5 Devil Fruits That Rival Brooks Yomi Yomi no Mi

As a prominent member of the Straw Hat Pirates, Brook is automatically one of the most important characters throughout One Piece story. Brook started out as a musician and eventually ate the Yomi Yomi no Mi, a valuable Devil Fruit that basically allows the user to come back to life after death.

As such, it can be seen that this Devil Fruit is not very strong as its main use is not suited for combat scenarios, although it is very valuable for other reasons. These reasons make it more of a utility-focused fruit, so let's go through other Devil Fruits i One Piece which meet similar criteria.

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Soru Soru no Mi manipulates people's souls

User: Big Mom

As one of the emperors of the sea, Charlotte Linlin, or Big Mom, is one of the most powerful and prominent pirates in all of history. Although she owes much of her strength to her mastery of all types of Haki, the main reason Big Mom was able to create such an empire was because of her Soru Soru no Mi Devil Fruit, which allowed her to manipulate souls.

The Soul-Soul Fruit essentially allows the user to take people's souls and infuse them into items to create loyal minions known as “Homies”. Doing so shrinks the target's lifespan, as their soul is ripped away from them to create powerful beings that are completely loyal to Big Mom. Due to the soul manipulation involved, this is quite similar to Brook's fruit.

Tama Tama no Mi makes the user functionally immortal

User: Baron Tamago

Tama Tama no Mi is one of those Devil Fruits i One Piece it's so weird and hilariously bizarre that most people wouldn't believe it has any combat gear. However, it is a rather deceptively useful and powerful Devil Fruit and is a clear rival to Brook's own fruit, as this also makes the user immortal in a way.

Basically, the user gets an eggshell-like exterior that surrounds them at all times that also acts as a defensive barrier. The more hits it takes, it begins to crack, until the user is functionally reborn from the “yolk” inside when the shell breaks. Such a power seems to have no end, which is quite similar to Brook's Devil Fruit power.

Kage Kage no Mi manipulates shadows

User: Gecko Moria

Gecko Moria was recently revealed to be far more important to the world's overall lore than previously thought due to her being a lost member of the Kozuki clan. In fact, he is the villain most connected to Brook due to their roles and relationship in the Thriller Bark arc.

Moria's Kage Kage no Mi is an exceptionally useful Devil Fruit that allows him to rip out his shadow and put them either into himself or imbue them into zombies loyal to him. By these means, this Devil Fruit is quite similar to Big Mom and Brook's own, especially since the skills and abilities of the shadow user are also transferred.

Horo Horo no Mi is about ghosts

User: Perona

Perona was another villain in the Thriller Bark arc who proved to be a major obstacle for the heroes, although she was later given a bit of a heroic role later in the series. While not exactly a hero, she was a companion to Zoro during the two-year time jump on Mihawk's own island.

While not very similar in terms of usage to Yomi Yomi no Mi, Perona's Devil Fruit power is quite similar in a thematic sense. With this power, Perona can create ghosts that inflict an intense sense of doom and depression on whose body they pass through, so there's a bit of a connection there.

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Ope Ope no Mi is the ultimate operator

User: Trafalgar D. Law

Ope Ope no Mi is one of the most valuable Devil Fruits in the whole One Piece story, where the World Government placed a bounty on whoever was the highest after Roger and Whitebeard's bounties. Although all of its abilities are exceptionally strong, the main reason for its legendary status is the amazing Immortality Surgery.

Through the ultimate use of Ope Ope no Mi, the user can give up their own life to make a target of their choice immortal. As it goes without saying, this is practically the same as Brook's Devil Fruit due to the long and infinite life it gives a person.

One Piece

Release date

October 20, 1999

Network

Fuji TV

Directors

Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Itō, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imamura, Toshihiro Ma Shihi Endo, Toshihiro Ma Shihi Endo, Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou

Author

Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shouji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Uesaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momoka Toyoda

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  Mayumi Tanaka

  Monkey D. Luffy (voice)

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  Kazuya Nakai

  Roronoa Zoro (voice)