If by chance the Gorosei were talking about Luffy's fruit in 1037, I think I've come up with a very solid idea on what the Gomu Gomu no mi might rather be:
I think Luffy could also be a compression-/decompression man.
My main argument boils down to the fact, that I think he does not neccessarily have to be rubber, as in the substance, but he instead could also just mimick the typical quirks of rubber by compressing and decompressing his tissue, thanks to which he's able to freely manipulate the tensile strength of his body, something we know he's able to do in the manga.
1 Made up of a substance =/= control over a quirk
1. 1 It's called the rubber fruit, but he's not really made up of rubber
1. 2 A substance has limiations, manipulating a „quirk“ not necessarily as much
→ It's for example the same difference that exists inbetween being able to control heat and turning into the element fire or controlling hardness and turning into the substance steel.
2. Gear evolution
2. 1 Gear second: Compression of individual body parts w/o direct force application
2. 2 Gear third: Tissue compression to shut off the air flow to the rest of his body
2. 3 Gear Fourth: Artifically enhancing his compression abillity- the peak and embodiment of his compression ability
2. 4 Drawbacks: Compression and decompression need to stay in balance
I think it's pretty cool, that my idea explains those rather specific drawbacks surprisingly well.
→ All those developments came to fruition thanks to the greater control over his tensile strength manipulation- ability and seemingly only thanks to that and I would just put it under the concept of compression in order to come up with an alternative DF name.
Combined with that „quirk control =/= substance“- argument, it's imo a pretty solid alternative to the rubber fruit.
I will talk about his awakening in another thread, that I will post right after that, cause otherwise this one gets too long. As soon as it is created, you will find the link below.
https://worstgen.alwaysdata.net/forum/threads/luffys-real-df-ability-part-2-awakening.21887/
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I think Luffy could also be a compression-/decompression man.
My main argument boils down to the fact, that I think he does not neccessarily have to be rubber, as in the substance, but he instead could also just mimick the typical quirks of rubber by compressing and decompressing his tissue, thanks to which he's able to freely manipulate the tensile strength of his body, something we know he's able to do in the manga.
1 Made up of a substance =/= control over a quirk
1. 1 It's called the rubber fruit, but he's not really made up of rubber
Ever thought about how Luffy, even though his fruit is called the rubber fruit, isn't really made up of that substance? In fact he always keeps his organic body made up of blood and flesh, even if his ability is used.
Compare his situation to characters who are indeed made of a particular substance, such as logias or Katakuri.
They only have access to their specific abilities when „activating“ their ability, means turning their bodies into their element/substance. Which is imo why Katakuri's ability also fundamentally differs from Luffy's.
Compare his situation to characters who are indeed made of a particular substance, such as logias or Katakuri.
They only have access to their specific abilities when „activating“ their ability, means turning their bodies into their element/substance. Which is imo why Katakuri's ability also fundamentally differs from Luffy's.
I think that if Luffy would be a particular substance, in that case rubber, he would have certain fixed natural limitations, mainly the recoil effect, that happens when rubber gets elongated to its limits.
But if you recall some of Luffy's pre TS moments where he stretched out his arms towards infinity without the recoil happening, until he actually wanted to, it makes me think, that's he's instead able to manipulate a very specific ability (→ compression) instead and it actually does not have to obey the potential limitations of an actual substance. That's why it only bounces back when he wants to.
But if you recall some of Luffy's pre TS moments where he stretched out his arms towards infinity without the recoil happening, until he actually wanted to, it makes me think, that's he's instead able to manipulate a very specific ability (→ compression) instead and it actually does not have to obey the potential limitations of an actual substance. That's why it only bounces back when he wants to.
2. Gear evolution
2. 1 Gear second: Compression of individual body parts w/o direct force application
We all know that pre ts he still had to press his body into his legs, in order to create that blood pumping effect.
After the timeskip he's able to compress even individual body parts without the need of manipulating them with some direct force application.
He became able to freely control the tensile strength of his tissue, he can even do so while jumping, which imo happens thanks to greater mastery of his actual ability- body compression.
After the timeskip he's able to compress even individual body parts without the need of manipulating them with some direct force application.
He became able to freely control the tensile strength of his tissue, he can even do so while jumping, which imo happens thanks to greater mastery of his actual ability- body compression.
Pre ts he had difficulties controlling the air flow throughout his body, when he used Hone fuson. Most of the time he had to navigate that air through most of his body, before it went into the desired bodypart.
What I think happened over the timeskip is, that he actually improved his compression ability to the point where he's now able to trap the air exactly there, where he wants it to be, simply by compressing the body parts, that are the nearest to that inflated area. He basically just shuts off the air flow to the rest of his body.
What I think happened over the timeskip is, that he actually improved his compression ability to the point where he's now able to trap the air exactly there, where he wants it to be, simply by compressing the body parts, that are the nearest to that inflated area. He basically just shuts off the air flow to the rest of his body.
That gear is basically the embodiment of what his ability essentially might be. First he forces his decompressed body to inflate, by blowing air into his muscles, which he then compresses with the extra help of armament hardening to a super hard Kin'iku fusen.
But that's not all, he's also using that same ability, compression, to create that iconic G4 mechanic.
Notice how everything about that Gear 4 boils down to that ability in specific. Coincidence?
But that's not all, he's also using that same ability, compression, to create that iconic G4 mechanic.
Notice how everything about that Gear 4 boils down to that ability in specific. Coincidence?
I think it could be, that his abilties need to stay in an equilibrium. Therefore those drawbacks kick in, when he completely over exhausts either ability. The result: his body answers with an extreme expession of the other ability.
→ All those developments came to fruition thanks to the greater control over his tensile strength manipulation- ability and seemingly only thanks to that and I would just put it under the concept of compression in order to come up with an alternative DF name.
Combined with that „quirk control =/= substance“- argument, it's imo a pretty solid alternative to the rubber fruit.
I will talk about his awakening in another thread, that I will post right after that, cause otherwise this one gets too long. As soon as it is created, you will find the link below.
https://worstgen.alwaysdata.net/forum/threads/luffys-real-df-ability-part-2-awakening.21887/
Thanks for reading!
I hope y'all are okay with me tagging you. I would like to hear your opinion on it.
And everyone else feel free to leave your thoughts aswell!
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