Since Luffy's Devil Fruit is actually a Mythical Zoan instead of a Paramecia, it granted him a completely new transformation instead and typical of Luffy, he ended up naming it Gear 5. In this form, Luffy gains a completely white transformation and takes on an appearance similar to that of the "Sun God" Nika.
Yes, Luffy's Gear Five Is in 'One Piece Film: Red'
Gear Five's color changes were somewhat elaborated on in Chapter 1045, "Next Level." Yamato described Luffy's hair and clothes as having turned white. Kaidō described the form as pure white. Both of these can mean different things, but they at least made clear that Luffy's new color scheme is primarily white.
On this occasion, fans can also get the clearest and most complete look at Luffy's mysterious new form. Gear Fifth indeed turns the Straw Hat captain's clothes white, except for his blue/purple sash.
Given how the minks and Im are both tied to the mysterious Void Century and the most important mysteries of One Piece's world, Luffy's red eyes in Gear 5 may also signify that Nika and his Devil Fruit are also tied to this mysterious time.
The more he laughed, the better he seemed to fight. Throughout the clash against Kaido, fans could see him laughing even though he was fighting a high-intensity battle, which just goes to show how important it is to his character.
With all that said, Gear 5 is the awakening of the devil fruit that carries the will of the predecessor Joy Boy.
Since Luffy's Devil Fruit is actually a Mythical Zoan instead of a Paramecia, it granted him a completely new transformation instead and typical of Luffy, he ended up naming it Gear 5. In this form, Luffy gains a completely white transformation and takes on an appearance similar to that of the "Sun God" Nika.
In the final battle against Kaido in Wano, Luffy awakened the powers of his Devil Fruit and acquired a new form, Gear Fifth. He uses that transformation briefly in One Piece Film: RED too, but there are a few conflicting elements that make it difficult to establish if the movie actually takes place after Wano.
Due to the increased blood pressure through Luffy's body, Gear Second gives off a pinkish tint to Luffy's body. However, this is just the case in the anime. In the manga, illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, Luffy doesn't get any color changes when using this gear.
Luffy's real-world nationality analogue is Brazilian — Luffy is from the Goa Kingdom, named after an Indian city colonized by the Portuguese Empire. In the Netflix adaptation, Luffy will be portrayed by Iñaki Godoy, a Mexican actor.
In the anime, some Haki users are shown surrounded by different color auras, (such as red for Luffy, purple for Doflamingo or pink for Big Mom) even if they are not using Haki at that moment.
While using Gear Fifth, Luffy creates a fist big enough to dwarf an entire island and retracts it just like he does in Gear 4th. This fist is then coated with both Conqueror's and Armament Haki to the fullest.
1) Kaido. Kaido did in fact lose to Luffy's Gear 5 at the end of the Wano Country arc. However, keep in mind that he withstood multiple waves of strong enemies before this final encounter. Luffy was also completely worn out after the fight and fell into a coma for about a week.
Luffy's Gear Fifth does in fact make an appearance in One Piece: Red, but it might not be as long as you would hope. For most of the battles that Luffy takes part in during the latest film, Luffy relies on his Gear Fourth transformation, boosting his muscles and delivering some serious power behind his punches.
The film does take place around the Wano arc, so if you aren't caught up with the anime, you will have a few spoilers.
Luffy is close to Shanks in terms of power and it is only after their fight that he will officially be able to call himself stronger than Shanks.
One Piece's most recent chapter confirms that Luffy can now actually manipulate reality, as shown in his battle against Rob Lucci on Egghead Island.
Like many anime movies based on manga, One Piece Film: Red isn't canon to the overarching plot of its series, but surprisingly enough, it does contain some spoilers for the latter half of the Wano arc and beyond.
Fan theory suggests that Luffy will awaken Gear 6 in One Piece. The concept of Gears was introduced in the Enies Lobby arc of One Piece when Luffy brought out Gear 2 against the CP9 agent Blueno. His skin turned pinkish and heated up, allowing our main character to move faster.
Luffy Gear 5 Is The Result of His Devil Fruit Awakening
It is the awakening of the Zoan-type devil fruit that allows Luffy to transform into the sun god Nika. It is an accumulation of all his previous gear mechanics along with the supernatural abilities to transform into the sun god.
No. Luffy can't defeat Goku.
Joyboy is a Haitian Vodou god of unknown origins. Joyboy is a god of hope, as he brings about happiness with his music and dancing. His music is able to charm even the most cold hearted of people into laughs and jubilee, its even said that its able to purify even the most evil spirits.
It states that Joy Boy's true name was Jaguar Binks and that he was a giant from Elbaf. While the theory uses the fact that the names Joy Boy and Jaguar Binks have the initials as part of its reasoning, that is only the tip of the iceberg.
After Luffy won the match, Kaidou recalled an earlier conversation he had with King where he said that Joy Boy would be the one to defeat him, implying that in his final moments, he recognized that Luffy was none other than Joy Boy after all.