If Luffy will use weapon in future... What it will be???

[Schabrak]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

Many seem to forget, that his body is the only weapon he needs from after the Time-Skip. He's easily able to use Color Armament, to increase his defense and offense alike. He's no murderer, so he wont use sharp/peaked weapons Imo, if he in need of a weapon, the rest of the crew will be available to help him.

He's the monkey characteristics, that's for sure, but I don't need another Son Goku with a pole, he's already has the powers of the magic staff with his DF and can use pole like attacks with it. OP!=DBZ.

 

[Kyodai Senkan Mora]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

He's the monkey characteristics, that's for sure, but I don't need another Son Goku with a pole, he's already has the powers of the magic staff with his DF and can use pole like attacks with it. OP!=DBZ.

While I agree vehemently that we do not need another DBZ on our hands, DBZ is one of Odas major inspirations for drawing One piece and a lot of parallels have already been drawn between the two manga. I think the pole idea could be likely since luffy already used a pipe in his younger days except this time he can as u hinted imbue it with COA but I would prefer Oda to surprise us if he ever went in this direction.maybe give luffy some nunchakus or sth(lol)

 

[Uriel]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

Maybe a Tonfa, since it's such a popular weapon :P

 

[kkck]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

The problem here is that at large it wouldn't make sense for luffy to have a weapon. What does luffy need one for anyways? Does he lack in strength? Does he lack in range? Is there any weapon that would benefit from his fruit at all? Luffy has at large not shown to be at a disadvantage against weapon users either. Ok, he had trouble against mihawk but that was not because mihawk used a sword but rather because mihawk is so absurdly strong that even now he would likely be schooled by him. Luffy already showed against zoro that weapons in themselves are not much of an issue for luffy, he is perfectly capable of fighting them.

Swords are already zoro's and brook's deal. I don't think luffy could develop the skills to use them without holding him back. Spears and other sort of weapons require a number of other skills which luffy is not even remotely close to acquiring. I don't honestly see any benefit towards luffy using weapons at large.... guns would be possible as they are painfully generic in many regards though. he could have them but it is not like he would get a great benefit from them....

Its not like all strong people are weapon users either. I would actually argue against that. Marco, ace, jozu, garp, sengoku, many of the supernova, a few VAs.... none of them use or need weapons, their natural abilities or fruits are enough.

 

[kulugo]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

Maybe a Tonfa, since it's such a popular weapon :P

lol man! i had to google what a tonfa is, and when i saw the picture, we have that at home and didn't even know what it was called.

 

[Schabrak]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

Play some Yakuza and you will learn to love them.:P

kkck
I agree with most of you argumentation, but which "skills is luffynot even remotely close to acquiring"? Perception? oO

Another point against weapons is his usage of Gear 3rd, as the weapon wouldn't grow with the change of bodysize. Weapons that are only useful at certain situations wouldn't really help him benefit from them.

 

[kkck]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

The skills to use the weapons. Using a weapon requires a decent deal of training to say the least and as far as we know luffy has done none of that. Luffy right now has the weapon skills of a child basically.

 

[lawrence]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

During the flashback, he was using a pistol. Though he was using it as a bat more than a gun. I think may have learned the basics of using a sword, since rayliegh, the dark king, uses a sword and he trained luffy.

 

[sarutobi_sensei]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

We've seen him using swords, guns, throwing masts, but nothing seems to match him.

He could have pistols with him later on like many other have, or a sword, tonfa, rod. There was a special where he was using Smoker's jutte xD

Anyway, the only brass knuckles he would use should be sea stone ones. Top side being covered with sea stone and bottom side with normal iron.

It's not a problem for gear third because we have seen that clothes and objects like Captain Jonh's treasure map have enlarged while in Gear Third. The clothes of Fruit Users change allong with the user's body. Same with Buggy's clothes, when he is cut the clothes don't get cuts on them, as well as Logias didn't lose their clothes.

But I guess that we won't be seeing Luffy using any weapons

 

[kkck]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

Well, luffy has used weapons before however it has invariably been in an improvised manner. He always does it in times of desperation or in a surge of creativity. Still, it does not change that luffy using a weapon outright does not make sense. I get the feeling that oda went as far as making luffy so that using something other than his fists regularly would be kinda absurd. I have to admit seeing him use garps barrage of cannon balls in combination with his fruit would be promising though. I can imagine him throwing a handful of cannon balls using gear third lol.

 

[rosco12]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

Luffy doesn t need a weapon he needs to be turned into one. Just like that
http://manga.animesquish.com/comic/manga/o/one-piece/vol007-index.php?p=777

 

[Schabrak]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

He's also named many of his attacks after weapons, that should be more than enough to clarify that he wont get one, especially now, when he had 2 years to train with one.

 

[Kyodai Senkan Mora]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

After reading 637 and witnessing luffy break an iron shell with his thick head am beginning to come around to the way of thinking of those who are against luffy getting a signature weapon...If he fights a sword user he can just harden his arms using COA like he did and almost made hodi shit himself on this page http://mangastream.com/read/one_piece/27862757/6

 

[Quantized]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

After reading 637 and witnessing luffy break an iron shell with his thick head am beginning to come around to the way of thinking of those who are against luffy getting a signature weapon...If he fights a sword user he can just harden his arms using COA like he did and almost made hodi shit himself on this page http://mangastream.com/read/one_piece/27862757/6

True
Although it seems that Hobi knows jack about Haki.. What would happen in the new world if someone with haki hit Luffy...? Would he still be able to harden his body against haki attacks..?

 

[Kyodai Senkan Mora]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

True
Although it seems that Hobi knows jack about Haki.. What would happen in the new world if someone with haki hit Luffy...? Would he still be able to harden his body against haki attacks..?

Wow!!! the 64,000 dollar question.Can a sword imbued with haki cancel out the vulcanisation? I admit i did not think of this when i posted that post but it makes for good discussion.

 

[kkck]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

I don't think it would be a problem at all. Haki does not rid an attackee of his DF powers, that is BBs thing.

 

[Quantized]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

Wow!!! the 64,000 dollar question.Can a sword imbued with haki cancel out the vulcanisation? I admit i did not think of this when i posted that post but it makes for good discussion.

We're here to share views and have fun afterall right..?
Not much of who's right and wrong, just love to hangout and discuss stuff

I don't think it would be a problem at all. Haki does not rid an attackee of his DF powers, that is BBs thing.

Haki nullifies devil fruit abilities like sea stones does, but I could be wrong and that it only works on elemental DF users though..

Haki can possibly work in different ways.. Like, if you got a superior haki, you can cut Luffy up, or if you got an equal haki, you may still be able to cut Luffy, but to a lesser extent, if you got a lower haki than Luffy, then possibly you can't cut him up.

So the question is, can equal to superior haki protect ones skin and DF abilities...?
I think Kyodai Senkan Mora might be onto to something, if Luffy gets the strongest Haki in the world, or so strong that only a few can be near his haki tier level, then it might be a bit tough to cut Luffy up for most people. But as soon someone is equal or close to Luffy's haki, then he can be cut up.

Blackbeard is kinda weak though, maybe he wanted that devil fruit because he doesn't have what it takes to archive a high haki, and thus a way to counter other devil fruit users..? Anyway, it wasn't about DF powers, but about haki vs haki

 

[Uriel]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

Haki nullifies devil fruit abilities like sea stones does, but I could be wrong and that it only works on elemental DF users though..

This is a minor thing, but it doesn't nullify the DF...it "surrounds" it. Elements will be still elements, but they will take the damage. Not the same.

I do agree with your "The highest Haki will prevail" but that's something hard to measure on tiers to make any prediction about Luffy and it's too much situational (Don't know if the words exist in English) to Luffy depend on a weapon to overcome it.

 

[Zeltrax]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

I could swear that there is a similar thread like this a long time ago.
Maybe a merge ?
Anyway, I still don't think luffy will get a weapon but his fighting style will change into a form that is similar to wielding a weapon.
It will be something like toriko's yet different.
Maybe he can turn his entire arm into as straight as a sword or something..in the recent chapter he turned it into something like a shield.

 

[Uriel]

Thread merged! Thanks for the heads up.

And I doubt Luffy can alter his skin enough to make a sword out of it. Maybe a Flamethrower will fit him :P