Suke Suke no Mi is underwhelming
Many people consider suke suke no mi to be one of the most useless devil fruits and its hard to disagree with them. We already saw its weakness when Absalom used it:
On top, the idea of CoO wasnt introduced when Absalom used this fruit. Imagine Absalom fighting someone with basic CoO let alone FS.
Suke Suke No Mi's awakening: Nothingness
It doesnt make sense for an end game opponent to have a useless power. Shiryu believes he got a very nice power for himself =>
There is a theory floating around that Shiryu will awaken his devil fruit and it will turn him into nothingness. The idea originated from Koshiro flashback during Mr. 1 fight where the "ability to cut NOTHING" was mentioned three times (Please check the Stephen Paul's translation, ViZ translation was garbage).
Blackbeard and Suke Suke no mi
The theory of nothingness is cool, but I didnt pay much attention initially. Then some intriguing information came to my attention:
(1) In Ace Novel, Volume 2, Chapter 5,
Thatch claims that Blackbeard wants to eat the Suke Suke no Mi. Out of all the fruits in the series, why did Thatch think Teach wants the Suke Suke no Mi?
I dont usually pay attention to novels as they are not written by Oda. For example, this volume was written by Tatsuya Hamazaki. But what makes this interesting is, a member of the Blackbeard pirates eventually gets the Suke Suke no mi. This Ace volume was released five months before chapter 925, where Shiryu shows his suke suke no mi powers. This cant be a coincidence. There is a possibility that Oda passed this information to Tatsuya.
(2) From databook Green (the only databook completely supervised by Oda), Blackbeard was originally named
Everything D. Teach
(3) In chapter 577, Blackbeard says, Yami Yami no mi turns
everything to
nothingness
Connecting all these dots, is it possible Oda originally planned suke suke no mi for Blackbeard where the pirate
Everything D. Teach was supposed to turn himself into
nothingness? If that is true, then the suke suke no mi has to be
a very special fruit that was reserved for the most important antagonist in the series.
Inspiration for "Nothingness": Hokuto No Ken
Hokuto No Ken or the Fist of the North Star is an 80s manga that inspired many famous mangakas. The protagonist Kenshiro is known for his iconic phrase "omae wa mou shindeiru" or "you are already dead". Oda recently paid homage to Hokuto No Ken through Queen =>
This is not the first time Oda referenced Hokuto No Ken. Back in chapter 72 SBS =>
The ultimate technique of Kenshiro is called Musō Tensei. This technique allows the user to achieve a state of "nothingness", impervious to attacks. Kenshiro could harness the techniques of his fallen comrades. He can glide through air and space. It comes from the same principle as Ultra Instinct of Dragon Ball. Musō Tensei is so broken that the only way to counter it was to extremely distort the space and time.
Shiryu turning into nothingness will be another homage to Hokuto No Ken. Imagine Shiryu with abilities similar to Musō Tensei.
How broken Shiryu will be?
Some tags:
@Garp the Fist @Celestial D. Dragon @Bogard @HeroesNZ @Buggy D Clown
Shiryu Downplayers:
@ZenZu @Seth
Zenzu's number 1 fan:
@Gol D. Roger
Blackbeard gang:
@Blackbeard @Erkan12 @Reborn
Real Shiryu cheerleader:
@HA001 OF THE RAIN
Fake Shiryu cheerleader:
@TheAncientCenturion
(hers is more impressive tho)