Summary
One Pieceis no stranger to power-ups since every main character in the story has undergone an increase in strength in one way or another that has made them as strong as they are in the current setting. Whether it’s Luffy’s transformation into Nika with Gear 5, Zoro channeling the King of Hell with Asura, or even Sanji utilizing his full potential with his genetic enhancements, the Straw Hats are all far stronger than they were at the start.
Robin is no exception to this. Just like many others in the crew, she realized her true potential during the events of the Wano arc, where she awoke an incredible and terrifying new power that truly pushed her abilities beyond their limits, which she called Demonio Fleurs. This wasone of the best moments for Robinacross all ofOne Piece, so let’s break down how this mysterious power even works.
Story Arc
Whiskey Peak
Robin made her debut very early on in the series as a villain named Miss All Sunday. However, she would eventually join the Straw Hats as the archaeologist of the crew and would later become one of the world’sforemost experts on the Void Century. Despite being the smartest character on the crew, Robin is no pushover in terms of combat, since she has mastery over her Hana Hana no Mi Devil Fruit; a Paramecia type that allows her to sprout many different limbs and body parts from seemingly anywhere.
There is no such thing as being born into the world to be alone.
Robin’s use of this Devil Fruit is extremely versatile since she uses its blooming/sprouting abilities to her advantage, which can range from subduing people by sprouting arms and hands from their own bodies to even sprouting dozens of arms from her back to be used as wings that allow her to glide. The size of what she can sprout is also a variable that she can change, as seen when she uses her Gigantesco Mano ability to make a giant version of herself with a whole host of cool powers.
Wano
During the Wano arc, Sanji eventually found himself inside the brothels ofone of the strongest of Kaido’s Tobiroppo; Black Maria. Despite the villain dishing an incredible amount of damage to him, Sanji did not reciprocate this due to his rule of never harming a woman, which forced him to cry out to Robin for help. She heard his pleas and stepped into the battle, allowing Sanji to escape the villain’s clutches.
Moreover, Robin felt it was an honor that someone as powerful as Sanji, whom she respected immensely, relied upon her for help, which motivated her greatly in the battle. Initially, Robin’s powers weren’t doing much to Black Maria, who even mocked her Devil Fruit abilities by calling them useless in the situation. This was until Robin unveiled her Demonio Fleurs power.
This seemed to be the strongest version of her Gigantesco Mano ability, where she made a giant version of herself that far eclipsed even Black Maria in size. However, this was different from before because Robin’s skin took a dark-red hue, she seemingly had grown horns on her head, had vampiric fangs in her mouth and massive black wings on her back, making her seem like the devil. With barely any effort,Robin was able to completely defeat Black Mariaby breaking her back, subsequently horrifying her subordinates as well.
Now, contrary to popular belief, this ability wasn’t a showing of Robin using any form of haki, as this would have undoubtedly been confirmed at some point. Instead, it was Robin using the abilities of the Hana Hana no Mi to their maximum capacity, making herself a giant and sprouting various body parts to mimic the horns and wings, as the ability to form wings using her limb-sprouting abilities has been showcased before.
You don’t need to know what it means that Sanji relied upon me for help!
Moreover, Robin still showed a great deal of control overher Devil Fruit abilitiesdespite pushing her limits in her Demonio Fleurs state, as she was able to sprout more limbs to hold Black Maria in place while she broke the villain’s back. Although the form wasn’t Robin using Haki or even an awakened state of her fruit, her Demonio Fleurs remains one of the coolest abilities inOne Pieceand is incredibly powerful.
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One Piece
One Piece is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. The series follows protagonist Monkey D. Luffy and his Straw Hat Pirate crew as they explore the Grand Line to find the King of the Pirates' ultimate treasure, the One Piece, in order to become the next king. The manga’s popularity helped it spin off into a larger media franchise, including an anime with more than 1,000 episodes.
