One Piece’s Latest Release Just Changed a Major God Valley Detail
Ahmed Riaz
Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece releases in two forms: individual manga chapters are released by Weekly Shonen Jump, and collected volumes of these chapters are released at a later date. The speed at which the story is written often means slight modifications need to be made to specific manga chapters when they get released for the second time.
While they’re often cosmetic edits — from Sanji’s eyebrows and Zoro’s swords to various Devil Fruit designs — Oda occasionally retcons an established element of the narrative. Fans noticed a significant alteration in the recently released Volume 114, which came out on March 4, 2026, where Oda was forced to make a change because it conflicted with an already formalized Vivre Card entry for Charlotte Katakuri.
Big Mom Wanted the Azure Dragon Fruit at God Valley for Katakuri
Big Mom expresses her desire to feed the Azure Dragon fruit to Katakuri in the One Piece mangaImage via Shueisha
One Piece‘s Elbaph arc is well underway, with 53 chapters released at the time of writing. A decent chunk of these chapters focused on the God Valley Incident — although Oda didn’t reveale as much as fans wanted, the story did an efficient job of chronicling a world-changing event. As hordes of pirates and crews washed ashore on God Valley, most of them attempting to save Shakuyaku, many of the Rocks Pirates had their own designs.
Charlotte Linlin has always dreamed of a world that could become her family, but her methods lack the core essence of humanity. Instead of building relationships and securing allies, Big Mom earned her epithet by having 85 children to serve as her minions, completely disregarding their own intentions and ambitions. As such, Chapter 1162 highlights a scene where Big Mom successfully secures the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon.
Although she failed to steal the Paw-Paw Fruit from Bartholomew Kuma in time, Big Mom easily snatched the other precious Devil Fruit from Emporio Ivankov. Fans can only imagine what the current wielder of the Horm-Horm Fruit would have done with something so overpowered, especially given Ivankov’s lofty status in the Revolutionary Army. That said, it wouldn’t have made thematic sense for Ivankov to possess anything other than a gender-bending power.
WSJ’s Chapter 1162 clearly depicts Big Mom expressing her desire to construct an “overwhelmingly powerful crew,” which meant feeding the Azure Dragon Devil Fruit to Katakuri. Unfortunately for Big Mom, her victory was short-lived. A much-younger Kaido came leaping into the fray and whacked Big Mom in the face with the same club that would later knock Luffy unconscious. Before she could even react properly, Kaido had consumed the Mythical Zoan.
Thus began the twisted enmity between Big Mom and Kaido, which would extend for their entire lives. She always resented him stealing her ill-gotten loot, even though her children wield Devil Fruits far more thematically suitable.
Katakuri Obtained His Devil Fruit Years Before the God Valley Incident
The One Piece Visual Dictionary of Vivre Cards serves as the series’ databook, with Oda emphasizing various snippets about character stats, powers, and backstories. Vivre Card #1076 features Charlotte Katakuri, who was around ten years old during the God Valley Incident. He remained behind with dozens of brothers and sisters as Big Mom ravaged God Valley, apparently looking for the ideal Devil Fruit for her second son.
Interestingly, the same Vivre Card also stated that Katakuri obtained the Mochi-Mochi Fruit when he was five years old, long before his mother even found the Azure Dragon in God Valley. Fans are well-aware of Katakuri’s combat prowess, much of which derives from his mastery over one of the most overpowered Devil Fruits in One Piece. He can run rings around pretty much anyone with his Mochi maneuvering, but he could have potentially challenged Big Mom if he had Kaido’s powers.
On the other hand, One Piece‘s insistence on thematic coherence ensured that many of Big Mom’s children would have sweets-based Devil Fruits. Katakuri’s Mochi, Perospero’s Candy, Opera’s Cream, Cracker’s Biscuits, and Galette’s Butter are examples of such abilities.
While there’s no doubt that Katakuri would have become a terrifying powerhouse with the Azure Dragon fruit, the laws of canon demanded that Chapter 1162’s mistake be amended. And since Blackbeard is the only known individual to have multiple Devil Fruit powers, arguably thanks to some character-specific background that fans are still unclear on, the same couldn’t apply to Charlotte Katakuri.
Oda’s Change in Volume 114 Fixed a Timeline Error in One Piece
Charlotte Perospero creates a candy axe in One Piece.Image via Toei Animation
Volume 114 highlighted multiple changes made in the relevant chapters, most of them minor and inconsequential. Fans appreciated the face tattoo added back on Harald’s face and the rectification of Big Mom’s Heavenly Feuer Blitz attack, but the most prominent modification was her announcement in Chapter 1162.
Oda made a slight change by replacing Katakuri with Perospero, who hadn’t yet eaten a Devil Fruit when the God Valley Incident happened. It’s unclear when Perospero actually gained the powers of the Lick-Lick Fruit, allowing him to generate and control various forms and types of candy, but he nearly ended up with something far more impressive.
Katakuri’s battle/debate with Luffy ended with the “antagonist’s” realization of the protagonist’s unconquerable potential, asking whether Luffy planned to defeat Big Mom with a smile on his face. From context and characterization, it feels as though Katakuri is rooting for his mother’s downfall, especially since she continues treating her children like expendable human weapons.
Unlike Big Mom — and several of her spawn — Katakuri cares deeply about his siblings. Chapter 902 confirmed this fraternal love, strongly implying Katakuri’s desire to free his family from their evil matriarch. Offering him the Azure Dragon Fruit would have undermined his tender character arc, tying his growth to raw power rather than the emotional depth and loyalty that define Katakuri as one of One Piece‘s most compelling villains.
While any discussions about the Azure Dragon Fruit and Big Mom don’t really matter because Kaido got it anyway, Perospero feels like a far more suitable candidate in retrospect. He’s a diehard momma’s boy and acquiring a Mythical Zoan could have theoretically shifted the tides of battle during the Whole Cake Island arc. Oda’s retcon in One Piece Volume 114 preserves both the internal timeline, and the manga’s dedication to consistency, whether narrative, artistic, or thematic.
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🍖Luffy
⚔️Zoro
🗺️Nami
📖Robin
🍳Sanji
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You are sharper than anyone in the room and you know it — but you also know exactly when not to show it. Pragmatic, resourceful, and carrying more than you ever show on your face, you are the reason the ship reaches anywhere at all. Every route was planned by you. Every impossible weather reading, every near-catastrophe avoided — that was you. The world tried to take everything from you once, and you built something extraordinary out of the wreckage. You love the people you’ve chosen fiercely, quietly, and without much ceremony. The map isn’t finished. You’ll get there. 🗺️
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You have principles carved so deep they function like a skeleton — invisible, structural, and the thing holding everything else upright. You cook for people because food is love expressed at its most honest. You fight for the crew because protecting them is the most natural thing in the world. You are elegant, occasionally absurd, capable of extraordinary tenderness and absolutely terrifying combat in the same five-minute span. You came from darkness and chose light so deliberately and so completely that it became your defining act. The sea called and you answered. All Blue is out there. You’ll find it. 🍳
