The Tremor-Tremor Fruit is the first Devil Fruit to have two users, but there’s plenty more to learn about its strengths and weaknesses in One Piece.
After the World Government, the strongest characters in One Piece are the Yonko, who rule the seas in the New World. Each one is so terrifyingly strong that even the most notorious pirates wouldn’t dare go after them or their crew members. Whitebeard is a former Yonko who had the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, one of the most powerful Devil Fruits in the series. He is the only man known to rival the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, on an equal level.
After Whitebeard’s tragic demise, Blackbeard stole the Tremor-Tremor Fruit’s power for himself. It is strong enough to cause tsunamis and earthquakes, a truly terrifying ability for an antagonist to have. While the One Piece anime mentions the powers of this Devil Fruit, it doesn’t expand much to help fans understand such a complex ability; here are the details of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and the techniques it grants to its user.
One Piece’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit & the Powers It Gives Its Users
Also known as the “Quake-Quake Fruit,” the Tremor-Tremor Fruit is the strongest paramecia-type Devil Fruit that makes its user a “Tremor Human.” It has the usual swirl patterns around its blue body and a pear-like shape. The former Fleet Admiral, Sengoku, claims this fruit has the power to destroy the world. Furthermore, Tsuru claims that once Blackbeard fully utilizes his Devil Fruit’s capabilities, there will be no place left for his opponents to run since the power can destroy the ground and ocean alike.
The Tremor-Tremor Fruit’s destructive powers contributed greatly to Whitebeard earning the title of “strongest man alive” in One Piece. Once a Devil Fruit user dies, the fruit usually appears again somewhere around the world, waiting to be found. However, Blackbeard’s mysterious methods allowed him to instantly transfer the Tremor-Tremor Fruit’s abilities after Whitebeard’s death, shocking the entire world. It is the first Devil Fruit known to have two users.
Whitebeard’s signature technique, which he frequently uses in One Piece, is “Kashin,” which literally means seaquake. He cracks the air with a punch, sending devastating shock waves in the sea’s direction. The impact is so strong that it can damage almost any substance, tearing it apart. If the shock waves are sent to the ground, they would cause earthquakes strong enough to generate tsunamis. This technique is the most effective offense against numerous enemies.
Kashin’s user must directly crack the air in from their enemies, causing shock waves to directly pass through their bodies. This causes severe damage even to strong opponents like Akainu. Whitebeard can also use Kashin as a defensive measure by summoning vibrations around himself to block enemy attacks. “Shingen no Ichigeki,” meaning hypocenter attack, allows Whitebeard to form a bubble by focusing the vibrations around his palm. Once the bubble is complete, it can be released to directly attack a target with enormous power.
“Kabutowari,” or helmet splitter, is another strong offensive technique where Whitebeard crushes the head of his opponents. Whitebeard also uses this weapon to boost the power of his Tremor-Tremor Devil Fruit. The “Naginata Rasetsu,” meaning mowing blade rakshasa, surrounds his naginata sword with a quake bubble to deal a devastating blow. His most terrifying technique, “Shima Yurashi” (island shaking) can shake the whole earth. Whitebeard uses it by grabbing and pulling the air in an entire area around him and shifting it. This technique was strong enough to tilt the entire island of Marineford and the surrounding sea.
Blackbeard uses a technique called “Gurash,” which literally means quake break. He slams and cracks the air with his fist, sending shock waves around his enemies. Although it is fundamentally similar to Whitebeard’s Gekishim technique, Blackbeard takes it to another level by using it as a long-range attack against multiple enemies. He can use all of these while also merging the power of his “Dark-Dark Fruit” to create even more powerful attacks.
The Tremor-Tremor Fruit’s Strengths and Weaknesses
One key strength of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit is that the shock waves the user creates can pass through virtually any object — living or inanimate, tangible or intangible. Although this Devil Fruit has the power to destroy an island, it takes repeated usage to destroy one like Marineford. The shock waves are able to pass through nearly anything and can only be stopped if a sea prism stone blocks its way.
This is why Whitebeard was unable to take down all of Marineford; its walls are made of sea prism and kept the shock waves from passing through. Likewise, Kashin is not completely invincible as Marine Admirals have been shown joining forces to fight it off. That said, it is a testament to Whitebeard’s strength that it took three high-ranking members of the Marines to stop one single attack from him.
The Tremor-Tremor Fruit serves as a double-edged sword, especially in a prolonged battle. Although its powers are great, the significant damage could harm the environment and the user’s crew mates in the crossfire. This is why Whitebeard rarely used his Devil Fruit abilities and relied mostly on his Haki. Apart from these few drawbacks, Tremor-Tremor Fruit users also suffer from weaknesses to seawater and sea prism stone — just like any other Devil Fruit user in One Piece.
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