Scratchmen Apoo, also known as “Roar of the Sea”, is a longarm and an infamous music-themed pirate and captain of the On Air Pirates. He and his crew originated from the Grand Line. He is one of twelve pirates who are referred to as the “Worst Generation”.After the timeskip, his bounty has been raised from 198,000,000 to 350,000,000. Some time during the timeskip, he became a subordinate to the YonkoKaido. Now let’s talk about his Devil Fruit and power.
These theory is based on Scratchmen Apoo’s fight with Kizaru on Sabaody and the latest chapter 980.
Devil Fruit
Apoo appears to have a Devil Fruit connected with music. This ability, which he refers to as Tatakau Music (戦う音楽 Tatakau Myūjikku , literally meaning “Fighting Music”), allows him to transform his body into various musical instruments (such as piano keys on his teeth or turning his arm into a saxophone) which he can play. By playing specific notes and tunes, he can release music that causes damaging effects to his opponents, the type of damage being determined by what he plays, and seems to have hypnotic effects. Apoo can turn into instruments in seconds.
This ability appears to have a range of effect, meaning those inside it are vulnerable to Apoo’s strikes.
Devil Fruit Attacks
Tatakau Music: Scratch (戦う音楽 スクラッチ Tatakau Myūjikku: Sukuracchi, literally meaning “Fighting Music: Scratch”): Apoo morphs his limbs into various instruments, and emits a dance-like musical number which he raps over. This move serves to set up his actual sound wave attacks. This was first seen being used against Admiral Kizaru.
- Shan (斬 Shān, literally meaning “Beheading”): Apoo releases a sound wave that slices his opponents. This is represented by the sound of a cymbal, which Apoo turns his jaw into. This was first seen being used against Admiral Kizaru. “Shan” is an onomatopoeia that symbolizes quick and silent sounds, like a slash. In the Viz Manga, this is called Slash.
- Don (爆 Dōn, literally meaning “Explosion”): Apoo releases a sound wave that causes an explosion near his enemy with devastating effects. This is represented by the sound of a drum, which Apoo turns his chest into. This was first seen being used against Admiral Kizaru. “Don” is a Japanese onomatopoeia that symbolizes a strong noise, like an explosion. In the Viz Manga, this is called Boom.
- Bon (殴 Bon, literally meaning “Assault”): Apoo releases a sound wave that causes the target to suffer a physical impact, akin to a direct punch. This is represented by the sound of a bass, which Apoo turns his forearm into. This was first seen being used against Monkey D. Luffy. In the Viz Manga, this is called Bop
Devil Fruit Power
Let’s talk about sound. No science lessons here, but we all know sound travels fast. Sound is also used as sonar to determine locations of various objects, like fish in the sea.
Now let’s talk about how he puts on a show before his attacks. It seems to me that prior to him launching his attacks, there is a ritual that has to be heard by his enemies. A pre-attack “verse”, if you will. While some may think it’s just a musical show for comedic purposes etc, I strongly believe it’s an important factor to consider in Apoo’s styles of attacks. In my opinion, these pre-attack verses must be heard by the enemy in order for Apoo to accurately determine the exact location of his enemies. Once the locations are determined his attacks would be almost unavoidable. In other words, his attacks are extremely fast, invisible and very accurate. Damn.
Why I think Apoo’s devil fruit has so many possibilities:
If Apoo gains the ability to manipulate the frequencies of his sounds, he can change his attacks to high-frequency notes which aren’t audible to the human ear. A non-audible ritual? Bruh.
I’m very interested to see how Oda decides to diversify Apoo’s abilities. What do you guys think?
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