Zera Zera no Mi

Zera Zera no Mi
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Japanese Name:	ゼラゼラの実
Romanized Name:	Zera Zera no Mi
English Name:	Gel Gel Fruit
Meaning:	Gelatinous
Type:	Paramecia
User:	Cannon D. Tyler

The Zera Zera no Mi (ゼ ラ ゼ ラ の 実, lit. Gel Fruit) is an Paramecia type Akuma no Mi that gives the user the ability to create and manipulate gel, becoming a Gel Human (ゼラ人間, Zera Ningen ). It was eaten by Cannon D. Tyler.

Appearance

The fruit has the appearance of a round blueberry that clusters with some leaves on top.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths

The greatest strength of this fruit is the ability to generate and manipulate gel, a gelatinous substance generated by colloidal dispersion in which the dispersed medium is in the solid state, and the dispersion medium in the liquid state. The gel is known to be liquid when stirred and to become solid when immobilized, which makes its properties somewhat flexible for the user. The user can solidify the gel he creates to generate strong blunt blows or fire geysers of pressurized liquid gel that can pierce even steel.

Tyler is known for manipulating the state of the gel he creates, which can make it slippery in liquid form and use it as a way of skating when dumping the gel on the floor, usually doing so by leaking gel from his calves. And also, as said before, it can manipulate the density of the gel, which can be used for both combat and inconveniences, for example, it could create a soft gel ball to protect you from a big drop or create a gel ball solid and use it like a real wrecking ball.

Another interesting feature is that Tyler can manipulate the friction of his gel, allowing him to control the viscosity, speed and heat of his gel, as these are the main frictional forces. With this, Tyler can accelerate the formation of his gel, generating pressure, and is capable of firing solid gel like bullets, and, by manipulating the viscosity, can make his gel sticky, which is very useful with the creation of firm strings gel that can swing at will or create extremely tight gel ties.

Tyler's gel also has great conductive properties, which can insulate large explosions, electricity and even the sound itself. It is a pretty dangerous skill, as Tyler can "store" power by combining that power with friction, carrying large amounts of pressure and momentum and releasing powerful shock waves that shake everything around. However, the main asset of this feature, is that Tyler can "cool" his gel, that is, he can absorb heat and use it to his advantage, allowing him to freeze his enemy by absorbing the heat from him or the area around him, similar to the refrigerant gel.

And last but not least, Zera Zera no Mi also confers some Logia skills, that is, Tyler can transform into a gel and obtain a form of intangibility. This classifies it as a special Paramecia, since the difference of this fruit to a true Logia, is that the Gel is a component created by man and does not come from nature.

Weakness

The gel is vulnerable to attacks by other elements, especially fire and heat, since these attacks evaporate the liquid and, as the gel is semi-solid, melts on contact with heat. The gel is also vulnerable to absorption-based abilities and can also be cut and sliced by weapons like sufficiently powerful swords.

Other than that, the user has the normal weaknesses of an Akuma no Mi.

Usage

Thanks to Tyler's strategic mind and creativity, he was able to adapt the powers of his fruit to different uses, making it very versatile. Tyler employs the use of Zera Zera no Mi for hand-to-hand and long-distance combat, but also uses it for other uses, such as assistance, locomotion and restriction.

Tyler mainly uses it for long distances, firing jets of pressurized gel or launching small balls of solid gel like bullets. It can also fire gel at formulated explosions and can be shaped like a dragon, a wolf and a pheasant. When it comes to hand-to-hand combat, Tyler's main method is to cover his hands with orbs of solidified gel that he can use as boxing gloves, or by creating small sheets of solid gel around his arms that he can use as a spear.

Tyler is also capable of creating gel constructions, being able to shape his shape in various tools, such as swords, hammers, spears, axes, flails and even other useful objects such as ropes, trampolines and nets. Other equipment includes shields, columns, blocks, walls, platforms, wheels, kunais, shurikens, among others. He can also create firearms like cannons and bazookas, and his favorite gel grenades.

Tyler often combines his ability to create ice with hand-to-hand combat and construction creations, creating powerful ice attacks in combination with his gel powers, and Tyler's main method of attack with this form is to shoot multiple arrows of ice at the target.