed male-and-female tone 51 495.
• Demonic manifestation: Grows large demonic wings after the devil silhouette enters her body 495.

Personality

Imu expects obedience and treats authority as a personal prerogative. The Five Elders kneel before her, and she readily risks their safety to satisfy her curiosity. Her concern for preserving individual Celestial Dragon families is limited: she remains largely unmoved by the destruction of the Marcus and Shepherd families and later orders the deaths of Celestial Dragons involved in a gambling scandal 57 180 199 417.

Despite that authoritarian outlook, she accepts institutional change when she considers it unavoidable. She supports Akira’s reforms as an alternative to being overthrown by the Revolutionary Army, while warning that indiscriminately removing every royal family and noble could throw the world into chaos 282.

Her attachment to Akira brings out curiosity, jealousy, and dependence. His strength changes from something she fears into her greatest source of reassurance. Aqua reveals an especially affectionate side: Imu tolerates the destruction of her favorite flowers, wins the child over with conjured gifts, and personally teaches her to read and write 191 325 343 344 353 417.

Abilities & Skills

Conqueror’s Haki

Imu possesses exceptionally powerful Conqueror’s Haki. During the Flower Chamber confrontation, its strength is described as comparable to Akira’s; Sakazuki, Gion, and Doflamingo recognize that they could not withstand it even together 495.

• Releases overwhelming Haki while possessing Junzi in Wano 222.
• Coats a manifested spear in Conqueror’s Haki 495.
• Forces an Earth-based Spinosaurus Devil Fruit user back into human form before killing him 504.
• Initially shows fear of Akira’s extreme Haki; his Haki domain later suppresses her demonic manifestation 191 495.

Possession

Imu can take control of other people’s bodies, allowing her to act outside Mary Geoise while her own body is confined there 223 272.

• Junzi/Gunko: Her recurring vessel for confronting and visiting Akira in Wano and the North Blue 221 231 305.
• Saturn: Her vessel during the God Valley incident 397 398.
• Shalulia: Possessed in an attempt to conceive a child with Akira despite Imu’s own physical condition 364.
• Host limitation: Akira warns that Junzi’s body cannot handle the full force of Imu’s power 222.

Teleportation

Imu uses large teleportation arrays to move people instantaneously 51.

• Transports Akira’s delegation from outside World Government headquarters into the royal palace 51.
• Junzi, while possessed by Imu, arrives in Wano through an array at a Knights of God mark 221.
• Her own inability to leave the Holy Land remains a separate restriction until late in the story 272 498.

Magical Book and Contracts

Imu carries a thick book with the power to create devil contracts and weapons. She also uses it to conjure objects for Aqua 245 344.

• Akira’s knowledge of the book’s capabilities surprises her 245.
• The devil silhouette’s containment breaks contracts linked to Imu’s followers, causing three veteran Five Elders and the Knights of God to collapse 496.
• After her reappearance, awakened followers ask whether their contracts must be signed again 497.

Demonic Manifestation and Regeneration

A giant demonic silhouette is closely connected to Imu. During her memory-loss crisis, it protects her, attacks her opponents, and ultimately enters her body after Akira disperses its external form 493 495.

• Intercepts Garp’s attack 493.
• Attacks Doflamingo before Akira intervenes 495.
• Produces a winged form and a spear after merging with Imu 495.
• Imu reforms instantly after Akira’s counterattack in this state 495.
• Akira eventually separates and contains the controlling silhouette in the Devil Fruit containment vessel 496.

Supernatural Perception

• Detects powerful Haki disturbances from the Flower Chamber, including Akira’s activity at Marineford and Zunesha’s subjugation 29 241.
• Recognizes Rocks D. Xebec’s Haki when it resurfaces in the New World 397.
• Identifies Devil Fruit energy inside a covered containment box without opening it 191.
• Confirms that the escaped energies have not reappeared anywhere in the Pirate World 504.

Limitations

• Confinement: Cannot personally leave the Holy Land for most of the story; possession serves as her workaround. She eventually announces that this restriction has ended 223 272 498.
• Periodic memory loss: Regularly loses memories. Forgetting Akira becomes dangerous because she no longer recognizes the person responsible for the government’s reforms 448 478.
• Extreme Haki: Akira’s Haki can suppress both her and the devil silhouette 493 495 496.

Equipment / Items

• Magical book — Creates devil contracts, weapons, and conjured objects 245 344.
• Veil or mask — Conceals her face and helps preserve her mysterious identity 55 282 497.
• Devil Fruit containment box — Entrusted to her by Akira. She confirms that it collects energy when Devil Fruit users die, but neither she nor her subordinates can open it 191 198 219.
• Surveillance Den Den Mushi — Used to monitor Pangu Square and listen to conversations there 231.
• Giant straw hat — Stored beneath the Flower Chamber and associated with her unresolved historical entanglements 282 497.

Relationships

• Akira — Begins as a rebel who knows her greatest secret, then becomes her political partner, strongest reassurance, and romantic companion. She accompanies him beyond the Pirate World 41 55 325 498 504.
• Aqua — Adopted daughter. Imu names her the Holy Land’s most honored princess and orders the Five Elders and Gringo to provide daily instruction 348 417.
• Junzi/Gunko — Trusted attendant, messenger, and frequent possession vessel. She recognizes the danger of Imu’s memory loss and seeks Akira’s help 219 231 364 478.
• Five Elders — Subordinates through whom Imu exercises hidden authority. Their status does not prevent her from using them to test Akira’s dangerous sealed box 17 57 199.
• Figarland Gringo — Commander of the Knights of God. Advises caution against war with Akira and explains Imu’s political calculations to Shamrock 41 166.
• Gion — Investigates Imu’s existence and later refuses to disclose Akira’s secrets to her, directly challenging the legitimacy of a ruler occupying the Void Throne 17 191.
• Shalulia — Target of Imu’s jealousy and later a possession vessel for her attempt to have Akira’s child 353 364.
• Nefertari Vivi — Kept in the Flower Chamber while Imu investigates Queen Lily’s identity; Akira subsequently arranges her return to Cobra 363 364.
• Rocks D. Xebec — Historical enemy whom Imu nearly defeated twice. His returning Haki provokes immediate killing intent 397 398.
• Joy Boy and Sun God Nika — Central figures in her longstanding fears and historical entanglements 166 282 325.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Arc / Event	Chapters	Imu’s Role
Exposure of the hidden ruler	17 29 41	Gion reveals her existence to Marine leadership. Alarmed by Akira’s Haki and knowledge of her identity, Imu sends Junzi to investigate and ultimately chooses direct negotiations.
Void Throne confrontation	51 52 53	Appears before Akira’s delegation, teleports them into the royal palace, and openly occupies the Void Throne. A brief clash gives way to negotiations.
Mary Geoise Treaty	55 56 57	Accepts many of Akira’s demands, including two Marine-held Five Elder seats and privileges equal to those of the existing Elders.
Backing Akira’s consolidation	162 180 190 235 241	Allows internal disputes and the purge of Celestial Dragon families, grants Akira access to the treasury, and prepares for a transfer of government power. She proposes Celestial Dragon status for Akira while privately expressing interest in obtaining his body.
Containment-box dispute	191 198 199 219 221 223	Investigates the box’s collection mechanism, makes three Elders attempt to open it, and confronts Akira through Junzi after discovering that the vessel itself is inaccessible.
Dimensional threat and reform partnership	272 281 282	Reports the escape of Devil Fruit energies and promises to stand beside Akira. Their division of responsibilities places external affairs under Akira and internal Holy Land affairs under Imu.
Aqua’s adoption and romantic attachment	342 344 348 353 363 364	Adopts Aqua, becomes increasingly possessive of Akira, considers traveling to other worlds with him, and uses Shalulia’s body in an attempt to leave his descendants in the Pirate World.
Memory-loss crisis	448 478 491 493 495	Her recurring amnesia worsens until she mistakes Akira for an intruder. The resulting battle exposes her full Haki and demonic manifestation.
Apparent annihilation and return	496 497 498	Imu and Junzi turn to dust after Akira contains the devil silhouette. Imu subsequently reappears, summons followers from coffins, and announces that she can finally leave the Holy Land freely.
Grand Line journey	498 500 501	Travels with Akira and Aqua, witnessing the public’s enthusiastic response to Akira’s rule.
Departure and succession	503 504	Leaves for Earth with Akira. Aqua’s later diary records the preservation of Imu’s chambers and her own eventual accession to the Void Throne as Imu II.

Notable Quotes

“As you can see, the Void Throne belongs to me now!” 51

“If there truly is a mysterious power that even you need to take seriously, Imu will stand with you.” 272

“Imu said that this era belongs to Akira, and no one can shake it. … Not even Imu.” 400

“It’s been eight hundred years. Imu can finally travel the world freely, without any restrictions!” 498