The “holes” that Oda needs to fill after changing the type of Gomu Gomu fruit to Hito Hito

It can be said that the period in the East Sea was a time when countless plot holes were created because at that time Oda still could not imagine his story would last up to 20 years. Many indiscreet details caused Oda to spend a lot of pen and ink to explain and fill the hole.

For example, the story of Shanks’ arm being lost to a fish at that time, was “covered up” by Oda by explaining that Shanks at the time of meeting Luffy was still not at the level of Yonko (shown) in Shanks’ Vivre card).

Or Sabo’s death, which was already confirmed by Oda in the databook, was later overthrown by himself when Sabo resurrected in Dressrosa, and there must be a few more scenes with the appearance of Dragon to explain. .

Similarly, with Luffy’s Gomu Gomu fruit, there are 2 important details confirmed by Oda himself, which until now we still don’t know how Oda will “fill the hole”.

1. Oda personally confirmed that Luffy’s rubber fruit is called Gomu Gomu, and is of the Paramecia type

Before the information about a Devil Fruit Encyclopedia was confirmed in SBS episode 45, Oda himself confirmed that Gomu Gomu belongs to the Para type in SBS episode 30 along with a list of several Devil Fruits that appeared. another, after being asked by a mem.

SBS is a collection of side information, answered and confirmed by the author himself and is considered the most official source of information. Therefore, it is very rare for Oda to turn the car on his own like this time, and Oda needs to have an explanation for this if he wants to satisfy the most demanding readers.

2. Devil Fruit has the ability to “speak” its name to the owner

This was confirmed by Kalifa in chapter 385 One Piece. When a person eats a Devil Fruit, they will know its name, but if they want to know the exact power of it, they need to try it.

This is also the reason why Luffy called himself rubber man, and named his moves with the phrase Gomu Gomu no… Although before Luffy, many people didn’t even know what rubber is. what. Oda’s decision to “turn the wheel” and turn the Gomu left into the Hito left this initial setup a hole that Oda needed to fill. Is the Gomu fruit still originally a Gomu, then renamed Nika due to the power of the soul within it, or has the Five Elder Stars done something in the past 800 years to make the fruit forget its true name? ? The answer is probably only Oda knows.