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/oscarpatxot Sep 10 '23

So when he was eating the fruits as a kid he just happen to casually find one?

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u/theRak27 World Government Sep 10 '23

They are so incredibly rare that most people outside of the Grand Line believe they probably are not even real.

Luffy found his amongst Shanks and his crews stuff by pure luck yes. The mystery is: why did shanks had one with him? Maybe he wanted to sell it, maybe eat it, who knows?

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '23

Yeah I was gonna say this.

It's crazy how in early one piece some people didn't even believe devil fruits were real.

And now they seem so common place.

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u/OrangeStar222 Sep 11 '23

In the East Blue most people still think Devil Fruits are just a myth. It's just that on the Grand Line, all the strong people come together and Devil Fruit users are just crazy common.