As far as the World Government is concerned, he IS a demon. He’s become the very thing that is their complete antithesis. In trying to prevent him from becoming their worst nightmare, he’s BECOME their worst nightmare
AND TO MAKE IT EVEN FUNNIER, everytime luffy attacks and saying "gomu gomu no ...." he is actually wrong, because the fruit is hito hito no mi model: nika, 😂😂😂 he is always wrong PROBABLY even until the end🤣🤣🤣
0:36 - 0:47 I love this part. Luffy's movements at that moment, it's as if he had difficulty to moving in his body which becomes as flexible as that of a Toon. It's a very stupid detail but strangely realistic. I adore.
Its probably more than toon flexibility, its that his body has true ''freedom'' now. No longer restricted by the stuff it usually is. Even his heart is completely insane and yet free. The toon flexibility is just a way it shows itself. Even in his other forms part of that freedom showed itself, like being able to do stuff that makes no sense for just rubber.
It almost looks like he's dancing even. The kind of dancing you do to celebrate. The kind you do when you're drunken boxing. Luffy is fueled by pure giddiness incarnate.
I saw it as his heart beating in such a way that it's literally throwing him around like a ragdoll. The Drums of Liberation are supposed to represent his heartbeat after all
That’s why during Luccis fight when he activate gear 5. His chest was expanding and contracting, it was getting his body ready for the toon force. I thinks that’s why it’s a transformation as well, because no body not even base Luffy included could handle the amount of freedom that is nika without literally becoming Nika.
Its like Ruffys Character came to life xD He was always so goofy(at least pre-timeskip) but now we can clearly see it xD During both Eps(first appereance and then the fight itself) i never laughed so hard xD i love it
My favorite part about Luffy’s Gears is that they’re not some ultimate empowerment but instead completely change the way he fights by focusing on a specific aspect in his power set Gear Second: Speed Gear Third: Strength Gear Fourth: Haki Gear Fifth: Devil Fruit
I never actually picked up that, thats pretty smart. Although if argue gear 4 utilises haki, devil fruit and speed all in one, depending on whether its snake man or bounce man
@@helpme9746 I really think gear 4 is mainly focussed on busoshoku haki. Luffy basically hardens his rubber into the rubber in tires, which changes the nature of his body.
@@billinglumbalumbaI think he just said "ridiculous" because it's not about the power so much as the wielder. Blackbeard might be the only other character who could've used it but it didn't find him. It found Luffy and they worked together to give people hope and joy and that's where the power is.
@@kraknjaws3882lol blackbeard could never be nika. He isnt a liberator, he doesnt give people joy or hope either. Hes the opposite of luffy with some similar traits
I love these episodes so much. I expected Gear 5 for months even before I knew what One Piece really was but now that I've finally caught up it's perfect. I got no chills watching this, and didn't shed a tear. I just laughed like I was watching an old Tom and Jerry or Looney Tunes episode. I haven't laughed like a dumb kid in ages and that's exactly what Gear 5th is all about
Ngl I got chills when Zunesha said it could hear the drums of liberation for the 1st time in 800 years and that Joyboy was here. But after that, yeah, pure childlike joy.
@@StacheBigoteMe too. That's appropriate but this guy nailed what Gear 5 is. This ain't your uncles anime. This is a cartoon yer watching, pal. On Saturday morning eatin' eggos. Don't be takin this or anything else in life so seriously
That's what Luffy fights for. Freedom, laughter. Tbh that thought makes me cry, that's the epitome of what the aftermath of a fight (or on a grander scale, war) should be like. With singing, dancing and smiles on everyone's faces.
When most villains power up, their joy is warped and twisted out of their desire to subjugate and destroy others. With Luffy, limitless power is just a gateway for him to be as free and happy as he likes. No malice, no hatred. Just joy. I wonder how he feels in this moment. 1:32
This was so beautifully said. I'm gonna make a vague philosophy reference because Philosophy is my passion, but Luffy is the ultimate Spinozist and I mean that as the highest compliment. Joy = augmenting one's power = freedom. Perfection.
which is why they are calling him the warrior of liberation? he ain't fighting for people or a place or a thing. Only thing luffy has EVER wanted, is to be pirate king and be the freeist one of all with his nakama. funny thing is he was saying that from damn near the BEGINING of the manga XD so this might have been known what was coming from a LONG time ago.
People can hate on the animation sequence at the end of the video but to me its my favorite and im glad they showed it twice. It looks like Luffy is dancing bouncing to the rhythm of his own heart beat
Gear 5 flex 1).Jump roping kaido 2). Using floor to block kaidos attack 3).Clearing the sky alone with haki 4).Playing with lightning 5).Landing the most ridiculous punch to kaidos face 6).Landing biggest punch 7).Eating a feline cat 8).Making googles 9).Smashing head in lucci without any struggle 10).Making kizaru contemplate life choices 11). Facing saturn and kizaru alone 12).Pizzaru and saint flaturn 13). Making baseball bat and hitting homerun out of saturns venom
I think the Gears were just Oda's way of hinting that Luffy's devil fruit wasn't a paramecia but a Zoan, cause Zoan devil fruit users typically known for having three forms, basic, beast and hybrid form, Chopper having more than seven or eight if I recall correctly. Luffy's is just four different styles of combat. ODA doing such mind-blowing story telling as always.
Crazy thing about Gear 5, this was hinted from the Skypiea Arc. Though it’s not the most popular arc, it’s actually one of the most important foreshadowing arc in One Piece.
Honestly I can see why this is his strongest because it allows him to fight the exact way he wants to fight and has been which is stretching in different ways this form allows him to do more by affecting the surrounding environment
@@deebrown7210 Remember what luffy is always saying though, he wants to be king of the pirate because being the king makes him the most free of all pirates. so warrior of liberation is just going on to the foregone conclusion XD
1:44 can we take a moment to praise this cinematography? How the moon shines to resemble the sun and night sky brightens up to look like it's day time?
I dont really know how people can hate on gear 5... its literally the embodiment of everything the story is about, I don't think there could be a power as fitting as this. GOda is truly a genius.😂😂❤❤
@@foodmr2022 The things that sold gear 5 to me are the fact that his heart plays the drums of liberation everytime he is in G5( so people literally listen to boss music when he transforms) and the fact that he is always happy and smiling really encorporates what one piece as a show really is.
@@wiccabessa Exactly, also the previous gears represented Luffy needing to push himself to the limit, taking fights more serious because he could no longer guarantee that he was strong enough to protect his nakama. Gear 5th arrived when he became one of the strongest, so now he can revert to his carefree nature in combat again when he hasn't had the luxury to since entering the Grand Line
Parts that moved me when I watched it 0:05 - Luffy revived to the sound of the Drums of Liberation 0:16 Announcement that Joy Boy is back 1:46 - Shadow Equal to Nika, presented for the first time on skypiea
I love thats its not an edge lord transformation but something that fits super well but also has an ominous like pressence cause yeah our boys still there but clearly somethings off and i cant wait to see how oda goes forward with it
there were hints looking back. Gear three being he inflates his bones? Putting air in bone wouldn’t work like that. It should make his punches weaker. This works entirely because Luffy decided it would. He was already using the power on a small scale.
The Gum-Gum Fruit, from what I can tell, is like a fragment of the Toon Force. You eat it, you gain the powers of the Toon Force on a scale isolated to your body, but you reach Gear 5, and you can affect the world itself. Gear 5 makes you, essentially, a god of fun and freedom.
@@kagato23 The fire from Red Hawk not being fridge logic for the sake of coolness, but actually being a hint at Luffy's actual devil fruit powers is what makes me love this twist even more, _even if_ despite all odds it's a well-crafted retcon on Oda's part.
@@kagato23 not necessearly, filling his bones with air is the same principle of a truck tire, it increases mass and builds up pressure increasing overall mass and making him bigger and dense while his normal muscles and skin remain rubbery and flexible to prevent popping and exponentially increase his durability gear 3 is actually very well thought out.
@@dreamer1292 inflating rubber does not increase its density. Over inflating a tire makes it less durable. And yet Luffys inflated body parts act like density has increased.
And nobody’s talking about plagiarism. In JJK, Yuji only mentions the fact that he's disgusted af not to have a Rasengan, but the staff invented something else. For such a popular shonen, and compared to Naruto Shippuden, fights are fuc*in’ important, as is their evolution. Right now I feel like Oda should stop, but it's been 25 years, yep, for sure… At some point; whether it's Dragon Ball Super or OP, there's a time to stop and make way for the next gen. Kishimoto has been trying to do this (not necessarily always very well) since Boruto. The simple fact that the graphics, sound effects, chara-design and fights are the same today as they were in the first fight with Arlong is a real rip-off in OP. Seriously.
Lot of people dislike it but I think it is awesome. Incredible he can still entertain us with the same story after such a long time. I even became fluent in Japanese by the time. How nostalgic.. It was a good time back then.
Guys keep in mind that luffy's devil fruits has their own strength Gear second and gear 4 snakeman They rely on speed Tank man relies on durability Bounce man is almost versatile with strong power and speed But gear 5 is the pinnacle of unbalanced power As it has both speed and power which is very versatile
if even momonuseke who is known that can hear the voice of all things is cannot hear the drum of liberation, it means zunesha and The ancient Robot are all works of Joyboy it means he created them by his imagination and power
It's astounding, this pirate really is something else! Look at that ridiculous form, there can be no doubt! This is the true power! Complete in all of its joyfulness!! This is... CARTOON POWER!!!
here are what the gears feel like in rubber: Gear 2: Blood Vessels Are Rubber Gear 3: Bones are Rubber Gear 4: Muscles are Rubber Gear 5: Brain Is Rubber
I havent even reached to this part.. i m reading now when he gonna reach the island to kaido now NOW this make me exciting to read more to see how did he reaches to GEAR 5!! This is why i love one piece. It never gets bored or old. It always amazing and new.. very creativity and pushing on further on powers as well which is awesome! ❤❤❤
It is impressive how oda created these things as an analogy to reality. The most powerful character is the one who acts as a child, free, without any influences. He can beat everyone because he creates his own reality, and he lives his life as a game, tough game sometimes, but always a game. That's the meaning I think
“Nande mada tateru ? Maketa no ni “ 🤍 the way he slightly starts laughing while saying he lost- and then “tanoshikunatte kita!!!” favorite dialogue for real! shows the essence of joyboy and luffy. Mayumi Tanaka did so amazing with her voice acting, the laugh is just majestic ✨
We kind of should of figured out that luffys DF was special considering he literally used Air,Fire,Ice and water and earth like he was the next avatar.
We should admit this gear brings the show to its root when the fight was not that serious great 3 ep I have never laughed this hard since like water 7 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
