[Theory] Luffy's Gear Four?

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Hey guy, I'm new to the forum so I just want to apologize in advance if I have made a mistake or posted in the wrong section. Cheers.

So I was wondering what Luffy's Gear Four would be (If he were to ever get one), and I came up with a theory. To understand my theory I will need to tell you my theory on how Luffy uses Red Hawk.

How Luffy uses Redhawk
So basically, my theory is that whenever Luffy enters Gear Second, he releases steam due to an intense heat in his body. When Luffy uses Redhawk he is actually drawing all this heat inside his body to his arm and expelling it, resulting in his arm igniting into flames.

How this affects Luffy's Gear Four
My theory is that Luffy will use this fire to make his attacks stronger, and will be able to choose what part of his body is going to ignite (e.g. arms, legs, etc). I think that this will become a new improvement to Luffy's abilities, sort of like how Gear Second gives "Jet" moves, and Gear Third gives him "Elephant" moves. I believe that this will give him "Flame" moves or something of the sort and increase the damage he does. A downside to this ability to prevent it from being overpowered is that it would be quite tiring and be very physically requiring due to the need of a) Gear Second to produce the heat inside his body, b) Haki to stop his arm from getting burnt and c) Having to control and ignite the heat enough so that it will produce flames. Because of this I think it will not be as spammable as Gear Second, but could be used in situations where he can't use either Gear Second or Gear Third because of Gear Second's weaker attacks and Gear Third's slow attacks.

Gear Second:
Damage = Low
Speed = Fast
Physical Requirement = Low

Gear Third
Damage = High
Speed = Slow
Physical Requirement = Medium

Gear Fourth
Damage = Medium
Speed = Fast
Physical Requirement = High

Tl;dr I believe Luffy's Gear Four will be to clad parts of his body in flame (which he has shown he can already do with his arm) for increased damage.

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Basically that....I can't help but imagine a Hybrid of gears second and third....Luffy taking the size and power of Gear third, but with the speed of Gear second.

I don't think flames alone is fear fourth as he used Red Hawk in gear second.....


Is imagine Gear Fourth moves will though, be on fire

Example: Gommu-Gommu no....Jet Elephant Gatling Red Hawk.....mother of god if that happens

I'd imagine Gear Fourth to just be High speed, damage, and size....complete overkill (like overdrive since we mention gears lol)
 

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Basically that....I can't help but imagine a Hybrid of gears second and third....Luffy taking the size and power of Gear third, but with the speed of Gear second.

I don't think flames alone is fear fourth as he used Red Hawk in gear second.....


Is imagine Gear Fourth moves will though, be on fire

Example: Gommu-Gommu no....Jet Elephant Gatling Red Hawk.....mother of god if that happens

I'd imagine Gear Fourth to just be High speed, damage, and size....complete overkill (like overdrive since we mention gears lol)

@Bold - Just reading that send chills down my spine xd
 

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Red Hawk is most likely vulcanization.
 

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@Bold - Just reading that send chills down my spine xd

Exactly!!!!! I had been watching the Fishmen Island arc saw res hawk and was like LEGITIMATE...then he used elephant gun and I was like fang that's harsh.....then he used elephant gatling and I thought Overkill...then i remembered how he used armorment Haki on his arm for Red Hawk and Lightbulb: what if he caught those giant hands on fire O.o

Of course last chapter or whatever what if he pulls this

Jet Grizzly Gatling Red Hawk O.o
 

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Wouldnt fire melt the rubber-ness of himself?
 

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I hope he doesn't get a Gear 4 and just sticks with developing his Gear 2 and 3.
 

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There will be no 4th Gear. Luffy already fused Gear 2nd and 3rd, it was called the Gigant Jet Shell.
 

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I believe there will be a 4th gear, but not this. Good theory though, and I wouldn´t be surprised if Luffy did this.
 

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If there's a Gear 4, I think it'll be him inflating his muscles. Good theory anyway.
 

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I believe vulcanization takes place when he infuses a great deal of armament's Haki into his attacks. Also Red Hawk, I believe is more about friction than hot steam. At the very list flexing your muscles so much that it creates heat (you can already feel it if you do it yourself, so I figure if you do it long and strong enough on a manga, your fist catches fire)
 

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Basically that....I can't help but imagine a Hybrid of gears second and third....Luffy taking the size and power of Gear third, but with the speed of Gear second.

I don't think flames alone is fear fourth as he used Red Hawk in gear second.....


Is imagine Gear Fourth moves will though, be on fire

Example: Gommu-Gommu no....Jet Elephant Gatling Red Hawk.....mother of god if that happens

I'd imagine Gear Fourth to just be High speed, damage, and size....complete overkill (like overdrive since we mention gears lol)

That would be epic.
 

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another gear would be lame
 

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Sanji, doesn't require steam or intense heat for some of his fire techniques.
 

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haki is there for that lol
 

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n 4t gear perhaps improved gear 2nd and 3rd
 
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