[One Piece] Is Admiral Ryokugyu’s “Wood” Power the Weakest Among the Admirals? Japanese Fans Debate His Devil Fruit
Aramaki / Ryokugyu
Ryokugyu (Green Bull) — June 2018 — Is a Plant-Based Power Really That Bad?
Among the Admirals, power scaling is always heated. Light, gravity, ice — these sound overwhelming. But when “wood” enters the list, Japanese fans hesitate. Why?
Why “Wood” Feels Like a Tier Below
84: Anonymous Pirate Light Gravity Wood Isn’t wood just way lower tier than the others?
88: Anonymous Pirate >>84 Roots could grow out of the ground and attack, I guess.
89: Anonymous Pirate >>84 If this were Pokémon, it’d be Grass-type…
91: Anonymous Pirate >>84 If he can extend trees like Aokiji extends ice, he could cross the sea, so that’s useful.
92: Anonymous Pirate >>91 But if someone lights the roots on fire, it’s over instantly lol.
95: Anonymous Pirate >>91 He could wrap trees around enemies and drain their life force as “nutrients”.
96: Anonymous Pirate >>95 Sounds like Sabo’s time to shine.
What Ability Does Ryokugyu Even Have?
60: Anonymous Pirate What kind of ability does Ryokugyu even have?
Fujitora “The Seven Warlords of the Sea are no longer necessary……!!!!!!” ??? “Rahahahaha!! You’re a real eccentric, old man!!! Seriously!!!”
Fujitora “Heh… doesn’t really matter, but the food here is damn good. Why don’t you have some? You’re still… ‘fasting,’ I take it?” Ryokugyu / Marine Headquarters Admiral “Rahaha!! If a cute lady fed me with an ‘ahhh,’ I’d eat!! I haven’t eaten a thing for three whole years now—it’s a pain!! Rahaha!!”
61: Anonymous Pirate >60 An upgraded version of Moss-Moss?
65: Anonymous Pirate >>60 What kind of power lets you survive without eating?
68: Anonymous Pirate >>65 Only plant photosynthesis makes sense.
Plant Powers and Their Weaknesses
70: Anonymous Pirate Ryokugyu being plant-based is basically confirmed, right? Probably something like Rafflesia.
80: Anonymous Pirate Honestly just make strong characters Logia and call it a day (lol).
83: Anonymous Pirate >>80 These days awakened Paramecia are stronger anyway.
85: Anonymous Pirate >>83 Awakened Paramecia affect the surroundings, right?
87: Anonymous Pirate >>85 Yeah. “Whoa, everything turned into a forest!!!” …yeah, that’s kinda lame.
Other Theories and Meta Commentary
93: Anonymous Pirate Plant, wind, mold, weather — those are the main candidates.
97: Anonymous Pirate Is gravity actually the sword’s power?
103: Anonymous Pirate >>97 Could be a sword that ate a Devil Fruit.
101: Anonymous Pirate When are the subordinates gonna do anything?
106: Anonymous Pirate >>101 Sai got involved, so probably soon. And the Fishman Island destruction prophecy might get paid off too.
112: Anonymous Pirate >>106 Is that the “huge incident that’ll go down in history” thing? I’m a volume-only reader — is Wano even done yet?
104: Anonymous Pirate In Naruto, wood-style is busted though…
Anonymous Pirate (´・ω・`) Any ability depends on how you use it…
👉 Why Japanese Fans Tend to Downplay “Wood”
In Japanese fan culture, elemental strength is often judged by immediacy and intimidation. Light freezes time. Gravity crushes space. Ice stops movement instantly. Wood, by contrast, feels slow, burnable, and conditional — even if logically versatile.
👉 What This Debate Really Says About One Piece Power Logic
This isn’t really about plants being weak. It’s about expectations. Admirals are supposed to feel unstoppable at a glance. Until Ryokugyu actually fights, “wood” remains conceptually disadvantaged — not narratively defeated.
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