The Gum-Gum Fruit And Dark-Dark Fruit May Be Connected

The Gum-Gum Fruit in One Piece has always been one of the most interesting aspects of the series. Between the mystery hidden within the fruit’s awakening, the Human-Human Fruit: Sun God Nika, to the fruit’s strange origins in the story, almost drawing itself to Luffy, so many secrets in One Piece revolve around Luffy’s Devil Fruit. Due to this, tons of fan theories and ideas frequently circulate in the community discussing Luffy’s Devil Fruit.

One of these theories explores the Devil Fruit’s connection to another important Devil Fruit in One Piece, Blackbeard’s Dark-Dark Fruit. In many ways, the Dark-Dark Fruit echoes Luffy’s Gum-Gum Fruit, especially in one key way: their visual appearance. Due to this, and much more, the Dark-Dark Fruit’s similarities to the Gum-Gum Fruit may hint at a further evolution hidden behind Blackbeard’s current Devil Fruit.

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The Gum-Gum Fruit And Dark-Dark Fruit Look Visually Similar

They Echo The Connection Between Luffy And Blackbeard

In One Piece, the Gum-Gum Fruit has an interesting history in the story. Sporting a purple appearance with clockwise spirals, during the early stages of One Piece the Gum-Gum Fruit almost seemed to choose Luffy to eat it. Although the fruit initially had the power to turn the user’s body into rubber, later it was revealed to hold a secret form behind its awakening; the Human-Human Fruit Model: Sun God Nika.

On the flip side, Blackbeard’s Dark-Dark Fruit is almost the same shade of purple as the Gum-Gum Fruit in One Piece. Additionally, the Dark-Dark Fruit in One Piece has a similar swirling pattern to the Gum-Gum Fruit. However, instead of running clockwise, these spirals run counterclockwise. In addition to this, the Dark-Dark Fruit is also a bit spikier than One Piece’s Gum-Gum Fruit as well, though compared to many other fruits in the series, these two fruits look suspiciously similar.

These Devil Fruits May Be Connected In One Piece

They Could Both Represent The Sun God Nika

• The Two Devil Fruits Look Strangely Similar
• They May Both Be Connected To Nika

Looking at the appearances of the Gum-Gum Fruit and the Dark-Dark Fruit, these two Devil Fruits may be more connected than many fans had originally anticipated. In many ways, especially when looking at the spirals of the fruit, these two powerful Devil Fruits may be the exact opposite of one another, similar to Luffy and Blackbeard themselves. Due to this, it may be possible that the Dark-Dark Fruit could hold a similar awakening to Luffy’s fruit, potentially channeling a different side of Nika.

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As many One Piece fans already know, there are many different representations of the Sun God Nika. While some believe Nika to be a god of liberation, others believe Nika to be a god of destruction. Due to this, many fans of the series believe that there may be multiple Devil Fruit in the series that channel different sides of Nika. With all its similarities to the Gum-Gum Fruit, the awakening of the Dark-Dark Fruit could be another interpretation of Nika, acting as a new version of the Human-Human Fruit Model: Nika.

Blackbeard Could Awaken His Fruit Into Something Very Powerful

A Potential Moon God Devil Fruit

However, being the opposite of Luffy’s Human-Human Fruit Model: Sun God Nika, the awakening of the Dark-Dark Fruit could channel a much darker energy, mainly the moon. As many already know, the light of the moon comes from the sun itself. If One Piece’s Nika is the Sun God and the moon itself is powered by the sun, this means that the darker interpretations of Nika could be related to the moon. From here, Blackbeard’s Devil Fruit could be the Human-Human Fruit Model: Moon God Nika, or something along those lines.

In the end, having Luffy and Blackbeard have directly opposing, yet very powerful, One Piece Devil Fruits would be an interesting way to end the dynamic between the two characters. Since their initial introduction, Blackbeard and Luffy have always had an interesting relationship, acting very similarly, yet still having a few key differences. By representing two sides of the same god in One Piece, each possessing a Devil Fruit that represents a quality of Nika, this may be a very fitting progression for the two important One Piece characters.

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 Maeya, Yûji Endô, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou

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  Mayumi Tanaka

  Monkey D. Luffy (voice)

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  Kazuya Nakai

  Roronoa Zoro (voice)