Forum:What would happen if a merman ate a devil fruit?

Would he still be able to swim or drown in his own environment?

I think that he would gain the powers of the devil fruit, and still be able to breath under water, but could not move under water. The nature of the sea upon devil fruit users is to take away their energy, preventing them from using their powers, or moving in the sea. Mermen shoul still be able to breath though.--Jety Lefr 13:25, November 7, 2010 (UTC)

Well... having gills, they wouldn't drown. I'd say they'd become immobile, so they probably would never want to eat one. However, some of those weird seamonsters OP has would almost make you wonder if maybe DF's have a different effect on marine life, and that's why there's cow-like and rabbit-like and bird-like seamonsters, in that they ate zoan fruits or something, and those just don't effect them the same way. (Maybe a purely aquatic creature would become completely helpless on land instead? Like, they could flop and shimmy back tot he sea maybe normally, but DF eating ones couldn't move if they're not partially in the water?) Who knows really...

Actually I'd say we'll probaby find on Fishman Island actually. If there is such a thing as a Fishman DF user (which I strongly doubt.) they'd probably be there, because there'd be lots of Fishmen there I imagine. I'm betting though that Fishmen would likely consider DF's some sort of things that can be sold to the airbreathers (if they deign to deal with them) for alot of cash, but that must never be eaten.