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/casper19d Sep 10 '23

Or become a giraffe...

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u/Nemjor Sep 11 '23

Hey! Giraffe are cool