The Wano arc from One Piece may be ending soon. Luffy and Kaido have fought hard for over 40 chapters, but Luffy finally seems to have the upper hand with the new form he has managed to access.

Gear 5, the awakening of Luffy's devil fruit powers comes with a massive power boost, allowing the rubber pirate to do almost anything he can imagine. He can manipulate the ground to stretch it and even make people's eyes pop out of their sockets like a cartoon.

This new ability, however, also comes with the interesting fact that Luffy's fruit is not the Gomu-Gomu No Mi. Because basically, it's just a name given by the World Government to hide his true identity from the world while they are trying to capture him.

Luffy's devil fruit is actually a mythical zoan fruit known as the Hito-Hito No Mi, Model: Nika. If we look deeper, Oda has actually given us a hint that Luffy is the embodiment of Nika. Curious? This is the full review.

1. Arlong’s Tattoo

Nika has actually been discussed several times. One of them is Chapter 69, where the reader is first introduced to Arlong, a fishman with a strange sun mark on his chest. Although fans won't be aware of it for some time, the tattoo is a symbol of the Sun Pirates, a group of fishmen led by former slave Fisher Tiger.

Those who join his crew are branded with the sun for some reason. The sun might be an aesthetic choice, but it could also be inspired by the story of Nika he heard during his time as a slave. Of course, this is one of the clues that many fans are not aware of.

2. Luffy Silhouette at Party

Again, Chapter 1018 not only reveals the name of the Sun God, but also provides an image of him in the form of a silhouette. The legendary warrior wielded a sword and spear, smiled widely and wore clothes similar to the Shandian outfit.

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The silhouette looks very familiar because it resembles the silhouette of Luffy dancing by the fire in Skypeia. Chapters 253 and 300 both show Luffy in the same form as Nika, smiling broadly and dancing with his arms in a similar position to Nika. Knowing Skypeia is a story about people's liberation from an evil god, and the Sun God is known to bring a smile and end people's suffering, it's fitting that this arc ends with a fun bonfire party.

It has to be admitted that Skypeia was one of the first most obvious clues to Luffy's true devil fruit condition. It has also been stated several times that the world will undergo changes and that someone special will bring about this major change. In Chapter 877, Pedro tells Carrot that he believes Luffy and the Straw Hats will be the ones to lead the world to dawn. Currently the answer to this is in Luffy's hands!

3. Luffy's Trait Changes After Consuming a Devil Fruit

Knowing the truth about his powers, so many scenes in One Piece were then re-contextualized. All the islands that Luffy has freed from suffering, all the smiles and happiness he brings to the people he meets, all reimagined.

In Chapter 561, Dracule Mihawk comments that Luffy has the most formidable strength in the ocean, a strange quality that makes people want to help him. It's clear that Luffy has always had a charm that surpasses his rubber strength.

At the beginning of the series, Luffy once said that "Since Eating Rubber Fruits, I Have Become Happier!!" Even though this is just a mistranslation, it is possible that Luffy's fruit always has a secondary effect that can bring a smile not only to him but to others around him as well.

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This article was written by Robani, Twitter: @DadMetals