Oto Oto no Mi

The Oto Oto no Mi is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit which allows the user to transform parts of their body into musical instruments and play music with a variety of destructive effects. It was eaten by Scratchmen Apoo.

Etymology

 * Oto (音) means "sound". It is the first kanji in the Japanese word for "music", ongaku (音楽).

Strengths
By transforming their body parts into instruments (such as turning teeth into piano keys or an arm into a saxophone) and playing specific notes and tunes, the user can release music that causes damaging effects to their opponents, the type of damage being determined by what they play. There are a wide range of attacks the user can perform, from physical strikes like punches and slashes (which can dismember victims) to elemental attacks like explosions. Since the attacks come from invisible sound waves which travel at very quick speeds, it can be very difficult to recognize and dodge an attack. Even Admiral Kizaru, whose Devil Fruit power allows him to move at the speed of light, was caught off-guard by the fruit's attacks. The user can form instruments in seconds. The music has tremendous range as it can affect anyone within earshot of it, and the user is capable of specifically targeting a particular person hearing the music and applying the attacks solely on them.

Weaknesses
The fruit's powers only work if the user's targets can actually hear the music; if they cover their ears, then the music will be harmless. Since Apoo played specific tunes for each attack, it is likely that the user must be well-versed in music knowledge and have the ability to play a large variety of instruments in all the major classes: wind, percussion, and string. The user must play multiple notes on multiple instruments in order to create the desired effect, making the power much less effective in close-quarters combat, as seen when Apoo was unable to stop Eustass Kid from charging toward and attacking him in the span of a few seconds. However, Apoo can still unleash quick attacks at times, as he was able to slash Kid after being attacked. The attacks do not have any special impact on Logia users, who can easily reform their bodies after being struck.

Other than that, the user is also affected by the standard Devil Fruit weaknesses.

Usage
Apoo uses the fruit's abilities in combat. Rather than directly confronting his opponents, he starts playing his music, which he calls Tatakau Music (戦う), while his target is focused on something else, allowing him to wound his target before they can react.

Techniques



 * Tatakau Music: Scratch (戦う スクラッチ): Apoo turns parts of his body into various instruments and starts a dance-like musical number, over which he raps, all the while emitting musical sound to carry out his attacks. This was first seen being used against Admiral Kizaru.
 * Shan: By turning his jaw into a cymbal and playing it by pushing down on his head, Apoo releases a sound wave that will cause his target to be cut, as if sliced by something sharp. The attack is strong enough to potentially cut off a limb and deeply gash highly durable foes. The attack was first seen being used against Admiral Kizaru. "Shan" is an onomatopoeia that symbolizes quick and silent sounds, like a slash. In the Viz Manga, this is called Slash.
 * Don: By turning his chest into a drum and hitting it with his fists, Apoo releases a sound wave that will set off an explosion from seemingly the inside of his target's body. The attack was first seen used against Kizaru, who was blown to literal pieces by it, although Kizaru escaped damage courtesy of his Logia powers. Against Monkey D. Luffy, the explosion proved strong enough to momentarily knock him unconscious, with smoke escaping his mouth. In the anime when used against Kizaru, the soundwave is depicted as turning into rings of fire before the explosion occurs, as a visual effect. "Don" is an onomatopoeia that symbolizes a strong noise, like an explosion. In the Viz Manga, this is called Boom.
 * Bon: By turning his forearm into strings and plucking them, Apoo releases a sound wave that causes the target to suffer a blunt-force impact, as if they were punched. This attack was first seen being used against Luffy, who was sent flying a short distance back by the blow, suffering a visible bruise despite being a rubber man. In the Viz Manga, this is called Bop.

Trivia

 * Among named fruits, this one currently has the longest gap between when its power was first shown and when it was named, at 13 years and 30 days. 514 chapters were released between its usage debut and when it was named in Vivre Card.
 * Brook has also been shown using music-based attacks, though his techniques rely mainly on hypnotism in contrast to the supernatural attacking abilities of this fruit.

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