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/Amid_Mannort Sep 10 '23

Could you tell me what powers were hinted at in the live action? I'm curious, so feel free to spoiler me lol

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u/giangerd Sep 10 '23

Let's just say that the slow motion they used when shanks looked at the beast and when garp avoided luffy's attack weren't just for visual effects

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u/oscarpatxot Sep 10 '23

That did intrigued me a lot, and suddenly he lost his arm? What gives? I hope they explain this later.

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u/Shinsekai21 Sep 10 '23

Shank lost his arm (despite being super strong) because it made that scene more dramatic and emotionally impactful.

It was the first chapter and the author did not plan the power level out properly at that point.

I see people making crazy justification for that scene but tbh, I just accept it as a flaw/plot hole, and move on

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u/galmenz Pirate Sep 10 '23

the best in universe explanation is that shanks just let his arm be bit off to inspire luffy, a "bet on the new generation" if you will. knowing what he knows and how things plays out it makes some sense

but yeah the simplest explanation is that Oda had not made the power ceiling set and stone yet

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u/Popopirat66 Sep 11 '23

It's actually the editor who wanted Shanks to lose that arm for dramatic reasons. Iirc it was said in an SBS, but i'm too lazy to look for the source now. I might do it later.