Monkey D. Luffy — April 7, 2018
Was Gear Second genius, nonsense, or the peak of One Piece battles?
Gear Second shocked everyone when it debuted.
Some loved the idea instantly.
Others immediately started worrying about Luffy dying early.
- Gear Second as a Cool Idea
- Life Span, Risk, and “Does It Still Matter?”
- Gear Comparisons
- Heartbeats and Biology
- Cross-Series Logic
- Blood Flow and Reality
- Technique Mechanics
- Rubber Body Questions
- Inspiration and Design
- Environmental Resistance
- 👉 Why Gear Second Still Resonates in Japan
- 👉 The Moment Where Logic and Emotion Crossed
Gear Second as a Cool Idea
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Early death is inevitable.
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I really love Gear Second.
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Yeah! Let’s pump air into my bones!
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And then Gear 4 happened.
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Boundman! Tankman! Snakeman!
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As a battle manga, that was the peak.
But since it’s really an adventure story, it’s fine.
Life Span, Risk, and “Does It Still Matter?”
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Is the whole “shortens his lifespan” setting still alive?
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>>10
He already lost like ten years in the prison arc, so who even cares anymore.
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>>10
There’s a theory that once he reaches Laugh Tale,
he’ll ascend and become a legend like Roger.
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>>10
Shonen manga never ends with the hero dying of old age anyway,
so that risk is meaningless.
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>>40
Stop trash-talking Kurapika from Hunter x Hunter.
Gear Comparisons
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Gear 2: hell yeah
Gear 3: okay
Gear 4: uhh…
Heartbeats and Biology
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Humans only have a fixed number of heartbeats.
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>>14
His heart is rubber too, so it’s fine.
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>>14
He normally keeps it slow on purpose,
that’s why he stays young forever.
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>>24
So he’s usually stupid because blood doesn’t reach his brain?
Cross-Series Logic
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The rubber Nen user revived himself, right? (Hunter x Hunter)
Same idea.
Blood Flow and Reality
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This and Demon Slayer’s blood flow control
actually make sense for powering up in theory… right?
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>>27
Muscles themselves aren’t increasing,
so even if you artificially speed up blood flow in real humans,
you wouldn’t get stronger.
Technique Mechanics
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How do those homing punches even work?
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>>30
He’s basically making fake joints with Armament Haki.
Rubber Body Questions
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If his teeth are rubber too,
how does he even eat?
Future Evolution Wishes
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I want him to evolve back into a slimmer form again.
I like the theory that he’ll use Life Return next.
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>>42
Not many people can use that.
Anyone can use the Six Powers, though.
Inspiration and Design
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He got the idea from seeing the sea train’s steam engine, right?
That’s actually really smart.
Environmental Resistance
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Now that I think about it,
even though he’s rubber, heat and cold never degrade him.
👉 Why Gear Second Still Resonates in Japan
Japanese fans don’t just remember Gear Second as a power-up.
They remember it as a conceptual leap —
Luffy using creativity instead of raw strength to break a wall.
👉 The Moment Where Logic and Emotion Crossed
Gear Second sits at the line where fans stopped asking
“Is this cool?”
and started asking
“Does this actually make sense?”
That tension is exactly why it’s still debated.
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