Why would he need god mode? Luffy and Stussy already did 90% of the work.. soften that boy up and Zoro still can't put him down
Indeed, why would he need a god mode when he is dealing with Lucci without any named move so far?
Gear 5 is not a mode, its a form. He can throw out jet pistols with it to Bajrang gun. In my honest opinion G4 With ACoC and Ryou> Whatever attack Lucci took.
Both Awakening and ACoC are huge powerups but ACoC is the power of the very strongest. People forget that.
Mode or form, same thing. In G5, he is a god just like Zoro is a god in Asura. Both are god manifestations of certain desires.
There are no jet pistols in G5. There is no weak move in G5, certainly, some are weaker than others but still...
Despite not being weak moves, they are still not strong enough because, people always forget, Luffy is a damage accumulation type of fighter.
I think for Luffy, Awakening is more important than aCoC and the order he obtained them confirms this. The highlight of Wano wasnt aCOC for Luffy, it was Sun God mode. Luffy was always DF-centric fighter and for him peak is G5.
Meanwhile, Zoro was always a hakiman and for him, God mode is a pre-TS ability while now, the highlight are stronger and stronger hakis.