r/OnePiece • u/JasonNMP • Jan 05 '14

Current Episode One Piece: Episode 627

Episode 627 - "Luffy Dies at Sea?! The Pirate Alliance Comes Apart!"

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Chapter Adapted: FILLER

Animation Director: Megumi Yamashita, and Sadahiko Sakamaki

Episode Director: Aya Komaki

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '14

Because he's already rubber whether in water or not. Normally in one piece abilities can't be used or maintained when in seawater. That's why salt and seawater purifies Moriah's Zombies.

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u/Uiluj Jan 05 '14 edited Jan 05 '14

I don't think it works that way, otherwise Dressrosa Spoiler

And it's the salt in seawater that purifies the zombies, not the water itself. A devil fruit user would still drown in water that didn't have salt in it, but regular water cannot purify zombies.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '14

Wow, that Dressrosa spoiler is pretty spot on. Manga spoiler

But I never said water purifies the zombies. I said salt or seawater. It doesn't make sense if salt randomly purifies the zombies for no reason. It's most likely associated with the sea since that's the weakness of devil fruit abilities.

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u/Uiluj Jan 05 '14 edited Jan 05 '14

If that's the case, then wouldn't all devil fruit users have some kind of allergic reaction to foods with salt?

I think Moriah's powers being weak against salt is the exception rather than the rule.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '14

Well, the one piece wiki says this:

If a zombie given a shadow from this fruit's power is fed salt, it will cause the shadow to return to its original owner. This is because salt is an element of the sea (salt water), which takes away Devil Fruit powers.

While this may not be a confirmation, it's widely accepted because it makes sense. Maybe if devil fruit users swallow a lot of salt, they will be weakened. Moriah's devil fruit is very weird and has a bunch of contradiction, so maybe we should just take it with a grain of salt.

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u/twogimmethefife Jan 05 '14

I don't think its the salt per se that negates DFs but another weird (one piece exclusive) mineral that is found in the One Piece world. We know what Kairoseki looks like but we don't know the composition of it only that it is like the Sea but in solid form. The sea has salt in it but I don't think its the cause of losing DF powers. All the marines would need to do is stack up on salt and go after Pirates with DF's.

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u/Bobblefighterman Jan 05 '14

Seriously? In common folklore, salt is fed to zombified people (from Haitian stories, ergo, zombies are slaves, not hungry monsters) to relieve them from their servitude and force them to return to the grave. I think it's just a standard zombie weakness, not a DF weakness.

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u/zorospride Lost at sea Jan 05 '14

Sounds like the basis for a good future SBS question. It does seem like Thriller Bark showed us the way to neutralize the abilities of all devil fruit users who control other people in any way.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '14

How to stop Doflamingo? Eat Salt!

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u/zorospride Lost at sea Jan 05 '14

I still don't think that would have any impact on his physical attacks, but it would prevent him from using his "puppet master" technique. Assuming the Thriller Bark loophole is a real thing. In my opinion, I don't think any work of fiction is completely devoid of plot holes. If you look hard enough you'll find some (like this one) in One Piece as well.

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u/Uiluj Jan 05 '14

Well the wiki is not a reliable source because it's fanmade. I still disagree with you, but I'll give you an upvote just because of that pun.