 From satisfying takedowns to displays of his indomitable spirit, Monkey D. Luffy has had some pretty hype moments in one piece, and if there's one thing that's sure to get fans going, it's hearing our Rubber Boy declare a new gear. Ever since Luffy ate the so-called Gomu Gomu No Mi back in Fusha Village, turning the young lad into a bendy Rubber Boy, we had seen that this seemingly humble and wacky fruit which under normal circumstances should have no place in intense combat situations. Under the right circumstances, those being Luffy's wild and creative imagination, this unassuming fruit can serve as a huge benefit in combat in some of the most surprising and ingenious ways. And this has never been more true than in the context of Luffy's gear forms. But speaking of epic powers, this video is sponsored by Raid Shadow Legends, the home to some of the coolest fighters in the mobile gaming universe. 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It also greatly increases his metabolic rate to the point that sweat on Luffy's body vaporizes so quickly that it makes it look like he's steaming while the increased blood flow makes his skin turn pink. Rob Lucci, one of the first opponents to witness Luffy using the attack, compared the process to doping, which is a real-world process of adding more blood cells to a body part to allow for greater delivery of oxygen and nutrients to enhance one's physical performance often seen amongst athletes. This technique is particularly fitting for a fighter like Luffy whose devil fruit ability gives his organs and blood vessels the property of rubber, thereby allowing them to expand and contract at much greater rates without tearing. Although first used against the Cypher pole agent, the creation of Geese II came into motion from as early as his overwhelming defeat at the hands of the then Admiral Aokiji, after which Luffy realized that he needed a massive power boost if he was going to go toe-to-toe against the monsters that existed in the Grand Line. Then, during Water Seven, as he witnessed the overwhelming threat of the Cypher pole agents and their Roku Shiki style, Luffy was able to incorporate some of their specialized attacks, in particular Soru that allows for superhuman speed, to upgrade his own combat skill and techniques. In fact, many of his Geese II attacks emulate his already familiar techniques, but in just much faster form. Gomu Gomu No Jet Pistol is an improved version of the iconic Gomu Gomu No Pistol, where the use of Geese II makes him so fast that Luffy's fist seemingly becomes invisible. In fact, many of Luffy's pre-timeskip usage of Geese II are his regular attacks with Jet being placed in front of the name to signify its speed, including Jet Bazooka, Jet Bullet, and Jet Gatling. But this manipulation of the body doesn't come without consequences. As the technique uses more oxygen and nutrients, this means that his energy is equally being depleted at a rapid rate. Over a prolonged period, the strength and agility of this form reduces as his energy runs low. It was also said that ultimately, Geese II would dramatically reduce Luffy's life force and lifespan, as the rapid use of energy meant that Luffy was essentially starving his body. Luckily, Luffy has mastered Geese II since then, and following the timeskip, his use of the technique no longer affects him the way that he used to. He's become much more efficient in activating the technique, now able to swiftly pump blood into any of his body parts without the need to pump his whole body by his legs, as well as its use for quick, short bursts of energy in single attacks, rather than straining his body for long periods. Also, after Luffy learned how to use Armament Haki during the timeskip, he is able to combine the two, giving birth to even stronger attacks. These attacks usually have names associated with the animal kingdom, reflective of the respect that Luffy has developed for the strength of animals after his training against them for two years. An example being the Gomu Gomu no Red Hawk, which is the enhanced version of the Jet Bullet, where Armament Haki is used to harden his arm. This means that the increased speed and force is so great that it even causes Luffy's fist to ignite. The reveal of Geese II will always be an iconic moment, and personally one of my favourites in the Aside from just how badass Luffy looks, this power-up also marked an important point of growth from Luffy, who recognised his own weakness and the need for improvement and managed to come up with an ingenious way to make use of his unconventional devil fruit to serve him in battle. An inspiring, much-beloved moment all over the world, including by Greek athlete Militiatis Tentoglu, who, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, paid homage to the Geese II pose before he would go on to win the gold medal in long junk. Geet 3rd was developed alongside Geese II and was similarly revealed in Enneas Lobby shortly after our introduction to Geese II. While fans weren't able to witness it until Luffy's fight with Luchi, Oda hinted at it at the end of Luffy's fight against Blueno, a technique that allows Luffy to inflate a part of his body to a much larger size by blowing into his bones, Geet 3rd closely resembles his regular technique Gomu Gomu No Balloon, but the difference between the two is that Gomu Gomu No Balloon involves the inflation of Luffy's elastic-y skin and therefore makes him squishy and bouncy, whereas Geet 3rd is the inflation of his actual bones, thereby making him very hard. Given the nature of the technique, giving Luffy greater mass and strength, it's generally used in cases where raw physical strength is needed. However, the drawback to this technique is that his mobility is reduced, but more so than the cumbersome nature of the attack. The greater drawback is what happens upon deactivation. Geet 3rd is deactivated by heavily exhaling, which allows Luffy to expel all the air out from his limbs, but this also causes him to go into chibi mode. Luffy is shrunken down to a much smaller and weaker form, where he has very little strength and is unable to use his ability of stretching. His body is shrunken for roughly the same amount of time that he is spent activated in Geet 3rd, which means that the drawback isn't a great disadvantage if Luffy only uses the technique for very short periods such as for one attack. Of course, these drawbacks aren't an issue since the time skip at all, as Luffy has mastered his use of Geet 3rd. Now, Luffy is able to control where the air is stored within his limbs, such as solely in his fist as opposed to the air being dispersed throughout his whole arm, thereby giving him greater speed and centralized force. It's also confirmed that he no longer shrinks into his chibi form after deactivating Geet 3rd. And similar to Geet 2nd, Luffy uses Geet 3rd in combination with Armament Haki to enhance the techniques such as when he used Geet 3rd and Haki to harden his arm and use it like a shield when defending himself against Fujitora's attacks. Also similar to Geet 2nd, Luffy's attacks in Geet 3rd form takes on a similar naming where his regular attacks just have Gigant, meaning Giant in front. For example, Gomu Gomu no Gigant Pistol, Gigant Rocket, Gigant Axe, and more. Whereas following the time skip and when these attacks are combined with Armament Haki, the naming scheme follows the animal themes such as Elephant Gun or Elephant Catling. Luffy is also able to combine Geet 3rd into his Geet 2nd attacks, giving both two insanely powerful attacks, such as the Gomu Gomu no Red Rock, which is a combination of Elephant Gun and Red Hawk so that his fist is inflated and while he activates Geet 2nd and advanced Armament Haki, delivering a massive flaming punch. One strong enough to even knock down an Injokaito, who even briefly caught on fire as a result. Geet 3rd is an impressive form for sure and inspiring too, such as for Italian athlete Massimo Stano, who paid homage to Luffy's Geet 3rd pose during his race before going on to take the gold medal at the Olympics. Geet 4th is a technique that combines the powers of the Gomu Gomu no Mi and Armament Haki, taking on different forms, each iteration enhances some aspect of physical ability, such as defense and durability, speed, or power beyond that of a natural human. Geet 4th is activated similar to Geet 3rd with Luffy blowing air into his body, but into his muscular structure instead of his bone, which on top of inflating his muscles, also makes him taller. He also extensively uses Armament Haki to coat his limbs and torso, turning those body parts black from hardening. Similar to Geet 2nd, Luffy in Geet 4th form is always emitting steam and develops smoke rings around him. The nature of Geet 4th with his devil fruit ability adds explosive power and speed to Luffy's attacks, as well as enhanced defensive capabilities. The combination of Armament Haki and his rubbery body means that physical blows bounce off Luffy, and can even be used as a counter-attack. However, this will depend on the strength of his opponent, because for example, against Kaido's Kanabo attack, rather than bouncing, Luffy was sent flying and rendered unconscious. Geet 4th also takes multiple forms. The first is Bounden, or Bouncemen, as called in English. Bounden is a form where Luffy's proportions become warped so that his body, particularly his upper body, becomes much larger in size, while his arms, upper torso, and legs are coated with Armament Haki. Due to this, Luffy is unable to stay still standing, and so continuously bounces on the spot. Also, particularly with his earlier uses of the form, Luffy would be unable to control his landing, and would bounce like a ball after using an attack. This form however, gives him great strength and durability. Bounden is often used alongside the techniques of the Rokushiki, similar to Geet 2nd. For example, the high-speed movement bears resemblance to Soru, whereas Luffy's ability to kick the air in this form is reminiscent of Gepo. Although Bounden was first seen in Dressrosa against Doflamingo, Luffy actually developed this form during his training at Bukusaina. The next form we witness is Tangmen, which Luffy was first and only seen using in Holkek Island against Charlotte Cracker. Perhaps because of the conditions required to transform into Tangmen, where Luffy had to eat so many biscuits until he was completely full and used this Manpuku form. This form involves his torso inflating a great deal until Luffy is essentially a round ball, while his arms inflate slightly. This form grants Luffy incredible durability, literally being able to tank and deflect attacks, even piercing strikes, which previously cut Luffy's Bounden form. But perhaps the slickest of all his Gearforth forms is Snakeman, which was revealed during his intense battle with Katakuri. Unlike his other Gearforth forms, Luffy's body doesn't expand greatly, although his limbs and upper body do become slightly enlarged. This means that Luffy's defense capabilities are weaker than in Bounden or Tangmen forms, but he's much more agile and faster, therefore a form more fitting for when he needs to go on the offensive. In fact, in Snakeman form, Luffy is able to use Python to change the direction of his attacks, which is something he's also able to do in Bounden, but in Snakeman, his attacks continuously accelerate the longer that they last, meaning that Luffy is able to press an attack more fiercely and is able to increase speed and power until he's able to land a hit. In Snakeman form, the steam ring around his body becomes more gaseous like a mix of steam and fire. Overall, Gearforth has a number of drawbacks. Initially, upon deactivation of Gearforth, Luffy would be left exhausted, barely able to move, and even unable to use Haki for 10 minutes due to it depleting his Haki reserves. Also, using Gearforth twice in a row once left Luffy unconscious for three whole days. But Luffy has since developed better control over his use of Gearforth and isn't always wiped out afterwards, as he's learned to deactivate the form himself rather than reaching the time limit to conserve his energy. Overall, Gearforth marked a great leveling up for Luffy that demonstrated the immense training he underwent during the timeskip. Like his post-timeskip Gear 2nd and Gear 3rd attacks, many of his Gearforth attacks follow the animal theme in the attack names as a symbol of his time at Rusukaina, such as the Gomogomono Kongan, meaning Monkey King Gun in English, which is the Gearforth version of the Gomogomono Bullet. For fans, Gearforth was the first time witnessing a new gear in almost 10 years and truly marked Luffy's evolution while driving home the idea that he and the crew were facing different kind of beasts in the New World and therefore needed new and greater power-ups, which is the most fitting way to take us to Gear 5th. Gear 5th is the most recent gear power-up that Luffy has obtained and boy, is it a fun one. Having unlocked Gear 5th at Wano during his battle with Kaido of the Beasts, this level-up completely shattered fans' understanding of Luffy's devil fruit and physics as a whole as well as increasing the ever-growing lore of One Piece. Gear 5th involves the awakening of the Gomogomono Mi, which turned out to be not the Gomogomono Mi at all, because unbeknownst to Luffy, the devil fruit he ate all the way back in Chapter 1 in an unassuming bar at the humble Fusha Village in East Blue was in fact the legendary Hitohitonomi Model Nika, a mythical zoan devil fruit that grants users the powers of the legendary Sun God Nika. It is said that the Nika Devil Fruit's power is limited only by the user's imagination, while giving its user's body the property of rubber. Gear 5th allows the user's rubber-like body increased strength and freedom and allows them to fight in whatever way they please. Hence the user being known as the Warrior of Liberation, being able to bring joy and liberation to not only the user, but also those around them. These features make it the most apt devil fruit for Luffy, who is somewhat of a genius in his own kind of way, what with his wacky left-field intuition and creativity. Proven when the battle with Kaido turned into a loony-toony cartoon-style fight that allowed Luffy to defy the laws of reality beyond what is already the case in a fictional manga, prompting Kaido to comment that it was like something out of a picture book. Apart from having a rubber-like body, the user can also extend this to anything he touches, such as when Luffy literally lifts the ground and seemingly change the property of his enemy's body. For example, Luffy was even able to extend Kaido's body to this material when Kaido swallowed Luffy, causing Kaido's body to expand and inflate along with Luffy's. Luffy is also able to utilize Gear 5th alongside other gear techniques, such as inflating his limbs or muscles, which are the features of Gear 3rd and 4th, and it also expands on these techniques where the freedom associated with Gear 5th allows for expansion of Luffy's body like never before, increasing his size to gigantic proportions. In fact, Gear 5th generally seems to alter some inherent traits of Luffy's physicality more than we've seen of any of the other gears, such as Luffy's heartbeat taking on a drumming musical rhythm known as the Drums of Liberation, his hair and clothes also turning white, while his eyes glow red. Similar to the clouds of steam that form with Gear 4th, Gear 5th causes white clouds to ring around Luffy's upper body. The Nekodevil fruit had not been awakened in over 800 years, to the point that even some of the Gorasei had believed that its awakening was a legendary myth. Its true nature was hidden from the rest of the world with its real name and features not being entered in any records. This awakening also revealed that Zoëndevil fruits, particularly mythical Zoëntypes, have wheels of their own, and the Nekodevil fruit has seemingly invaded the world government, finding the perfect host in Luffy. Indeed, the fact that it has been awakened is now a big concern for the world government who had been highly coveting the incredibly strong fruit with endless possibilities. But this power-up doesn't make Luffy invulnerable, as Luffy is still shown to be vulnerable to slashing attacks. The use of Gear 5th also leaves Luffy exhausted and takes an extreme toll on his body after its usage. In fact, his appearance turned into that of an old man after using Gear 5th against Kaido. But I'm sure that with continued use and development, Luffy will find a way around these drawbacks in no time as he continues getting stronger and stronger on his journey to become the Pirate King. Perhaps even unlocking a new gear form in the final saga. But what do you think? Which of these gear forms is your favorite? What do you think will be his next gear if he does indeed unlock another gear form? Let me know by leaving a comment below. Don't forget to like and subscribe. 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