00:00Join me as I dive into the world of One Piece and challenge myself to figure out if Year 5 really has a new rival with this Devil Fruit Awakening.
00:09For the majority of the One Piece series, fans had no idea about the secret held by Luffy's Devil Fruit.
00:15Once known as the Goma of Goma No Me, or the Rubber Fruit, fans now know that this Devil Fruit is actually named the Hito Hito No Me, model Nika.
00:25The Nika Fruit Awakening led to Luffy unlocking his most powerful form yet, Gear 5, which he then used to finally take down Kaido.
00:35Just like the legendary sun god Nika from the Fables of Elbath, he too fought with an elastic and stretchy body.
00:43Gear 5 is probably the most powerful Devil Fruit Awakening scene in the series so far, and what makes it so powerful is its infinite potential.
00:52The only boundary for Luffy is his own imagination.
00:56However, there's another Devil Fruit that fans know could toe-to-toe with the Nika Devil Fruit, if ever awakened.
01:03The Mero Mero No Me is an odd Devil Fruit.
01:07Hancock's Awakening could put her on par with Gear 5, the Mero Mero No Me is the Devil Fruit of the Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock,
01:15and could potentially have an Awakening on par with the Hito Hito No Me, model Nika.
01:20Since the reveal that the Gomu Gomu No Me isn't what it was claimed to be before,
01:25many have speculated other Devil Fruits could secretly have different names and powers.
01:29Some believe Hancock's Devil Fruit could actually be the Hito Hito No Me, model, Medusa, or Gorgon.
01:37Of course, this cannot be the case as Hancock's powers were replicated by Green Blood,
01:42which, as fans know, works only with Parameshi abilities.
01:45Regardless, Boa Hancock's Devil Fruit could have a lethal Devil Fruit Awakening.
01:51As it is, this fruit is already strong enough to take down 99% of characters in the world.
01:58Even Blackbeard feared being defeated by it and had to sneak up on her to beat her.
