#one piece 1108

[forged-in-kaoss]

okay we'll uncuff you! bonk 💥

[giadin-a]

🚬

[joy-girl]

One Piece 1108

Go Luffy! Squish them like puppet toys!!

[sanjipussyindulgence]

ohhhh my god. oh my god that chapter.

[gizaoyas]

"...The world's greatest and most humble scientific genius. What I'm about to tell you is the truth about our world!!!"

[nanamis-bigtie]

i love it when he bounces

chapter 1108: attention, world!

[mugiwarafan]

silly unhinged little freak <3

[trafalgarlawsfeathercoat]

two things about today’s cover spread…

1.) reiju??? i know what you are baby

2.) uta is canon confirmed?? law really took bepo to her concert, like that actually happened LMAO

[lovvnami]

ONE PIECE 1108

[mugiwara-lucy]

This whole spread is FUCKING 🔥

[mostspecialgirl]

ODA????? TASHIGI AND REIJU???????????????? HE TRULY IS A VISIONARY IM SORRY I DOUBTED YOU SIR GLORY TO ONE PIECE

GOOD GOD !!!!!!!!!!

[forged-in-kaoss]

[zewarudo]

[dinokirby]

Hello Kaku Nation🦒

He means the world to me. He's so silly. 💛

[joy-girl]

Franky's bounty poster:

[monkey-d-ezekiel]

Gear Reverse Theory (kinda)

okay hear me out. no the 3 week break is not messing with my mind. but WHAT IF Gear Reverse is an actual thing. we've seen Luffy in Gear 5 multiple times by now, right? and one of the consistent responses that Luffy has had to people acknowledging him as Sun God Nika has been essentially "Huh? I'm just Monkey D. Luffy!". Like he does not care for this Sun God business in the slightest.

The point is, Luffy has never wanted to be any sort of hero or God, and he doesn't take kindly to his new gear (Gear 5) basically being called a reincarnation of someone else, specifically someone who was worshipped as a God of Liberation. He always clarifies that he's just Monkey D. Luffy and doesn't really understand this Sun God business.

But we've also seen it be stated that Zoan devil fruits have a 'will of their own' and in the case of Luffy's mythical zoan, the will of the fruit is that of Sun God 'Nika'. We've seen Luffy undergo a fairly noticeable shift in personality numerous times while fighting in Gear 5. While his major fights pre-awakening used to be tense struggles with him adopting a more serious demeanor, his recent fights have been more characterized by humor and goofiness. This seems to be a direct effect of the will of Sun God Nika or Joyboy coming to the forefront. In a way you could say that Luffy's will and personality is sort of playing second fiddle in Gear 5.

We all know that Luffy is a headstrong and in a sense, selfish guy. He values his beliefs, personality and aspirations over the morality of a hero, as we've seen several times in the series. He was averse to Jimbei trying to frame him as a hero in FMI, and the same held true for one of his first interactions with Vegapunk, in which he seemed disenchanted at the thought of being some sort of hero. Oda seems to be indicating more than once that Luffy is yet to realize that his awakening has made him a reincarnation of a God.

So what exactly will Luffy do once he fully understands what his fruit and its awakening entail? He's going to be unhappy about it. Luffy does not want to be a hero, and especially not when it comes with the added cost of having your will taken over by a mythical deity. and this is where Gear Reverse comes in. Luffy is going to be the first human to go beyond his awakening. Gear Reverse is going to be Luffy asserting his will over the fruit and making use of all its powers post awakening while also making sure his will is the dominant one, and not that of the fruit. I'm not sure how exactly Gear Reverse would look, but I think it would be cool if it was Luffy simply in his base form and nothing more, while still being able to fight in the ridiculous manner he does, turning the environment to rubber and such.

I think one of the biggest indicators which point towards Luffy slowly gaining control over his devil fruit, rather than his devil fruit having control over him, is this panel from chapter 1108. It is in equal parts menacing and goofy, combining both those elements to create a terrifying atmosphere, and a bit of a departure from the overly humorous style of fighting that Gear 5 has been so far.

Anyways yeah, there's probably a buncha holes in this theory, but I found the concept of an internal clash of wills within Luffy, between him and his devil fruit, to be pretty interesting and in character for Luffy, while also being a fresh and innovative direction for the series to take with Gear 5 rather than it just being a chosen one story.