Why the red hair pirates don't have devil fruits, explained

This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Elbaf Arc.

Summary

• The red hair pirates are a Yonko crew with impervious defenses because of their balanced strength, lack of devil fruit users and strong Haki.

• Their unique lies in not having devil fruits, maintaining the ability to swim and differs from other emperor herds.

• While devil fruits may not be essential, Haki is crucial to survival in the New World, which has been proven by Shanks and Roger without them.

Elbafbågen off A bit See that the story takes its first major step in the last story, given that Egghead opened the gates for it. Fans have always had great expectations of this story, and it depends on many reasons. One of the biggest reasons for Elbaf is as hyped as it has to do with the red hair pirates. For several years, fans have theorized about the red hair pirates and their role in the bow.

Although they have not played an active role in the arch yet, they will definitely go into action soon. As the red hair pirates slowly creep into the action, more fans will start discussing their abilities more and that is no surprise at all. After all, this crew will become completely monstrous when it comes to their viewing in the last story. Of course, a major speaking point is the fact that they have no devil users. Although this can only be something that happened by chance, there may be a deeper reason.

The power of the red hair pirates

• The Red Hair Pirates are a Yonko crew

• The most balanced crew in one piece

The red hair pirates are some of the most impressive pirates in A bit And they have been produced by ODA in a phenomenal light since the beginning. In fact, the red hair pirates are the first crew in the whole story that the fans saw. This is the same pirate crew that gave a sense of true freedom to lean and put him along the way to be pirated. Fans know that the red hair pirates are extremely powerful and that their captain is contrary to being the strongest in the world. It was revealed underwater 7 saga that red hairs were one of the four emperors of the sea. Later, during the Wano Country Arc, it was revealed by Brannew that Shanks became a Yonko six years ago, which meant that when Luffy went on his journey, Shanks had already been an emperor of the sea for about 4 years.

Above all, pirates have freedom! – Red hair pirates

In Elbaf, it became quite clear that Shanks became a Yonko is directly bound to Loki, who ran riots on the seas after the alleged murder of King Harald. When Shanks beat Loki and brought him back to Elbaf, Oda suggested that his crew became a Yonko Tier crew. Since then, the red hair pirates have developed a lot.

It has been revealed by ODA that the red hair pirates have the best balance of all emperor herds, making their defense impervious. In other words, all members of the red hair pirates are quite strong, and among the best officers there is not much difference in power. But their strength does not come from devil fruits.

Why there are no devil fruit users in the Red Hair Pirates

The red hair pirates are made unique by this quality

The red hair pirates have no devil fruit users that the fans know, and the reason for that may simply be that they value the ability to swim. One thing that the fans can say for sure is that you do not need a devil fruit to be a top level in one piece, but without Haki, survive in the new world for even the strongest of the pirates in one bit the world can be impossible. The red hair pirates have strong Haki, and because of that they can also survive in the new world and assert authority as the most balanced crew.

Out all the Yonko crews are the ones who have the best balance. – Brannew

When it comes to the question of why they do not have devil fruits, the answer is simply that they do not happen to need one to be strong. It seems that all members of the red hair pirates are quite safe when it comes to strength, so they do not necessarily have to eat devil fruits. In this way, they can also retain their ability to swim. In Romance Dawn Arc, Shanks even took up the fact that Luffy is dropping like an anchor, which means that their crew values ​​the ability to swim at least for some reason.

Shanks could also have been inspired by his mentor and did not want to consume a fruit. By far, this is the biggest reason why the red hair pirates do not seem to have any abilities. But it must be said that Shanks did not specifically pick out fruit user who is not devil for his crew. It just happens that they did not have devil fruits from the start, and they chose not to consume a later along the line. Even Gomu Gomu No Mi, which they secured, was definitely not for their consumption.

But even though it is the logical reasons why the red hair pirates do not have a devil fruit, the biggest reason is that ODA did so is that it separates the red hair herd. In Big Mom Pirates there are all possible devil fruit users, and they are all mostly family of Big MOM, which makes the crew unique. Kaido wanted to create a crew full of Zoan users, and that made him unique. BlackBeard has a crew full of specific ability users that the group chased themselves. The only thing that makes Shanks and his crew unique is that they have no devil fruits.

Are the red hair pirates limited when it comes to power?

The red hair pirates is a force to be counted on

Although one can believe that the red hair pirates are very limited when it comes to what they can and cannot do, this cannot be anymore from the truth. As already mentioned, Haki is necessary for one to succeed in the new world, but devil fruits are not an absolute necessity. The presence of Shanks in the current era and Roger in the previous era is proof of that.

The only thing you need a devil fruit for is to fulfill d -will that Nika, and which the fans know, has already acquired this force, thanks to a push aid from Shanks and deserts himself. But other than to fulfill d -will and ensure that Nika returns, no devil fruit is absolutely needed in the story, at least so far.

A bit is available to read through Viz Media. The series can be read by the fans officially and free on Shonen Jump and Manga Plus apps. The release date for the next chapter in one piece, a bit 1140, will be February 23, 2025.