Talking about and comparing the Devil Fruits is just an old pastime forOne Pieceanime and manga fans alike. Discussions based around comparing the strength of different Devil Fruits or friends arguing about which Devil Fruit they’d pick if they had the choice. Devil Fruits are just so unique and versatile as a popular Shonen concept that there’s no concrete answer.
Canonically, the more creative a DF user is with their power, the stronger they tend to be. This means that the skill ceiling for each fruit is almost entirely based on the individual, but the skill floor is much more rigid. Logia’s have the highest floor, but Paramecia’s have the highest ceiling, and so forth. But whichDevil Fruits are the most overpowered inOne Pieceby default, and why? Let’s take a look.
Updated September 19th, 2024 by Jake Buchalter:With the second season of the One Piece live-action series well under way, One Piece is as popular as it’s ever been. And, while the Netflix adaptation has done a fantastic job with the Devil Fruit abilities so far, there are a lot more they’re going to have to figure out if they plan to adapt the entirety of this renowned manga series. There are a ridiculous number of Devil Fruit users in One Piece, though some Devil Fruits vastly outclass others in terms of strength. So, let’s take a look at all the DF abilities in this series and go over some of the absolute strongest.
Portgas D. Ace & Sabo
Unawakened
Not to start things off too tragically, but it only feels right to start things with a fruit like the Mera Mera No Mi. Otherwise known asthe Flame-Flame Fruit, this is one of the most iconic Devil Fruits in all ofOne Piece, as it belonged to Luffy’s brother Portgas D. Ace. When Ace used this fruit, it was one of the first representations of a Logia DF thatOne Piecefans had laid eyes on, and it didn’t disappoint. With this Devil Fruit, Ace:
Now, the Fruit is being used by Ace and Luffy’s brother Sabo, as Luffy wanted to entrust the Fruit to him after basically winning it in Doflamino’s tournament on Dressrosa.While Ace was an incredible fighter, Sabo has learned multiple forms of martial arts from the revolutionary army, including the Ryusoken, a fighting style taught to himby Monkey D. Dragon. So, it goes without saying that this Fruit is incredibly powerful, especially in the hands of the Revolutionary Army’s second-in-command.
Gild Tesoro
Awakened
Moving on to a Devil Fruit seen in one ofOne Piece’smany movies,the Gol-Gol Fruitused by one Gild Tesoro.Gild Tesoro is the villainof the 13thOne Piecemovie AKAOne Piece: Film Goldand he makes for a very capable villain. With his mastery over his Paramecia Devil Fruit, Tesoro basically has control over the entirety of the Gran Tesoro city-ship. And, while having control over gold might seem like it’d be comparable to say, Mr. 3’s Wax-Wax Fruit, that’s not at all the case. This is basically the better version of the Wax-Wax Fruit in everywhere, with the prime example being that both Fruits can turn their victims into statues made of gold/wax. However, Gild can not only turn anyone who has inhaled gold dust into a golden statue, but he can also control them like puppets before doing so using this gold in their bodies. ThroughoutFilm Gold, Tesoro also used this DF to:
Gild is also one of the rare few DF users to awaken his Devil Fruit, which is exactly what allows him to expand the range of his control over gold as well as feel things through gold. He can also fire beams of light while in his golden mech, though it’s unclear if this is entirely tied to his ability or not. Either way, Tesoro is a very powerful villain, and this is primarily due to his creative use of his Devil Fruit abilities.
Douglas Bullet
Here’s a Devil Fruit that’s so absurdly strong they had to keep it in the movies only,the Clank-Clank Fruit.At first, it might seem like this Devil Fruit is basically theOne Pieceversion of Magneto’s Mutant abilities. However, Douglas Bullet’s powers aren’t restricted to metal, just inorganic objects, and his knowledge of mechanics allows him to create complex machinations such as gigantic mechs capable of destroying entire islands. With this Devil Fruit, Douglas Bullet:
Overall, without enough materials near him, Bullet is still scary as a fighter, but his Devil Fruit is massively nerfed. But, there aren’t many situations where this would actually happen, and as such Bullet’s Devil Fruit is just obscenely strong even in the hands of someone who isn’t using it well.
Dr. Vegapunk
Moving on to one of the Devil Fruits that was only revealed in the last year or so (at the time of writing this),the Brain-Brain Fruitwielded by the famous Dr. Vegapunk. For decades, fans ofOne Piecehad speculated that Vegapunk had some sort of Devil Fruit associated with intelligence, and now it’s been confirmed. And, while the actual abilities and side effects of the DF are a bit more comical than anyone was probably expecting (AKA his gigantic head and always outstretched tongue), this is still a terrifying power. With this Devil Fruit, the user can:
While this Devil Fruit is one of the only ones to be shown with no direct offensive abilities,the doors that this power opens are infinite. With this power, Vegapunk has inventedhundreds if not thousands of highly advanced creations, has advanced the study of Devil Fruit abilities to a level that was thought to be impossible, and has even separated his brain from his body and created 6 ‘clones’ of himself that all sync wirelessly with his ever-expanding brain matter.
Donquixote Doflamingo
Donquixote Doflamingo’sString-String Devil Fruitis probably one of the best examples inOne Pieceof a Devil Fruit user propelling their abilities to overpowered levels through sheer creativity alone. From the name of this Devil Fruit, most people wouldn’t think something that gives someone control over string would be all that strong. However, with it, Doflamingo:
While Luffy is a fantastic example ofsomeone who made the most of (used to be) an underpowered Devil Fruit, Doflamingo is probably an even better example of this same concept.
Imu
Unknown
And for another very recent inclusion, it felt apt to include someone’s abilities that are most likely the result of a Devil Fruit, though this hasn’t been confirmed quite yet.Imu was only revealedas one of the ‘big bads’ ofOne Piecein the last couple of years, and no one saw their powers at all until quite recently during a meeting between Nefertari Cobra, Sabo, the Five Elders, and Imu.
While there isn’t nearly enough information for anyone to make an informed decision on what Imu’s Devil Fruit ability likely is, it’s something thatOne Piecefans have been having so much fun coming up with theories on. There are all kinds of theories out there alreadysuch as Imu having the Water-Water fruit, Sea-Sea Fruit, World-World Fruit, Shadow-Shadow Fruit, or Nightmare-Nightmare Fruit,and all of these theories have at least a little bit of ground to stand on. However, regardless of what the actual power is,One Piecefans can say with certainty that Imu’s abilities are incredibly powerful since it’s likely their abilities that destroyed all of Lulusia in that iconic yet horrifying catastrophic strike.
Kaidou & Momonosuke Kozuki
Ah,the iconic Dragonic Devil Fruitthat proved to the world that Zoans aren’t anything to scoff at.The Uo Uo no Mi, Model: SeiryuorFish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragonis Kaidou’s Devil Fruit, given to him long ago by Big Mom. There’s a classic Chinese myth about the ‘Dragon Gate’ at the top of a river that many Carp swam up, and if one made it to the top they would turn into a dragon. This is where the whole Magikarp and GyradosPokemonconnection comes from, and whyKaidou can turn into a big-horned dragoneven though his fruit is based on the model of a fish.
It’s pretty obvious that this is one of thestrongest Devil Fruitsseen so far inOne Piece,as well as the largest Zoan-type transformation. With this Mythical DF, Kaidou can:
So with all that, of course, this is one of the most powerful Devil Fruits out there. Just by himself, Kaidou can replicate, to a certain degree, the powers of other Devil Fruits such as Ace’s flames, Enel’s lightning, and even the way that Doflamingo achieved ‘flight’ by using clouds.
Disclaimer: This entry has slight spoilers forOne Piece: Film Red
Uta & Previous User Who Sealed Tot Musica
And then there’s Uta, the main ‘new’ character introduced inOne Piece: Film Red,and her Devil Fruit abilities are absurd, especially among the Paramecia DFs.The Uta-Uta No MiorSing-Sing DFis a Paramecia Devil Fruit that, through the power of song, transports the consciousnesses of anyone who hears it into a dream world where the DF user has complete control.
In this dream world, the DF iser is basically a god and can do whatever they want. Aspects of the DF that are especially absurd are:
It’s honestly the type of DF that would breakthe already fragile power scalingif it was ever introduced into the mainline story.
Raizo
This is another Devil Fruit that needs a bit more information on how it works, but even with the information currently known, theScroll-Scroll Devil FruitthatRaizo uses in Wanohas absurd amounts of potential. With this DF, the user can summon “scrolls” of any size and length and telekinetically manipulate them in the air to ‘catch’ or ‘absorb’ things into them, similar to the Scrolls used in theNarutoseries that could hold objects, Ninjutsu, or even summoning techniques. It’s not fully clear what the requirements or constrictions on what Raizo can store with these scrolls are, but so far he has used them to hold:
Basically, as long as what he’s absorbing is non-organic, it’ll work. Of course, this means he’s strong against projectiles and elemental attacks but weak against physical punches and kicks. Now, Raizo uses this DF pretty well, but let’s just mention a few other things he could do with it to become truly terrifying:
Jesus Burgess
Up next is a Devil Fruit that was introduced recently, even further than the 1000 chapter markin chapter 1063 specifically.It’s been long known by the fans that Blackbeard is a Devil Fruit fanatic. Now, he’s seemingly using that knowledge of all Devil Fruits to get the DFs that are the perfect fit for all of his crew. As a result of this, after hunting down the perfect Devil Fruits, Jesus Burgess is now in control of theStrong-Strong Fruit.
Sadly, fans have only barely begun to see him using this Fruit. But when he did, Burgess literally lifted an entire mountain with ease. The only downside is that this Fruit is ‘too much of a perfect match’ for Burgess that it doesn’t really require him to innovate or adapt and grow stronger that way as Luffy did. But, Oda might surprise the fans and utilize the concept of ‘strong’ in some creative ways like how he does with other seemingly simple DFs like the Glare-Flare Fruit, and here are just a few ways he could do so:
It’s entirely up to Eiichiro Oda as to how this DF develops but fans are pretty certain this is one ofthe strongest Devil Fruitsout there.
