Mori Mori no Mi

The Mori Mori no Mi is a Logia-type Devil Fruit which allows the user to create, control, and transform into plant life at will, making the user a Forest Human (森人間). It was eaten by Aramaki, better known as Admiral Ryokugyu.

Etymology

 * Mori (森) is the Japanese word for "forest".

Strengths and Weaknesses
Much like other Logia powers, the fruit's main strength consists of allowing the user to generate, control and become an element of nature; plant life in this case. When active, the user's body parts can take the attributes of trees, flowers, vines, etc., making them akin to a living forest. The plants created by this power can grow rapidly and be made to move around freely, seemingly not being limited by the rigidity and stiffness that some plants, such as trees, normally possess.



The user can generate large quantities of plants to unleash overwhelming large-scale attacks, like underground root tentacles that can ensnare multiple targets, or even enormous creatures such as dragons, at once. Additionally, those plants can rapidly absorb any liquid they touch, which includes dehydrating living creatures after impaling them, leaving them as shriveled husks.

The user also appears to have direct influence on the environment's fertility, leaving behind a trail of various plantlife wherever they walk. It is currently unknown if this is passively active or something the user does on purpose. The local levels of pollution does not seem to hinder the plant growth, meaning even a deadly, poisonous wasteland, such as the region of Udon in Wano Country, can become brimming with lush plant life almost immediately after a visit from the user of this fruit.

Unlike most other Logias, this fruit turns the user into a solid element instead of a fluid, making it similar to the Hie Hie no Mi (which deals with equally solid ice). This means the user is unable to let attacks pass through their body, although they presumably still have the ability to regenerate from wounds like any Logia. Aside from that, the user displays all the general weaknesses common to Devil Fruits.

Usage


Ryokugyu utilizes his abilities primarily to restrict targets, wrapping vines around them and sucking the moisture out of their bodies to drain their strength until they become too weak to fight back. Ryokugyu appears to be able to taste the liquid he absorbs, shown when he impaled a barrel of alcohol with a branch and remarked on its flavor.

Ryokugyu can also perform highly unorthodox feats with the plants he generates, such as growing a giant flower on his back and using it to fly by spinning it rapidly like a propeller. He can utilize Busoshoku Haki in conjunction with his plant appendages to increase their penetrating power as well.

Techniques



 * Kinniku Mori Mori: Ryokugyu generates wood from his arms and manipulates it to shape it into forearms and fists the size of large tree trunks. The move appears to be just for show, as Ryokugyu was not shown attacking with these appendages; this is further indicated by the attack name being a pun on kinniku (筋肉) and morimori, the Japanese onomatopoeia for bulging muscles (in other words, flexing one's muscles in order to communicate strength). This is called Groves of Wrath in the Viz Manga.

Trivia

 * The fruit's ability is very similar to the non-canon Mosa Mosa no Mi, as both enable their consumers to control plants and make them grow. It also has a similar ability of the Suna Suna no Mi and the Shibo Shibo no Mi of drying their opponents.

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