Greetings Forum! I was hoping to request some help in making original content in the form of the power of Whitebeard from One Piece's Cursed Fruit, the Gura Gura no Mi. I don't really want to make a write up of Whitebeard himself, just the Fruit's powers.

I really don't know how to handle it and need help. (Also it doesn't have to be sourced from the same thing. Just the effects need to be similar to his.) Sorry to be a pest, but this would be an extreme help.

Well... first off, we need to know what the power is, and what parts of it you want to replicate. How would the character use the ability in combat?

The only reason I didn't just describe it was for those who mind about spoilers for the show, I suppose. Here's the Artial on the power of the Fruit

Warning, One Piece Spoilers Abound.

The Gura Gura no Mi is a Paramecia -type Devil Fruit that turns the user into a "Quake Man", allowing the user to create vibrations (or "quakes"). "Gura Gura" comes from a Japanese onomatopoeia which means unstable or shaking. It was eaten by Edward Newgate , and later stolen through unknown means by Marshall D. Teach following the death of the former. This fruit is fearsomely reputed to be able to destroy the world, and is considered to be the strongest Devil Fruit within the Paramecia-class, having powers no weaker than that of a Logia . ^[1] In the Viz Manga and FUNimation subs, it is called the Tremor-Tremor Fruit .

This fruit's major strength is that it allows the user to generate massive vibrations, or shock waves, which can travel though virtually any medium, including the ground, the seafloor, or even in the air. Because of this, Fleet Admiral Sengoku has stated that Whitebeard holds the power to destroy the world. However, though incredibly powerful, this almost seems to be an exaggerated description.

The fruit can easily devastate an entire island with ease, although its limitations are noticeable: It took repeated usages to come close to destroying the Marine base at Marineford (in fact, Whitebeard failed to do so before dying, and Blackbeard almost completed the task); the shock waves were blocked by the siege wall (albeit it was made from an especially strong metal superior to ordinary steel or seastone), and Admiral Aokiji was capable of stopping the tsunami . It should be noted, however, that only after Ace's death did Whitebeard truly attempt to erase Marineford in his anger, but it was Teach who truly was willing to destroy the island using both of his Devil Fruit powers. Although neither men succeeded in sinking the island (having both been stopped and the latter lacking enough control over the power), the resulting aftershocks and tsunami were felt far away from Marineford. ^[2]

Sengoku's claim may have referred to the aftereffects of the fruit, as they may indeed have "the power to destroy the world". It should also be noted that Vice-Admiral Tsuru stated that, even if she retreated to the ends of the ocean, there would be no safe place left in the world. Both Sengoku and Tsuru are renowned as great tacticians, so it is very unlikely that they exaggerated their claims and they truly do believe the Gura Gura no Mi holds the power to destroy the world.

When Blackbeard took this Devil Fruit's power through an unknown method, he claimed that with the power of quakes which "brings destruction to all" combined with the darkness that "reduces anything to nothingness", he was truly invincible and the strongest.

This Devil Fruit's powers are most noted to be a hazard to both friend and foe alike, as noted by both the Whitebeard and Blackbeard Pirates. This is largely because, although the user seems to be able to control both the magnitude of the shock wave and its point of impact, the quakes produced by said shock waves are indiscriminate in their effects. Because of this, allies of the user must be prepared for the impacts unless they want to become unintended victims of them.

This Devil Fruit has no apparent weakness, aside from the standard Devil Fruit weakness. However, the three Admirals were able to stop Whitebeard's shock waves from affecting Marineford's execution platform, possibly by combining their Busoshoku Haki . Also, the siege wall that Sengoku planted was composed of a material Whitebeard's shock waves could not shatter. And, as mentioned previously, due to the fact that Whitebeard's attacks were indiscriminate in who they could hit, his allies and crewmates had to fight a certain distance away from him, giving enemies far more room in attacking him.

• The first skill is a punch that literally cracks the air itself and sends devastating shock waves through the air in the direction it is facing. ^[3] These shock waves are able to pass through and damage almost any substance, literally tearing it apart. If the shock waves are directed into the ground, the result is a devastating earthquake capable of generating huge tsunamis. This is called Kaishin ( ?? Kaishin ^? , literally meaning "Seaquake") in the game One Piece: Gigant Battle . Because of its enormous offensive power and great quick speed, this attack makes for a very good defense, able to destroy or disrupt any attack before it hits Whitebeard. He first used it this way to defend against Aokiji 's ice-spears . ^[4]
  • This technique can also be used for close range strike, causing severe damage, as John Giant and Akainu both suffered. This is called Gekishin ( ?? Gekishin ^? , literally meaning "Severe Earthquake") in the game One Piece: Gigant Battle . The siege walls in Marineford are made of a special material that is able to resist damage and diffuse the power of this attack. The three Marine Admirals were also capable of blocking this attack from reaching the execution platform. Whitebeard was also able to passively summon vibrations around himself, which protected him from being frozen by Aokiji as vibrations cannot be frozen. In the anime it was also used to deflect cannon balls back to their source.

• The second skill allows him to focus his great power to a single point, otherwise known as a hypocenter (given the appearance of a bubble of sorts), to make a concentrated, explosion-like attack. So far, he has been shown capable of using this attack through both his fist and the blade of his bisento. He first used this technique to defeat the giant Vice-Admiral Ronse with a single blow. ^[5] This is called Kabutowari ( ?? Kabutowari ^? , literally meaning "Helmet Break") . In the anime, he also demonstrated the ability to stretch out a quake bubble to form a protective barrier capable of blocking bazooka fire. Also in the anime, Whitebeard has shown he can create such bubble on his foot, making a devastating stomp. ^[6]
  • He can also surround his bisento with the same bubble to greatly increase its striking power and range. ^[7] This is called Naginata Rasetsu ( ???? Naginata Rasetsu ^? , literally meaning "Halberd Rakshasa ") in the game One Piece: Gigant Battle .

• The third skill lets him "grab" an entire area, by grabbing the air around him as if it were tangible, and rapidly shift it. Using this, he was capable of tilting the entire island of Marineford and the sea around it. This technique was capable of destroying buildings and throwing a giant off of his feet. This is called Shima Yurashi ( ???? Shima Yurashi ^? , literally meaning "Island Shaking") in the game One Piece: Gigant Battle .

I'd start a technique tree. Have some Level 1 techniques for flavor, but the techniques listed are two Level 2 (approximately) and a Level 3 (again, approximation).

Seaquake might even be two separate techs, depends. It might be a bonus to defense or a long-distance attack.

Helmet Break is clearly an area attack. The stomp thing might be a Level 1 version of the same thing.

Finally, Island Shake would be an area attack of a few miles accompanied with a large bonus to Attack, with the requirement that the attack be used as a Take Down manuever.

If you break it down to just its effects, it makes technique creation a million times easier.