Discussion Mythical zoans

[Ilyes84]

buggy was the first DF user in the crew!

OMG, that is -so- going to add to his legend!

Getting lazy?

This topic was started to encourage discussion, not so that people could give links to pages that have a list of legendary creatures. There are hundreds of those.

And discuss I do.
As far as I remeber, the HumanHuman fruit was classified as a Zoan. Therefore (theory), a Zoan fruit can be based on a general "animal", even a human. So even humanoid mythical creatures are ok. Where am I getting to?
Medusa. Technically not a human-snake hybrid, mythical creature, power to petrify -it would be a perfect Mythical Zoan. Even now, I'm convinced Oda made a mistake to give Hancock that stupid fruit instead of this one.

Other mythical animals? Hell, I can name plenty of them, even though Kizaru said they were "rarer than Logia". The Fenris wolf, from norse mithology. Jörmungandr, the great serpent from the same culture. Coyote, the trickster spirit from the native americans. As someone else said, the shapechanger Tanuki. Kitsune. Sleipnir. Unicorn. Gargoyle. Chimera. Roc. Leviathan. Salamander. Hydra. Vampire. Golem. Couatl. Djinn. One just needs to flip through some books to find ideas. Given that in the manga (fillers omitted) there are, as for now, 8 Logia... I'd put the number of Mythical Zoans at 3, 4 at most.

I have a soft spot for a nine-tail fox. I admit it, I want it to be one of this awesome Zoans. Call it a pun, a cameo, a tribute; I feel like Oda won't pass on the opportunity, though it would be a lot different than Kishimoto's powerhouse.
I'm trying to create a VERY amateur OP roleplaying game, and made the fox one of only three Mythical Zoan.

 

[chess4]

yea i agree with the only 3 or 4 mythical fruit zoan fruits.

marco is the phoenix and i would say there is a fair chance that dragon is dragon zoan user. so that leaves about 2. maybe one of the other yonkou has one or the gorousei since i think they are fighters

 

[urlaub]

I think Kaidou has the ability of angel angel fruit--making people feel pleasent, beeing immaterial, seeing into the future and giving messages to people. Floating around and can be everywhere etc.

 

[hyper_megaman]

OMG, that is -so- going to add to his legend!



And discuss I do.
As far as I remeber, the HumanHuman fruit was classified as a Zoan. Therefore (theory), a Zoan fruit can be based on a general "animal", even a human. So even humanoid mythical creatures are ok. Where am I getting to?
Medusa. Technically not a human-snake hybrid, mythical creature, power to petrify -it would be a perfect Mythical Zoan. Even now, I'm convinced Oda made a mistake to give Hancock that stupid fruit instead of this one.

Other mythical animals? Hell, I can name plenty of them, even though Kizaru said they were "rarer than Logia". The Fenris wolf, from norse mithology. Jörmungandr, the great serpent from the same culture. Coyote, the trickster spirit from the native americans. As someone else said, the shapechanger Tanuki. Kitsune. Sleipnir. Unicorn. Gargoyle. Chimera. Roc. Leviathan. Salamander. Hydra. Vampire. Golem. Couatl. Djinn. One just needs to flip through some books to find ideas. Given that in the manga (fillers omitted) there are, as for now, 8 Logia... I'd put the number of Mythical Zoans at 3, 4 at most.

I have a soft spot for a nine-tail fox. I admit it, I want it to be one of this awesome Zoans. Call it a pun, a cameo, a tribute; I feel like Oda won't pass on the opportunity, though it would be a lot different than Kishimoto's powerhouse.
I'm trying to create a VERY amateur OP roleplaying game, and made the fox one of only three Mythical Zoan.

stop bringing up hybrid creatures or souped up normal creatures..

stuff like gryffins exist if say a lion eats an eagle fruit. these hybrids are already commonplace in the OP world, so no go to mythical

stuff like some spirit/deity creature variant of a normal existing creature.. can't work either. it would confuse the story too much by trying to implement too small a point imho, certainly not oda's flair. oda likes drama and huge things. there's no point in introducing a, say chinese mythical white tiger spirit, if u've already seen a leopard fruit user, a tiger fruit user, etc. it's like, 'so what, it's just another one'.


I'd go for oriental dragons (damn cool), maybe western dragons, and unicorn.

orientals could control the weather, have flight, and maybe increase defense/durability and strength. very possibly regeneration cum immortality given its legendary status, i'd like that. but i doubt so as it might be a phoenix exclusive power.

european dragons could have flight, huge fire breathing (marco can't breathe fire, come on, he can only TRAIL fire, not project it out across a far range), size increase (this is good for mass defense/offense), and of course possibly durability and strength increase as above. and regen cum immortality again, as above

unicorns could have healing powers, maybe not just themselves (possibly nowhere close to the phoenix's), but it extends to others around him. possibly also lightning/electrical powers from its horn, and increases in speed, but of course also a bit of strength/def but nowhere as much as the above.

anyone can think of any more?

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u know, speaking of hybrids, i'd like to see vegapunk put a rat fruit onto a yellow/red battery.

heh


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Sengokou: "wha- DUDE WTF?!"

 

[Ilyes84]

stop bringing up hybrid creatures or souped up normal creatures..

Aye aye, sir... I guess.

"Souped up" creatures... well, not to be sarcastic, but I'm not the one making them up. And if you do know your mithology, you should also note that each of these creatures has some kind of ability that goes beyond its animal form (and even sheer size). So, they're not just big, mean version of the standard Zoan -they are archetypes.
But, you may be right: if mythical zoans are supposed to be unique mystical-magical animals (not just big/mean), then that might justify their rarity.

Regarding hybrids, you're right again... although only a chimera and a couatl could be referred as hybrids.
Chimera, though, could be cool: since its a hybrid of MORE than two animals (four, if I remeber correctly), it could allow its user to eat more than one zoan fruit, combining their forms and abilities.

 

[hyper_megaman]

Aye aye, sir... I guess.

"Souped up" creatures... well, not to be sarcastic, but I'm not the one making them up. And if you do know your mithology, you should also note that each of these creatures has some kind of ability that goes beyond its animal form (and even sheer size). So, they're not just big, mean version of the standard Zoan -they are archetypes.
But, you may be right: if mythical zoans are supposed to be unique mystical-magical animals (not just big/mean), then that might justify their rarity.

Regarding hybrids, you're right again... although only a chimera and a couatl could be referred as hybrids.
Chimera, though, could be cool: since its a hybrid of MORE than two animals (four, if I remeber correctly), it could allow its user to eat more than one zoan fruit, combining their forms and abilities.

yea i know u're not making them up

i'm chinese, i'm familiar with my own myths

point is, most mythical creatures are stuff like fox spirits, tiger spirits, dog deity, blah blah. it doesn't work in OP, it wouldn't work, it just seems too weird. if it were a zoan, it would be what, fox fox fruit: model godly?

i can't see this happening, but yea that's just me.. but personally i'm more interested to see this conversation going the unique creature way hehehe.

So far we have oriental dragons, western dragons, unicorns, any other unique creatures?

 

[Ilyes84]

point is, most mythical creatures are stuff like fox spirits, tiger spirits, dog deity, blah blah. it doesn't work in OP, it wouldn't work, it just seems too weird. if it were a zoan, it would be what, fox fox fruit: model godly?

Yeah, right about that. If there is an InuInu fruit, model Kitsune, what separates it from a spirit fox? Yes, you have a point.
(well, there could be a KamiKami no Mi, model Kistune -but that's just me and my 9-tail fox fetish )

More unique creatures... I have no idea. Medusa was my favourite, I think Oda came up with the mythical zoan idea after that "gorgon curse" thing with Hancock. She could've been a perfect candidate for a Medusa fruit. Bah...

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How about a Cerberus fruit, with the power to summon and control ghosts?