Summary
Luffy’s new form, Gear Fifth, increases his mobility and attack style. Despite Gear Fifth’s power, Luffy is still vulnerable to slashing attacks. Mentioning this weakness creates an opportunity for potential future villains to exploit it and create dangerous conflicts for Luffy.
Monkey D. Luffy made manga history when he awakened his Devil Fruit in A piece chapter #1044. This form is hereafter referred to as “Gear Fifth” and is said to increase all of Luffy’s rubber-like properties exponentially, giving maximum freedom to the form. However, this form cannot cover all of Luffy’s weaknesses and it still has one major flaw. Chapter #1047 of One Piece tells about the fierce fight between Luffy and Kaido on the Onigashima floating fortress. Luffy’s Gear Fifth gave him a major advantage in both mobility and versatility when it came to his attack style.
While it’s clear that Luffy’s raw power increased significantly after his Gear Fifth transformation, it’s clear that Kaido retained his strength throughout the fight. In fact, as the battle progressed, Kaido noticed that Gear Fifth does not make Luffy invulnerable.
Luffy’s weakness in slashing could be his failure in One Piece
In the middle of the battle, Kaido sent Luffy flying onto the rooftop of Onigashima, but Gear Fifth’s power turned Luffy’s surroundings into rubber, causing him to bounce into the sky. Even though he was almost unconscious, Luffy still clung tightly to Kaido as he flew up. Kaido stated that this action only revealed Luffy’s location in the sky and said that, despite his newfound power, Luffy is weak in slashing attacks. Kaido then used this opportunity to launch a series of slashes into the air, naming the attack “Dragon Twister, Demolition Breath”.
This revelation by Kaido shows that Luffy is not as invincible as he seems, even with the advanced power of Gear Fifth. This weakness makes sense because it is a weakness that Luffy has had since the beginning of One Piece, and has proven his downfall many times over. Surely enough, This weakness of Gear Fifth appears again in Luffy’s most recent major battle, which saw him face off against Admiral Kizaru. When Kizaru attacked Luffy in chapter #1093 with his lightsaber, the attack clearly injured him and even caused him to bleed, despite Geat Fifth.
Which One Piece villain can best exploit Gear 5’s weaknesses?
Even if Kizaru is dealt with, this reminder of Luffy’s weakness could cause a future villain to use slashing attacks. Luffy has long been known as “God’s natural enemy,” and if the world’s mysterious ruler, Im-sama, is capable of using some powerful slashing techniques, then he will be the most dangerous opponent Luffy could ever face. end of the series. This is a clever way to establish Gear Fifth as an incredible power without undermining the stakes of future conflicts. Besides, I, the captain of the holy knights, St. Figarland Garling, carries a large sword with him and will likely play a large role. role when the Straw Hats fought against the World Government. The dialogue of One Piece’s villains has always been extremely important when it comes to tying the themes of each arc together and building up to their final arc. Kaido’s mention of Luffy’s weakness in slashing attacks was important to demonstrate that Luffy’s Gear Fifth does not make him invincible, and the details of his battle with Kizaru further confirm this. Thus, the future of A piece Will definitely bring it back Fifth geara weak point that can be compromised luffy in a climactic moment. All chapters of A piece available on Manga Plus!Read on Manga Plus
A piece
Created by: Eiichiro Oda
First movie: One Piece: The Movie
First TV show chapter: A piece
Cast: Kazuya Nakai,Akemi Okamura,Kappei Yamaguchi,Hiroaki Hirata,Ikue Ôtani,Yuriko Yamaguchi
Video games): One Piece: World Unlimited RED, One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3, One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4, One Piece: World Seeker, One Piece Odyssey
Figure): Monkey D. Luffy, Roronora Zoro, Nami (One Piece), Nico Robin, Usopp (One Piece), Vinsmoke Sanji, Tony Tony Chopper, Franky (One Piece), Jimbei (One Piece)
