Powers & Abilities I think I've grown to love Gear 5

[Peenix]

I remember I didn't like it that much when it first came out, but

Spoiler: FILM RED SPOILERS

I was so happy when it showed up at the end of Film Red

It's such a fun ability. I love how Luffy acts like a Loony Tunes character. I love Luffy's goofy eyebrow. I love how he's so happy jumping around in it
I've just grown to love Gear 5. It's great

 

[ShishioIsBack]

 

[Nikuzi]

Gear 5 is his best form and a perfect fit for Luffy's character and the tone of the series. Edge piece readers btfo forever, Gear 5 GODS win

 

[Peppercore]

gear 5 is great!

 

[Sir Yasheen]

Gear 5s design and power is great.

Gear 5s introduction was terrible tho.

 

[Warine]

Gear 5 is cool, Nika is not

 

[K!NG HARA$H!MA]

Ngl I vehemently disliked it first but after rereading and fan arts it grew on me and I really like it :cheers:

 

[Peenix]

Gear 5 is cool, Nika is not

I can definitely understand why people wouldn’t like it, but for me at least my enjoyment of Gear 5 outweighs my distaste for Luffy’s fruit getting changed

 

[NikaInParis]

I'll have to see it in action again to fairly judge it

 

[Egghead]

Hated it then, hate it now.

 

[Welkin]

I think it's one of those things where most people like the the power itself but not everything surrounding it

I have friends that read OP irl and actively participate in discussion and that's pretty much their stance on it

They love the way it looks, they love the power, and they like how much it fits Luffy's character

They don't like Nika (they're open to it if we find out more about Nika himself) and they don't like the name change

I'm fine with the whole thing but I can see where they're coming from

 

[Carrota Guco]

I thought gear 5 was okay

 

[Herrera95]

If I remember spoilers correct he isn't happy in his last attack

 

[BleakAsh]

isn't that the reverse gear?

Gud gotta take a step back now and then

 

[Warchief Sanji D Goat]

Gear 5s design and power is great.

Gear 5s introduction was terrible tho.

/thread

 

[Garp the Fist]

G5 is great, it’s basically a return of all the stupid but fun Luffy moments from early in the series that got progressively rarer and rarer from EL onwards. I do think the face-faults were overused though.

On the other hand, I loathe the Gomu Gomu being a secret Mythical Zoan with every fibre of my being.

 

[ShiShiShi]

 

[NotTommy]

I enjoyed it as well. Design-wise, it's one of my top 3 favourite gear s along with Snakeman and G2. Ability-wise, it was great and fits Luffy so well with him having no restriction aside from his imagination.

The devil fruit name change still bugs me and I don't care for the Nika stuff.

 

[Akagame]

I don't know I think Snakeman is deifnitely his best form. G5 is just too overpowered and goofy at the same time. I mean Luffy literally has the power of "freedom" like how is that even fair?

 

[Gaimon The Pirate]

Gear 5s design and power is great.

Gear 5s introduction was terrible tho.

the retcon was unnecessary and stupid, the introduction was fine.
If luffy was just awakening the Gom Fom, the same fruit as Nika, it would have been nice, a bit stretched but nika is misterious enough to draw the parallel.
the fact that it's not gom gom but nika nika is absolute pants on head.