In chapter 385 Lucci states
You learn the name of the fruit when you gain its power
- so why did Luffy not learn the name of the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika after eating it?
- or did he mean you name the fruit yourself after learning of its abilities?
Or Rob was just wrong. Luffy didn’t even realize he had gained powers until Shanks picked him up lol.
Also, Oda has been writing this story for almost 3 decades, he’s clearly changed a lot of things and it’s obvious Nika was not planned from the beginning. Dude has even admitted to having to google some of Luffy’s moves because he forgot. It’s not a plot hole, it’s pretty inconsequential. Rob Lucci is a government stooge, just think of it as him regurgitating whatever government propaganda he was indoctrinated with.
Maybe, is that how Kaku and Kalifa learned the names of their fruits? Because they were unknown when they ate them.
That’s not even the biggest issue. Every zoan we have any real data for has three different modes. Their original form, a full transformation into whatever “animal” their zoan represents and a hybrid of “human” and their fruit.
Even other mythical zoans like Marco and Kaido have that.
Luffy is different in that regard. He has elements of his fruits even in base. Is Gear Second supposed to be hybrid? Or Gear Fourth? And is Gear Fifth his full zoan form?
These aren’t huge issues, but they are interesting to think about.
Replying to a 6 month old post, but…
Luffy we see just walking around is not transformed at all. Anytime luffy is stretching, he’s in the combo form. Than there’s gear 5.
I don’t remember the old fleet admiral having a combo form, but I’m not sure if it really matters. There’s rules in one-piece, but they get broken. It’s not as bad as Jojo in that regard, but it’s still a thing
They have devil fruit cataloged in a devil fruit book but often times the power/name does not have a picture of the fruit prior to being eaten. So basically once they find out what powers they have they can match it to an existing fruit. The book of devil fruits is how Sanji knew about the Suke Suke no Mi prior to interacting with Absolom.
