ONE PIECE



  One Piece is a japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in magazine since July 22, 1997. The story follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a boy whose body gained the properties of rubber after unintentionally eating a Devil Fruit. With his crew of pirates, named the Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy explores the Grand Line in search of the world's ultimate trasure known as "One Piece" in order to become the next Pirate King.




   The series focuses on Monkey D. Luffy, a young man who, inspired by his childhood idol and powerful pirate "Red Haired" Shanks, sets off on a journey from East Blue Sea to find the famed treasure One Piece and proclaim himself the King of the Pirates. In an effort to organize his own crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy rescues and befriends a swordsman named Roronoa Zoro, and they head off in search of the One Piece. They are joined in their journey by Nami, a navigator and thief, Usopp, a sniper and a liar, and Sanji, a womanizing chef. They acquire a ship named Going Merry and engage in confrontations with notorious pirates of the East Blue. As Luffy and his crew set out on their adventures, others join the crew later in the series, including the doctor and anthropomorphized reindeer Tony Tony Chopper, an archaeologist and former assassin Nico Robin, a cyborg shipwright Franky, a skeletal musician Brook and a fisherman helmsman Jinbei, and they also acquire a new ship named Thousand Sunny.





Devil Fruits
    
   A Devil Fruit is a type of fruit that when eaten, confers a power on the eater. A person may only eat one Devil Fruit during their lifetime as a second devil fruit will swiftly end their life. There are three categories of Devil Fruits ; Zoan fruits allow the user to fully or partially transform into a specific animal. As well as real life animals, some Zoan fruits allow the user to transform into mythical creatures. Logia fruits give control over and allow the user to change their living body structure into powers of nature. Paramecia is a category of fruits that give the user superhuman abilities. Devil Fuits are said to be incarnations of the sea devil himself, and as a result, Devil Fruit users cannot swim in sea water, they lose all their strength and coordination, although some abilities remain. For unknown reasons, Devil Fruit users cant eat a seconf Devil Fruit because it would cause their body to burst, though Blackbeard manage to get a second Devil Fruit power through a unknown method. Devil Fruit powers can be in a stage called "Awakened" where the user can turn anything around them, besides their own bodies into what their Devil Power is.



Haki


  Haki is a latent ability that every living being in the world of One Piece possesses, very few manage to awaken it, and even fewer master it. There are three varieties of Haki, Color of Observation or Mantra allows one to sense the presence of other beings and to have a form of limited precognition. Lolor of Armament allows one to envelop body parts and even inanimate forms with a force akin ti an invisible armor that possesses defensive and offensive properties. It also allows on to inflict harm upon Devil Fruit users. The rare Color of the Conquering King is an ability that, unlike the other two Haki, only a few gifted people have. The Color of the Conquering King enables one to overpower the will of weak-willed. It can be used to mind-control or even render the victim unconscious. Note that strong willed people can withstand, or even completely ignore, the effects of this Haki, even if they do not possess this ability themselves. This Haki can also have physical impacts, such as causing tremors and destruction to the users surrounding area. It is shown that when it is used too much Haki will stop working for certain periods of time, so it cant be use constantly.

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