The biggest fight of the Egghead Arc is coming, as One Piece Chapter 1116 hints at a future battle between the Gorosei and the Iron Giant.
One Pieceis close to wrapping up the ongoingEgghead Arcas theElbaf Arc release windowhas already been teased by Shonen Jump. As the arc is coming to a close, things are starting to get serious on the futuristic island.
InChapter 1116, York finally figures out whereVegapunkhas hidden the broadcasting Den Den Mushi and calls theGorosei. It turns out the genius scientist knew that theWorld Governmentwould try to stop his broadcast at any cost, so he hid it in a safe place with a strong guard looking over it.
The guard Vegapunk appointed for the broadcasting Den Den Mushi is none other than the Iron Giant. The huge ancient robot has been sleeping for centuries, awaiting the arrival of Joyboy. As it feltLuffyon Egghead Island, the robot finally woke up.
#ONEPIECE1116The robot looks insane 🤯pic.twitter.com/woDMjncLfa
With the Gorosei bound to head straight for the Den Den Mushi to destroy it and stopVegapunk’s messageto the world, they will undoubtedly face their biggest challenge yet. The Iron Giant is finally awake and when it gets the enemies of Joyboy in front of it, it’ll no doubt lead to a grand battle.
So, there might be a Gorosei vs Iron Giant fight in One Piece Chapter 1117. It’ll be the first time readers will get to see the true power of this ancient relic from the Great Kingdom.
As Vegapunk revealed earlier in the arc, the Great Kingdom was scientifically much ahead of the present timeline of One Piece. This means the readers are in for a ride as the battle between the World Government and the Great Kingdom restarts for centuries.
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While it’s obvious that Vegapunk didn’t know the Iron Giant would wake up when hiding the Den Den Mushi, it certainly worked in his favor.
Aside from teasing the future battle between the Gorosei and the Iron Giant, Chapter 1117 also hints at adeeper connection between Imu and Lilyas well as making a puzzling revelation aboutRoger Pirates not actingafter learning about the Great War.
Anamika Das was an Anime Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She previously wrote for platforms like Otakus' Notes and Seinen Manga. Anamika is an avid fan of anime, the shounen genre in particular. She loves My Hero Academia, Haikyuu!!, Jujutsu Kaisen, Boruto, and is obsessed with One Piece.
