Luffy has been using Gear for a while. Luffy was born in Enie’s lobby after witnessing the CP9’s use of Rokushiki. He slowly developed it further by receiving three forms. Thanks to them we saw it Defeat many antagonists during the ONE PIECE sagas. Still, they can’t be enough, considering who is standing in front of him now.
A PIECE Chapter 1010 saw a counterattack from Luffy. The straw hat pirate managed to deal extremely powerful blows to Kaido that seriously injured him, and the secret of these effective attacks lies in the use of the Conqueror King’s Haki. More recently, thanks to the teachings of Hyogoro and thanks to this training and the latest discovery about the Haki infusion of the Conqueror King Luffy, Luffy has learned to handle his Haki even better Bring out the long-awaited Gear Fifth.
By focusing everything he learned on a single technique, we were able to see the new aspect of the protagonist of ONE PIECE towards the end of the fight with Kaido. In fact, Luffy may have considered strengthening during the week of training in Wanokuni prior to the attack.
Another very likely alternative is that instead of a Gear Fifth Luffy is currently using the Conqueror King’s Haki Infusion in Gear Fourth. This would lead to a reinforced Boundman or Snakeman or at least a new variant of this type. For Kaido, he’ll certainly still be a tough nut to crack, considering the Gear Fourth hits scored at the start of the fight made an impact.
Do you expect further development for Luffy or will he stay the same character for the time being?