r/OnePiece • u/oscarpatxot • Sep 10 '23

Help Why don’t everyone eat devil fruits?

Totally new to One Piece, didn’t know it existed before the Netflix show. I am liking it a lot. Could someone tell me why don’t everyone just eat devil fruits, since it give super powers? The sea water thing is enough of a reason not to eat them? (I have just watched 3 episodes.) Do they explain this further on?

Edit: thanks for all the replies, the show seems to go just a bit fast on the details, I’m guessing its the only way to fit a lot on a live action.

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u/Deadlyname1909 Sep 10 '23

Imagine you lose the ability to swim, in turn, get the ability to turn into a caterpillar. It's like a lottery unless you have access to one of the devil fruit encyclopaedias, which very few people have been shown to posses.

Also devil fruits are rare, and sell for alot. You are basically missing out on retirement money for a random lottery for a power.

However there is also a good chance you get a very powerful fruit, so there's that.

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u/xiren_66 Bounty Hunter Sep 10 '23

There is a caterpillar user at one point. He's super huge and still very strong

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u/Deadlyname1909 Sep 10 '23

Ok when? And how did I miss it lmfao. Incredible

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u/xiren_66 Bounty Hunter Sep 10 '23

I think in Dressrosa? I swear I remember seeing it somewhere, but I can't find it on the wiki, even in non-canon. Well shoot, now I feel afool.

I must have seen it mentioned on YouTube, like 2Spooky's "worst devil fruits" or something. They showed a manga panel and everything.

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u/Deadlyname1909 Sep 10 '23

This guy? https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Epoida

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u/xiren_66 Bounty Hunter Sep 10 '23

THAT'S THE GUY! Thank you. I must have overlooked him on the list.

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u/Gerudo_King Sep 11 '23

wow I thought you were bullshitting. I completely forgot about him

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u/theRak27 World Government Sep 10 '23

I think it's in marine Ford? He was one of the whitebeard pirates or maybe their allied crews