These latest chapters of the ‘One Piece’ manga have been raising the level of the series even more and have left us with a few bombshells. the sleeve of Eiichiro Oda It is already heading towards the outcome of the Wano Country Arc, but before entering its final stretch, a new milestone has been revealed for Luffy with the revelation of his Gear Fifth.
If you are fans of the anime only, beware that we are going to talk about the manga and it may rain spoilers!
Gear what?
Monkey D Luffand is one of the most powerful characters in ‘one piece‘ and in the early stages of the series he’s basically unstoppable and hardly rivaled. The source of his powers is, of course, the Gomu Gomu Fruit that he ate as a child and that turned him into a rubber man.
This Devil Fruit also gives you special powers known as “Gears” that are classified into various levels and that he has been able to unleash at certain times in the seriesmaking him powerful enough to take on some of the biggest names in history.
Gear Second gives him a new burst of energy that enhances his abilities, Gear Fourth: Tankman allows him to focus on his defenses and absorb huge amounts of damage… and the list goes on with several extraordinary powers that lead us to the Gear Fifth.
Awakening a new transformation
Luffy has been developing the different levels of the Gomu Gomu no Mi for years, and for now has reached its highest peak during the Wano Country Arc. During the last fight against Kaido it seemed that things were very, very black, but Luffy finally managed to recover from what was presented as certain defeat and access what is currently his most powerful state.
With Gear Fifth, Luffy has fully charged the limits of his Devil Fruit and awakened its full potential. Because in particular Luffy’s Fruit is not a Paramecia as believed until now, but a Mythical Zoan that has allowed him to transform completely. So crossing out the above about the Gomu Gomu Fruit, it turns out that Luffy’s fruit is actually a Milestone Milestone No Mi, Model: Nika.
When Luffy awakens Gear Fifth he also gets a complete physical transformation, with his hair becoming fluffy and white as a cloud, bushy eyebrows the same color and overall an appearance very similar to that of the Sun God Nika.
How Luffy and his fruit are related to this deity at all remains to be seen, but perhaps it has to do with the origin of the Devil Fruits. Although of course, knowing Oda we still have fabric until the latter is revealed.
The potential of the Gear Fifth
Apart from his physical transformation, Luffy’s powers have logically gone to a new level with this form. input, Luffy’s rubber body is much stronger than before, he doesn’t need to use air to inflate and now he can also change size as he pleases…So Luffy can become a giant and do things like jump rope with Kaido without getting too messed up.
has also become much more malleableso he can adapt to any killing blow without damaging his body.
Definitely The most curious part of Gear Fifth is that now the rubbery qualities of his fruit not only affect his body, but also what is around him.. Luffy can rubber basically anything he wants, be it objects, the stage, or even other people. Some Devil Fruit users can use their surroundings or other people, but not all at once without discrimination.
Luffy’s new abilities have even allowed him to grab lightning and turn it into rubber, so there seems to be almost nothing he can’t do. There’s still a lot left’one piece‘ ahead, but Gear Fifth certainly takes Luffy’s powers to a new level and has completely shaken the board when it comes to measuring him against some of the great legends of the series.