03/05/2025
Oda Had Already Foreshadowed Sun God Nika In The Marineford Arc
Fans wonder whether Nika was ever foreshadowed in One Piece before the Wano Country Arc, and the answer to that question is a resounding yes. In the Marineford Arc, Oda teased Luffy eventually becoming the Sun God Nika in Chapter 569 of the manga. This chapter largely focused on the Yonko of the Sea, Whitebeard, but hidden in the chapter was a big clue that points at Luffy being the Sun God Nika.
The biggest hint lies in the title of the chapter. One Piece chapter 569 is titled “White Monster”. Clearly, on the surface, this is about Whitebeard, who showed his monstrous strength despite being sick and injured in Marineford. But it is also here that Luffy finally uses Conqueror's Haki and shocks everyone. In other words, the coming of the “White Monster”, or the Sun God Nika. Nika is known to be all white, and this big detail was hidden by Oda cleverly in the chapter.
If the title wasn't enough to convince the fans, there is also another major hint in the wordplay of the chapter, which Oda often leaves behind. The Goroawase for One Piece chapter 569 is 5 (Go), 6 (Mu), and 9 (Ki), or “Gomu no Ki”. In Japanese, Gomu no Ki simply means the Soul of Rubber, which is yet another major indication that Chapter 569 of One Piece was a hint for the coming of Nika later down the line in One Piece.