One Piece chapter 1153 spoilers: The flashback of King Harald's past reveals the birth of Prince Loki

One Piece chapter 1153 is titled "The birth of Loki" (Image via Shueisha)
One Piece chapter 1153 is titled "The birth of Loki" (Image via Shueisha)

The full spoilers of One Piece chapter 1153 are finally out, generating significant buzz within the fandom through several exciting revelations. They offer an early glimpse into the chapter's official release, which is scheduled for June 30, 2025, according to Shueisha's Manga Plus website.

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One Piece chapter 1153 delves into the history of Harald's life, detailing his encounters with both his wives and the birth of his sons. Additionally, the upcoming installment highlights the tragic birth and life of Loki, revealing why he is believed to be cursed and seemingly setting up his larger role in the narrative.

Disclaimer: This article contains major spoilers from the One Piece manga up to chapter 1153.


One Piece chapter 1153 spoilers reveal that Hajrudin and Loki are brothers from different mothers

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One Piece chapter 1153, titled The Birth of Loki, kicks off with volume 37 of Ogre Child Yamato's Golden Harvest Surrogate Pilgrimage. It shows Yamato meeting Kikunojo, Ringo's Daimyo, and a Yakuza boss named O-Cho.

Back in the main story, Harald's past arc continues, with a brief flashback showing his life as a child along with Dorry and Brogy. As Harald was bigger and stronger than the rest, he was spoiled and caused terror wherever he went. The story then shifts 109 years before the present timeline, when Harald met a woman named Ida, who had supposedly been forced into performing at a circus show in a human town.

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Enraged, he destroyed the town and saved her, after which he told her that thanking him wasn't required. Shockingly, Ida slapped Harald and revealed that she was willingly working with the humans to pay them back after they saved her from a shipwreck.

She scolded Harald for abusing his physical superiority, which struck him deeply. This made Harald strive to become a better person and also led to him falling in love with Ida. While bringing her back to Elbaph with hopes of marrying her, his wish was struck down by the Giant Elders since she wasn't of natural Elbaph descent.

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The One Piece chapter 1153 spoilers then showed Harald and Ida continuing their relationship, prompting the king to become a new person and approach other cultures like the Fish-Men. Hajrudin was also born during this time. However, the Giant Elders were enacting schemes of their own over the years and set up Harald's marriage with Estrida, a pure-blooded Elbaph Giant who was the daughter of a high official.

Estrida, born in Alcohol Village, expressed her passion for Di Feng and shared that she knew she was destined to be loved by Harald. Though initially hesitant, Harald ended up accepting the union. 63 years in the past, when Harald was traveling the seas, Loki was finally born to Estrida. As soon as she saw her child, Estrida was terrified by his demonic slit-eyes.

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Due to her belief in omens, Estrida threw Loki into the Underworld and told her servants to tell Harald that the baby was born dead. However, in an epic sequence, the accursed prince began clawing his way back up from darkness. One Piece chapter 1153 spoilers ends by showing the status of various characters at that point in time.

Estrida had fallen sick and was repeatedly asking for Loki to be killed, fearing that Harald’s life would be in danger otherwise. King Harald, on the other hand, was struggling against the World Government, which was interfering with self-governing countries. Finally, Ida tried convincing Hajrudin to meet his brother, though the young Giant rejected their bond since Loki wasn't Ida's son.

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The narrator then states that every disaster befalling Elbaph from then on would be a part of Loki's curse.


A brief analysis of One Piece chapter 1153 spoilers

Loki's eyes hide some secret (Image via Shueisha)
Loki's eyes hide some secret (Image via Shueisha)

One Piece chapter 1153 spoilers establish that Hajrudin and Loki are half-brothers with the same father, King Harald, but different mothers. Hajrudin’s mother was the kind-hearted Ida, while Loki’s mother was Estridd, a woman the Elbaph elders forced Harald to wed.

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In a chilling act of cruelty, Estridd condemned her newborn son to death just because she was afraid of his eyes. This brutal abandonment likely shaped the course of Loki's life. From his first breath, Loki's existence was marked by hardship, which only increased years later, when he would be unjustly accused of killing his father.

Introduced as an apparent villain, Loki now appears to be a complex character with a tragic backstory and still unexplained motives for his future actions. His eyes, which he has covered with bandages since childhood, also take on particular significance.

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Loki and Hajrudin with their father, King Harald (Image via Shueisha)
Loki and Hajrudin with their father, King Harald (Image via Shueisha)

He may have decided to cover them out of shame, as Charlotte Katakuri did with his mouth and Charlotte Pudding with her third eye. It's also possible that they hold some particular power. What's certain is that Loki's eyes are pivotal to his character.

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Additionally, the spoilers seem to imply that Loki fell from Elbaph’s Sun World to the Underworld, survived, and got up to climb the Adam Tree at the center of the island, almost paralleling what Kaido did in his iconic introduction scene. Given that Loki was just a baby at the time, this feat is jaw-dropping.

The One Piece chapter 1153 spoilers also mention that Loki was surrounded by fallen beasts, but don’t clarify if he knocked them out with Conqueror’s Haki or defeated them in physical combat. The chapter also doesn’t reveal how King Harald came into contact with the World Government or any further details about his death.

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Fans will have to wait a bit to find out more about these topics, as One Piece will be on a break next week. The manga will resume serialization the following week, shortly before the middle of July 2025.


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