One Piece 1163 Theory: How Imu’s Domi Reversi Could Turn Rocks D Xebec, Roger, and Even Luffy

Spoiler alert: light spoilers for One Piece Chapter 1163 ahead.

One Piece fans have been spinning a new theory after Chapter 1163, and honestly, it’s a good one: Imu’s scary-sounding ability, Domi Reversi, might only work if the target is in their homeland. That one rule suddenly makes a lot of long-standing mysteries click into place, from what really went down with Rocks at God Valley to why Luffy hasn’t already been turned into Imu’s puppet. Let’s walk through it without getting lost in the weeds.

What Domi Reversi actually is (and why the name matters)

Think of Domi Reversi as a will-flip. When Imu uses it, the target is dragged into a creepy shadow-space and comes back inverted, like a warped mirror of themselves. The name isn’t subtle: it points right at the board game Reversi (also called Othello), where pieces flip from white to black when they’re boxed in. Fans are reading that as a hint the power needs certain conditions to trigger—some kind of positional or environmental setup—rather than being a simple point-and-zap.

The homeland clause, explained

Here’s the core theory: Domi Reversi only sticks if the victim is on their home turf—where they were born, belong, or are spiritually tied. Whenever we’ve seen the ability hinted at or partially deployed (including during the Elbaf stuff), it’s been on the target’s own ground. Take them out to sea or onto someone else’s island, and the grip loosens. Thematically, it fits Oda’s favorite obsessions—identity, freedom, and what 'home' means—almost too well.

'Imu only being able to cast Domi Reversi in someone’s homeland makes sense… This person might be cooking'

- @Buggy, October 20, 2025, pic.twitter.com/GSmEMUeWO4

Why the 'homeland' rule ties a bunch of threads together

• Rocks D. Xebec and the God Valley Incident: The idea is that Imu hit Rocks with Domi Reversi at God Valley because that island had effectively become Xebec’s base—his functional or metaphorical homeland. If that’s true, it would explain why the Rocks Pirates vanished overnight and why the World Government buried everything. A mass will-flip on the world’s most dangerous crew? That’s the kind of mess you erase.
• Gol D. Roger’s immunity: Imu never flipped Roger because Roger was never really 'home.' He lived at sea and treated freedom as his anchor, not any single island. If Domi Reversi requires a home field to bite, the Pirate King was basically uncatchable. The ocean—Roger’s true domain—sits outside the ability’s range.
• Luffy as Imu’s worst matchup: Luffy’s from Dawn Island, but he’s been on the move since chapter one and hasn’t gone back. If Domi Reversi only lands on home ground, Imu can’t touch him unless Luffy returns to where it all started. That sets up a clean endgame: the kid who chased freedom across the world might have to circle back home to face the one power designed to chain him. Poetic, annoying, and very Oda.

So… does Chapter 1163 confirm it?

Not hard-confirm, no—but it does nudge us closer by teasing that Domi Reversi isn’t just another overpowered boss move. With the homeland condition, it becomes a symbol-driven weapon that lines up with the series’ bigger ideas: fate, identity, and the meaning of home. And if the theory’s right, it also explains why Imu hasn’t personally snapped Luffy like a twig yet—wrong battlefield.

Do you buy the homeland rule, or is this one of those fan theories that reads great until Oda drops a curveball? I’m curious where you land.

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