One Piece is a manga series that features three types of Devil Fruits: Paramecia, Logia, and Zoan. Zoan Devil Fruits allow the user to transform into different animal species, either fully or in a hybrid form. In this article, we will take a closer look at the three sub-classes of Zoan Devil Fruits – Ancient Zoan, Mythical Zoan, and Artificial Zoan.
Ancient Zoan:
Ancient Zoan (「動物ゾオン系」古代種, Zōn – kei Kodaishu) is a type of Zoan Devil Fruit that allows its user to transform into ancient or prehistoric animal species like dinosaurs. Ancient Zoan is much rarer than the standard Zoan type Devil Fruits and offers significant physical strength and agility to its users. In addition, the transformations may include unique physical characteristics, which give the user an added advantage in battle.
Mythical Zoan:
Mythical Zoan is the rarest type of Zoan and allows its users to transform into creatures of myth or legend, giving them unique abilities and powers beyond that of even the standard Zoan and Ancient Zoan types. These abilities often align with the creature’s mythology; for example, the Phoenix Mythical Zoan grants the power of rebirth, the three-headed dog Cerberus Mythical Zoan grants the power of three-headed fire breath, and so on.
Artificial Zoan:
Artificial Zoan is a type of Zoan Devil Fruit that has been artificially created by humans. Unlike standard and rare Zoan Fruit types, Artificial Zoan fruits lack creativity in their designs and provide limited power to its users. So far, only two Artificial Zoan fruits have appeared in the show – the ancient elephant fruit, and the newly introduced SMILE fruit, which gives partial animal transformation.
In conclusion, Zoan Devil Fruits provide users with the ability to transform into different animal species, either fully or in a hybrid form. There are three sub-classes of Zoan Devil Fruits, namely Ancient Zoan, Mythical Zoan, and Artificial Zoan. While Ancient Zoan and Mythical Zoan offer significant power and unique abilities to their users, the Artificial Zoan type falls behind in creativity and strength. One Piece fans can enjoy the show’s exciting characters as they explore the vast world of Zoan Devil Fruits.
