Luffy's transformations are crucial power-ups during battles, with varying strengths and weaknesses. Gear 2 increases Luffy's speed and strength but drains his energy quickly. Gear 5, Luffy's ...

In fact, a single punch from Gear 4 was strong enough to topple the many beasts on Ruskaina, which is where Luffy trained for ...

Gear 5. Using this power, Luffy was able to hold Kizaru at bay and, later down the line, he was even able to knock him down with a powerful punch to the head, called White Star Gun. However ...

This is further supported by the fact that each of Luffy’s earlier Gears had their own unique recoil on him. Gear 2 shaved away at his life by nature of the strain it put on his body ...