One Piece: Why The Mero Mero no Mi Is So Special

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One Piece 1059 dropped recently and made some major revelations with regards to Boa Hancock and the Emperor of the Sea, Blackbeard. Fans got to see what happened on Amazon Lily following the dissolution of the Warlord system. As seen in One Piece 956, the Navy had surrounded the Island of Women and the Kuja were preparing for battle. In this chapter, fans saw the Kuja engaging the Navy and the latter making use of their new weapons, called the Seraphim, in combat. More importantly, Blackbeard suddenly made his appearance on the island in search of Hancock's Devil Fruit.

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This is rather strange as Blackbeard would have no reason to hunt Hancock's fruit unless the fruit is extremely special. It has already been made known that he is hunting for extremely rare fruits that make him and his crew incredibly powerful. So far, the Mero Mero no Mi has not displayed any special properties, even though it is quite powerful. However, there may be more to this Devil Fruit than meets the eye and it's possible that it holds one of the greatest powers in the world of One Piece.

To discuss why this fruit is so special, fans need to take a look at the powers that it possesses currently. The Mero Mero no Mi made its debut during the Amazon Lily arc when Boa Hancock was met by Vice Admiral Momonga and his crew. Within a matter of seconds, she nearly killed every single one of his crew with her powers, turning them into stone and forcing Momonga to incapacitate himself. Shortly after, the powers of the fruit were explained to the fans. Anyone attracted to Hancock, regardless of their sex, can get petrified by her powers by merely being touched by a beam known as Mero Mero