 Hello and welcome to the Groundline Review, your source for everything one piece. And today, for the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, we are going to be taking a look at the terrifying world of hormones as we examine the Horu Horu No Mi. The Horu Horu No Mi is a Paramecia-type fruit that allows its user to craft unique hormones that can affect anybody they strike, including the user themselves. And this of course can produce a variety of interesting effects, to say the least. The fruit was consumed in the series by the glorious Emporio Evenkov and made its first appearance during the Impel Down Arc. Easy, easy etymology this time as the Horu Horu No Mi takes its name directly from the English word Hormone, which would be pronounced as Hormon in Japanese. Although to be fair, English is a very sneaky language and stole most of its words from other languages, in this case being ancient Greek. Whatever the case, once this word made its way back into the English vernacular, this and Funimation both decided to translate it as the Horm Horm Fruit, effectively shortening the word exactly as it was done in Japanese, but with a less satisfactory sound. All right, so anybody who has gone through puberty knows that regular hormones are pretty insanely powerful. However, this devil fruit takes things to a whole new level, granting the user the ability to influence factors such as emotional states, thermoregulation, growth, and even the manipulation of a being's entire gender. But before we get into those, it's very important to note the delivery mechanism of said hormones, which are administered through a series of fingers that morph into syringes. Now, if you're influencing yourself for another willing party, that's fine. However, if the user were attempting to access their powers through combat or another more hostile situation, then this is a pretty big drawback because it depends entirely on their ability to strike their opponent. But should that condition be satisfied, let's take a look at the potential results. First up in terms of growth, the user is able to gigantic physical features of a particular being, which could be incredibly useful in a wide array of situations. And to use basic combat, for example, the user could inject themselves to give them gear third like super arms, or perhaps even on an opponent to thoroughly confuse and throw them off. It should be said that while no evidence has been shown in the series, in theory, it should also be possible to use hormones to shrink certain bodily aspects, as synthetic hormones have been implemented in the real world for various purposes, such as reducing height. And with the amped up craziness of the horu horu no mi, I don't think it would be out of the question for the user to turn either themselves or another target into what would effectively be a chibi version of themselves. Of course, these hormones can also be used for healing purposes as well, as the user of the fruit can generate substances that unleash the full potential of the bodily immune system, which can range from enhanced fighting of a common cold all the way to allowing the body to overcome an overwhelming deadly dose of poison generated by a certain warden of impel down. However, it must be noted that in these more extreme cases, survival of the target is almost entirely dependent on their own personal will. Should they not wish to fight, then a fully armed immune system is near pointless, as it would be receiving orders to surrender. However, with a voracious general and quite a battle will ensue. There is however, one huge detriment to engaging in this particular use of the fruit, which is that the body suffers a certain degree of after effects after being kicked into overdrive. And these are not trivial either. For example, in order to save Luffy's life in the series and give his body the power to fight Magellan's poison, it costs 10 years of his overall lifespan to complete the process, which I suppose, yes, is better than dying right then and there, but there are perhaps other situations, you know, non-life-threatening ones in which a user may wish to rethink their use of the fruit. For example, these hormones can also be used to relieve stress, tension, and fatigue, which allows a person to push far beyond their natural physical and mental limits. Although it does come at a cost of heavily increased fatigue hitting the target once the effects of the hormone have worn off, as well as potential long-term lifespan reducing effects, as previously stated. But another pretty insane possibility exists within this fruit, but the ability to completely change the gender of an individual. Now, for the purpose of combat, this is obviously a massive advantage because forcing your opponent into a body that they are unfamiliar with will result in a sharp decline in their natural abilities. Plus, there is also the initial shock factor to consider because of the time it would take them to mentally adjust to their new form. A psychological advantage that Emporia Weave and Coff has applied on multiple occasions throughout the series. But it should also be said that this feature, unlike several other devil fruits, which invoke a temporary change, is permanent. So in reality, the user of this fruit would come to completely change the world as we know it, should they be inclined. I mean, for example, gender dysphoria may all but cease to be with an easy and reliable source of switching to a physical form that caters to one's preferred identity. The thing about this, though, as well as every other effect crafted by the user, I guess, is that they could only be applied on a global scale through a means of mass production, which may not be entirely out of the question, because whilst even Coff has only really been shown injecting hormones directly into a target, there is the possibility that they could be extracted from his body and used without his implementation, possibly even studied and replicated as well, in which case these insane powers would come to potentially reshape the world as we know it. So with that in mind, let's take a look at how this fruit is put to use by Emporia Weave and Coff, who may be best known as a member of the Revolutionary Army to the readers and viewers of One Piece. However, to the denizens of the world, he is also known as a miracle man. People from all throughout the world seek him to perform miracles on them, which we can infer would be devil fruit related, whether it would be helping them to fight a deadly disease, swap their genders, or anything else that this crazy hormone fruit is capable of. As such, even Coff grew a dedicated following of individuals who wished to live a more fluid lifestyle than the one presented by Standard Society. And even Coff will frequently change the genders of both himself and his followers, depending on how they are feeling at any given time. Although one of even Coff's more devastating uses of the horror horonomy is employing the growth hormone and applying it to his own head. This is very important because even Coff's primary method of attack in the series are shockwaves created by his winking motion, which means that the bigger the lashes to wink, the more powerful the shockwaves become. But in even Coff's particular case, making his head gigantic can also serve a purpose of transportation. As allegedly, his hair is able to hold a total of 235 people within it whilst the growth hormone is active. Now, as for the good old fashioned world of awakening, it's another non-standard paramecia, so changing your environment probably isn't on the cards. But another natural escalation of the fruit may have to do with the delivery mechanism, which normally is through the syringe-like fingers. So perhaps an awakened user of the horror horonomy could bypass this and just excrete hormones from their body going forth into the world and affecting the environment in whatever way they say fit, kind of like a pheromone effect. And yes, I know that science by and large says that humans have little capacity to detect pheromones. However, with the kind of potency demonstrated by other effects of this fruit, I think that that most certainly has the potential to change and even if they still remain ineffective on humans, they would most certainly work on animals. And if there's one thing that One Piece World has in abundance, it's exceptionally large and absurdly dangerous creatures that an awakened user of this devil fruit may be able to manipulate into being under their control. So sort of like a miniature and more aggressive version of the ancient weapon Poseidon is what I'm thinking. Some other miscellaneous things to consider when becoming a hormone controlling human. In addition to everything we've mentioned thus far, hormones also have the ability to enhance memory function, which is why people tend to remember embarrassing or fearful events much more vividly. This is due to a release of adrenaline and cortisol, which results in temporarily enhanced memory. So you know, in theory, if you could control the release of these hormones into your body, then you could program yourself to more effectively remember information or circumstances that you deem more necessary for the future. Also something to be aware of with this fruit is that it will unleash a never ending storm of theories and speculation within your life and the world you inhabit, just as it has impacted the One Piece fan base. The most infamous act of which is the Crocodile Mom Theory, which states that crocodile was once a woman and is in fact the mother of Monkey D. Luffy. So as soon as painfully inquisitive minds become aware of your hormone abilities, I assure you that nothing will ever be the same again. And in the end, what we have here is a pretty nifty double fruit. Just as even Kov has become in the series, the Horu Horonomi can turn you into a literal miracle worker capable of everything I've mentioned in this video and probably more because the world of hormones is incredibly vast and powerful. The main thing to keep in mind is that these abilities do come at a cost but the immune system boosting hormones being directly linked to the loss of lifespan but there may also be smaller prices to pay with each use of the fruit because whatever application is invoked, it does put unnatural stress on the body due to the extremely concentrated nature of the substances being injected. Plus that's remember that the whole injecting thing is a pretty huge detriment if you'd planned on using the fruit in any form of combat. However, with a competent wielder, this fruit can no doubt accomplish some pretty phenomenal feats. Although it's probably not for me personally because I'm not keen on the after effects but certainly not a fruit to be ignored in the series. And with that, we are going to commit the Horu Horonomi to the devil fruit encyclopedia. Next time on the devil fruit encyclopedia, we will be moving on from Ivankov to his direct subordinate Inazuma to take a closer look at a very cool, very strange and very sharp fruit, the Choki Choki No Mi. If you enjoyed this video and the content this channel produced in general, then please do consider donating to the Grand Line if you paid Trion because the support of all of your amazing people is what continues to make this channel possible. And if you'd like to see more videos like this but applied to other anime and manga series, then please do check out my second channel, New World Review, for all of your wider needs. 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