Luffy Gear 4 |top| 【2027】

While Gear 5 (The Warrior of Liberation) has since surpassed Gear 4 in raw power and absurdity, Gear 4 remains a technically sound and highly lethal combat form suitable for overwhelming opponents with brute force or blinding speed.

October 26, 2023 Subject: Technical Analysis of "Gear 4" Transformations Target: Monkey D. Luffy (Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates) luffy gear 4

| Opponent | Form Used | Result | Notes | |----------|-----------|--------|-------| | Donquixote Doflamingo | Boundman | Win | Doflamingo could not block King Kong Gun. | | Charlotte Cracker | Tankman (Full Version) | Win | Used Cracker’s own power + food to one-shot. | | Katakuri | Snakeman | Win | Speed/homing matched future sight. | | Kaido (first round) | Boundman | Loss | Kaido easily overpowered it. | | Kaido (final raid) | Snakeman / Hybrid | Draw/Transition | Led directly into Gear Fifth awakening. | While Gear 5 (The Warrior of Liberation) has

Unlike Gear 3, which inflates bones, Gear 4 involves Luffy blowing massive amounts of air into his , creating "Muscle Balloons". By coating these muscles in dense Armament Haki, Luffy creates a pressurized state that allows him to compress his limbs like springs, launching them with explosive recoil. The Three Main Forms | | Charlotte Cracker | Tankman (Full Version)

Luffy adapts Gear 4 into specialized variations depending on his opponent: Gomu Gomu no Mi/Gear 4 Techniques - One Piece Wiki