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Zoan is one of the three Devil Fruit types. This type of Devil Fruit allows a user to transform into an animal species at will, or an inter-species hybrid.[2] Unlike Paramecia and Logia Devil Fruits, Zoans are said to carry wills of their own even when unconsumed,[3] though it's not commonly known.[4] Show
The term was first used when Dalton's Devil Fruit was used to attack Wapol.[5] OverviewZoan-type Devil Fruits grant the ability to transform into a certain animal species. Generally, they provide the user with three basic forms:[6]
 Human Form. Human-Beast Form. Beast Form. A majority of the Zoan Devil Fruits come in different groups, known as "series", differentiated by specific species classification, known as "models". These groups are divided based on the different variations of animal; for example, the Jackal, Dachshund, and Wolf Fruits fall into the Inu Inu (Dog) series; while the Bison and Giraffe Fruits belong to the Ushi Ushi (Ox) series; and the Anaconda, King Cobra, and Yamata no Orochi Fruits are of the Hebi Hebi (snake) series. Even for fruits without a model, there may be other fruits within the same series that do have one; for example, Chopper's Hito Hito no Mi, Sengoku's Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Daibutsu, Onimaru's Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Onyudo, and Luffy's Hito Hito No Mi, Model: Nika. Sengoku's fruit is also unique among Zoans in that rather than turning him into a living being, it transforms him into an animate golden statue. Zoan hybrid forms are almost always bipedal. The only known hybrid forms of human users shown so far that were not bipedal are the Gorgon Sisters' Hebi Hebi no Mi fruits (as snakes do not have legs). Another effect shown for many different known Zoan users is that when in the half-human half-animal hybrid state, sometimes the user tends to grow bigger than they normally are, even to giant proportions. Some full Beast Forms are larger than the real animal is too; the Neko Neko no Mi, Model: Saber Tiger for example. Marigold without legs in her hybrid form. Jabra and Kaku, normal sized in their human forms... ...but then grow much larger in their hybrid forms, overshadowing similar sized humans. Most Zoan fruits only provide the three basic forms. However, through training or the use of certain drugs, it is possible for Zoan users to unlock additional transformations; for instance, Chopper could transform into several different "points" with the use of a Rumble Ball, and Black Maria used a similar drug to alter her own Human-Beast form. Chopper was then able to train himself to transform into most of his points without using a Rumble Ball, and Marco could transform selective parts of his body. Chopper's drug induced Monster Point. Marco's Human-Beast Form. Black Maria's drug altered Human-Beast Form. It's also important to note that not all Zoans work exactly in the same way as others. For example: the Tama Tama no Mi gives the user's body the properties of a chicken egg and requires an outside force for the user to transform further into a chick, then a full-grown chicken and then back into the original form. Also, though non-canon, Grount's ability is only able to transform his left arm for some reason. Inanimate Object ZoanA sword with an elephant Zoan. Some years before the current timeline, Dr. Vegapunk discovered a technique that allows one to make an inanimate object "eat" a Devil Fruit. The details of the technique have not yet been revealed. So far, Zoan is the only type of Devil Fruit that inanimate objects have been shown as being able to absorb. Inanimate object Zoans seem to be very loyal to whomever owns them. Objects that have "ingested" a Zoan Fruit gain the mobility, abilities, and intelligence of the animal they turn into. This can be a drawback, as the object also gains a living creature's ability to feel pain and fear and becomes susceptible to disease.[7] The technique that allows an object to eat a Zoan fruit is not limited to solid materials, as gaseous slime can also be used as a medium. The four cases in which an inanimate object have canonically absorbed a Devil Fruit are:
Non-canonically, two more cases have been seen:
Sub-classesThe Zoan class Devil Fruit has three known sub-classes that exist beside the standard variety: Ancient, Mythical, and Artificial. The first two are considered to be rarer than regular Zoans. Ancient ZoanFor the chapter of the same name, see Chapter 998.Ancient Zoan users transformed. Ancient Zoan (「動物（ゾオン）系」古代種 Zōn-kei Kodaishu?, literally meaning "Animal System Ancient Species") is a sub-class of Zoan that allows users to transform into ancient animals, such as dinosaurs. Ancient Zoan Fruits are much rarer than regular Zoans.[8][9] On top of a significant physical power boost, Ancient Zoan transformations may come with bodily characteristics not seen in modern-day animals, which may be advantageous in combat. Examples include the extremely durable, super-thick skull plate granted by the pachycephalosaurus Zoan, the mammoth Zoan providing the user with a strong trunk and large tusks that are beyond a regular elephant's, or the saber-toothed tiger Zoan giving the user an elongated pair of fangs that modern big cats do not possess. In addition, dinosaur models in particular are noted for bestowing incredible durability and endurance when their transformation is employed, due to the tough hides/scales they give their users.[10][11][12][13][14] Furthermore, some Ancient Zoan fruits may grant abnormal physical abilities. Examples of this include: Sasaki, who is able to rotate his triceratops neck frill like a propeller,[15] Queen, who can become a pseudo-snake by detaching his brachiosaurus neck and tail from his torso,[16] and King, who can shoot out his pteranodon head with incredible force by pulling back on and then letting go of his head crest.[17] The users of these abnormal abilities have claimed that the real animals were normally capable of such. Sasaki spins his triceratops frill to fly. Queen separates his brachiosaurus body. King stretching his pteranodon head back. Nine Ancient Zoan powers have been revealed so far, all of which are wielded by former members of the Beasts Pirates, of the top officer ranks. Six of those are based on dinosaurs:
Three of said nine are not based on ancient reptiles:
Mythical ZoanMythical Zoan users transformed. Mythical Zoan (「動物（ゾオン）系」幻獣種 Zōn-kei Genjūshu?, literally meaning "Animal System Mythical Beast Species") is a sub-class of Zoan that allows users to transform into creatures or even powerful entities that are the subject of myth and legend. It is the rarest type of Zoan, even more rare than Logia powers.[18] In accordance with their rarity, Mythical Zoan fruits seem to be the most powerful class of Zoan. The most formidable and distinguishing facet of Mythical Zoan fruits is their bestowing of unique, "mythical" abilities that are supplementary to the transformation itself; such as the phoenix Zoan's ability to generate flames with healing properties[19] or the nine-tailed fox Zoan's ability to transform into someone's lookalike.[20] There are even cases of Mythical Zoan users being able to access these abilities without transforming,[21][22][23][24] with the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika in particular permanently transforming its consumer's body into a rubbery state, similar to the effects of a Paramecia.[25] Furthermore, a Mythical Zoan fruit may bestow more than a single special ability: e.g., Kaidou being able to generate and manipulate different elements (fire, lightning, and wind) in his Azure Dragon form,[26][27][28] as well as conjure Flame Clouds to make himself and other things fly.[23] Nine Mythical Zoan powers have been shown in canon:
So far only one Artificial Mythical Zoan power has been shown in canon:
Non-canonically, three more Mythical Zoans have been seen:
Artificial ZoanFurther information: Artificial Devil FruitKaidou's subordinates who are Artificial Zoan fruit users. Artificial Zoan is a type of Zoan Devil Fruit created through non-natural means. Unlike normal Devil Fruits, artificial Devil Fruits have ring patterns rather than the typical swirl pattern. In the Punk Hazard Arc, it is revealed that Dr. Vegapunk attempted to create his own Devil Fruit. However, the resulting fruit was a failure. Momonosuke found the failed Devil Fruit and ate it out of hunger. As a result, he gained the ability to transform into an Eastern dragon, though he has shown little to no control over the ability.[29] At a later point, Caesar Clown concocted a substance known as SAD and used it to successfully create specialized Artificial Zoan type Devil Fruits named "SMILEs". Kaidou, one of the Four Emperors, monopolizes SMILEs to create an army of Zoan users in collaboration with Donquixote Doflamingo.[30][31][32] Unfortunately, SMILEs only have a 10% success rate. The other 90%, in addition to losing the ability to swim, will also lose the ability to express negative emotions and will only be able to smile and laugh, regardless of their true feelings.[33] Artificial Devil Fruits also differ from normal Devil Fruits in that some of those who eat Artificial Fruits appear to be permanently stuck in hybrid form, unable to change to either full human or full beast form. Furthermore, Artificial Fruits are unique in that they can give fruit users a sentient version of their animal as well, for example Holed'em's lion head, named Kamijiro, located in his stomach, and similarly Babanuki's elephant head, also in his stomach. These creatures are shown to be sentient, with separate minds from their users, to the point where they can even quarrel with one another, as seen when Kamijiro attacked Holed'em's crotch while annoyed with Holed'em. Interestingly, despite this individuality mentally, it has been shown that they share the same body and feelings physically, as Kamijiro almost immediately reacted to the pain after Holed'em did. It is also shown that SMILE users are vulnerable to Tama's Devil Fruit ability. Zoan-Type UsersSee also the associated category: Zoan Devil Fruit Users.
List of Zoan-Type FruitsCanonTotal Count: 36Ushi Ushi no Mi (Ox) series
Dragon model Zoans.
Snake model Zoans.
Bug model Zoans.
Non-CanonTotal Count: 4 Tori Tori no Mi (Bird) series
Unnamed FruitsThis section lists the Zoan Devil Fruits that have not been identified yet. CanonTotal Count: 8
Non-CanonTotal Count: 3
Strengths
The primary strength of Zoan-type fruits is improving the user's physical abilities and attributes, far surpassing the raw physical power of a typical human.[34] This was demonstrated by Lucci and Kaku, whose Rokushiki attacks became exponentially more powerful when they activated their human-beast hybrid forms. Zoan fruits give the user the ability to augment their preexisting strength and abilities with the strength and abilities of the animal that they transform into. As stated by Rob Lucci, Zoan users are able to further increase their physical strength through training.[35][36] People who transform into carnivorous animals can become more ferocious. As stated by Tony Tony Chopper, a fruit that transforms the user into a carnivorous animal is called a Carnivorous Zoan (肉食の動物（ゾオン）系 Nikushoku no Zōn-kei?). The users of carnivorous Zoan Fruits become more ferocious than other Zoan users and have predatory attributes that are advantageous in combat, such as sharp fangs and claws. This was first brought up when Chopper saw Rob Lucci transform into a leopard.[34] In addition to the enhancement of the user's physical might, Zoan fruit powers possess a large variety of useful abilities that are mainly dependent on the kind of animal that the fruit allows the user to transform into. By transforming into the animal form or the animal-human hybrid form, the Zoan user gains the features of the animal that they do not have in their normal state. For example:
Mythical Zoan-type users gain these advantages to a more extreme degree, as their animals typically possess special supernatural powers that are impossible for naturally existing animals to possess or obtain. For example, the Phoenix Zoan allows the user to generate flames that have healing properties, granting the user the ability to regenerate from attack damage and healing others to a degree.[44][21] This type can be applied to inanimate objects, thereby giving life to the objects. Inanimate object Zoan users possess additional abilities that organic Zoan user do not possess, based on the nature of the object. For example, Funkfreed, a sword with an elephant Zoan can be used to both charge at opponent's as an elephant and cut opponents with its blade.[45] Lassoo, as a gun that can transform into a dachshund, is able to independently move around while firing projectiles.[46] Bunbuku is able to store hot liquids in its body due to being a teapot, even when it is transformed into a tanuki.[47] While it has not been stated that inanimate objects cannot be "fed" Paramecia and Logia-type fruits, every Devil Fruit-powered object seen so far has had a Zoan ability. AwakeningThe Jailer Beasts are all Awakened Zoans. Like all Devil Fruit abilities, Zoan types can be "awakened". An awakened Zoan gains far greater strength, speed, and durability than those with un-awakened Zoan powers. This also includes a faster recovery rate, which functions involuntarily, even when the user is unconscious. As a drawback to this, Road to Laugh Tale Vol. 4 reveals that, unlike Paramecia Awakening, Zoan Awakenings come with a risk of the innate nature of the fruit's respective animal consuming the user, causing them to become simple-minded beasts. Most awakened Zoan fruit users do not show signs of complex thought, seemingly acting out of instinct and power, and are always in a form resembling their full beast form, but with human attributes. This drawback reveals the reason behind the Jailer Beast's dull-looking and simplistic nature. This logic would also explain the reason behind the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika's Awakening where Luffy was overcome with joy. It is unknown if they can still revert back to their original form after awakening, or if these new forms and mindsets are permanent. Four of the five Jailer Beasts are all classified as awakened Zoan users.[48] It is unknown if the new recruit, Minochihuahua, is one too. Luffy's awakened Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit grants him the same enhancements as others, in addition to expanding his rubber powers, while still being able to show conscious thought. Although, his mental state was slightly altered, likely as a result of the particular nature of his Hito Hito no Mi: Model Nika.[49] However, it was revealed that it has the same weaknesses as Awakened Paramecia users such as Law and Kid, who were not used to their awakened powers, suffering from severe exhaustion if used too much.[50] WeaknessesA power fighter Zoan beaten by a versatile Paramecia. With the exception of certain supernatural abilities granted by Mythical-type fruits, Zoan fruits only enhance the physical attributes of the users' body. Thus, Zoan-type users are unable to affect their environment in the unique ways that many Paramecia and Logia-type fruit users are capable of; at best, their new forms just give them greater protection from physical and environmental peril. Given that Zoan abilities are most effective in close combat, opponents who can use their environment to fight from a distance may reduce a Zoan user's effectiveness.[51][52] Although Zoan users possess the ability to improve their physical power, they may initially have trouble adjusting to their transformed bodies and utilizing their fighting styles with different physical attributes. This was first seen when Kaku tried to fight for the first time after eating the Ushi Ushi no Mi, Model: Giraffe and struggled to use his swords with his arms and neck becoming much longer. However, users who are innovative such as Kaku can typically find ways to use their Zoan transformations to change and improve their fighting styles. New Zoan users can also have difficulty transforming into their hybrid form, potentially resulting in chaos if their full animal form is not suited for their environment, as seen when Kaku fully transformed into a giraffe and fell through the floor.[53] Furthermore, even though Zoan users can increase their abilities when they transform, the user's own natural abilities and skills will ultimately affect the results. Kurozumi Orochi, who has been a Mythical Zoan-type user for around 41 years and had entered his full beast form, was effortlessly defeated by six of the Nine Red Scabbards, despite all of them badly wounded after being defeated by Kaidou.[54] Zoan fruits grant different degrees of intelligence based on what the user is and what kind of creature they transform into. Animals who consume the Hito Hito no Mi will gain the intelligence of a human, while objects with Zoan abilities gain the consciousness of that animal. This may create challenges for people who own animals or objects with Zoan powers. Animals who transform into other animals do not increase their intelligence, and so their ability to utilize advantages granted by their transformation may be limited. Inanimate objects retain their animal consciousness even when in their inanimate form, which may result in their usefulness decreasing if they are afflicted by emotions such as fear. This was seen when Funkfreed transformed from his sword form to his elephant form when Franky threatened him.[7] Additionally, inanimate Zoan users can get afflicted by ailments like sickness, as seen by Lassoo having a cold.[46] If an animal ate a Zoan-class Devil Fruit that is exactly the same as their original species (such as a human eating the Hito Hito no Mi), it would result in a complete waste, as they gain no transformation whatsoever, yet acquire all the typical weaknesses of Devil Fruit users.[55] Translation and Dub Issues
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Who has a mythical ZOAN Devil Fruit?So far only one Artificial Mythical Zoan power has been shown in canon: Artificial Devil Fruit: Eaten by Kozuki Momonosuke. The fruit is a "failed" copy of the Uo Uo no Mi, Model: Seiryu.
Is mythical ZOAN rarer than Logia?What's more, this Devil Fruit is considered to be a Mythical Zoan type, which is even rarer than the Logia types.
What are the 4 mythical ZOAN fruits?Mythical Zoan. Gomu Gomu no Mi.. Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Okuchi no Makami.. Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Onyudo.. Hebi Hebi no Mi, Model: Yamata no Orochi.. What are all the mythical Zoans?One Piece: The 8 Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits (So Far), Ranked By.... Dog-Dog Fruit, Model: Nine-Tailed Fox. ... . Snake-Snake Fruit, Model: Yamata-No-Orochi. ... . Dog-Dog Fruit, Model: Okuchi-No-Makami. ... . Bird-Bird Fruit, Model: Phoenix. ... . Human-Human Fruit, Model: Buddha. ... . Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika. ... . Fish-Fish Fruit, Model Azure Dragon.. |
