Scott.D.Rio/Abilities and Powers

Physical Abilities
While Rio’s weakness may lie in intelligence and planning ahead, when it comes to brute strength and total destruction there isn’t another person on the seas that he can’t overpower. Rio’ strength has been shown to be ludicrous to the point where he can smash boulders, buildings, and even the ground itself to smithereens. Even without the aid of his devil fruit, Rio’s physical capabilities are still way above the average human and it still seems to be even getting stronger. People are always baffled and surprised when such monstrous strength is shown to be in the hands of someone so lean and small (compared to other muscled humans).

Ever since Rio was a child, his mindset had always been about becoming the strongest there is. He was taught from a very young age that strength is a factor that decides if you’re a true man and Rio took these words to heart. His father, Keith inspired Rio to become as strong as he is when he exhibited his own monstrous strength in front of the young boy. Training his body to the absolute limit, it was thanks to the help of some of the local animals in his hometown that helped Rio get the point that he is at today. Continuously throwing himself in the heat of danger, Rio’s battle instincts where sharpened tremendously, even before receiving his devil fruit. Adding boulders to his squats and even tying himself to a tree and repeatedly evading rocks being thrown at him where some of the training exercises he went through to attain a strength that surpasses normal human limitations.

Without Haki or even Regulus Eradica (which both maximized Rio’s destructive capability), Rio only had his raw strength and devil fruit to work with and he motivated himself to make the best out of its abilities. When Rio had first eaten his devil fruit, he just thought it was some disgusting piece of crap that looked weird, but when he first discovered that it had the ability to copy the powers of animals, Rio exploited the fruit for all it was worth and it was by some blind luck that his best friends just happened to be animals. Not just any animals too, it seemed that the animals Rio befriended when he was young were of a rare breed of kingdoms that had exponential power, such as the Ox who could destroy houses and trees with its brute strength, the eagle who’s flying capabilities were a force to be reckoned with, and the shell tortoise who’s shell was practically unbreakable. Thanks to them, Rio gained their three respective abilities that made the training he went through possible.

Durability is another aspect of Rio that has been trained and intensified to monstrous levels. A good example of this was highlighted during his legendary battle with Vice Admiral Luis Von Delter where after taking a repeated beat down time and time again, he was able to grin and stand up to face the undefeated man. For those who are not aware, Luis Von Delter has incredible physical strength that could easily shatter a normal human’s bones to dust. The fact that Rio was able to survive not only one but several of these attacks and still come out brawling is admirable to say the least. It was all thanks to the endurance training he went through that he became resilient to huge amounts of damage and Rio has gotten so used to getting smacked around and hit that he actually enjoys it, stating that a true man’s punch expresses their entire being.

Along with having godlike strength and incredible endurance, Rio’s speed and agility even while not using his fastest technique is nothing to laugh about. Rio spent a vast amount of time getting his speed up and making sure that it didn’t get left behind with his inhuman strength. A training exercise that worked for Rio was putting rocks that weighed tons on his legs and practiced kicking a tree repeatedly (he even stated that he did a minimum of a thousand kicks a day). Thanks to the training, the amount of muscle Rio built up in his quadriceps and hamstrings was unparallel and he noticed immediately that he could run and jump faster and higher than he thought possible. One of the best notable examples of Rio’s speed and agility (without using Monkey Mode) was during his invasion of Riruk Island with Riku when he dodged the collapsing buildings and jumped from stone to stone with such grace and precision that it left everyone presently watching in a gaze. Just knowing that he could do such things even without the aid of his devil fruit was enough for Riku to ever reconsider fighting him again (even though he was most likely joking). It is unknown when it started showing but Rio fearlessness has also helped him in the midst of battle several times. Regardless of the circumstance or danger, Rio has never shown to be afraid of anything (though he does get startled at things that are massively bigger than him) and appears to have lost the ability to flinch when faced with surprise attacks or intimidating enemies. A great example that was shown was during his early journeys on Antitlos Island when Captain Saser walked up to him (and all of the marines present were amazed that Rio didn’t budge or look scared the tiniest bit) he stood his ground and glared him down. Rio’s ability of not getting scared and intimidated comes from his early childhood where he was constantly challenging things bigger than himself and he needed a way of stop getting frightened. Well his theory worked and now he has become a man who is immune to flinching.