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

[sharingan_kakashi]

Re: Should Luffy get a weapon?

i dont want Luffy to use weapons but i think it would be cool if he carries a Flintlock pistol on his side. I think shanks or some of his cremen uses them. I know Ben Beckman for sure has one.
He can use it to intimidate poeple he doesnt want to fight, it might be a little out of character but it works on certain situations (eg Bellamy the hyena's henchmen)

when i said i wanted luffy tp carry a flintlock that (fake Luffy) was not what i had in mind LOL

 

[Kyodai Senkan Mora]

Luffy needs a signature weapon

Most great pirates in the one piece world (Even those proficient in hand to hand combat or those with devils fruits) seem to have a weapon of some sort which they use in battles
Roger________________pistol and sword
Rayleigh______________sword
Shanks_______________saber
Whitebeard____________Bisento to mention a few

I feel luffy needs to get one too maybe imbue it with Haki for future battles say against the VAs who mostly seem to favor rokushiki+swordplay+Haki as their primary fighting styles

 

[MaiSiaoSiao]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

i cant imagine luffy with a weapon.He's df fruit is specially "made" for range combats.Stretchable.
Besides,i dont think he"ll use any weapon.He's too clumsy and lazy

 

[kkck]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

Luffy has no actual weapon skills. I doubt he can even aim a gun properly lol. Luffy has been trained solely for melee hand to hand combat and when he has fought weapon users before he was never at a disadvantage unless there was an overwhelming difference in skill to begin with. Luffy does not need anything but his fists just as sanji does not need anything but his legs.

 

[raDar]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

That's impossible. And isn't it that Luffy always name his moves from various weapons/objects which most likely means that he pretty much wants to use his own strength + his DF ability to somehow mimic those various objects. And maybe Luffy can be a bit unique among those people you listed with just his fists as his main weapon?

 

[Tonix]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

Luffy is a signature weapon, no one else has the gomu gomu fruit. Any weapon he used would take away from his unique fighting style, not to mention the fact that it would be too small to use if Luffy went gear 3.

 

[Anduren]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

Luffy is a signature weapon, no one else has the gomu gomu fruit. Any weapon he used would take away from his unique fighting style, not to mention the fact that it would be too small to use if Luffy went gear 3.

Luffy could use a rubber eraser as a weapon ... use gear 3 on it and all. It's true he has turned his own body into everything from a pinwheel, baloon, pistol, gatling gun, storm, rain, spear, whip, axe,... you get the idea . I'm sure we will see a lot more too, considering he's only been through half of the grand line. We did see him using sword(s?) in thriller bark as Nightmare Luffy and it looked really nice so it'd be exciting to see him using other weapons too in the future. Then again, if he could (after the time skip) use his fist on a pacifista that before the time skip Zori couldn't cut and Sanji almost broke his leg over, I guess the chances are low .

 

[malgranda]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

Although some crazy weapon could fit Luffy, i think weapon wielding would make this character too complex. Simple and straightforward Luffy is what i like.

 

[Uriel]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

Well, we have seen him with guns and swords...But nothing seems to fit.

And you know, I may be a HxH addict...But I clearly see Luffy with a rod :P

 

[Freid]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

Well, the possibility came up during the month hiatus. I thought it's possible that Rayleigh could teach him some sword skills to use as a secondary fighting style, similar to the way Whitebeard primarily used his earthquakes but used his weapon when necessary. Anyway, Luffy has proven perfectly capable with fighting with solely fists and at this point it is quite unlikely that he would pick up using a weapon. If there was ever a best time to get a weapon, it was the timeskip. I doubt any significant changes will be made now.

 

[wrstljr]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

The only thing possible that I can imagine is he starts chucking cannonballs like his Grandfather.

 

[kulugo]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

i forgot what its called but it's the one you put on in your fingers, something like a glove but made of metal that's used by gangsters.
i think that would fit luffy's style.

haki + seastone punching gloves = overkill. hehehe

 

[raDar]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

A brass knuckle? The one used by Fullbody?

haki + seastone punching gloves = overkill. hehehe

But wouldn't seastone weaken Luffy rather than help him?

 

[kkck]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

The problem with using knuckles is that they would get in the way of his gear third. He could have sea stone covering the knuckles so as to not be in contact with it himself like smoker does with his weapon. I don't think knuckles would actually be helpful to luffy in the least though. I guess it could be useful for him to take away users abilities but overall its not like he would need that to fight fruit users in general. If he intended to take them prisoners it would be helpful but overall he does not need that either.

 

[Freid]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

I agree. I don't think brass knuckles will be too helpful to a person that can already do this to a person's face with his bare hands.

Spoiler

 

[Kyodai Senkan Mora]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

But I clearly see Luffy with a rod :P

I can't help but agree with you....remember at marineford when he was tossed in front of the admirals with the broken ship mast that aokiji later froze? I felt it was a good look for him

 

[kulugo]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

that's the only weapon i thought of that would complement his style of fighting. although i dont really see or like luffy using weapons.

@Freid well that guy's a weaksauce. luffy didn't do that same damage when he punched garp, but if he had seastone knuckles during the war, i think he would be more effective.

 

[Freid]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

That example was to say that basically, on a person like Luffy who can already inflict, say, damage of 100, a measly brass knuckle is pointless and would probably increase his attack damage by about 1%. Also, Increasing the effectiveness of his attacks is what haki is for. The only purpose the brass knuckle would have would be for aesthetic reasons like making him look cooler.

Oda obviously doesn't want any member of the crew to succumb to using items like the sea stone to either cover up for their own weakness or to make themselves stronger. I don't even expect smoker to rely on his jute any more.

 

[Kyodai Senkan Mora]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

I feel like a lot of people are viewing Luffy having a signature weapon from the point of a complete overhaul in his abilities when in fact this is not what I had in mind at all when i started the thread...Let me give an example of BB...he has two dfs, it is strongly hinted he has haki at some level and is uber strong...he normally uses punches in conjunction with the yami yami no mi /gura gura no mi powers but he always carries around 3 pistols in his belt and he was shown using them against WB in the wall after getting raped in hand to hand/bisento combat........WB is the other prime example he uses Gura Gura no mi punches/earth /sea tremors but still has his bisento.....If u guys remember Luffy/Ace/Sabo used pipe rods during the ace flashback arc.I guess all am saying is that was cool and maybe luffy should have sth like that to occasionally kick butt with

 

[Quantized]

Re: Luffy needs a signature weapon

This is really a tricky discussion, Luffy seem to lack a weapon, but it's not fitting for him to have a weapon either, ruining his style and fashion..

Although, there is a grand problem in my opinion.. First, Luffy is stronger than Zero, no doubts about that. However, if Zero were to fight Luffy (seriously), what in the world could Luffy defend with...?

Luffy is AWESOME as he is, but he lacks defense when having toe to toe fights with intense strong melee fighters near or over his own level.

The only time I felt abit disappointed was the Robot Franky made this exact chapter, the major part of what happens in One Piece is just fantastically written with awesome sauce on top of it!

So, lets ask Oda, can he possible make a weapon that matches Luffy in his style and surprise us all...? or find a way around his weakness..?