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There are certain skills and superhuman abilities some people in theOne Pieceworld possess that they come across as a result of sheer hard work or through their genetics. Whilst other individuals hone their craft, some people wind up consuming an all-powerful and mystical fruit that grants them special abilities.
There are all kinds of devil fruits that are said to have spread out all across the One Piece globe. Some are significantly more powerful than others, whilst some are exceptionally hard to find. So, does a tiny devil actually reside within these fruits, or is it all just the power of imagination?
What Are Devil Fruits?
Long considered to be the advent of vengeful spirits from the sea,devil fruits are a scary mythfor individuals residing in one of the weaker seas of the One Piece world. People in far-off places like the East Blue rarely witness anyone with devil fruit abilities and presume them to be a farce.
Other cultures like that of Wano or the Tontattasconsider the fruits to be magic or sorcerythat some people are capable of using. Some cultures also view the abilities asa curse on the personwho ate the devil fruit.
There’s an encyclopedia that lists every known devil fruit in the One Piece world.
The Types Of Devil Fruit
There are aninnumerable number of devil fruitsin circulation around the One Piece globe, yet they still adhere to the same three types, despite some fruits that grant abilities that overlap with the other kinds.
Zoan, Paramecia, and Logia devil fruitscome in all shapes and sizes. They come with the same caveats all devil fruits come with, so they’re similar in that regard. Despite the encyclopedias,not every devil fruit is yet knownto the masses.
Zoan Devil Fruits
Zoan devil fruits grant the consumer the ability to transform into ananthropomorphic hybridof any animal, whether they’re mythical or extinct.
This usually includes speed, strength, and durability buffs. They can also obviously transform into the animal whose power they’ve gained.
Moreover, Zoan devil fruits are the only kind thatcan be consumed by inanimate objectsas well. Carnivorous Zoans are predominantly stronger and tend to be more aggressive than their herbivore counterparts.
Logia Devil Fruits
Logia devil fruits grant individuals the power to transform their being intonatural elementslike light, fire, smoke, and lava.
The users are capable of generating a near-infinite amount of the element they embody, and they’re almost impossible to hurt since they can regenerate or phase out any incoming attacks.
Onlyhaki users can inflict any damage to themwithout using any sea-stones related mischief, since they’re basically intangible otherwise. Logia devil fruits are also the rarest ones.
Paramecia Devil Fruits
They offer the abilities ofeverything in betweenthe animal kingdom and the forces of nature. They grant abilities that even embody man-made inventions, or they may even grant the power to influence your environment and the people around you in unexplainable ways.
They’re themost common kindof devil fruit found in nature.
Natural Vs. Artificial Devil Fruits
Although natural devil fruits make up the majority of the fruits found in the One Piece world, there are still individuals who have recreated the process and haveused the lineage factorto create their own artificial devil fruits.
Caesar Clown and Dr. Vegapunkare scientists who have somewhat cracked the code and have replicated the processto make their own copiesof powerful devil fruits, albeit with a few errors.
Artificial devil fruits like the SMILE fruit Caesar made are mostlyflawed and can potentially backfireon the person who eats them if it fails to latch onto their strong will. Like for the people in Wano who couldn’t stop laughing, or Kaido’s comically flawed Zoan-type goons.
Theonly instance of an artificial devil fruitworking almost as intended isin Momonosuke’s case, but even that was declared a failure by its creator, Vegapunk, since itturned the consumer into a pink dragoninstead of a rich blue one.
Devil fruit abilities can also be transferred over if one utilizes the Lineage Factor like Vegapunk did for his Seraphim.
Mythical Devil Fruits And Ancient Zoans
Although far too rare to come across, somedevil fruits carry powerswith them that seem to embody the abilities of mythical creatures and deities in popular fiction.
These mythical devil fruits can be both Zoan or Paramecia. They’resome of the strongest or most viable devil fruitsfound in circulation.
What Are These Devil Fruits Worth?
Some of these devil fruits are even auctioned off asprizes or valuable assets, since they are able togrant the user god-like powers.
Individuals who possess these abilities later go on toenjoy high positions in authority, like former fleet admiral Sengoku with his Hito Hito No Mi: Model Daibatsu and newly crowned yonkou Monkey D. Luffy with his Hito Hito No Mi: Model Nika.
Similarly, there are Zoan devil fruits with the power totransform into one of the fauna of the ancient world, like Dinosaurs. These Zoan types arefar more powerfulin comparison to their modern counterparts.
Vegapunk’s Theory
According to Vegapunk, the devil fruitsoriginated from man’s frustration with his current circumstances and desire for more.
By collectively pondering over possible futures,devil fruits were somehow willed into existence. Although Vegapunk may be the person who’s come the closest to replicating a devil fruit, he’s still positing a theory.
His interpretation of how they came about isstrictly a theory, so far. Devil fruits do embody supernatural characteristics and seemingly grant powers that align with the desires normal people would have.
The Will Of The Fruits
Against what common folk believe, some fruits like theZoan types have a strong willof their own.Awakening themmight eventually have individuals succumb to the animal’s power they embody, just like some guards in Impel Down.
Be that as it may, all devil fruits also have a will of their own in a different way.
They can seeminglychoose who gravitates towards themand eventually devours them. It’s an unexplained phenomenon, and partly a reason why Luffy winds up consuming the ‘Hito Hito No Mi’ in the first place.
The Benefits And Caveats Of Devil Fruits
God-like or supernatural abilities that can seemingly make you superhuman in comparison to the general public sound neat, but they need a nerf to verify they’re not too overpowered.
Devil fruits befittinglystrip away the user’s ability to swimin the sea. The seawater or sea stone effectively renders any superhuman useless and immobile, even if they’re half fishman like Jack the Drought.
Even powerfulLogia devil fruits wind up succumbing to the counter forces of nature, like Crocodile, No. 3, and Charlotte Cracker’s weakness to water. Similarly, Enel’s lightning abilities were no match for Luffy’s rubber-like qualities.
Why Can’t You Just Eat Two Devil Fruits?
You can only eat one devil fruitor otherwise meet your demise, sinceyour body will seemingly reject the new abilities.
Blackbeard isthe only characterwho can extract and consume another devil fruit at will with his Yami Yami No Mi.
How Are New Devil Fruits Formed?
How do devil fruits wind up going back in circulation once a user winds up dying? The answer is simple. The powers of the devil fruittransfer over to the closest average fruitin its general vicinity at random. Thatrandom piece of fruit transforms into the devil fruitwithout explanation.
This explains how Blackbeard got his hands on the Yami Yami No Mi, and how Smiley was able to consume the Sara Sara No Mi: Model Axolotl since itpossessed an apple on a cart nearbywhen the poisonous H2S gas was released.
