This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Final Saga.
Important takeaways
- Blackbeard has two Devil Fruit powers, a feat never seen before in the One Piece world.
- Oda uses the number 3 with Blackbeard, hinting at a possible third Devil Fruit in the future.
- Fans speculate that Blackbeard will consume a powerful Zoan-type Devil Fruit, possibly a Kraken or Cerberus.
Blackbeard is one of the strongest characters in One Pieceand was always set to be one of Luffy's ultimate enemies. Although he spent a significant amount of time under Whitebeard's wing, Blackbeard had sinister plans from the start and he eventually struck when the moment was right and claimed what he believed to be his rightful place among the emperors. Blackbeard's elaborate plan has seen him rise from a nameless pirate under Whitebeard to a monstrously powerful force in the New World.
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One of the biggest reasons why Blackbeard is feared is that he has two Devil Fruit powers, which is something that no one in the entire history of One Piece the world has ever accomplished before. Blackbeard has a unique body that makes this possible, and what's more, two Devil Fruits may not be his limit at all. There could potentially be room for a third Devil Fruit, which was recently hinted at One Piece.
Blackbeard And The Weight Of Three
- Number 3 is often associated with Blackbeard
- Teach could have 3 fruits
When it comes to One Piece characters, fans know that Oda loves symbolism often, and this can be through the most intricate things, sometimes, and sometimes through some exciting ones, like numbers. When it comes to Blackbeard, Oda often sets up a pattern with the number 3. For example, Blackbeard has three skulls on his Jolly Roger. These three skulls really mean something and were not chosen entirely without reason. Jolly Rogers usually have meaning. For example, Kaido's Beast Pirates Jolly Roger had an Oni skull, which was a direct reference to the crew's captain. Luffy has a straw hat and again that signifies what Luffy is all about. Similarly, Blackbeard has three skulls, which at this point doesn't make much sense.
This ability chose me, Ace! – Blackbeard
All of his ships seem to be composed of three giant logs, and if that wasn't enough, Blackbeard's own character design has very intriguing details that seem to hint at the number three again. For example, Blackbeard's beard is divided into three braids. He carries three flintlock weapons and often appears to be missing three teeth. Blackbeard's fight against Shanks saw him scar him with three scratches running down his eye. Apparently, you can see that Blackbeard has the number three attached to him by Oda, and this must be for a reason.
Oda doesn't tend to do things on a whim, and if Blackbeard is associated with this number, it certainly has some significance. Curiously, fans know that Blackbeard has more than one Devil Fruit, each of a specific type. Blackbeard's first Devil Fruit revealed to fans was actually a Logia type fruit. The second fruit that he consumed was a Paramecia fruit. This leaves behind the third type of fruit in One Piece, the Zoan, and that's where the idea of Blackbeard having three Devil Fruits at the top of his powers instead of just two comes from. Needless to say, it really makes a lot of sense.
Blackbeard's first two Devil Fruits
Blackbeard has Yami Yami no Mi and Gura Gura no Mi
Blackbeard ate his first Devil Fruit fairly recently in One Piece. When Thatch, the 4th division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, got hold of Yami Yami no Mi, Blackbeard murdered him in cold blood and stole the Devil Fruit. In doing so, he had essentially made himself an enemy of the Whitebeard Pirates and he jumped ship. From there on, he kick-started his plan to take over Whitebeard's position and establish himself as one of the strongest pirates on the seas.
Blackbeard then confronted Ace, which is where he showed his Devil Fruit powers to the fans for the first time. This power was incredibly effective and even a commander as strong as Ace could not withstand it for long. Again, Blackbeard demonstrated this ability in Impel Down, and later also in Paramount War.
During the Paramount War, Blackbeard's next plan took shape when he killed Whitebeard and then stole his Devil Fruit. At this point, Blackbeard became the first person in all of history One Piece The world to consume more than one Devil Fruit and survive.
Now I am the strongest!! – Blackbeard
Blackbeard had essentially gained the power of the Gura Gura no Mi, the strongest paramecia type that allowed him to create tremors at will. At this point, Blackbeard declared himself the strongest, and it is safe to say that he had indeed achieved immense power. In the New World, Blackbeard achieved great fame over the next year, and he was eventually made emperor after the Rocky Port Incident, when he took control of Pirate Island and deposed Wang Zhi permanently.
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Ever since then, Blackbeard has continuously grown in strength, and fans know that he hasn't stopped his quest for power there. Blackbeard is known to have been on the hunt for Devil Fruits, which is quite strange. He gives the Devil Fruits to his crewmates, but at the same time, the fans don't know if he wants to eat the Devil Fruits himself as well.
More recently in One Piece, Blackbeard headed to Amazon Lily himself. There he wanted to get his hands on Boa Hancock's Devil Fruit. Now, fans may mistake this for Blackbeard wanting a Devil Fruit for his commanders. The truth is that every single member of the Blackbeard Pirates already has a Devil Fruit. This Devil Fruit could not have been for one of his commanders. Instead, the only person who could have eaten this Devil Fruit was Blackbeard himself, and this would only be possible if the idea of him holding three Devil Fruit powers stood. Unfortunately for him, he was unable to steal Hancock's Devil Fruit, which essentially means that Blackbeard has turned his sights elsewhere in the story's future.
Blackbeard's third potential Devil Fruit in one piece
Blackbeard could eat a powerful Zoan-type Devil Fruit
As it stands, fans are pretty confident that Blackbeard will end up eating a third Devil Fruit at some point in the Final Saga. Right now, Blackbeard has the strongest Logia, which is Yami Yami no Mi, and the strongest Paramecia, Gura Gura no Mi. Logic says that Blackbeard will eat the strongest Zoan-type Devil Fruit, or at least a very powerful Zoan Devil Fruit. This is likely going to be a Mythical Zoan, and there are certainly a lot of exciting ideas out there.
Two of the most exciting ideas are a Kraken/Octopus or Cerberus. Both suit Blackbeard in the sense of symbolism and at the same time the power of having multiple abilities. In fact, many of the fans believe that Blackbeard had this Devil Fruit before he even ate the Yami Yami no Mi, which would then explain why he was able to consume multiple fruits.
There is a characteristic attributed to these animals of holding either multiple heads or multiple hearts. Regardless, fans will surely get to see Blackbeard's third Devil Fruit, which will likely be a Zoan, very soon. Once that happens, Blackbeard will rise above the level of even Yonko, and is declared one of the strongest, if not the strongest, pirates of the current era.
One Piece is available to read via Viz Media. The series can be read by fans officially and for free on the Shonen Jump and Manga Plus app. The release date for the next chapter of One Piece, One Piece 1130, is set for October 20, 2024.
- Studio
- Toei animation
- Story of
- Eiichiro Oda
- Number of episodes
- 1116+