Last updated on August 21st, 2021 at 07:52 pm

One Piece is a manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It was first published in Weekly Shonen manga on July 22, 1997. Since then, it has gained worldwide popularity over the years. One Piece follows the journey of Luffy as he goes on his adventure to find the treasure “One Piece” and become the Pirate King. However, this article is not on the Pirate King. The center point is Marco, the Pheonix.

As the series progressed, we got introduced to many new characters. One Piece has a diverse set of characters where each of them is unique in their own way. Marco is one such character having the power of one of the rarest Devil Fruit. Recently, Marco has risen to prominence with his heroics against King and Queen. Today, in this article we are going to discuss him and his abilities.

Who is Marco (One Piece) –

Marco is the former 1st division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates. Initially, he started as an apprentice on the crew. He was extremely young and just 15 at the time when the crew visited Wano. During his early days as an apprentice, he was curious, cheery, and arrogant. However, over the years he became a cheerful and laid-back guy with an eager and passionate mind towards a vast sea. After his captain’s death, he took leadership of the Whitebeard Pirates till their disbandment.

He had a very strong bond with Whitebeard since he was the division head of his crew. Their relationship was very similar to that of a captain and a first mate like that of Gol. D. Roger and Silvers Rayleigh. We got the perfect example of their bond when Marco was the first person to reach his aid after Whitebeard was stabbed by Squad. Whitebeard was a father-like figure to Marco like the rest of the crewmates. He also had a very strong bond with the other commanders and the rest of the crew. He and Ace had a close friendship and he also trusted Vista enough to protect Luffy from Mihawk.

Marco had a huge role to play in the Payback War between the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates and the Blackbeard Pirates. He took command of the Whitebeard Pirates and launched an all-out attack as revenge for the events that caused the Summit War of Marineford. Marco had bought his full crew to engage the Blackbeard Pirates who also responded equally and defeated the Whitebeard Pirates. After their defeat, Marco went to Whitebeard’s village and worked as a doctor there.

Devil Fruit of Marco (One Piece) –

Marco possessed the mythical Zoan type devil fruit. It is known as Tori Tori no Mi. Zoan fruit is one of the three Devil Fruit types. It allows the user to transform into another species at will or an interspecies hybrid. Through additional training, Marco gained the ability to transform selective parts of his body and not undergo a full transformation. Marco’s Zoan devil fruit belonged to the subclass mythical type. Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit allowed its users to transform into creatures that are the subject of myth and legend. It is the rarest and most powerful type of Zoan. Marco’s Devil Fruit allowed him to transform into a phoenix and a human-phoenix hybrid at will which gave him the nickname ” Marco the Phoenix“.

Devil Fruit Abilities –

• It granted Marco the power to transform into a phoenix and a human-phoenix hybrid at will.
• Marco trained further to regulate his transformation to selective parts of his body. It allowed him to morph his arms and legs into wings and bird legs respectively.
• It boosts his physical abilities granting him great strength along with the ability to fly. It also generates a set of sharp bird talons at his feet that can be used to deal with slashing damage.
• Marco can create “Blue Flames of Resurrection” that completely surrounds him and are superior in potency to normal fire.
• His phoenix flames have immense healing qualities. He can self-regenerate from all injuries like a phoenix rises from its own ashes.

Techniques of Tori Tori no Mi –