The True Nature Of The Gorosei

When comparing the silhouettes of the Gorosei in chapter 1085 with the present, we can clearly see how they match. We can spot Saturn’s horns, as well as the outline of his spider legs, Mars’s wings, and Warcury’s boar tusks. Nasujurou appeared to be humanoid, but this is because he was likely in his hybrid form, with only the top half of his centaur body being visible. Similarly, Juu Peter was mistaken by a lot of people to be the figure above, who is actually in reality Imu, due to not being particularly visible in this shot, but this is because, as a worm, he was underground, so it makes sense why he wasn’t as visible. And in the next shot, Juu Peter appeared with an open mouth, which makes sense being a sandworm, though this could even potentially be his hybrid form or something. Yet for how cool all of these forms may seem, there is one key aspect about them that may pose yet another reveal of series-changing proportions. And that is the name of their devil fruits, because, as an example, the name of Saturn’s fruit is the… “Gyuuki”. That’s it. There is no Kumo Kumo no Mi Model, or Spider Spider Fruit, he’s just a “Gyuuki”, quite literally just… a devil. Now you could argue that maybe Oda felt lazy and he just wanted to give the names of the creatures they are based on rather than their devil fruit names, but I still find that to be too unlikely. 

Why would Oda not bother giving the full name of the fruit when he already had the text boxes in place, there is literally no reason to omit the “Kumo Kumo no Mi, Mythical Model” part from the text boxes, instead of just putting their names. Which would indicate that their powers do not have “fruit” as a part of them, meaning that they most likely not devil fruit users, but in fact real devils. This is something that has been speculated for a long while in the fandom, but now may very well be turning out to be reality. A counterpoint to this argument is the fact that in spite of this, the Gorosei still appear to follow the traditional laws of Zoan users: they have a cloud scarf around their necks, which is a symbol of a transformed awakened Zoan. They appear to have their human forms but also their hybrid forms and full-beast forms, which we’ve already seen for both Nasujurou and Saturn. But think about it this way: what if the Gorosei have these forms not because they are devil fruit users, but what if devil fruit users were modeled after these forms. Their powers aren’t normal to begin with, they can literally summon each other, have infinite regeneration, and beyond their Zoan forms they have these dark blob forms that resemble those that Imu transformed into. After all, with Imu being widely speculated to be the origin of devil fruits, it would make sense he would confer the Gorosei special powers. And that the devil fruits are way to replicate this devil powers, but instead in the forms of fruits which grant these powers but in a more restricted form. Seeing this demonic sight in full detail, it’s evident: these are devils, extensions of Imu and demonic beings that stand at the top of the world and manipulate it to the creator’s will. The more we learn about the Gorosei, the more we learn about Imu and the larger mysteries of the story. It’s just as Sabo himself said: Who knew that hell was located at the top of the world?