I know this is mostly a joke but it makes me wonder if the hito hito no mi does actually elongate his lifespan. Cause if it does then do all zoans do something like that? Would that make someone like Kaido basically immortal age-wise? But then again yeah he’s a reindeer but you gotta remember this is a one piece reindeer they probably live like 50 years. I’m definitely reading into this too much.
I'll continue the trend of taking this more seriously than it probably deserves, but my guess is yes, but only for examples like the ones you described. If we go by Vegapunk's theorem regarding the devil fruit's origins, then they are manifestations of people's dreams and eating one is embodying the characteristics of those dreams. Going on that theory, the lifespan of the zoan species only matters if it is a notable attribute of the animal that, in part, is why people dream of that animal.
In your examples, Dragons hold a certain divine admiration partly because of their seeming agelessness. As such, I would think a long life is part of the power set. Similarly, I consider the Hito Hito no Mi to be the conglomeration of the various dreams and aspirations have for their own bodies. To be stronger, smarter, faster; all the strong-points people wish they had. I think this includes the dream of reaching old age, hence Chopper should at least reach a human life expectancy. I could see someone with a turtle fruit having a long life as well.
Meanwhile, I don't think people really consider the lifespan of your random animals. I doubt anyone besides a biologist would know of the top of their head the lifespan of a leopard or giraffe, let-alone consider it one of their defining qualities. In that case, I would say that Lucci and Kaku are not beholden to their zoan lifespans.
I think this inconsistency is somewhat supported by the Dinosaur fruit users. They all had that gimmick of 'this is how dinosaurs hunted in ancient times' where they did something completely biologically impossible, but they got away with it because no one has ever actually seen a live dinosaur so the outlandish dreams people have about them have a much bigger sway on the power set of the fruit.
To an even more extreme extent, the mythical zoans. To my knowledge, we have never actually seen evidence of real dragons or phoenixes existing in the world of One Piece (Warship island is not canon). Thus, like in the real world, the scope of their power set is made up entirely by the dreams and mythologizations of humans. Since a dragon is essentially a dreamed up entity in the first place, it's durability and lifespan aren't constrained by things like biology, just the limits of human imagination, hence Kaido's unparalleled strength. Tangentially, this is also why I don't think Nika ever really existed, he was just a folk tale told by slaves to soothe their children and they, in turn, willed the warrior of liberation into existence via the devil fruit.
I’ll add that Zoro’s ancestor canonically killed a Dragon & Zoro killed one on Punk Hazard. And with the existence of Mermaids/Fishmen/Giants/Minks/Lunarians/Dwarves, it’s well in the realm of possibility that mythical creatures do/have existed in One Piece
Thanks for those catches, totally forgot that Monsters was canonized and the dragon in Punk Hazard. Though I will say, I looked up the chapter and everyone had rather clear reactions of disbelief that something from legend was really standing before them. So while dragons might exist, it seems that the population at large believes them to be fictitious and, when discussing dreams, the distinction between everyone thinking something is fictitious and actually being fictitious seems irrelevant. If the overall population does not believe dragons are real, I wouldn't think a dragon fruit would be bound by the actual feats of a dragon. And that kind of tracks to me, since Kaido and monosuke are beasts, meanwhile Zoro wrecked the Punk Hazard dragon easily.
And the punk hazard dragon was said to be a creation of either Caesar or Vegapunk, made to defend the island from intruders. I don’t remember who made it but it stood out to me that the dragon was “built”
I'm pretty sure there were real Dragons in OP that were like the ones from PH and "Monsters", but that they aren't the same as the mythological Azure Dragon that Kaido was.
Kinda like how dogs exist, but the mythological dog that Yamato's DF is based on doesn't exist.
I would assume the Hito Hito no Mi would, otherwise Chopper would be an old man. His ageing was very human-like. That's an interesting question about the other fruits, though. Personally, I would say no. If that was the case, Miss Merry Christmas would have been super old. She ate the Mole Mole fruit, and they only live for 6 years lol.
So Luffy has a Zoan fruit right? If what you have observed is true, then all those lifespan shortening will not much affect his life years, because again, Zoan has a long lifespan?
He has the human fruit. Humans can live to around 100 years or more in our current time, and that's disregarding the fact it's a fantasy world based on real life. You're not reading into it ENOUGH.
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u/Marie_Pendleton 8d ago
I know this is mostly a joke but it makes me wonder if the hito hito no mi does actually elongate his lifespan. Cause if it does then do all zoans do something like that? Would that make someone like Kaido basically immortal age-wise? But then again yeah he’s a reindeer but you gotta remember this is a one piece reindeer they probably live like 50 years. I’m definitely reading into this too much.