The Secret of Imu's Name Is Lost In Translation

One Piece Chapter 1086 just revealed the official names of the Gorosei and Imu-sama, but there's a lot of secrets that hide in their etymology, so allow me to translate it for you!
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00:00 Intro
00:26 Gorosei Names Explained
03:13 Gorosei Positions Explained
06:03 Figarland Shanks and Garling
08:21 Uranus Imu
14:16 Imu's name explained
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[yungcrisp]

We love you Artur. Thank you for everything you do for the community

[ianol]

Imu Nerona

Nerina is a girl’s name meaning “sea god” and is of Italian origin. A Latinized form of Greek Nērinē, from the name of the sea god Nēreus.

Imu backwards Umi is sea. Nerona sounds like more foreshadowing for Imu as the the sea devil and the origin of devil fruits.

[ThaEgyptianPianist]

A nice parallel that might be true as the Figarland family representing the moon might be that it starks as a contrast to the Kozuki. Both are symbolic to the moon while the Figarland are the dark side (standing with Nerona Imu) and Kozuki the lighted part (standing with Joyboy). Maybe they're destined to clash?

[SaudiHaramco]

If the Gorosei are actually immortal and don't age that would be really kinda weird considering they are public figures. Someone like Dragon or even Cobra should be aware of the fact that they have been around for many generations and don't age. Yet the revolutionaries are speculating about the immortality-surgery only with regards to Imu as if it's not something they've ever considered the Gorosei to have received.

[greatestcait]

I doubt Vegapunk made the Mother Flame intending for it to be used as a weapon. Most likely, the Mother Flame was just his attempt to create the everlasting flame that Lilith mentioned early in the Egghead arc, not thinking about the possible ways it could be used to hurt people - in the same way that he never thought about the problems that Punk Records could cause, only the possible benefits.

[sevancan]

Nerona is written in "ネロナ" in katakana. And by combining these three letters, you can make one kanji "神" (can you see?), which means "God". Also the katakana form of Imu, "イム" makes up a kanji "仏", which means "Buddha". So "Nerona Imu" literally means "God" and "Buddha"!

[alessandrolisci]

Nerone ( which sound pretty similar to the Nerona family) was a Roman emperor, famous for burning down his very own capital city in order to rebuild his own estate. He is also considered an authoritative ruler, almost a tyrant, whom killed almost anyone near his person in fear of being betrayed and ended up closing himself up in his palace, only dedicating to arts, while leaving his subordinates to supervise his dutys as the leader. In the end, everyone abandoned him, even the army (read the marines) went against him. I believe there might have been some inspiration here from oda. He would have never just copy pasted his character, but he may have taken inspiration

[martynmr]

Don't think the Gorosei are immortal, when the nika fruit appeared they didn't know about it, they said it was even a legend for them, so they could not have been there in the void century. They only knew about the name change of the fruit.

[grayv]

Remember Vegapunk's dream of providing eternal energy and his wish for eternal flame that he could harness for this purpose. He didn't build a weapon - he built a prototype unlimited power plant that was turned into weapon by the world government similar to nuclear energy (though without the proper power source it is not complete and the gorosei comment that they can't use it as they please).

[alexandruandros]

Ok so here is a thing I noticed: Oda very weirdly chose the seats for the 5 elders this chapter. If we look at the panel of the introduction, the 2 on the right panel have their names as the actual planets, while the 3 on the left are puns on the planets, which makes me think that Saturn and Mars are older than the other 3.
It would also allign with them having gone through the perenial youth operation and explain the incosistency from chapter 1037, since in that chapter, the ones that thought the Nika fruit is a legend are very conveniently the same 3 Gorosei on the left with the planet names mispelled, so the younger ones

[SaudiHaramco]

i think Vegapunk giving the world government the "mother flame" is a reference to Albert Einstein contributing to the creation of the nuclear bomb against his own wishes. Vegapunk could have created some energy source that can be used to power the ancient weapon Uranus as many have speculated.

[dualasus]

This channel is essential for all non native speakers interested in the variety of possible translations Oda uses in his wordplay. Ur a real one Artur.

[DesnestheDwarf]

What you missed: Mother Flame also refers to Mothership which is the main spaceship of a space fleet

[capnmythical]

Your theories are very incredible. Especially the connection between Luffy and Joyboy and Blackbeard and Imu at the end.

[slmjkdbtl]

every time i watch your theory i feel there's no better way to write this story than what you've speculated, especially the luffy's true dream one that brought me to tears

[dimitrisgial]

Also interesting to note: the word nero in greek (νερό) means water. Which is (of course) what the sea is mostly composed of. ( Imu = Umi)

[joseg.]

Your theory of the UFO even make sense with the space theme of all tenryubito (space like suits, name of planets and satellites)

[ChBrahm]

Ok but going back to Imu´s Den den mushi...
Can you imagine this dude or dudette going to the Gorosei after the Denden mushis got invented
And saying "I need someone to go to the store and get me a crown for my snail."

[jmanjman]

I just hope Imu will also turn out to be a goofy character like Luffy but the dark version of it. It would be such a typical Oda thing of making your final bad guy be a wacky cartoon character.

[y-huss]

Thank you for your work Artur. I just have to say about the idea that the Gorosei being eternally young, when the Gorosei were discussing Luffy's devil fruit in Wano, Shepard Ju Peter was asking why the WG would conceal the name of a devil fruit 800 years ago, as if he and the others were not there.