One Piece: Joy Girl Isn’t Overpowered as Fans Feared
Jun. 28, 2024One Piece manga Chapter 1118 surprised fans with Bonney using her devil fruit powers totransform into the second Nika. While this was a beautiful and unexpected moment, some in the fandom were not happy with Oda’s decision to introduce another Nika into the story alongside Luffy.
The reason is that Bonney was able to unlockGear 5 formwith such ease compared to Luffy. While this was a reasonable concern, the situation was cleverly handled by Oda sensei. There arecertain limitations to Bonney’s devil fruit powers, as revealed in One Piece chapter 1119 spoilers.
As one of theFive Elders in One Piece, Saint Marcus Mars, appeared in his Itsumade form, Luffy and Bonney in their Gear 5 forms began to battle the elder. Bonney, Sanji, and Franky carried out Luffy’s quirky plan to assist him in throwing off the enormous bird monster.
As a result, Bonney delivered a massive blow to Luffy’s back by using her Gear 5 ability to grow her muscles and harden them with Armament Haki, one of thethree types of Haki. Furthermore, this was the first time we saw Bonney use Haki.
After throwing a massive punch, we expected Bonney to make use of herNika-like powersagainst the Five Elders. However, this isn’t the case in the manga. After delivering a powerful strike, we saw Bonney return to her original form. Thus, it is evident that this freedom came with a heavy price to pay as being free exhausted her super quickly.
We all knewBonney’s devil fruit powerswere overpowered, however, it also has serious limitations. She can remain in a distorted future “Nika” version for only a temporary period.
This incident also indirectly proves how Luffy is anoverpowered main characteras he can remain free for as long as he wishes to be. He has slowly started mastering his Gear 5 ability and only needs a quick recharge snack to get back to being Nika. That said, are you satisfied with Bonney’s access to Nika’s powers in One Piece? Let us know in the comments below.
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