name=Monkey D. Luffy
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Gomu Gomu no Mi
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"Rubber Rubber" Fruit
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Gum Gum Fruit
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Paramecia
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Turns the body into extremely durable, stretchable rubber Blunt objects and hits have little to no effect on the user's skin Sharp objects are the only sure way to damage the body of the user
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is the main character/ Protagonist of the Anime and Manga '' One Piece ''. He is the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates (sometimes referred to as the "Luffy Pirates"). Luffy has the highest bounty in the east blue with 30 million berries after his defeat of Arlong, and increased to 100 million after defeating Crocodile.
Luffy has gained extraordinary stretching powers from eating a legendary artifact called the ''Gum-Gum'' Fruit. If a person eats one of Devil Fruits, he gains powers beyond the norm but becomes unable to swim. After consuming the ''Gum-Gum'' fruit, Luffy's body becomes like rubber, giving him the ability to stretch long distances. Having trained hard for ten years, Luffy is able to supplement his stretching powers with immense strength, agility, and creativity in combat. His strength is probably not an effect of the ''Gum-Gum'' Fruit, as he does not display unusual strength in his battle with Higuma The Bear .
Luffy uses his stretching power in ingenious ways. He is able to use the malleable stretchiness of his limbs to gain tremendous velocity and hit enemies with devastating impact. His rubber body is also virtually immune to blunt objects such as bullets and punches, reflecting off his body harmlessly. However, he is still very susceptible to sharp objects such as swords and knifes. The rubber composition of his body also renders him essentially immune to electricity based attacks, thus making him the natural enemy of a ''Thunder-Thunder'' Fruit user, such as Eneru.
In order of usage:
- - Luffy's standard straight punch, augmented with stretching. This attack can be used from short to long range.
- - Luffy stretches his arm and grabs a handhold, then quickly retracts, projecting himself high into the air, over great distances, or even into an opponent.
- - Luffy stretches his leg and kicks in a wide circle, striking multiple foes.
- - Luffy takes hold of his opponent with his hands, then spins, twisting his arms. He then untwists them, rapidly spinning his opponent, while bringing him crashing to the floor.
- - Luffy inflates himself rapidly, pushing foes away and deflecting attacks - these have so far been cannonballs. Luffy also used this move to save Going Merry from being crushed against the red line.
- -Luffy grabs an object behind his opponent, and uses a one hand version of "rocket" to launch himself at his foe. He then stretches out his other arm and clotheslines his opponent.
- - Luffy stretches both his arms far back, and then hurls them forward, striking his opponent with both simultaneously. This move often sends the opponent flying, even across islands, and has been used twice as a Cover-page story setup.
- - Luffy uses his stretching ability to bring his fists forward repeatedly in a blurry, rapid barrage. This move is mid-ranged, but Luffy has once used it to break up a falling wall, sending chunks of rock at faraway foes.
- - Luffy holds his feet together and kicks with both simultaneously. Can be used while airborne, or while hand standing.
- - Used to get into Lady Kaya's mansion. Luffy climbed up the railings outside, then held onto them and stretched back, with his legs on the railings. He then released, sending himself, Zoro and Nami catapulting over the railings and in. It was more of a joke move than an actual attack. In the English anime, Luffy just preformed a Gum-Gum Rocket.
- - Luffy stretches his neck backwards, then snaps it back for a devastating head butt to the opponent's face. For greater effect, Luffy can take hold of his opponent and pin him down first.
- (Anime only) - Luffy grabs hand and foot holds, then intercpts a cannonball, stretching back and firing the cannonball back at it's origin (but Luffy slips and shoots the cannonball at the Baratie) Used only against Ironfist Fullbody's cannonball.
- - Identical to Gomu Gomu no Sickle, but he uses both arms for the rocket and the clotheslining. Good for taking down a line of enemies.
- - Luffy stretches one leg high into the air, then brings it crashing down on an opponent or structure, for massive damage.
- - Luffy stretches one arm far behind him, then snaps it back to deliver a one-fisted blow to an opponent, like a one-armed version of Gomu Gomu no Bazooka. May seem like Pistol, but is more powerful, and is short-ranged.
- - Similar to Gomu Gomu no Gavel, but he performs it using the feet and legs instead of hands and arms. Luffy must be airborne to perform this attack.
- - Luffy plants his feet into the ground beneath him to steady himself, then twists his body around tightly. Next, he grabs hold of something ( Mohmoo the first time) and unwinds, spinning the held item around rapidly and attacking anything around him. The downside is Luffy can sometimes find himself stuck.
- - Luffy grabs the fingers of one hand with the other, and stretches them before his face. Any bladed attack will be halted after passing between the fingers.
- - Luffy entwines his fingers making a net like shape and then stretches out his fingers making a large net, which he attempts to trap his opponents in.
- - Used only once on Laboon the whale (Not counting Movie 4). Luffy grabs hold of the Going Merry's mast and slams it into his opponent.
- - Can only be used after having his arm trapped in Mr.3 s' Candle Lock; Luffy throws an elongated punch at his opponent, and deals heavy damage due to the rock-hard appendage.
- - Luffy stretches his leg out and hits his opponent with the bottom of his foot, leaving an imprint, or "stamp", of his sandal.
- - Combo attack with Sanji. Luffy stretches and grabs Sanji's leg, and as Sanji kicks forward, Luffy uses a Gum Gum Rocket, propelling him forward and higher speeds than normal.
- - Luffy takes hold of his opponent, then repeatedly twists his torso vertically around his waists. The resulting snapback sends his opponent flying.
- - Used against a giant sea bird, Luffy jumps into the air and does a Gomu Gomu no Gavel, spinning the bird around in a cyclone before slamming down onto the Merry Go.
- - Luffy simply says this while keeping a small barrel of water away from Usopp. This is a joke move.
- - Similar to the Pistol, but his fist travels underground to uppercut the target, as Zoro painfully found out (Due to a mirage, Luffy mistook Zoro for Crocodile when they were separated from the others.).
- - Luffy stretches his mouth wide open, and attempts to contain his opponent inside (a copy move from Wapol).
- - Luffy grabs his opponent with both arms and winds himself up like with Bow gun. He then kicks off from the ground, and spins towards his opponent to deliver a powerful head butt.
- - Starts off as an ordinary Pistol attack, after which Luffy "twangs" his stretched arm, causing his fist to connect multiple times.
- - After going into "water Luffy" mode (by drinking a barrel of water) Luffy spits spheres of water at his opponent. This was used to counter Crocodiles dissolving body.
- - Luffy begins by launching his opponent into the air. Then, Luffy uses "Gomu Gomu no Balloon", twists his body around tightly, then blows the air towards the ground. This propels Luffy spinning upwards, where he delivers a flurry of punches similar to Gatling Gun, but with greater strength, since it has the momentum of the exhaled air behind it. This signature move earns him 100 million berries after using it against Crocodile and is by far his most powerful technique.
- - Luffy stretches both of his arms between the ship he is on and the one he wants to go to. By jumping off the ground, he is able to pull himself and passengers to the ship that he is holding onto.
- - Luffy jumps into the air and spins around rapidly. Then he unleashes a flurry of punches and kicks that go in every direction due to the spinning motion. The attack proves effective for clearing groups of enemies around him.
- - Similar to Gomu Gomu no Pistol, but Luffy twists his arm around as he stretches it behind him and hits the opponent at close range.
- - Luffy stretches back leg and kicks. Used in the 6 minute episode of the Soccer King.
- - Luffy first hits a base ball with his fist. Next, he twists his body around with Gomu Gomu no Pinwheel. Last Luffy unwinds his body making the ball fly out of his fist and making a homerun.
- - Luffy stops thinking, leaving himself in a stupid state. The advantage is that his thoughts and movements cannot be read as he is acting purely on instinct. The disadvantage is he can't attack in this state.
- - All of Luffy's appendages go limp reducing the damage he takes
- - Much like Gomu Gomu no Fireworks except that instead of striking his arms and feet out forcefully they simply bounce in and out wildly. This was used to throw off Eneru's mantra since the blows were far to random to predict
- - The same as Gomu Gomu no Fire Works, but with a Golden Ball attached to his arm. This was used to absorb Eneru's giant thunderball aiming to destroy Skypiea
- - The same as Gomu Gomu no Rifle but with a Golden Ball attached to his arm. This apparently took awhile to charge
- - A boxing move; Luffy launches an elongated hook, which can hit the enemy’s back due to his stretching ability.
- - Luffy swings one arm in a circle at high speed, then drives his fist into his opponent. {Link without Title}
- - Combo attack with Zoro. Luffy and Zoro used the Gum Gum Cannon and 108 Pound Cannon, respectively, at the same time. This was going to be called the Gum Gum Two-Hundred-Sixteen Pound Cannon, but Luffy thought it was too hard to remember. It was this move that broke through Aqua Laguna.
- - Luffy entangles an opponent with his arms and legs, and uses them to manipulate his opponents limbs. Luffy can have his victim attack his allies, while hiding from these behind the victim.
- - A sort of reverse Axe, Luffy kicks one leg straight upward. He used this to destroy a tower from the inside.
- - Luffy, in Gear Second Form, delivers a punch so strong that the force from the move strikes the enemy with the same force. An effective ranged attack.
- - Luffy, in Gear Second Form, delivers a devastatingly powerful Bazooka. Similar to Jet Pistol in that the force also makes the move a ranged attack.
- - Luffy first does a Gomu Gomu no Pistol at something (Foxy's Gorilla Puncher Machine). He spins his arm around the machine, and then unwinds his arm, making the target spin.
- - Used in Movie 2, Bear King, with a cannon, shot a drill bullet at Luffy. Luffy twists his arms and legs as if to do a Gomu Gomu no Giant Gavel. Instead of hitting the floor, Luffy aims at Bear King. The Drill twists with Luffy making a hole in Bear King.
- - Luffy wraps his arms around each other as they approach the enemy. He grabs their chest and then leaps up into the air. He unwraps his arms to spin his foe around and uses the momentum to slam the opponent head first into the ground. He used this in the OVA against Captain Ganzack.
Normal State
Not acquired till Enies Lobby. It's supposedly a hardened version of his body, theorized to be acquired through Vulcanization by some, although incorrectly. Vulcanization is an irreversible process and, naturally, presumes the rubber has not been cured. Uncured natural rubber is sticky and unstable, Denaturing within days from prolonged exposure to sunlight and Free Radicals in the atmosphere. It's safer to assume that Luffy's rubber body was vulcanized from the first day he ate the Gomu-Gomu fruit, as his body has yet to break down from his exposure to the sun and the atmosphere, his Gear 1 form isn't sticky, and his body has yet to regress from Gear 1 (all consistent with the theory that he already is Vulcanized ).
This form allows the use of the CP9 technique "Soru"(near instant movement), and "Jet" Versions of his attacks that can hit at a distance. Some evidence that this form is acquired through Vulcanization is seen when Luffy goes into Gear 2, where Luffy emits steam from his body - perhaps as a result of vulcanization.
Another theory regarding Gear 2, is that it's a refined form of "Soru" (a technique that involves kicking the ground ten or more times in an instant to propel the user forward with tremendous speed), in which Luffy compresses his rubber body (as seen when he activates Gear 2) in order to use "Soru" ''internally'', using his own body as the "kickoff" point to greatly increase the velocity of his attacks (accelerating them beyond what a normal human eye can register).
It remains to see which theory (if any) prevails, as Oda has yet to explain exactly ''how'' Gear 2 works (if he ever does). In either case, Gear 2 appears to be quite tiring, leaving Luffy feeling a bit winded.
Just before Blueno collapses, Luffy mentions going a step further. This may refer to other forms of attacks using Gear 2, another one of the Rokushiki powers beyond Soru, the recently revealed 3rd Gear -the exact number of gears is unknown at this point, though.
In chapter 403 Luffy used Gear 3 to break down a fortified gate, with him becoming small in stature (chibi) as the result. In chapter 404, Luffy soon transforms back into Gear 1 automatically. This mode seems to be activated when Luffy bites on his thumb.
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Mizu Luffy: Luffy drinks a large amount of water which his body contains, giving him a pear- shaped form. He can now pump up water and spit it at his opponent. In this stage, Luffy uses the attack Mizu Mizu no Pistol.
Afro Luffy: Used in the battle against Foxy, Luffy dons a huge afro and a temporary skull-and-crossbones tattoo. According to Usopp this would increase his strength, and would 'awaken his deepest latent primal powers'. In this mode Luffy uses the boxing moves Hook and Flail, and talks in a deeper voice, saying things like "Hell Yeah~!" often.
- Strangely, all versions of his origin show that he was more mature and serious as a child than he is now.
- Luffy seems to have an unstoppable appetite, even exhausting three cooks in a row. This characteristic is common to the Japanese archetype of the (at times simpleminded) young male hero/adventurer with a heart of gold, as in the case of Son Goku of Dragon Ball fame for example, which is Eiichiro Oda 's favorite manga.
- Even before eating the Gomu Gomu Fruit, Luffy could not swim and was affectionately nicknamed "Anchor" by Shanks ' crew.
- In the manga it is explained that the scar on Luffy's left eye was self-inflicted when, as a child, he cut himself with a knife to prove his courage to Shanks . It is the very first thing Luffy does in the manga. In the anime, the scene was omitted (even in the original Japanese version) for fear that children might try to imitate Luffy's stunt. Thus, the scar's origin is never explained in the anime.
- Luffy tries to impersonate his crew with Chopper and Usopp taking the laughs for it. So far he has impersonated Sanji , Chopper (with Nico Robin 's help for the horns), Zoro , Usopp (with Nami 's "help" for the nose), and even himself frozen at one point.
- Luffy is 17 years old. His birthday is May 5th, which is Children's Day in Japan.
- Luffy is 172 cm tall or 5 foot 8 inches.
- Luffy's older brother is Portgas D. Ace . (Portgaz D. Trace in the English anime)
- Luffy likes to eat all sorts of foods, but he is mostly fond of Meat .
- In Japan, there is a short movie that features One Piece and Dragonball Z joining forces to take down Eneru who tried to destroy Japan. Both Luffy and Goku team up to put an end to his evil. ( See here )
- He shares the same initial as Gol D. Roger, Portgas D. Ace, Marshall D. Teach (Blackbeard) and Saul D. Jaguar.
- Luffy is a playable character in Jump Superstars .
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