In this chapter, fans even got what can be considered to be a buildup of sorts towards a fight between Luffy, who is the Sun ...

Luffy's devil fruit, Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika, grants immense powers when awakened. Loki claims to be the Sun God with a special devil fruit, potentially making two Sun Gods in One Piece.

One Piece has fully introduced Gear 5 Luffy to ... of an ancient god. Dubbed the The Zoan, Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Type, Model Nika, it shares powers with the ancient Sun God Nika of legend.