One Piece has offered answers about a controversial theory
One Piece is a work that stands out, among other things, for its large number of secrets and mysteries that are gradually raised, interconnected and solving as the plot progresses. Although there are still a lot of unsolved questionsespecially some related to the devil's fruits, which are that resource so powerful and that provides impressive powers and that, in some cases, can be counteracted with the haki.
However, recently, the author of the work, Eiichiro Oda, has taken the time to answer a question related to The fate of artificial devil fruits Once the user dies. This is an issue that had starred all kinds of controversial theories, but we already know the truth. Next, we will tell you the details.
The author of One Piece explains what happens with Smile fruits when the user dies
Ode has offered new details about Smile fruits
Devil's fruits work differently from smile, or artificial fruits that They were introduced into Dressrosa and Wano. And a good example of this is what happens when the user dies.
The series itself has made it clear that, when the user of a devil's fruit dies, this fruit reappears very close to the event, so another person can take it and eat it. Something we could appreciate with the mere mere no from Ace and for which Sabo fought in Dressrosa to win.
However, we didn't know what happened to artificial fruits when your user died. But thanks to the user @Newworldarurwho He has translated an interview of the same Eiichiro Odawe already have an answer about it and it is quite interesting.
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A: WHEN IT COMES TO ARTIFICIAL DEVIL FRUITS, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE USER DIES?O: They Will reappare as a frouit again, right? Nope !! They just disappoint !! pic.twitter.com/3ruuwfraru
– Artur – Library of Ohara (@Newworldartur) March 3, 2025
And, in Oda's words, when a fruit user Smile dies, the power of this artificial fruit simply ceases to exist; that is to say, It is not regenerated or transferred nor can it be inherited again to another person. This is a fairly impressive revelation and determines the impact of these long -term fruits.
We already know that artificial fruits were created by Dr. Vegapunk and that, subsequently, they were produced massively by Donquixote Doflamingo and its criminal organization in the under world. However, he used a defective formula that Clown had to fall, which explains the side effects.
And is that When a person consumed one of these artificial fruitsobtained the power similar to that of a Zan -type fruit, but with consequences and side effects that could not be predicted, such as the disturbing and tragic permanent smile that we met in Wano.
A tragic consequence of Smile fruits is a permanent smile
But now we know a little more about these artificial fruits, since, when your user dies, this power simply disappears. This situation also serves to capture a little more tragedy In those people who consumed it, then, one day, it will simply cease to exist this power along with them.
But it is not all, since this revelation also serves to emphasize the big difference between the artificial and “natural” fruits that we know from the beginning of the series. However, It is also necessary to emphasize that Vegapunk He has had many advances in the study and development of these artificial fruits and that has shown to replicate the UO uo fruit of Kaido and consumed Momonoske, which could shorten this gap of difference a bit.
This whole matter also raises some questions, such as the fact that yes, one day, Artificial fruits could be improved in such a way that they could regenerate and inherit another person, for example. This would cause a great impact throughout the world of One Piece, but it is something that the series will address and develop little by little. But in the meantime, it cannot be denied that the story does not stop improving and becoming deeper.
