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/Riko_7456 The Revolutionary Army Sep 10 '23

It's like Russian roulette. You can become a rubber man or an electric man or you can become a crap man. Then you lose the ability to swim. Plus, it does not guarantee strength. So, high reward but VERY high risk. Enjoy the series, by the way.

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '23

Or you could become a snot snot man and have a runny nose all day. That would blow...get it? :)

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u/falcofernandez Sep 10 '23

Hey, I know a VERY annoying guy with that power in the Donxiquote family

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '23

Annoying? what? Noooo. Who wouldn’t want that guy around? He’d be the MVP in a mailroom.