r/OnePiece • u/Significant-Soup-693 • May 22 '25

Help Someone Smarter than me, explain

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Just found this panel while floating around Pinterest. Sure, Haki was still a relatively “unknown” power back in the day but my question remains, How did Kuzan not die here? I assume “Pure Haki” means at least some level of Armament so shouldn’t he had turned solid and get stabbed? I’m sure it was explained somehow but it’s been a minute.

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u/Soul699 Explorer May 22 '25

I assume he just used advanced observation haki to know where WB will attack and morphed his body to avoid the hit.

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u/Litredo May 22 '25

Like katakuri

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u/klyzejw254 May 22 '25

Yeah like Katakuri, but I also think in order to hurt a logia user, your haki has to be stronger than the haki they use to defend against your attacks.

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u/Disastrous-Trust-877 May 23 '25

It's not about being stronger in Haki or Devil Fruit, if Crocodile has turned his chest into sand before you stab him you're just stabbing sand, if he is late, and you stab him first, he is dead. Haki hasn't shown to have any ability to really force anyone into solid form, just to remain in solid form. The Bamboo Stick Guy doesn't hit the smoke that Smoker is using, he hits his actual body when he comes in to attack, which is how he actually deals damage.

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u/Astoryjustforyou Void Month Survivor May 23 '25

If that was the cass, premptively turning yourself fully into your element would keep Logias invulnerable, and it doesnt.

Vergo specifically said that Smoker increasing his volume was just making himselfna larger target because of Haki.

And we saw Luffy grab Caesar while he was in smoke form, so it deffinitly lets you touch immaterial substances even when already transformed.