Chopper’s power-ups theory one piece

I loved Chopper’s battles with his Rumble Ball time limit. It gave an urgency to them and seeing him set this time limit and go off was just awesome. Every time he did “Rumble” I was stoked. Now we have current Chopper, who doesn’t need Rumble for anything but Monster Point and as such, every time you see him he’s throwing Monster Point around willy-nilly and the other points have all but been forgotten. But I think Oda has prepared Chopper for his next two power-ups. The first is;

1. BIOFEEDBACK

There are several indicators as to why this is his next power-up such as him being the one member on the crew to encounter this AND understand it due to his medical background. It is also a technique that deals with augmentations and alterations of the body and physical form, which fits perfectly into the way Chopper fights. I could theorize how he awakens this ability in depth, but I won’t here. All I will say is it’s very likely he will awaken it with a new Rumble Ball.

Now what does Biofeedback give the user? The medical term strikes remarkably close to how Oda introduced it in the series.

Biofeedback is a technique that trains people to improve their health by controlling certain bodily processes that normally happen involuntarily, such as heart rate, blood pressure, muscle tension, and skin temperature.

Let’s first look at what Kumadori and Lucci did with it. Lucci and Kumadori controlled their body mass by controlling their bodies absorption and use of fat stores and digested food. As well as the hair control from Kumadori that he was able to use Tekkai and Shikan with. This means they have pushed their control to almost every aspect and some of the aspects we see above may also become useful such as muscle tension, heart rate etc.

Of note is that Chopper has gotten remarkably fluffier in ALL his points since the timeskip.

Oda may be preparing Chopper for the next stage of his development which is using his fur in combat. Specifically on point like Guard Point. I will explain the point individually after I outline the two power-ups. The next big power-up of the two major ones on the horizon in the short term is;

2. ELECTRO

Now this is the power of the Minks and Electro is the Minks generating a static charge using their fur in combat. It is their pride after all, thus it makes sense that they use the one thing they are most known for as their greatest resource and weapon. What this is an application of is the Triboelectric effect.

The Triboelectric effect (also known as triboelectric charging) is a type of contact electrification in which certain materials become electrically charged after they come into frictive contact with a different material. Rubbing glass with fur, or a comb through the hair, can build up triboelectricity. Most everyday static electricity is triboelectric. The polarity and strength of the charges produced differ according to the materials, surface roughness, temperature, strain, and other properties.

​More to the point, the Minks generate a charge around their body that they are able to discharge in combat.

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is the sudden flow of electricity between two electrically charged objects caused by contact, an electrical short, or dielectric breakdown. A buildup of static electricity can be caused by tribocharging or by electrostatic induction. The ESD occurs when differently-charged objects are brought close together or when the dielectric between them breaks down, often creating a visible spark.

Also, they apply just the state of being positively-charged and negatively-charged in combat to move around in relation to their opponent. This is how Carrot floated upwards over Zoro’s strike. She charged her body to the same polarity as him and two bodies of like charge push away from each other.

Electric charge is the physical property of matter that causes it to experience a force when placed in an electromagnetic field. There are two types of electric charges: positive and negative. Positively charged substances are repelled from other positively charged substances, but attracted to negatively charged substances; negatively charged substances are repelled from negative and attracted to positive. An object is negatively charged if it has an excess of electrons, and is otherwise positively charged or uncharged.

It’s how she avoided Zoro. She literally had to do nothing, hence why you can’t predict it with CoO. It is just an electrostatic effect that was going to happen once they came close to each other. It takes the intent out of it, making it impossible to predict with CoO.

I believe on Zou, there is the key to unlocking Biofeedback. It is something in their ecosystem that they are exposed to since birth that naturally develops this skill and since Chopper has been treating them and studying their bodies, he will uncover this and fashion it into a new ball.

ROKUSHIKI BY THE POINT

Chopper is one of the most physically oriented fighters in the crew apart from the Monster trio. In fact, being a zoan, he needs a strong body to be at his most powerful. It makes him a prime candidate for unlocking some Rokushiki skills where necessary. But again in his own way. Not every skill has a purpose for him, and not every point can use every skill, but I will get into which points will take on which skills in detail later. Just know, Rokushiki will be showing up here.

3. “ELECTRO” BALL: THE BIOFEEDBACK ATTACK

This will be a new ball that Chopper develops after Zou, and probably reveals on Wano that will unlock Biofeedback. And he will use all this abilities, not just Electro, but some it suits more than others.

HORN POINT: LIGHTNING ANTLERS

Of key note on both forms is that there is a large tuft of fur on the back. I believe by using the static electric properties of the fur there, Chopper will primarily add electrical charge to his horn attacks. This adds power, but more importantly, the body structure manipulation abilities may allow him to also use his muscles to a higher degree or change where the muscular definition is located.

Imagine Chopper charging towards an enemy with a giant antler lit up full of electric charge. It would be awesome, and it would add more power back to his repertoire.

Ground speed is more important in this form. Chopper using Soru would work for this form. It’s mainly because for this form to be effective, Chopper needs to move quickly and maneuver his horns into attack range. The faster he can do that the better. It’s not a necessity so much as he’s pretty fast in this form anyways so it’s just an added bonus. Life return helps with this because it can control muscle tension.

GUARD POINT: FROM DEFENSE TO COUNTER-OFFENSE

This form has the most fur and therefore has the most potential for Electro abilities. As such it will become a point that is less of a burden and more useful. First, with this much fur, Chopper may be able to manipulate it like Kumadori and grab unto object and stuff with it. In other words, Guard Point becomes a trapping ability. Luring the enemy in, taking the attack and using the hair to grab hold of them. An easy task, even without being able to see them because the hair would be able to feel them thanks to the Biofeedback.

While trapped, Chopper could then electrocute enemies repeatedly just by making his fur charge over and over, turning Guard point into a great counter offensive point. This electric discharge from this point would be stronger than any other point most likely.

Another issue with this point is Mobility. It is very restrictive due to the massive amount of fur interfering with the mobility of it. Again, Electro comes to the rescue. Using the repelling forces of positive vs positive or negative vs negative Chopper could make this point repel against other fighters who are of the same charge and basically move away from them if said attack was going to hurt. It sounds a lot like Kami-e but it adds an added layer of force pushing the two objects apart. It’s just physics.

Recall those anime filler twins who could magnetically attract each other.

The attractive side of the force might also be significantly charged enough that Chopper could pull people in too.

As an added bonus this point also could use the Tekkai ability of CP9. But for the fur. Chopper could then harden and shape the fur just like Kumadori, but instead into spines. This is the only form with enough fur to do this so Chopper could look like a porcupine by the end of this particular skill, similarly to Miss Doublefinger in Alabasta.

It also makes rolling a viable movement strategy and with Electro charge, you could navigate it and your opponent would not be able to escape, because the charge would pull you towards them.

In short, this form has the most to gain from these abilities and loads of room for improvement as well. This is what I love about these power-ups. They aren’t final. The skills become more refined the longer they use them.

KUNG FU POINT: DIET PILLS REALLY WORK

This will be the one that uses the Body Mass change aspect of Biofeedback. The skill we saw both Kumadori and Lucci use to gain a lighter and more mobile form of an overly bulky form. Which fits perfectly. I kinda hate this form. I fail to see what purpose it has other than replacing the awesome Arm point and Jumping Point, my two favourite forms, but using Life return with this, we will see the RETURN of these two. See what I did there.

Chopper will use Biofeedback to reduce the size of Kung Fu Point into Jumping and Arm Point combination that is properly proportioned for fighting. Both points technically don’t need to be on their own as one centers the power on the arms, the other on the legs.

Slimming down into the body of a true Martial Artist gives Chopper a new way to fight. And this will be his strongest non-Monster Point form. With the jumping power in his legs Chopper will unlock or have the capability to eventually learn Geppou and be the third and likely final user of Geppou in the crew. I’ve always thought that Rokushiki skill was perfect for JUMPING point.

And on the arm side, he will gain either a Shigan or Rokougan type penetrative attack eventually. I don’t think all of these power-ups will drop at the same time, but over time. And of course, in this form, all attacks will be imbued with electro, just not as powerful as some of the others.

THE OTHER POINTS

There won’t be anything too special any of these points gain because they are basically just his normal points. Brain Point is something I think he could find a way to merge with any point so he won’t have to scan and be vulnerable and Heavy point and Walk point would end up just being points that deal with fodders. The stronger points are the ones I spent time getting into. Obviously if he used the Electro Ball it would give them the ability to use Electro in all his forms, but they are still the most basic of forms and not that interesting to theorize specifically for. Anyways unto the final power-up that is far in the future for Chopper.

4. GIANTIFICATION: THE FINAL RUMBLE

Now I have said for the longest while that Chopper will take on San Juan Wolf on the Blackbeard crew. Other people have their thoughts and match-ups but I SUPPORT THIS ONE WHOLEHEARTEDLY. In fact, I’m 100% sure of it. Now I have said publicly here that Chopper’s Awakening could be a giant form, but certain things I have discovered and read recently actually make me think that even his awakening isn’t a giant form as big as Sanjuan Wolf, he can still augment that through another drug process, sticking with his overall theme. Namely Giantification. Vegapunk is trying and Caesar was doing that on Punk Hazard. Trying to create Giantification.

I believe Chopper has already made a stable version. Wouldn’t it be awesome if Chopper beats the two best scientist in the world to the secret to artificial Giantification? What made me think Chopper is on this road is a recent SBS by Oda that I was reading.

​D: If you ate 3 rumble balls, what would happen? Please draw it.P.N. Chappy-

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(It says “Like this” and “Normal Sailor ↓”)

This is Oda’s drawing and the implication is that 3 rumbles makes a human being a Giant. I think he will perfect this shortly after the Elbaf Arc, as just like Zou unlocks Biofeedback, something on Elbaf will unlock Giantification or the secret to improving it even further for Chopper.

Making this artificial and not his awakening also has the advantage of him being able to stack medical effects and use other point in Giant form. Bringing all his abilities full circle. Imagine the awesome power of a giant being with all that fur generating electricity.

In light of all these power-ups, it begs the question if this would even be necessary for Chopper to awaken at all, even if he could.

SUMMARY & CONCLUSION

​Biofeedback unlocking the manual manipulation of the size and muscle mass distribution of all his points and unlocking the mechanics required to use Electro. Physicality improves to a degree where certain CP9 techniques become useful in different forms and used differently. Electro added to all points gives more potent attack power across all forms and introduces new way to avoid attacks undetectable to observation haki. Guard Point: will use it’s long fur for trapping, electrocuting and evading enemies. Rolling fighting style with Tekkai hardening allowing the hair to be used as spikes. Electic Charge polarities control movement increasing mobility. Most powerful Electric discharge creation point because of most fur. Horn Point: will use Electro in the horn attacks due to fur on back. Mobile both and above and below ground. Super speed could be useful. Soru a possibility. Kung Fu Point: Slimmed down form via biofeedback manipulation grants a more balanced fighting structure that combines the leg and arm strength from Jumping and Arm Point. Geppou becomes a real possibility as well as Roseo+Rokougan attack. Electro added to this form makes it the most dangerous fighting form.

Giantification improves with old rumble to create new more powerful and much larger Monster Point. Granting all the monstrous physical strength that comes with that. Awakening may not even be necessary due to large skill set that becomes possible, but could still play a factor somehow if it isn’t Monster Point.
Haki only adds another layer on top of everything, but not even remotely necessary.

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