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Monkey D. Luffy (Emperor)

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Manga Pre-Timeskip • Post-Timeskip • Emperor
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MonkeyD.LuffyOnigashima (Original)
“ I am Monkey D. Luffy. And I'm the man who will surpass you to be King of the Pirates!!! „
~ Luffy to Kaido and Big Mom

Gear 2nd Luffy
“ I've set myself to become the King of Pirates... and if I die trying... then at least I tried! „
~ Luffy

Gear Third Post-Timeskip Luffy
“ I don't want to conquer anything. I just think the guy with the most freedom in this whole ocean... is the Pirate King! „
~ Luffy

Gear Fourth Clean
“ For two whole years, I fought wild animals who were as large as monsters!! In order to overpower them, I needed both size and resiliency!!! „
~ Luffy using Gear 4th: Boundman against Doflamingo

TankmanLuffy
“ Fly to the end of the New World!!! „
~ Luffy to Charlotte Cracker

Snakeman Luffy render
“ Your ambitions mean nothing to me!!! Especially if it leaves the people here with no food to eat!! This is my final Gear Four!!! I'm not stopping until I've completely run out of strength!!! I'm going to drive you out of Wano if it's the last thing I do!!!! „
~ Luffy to Kaidou

Vol104Gear5Luffy
“ I can do everything I wanted to do!! I think I can fight a bit longer... My heartbeat sounds so funny!! This is the pinnacle of what I can do!! This is... Gear 5!!! „
~ Luffy

Summary

Monkey D. Luffy, known as "Straw Hat Luffy", is the main protagonist of the manga and anime, One Piece. He's the son of Monkey D. Dragon, a revolutionary considered “The World's Most Dangerous Criminal”; the grandson of Monkey D. Garp, a powerful Marine Vice-Admiral who had cornered the late Pirate King himself on several occasions; the sworn brother of late "Fire Fist" Portgas D. Ace and Revolutionary chief of staff Sabo; and the foster son of Curly Dadan. He seeks to find One Piece and become the Pirate King; to accomplish this, he founded the Straw Hat Pirates and set out on the high seas at age 17 in search of the elusive treasure, beginning a series of increasingly odd and dangerous adventures. He has eaten the Gomu Gomu no Mi, which turned his body into rubber and gives him stretching powers; he's developed great mastery and creativity with his powers, creating two unique techniques with them: Gear 2nd, which makes him much faster, and Gear 3rd, which allows him to inflate any body parts for a stronger attack. During the time-skip, he has a new technique: Gear 4th, which makes him much stronger and faster than even the other two Gears, but with a considerable cost to it. During his battle with Kaidou in Onigashima, Luffy manages to awaken the true potential of his Devil Fruit, the Hito Hito no Mi: Model Nika, tapping into his Gear 5th, granting his rubber-like body increased physical strength and freedom, limited only by his imagination.

Luffy is quite notorious for battling powerful individuals and organizations wherever he goes, and regularly poses a threat to the balance of the world by challenging the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the World Government, and now the Emperors, and so far has managed to either win completely or escape by a hair's breadth. Through word of his various exploits and victories spreading around, he's already become one of the most infamous and feared pirate captains in the world after the timeskip.

Luffy has his own signature laughter style, which is "Shishishishishi~".

Following the events after the Whole Cake Island Arc, Luffy's successful 'raid' against the Emperor Big Mom, the complete destruction of her castle, and his defeat of her two top Commanders was made public knowledge by the journalist “Big News” Morgans. Furthermore, the formation of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet and the addition of a former Warlord to his main crew, Jinbe, are also revealed to the masses. For this, Luffy's bounty sits at 1,500,000,000 Berries and certain circles now unofficially consider Luffy to be the “Fifth Emperor of the Sea”, effectively making the “Yonko” technically the “Goko”; he has become unambiguously recognized as one of the most powerful individuals in the world with an enormous bounty to match.

Following the events of the Wano Arc, the Straw Hat's victory over the Beast Pirates, Luffy's victory against Kaidou, and Wano's liberation, the news quickly spread across the globe. With Kaidou and Big Mom defeated and presumed deceased, Luffy was officially declared one of the Four Emperors, with the world now recognizing his power and status. Luffy's current bounty sits at 3,000,000,000 Berries.

Powers and Stats

Tier: 6-C, higher with Gear 2nd, High 6-C with Gear 4th: Snakeman, far higher with Gear 3rd, even higher with Gear 4th: Boundman, 6-B with Strongest Attacks | 6-C, higher with Gear 2nd, High 6-C with Gear 3rd, 6-A, possibly 5-C with Gear 4th: Boundman, High 6-A, possibly 5-C with Strongest Attacks, far higher possibly up to Low 5-B Haōshoku Infusion | High 6-A, possibly 5-C, far higher, possibly up to Low 5-B with Gears, even higher with Strongest Attacks, far higher with Bajrang Gun

Key: Fifth Emperor of the Sea | Wano; Act 2 | Raid on Onigashima

Name: Monkey D. Luffy, Straw Hat Luffy, Joy Boy

Origin: One Piece

Gender: Male

Age: 19

Classification: Human, Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, Supernova, Yonko, Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit User

Powers and Abilities:

All previous abilities to a greater extent, plus:

Resistance to Electricity Manipulation and Blunt Force Trauma (Due to his body being rubber, he is highly resistant to lightning. He is also highly resistant to blunt attacks), Sleep Manipulation (Resisted Monet's ability to put him to sleep), Temperature Manipulation (Shown to be unfazed by cold temperatures, even if the temperature is below 50), Corrosion Inducement and Poison Manipulation (Can keep fighting even after being hit by Crocodile poison which also has shown to be able to corrode rocks. After surviving being poisoned by Magellan, Luffy developed an even greater immunity to poisons, causing him to be unaffected when Caesar Clown and Hyouzou, a blue ringed octopus fishman, targeted him with their poison. However, he did later fall victim to poison after consuming the skin of the Armored Stonefish; though the poison is stated to kill a giant on contact normally, Luffy's poison resistance merely put him in a coma despite taking several big bites), Animal Manipulation (Zoans are immune to Tama's Kibi Dangos, which can affect real animals and SMILE users), Madness Manipulation, Mind Manipulation and Soul Manipulation with Willpower (Through sheer willpower, he can resist losing his mind when absorbing shadows through the Kage Kage no Mi. Shadows belonging to strong willed people are difficult to control, allowing them to rebel against Moria's pact which usually immediately submits a shadow to his supremacy and orders. Spiritual energy is contained within one's soul/life; this energy is represented by the fighting power or the Haki itself. Those with strong souls, which are homologous to shadows, resist the effects of Brook's soul manipulation), Sleep Manipulation (Didn't fall asleep from Monet's sleeping technique), Heat Manipulation (Withstood and parry away Enel's high voltage spear, which could turn wood to ashes upon contact. By the time of the Paramount War Saga, he can withstand the boiling temperatures of Levels 3 and 4 in Impel Down as well stand near Akainu when he's attacking, where the heat coming off his body has been shown to vaporize enemy weapons around him. Can withstand the heat of the Burning Lands in Punk Hazard, where the heat is hot enough to melt and deform concrete buildings and bones), Fire Manipulation (Could withstand igniting his hands on fire with his Red-attacks, which is hot enough to burn even underwater), Limited Power Nullification and Stamina Absorption (Has been shown to been capable of moving regardless of being affected by varying densities of Seastone, while low densities have been shown to completely incapacitate and drastically weaken others and stopping them from using their abilities)


Attack Potency: Island level (Stronger than before), higher with Gear 2nd (Stronger than his previous Gear 2nd), Large Island level with Gear 4th: Snakeman (At least 4x stronger than his Base State due to the compressed force of his strikes. Far stronger than Gear 2nd. Fought with and matched Katakuri blow for blow), far higher with Gear 3rd (Clashed evenly with a large Mochi strike from Katakuri, who could hurt Luffy's former Gear 4th: Boundman), even higher with Gear 4th: Boundman (Much stronger than Gear 3rd), Country level with Strongest Attacks (Can unleash attacks least 4x as powerful as Gear 3rd due to the tensile strength of his strikes)

Speed: Relativistic with at least Relativistic+ reactions (Faster than before), at least Relativistic+ with Gear 2nd or Soru (Faster than his Base State), far higher with Gear 4th: Boundman (Faster than before), even higher with Gear 4th: Snakeman (In this form, Luffy stated that he is faster than Boundman)

Lifting Strength: At least Class T (Stronger than his previous Base State), Class P with Gear 4th: Boundman (Stronger than his previous Gear 4th: Boundman)

Striking Strength: Island level, higher with Gear 2nd, Large Island level with Gear 4th: Snakeman, far higher with Gear 3rd, higher with Gear 4th: Boundman, Country level with Strongest Attacks

Durability: Island level (More durable than his previous Base State), Large Island level with Busōshoku Haki (Superior to his previous use of Busōshoku Haki. Blocked multiple hits from Awakened Katakuri, and handled them far better than he did before), higher with Gear 4th: Boundman (More durable than his former Gear 4th: Boundman)

Attack Potency: Island level (Stronger than his previous self due to his training in Udon Prison while weakened with Seastone cuffs[1][Statistics Values 1]), higher with Gear 2nd (Far stronger than his Base State), up to Large Island level with Gear 3rd (Stronger than his previous Gear 3rd[Statistics Values 2]), Continent level, possibly Moon level with Gear 4th: Boundman (Capable of damaging Base and Dragon Kaidou with a Kong Gun[2] and Rhino Shneider,[3] respectively[Statistics Values 3]), Multi-Continent level, possibly Moon level with Strongest Attacks (Pummeled Dragon Kaidou using a Kong Gatling, repeatedly making him spit out blood and shocking Big Mom with his power[4][Statistics Values 4]), far higher, possibly up to Small Planet level with Haōshoku Infusion (Can block and deflect Hybrid Kaidou's attacks. Drew blood from Hybrid Kaidou with his own Haōshoku Infused attacks.[5] Clashed evenly with Kaidou's Haōshoku Infusion[6][Statistics Values 5])

Speed: FTL+ (Although inferior, he could react to a strike from Hybrid Kaidou. Eventually grew to the point where he could keep up with Kaidou, block his attacks, and land many hits on him), higher reactions with Kenbunshoku Haki (Manage to barely dodge Base Kaidou's Thunder Bagua, which had previously blitzed him in Gear 4th), higher with Gear 2nd (Faster than before), far higher with Gear 4th: Boundman (Can keep up with and even overwhelm Dragon Kaidou, landing dozens of punches on him)

Lifting Strength: At least Class P (Stronger than before thanks to his training in Udon Prison. Superior to Dressrosa Zoro), Class E with Gear 4th: Boundman (His strength was complimented by Eustass Kid wielding Punk Rotten, who could overpower a hit from Big Mom and flip Dragon Kaidou)

Striking Strength: Island level, higher with Gear 2nd, up to Large Island level with Gear 3rd, Continent level, possibly Moon level with Gear 4th: Boundman, Multi-Continent level, possibly Moon level with Strongest Attacks, far higher, possibly up to Small Planet level with Haōshoku Infusion

Durability: Continent level, possibly Moon level (Although not head on, he took part of a Thunder Bagua from Kaidou.[7] Took a Heavenly Bonbon from Prometheus,[8] and can take being sent flying by attacks from Hybrid Kaidou.[9] Despite being caught off-guard, was relatively unharmed by a bite from Zoan Queen[10]), Multi-Continent level, possibly Moon level with Busōshoku Haki (Blocked a hit from Hybrid Kaidou, although it was noticeably superior[11]), far higher with Gear 4th: Boundman (Tanked a Bolo Breath from Kaidou, with Kaidou stating that his attack didn't work[12])

Attack Potency: Multi-Continent level, possibly Moon level (Using Busōshoku Haki, he is able to severely injure Dragon Kaidou.[13] His Haōshoku Infusion clashed evenly and separated the heavens alongside Hybrid Kaidou's Haōshoku Infusion[14][Statistics Values 6]), far higher, possibly up to Small Planet level with Gears (His Gear 2nd matched Drunk Hybrid Kaidou with a headbutt.[15] His Elephant Gun knocked down Dragon Kaidou.[13] His Roc Gun damaged Hybrid Kaidou.[16] His Roc Gatling clashed evenly against Kaidou's Gundari Ryuseigun.[17] His Jet Culverin drew blood from and knocked back Base Kaidou.[18] Gear 5th is Luffy's Awakening and grants him far greater physical strength than before,[19] allowing him to make Dragon Kaidou bleed by slamming him into the ground[Statistics Values 7]), even higher with Strongest Attacks (His Over Kong Gun could seriously hurt Dragon Kaidou.[20] Pummeled Hybrid Kaidou using his Hydra[21][Statistics Values 8]), far higher with Bajrang Gun (Luffy creates a colossal fist and launches it at high speed. Combines Busōshoku Emission, Haōshoku Infusion, Gear 4th's compression, and Gear 5th's expansion to match and eventually overpower Flame Dragon Kaidou's Kaen Daiko,[22] allowing Luffy to punch Kaidou hard enough to break his horn and send him flying deep into the earth, ultimately defeating him,[23] and causing an underwater volcanic eruption[24][Statistics Values 9])

Speed: FTL+ with higher reactions (Faster than his previous self. Can fully keep up against Hybrid Kaidou), higher with Gears (Far superior to his Base State. His Gear 2nd could react and avoid Kaidou's Thunder Bagua, with his Boundman and Snakeman being even superior. Capable of overwhelming Kaidou with his Gear 5th)

Lifting Strength: At least Class E (Able to restraint Hybrid Kaidou and prevent him from attacking), higher with Gear 4th: Boundman (Stronger than before), Class Z with Gear 5th (Awakening provides Luffy with much greater physical strength than ever before. Capable of lifting and moving his Bajrang Gun fist, which is the size of Onigashima. Could lift Dragon Kaidou and slam him from side to side)

Striking Strength: Multi-Continent level, possibly Moon level, far higher, possibly up to Small Planet level with Gears, far higher with Strongest Attacks, far higher with Bajrang Gun

Durability: Continent level+, possibly Moon level (Took multiple Haōshoku Infused blows from Hybrid Kaidou, such as Ragnarok and Gundari Ryuseigun[15]), Multi-Continent level, possibly Moon level with Busōshoku Haki (More durable than in his Base State. Blocked a Bolo Breath from Hybrid Kaidou with his hand.[25] Can block numerous attacks from Hybrid Kaidou), far higher with Gear 4th: Boundman (Far more durable than before. Took Kaidou's Thunder Bellow Bagua) or Gear 5th (Withstood Kaidou's Destroyer of Death Thunder Bagua, which is Kaidou's strongest special attack in his Drunk Hybrid State)


Stamina: Superhuman (Has an immensely high endurance and recovery speed. Capable of lasting in brawls for nearly a dozen hours with no rest. During his more serious fights, Luffy has suffered life-threatening injuries that gave him severe internal bleeding and damage to his organs, and he could continue fighting with only moderate lapses. He only stops fighting when it is physically impossible for him to even move. He took several strikes from Rob Lucci that affected all of his organs and left him in a large puddle of his own blood, yet he could stand back up shortly after and withstand the same attack immediately after. After the Marineford War, Luffy suffered from severe physical and mental trauma due to the loss of his brother, his life-threatening injuries, and having to use adrenaline-based drugs more than once to keep fighting, only to merely pass out and go on a rampage several hours later immediately after going through surgery, and being in perfect condition some time after. During his fight with Charlotte Katakuri, Luffy had only slept for a few hours for the last days, and was vomiting blood, barely conscious, and taking a beating, yet could continue fighting quite effectively, which surprised his opponent. He is capable of fighting for over 13 hours despite having suffering severe injuries all over his body and shrugging off a fatal injury that tore off one side of his torso. Able to persevere with highly lethal poison coursing through his veins and with grave wounds. His endurance can be nearly completely restored instantly if he eats meat. Despite dying during his battle with Kaidou, he was revived by his Gear 5th and was able to keep fighting, and even after taking many more hits from Kaidou and losing his Gear 5th form due to being on the verge of death, he managed to recover by beating his heart to the beat of a drum)

Range: Tens of Kilometers (Luffy should be able to reach much further distances than his younger self. The range of his Haōshoku and Kenbunshoku Haki is much greater than ever before. Could split the heavens in a Haōshoku clash with Hybrid Kaidou), up to Hundreds of Kilometers with Gear 5th (His Bajrang Gun is more than a hundred kilometers in size)

Standard Equipment: His Straw Hat.

Intelligence:

Above Average in general. Genius in combat. He has displayed a myriad of different qualities of intelligence ranging from unique creativity to quickly comprehending difficult situations and events. This was born from his training with his grandfather Monkey D. Garp, and his upbringing with his foster brothers Portgas D. Ace and Sabo. Alongside Garp, Luffy learned how to survive. Alongside Ace and Sabo, Luffy learned how to fight. Raised in the harsh environment of Mount Culubo with his brothers, he got stronger and smarter every passing day. After the timeskip, he trained with the legendary Silvers Rayleigh and learned Haki, but he also learned how to use his abilities more efficiently.

Luffy is extremely innovative and creative. As a child under the age of 6 years old, Luffy was forced to learn how to survive by getting thrown in ravines, being left in the wild alone and tied to balloons. Because of that, he taught himself how to hunt and cook meat to survive, showing his unnatural growth. When his ship was about to crash into Laboon, he shot a cannonball into the whale and used the recoil of its shockwave to stop his ship from colliding into Laboon. Luffy has been shown several times to create techniques on the spot by copying things that he has seen, whether it be an attack or an object. After seeing Genzo's pinwheel, Luffy made a technique inspired by it, where he uses all the force and weight of a sea beasts' huge body and spins it in a pinwheel formation to defeat several foes. He has great situational awareness, noticing a pole outside of a building in which he could stretch to dodge a plethora of daggers from Buggy. He used a rock in the ground to block a stab from Kuro. He threw a ship's mast at Krieg and stabbed Laboon with his own as well. He also stretches to retreat from fights occasionally, like when he took a small break from his raid on Enies Lobby to gain high ground in order to scout his enemies and his location, or when he grappled the top of Krieg's ship in order to dodge an explosion. He also noticed Buggy in a sandstorm and using him as a human shield in the heat of battle with the greatest swordsman in the world. He used a piece of a mirror in his hair to reflect Foxy's Noro Noro beams. During the wedding in Whole Cake Island, he planned putting a mirror inside a cake, and thought of the plan to superimpose his image on a bunch of animals to use as a diversion to confuse Big Mom and her children. While fighting Rob Lucci, he showcased this to a far superior extent, using large throwable objects like boxes to block his field of vision. He was capable of reading his fighting style, switching from long range to short range and vice versa whenever he preferred to use a specific ability, whether it was the close range tekkai and shigan or the long range soru and rankakyu.

Luffy created his own fighting style using the Gomu Gomu no Mi, which consists of several different types of techniques ranging from regular strikes to slams, deflecting attacks, making opponents dizzy, using snap-back attacks that redirect the force of opponents to use back at them, and more. He has a prodigious aptitude for battle and keenly seizes the developments of fights to his advantage and doesn't waste any movements during battle. He's learned to mix that fighting style with Haki to bring out the best of his abilities. He created Gear 2nd, a transformation activated by manually doping his blood by pumping his legs and speeding up the blood flow, and Gear 3rd, a technique activated by pumping oxygen throughout his bones, both techniques taking advantage of his rubber body. Later in Dressrosa, he created Gear 4th, a transformation activated by blowing air into Luffy's muscles and covering them with Haki. Over the timeskip, Luffy developed a technique known as "Red Hawk", which is a tribute to his late brother who manipulated fire, where he could move his arm fast enough even while underwater for friction to light his arm on fire and burn victims from the inside.

Luffy has the attitude of surpassing his enemies instead of just defeating them. This is attributed to his ability of reading the emotions of others, dubbed an "Absorptive power", allowing him to do many things from anticipating attacks to copying techniques by sight alone. He fights enemies by meeting them at full strength, and he uses their fighting style as food for growth. He was capable of copying the Soru technique just by seeing it once, even though the movement was superior to his reaction speed. He was able to dodge Blueno's attack from fresh out of a portal by anticipating his direction of movement.

Luffy is capable of switching back and forth from his regular strikes and rubber attacks. He is great at guarding barrage attacks, like when he blocks several kicks from Rob Lucci with a single arm, and he excels at exploiting openings in his enemies attacks. As his regular strikes are weaker than his Gomu Gomu attacks, he takes advantage of it to use it to land quick and effective strikes.

Luffy is an extremely skilled fighter, battling and defeating characters more durable than the attacks he could dish out (Krieg), faster than him (Kuro) and can predict his movements (Enel), with unorthodox skills that take years to master (CP9 like Rob Lucci), and can see the future (Charlotte Katakuri). He's also fought against/alongside Roronoa Zoro, an extremely skilled swordsman in his own right who, while extremely injured, has been shown to block and dodge 6 swords coming from all directions. He fought and defeated Captain Kuro, the character with the second highest IQ in the East Blue, While he fought Don Krieg, to avoid his explosive spear he grabbed onto the shaft so he wouldn't be in the range of the explosion, then he destroyed it by punching it 5 times in the same spot. He has great precision rivaling Roronoa Zoro, who could cut a booger in half while drunk. Luffy quickly thinks of effective ways to get himself out of sticky situations and make the best of them, like when Don Krieg held him in a net, and Luffy used Krieg's weapon to create a new move where he used the net to shape his new technique, then he spun him several dozen times and slammed him into a boat. He's shown a larger variety in techniques than Don Krieg, who's fighting style revolves around manipulating weapons. During his raid on Enies Lobby, he defeated thousands of heavily armed and trained Marine Soldiers. He worked very efficiently, defeated hundreds of soldiers every few seconds by using several different methods of fighting:

  • He used their numbers against them and made opportunities for them to friendly fire.
  • He used his surroundings to his advantage, shown when he destroyed a building and used its fragments as ammo to punch towards the marines.
  • He used wide spread AOE attacks. He used his own attacks to harm several people at once, or he used other peoples' weapons to attack multiple victims.

When Luffy was on Rusukaina, Rayleigh taught him how to use his abilities better. Luffy lost the weakness to Gear 2nd and 3rd and could now use them in short, quick bursts. He taught him how to efficiently reflect attacks back at the opponent with double the force instead of letting them rebound in random directions.

Luffy is also an extremely quick learner. During the East Blue Saga, he adapted to Captain Kuro's unpredictable fighting style in only a few minutes. In Alabasta, while focusing on surviving a stab wound and trying to save Arabasta from Crocodile's sandstorm, he figures out Crocodile's weakness to liquids and used it to defeat him. In Skypiea, he analyzed Enel's Kennbunshoku Haki and found ways to deal with it: Clearing his mind completely so his movements couldn't be read and sending shots into a wall that rebounded randomly so that their movement couldn't be predicted with telepathy. In Enies Lobby, he analyzed the Soru ability after only seeing it once and mastered the ability, incorporating it into his fighting style and created Gear 2nd based on it without any prior practice. In Whole Cake Island, he merged using Future Sight in his own fighting style without any prior use of the ability. In Wano, while training to learn Advanced Armament Haki, he accidentally learned an even more advanced version which could destroy targets from the inside, and in a few days he mastered the ability. During the Onigashima raid, after seeing Kaidou using Haoshoku Infusion, he instantly mimicked and mastered the ability without even knowing of its existence prior to the battle.


Weaknesses: Standard Devil Fruit users weaknesses. Excessive usage of Gear 4th renders Luffy unable to use Haki for 10 minutes. Gear 4th greatly increases Luffy's metabolism, making his body burn calories much faster and greatly lowers how long he can remain in combat. Gear 4th: Tankman can only be utilized when Luffy has consumed a sufficient amount of calories. | Same as before. However, after improving his Haki in the Wano Arc, he no longer suffers the same drawbacks when using Gear 4th, being able to activate and deactivate it at will without any notable toll, and even being capable of using his King Kong Gun without losing too much stamina in the process. Luffy has a limit on how much he can use Gear 5th, although he can push past this limit if he is determined enough.

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

Gomu Gomu no Mi (Rubber Rubber Fruit): Originally known as the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika, is a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit that allows the user to transform into the legendary "Sun God" Nika and gain his attributes, namely a body with the properties of rubber. The fruit's major strength, as demonstrated by Luffy, is that the user's body permanently adopts the properties of rubber: their body can stretch, bend, bounce, inflate, and twist like said substance, even when the user himself is nullified. It also makes them almost entirely immune to blunt attacks, including hand-to-hand combat, bullets, or even cannonballs (this mechanic is further explained here). Thanks to Luffy's own creativity both in and out of combat, this fruit has consistently proven to be one of the most formidable, versatile and unpredictable of its kind. The user's rubber-like body also allows the user to survive falls from massive heights and collisions that would kill a normal person. Stretching also allows the user to drastically increase the range of what would otherwise be considered a powerful close-range attack, turning it into a devastating long-range attack. A stretched limb can also be used to store potential energy like a stretched spring, increasing the velocity by stretching his arm back resulting in increased power. Combined with Haki, his power is increased even more. Owing to rubber-like natural insulating properties, the user is also immune to electrical attacks and is also able to hit an electric Logia user without Haki. Once the fruit is awakened, the user undergoes a drastic transformation. Their hair becomes fiery and white, their eyes become more manic-like, and they gain a strange wisp around their body. They also gain the ability to freely alter their physique however they desire, being able to inflate their muscles without the need to blow air into them. In addition, they can alter the environment around them in a similar way, such as using the ground to deflect oncoming attacks.

Gear Second Post Timeskip

This technique consists of Luffy accelerating the blood flow in all or some parts of the body to provide them with more oxygen and nutrients, making him much faster and powerful. It can be used to achieve a full body effect, or an effect on any single area of his body (e.g. the arm). The techniques in this mode are basically the same as the regular attacks, but greatly increased by his enhanced attack speed and, consequently, attack power. The known Gear 2nd specific techniques are listed below.

  • Gomu Gomu no Jet Pistol: Luffy delivers a Gomu Gomu no Pistol so fast that his fists movements are invisible, and it truly seems like he is shooting at his opponent with enough power to send the opponent several meters away.
  • Gomu Gomu no Red Hawk: Luffy uses his Busōshoku Haki in conjunction with Gear 2nd to ignite his arm and strike his opponent, creating an explosion upon contact.
  • Gomu Gomu no Eagle Bazooka: Luffy hardens both his arms with Busōshoku Haki and stretches them backwards, and then he delivers a great impact to the opponent after he blasts his arms forwards.
  • Gomu Gomu no Hawk Whip: Luffy imbues his entire leg with Busōshoku Haki, and then swings it towards the target as an elongated kick.
  • Gomu Gomu no Hawk Gatling: A Haki enhanced version of Gomu Gomu no Jet Gatling. Luffy uses Gomu Gomu no Jet Gatling while using Busōshoku: Koka on his arms to further enhance the power of his punches.

Gear Third Post UT

Luffy pumps air through his bones to make them gigantic. This gives his arm more mass and a larger area to attack with much far strength. The techniques in this mode are basically the same as the regular attacks, but vastly more boosted by his increased mass and power. The known Gear 3rd specific techniques are listed below.

  • Gomu Gomu no Elephant Gun: After pumping air into his fist to drastically increase its mass, Luffy uses his Busōshoku Haki to harden it (appearing to be significantly harder than his regular Gear 3rd which has been likened to steel in the sense bullets ricochet off his Gear 3rd limbs instead of bouncing off), turning his arm black in the process. Luffy then attacks in a similar motion to when he uses his Gigant Pistol, launching his fist towards his opponent. This attack seems to be more densely pumped with air at the tip compared to the Gigant Pistol, forming a large round ball at his forearm, whilst the rest of his arm remains at the same size, although stretched.
    • Gomu Gomu no Thor Elephant Gun: An enhanced version of the move in which Luffy launches himself into the air with Gomu Gomu no Rocket first, before striking, discharging electricity when it lands.
  • Gomu Gomu no Elephant Gatling: After enlarging and imbuing both his arms with Busōshoku Haki in a similar manner as Gomu Gomu no Elephant Gun, Luffy uses his stretching ability to bring his fists forward repeatedly in a blurry, rapid barrage of strong punches that creates the illusion of him having multiple arms.
  • Gomu Gomu no Grizzly Magnum: After enlarging and imbuing both his arms with Busōshoku Haki and gaining a considerable distance from his opponent, Luffy stretches his arms back and strikes with open palms simultaneously while in the air.

Gear Fourth 1

In order to activate the technique, Luffy coats his arm in Busōshoku Haki before biting into his forearm. Similar to how he activates Gear 3rd, he blows an incredible amount of air into his body, but this time he first inflates his muscular structure before distributing the air throughout his body, with emphasis on his upper half. Luffy's proportions become warped and his body becomes much larger in size, with his arms, upper torso, and legs coated in Busōshoku Haki. The coating across his torso resemble the wispy ends made from flames, giving it the appearance of tattoos, and he also gains shading around the inner and outer edges of his eyes. Gear 4th also increases Luffy’s metabolism. Once Gear 4th reaches its limit, it automatically deactivates and Luffy is left exhausted and unable to use Haki for ten minutes. Even afterwards, Gear 4th is extremely taxing on Luffy's body and stamina.

Later on the series he increases the duration of the form and even reduces the stamina drain after improving his Armament Haki.

Boundman

Luffy's proportions become warped and his body becomes much larger in size, with his arms, upper torso, and legs coated in Busōshoku Haki. In this form, Luffy is continuously emitting steam in this form. As a side-effect, he is incapable of standing still on the ground, and instead constantly bounces on the spot. While Luffy is using Boundman, his physical strength and speed are increased whereas before, Gear 2nd's lack of strength and Gear 3rd's lack of speed made them ineffective individually.

  • Gomu Gomu no Kong Gun: After compressing his fist into his enlarged forearm (and making it look like an actual cannon), Luffy unleashes a devastating short-range punch with enough power to break through Doflamingo's own Haki-enhanced defense and blow the Shichibukai all the way from Dressrosa's palace to the middle of the city.
  • Gomu Gomu no Rhino Schneider: After compressing both legs into his body, Luffy delivers a double flying kick. It has enough power to send the opponent crashing through dozens of buildings and across a town center.
  • Gomu Gomu no Culverin: Luffy delivers a punch like a regular Gomu Gomu no Pistol, but if it is dodged, he can redirect his punch an unspecified number of times, without losing momentum, to still land with tremendous force. In addition, this punch does not need to retract back to his body right after being "fired" as the regular Gomu Gomu no Pistol does. It can sharply change its trajectory multiple times until it hits its desired target.
  • Gomu Gomu no Double Culverin: Luffy pulls back his arms before punching his opponent with them.
  • Gomu Gomu no Leo Bazooka: Luffy winds up his two arms and launches them out with open palms, releasing a blast of air that can send a close ranged target flying at incredible momentum. It is executed very similarly to his Gomu Gomu no Bazooka.
  • Gomu Gomu no Kong Organ: Luffy fires off several Kong Gun punches in rapid succession. This attack is similar to his Gomu Gomu no Gatling Gun, and seemingly shows Luffy firing off dozens of punches simultaneously.
  • Gomu Gomu no King Kong Gun: Luffy blows a large amount of air into his arm, drastically increasing its size, before compressing his fist and unleashing a devastating blow. This was first used to defeat Doflamingo, and was powerful enough to break through the Shichibukai's Spider's Web and God Thread techniques simultaneously, as well as send him flying into the city below with enough force to completely level the town and cause the ground to be torn apart.

Tankman full

Luffy takes a form similar to Boundman, but his torso is enlarged to the point where he basically looks like a Rubber-Ball. This form focuses heavily on increasing his defenses and the harmonization between his Haki and Gomu-Gomu powers.

  • Tankman: Manpuku Version: So far the base form of Tankman is unknown. To activate this form Luffy has to consume copious amounts of food, which makes him consequently grow to an enormous and bloated size. Tankman gives Luffy tremendous Haki-based durability to which it is stronger than that of Boundman. Furthermore, this form further increases the power and magnitude of Boundman's compression-based offense by using Luffy's enormous stomach as a launcher.
    • Gomu Gomu no Cannonball: The Gear 4th version of Gomu Gomu no Fuusen and Gomu Gomu no Ore Fire. After trapping an enemy within him by compressing and withdrawing his stomach, Luffy launches them forward and into the air with incredible power and speed.

Luffy's Gear Fourth - Snakeman One Piece

Luffy takes a form similar to Boundman, but he appears much skinnier, and this form focuses heavily on the use of homing attacks and a dramatic increase in speed.

  • Python: An attack method employed by Luffy in both Boundman and Snakeman. He sends his fist out and continuously changes its path in order to land hits on opponents who try to evade it. The more his punches miss and stretch, the faster they become.
  • Gomu Gomu no Jet Culverin: Similar in nature to Boundman's Culverin attack, but much faster.
  • Gomu Gomu no Black Mamba: Luffy uses a mix between Python and Gomu Gomu no Orgun, sending a flurry of attacks that home in on the enemy should they deflect or dodge the initial punches.
  • Gomu Gomu no King Cobra: There is no clear use to this attack, but Luffy enlarges his right arm and sends it out from random vectors until it strikes his opponent with great force. His most powerful attack in this form.

Luffy's Gear 5th Animation

Gear 5th is a transformation resulting from the awakening of the Gomu Gomu no Mi. It gives Luffy's rubber-like body greater physical strength and complete freedom in the use of his powers, limited only by his imagination. It is for this reason that the user is said to become the "Warrior of Liberation", able to fight however they please and bring joy to those around them, making it "the most ridiculous power in the world".

  • Gomu Gomu no Fusen: A variant of Luffy's standard technique, but unlike the original technique, Luffy's body becomes extremely buoyant, like a helium balloon. This was first used against Kaidou in his dragon form, where Luffy entered the Yonko's body and expanded himself as well as Kaidou's stomach.
    • Gomu Gomu no Dasshutsu Rocket: A technique used by Luffy to escape from inside of Kaidou's body after using "Gomu Gomu no Fusen". Luffy stretches his arms through his enemy's eyes and grabs onto their nose to launch himself out.
  • Gomu Gomu no Gigant: A technique where Luffy expands himself to the size of a literal giant, as if activating Gear 3rd on his entire body. The name of the technique follows the Gear 3rd naming theme, but without anything after "Gigant".
    • Gomu Gomu no Nawatobi: The giant-sized Luffy grabs Kaidou in his dragon form and uses his serpentine body as a skipping rope at high speeds.
  • Gomu Gomu no Kaminari: Luffy grabs a lightning bolt and gives it the properties of rubber in order to throw it, then hurls it at his opponent. This was first used against Kaidou, who was forced to dodge the attack.
  • Gomu Gomu no Bajrang Gun: The Gear 5th version of Gomu Gomu no King Kong Gun, where Luffy inflates his fist almost the size of Onigashima, infusing it with Busōshoku and Haōshoku Haki, and then unleashes it at his enemy with the intention of punching them without making direct contact, emitting Haki outwards for an ultimate blow. This was first used against Kaidou, who countered the attack with his Shoryu: Kaen Hakke, resulting in a huge clash. It was soon able to overpower Kaidou's technique, defeating and sending him crashing into the earth, with enough force to provoke an underwater volcanic eruption.

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  • Regular Techniques
    • Gomu Gomu no Kane: Luffy uses Busōshoku Haki to harden his forehead and gives a powerful stretched headbutt to the opponent.
    • Gomu Gomu no Snake Shot: Luffy uses his Devil Fruit abilities to launch his arm in a swerving snake-like movement and grasp the enemy with an open hand gripping hard enough to cause great pain.
    • Gomu Gomu no Bullet: Luffy stretches one arm far behind him, then uses Busōshoku Haki to harden the fist at the end of his stretched arm, and finally snaps it back to deliver a devastating blow to an opponent's abdomen.
    • Gomu Gomu no UFO: Luffy twists back his legs midair, and then proceeds to let them go, causing them to spin around horizontally similar to a discus, lashing out with his legs and kicking anyone within reach.

There are normally two types of Haki regular people can tap into: the Kenbunshoku Haki which allows individuals to sense the presence of others, and Busōshoku Haki which allows individuals to create an invisible armor around them. There is however a third type of Haki, Haōshoku Haki, that only a few individuals can use. Luffy is one of these people.

Luffy possesses Haōshoku Haki, a very rare type of Haki whose users are said to have the qualities of a king. Luffy is capable of generating a massive aura that can cover over several kilometers with such an immense intensity that the air seemingly discharges electricity when coming into contact with any resistance.

While fighting Kaidou on Onigashima, Luffy came to understand that he could use his Haōshoku Haki to infuse his arms and legs and exponentially increase his attack power, becoming one of only a handful of Haōshoku users known to achieve this advanced technique.

Luffy learned to use Busōshoku Haki during the two-year timeskip and has displayed a high level of proficiency with it. He is able to cover a large portion of his body with Busōshoku: Koka on a whim, and at his highest intensity, can cover almost all of his body at once. He has somehow found a way to harmonize the armored defense of Koka with his Rubber body, forcing almost all physical force to bounce straight off.

While in Udon, Luffy started learning advanced Busōshoku Haki to bypass Kaidou's tough scales after he recalled Rayleigh deflecting and harming an enormous elephant on Rusukaina without touching it. Amid his instruction to emit Haki a short distance, he inadvertently advanced to a higher-grade of advanced Busōshoku Haki where he channels it into his target's body, thus letting him destroy them from the inside out.

  • Busōshoku: Koka: This technique somehow uses Busōshoku Haki to drastically harden his body (or parts of it). How exactly it works is currently unknown. When Luffy uses it, the arm he applies it on becomes black and shiny, much like vulcanized rubber.

Luffy learned to use Kenbunshoku Haki during the two-year timeskip. With it, he is capable of sensing the presence, emotion, and intent of others, greatly aiding his ability to dodge attacks, such as bullets. By the start of Wholecake Arc, he was able to see premonitions of the future without the need to focus intensely while also displaying several kilometers of range with the ability-sensing targets from a large distance away, and by the end of Whole-cake, Luffy can see several seconds into the future while focusing intensely, matching the likes of Charlotte Katakuri in this field.

Soru is one of the six techniques of "Rokushiki" that allows superhuman speed. Also known as Shave, this technique allows the users to move at extremely high speeds in order to avoid attacks, as well as to attack at higher speeds and with greater power. It was revealed that the principle of this move was to kick off the ground at least ten times in the blink of an eye.

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References

  1. ↑ One Piece Vol. 95 Chapter 954
  2. ↑ One Piece Vol. 99 Chapter 1001
  3. ↑ One Piece Vol. 99 Chapter 1002
  4. ↑ One Piece Vol. 99 Chapter 1002-1003
  5. ↑ One Piece Vol. 100 Chapter 1010
  6. ↑ One Piece Vol. 100 Chapter 1011
  7. ↑ One Piece Vol. 99 Chapter 1001
  8. ↑ One Piece Vol. 99 Chapter 1001
  9. ↑ One Piece Vol. 100 Chapter 1008
  10. ↑ One Piece Vol. 98 Chapter 989
  11. ↑ One Piece Vol. 100 Chapter 1009
  12. ↑ One Piece Vol. 99 Chapter 1002
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 One Piece Vol. 102 Chapter 1026
  14. ↑ One Piece Vol. 102 Chapter 1026-1027
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 One Piece Chapter 1037
  16. ↑ One Piece Chapter 1036
  17. ↑ One Piece Chapter 1036
  18. ↑ One Piece Vol. 101 Chapter 1025
  19. ↑ One Piece Chapter 1044
  20. ↑ One Piece Chapter 1042
  21. ↑ One Piece Chapter 1041-1042
  22. ↑ One Piece Chapter 1048-1049
  23. ↑ One Piece Chapter 1049
  24. ↑ One Piece Chapter 1050
  25. ↑ One Piece Vol. 102 Chapter 1030

Notes and Explanations

  1. ↑ 50.25 Gigatons
  2. ↑ 401.99 Gigatons
  3. ↑ 2.28 Petatons, possibly 33.6 Exatons
  4. ↑ 4.56 Petatons, possibly 67.2 Exatons
  5. ↑ 2.28 Petatons, possibly 67.2 Exatons in Base, 36.48 Petatons, possibly 537.6 Exatons in Gear 4th: Boundman
  6. ↑ 4.56 Petatons, possibly 67.2 Exatons
  7. ↑ 4.56 Petatons, possibly 67.2 Exatons in Gear 2nd or Gear 3rd, 18.24 Petatons, possibly 268.8 Exatons in Gear 4th: Snakeman or Gear 2nd + Gear 3rd, 36.48 Petatons, possibly 537.6 Exatons in Gear 4th: Bounceman
  8. ↑ 72.96 Petatons, possibly 1.08 Zettatons with Over Kong Gun
  9. ↑ 1.38 Zettatons

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