One Piece: Oda Drops a Major Hint of Another Will of D. Under Imu’s Domi Reversi—Beyond Xebec

Oda just tossed One Piece fans a fresh little grenade: official color schemes for all the God's Knights. And yes, it came straight from the series' X account. After the reveal that Loki's rocking a two-toned purple hairstyle, I was already expecting these designs to be loud. But the real surprise? Gunko's hair is bright blue. Not blonde. Blue. Which sets off a whole lot of interesting speculation.

So what's up with Gunko's blue hair?

In black-and-white manga panels, a lot of us assumed Gunko was blonde. Now that Oda confirmed she's closer to Vivi's shade of blue, the fan brain starts humming: could she be tied to the Nefertari line? Maybe. To be clear, One Piece has plenty of blue-haired characters who have nothing to do with Vivi, so hair alone doesn't prove anything. But Gunko feels like a special case.

Here's why: the story has her serving Imu for at least 56 years, and she apparently has some kind of history with Brook. That suggests there's more to her than the usual arrogant Celestial Dragon vibes. In the current Elbaf arc, she also reads very differently from the rest of the God's Knights, almost like she doesn't quite fit with them.

The pattern Oda loves to use

One Piece is full of characters who look like antagonists at first but end up flipping sides once the real power structure gets exposed, especially women who were pushed into doing terrible jobs for terrible people. This is where Gunko could slot right in. The series has set this exact table before:

• Conis: Lived under Enel's thumb in Skypiea, too terrified to speak out. Talking to the Straw Hats gave her the courage to push back.
• Violet (Viola): Appeared loyal to Doflamingo in Dressrosa after sacrificing her freedom to protect King Riku. Sanji saw through the act and treated her like a person, and she turned against Doffy.
• Charlotte Pudding: Big Mom's perfect bride for Sanji and a key part of the Germa assassination plan. Sanji's kindness cracked her armor, and she ended up helping the Straw Hats.
• Vivi: Introduced as Miss Wednesday of Baroque Works, secretly working to save Alabasta. Never truly an antagonist, but she carried that burden until the crew helped her shoulder it.

Is Gunko actually a Nefertari?

Ever since the manga connected Vivi to Nefertari D. Lili and the Will of D, her blue hair has felt like a visual neon sign for that lineage. Now Gunko shares that color. The theory goes like this: Imu might have kept Gunko in service far longer than the other God's Knights because she's too important to erase outright. If she really is a Nefertari, or even carries the Will of D, wiping her out would draw the wrong kind of attention. So instead, you keep her close, scrub her memories, and present her as a Manmayer. That would also explain why she stands out among the Knights.

That Brook connection? It hints that her past is still in there somewhere, just buried. If anything is going to pull it back, it's probably music. Brook's, specifically. Very on-brand for One Piece to use a song to unlock a sealed past.

The deep-cut detail that makes this fun

It's rare for hair color to matter this much, but with Loki's two-tone purple reveal and now Gunko's vivid blue, Oda clearly wants these choices to say something. Fans assumed blonde for Gunko because the grayscale art leaned that way. The fact that she landed closer to Vivi visually is not subtle. It's one of those small design decisions that suddenly opens up a dozen big story doors.

Where this could be headed

If the pattern holds, the Straw Hats might not be fighting Gunko for long. Whether she's truly a Nefertari or not, the setup screams future ally. And if her memories start coming back, expect fireworks. The idea that Imu has kept her close for 56 years because she's too valuable to disappear — especially in contrast to what happened with Nefertari D. Lili — is a fascinating angle the manga could exploit.

What do you think? Is Gunko actually a Nefertari? Or is Oda just messing with us via hair dye?

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