Forum:Devil Fruit Technique Issues

While this has yet to boil into an edit war, I've seen brief conflicts and discussions regarding this topic and thought it would be wise to come to a consensus on this.

The quandary is: Should *any* attack used by a Zoan user in their Human-Beast hybrid form be included in the Techniques/Attacks section on their Devil Fruit page? This issue mainly arises where a Zoan user performs a weapon-based attack while transformed - examples include X Drake using X Calibur in Chapter 990 as well as Kaido's Hakai, Kosanze Ragnaraku and Kongo Kabura attacks.

Personally, I believe that for a technique to be included on a Devil Fruit page, it should be explicitly utilizing the Devil Fruit power. If a Zoan user just happens to be in hybrid form and performs an attack that by all accounts would be possible for them to perform in human form as well, I don't think that's enough to qualify as a Devil Fruit-based technique, even if you could make the argument that the hybrid form might enhance the attack's power.

Let me know your thoughts on this. Kaido King of the Beasts (talk) 18:53, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

Discussion
I agree 100%. Spectaculity (talk) 18:57, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

I agree with what is said in the initial post as well. I think that techniques being listed on the Devil Fruit's page have to be using the power of the Devil Fruit in some way. Simply being in a hybrid state is not sufficient evidence by itself for that. Yamato proved this by having a technique that Yamato can use in human form and in hybrid form; hence it isn't unique to Yamato's Devil Fruit. The same should apply to X Drake and Kaidou. Damage3245 (talk) 19:25, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

You make a valid point, however, if the technique in question has not been seen in the users human form, then it is entirely possible that the technique in question cannot be used properly without the Zoan strength boost. That is why I think that the attack should be included in the technique section, as long as it has not been used while the user is in human form.(GoldenOath20 (talk) 00:02, 18 September 2021 (UTC))