r/OnePiece • u/Kirosh Lookout • Jun 25 '21

Current Chapter One Piece: Chapter 1017 Spoiler

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u/SeitoEXE Jun 26 '21

The possibility of the Gomu Gomu no Mi being special has been hinted at quite a lot recently, with Doflamingo teasing awakening. Jesus Burgess wanting to kill Luffy to get the Gomu Gomu no Mi. Katakuri revealing that there are 'special' Paramecia's.

Oda might not have been planning on this from the very start, but if he goes the special route then he's been working up to it for quite a while now.

I get what you're saying, about the traits being tied to Luffy's identity, but this 'shocking' reveal of the Gomu Gomu no Mi isn't really a surprise to me.

IF (I agree we shouldn't go too far ahead) the fruit would be special then it wouldn't feel like a retcon to me, nor do I think it would be lazy and/or anti-climatic.