User blog comment:J.hustlah08/Already Awakened Devil Fruit Abilities/@comment-24850639-20160502150805/@comment-72.168.161.17-20160503053442

I agree with you on the admirals and Crocodile, but I disagree with you on the Punk Hazard bit. They didn't just alter the temperature of the island: they manifested their elements on such a grand scale that it permanently altered the geography of island.

As for Chopper, I kinda hope you're wrong there, but the evidence isn't in my favor. I have a theory about Zoan awakenings, and about Chopper's in particular, that I find very interesting.

For the sake of the theory, let's assume that there's a difference between "man" and "animal". I believe that, with the exception of Lassoo and Funkfreed, Zoan users are attempting to become physically better by becoming more animalistic. In the case of Chopper and the Hito Hito, the opposite seems to be true. He's an animal becoming more human.