Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Falcon

The Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Falcon is a Zoan-class Devil Fruit that allows the user to transform into a falcon or falcon-human hybrid at will. This is also noted as one of the five known Devil Fruits that allows the power of flight. Tori means bird, and due to the rarity of being one of the five known flight-empowering Devil Fruits, this is the only one of its model shown so far. It was eaten by Pell.

Strengths and Weaknesses
This fruit enables a person to become a large falcon at will, along with the advantage of having one of the only few Devil Fruits that allow flying.

This fruit doesn't seem to have any specific weaknesses, aside from the standard Devil Fruit weaknesses.

Usage
As shown by Pell, this Devil Fruit grants him increased speed and strength. However, as one of the five known powers that grants flight, he can also fly. This is useful in both traveling and attacking. Pell has shown only one attack.


 * Tobizume (飛爪, Flying Talon): Pell takes flight in his human/falcon hybrid form, swoops down on his opponent, and attacks with his talons. When using this attack, Pell flies at a blinding speed, appearing to be invisible. In the Viz Manga and 4Kids dub, this is called Flying Claws. In the Funimation dub this is called Flying Talons.

Translation Issues

 * The 4Kids name for the fruit happens to hold a similar issue to the "Mutt Mutt" Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Jackal and Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Dachshund as the name is indirectly connected to the animal.
 * While the sound is associated with smaller birds, it strongly contradicts the violent and predatory nature of a falcon and is probably an attempt to make it more appealing to a younger audience.

Trivia

 * When Pell introduced his Devil Fruit, he said it was one of five known flying Devil Fruit, though he did not specify if the ability to fly was exclusive to the Zoan type. Of the fruits introduced thus far, only two others grant bird-like flight: Marco's unnamed Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, which allows him to become a phoenix, and Lafitte's unnamed Devil Fruit, which turns his arms into wings. There are other fruits which can give the user flight-like powers, though not in the same context. Shiki's Fuwa Fuwa no Mi grants him the power of levitation, and Logia users can also achieve a form of flight through their ability to generate or become their element, usually by simulating the effects of a rocket.

Links

 * Falcon - Wikipedia article on falcons.
 * Horus - Wikipedia article on Egyptian God connected to Pell's power and prestige.