Susu Susu no Mi

The Susu Susu no Mi is a Logia-type Devil Fruit that allows the user to create, control, and transform into soot at will. It was eaten by Karasu.

Etymology

 * Susu (煤) means "soot" in Japanese.

Strengths and Weaknesses
This fruit's ability is to create, control, and become the natural element of soot: fine black particles of carbon residue created by the incomplete combustion of organic matter (wood, coal, etc.). When transformed into this powdery substance, the user becomes intangible like most Logia users and invulnerable to physical means of attack, like gunfire, and at the same time is able to float in midair thanks to the soot's lightness. By condensing the soot making up their body (or that they additionally create) into a semi-solid state, the user may mold it into any shape they wish, on top of scattering their body into separate pieces while retaining conscious control over each individual one.

No weaknesses of this ability are known apart from the standard ones for Devil Fruits in general and Logia types in particular, such as Busoshoku Haki and Seastone.

Usage


Karasu's go-to method of using his powers is to divide up his body into a murder of crows made of compressed soot. In this divided state he can fly at high speed, relay information (e.g., by delivering newspapers) or generally communicate by speaking and listening through individual crows, on top of carrying objects or even allies with him through the air (a single crow being able to carry an average-sized human on its back). It is shown that, in this way, the crows can operate a significant distance away from Karasu's main body and be summoned from soot that allies carry with them.

In combat, Karasu is able to disarm a multitude of enemies by snatching away their weapons with the crows faster than they can react, as well as attack by having them fly into and peck enemies in rapid flocking assaults. Apart from crows, Karasu may condense the soot into other formations, such as tall spikes that shoot up from the ground.

Techniques

 * Karasusu: Karasu's signature technique, where he breaks off portions of soot from his body and compacts them to create crows. These birds carry Karasu's consciousness (seeing as they are made from his body) and can serve various tasks: both in combat by attacking or disarming enemies and outside of combat by, for instance, receiving/relaying information or transporting objects and people. The technique was first properly shown when Karasu disarmed members of the Peachbeard Pirates during the Lulusia Kingdom's liberation but was not named until the Revolutionaries' assault on Mary Geoise. The technique's name is a portmanteau of karasu for "crow" and susu for "soot". In the VIZ manga, the technique is called Kara-Soot.
 * Karasu Renkon.pngu Renkon: An attack where Karasu breaks his body apart into a murder of crows to assail a specific opponent, by having the crows fly into and peck said opponent in rapid succession. The technique was first seen when used to attack Fujitora, forcing the Marine Admiral on the defensive. The attack's name is a pun on "karashi renkon" (辛子蓮根), a local dish from Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture: deep-fried lotus root stuffed with a karashi and miso paste mix. The word karashi is replaced with karasu for "crow" while the word renkon ("lotus root") is replaced with the kanji ren (連) for "lead/join/connect" and kon (魂) for "soul/spirit". In the VIZ manga, the technique is called Crow Soul Lotus.




 * Obelisusu: An attack where Karasu moves swiftly past enemies on the ground while transformed into soot, leaving traces of the substance between their feet. He then causes this residual soot to shoot upwards as thin, obelisk-shaped spikes that pierce and send his enemies flying in a surprise attack. The technique was first seen when used to take out some World Government agents in Mary Geoise. The name is a pun on oberisuku (オベリスク), the Japanese pronunciation of the word "obelisk" (with the first two kanji derived from the more obscure term hōsenchū (方尖柱), also meaning "obelisk"). The VIZ manga calls the attack Obeli-Soots.

Video Game-Only Techniques

 * Hijona Kokuu: A UL-ranked Special Attack in the game One Piece Thousand Storm, where Karasu sends forth a dense murder of crows to deal heavy damage to enemies in front of him, at medium range, while notably inducing a long-lasting "Bind" status effect.
 * Kokuro: A UL-ranked Special Attack in the game Thousand Storm. Functionally like Hijona Kokuu, Karasu shoots forward a swarm of crows to deal heavy damage to enemies in a small area before him (plus the "Bind" status abnormality). The attack's name is a pun based on the reading, combining koku (黒) with the Japanese pronunciation of "crow" (クロウ).
 * Rakuro: A UL-ranked Special Attack in the game One Piece Thousand Storm, where Karasu conjures forth a stream of black crows that fly around him in a rapid whirl before descending all at once upon the enemy, beak-first, to deal heavy damage (plus the "Bind" status effect) at medium range. The attack's name is a pun, combining raku (墜) with "crow" (クロウ).
 * Shokuro: A UL-ranked Special Attack in One Piece Thousand Storm, where Karasu sends out his black crows to fly into the enemy in a concentrated rush, dealing extra-heavy damage (plus the "Bind" status abnormality) to enemies all around him, over a wide target area in front of him. The attack's name is a pun, combining shoku (喰) with "crow" (クロウ).
 * Gokuro: A UL-ranked Special Attack in One Piece Thousand Storm where Karasu (by consuming 100 SP every 4 seconds) attacks his enemies with a murder of crows that first swirl overhead, then descend at once to deal extra-heavy damage (plus the "Bind" status abnormality) to enemies in front of him, within a small target area. The attack's name is a pun, combining goku (獄) with "crow" (クロウ).

Trivia

 * This is the second known Devil Fruit with a name whose first part comprises a single quadrupled katakana, namely: su (ス). The first such fruit to be introduced is Streusen's Kuku Kuku no Mi.
 * The Susu Susu no Mi's proper introduction and naming (Chapter 1083) came 12 years and 9 months after its powers had been first alluded to (the crows appearing for the first time in Chapter 593). The birds' initial anime portrayal (Episode 510) emphasized their resemblance to real crows.
 * Karasu's bird-themed soot powers may be a nod to the traditional Italian folk legend about the "days of the blackbird" (the last three days of January, considered the coldest of the year). As the legend goes, once during those days, a blackbird and its chicks, originally white, were said to have taken refuge inside a chimney, from which they emerged on February 1 all black because of the soot; from that day on all blackbirds were black.

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