The Five Elders, commonly known as the Gorosei, play important roles in One Piece’s Final Saga. They are regarded by the general public as the most powerful Celestial Dragons in existence, holding the position of supreme authority within the World Government. Everything in One Piece’s world is overseen by the Five Elders.
As the main adversaries of the Egghead Island storyline, these characters have been incredibly important to the plot. The Gorosei’s abilities were debatable until recently. A lot of people thought they wouldn’t be able to fight, but some thought they were expert fighters, and new information has now proven they can and they are much more powerful than any character Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates have ever come across.
Also, they have brought out some new abilities that have never been seen in the One Piece world. No one knows how the Five Elders can use these abilities and a theory has stated that these abilities are actually ancient Haki powers that Eiichiro Oda, the creator of One Piece has been teasing for years.
The Newly Introduced Abilities By The Five Elders
Fans saw the power of the Five Elders being unveiled in the most spectacular way as the Egghead Island arc progressed. Saint Saturn was the first of the Five Elders whose power was made public. He was the first of the Five Elders to enter the battle and his attendance at Egghead Island shocked the characters as well as the One Piece fans.
By calling himself onto Egghead Island, Saturn demonstrated his abilities, revealing that he could teleport to any location in the One Piece universe and call upon other Elders. He also possessed the capacity to regenerate from any attack hurled at him. In addition, the chapters disclosed that the Five Elders appear to possess a mental bond that enables them to converse telepathically across vast continents.
Therefore, it can be said that in addition to the demonic Devil Fruit abilities, the Five Elders also possess some extremely powerful strengths, the source of which has not been revealed yet. However, a theory suggests that all of these additional powers are linked to the Haki abilities and The Five Elders being special, they hold a much more powerful ancient form of Haki.
One Piece Theory Suggests The Five Elders Have Access to Ancient Haki Powers
According to the theory posted by Monkey D Theories on OPFanpage, because of their extended lifespan, the Five Elders have access to information that the majority of characters in the One Piece universe do not. As a result, it stands to reason that they would possess abilities that are unknown to the majority of people.
It would therefore make a great deal of sense if they were capable of using haki techniques, which the majority of characters are not. The Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits, which the Five Elders hold, may only be used by those with the highest level of haki and combat prowess. Thus, the real power of these historical figures originates from long-lost ancient haki practices.
Throughout Luffy’s post-time skip confrontations, Eiichiro Oda has consistently made haki the most difficult skill to overcome. Therefore, it would make a lot of sense if Oda revealed that the additional powers the Five Elders possess are also the result of ancient Haki techniques.
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