After 26 years of buildup, One Piece is approaching the reveal of what appears to be its last major Devil Fruit mystery in the Final Saga. The series recently brought two huge powers into focus with Loki’s Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model: Nidhoggr in Chapter 1175 and Nerona Imu’s Akuma no Mi in Chapter 1179, leaving Monkey D. Dragon’s unnamed ability as the final major one still waiting to be fully explained.
Dragon has been framed as a Devil Fruit user for a long time, and the story has already shown his powers in key moments. In Chapter 100, he changed the weather over Logue Town, sent strong winds through the area, and helped set Luffy on his path after the execution platform incident.
Dragon’s power has been building for decades
His ability appeared again in Chapter 587, when he used wind to scatter the flames at Grey Terminal and clear a path for people trapped in the fire. That scene also reinforced Dragon’s role as the commander who brought survivors into the Revolutionary Army.
The article reference notes that Eiichiro Oda has spent years saving major abilities for late-stage reveals, and Dragon now sits among the last unresolved power sets in the series. That matters because most other major Devil Fruit users in the story have already had their abilities confirmed, including the Yonko, the Admirals, the Shichibukai, and even Nerona Imu.
Why the timing matters now
The Elbaph arc has pushed the story into a phase where the biggest names and strongest powers are finally coming into view. Loki’s Nidhoggr was described as a Devil Fruit with enormous narrative weight, linked to a time before the Void Century and compared in importance to Sun God Nika.
Imu’s Akuma no Mi also raises the stakes, since Imu stands at the top of the World Government and serves as the story’s ultimate villain. With those two powers now revealed, Dragon’s ability is the last large-scale Devil Fruit reveal still left hanging.
Dragon has also been connected to broader world events that suggest a major showdown is close. In Chapter 1085, he warned that if the Holy Knights were mobilized, “that’s where the fighting will begin,” and the reference says the Revolutionary Army and the World Government are already on a collision course.
What has been confirmed about Dragon so far
Dragon is confirmed to have all three forms of Haki, based on Garp’s remarks in Chapter 570. The reference also says Eiichiro Oda has implied Dragon uses Ryusouken, a martial arts style that Sabo also learned.
Beyond that, the exact nature of Dragon’s Devil Fruit remains unclear, but the clues point toward wind, storms, thunder, and lightning. The reference suggests it may be a Storm Logia, which would fit the feats already shown in Logue Town and Grey Terminal.
The Elbaph arc is still the current focus, but the story is clearly moving toward the larger war that follows. Once that shift happens, Dragon’s power may finally move from long-running mystery to official reveal, closing out one of One Piece’s biggest unanswered Devil Fruit questions.