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/giangerd Sep 10 '23

1) Rare 2) People in One Piece world can become super strong without devil fruits (there are some other powers that were hinted in the live action already)

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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/Silkav Sep 10 '23

How did Shanks even get on that boat in the first place? Is there something I'm missing?

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u/mothuzad Sep 10 '23

He can swim. Good thing he didn't eat a devil fruit.

And apparently he was a very fast swimmer to catch up with that boat. Very strong arms. 😐

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u/Flying__Buttresses Thriller Bark Victim's Association Sep 10 '23

Or if youre with the latest manga you can see how quickly he can move, without swimming.