User blog comment:Jinbe/Would you eat an unknown devil fruit..../@comment-174.16.206.208-20110106042316/@comment-3242083-20110106073700

Well, maybe because the Gomu Gomu no Mi is only effective if you are super-human like strong. Do you remember the flashback from Luffys childhood, training with Ace? Without massive strength your limbs just hang down like an octopus on land (Ace even mocks Luffy, asking what that power is good for, because it seemed more like a burden to him). Are you super strong in real life?

Maybe that is also the reason why so many here are scared from Zoans. Most of the time they "just" enhance your existing strength and abilities. Rob Lucci for example is a beast because of his Rokushiki mastery, which is unrivaled. The devil fruit only further enhances his abilities. Are you a Rokushiki master in real life?

So people go with the relative straight forward Logias and Paramecias. I like that you picked the Moku Moku no Mi, really one of the underrated fruits. Especially in a real life situation... you can defend yourself without actually harming anyone, you can fly and slip into everything (closed doors for example, using the slit)