The ability to control and create strings is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of overpowered abilities, but in the world of One Piece, the Ito Ito no Mi is something to be feared. As Trebol himself states, “only warriors destined to be kings are worthy of the power of the Ito Ito no Mi”. By shoving strings into a victim’s limbs, the Ito Ito no Mi grants its user the power to force anyone to bend completely to their new master’s will by changing them into a marionette. Those who are weak don’t even have the chance to fight back against it.

Of course, even those strong enough to resist the strings can struggle against it, as the definition of “string” is very loose. Sure, Doflamingo can basically weave any weapon he needs, but he can even recreate the very fibers that hold his body together when he’s beaten down. This effectively makes him invulnerable unless you can take him down in a single blow!

There are only 2 known counters to the Soru Soru no Mi, which grants its user control of souls. The first of which is the Yomi Yomi no Mi, which when eaten gives its new owner the power to separate their soul from their body and thus, the Soru Soru no Mi will have no effect. The other is to simply not fear the user of the Soru Soru no Mi, as fear indicates that someone has possession of your individuality. Frankly, the only way this power could be considered overpowered is if the user themselves was ridiculously strong.

And then you realize the one who ate the… let’s just say “power” of the Soru Soru no Mi is Big Mom and it all makes sense. With the Soru Soru no Mi, no one can even think about talking back to her, as it means she can simply drain your life away without the chance to even fight back. Only those who believe they have the strength to stand up to Big Mom have a chance. Otherwise, she can just remove your entire lifespan and you can’t do anything about it.

Plus, Big Mom can Horcrux it up and imbue her soul into any object she pleases. Trees, her ship, the clouds… anything is possible. This also means that anything she puts her soul into also gets a fraction of her mighty strength, which for Big Mom means even 0.1% of her full power is going to be stronger than your average person. It makes you wonder why she even bothers with a pirate crew.

You know that song “Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better” from Annie Get Your Gun? As it turns out, Katakuri could sing that to Luffy and genuinely mean it. Yes, having power over a very mild Japanese candy doesn’t exactly have the same kick to it that, say, having power over earthquakes might have, but really, that’s just secondary to what the Mochi Mochi no Mi can do in practice. In actuality, its user can grow exponentially and shape their body into whatever they desire. So any of Luffy’s advantages like being able to inflate his body and stretch around? Katakuri can do that and more. All he has to do is infuse his attacks with Haki and he can create any weapon he desires.

Plus, if overwhelming an opponent in combat doesn’t work out, the user can just crush them in an unending pile of Mochi. Why even bother with a fight?

All it takes is one touch. That’s it. If Smoothie can get her hands around you, then she’ll squeeze all the fluids out of you and ingest them herself. When this happens, not only will you be left as a literal husk of flesh, but she’ll drink your essence to continually increase her power. If she can’t get near you though, no biggie. She can squeeze out fluids from non-living objects as well and it’ll have the same effect. After that, Smoothie will use her juices to blast out powerful shockwaves. Wringing you out just makes it easier.

Don’t think of using any sneaky tricks either. If you try to poison her, she can just use her own power on herself to squeeze out any toxins flowing in her body. The only way to win is through sheer force, which no small feat.

Okay, everyone, get your “Lack” jokes out of the way right now, because, frankly, they are completely unfounded. The Mammoth model of the Zou Zou no Mi gives its user the power to, well, turn into a wooly mammoth! We don’t think we need to explain how ridiculously overpowered that is, but since everyone likes to dunk on Jack, we’ll elaborate. This means that whoever eats this fruit gets all the might and stamina of an ancient wooly mammoth. They can turn into a giant honkin’ elephant, rampage through downtown, and you couldn’t do a thing about it. Not even call animal control.

Now if only Jack would quit rushing into battles with former marine admirals and nation-sized goliath monsters...

Even though Cracker is ranked lower than Katakuri in Big Mom’s crew, we’re still giving the edge to the Bisu Bisu no Mi. Why? Because the only reason Katakuri is able to bring out the full extent of the Mochi Mochi no Mi is due to his mastery of Haki. Meanwhile, the Bisu Bisu no Mi effectively gives its user the power to spawn an infinite supply of cookie soldiers to do their fighting for them. Or it can serve as an incredibly easy to repair armor that can never go away.

Think about it: the only reason Luffy was even able to beat Cracker was by eating every single one of his biscuit men thanks to the black hole that is Luffy’s stomach. Cracker himself admits that he’s lazy and has absolutely no stamina or physical abilities thanks to his power. Had he been any stronger, he could even give Big Mom a run for her money!

Poor Jozu. He gets so overshadowed by Whitebeard, Marco, Blackbeard, and Ace that it’s so easy to overlook the Kira Kira no Mi. However, this particular fruit turns its eater into a diamond, also known as the hardest substance known to man! Admittedly, there’s not a lot of versatility to being a diamond, as the most we ever see Jozu do is jump into the air, turn into a diamond, and come crashing back down into the ground. It’s not like we’ve ever seen him shoot crystals or anything.

But sometimes the simplest approach is the most effective. After all… it’s a diamond. The only thing that could ever break a diamond is another diamond. Even Mihawk, the strongest swordsman in the world, couldn’t put a dent into Jozu. The only way he was beaten was by Aojiki restricting his movements by freezing him in ice. In a matchup of pure force, we’re not sure if there’s anyone who could actually break through Jozu’s armor!

Sure, other admirals can turn into pure light or magma, but who else can claim to control the very forces that keep people rooted to the ground?! The Zushi Zushi no Mi has the power to alter gravity within a certain range, so naturally, Fujitora can use it to handily crush whoever goes up against him into submission just by turning up the gravitational pull of the planet. Or he can create a rain of rubble by gathering up as much trash or stone into the air and then releasing it.

Of course, the Zushi Zushi no Mi isn’t just a purely offense-oriented fruit either. We’ve seen Fujitora get some mobility out of it by simply hopping on a rock he’s sent floating and flying it like his own personal hoverboard. We’re sure Fujitora’s got more up his sleeve to boot!

One of our 2 returning fruits from our last list, we have to give a shout-out to the Yami Yami no Mi despite it being the only Logia type with an extremely obvious weakness. After all, even though it gives its user control over dark matter, it doesn’t allow its user to transform into dark matter either. That’s always been a key component in what makes Logia fruits so great.

However, the trade-off for this is that it also grants the power to cancel out any other Devil Fruit. This effectively makes Blackbeard a walking tank of magnetic seastone who uses black holes to suck up Devil Fruit users and make them nearly helpless once he gets his hands on them. Combine that with being able to compress and crush together anyone or thing that gets caught in his dark waves, and you’ve got a nearly unstoppable power. There’s a reason Blackbeard wanted it so badly, after all!

Of course, still topping this list is the one and only Gura Gura no Mi. How could we not? It’s the fruit that started a war that changed the world. In the wrong hands, it could actually destroy the planet. Whitebeard demonstrated a bit of this power by creating an island-sized tsunami that could have destroyed the Marine HQ if Aokij hadn’t been able to freeze it. Blackbeard even later used it to split up the battleground into 2 separate platforms and caused them to shake independently of one another.
But really, we don’t even know if that’s the full extent of its power. All we know is that Blackbeard wanted it so bad that he was willing to go up against the strongest man in the world just for the chance to claim its power for himself. And who could blame him? Even if the Logia-types grant their user intangibility by transforming into an element, they still have a way you could feasibly counter them. Earthquakes though? What can you do against those?