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- Overview
- Etymology
- Appearance
- Strengths and Weaknesses
- Usage
- Trivia
- References
- External links
The Suna Suna no Mi is a Logia-type Devil Fruit that allows the user to create, control, and transform into sand at will, turning the user into a Sand Human (砂人間, Suna Ningen?).[2][3] It was eaten by Crocodile.
Its powers were first shown, but not fully explained, being used to dry up a flower in a glass during the call between Crocodile and Sanji in Little Garden.[1] The power of this fruit was finally shown in a battle between Crocodile and Puppu's crew,[4] and named when he avoided Nefertari Vivi's attack with the power.[2]
•Suna (砂?) means "sand" in Japanese.
•In the VIZ manga, 4Kids and Funimation dubs, it is called the Sand-Sand Fruit.
The Suna Suna no Mi resembles a spherical tan barrel cactus with two stubby arms pointing upwards. The fruit has the typical swirl pattern on it. It also has a green T-shaped stem protruding out the fruit's top.[5] The right side of the stem is longer and curls slightly.
Strengths
This fruit's power allows its user to transform their body into sand, as well as create and control sand in large quantities. Once transformed into their element, the user can let physical attacks (without Busoshoku Haki) and non-Seastone projectiles pass through their body to prevent harm (like most Logias),[4] or fly by morphing their lower body into jets of flowing sand, offering them a massive advantage in defense and mobility amid combat or pursuit.[6][7] Creating sand also grants the user various offensive capabilities; the user can create blades of sand in multiple shapes and sizes, large sandstorms that can travel great distances, and even vortexes that trap their opponents and pull them underground. These techniques are further strengthened in power and range in a desert setting, where sand is abundant and can blend itself with the user's own sand to increase the scope of attacks.[8] Besides basic elemental control, the fruit exhibits a unique ancillary ability: namely liquid absorption, allowing the user to dehydrate anything they touch and even extend said effect to their immediate surroundings, drying up vast areas of land like a drought. This ability is usually life-threatening to any living organism, causing plants, animals or people to suffer from dehydration,[1] as well as turning mineral mater into more sand particles for the user to manipulate.[9] Incidentally, this means the user is also immune to cave-ins, as they can easily escape from underground by turning themselves and the solid rock around them into sand.[10] Moreover, Crocodile can even detect other substances located within a body of sand, like underground rivers, and use it for his advantage by creating quicksand traps.[11] The Suna Suna no Mi is one of few Logia-type fruits that can naturally counteract their own weakness, this fruit's power becoming stronger in desertic areas where water is near-absent.[12]
Weaknesses
The main weakness of this Logia power is exposure to liquids: specifically, the user's sand turns solid when in contact with liquids, such as water or blood.[13][14] This prevents the sand from dispersing and thus temporarily nullifies the user's intangibility (per the concept of damp sand sticking together due to surface tension). However, this aspect of the fruit's power seems inconsistent regarding the type of liquid used and how it makes contact with the user; Crocodile was bitten by a water-drenched Luffy but sustained no harm from either the water or Luffy's saliva.[15] One occasion also had him turning into sand when Vivi attacked him, even though he had been drinking wine moments before, indicating that exposure needs to be external to interfere with his transformation.[2] Other than that, the user is also affected by the standard Devil Fruit weaknesses.[16][17]
Crocodile claims to have mastered the Suna Suna no Mi to the point of perfection, being able to shape his sand into a variety of weapon-like forms and turn into sand whenever attacked. Because of that latter reason, Crocodile rarely fears anyone who has no actual means to injure him, frequently calling their efforts futile as he simply lets them try as much as they can.[2]
Crocodile once stated to be invincible as long as he fights in a desert, something that further motivated him to conquer the Arabasta Kingdom, taking advantage of the local environment to establish himself as a nearly unopposable force. Moreover, Crocodile conspired to suppress any other potential sources of water that could be used against him, secretly drying local villages and towns through his sandstorms while utilizing the forbidden Dance Powder to concentrate all of the country's rain in a single place to the detriment of the rest of the country. All of this allowed Crocodile to eventually control a significant portion of Arabasta's water, causing national unrest that eventually devolved into a civil war that benefited his plans of conquest.
•The color of the sand changed in the anime, from a full light brown to a grayish light brown.
•Long after the Arabasta Arc, where the fruit's power was fully explained, a fan once asked Oda in SBS about Crocodile's weakness to water, concerning on how he bathes and how it affects him. However, Oda explained that he would not worry about being attacked in the shower and would take them anyways.
•Ground Secco and Ground Death function similarly to the Awakening abilities displayed by Donquixote Doflamingo and Charlotte Katakuri, as it is activated by placing the hand on the ground and it affects the whole surrounding area.
•Its ability to drain opponents of liquid and leave them as husks is similar to the powers of the Shibo Shibo no Mi and Mori Mori no Mi.
1.↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 15 Chapter 127 (p. 16) and Episode 77, the power of the fruit is demonstrated but not fully explained.
2.↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 19 Chapter 170 (p. 17) and Episode 106, Crocodile dissolves into sand when attacked by Vivi.
3.↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 55 Chapter 541 (p. 8) and Episode 443, Recap of the Suna Suna no Mi's abilities
4.↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 17 Chapter 155 (p. 7-10) and Episode 92, the power of the fruit is fully shown and explained.
5.↑ One Piece Magazine Vol.12 (p. 149), The Suna Suna no Mi is shown.
6.↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 19 Chapter 174 (p. 17) and Episode 108, Crocodile flies toward Mr. Prince.
•Sand – Wikipedia article about sand.
•Dehydration – Wikipedia article about condition caused by Crocodile's ability.
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