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The Lineage Factor is the blueprint of life itself, present in all living organisms. It was discovered by a research team led by Dr. Vegapunk and Vinsmoke Judge.[2]

Overview[]

All lifeforms have the Lineage Factor, and by manipulating it from a young age, the growth of a lifeform can be changed. Eating a Devil Fruit affects one's Lineage Factor, which allows them to gain a supernatural power.[1] Conversely, the Lineage Factor of one who bears a Devil Fruit power can be studied and duplicated, making it possible to recreate the consumed fruit itself to be eaten by someone else, or to alternatively fashion a blood substitute bearing the unnatural traits of the fruit-user in question, and potentially making it so that more than one individual could have the same ability granted by a single Devil Fruit, which would otherwise be impossible since each and every Devil Fruit in existence is individually unique as are the individuals who are empowered by them.

Applications[]

Artificial Devil Fruits[]

Further information: Artificial Devil Fruit

By extracting Kaidou's Lineage Factor, Dr. Vegapunk was able to replicate the Emperor's Uo Uo no Mi, Model: Seiryu at some point in the past. Despite interest from the World Government in the replica, however, Vegapunk deemed the experiment a "failure" due to its color, leaving it behind in the Third Research Institute after Caesar Clown caused an island-wide explosion on Punk Hazard. Because of this, the World Government believed the replica was lost among the destruction.[3]

The replicated fruit, however, was left intact, being eventually found and eaten by a starving Momonosuke. In spite of having little control over its effects, Momonosuke is still able to transform into a full dragon and summon flame clouds for flight, meaning that despite being a "failed" experiment, the fruit works very closely to the way an actual Zoan Devil Fruit functions.

Green Blood[]

Further information: Green Blood

Green Blood is another application of Lineage Factor discovered by Vegapunk, which consists of a synthetic liquid akin to blood that can somehow manifest the effects of Paramecia Devil Fruits when infused in a Pacifista's body. In this case, it was developed as a workaround to allow his Seraphim project to be equipped with Paramecia abilities, which are otherwise unable to be replicated in fruit form.[4]

SAD[]

Further information: SAD

By applying Lineage Factor, Caesar Clown was able to create SAD, a key ingredient used in the development of Artificial Devil Fruits known as SMILES, as explained by Trafalgar Law. However, they are restricted to the Zoan-class.[1]

Modified Humans[]

Further information: Modified Humans

While his wife was pregnant, Judge forced her to undergo the surgery which manipulated the Lineage Factor of the four fetuses she was carrying. However, due to Sora's interference, only three of their four sons were born as modified humans. After their birth, they were further experimented on, including being administered drugs, in order to increase their development. These experiments were also performed on their elder sister.[5]

The successfully modified sons (Ichiji, Niji and Yonji) developed an Exoskeleton (外骨格, Gaikokkaku?), gained an increased healing ability, and, with training, rapidly increased in strength and resilience; soon, these qualities developed to a point equaling those of adult soldiers, while the children were in their early childhood.[6] Supposedly, the modifications also took away their ability to feel emotions.[5] However, Ichiji, Niji, and Yonji are able to be attracted to pretty women, laugh at jokes, and ridicule Sanji.

While Reiju received the same physical enhancements, she retained her emotions, but lost the ability to refuse Judge's orders.[5] Sanji, after wearing the Raid Suit several times, seemingly begins to develop genetic enhancements as well.[7]

Cloning[]

Further information: Cloning

Vinsmoke Judge conducted several researches and experiments with the Lineage Factor, becoming able to artificially manufacture human beings to fill the soldier ranks of Germa 66. Those soldiers are known as Clone Soldiers (複製クローン, Kurōn Hei?) and they are made without the knowledge of their origin.[2]

Lunarian Abilities[]

Further information: Lunarians

By using the blood of the Lunarian Alber (better known by his alias King) during his time of imprisonment as a research subject, Vegapunk was able to use Alber's Lineage Factor with the Seraphim, to grant them the abilities of the Lunarian Tribe. [8]

This gives the Seraphim the same appearance of the Lunarian Tribe, namely the brown skin, white hair, black wings and the plume of flames on the back,[9] it also grants them the Lunarians impressive durability.[10] But unlike the Lunarians, the flames on the backs of the Seraphim are more durable, making it much harder to extinguish and therefore harder to defeat them.[11]

Trivia[]

  • The Lineage Factor is a reference to DNA, the molecule that contains all the genetic information of the host organism.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 70 Chapter 698 (p. 17) and Episode 625, Law explains that Caesar's research is an application of Vegapunk's genetics research.
  2. 2.0 2.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 84 Chapter 840 (p. 3-5) and Episode 802, Yonji explains the Lineage Factor and cloning.
  3. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 100 Chapter 1007 (p. 15) and Episode 1024.
  4. One Piece Manga — Vol. 106 Chapter 1070 (p. 7).
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 85 Chapter 852 (p. 10-13, 16-17) and Episodes 819820, Reiju tells Sanji about their mother's intention.
  6. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 84 Chapter 840 (p. 10-16) and Episode 803, The Vinsmoke children's training is shown.
  7. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 102 Chapter 1028 (p. 16-17) and Episode 1053, Sanji starts to develop the same enhanced abilities as his siblings.
  8. One Piece Manga — Vol. 107 Chapter 1077 (p. 7), Shaka states the Seraphim are augmented with Alber's Lunarian blood.
  9. One Piece Manga — Vol. 105 Chapter 1059, The Seraphim are revealed to be designed after the Lunarian Tribe
  10. One Piece Manga — Vol. 107 Chapter 1077 (p. 4-6), Zoro notices the Seraphim have King's durability after their combined attacks against S-Bear and S-Hawk fail.
  11. One Piece Manga — Vol. 107 Chapter 1078 (p. 7-8).

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