Devil Fruits are the source of many incredible powers in the world of One Piece, but simply eating one isn’t enough. True strength comes from mastering the abilities they grant. This list ranks 15 Devil Fruit users who have demonstrated exceptional control, creativity, and power with their abilities, pushing their fruits to the absolute limit.
What is Devil Fruit Awakening?
Before diving into the rankings, it’s important to understand what “awakening” a Devil Fruit means. Devil Fruit Awakening is a rare phenomenon that allows users to transcend the ordinary limitations of their powers. When a Devil Fruit is awakened, the user gains heightened control, often manipulating their surroundings in ways previously unimaginable.
Devil Fruits fall into three main categories:
- Paramecia: These fruits grant the user a variety of abilities, from manipulating objects to altering their own bodies. Awakened Paramecia users can often extend their powers to affect their environment.
- Zoan: These fruits allow the user to transform into an animal, a human-animal hybrid, or a human form. Awakened Zoan fruits typically grant increased strength, speed, durability, and recovery.
- Logia: These fruits give the user the power to transform into, create, and control a natural element. Awakened Logia users have complete mastery over their element, with potentially devastating effects on the environment.
Awakening a Devil Fruit requires intense training and a deep understanding of one’s own power. According to Kaido, Awakening occurs when the mind and body of the user synchronize with their Devil Fruit ability.
The Pinnacle of Devil Fruit Mastery: Top 15 Ranked
This ranking considers not just the power of the Devil Fruit itself, but also the user’s ingenuity, control, and overall impact on the world of One Piece.
15. Tony Tony Chopper
- Devil Fruit: Hito Hito no Mi (Human-Human Fruit)
- Type: Zoan
Chopper’s mastery of the Hito Hito no Mi is remarkable. Originally, Zoan fruits typically have three transformations: human, animal, and hybrid forms. However, Chopper, through research and the use of Rumble Balls, has created seven distinct forms or “points” – [Guard Point, Horn Point, Jumping Point, Arm Point, Brain Point, Kung Fu Point, and Monster Point]. Post-time skip, he no longer requires a Rumble Ball for most of his forms, showcasing his enhanced control. While Monster Point still needs a Rumble Ball, he maintains consciousness in this form, demonstrating significant mastery over a fruit initially considered weak.
14. Brook
- Devil Fruit: Yomi Yomi no Mi (Revive-Revive Fruit)
- Type: Paramecia
Brook’s Devil Fruit granted him a second life as a living skeleton. But over the time skip, Brook significantly expanded his mastery, learning to control his soul. This allows him to project his soul outside his body, use soul-based attacks, and even affect the souls of others. His abilities are invaluable for reconnaissance and combat, solidifying his place as a unique and powerful Devil Fruit user.
13. Smoker
- Devil Fruit: Moku Moku no Mi (Plume-Plume Fruit)
- Type: Logia
Smoker, a Marine Vice Admiral, was one of the first Logia users introduced in the series. His ability to transform into smoke grants him intangibility and allows him to move rapidly. While his fruit may not be the most destructive, Smoker’s mastery lies in his tactical use of smoke for offense, defense, and capturing opponents. He remains a relevant force in the New World, demonstrating the potential of even seemingly weaker Logia fruits.
12. Crocodile
- Devil Fruit: Suna Suna no Mi (Sand-Sand Fruit)
- Type: Logia
Crocodile, the former leader of Baroque Works and one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, wields the power of sand. His mastery of the Suna Suna no Mi allows him to create sandstorms, dehydrate opponents, and manipulate sand for both offense and defense. Crocodile’s ability to turn his surroundings into a desert landscape showcases his control and the fruit’s potential for widespread devastation.
11. Enel
- Devil Fruit: Goro Goro no Mi (Rumble-Rumble Fruit)
- Type: Logia
Enel’s Goro Goro no Mi grants him the power of lightning, making him a formidable opponent. He has mastered his fruit to a terrifying degree, capable of wiping out entire countries with lightning storms. Enel can transform into a giant of electricity, move at lightning speed, and even restart his own heart with electricity. His arrogance may have been his downfall against Luffy, but his raw power and mastery are undeniable.
10. Rob Lucci
- Devil Fruit: Neko Neko no Mi, Model: Leopard (Cat-Cat Fruit, Model: Leopard)
- Type: Zoan
Lucci’s mastery of his Zoan fruit, combined with his Rokushiki martial arts, made him a deadly assassin. His recent Awakening has further enhanced his speed, strength, and recovery. Unlike the Awakened Zoans in Impel Down, Lucci retains his consciousness and can switch between forms at will, showcasing his superior control.
9. Yamato
- Devil Fruit: Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Okuchi no Makami (Dog-Dog Fruit, Model: Okuchi no Makami)
- Type: Mythical Zoan
Yamato’s Mythical Zoan fruit allows her to transform into the Okuchi no Makami, the Guardian Deity of Wano. She demonstrated the power of this fruit during the Raid on Onigashima, holding her own against Kaido for an extended period. The fruit grants enhanced strength, speed, and potentially unique abilities related to the guardian deity, making it a powerful and versatile Devil Fruit.
8. Eustass Kid
- Devil Fruit: Jiki Jiki no Mi (Magnet-Magnet Fruit)
- Type: Paramecia
Kid’s mastery of magnetism allows him to attract and repel metal, creating powerful constructs and weapons. Upon Awakening, he can apply magnetic properties to others, as seen when he injured Big Mom with surrounding metal. While his stamina drains quickly when using his awakened abilities, his creativity and destructive power are undeniable.
7. Trafalgar Law
- Devil Fruit: Ope Ope no Mi (Op-Op Fruit)
- Type: Paramecia
Law’s Devil Fruit grants him the ability to create “rooms” where he can manipulate anything within. His Awakening allows him to create smaller rooms affixed to objects, extending his reach and versatility. Law’s precise control and strategic use of his fruit make him a formidable opponent, capable of performing complex surgeries and devastating attacks.
6. Fujitora
- Devil Fruit: Zushi Zushi no Mi (Press-Press Fruit)
- Type: Paramecia
Admiral Fujitora possesses the power to manipulate gravity. He can summon meteors, create gravitational fields to pin down opponents, and even levitate debris. His mastery of gravity allows him to control the battlefield and unleash devastating attacks, making him one of the strongest Devil Fruit users in the Marines.
5. Donquixote Doflamingo
- Devil Fruit: Ito Ito no Mi (String-String Fruit)
- Type: Paramecia
Doflamingo’s String-String Fruit allows him to create and manipulate strings. He has mastered this fruit to an incredible degree, using his strings for offense, defense, control, and even creating a “Birdcage” that traps entire islands. His Awakening allows him to turn his surroundings into strings, further enhancing his control and power.
4. Charlotte Katakuri
- Devil Fruit: Mochi Mochi no Mi (Mochi-Mochi Fruit)
- Type: Special Paramecia
Katakuri’s Mochi-Mochi Fruit is a special Paramecia that grants him the properties of mochi. His mastery of this fruit, combined with his advanced Observation Haki, makes him a formidable opponent. He can transform his body into mochi, create mochi constructs, and even awaken his fruit to turn his surroundings into mochi.
3. Marshall D. Teach (Blackbeard)
- Devil Fruits: Yami Yami no Mi (Dark-Dark Fruit) & Gura Gura no Mi (Quake-Quake Fruit)
- Type: Logia & Paramecia
Blackbeard is unique in possessing two Devil Fruit abilities. The Yami Yami no Mi allows him to control darkness, nullify other Devil Fruit powers, and create black holes. The Gura Gura no Mi, stolen from Whitebeard, grants him the power to create earthquakes. His mastery of both fruits makes him an incredibly dangerous and powerful opponent, capable of destroying the world.
2. Edward Newgate (Whitebeard)
- Devil Fruit: Gura Gura no Mi (Quake-Quake Fruit)
- Type: Paramecia
Before his death, Whitebeard was considered the “Strongest Man in the World,” largely due to his mastery of the Gura Gura no Mi. He could create earthquakes with devastating power, capable of leveling islands and creating tsunamis. His control over the fruit was unmatched, making him a force of nature.
1. Monkey D. Luffy
- Devil Fruit: Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika (Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika)
- Type: Mythical Zoan
Luffy’s Devil Fruit, initially believed to be the Gomu Gomu no Mi (Rubber-Rubber Fruit), was revealed to be the Mythical Zoan Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika. This fruit grants him the properties of rubber and the power to fight with boundless freedom, embodying the spirit of liberation. His Gear transformations and Awakening (Gear 5) showcase his incredible creativity and mastery, allowing him to warp reality and fight with cartoonish freedom.
Final Thoughts
Devil Fruit mastery is a testament to a character’s dedication, creativity, and understanding of their own power. These 15 characters represent the pinnacle of Devil Fruit usage, demonstrating that the true potential of these mysterious fruits lies in the hands of those who strive to master them.
