Gear 5’s reveal got One Piece fans very excited about what could happen next. But how exactly does Luffy’s new form work?
Kodoani.com – Monkey D. Luffy is the main character in Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece and his wish is to set out to sea with the aim of becoming the Pirate King during the period known as the Great Pirate Era. With the power of a Devil Fruit known as the Gomu Gomu no Mi, Luffy became a rubber man and on his journey Luffy became incredibly powerful. Over time, Luffy took his abilities to the next level by inventing what he called “Gears”.
In Enies Lobby, Luffy invented his Gear two and Gear three. After a two-year timeskip, Luffy came up with the idea of Gear 4 in multiple forms. While all of these powers are amazing and allow Luffy to take on some of the strongest at sea, Luffy didn’t really reach his peak until the Wano Country part. During his fight against Kaido, Luffy finally harnessed his most powerful transformation of all time and arguably the most powerful technique – Gear 5.
What is Luffy’s Gear 5?
Luffy has developed all of his Gears based on the rubber properties of his Devil Fruit. Gear two uses his rubber body to pump blood faster through his body and greatly increase his physical abilities. Gear three sees him inflate his rubber bones with air to obtain a giant’s limbs and use attacks. With Gear 4, Luffy takes it a step further by combining Haki with his Devil Fruit and combining them together. That way, Luffy can increase the tension of the rubber and use the power of compression and elasticity in combat to do some of the most incredible things like fly through the air.
However, with Gear 5, Luffy is completely unable to use his basic Devil Fruit powers. Gear 5 is actually based on the true nature of Luffy’s Devil Fruit, whose real name is Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika. In Wano Country, Luffy awakens his Devil Fruit after being defeated by Kaido for the third time. Somehow, this caused his Devil Fruit to finally break through its limits and awaken. Since Luffy’s Devil Fruit is actually a Mythical Zoan-type instead of a Paramecia-type, it gave him a completely new and Luffy-specific transformation, which he named Gear 5.
In this form, Luffy completely transforms into white and has an appearance similar to “Sun God” Nika. Luffy’s eyebrows are also similar to Sanji’s eyebrows in this form. Most importantly, Luffy becomes a “Liberation Warrior” in this state, as his body is even more free and he can fight with as many creative abilities as possible.
Why Gear 5 is Luffy’s Peak
Without a doubt, Gear 5 is the strongest Luffy. Upon awakening to this power, Luffy noticed that his heart sounded different, and to fans, Zunesha made it clear that Luffy’s heart makes a sound known as the “Drum of Liberation”. This unique heartbeat shows Luffy using his peak powers. When Luffy’s heart beats like a drum, it’s a sign that he’s channeling the awakening power of his Devil Fruit. As explained by Gorosei, this means that Luffy’s rubber body is much stiffer than before and even taller. At the same time, Luffy fights with even more freedom, making his Devil Fruit the most absurd power in the entire One Piece world.
As a mythological Zoan, Luffy gains a transformation far more powerful than anything he has come close to before. Only in this form can Luffy use the true power of Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika. Once used, Luffy’s rubber body gains immense freedom and he fights in what Kaido describes as exactly like in the comics. Luffy becomes much more cartoonish and is able to pass this animation effect on to others. Fans got a good look at this episode as Luffy fought Kaido, grabbing his tail and throwing it around. At the same time, Luffy is able to perform impossible feats such as handling such as running so fast through the air that he leaves a trail of fire behind.
Luffy’s rubber is much harder than before and he can easily control the size of his body without using any air. At his best, Luffy can even transform himself into a giant with relative ease, which shows just how powerful his Devil Fruit really is. Furthermore, Luffy can even take deadly blows and his body is so malleable that it only adapts to the blow, as seen when Luffy retained Kaido’s Kanabo form after being hit by it. .
Perhaps one of the strangest things about Luffy’s Gear 5 is that it also allows him to affect his immediate surroundings with rubber, a trait of the Paramecia types. Despite being a mythological Zoan, Luffy was able to achieve this due to the special nature of his Devil Fruit, which even Kaido noticed during battle. Luffy can instantly turn his surroundings into rubber but he doesn’t stop there. Luffy can even turn people into rubber when he touches them, something no Paramecia-based Devil Fruit user has achieved so far. Katakuri can turn everything around him into Mochi but not Luffy and like him, Doflamingo can turn Dressrosa into a rope and not affect those around him.
During Luffy’s fight against Kaido, he was shown to be able to turn everything he touches into rubber, allowing him to fight more freely. Luffy is able to turn Kaido into rubber and hurt him from the inside. He can even extend his arms from his eyes to launch himself out of his mouth. Furthermore, Luffy even turned Kaido into a jump rope, which is completely absurd, since he’s a Yonko.
On the surface, Luffy can even turn inanimate objects, such as lightning, into rubber while in Gear 5. At the end of One Piece Chapter 1046, Luffy is shown to be capable of grabbing a bolt of lightning himself. by turning it into rubber. Despite Kaido’s immense strength, it was quite difficult to confront such a monster in battle. Luffy’s Gear 5 allows him to perform some of the most absurd feats in the story such as making his fists the size of an island, as is expected of a power considered the most ridiculous ability in the series. One Piece. Without a doubt, Luffy is at his peak and his abilities have put him on par with Yonko and legends like Whitebeard and Roger, if not higher.
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