Main character of the One Piece franchise by Eiichirō Oda , Monkey D. Luffy is a pirate 🏴☠️ whose ultimate dream is to find the famous hidden treasure, the One Piece, in order to become the new Pirate Lord. He is renowned in the One Piece universe as being a reckless, even crazy, pirate and certainly a troublemaker, in addition to having challenged two of the four Emperors, the Grand Corsairs as well as the Navy.
Luffy is also behind several criminal acts, which has caused him to be considered dangerous by the World Government. If his initial capture bounty was 300,000,000 Berrys upon his arrival on the Sabaody Archipelago, it has now risen to 1,500,000,000 Berrys. 🤑 Founder and captain of the Straw Hat Pirates , he is one of the Eleven Supernovae and those called the pirates of the worst generation.
Ace's Death
In addition to his father Monkey D. Dragon, leader of the Revolutionary Army, and his grandfather Monkey D. Garp, legendary Vice Admiral of the Navy, Luffy also has two adoptive brothers with whom he maintains very strong fraternal relations. : Sabo and Portgas D. Ace. Known by the nickname Ace of the Burning Fists , the latter has pyrogenic abilities 🔥 obtained thanks to the Mera Mera no Mi. This Logia-type Devil Fruit gives him the elemental power of fire, he can thus ignite and even transform completely in fire.
Unfortunately, his power of the Pyro-Fruit was not able to preserve Ace against Akainu's Magu Magu no Mi. Indeed, Ace was pierced by Akainu's magma fist when he threw himself in front of Luffy to save him. This blow was fatally fatal to him ✝️ even though his Logia powers were still active. This is why, following Ace's death, Luffy wanted to pay tribute to him by creating a fire-based technique. Find out with us how Ace died .
Using the Red Hawk
After the two years of timeskip during which he trained with Rayleigh , Luffy returns much stronger with his Gear Second techniques improved thanks to his mastery of Weaponry Haki . This is particularly the case for its Gomu Gomu no Red Hawk which is an improved version of Gomu Gomu no Jet Bullet. It's about combining your Gear 2 with the Combative Fluid. Luffy puts his arm into Gear 2 and then hardens it with the offensive fluid. When he launches his attack, we see his arm literally set on fire and deal great damage to his opponents.
One theory is that the Red Hawk comes from Gear 2 combined with offensive haki . This combination allows Luffy's arm to create fire thanks to the friction caused by the air. 🌪️ However, this is not the only theory that exists on this subject. Another is that following Ace's death, the latter's soul remained with Luffy, which allows him to create fire just like his spiritual big brother . Others believe that this phenomenon can be explained in a completely logical and scientific way. It is about analyzing the relationship between fire and its power as an elastic man. This is because rubber heats up when stretched greatly , which is why Luffy's arm becomes very hot and lets steam escape when he stretches it very far. And it would also be because it heats up from the inside that Luffy becomes redder when he is arming the Red Hawk. 🔥 In addition, when rubber heats up, it is made up of 35% hydrocarbon and it is thanks to this fuel that Luffy manages to produce fire on his arm .
Theory on elementary HAKI
There is also another theory about the Gomu Gomu no Red Hawk that is related to the elements of nature. According to this hypothesis, today we only know the bare minimum about the three haki reported in One Piece. And yet, as the story progresses, other information concerning these haki is gradually revealed to us. 🚰 And this new information would allow us to put forward the idea that haki will soon evolve directly involving the elements of nature such as fire, water, air or others.
As proof of their theory, apologists mention the examples of Luffy with fire and his Red Hawk, Sabo and his Dragon Fist breath or Brook and his icy attacks . Another example refers to the pirate McGuy and his use of lightning ⚡ without him no longer having his Devil Fruit. It has also been noted that Sanji can produce fire with his legs just like Zoro during his fight against Ryuma. The hypothesis would therefore be that certain protagonists would be capable of controlling natural elements thanks to their haki. However, this theory is opposed by several questions: how is the use of one element or another determined? By the state of mind of the character or by those around him,...?
Is Luffy affected by Fire?
For those who are wondering, it would seem that the answer is no, especially given the number of times that Luffy has used this Gomu Gomu no Red Hawk technique without suffering any damage to his arm. 💪🏼 Indeed, Luffy has used it several times already, notably twice against Hody Jones and once against Katakuri, without forgetting Holdem as well as the first time he used it when he faced and defeated Byrnndi World. How is it then that the fact that his arm heats up and catches fire has no consequences on Luffy? Some believe that the reason is the Armament Haki which serves as a stabilizer, but also strengthens his arm so that it does not hurt.
Monkey D. Luffy's Level after the timeskip?
As we have seen, Luffy has greatly improved since his two years of training with Rayleigh. Not only does he have a better mastery of Haki but also his techniques have also evolved enormously. On the other hand, many fans find that Luffy's Red Hawk technique is far too powerful. And you ? What do you think ? Do you think this technique is great or too cheaty?
Either way, we never get tired of watching Straw Hat Luffy 's fights 🤼♂️ and seeing him use his many different techniques on his opponents. If you too love watching Luffy defeat his enemies, you can collect the different Goodies dedicated to him in our store!
