Main article: Monkey D. Luffy
Monkey D. Luffy (モンキー・D・ルフィ, Monkī Dī Rufi?), nicknamed "Straw Hat" Luffy (麦わらのルフィ, Mugiwara no Rufi?), is the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates and the main protagonist. In the beginning of the series, he accidentally eats the paramecia-type Gum-Gum Fruit (ゴムゴムの実, Gomu Gomu no Mi?), causing his body to gain the properties of highly stretchable rubber.ch.1 These properties are a result of Oda's desire for Luffy's fighting style to be silly, so that no matter how tense a situation gets, the reader can relax without becoming...
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