[Discussion] Gear 4th Analysis

[Kai NB]

And so the theory of muscle enhancement for Gear 4th was proven to be correct, though I'm sure it still came as a surprise to people.

But I'd like to know a few things, that I'm curious about. They're small things, but that's what makes One Piece interesting to me.

• What is the reason for the markings around his eyes and near his neck?
• Does he have to use Busoshoku Haki beforehand? Or can Gear 4th be done without Haki like the other gears?
• What makes Luffy able to control his elasticity better in his punches in Gear 4th?
• How is he able to change the direction of his punches as well as compress his hands/feet into his arms before punching/kicking?
• Why does he need to bounce?

When I saw the spoilers, I honestly hated it. After seeing it now, more clearly, I like it a lot. What are things you guys like from Gear 4th? What are things you can think can be done with it? Lemme know =D

 

[Dãrth1]

1. I don't know, if I'd guess, in honor of Ace.
2. Seems so, otherwise he'd use it Pre Timeskip
3. He increases his muscle strenght, which means he has more strenght to control it.
4. Same as 3rd
5. Probaly his muscles are so buffed up he loses control over his body a bit.

 

[Kai NB]

Fair enough reasons? Anyone has anything else to say? What about drawbacks? Like are there drawbacks besides the bouncing thing and how he can't really stand still?

Why can he use Geppo and Soru by the way but not in other Gears. I mean, you think he'd be able to do it in other Gears, at least Post-Timeskip he should?

Totally off topic, how come he can only use Soru in Gear Second? You'd think he'd be fast and strong enough Post-Timeskip.

 

[Dãrth1]

Geppo is a technique that kicks great amounts of air to go to the direction the user wants to go, probaly Luffy can do it now because of the huge boost of his strenght, and the Soru of Gear 2 isn't Soru, is an incomplete version that Luffy uses because of the speed boost of G2
Drawback, probaly immobilization, huge pain because of the muscles being streched and des-streched, also pulling back his punchs must hurt a bit.

 

[MonkeyDNaruto]

Your 5th point is because luffy filled his body with Air and because he is rubber he bounces ( go read the chapter again)

 

[OG sama]

Could it be CoA that's around his eyes?