One Piece: The Caterina Devon Devil Fruit Explained

Caterina Devon’s devil fruit will play a crucial role in manipulating the World Government’s actions, which will significantly impact the plot.

Devil Fruit’s abilities have been one of the most extraordinary powers pirates, and some of the World Governments possess in the treacherous sea of One Piece. Some rare devil fruits in the series have the power to tilt the balance of power in the series. One of the many devil fruits is the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika, that the Straw Hats captain, Monkey D. Luffy, possesses. Luffy’s mythical fruits possess so much power that the World Government sided with the notorious Kaido to eliminate him. In this vein, the Blackbeard pirates are no exception, with each crew member’s unique devil fruits and the mystery behind Blackbeard’s devil fruit itself.

Moreover, chapter 1107 of the Egghead arc gives more meaning to the reason behind the Blackbeard pirates’ stay at Egghead. At the end of Chapter 1107, Caterina Devon touched one of the Five Elders, Saturm, and claimed: “mission complete.” The treacherous Devil Fruit Caterina possesses can tilt the balance of power to the already powerful Blackbeard’s side and further propel the crew toward their ambition in One Piece.

What Is Caterina Devon’sDevon’s Devil Fruit?

Caterina Devon’s Devil Fruit possesses the Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Kyubi no Kitsune, which embodies her transformation into a nine-tailed fox and grants her power to transform and impersonate anyone she touches. This power resembles Bon Clay’s Paramecia-type Devil Fruit, Mane Mane no Mi, which allows him to transform into the exact copy of anyone he touches. For Caterina, her devil fruit grants her several unique abilities:

Transformation: Caterina can transform into a nine-tail fox, thereby gaining the physical strength, agility, and senses of being a fox. In this way, she possesses mystical properties potentially related to Japanese legends about Kitsune.
Shapeshifting: This has to be one of Caterina’s most crucial abilities and perhaps one of the reasons Blackbeard is interested in her when she breaks her out of Impel Down Level 6, where the worst criminals are locked up. Her power enables her to replicate the appearance of anyone she touches. As the Blackbeard pirate has already touched Saint Saturn, fans only have to look out for the occasion when Blackbeard aims to use the elder’s face.
Potential Replication Of Clone Ability: Although this still needs to be confirmed in the series, looking at how Blackbeard only harvests the best Devil Fruits for his crew, it can’t be ruled out that Caterina can also possess the abilities of the person she touches. If the replication of abilities is possible, that will make her an incredibly versatile and dangerous opponent on the Grand Line.

How Caterina Can Tilt The Balance Of Power To Her Crew

Caterina’s shapeshifting ability opens the door and opportunities for the Blackbeard pirates to carry out many undercover operations. As a high/low-ranking officer, she can infiltrate the Marine headquarters or Mary Geoise easily, as a high/low-ranking officer, to gather classified operations and sabotage Marine operations from within. Her Devil Fruit’s ability to replicate people’s faces and sow discord within enemy ranks can be a decisive factor in tipping the scales of power to Blackbeard.

Also, Catarina’s power goes beyond mere disguise. Her ability to impersonate powerful figures like Jaygarcia Saturn, which fans will get to see in the future, is crucial in her crew’s journey to infiltrate anywhere on the Grand Line. Beyond this and with the recent event in chapter 1107, she is a catalyst for Blackbeard’s long-term ambitions, as her ability to impersonate key figures could expand the crew’s political influence on the sea. She also brings in the ”element of surprise” with her ability for Blackbeard’s enemy. Moreover, if she can mimic the powers of those she transforms into, her advantages during combat will be endless. This unpredictability will keep enemies on edge, making it difficult to formulate effective counter-strategies to her Devil Fruit ability.