The gum-gum Fruit (ゴムゴム実, Gumu Gumu Mi) is a Gum-type gum Fruit that turns the user's body into rubber, making the user a gum Human (ゴム人間, gumu Ningen). "Gomu" means: “gum” in Japanese. It was originally a treasure that
This mysterious fruit grants its consumer the ability to stretch their body like rubber, transforming them into a formidable rubber-human hybrid. The Gomu Gomu no Mi falls under the Paramythia class of Devil Fruits, granting unique and versatile powers to its user.
This fruit has permanently turned his body into rubber and has thus given him the ability to stretch. Although not considered to be the strongest of Devil Fruits, the Gomu Gomu no Mi is quite a unique power and just like most other Devil Fruits in the story, it has its own set of strengths and weaknesses.
7 The World Government Wanted The Gum-Gum Fruit For A Reason
He can stretch his body to incredible lengths, and he can perform surprisingly devastating attacks at high speeds.
The name "Gum-Gum Fruit" was made up by the World Government to hide the true nature of the Devil Fruit. Its actual classification is the Human-Human Fruit Model: Nika, a Mythical Zoan Fruit with the powers of the Sun God it's named after.
Unlike most other Devil Fruits, the effects of the Gomu Gomu no Mi are always active, making the user's body permanently rubbery. The user becomes almost completely immune to blunt damage, including hand-to-hand combat, blunt weapons, bullets, and even cannonballs, all of which will just bounce off from his skin.
The Gomu Gomu no Mi which is also referred to as “Hito Hito Model: Nika” It is a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit that enablhes the user's body to stretch, making the user a rubber Human (ゴム人間 Gomu Ningen). "Gomu" means "Gum" in Japanese. In the Viz Manga, 4Kids and FUNimation dubs, it is called the gum-gum Fruit.
Luffy's Devil Fruit, the Gum-Gum fruit, is not exactly what it was believed to be. In Chapter 1044, the Five Elders revealed that Luffy's Devil Fruit was actually the Human-Human fruit, and it's not a Paramecia type.
One Piece's Wano arc revealed that Luffy actually has the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika Devil Fruit, and it is something special. One Piece's Wano Country arc revealed quite a lot to the fans about the story of Joy Boy and, at the same time, added a lot of depth to Luffy's character.
Despite its initial impression, Luffy's Devil Fruit is also a Zoan-type of the Mythical branch, the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika. Luffy's appearance and abilities in awakened form (which he calls Gear Fifth), however, differ greatly from other awakened Zoans shown recently in the series.
All Devil Fruit eaters lose their ability to swim after consuming the Devil Fruit. It's not just a loss of muscle memory; entering a body of water saps them of all energy. Even entering a bath can drain a Devil Fruit eater of energy and prevent them from using their abilities.
Logia are considered to be the rarest, while Paramecia are the most common. Zoan are somewhere in between in terms of rarity. Certain Zoan are extremely rare because of their mythical or prehistoric natures, and a number of Paramecia are rare because of their abilities and because of how frequently they appear.
Because of this, “touch of death” Devil Fruits such as the Hobi-Hobi No Mi are an awful matchup for him. All it takes is one touch against any of his stretched-out limbs and Luffy becomes a toy without any way to fight back and no one to remember him.
The Gomu Gomu no Mi is arguably the most famous Devil Fruit in One Piece. Monkey D. Luffy first bit into this fruit back in his childhood.
Luffy is a rubber man is because as a child he ate the Gomu Gomu no Mi (Gum-Gum Fruit). However, all users of such fruits share the same weak point: seawater. They cannot swim and lose all their strength when they come into contact with the ocean. This is one of the great ironies of the series.
The Hito Hito no Mi was eaten by none other than a doctor of the Straw Hat Pirates, Chopper. This Devil Fruit is incredibly useful for the reindeer as it gives him the powers of a human.
Over the years, he has come a long way and become one of the strongest pirates on the seas. Zoro has attained terrific strength, but he does not rely on a Devil Fruit at all.
It was revealed to the fans that his Devil Fruit was actually the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika, and went by a different name to hide its true powers. In his awakened state, Luffy became much stronger than he ever was before and his level of strength grew to a point where even Kaido was fearful of his powers.
One Piece fans know that the protagonist, Monkey D. Luffy, has spent his entire life at sea and yet, he cannot swim. This is because Luffy ate a Devil Fruit, a magical fruit that grants its eater extraordinary abilities but also takes away their ability to swim.
In a shocking turn of events, it was revealed that the Gomu Gomu no Mi is actually a Zoan type of Devil Fruit and its real name is the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika.
He was probably guarding the fruit for someone who would have the courage to become a liberation warrior and overthrow the World Government. According to one theory, Shanks was actually taking the fruit to Roger's son Ace, but his encounter with Luffy made him reconsider.
The Gomu-Gomu no Mi (Rubber-Rubber Fruit) is a Rare Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that turns the user's body into rubber.
Shanks' crew is known to have stolen the Gomu Gomu no Mi before Monkey D. Luffy ate it. Shanks is the captain of the Red Hair Pirates and the only Emperor to be there from the former batch.