Monkey D. Luffy
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{{Infobox animanga character
| color = #FF0000
| name = Monkey D. Luffy
| series = One Piece
| image = [[Image:Monkey D Luffy.png|250px]]
| caption = Monkey D. Luffy from the [[anime]] and [[manga]] series ''[[One Piece]]''
| first = Manga Volume #1-Chapter #1 <br /> Anime Episode #1
| last =
| creator = [[Eiichiro Oda]]
| voiced by = '''Japanese''' <br /> [[Mayumi Tanaka]] <br /> [[Urara Takano]] ([[One Piece: Defeat The Pirate Ganzak!|OVA]]) <br /> '''English''' <br /> [[Bella Hudson]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]]) <br /> [[Colleen Clinkenbeard]] ([[Funimation Entertainment|Funimation]]) <br />
[[Chuck Powers]] ([[Odex]]) <br />
| nickname = "Straw Hat Luffy" <br /> "Anchor" ([[Red Haired Shanks]] and [[Don Krieg]]) <br /> "Rubber Man" (self)
| age = 17 <ref>SBS questions: ''One Piece Manga'' - Vol.4, Chapter 27, Fan question: What are the ages of Luffy, Zoro, Nami, and Shanks?((JP) ISBN 4-08-872594-8 (US) ISBN 1-59116-337-4 )</ref>
| gender = Male
| species = Human
| born = [[May 5]]th <ref>SBS questions: ''One Piece Manga'' - Vol.15, Chapter 130, Fan question Oda-sensei!! I've been thinking about this a lot... what are Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp and Sanji's birthdays? Tell us!! ((JP) ISBN 4-08-873009-7 (US) ISBN 1-4215-1092-8 )</ref>
| height = 5'7" (170cm)
| occupation = Pirate (Straw Hat Pirates, Captain)
| relatives = [[Monkey D. Garp]] (Grandfather)
[[Monkey D. Dragon]] (Father)
[[Portgas D. Ace]] (Brother)
| paux1 name = Bounty
| paux1 = 300,000,000 Beli
| divider = Devil Fruit
| aux1 name = Name
| aux1 = "Gomu Gomu no Mi" (Japanese) <br /> "Gum Gum Fruit" (English)
| aux2 name = Type
| aux2 = Paramecia
| aux3 name = Powers
| aux3 = User's body gains the properties of extremely durable, stretchable [[rubber]]. This allows the user to stretch their limbs and fold their bodies without pain. Blunt forces are cushioned and mostly ineffective, while sharp edges retain the ability to pierce or slash. User gains total immunity to electricity due to rubber's naturally high resistance.
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{{nihongo|'''Monkey D.Luffy'''|モンキー・D・ルフィ|Monkī D. Rufi}} is a [[fictional character]] and the main [[protagonist]] in the [[anime]] and [[manga]] series ''[[One Piece]]'' created by [[Eiichiro Oda]]. He is the captain of the [[Straw Hat Pirates]].
==Creation and conception==
When drawing ''One Piece'', Eiichiro Oda was heavily influenced by the manga ''[[Dragon Ball (manga)|Dragon Ball]]'', and had the series in mind when designing his characters.<ref>''Shonen Jump'' - Interview with Eiichiro Oda</ref> Oda has said that when he was creating Luffy, he was thinking about "manliness", because Dragon Ball had already done all the things that a child could possibly be happy about.<ref>''One Piece Color Walk'' - Vol.1 - Interview with Eiichiro Oda and Akira Toriyama ((JP) ISBN 978-4088592176)</ref>. Luffy's stretching powers were a result of Oda's desire for the fighting style to be silly, so that no matter how tense a situation got, the reader could relax without becoming stressed out.<ref>''Shonen Jump'' - Interview with Eiichiro Oda</ref> The fictional "Devil Fruit" Luffy gained his abilities from was originally called the "Gomu Fruit", but after Oda's editor pointed out that a real gomu fruit existed, the name was changed to "Gomu Gomu no Mi".<ref>Interview with Eiichiro Oda - 2007/12/17 - http://manganohi.jp/2007/12/9419.html</ref> When drawing him, Oda has said he tries to make Luffy very straightforward about what he wants to be and how he feels.<ref>Interview with Eiichiro Oda by Roy Watanabe - COMICKERS - Oct. 1998 issue</ref>
==About Luffy==
Eiichiro Oda has mentioned that the animal Luffy most resembles is a [[monkey]].<ref name="SBS3"> SBS questions: ''One Piece Manga'' - Vol.20 - Chapter 177, Fan question: What animals represent each of the 5 crew members, Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Nami and Ussop? </ref> According to Oda, Luffy is represented by the color red and he smells of meat.<ref name="SBS"> SBS questions: ''One Piece Manga'' - Vol.40 - Chapter 380, Fan question: What colors do you use for each the crew? What do each of the Straw Hat Crew smell like?</ref> Like many protagonists of Japanese manga, Luffy has a huge appetite, often eating to the point of becoming comically fat.
Luffy's dream is to become the "Pirate King". He is portrayed as the carefree and sometimes airheaded captain of the Straw Hat pirates and is the son of [[List of minor characters in One Piece#Monkey D. Dragon|Monkey D. Dragon]], brother of [[Portgas D. Ace]], and the grandson of vice-admiral [[List of One Piece Marines#Monkey D. Garp|Monkey D. Garp]]. His trademark Straw Hat (from which he gets his nickname "Straw Hat Luffy") was entrusted to him by the pirate captain [[The Three Great Powers#"Red Haired" Shanks|"Red Haired" Shanks]], who inspired him to become pirate, when he was still a child.
Luffy grew up in a town named Fushia Village. He accidentally ate the Gomu Gomu no Mi, a Devil Fruit, giving his body the durability and stretchability of rubber. According to series author [[Eiichiro Oda]], Luffy can stretch ''any'' part of his body.<ref name="SBS1"> SBS questions: ''One Piece Manga'' - Vol.8 - Chapter 64, Fan question: Can Luffy's lower parts stretch too? </ref> While defending the Red Hair pirates' honor from a gang of mountain bandits, Luffy is kidnapped by their leader, Higuma. Higuma takes Luffy hostage and escapes to sea, throwing Luffy overboard when he is no longer of use to him. Luffy is then almost swallowed by a fearsome Sea King; one of a variety of mammoth sea monsters that inhabit the oceans of the One Piece world. But Shanks saves him from the creature, losing his arm in the process. This event only serves to steel Luffy's determination and when Shanks and crew leave the island, Luffy decides to set his sights on becoming the "King of Pirates".
==Abilities==
Luffy gained stretching powers from eating the Gomu Gomu no Mi at the cost of never being able to swim again, like all of the Devil Fruit people in ''One Piece''. As a result, Luffy's body gained the properties of rubber, giving him stretching abilities. Luffy uses the malleability of his limbs to achieve tremendous velocity to strike enemies with devastating impact. His rubber body is virtually immune to recoil attacks. As such, blunt objects, punches and even bullets deflect off his body harmlessly. Fighters with superhuman strength however, such as CP9 member Rob Lucci, have proven capable of damaging Luffy regardless of his normal resistance. Luffy's body also resists electricity, an ability which gave him an advantage while fighting [[Skypiea's Priests#Eneru|Eneru]]. Luffy is also able to store large amounts of liquids in his body (such as water) as seen during his battle with Crocodile.
Luffy's most powerful abilities are his upgraded ''Gears'', which he developed after being beaten effortlessly by Admiral Aokiji. Luffy's Gears are used to enhance his basic attacks, and are regarded as different forms of his regular body. To date, Luffy has used two forms in the story; Gear Second and Gear Third. He has also been shown as capable of using both techniques simultaneously, although it greatly strains his body. Luffy has also demonstrated the innate ability to intimidate a foe into submission without throwing a single punch, much like his hero Red-haired Shanks, who did the same to the local sea monster at Luffy's village (episode 4/chapter 1 of the book).<ref>''One Piece'' Manga - Chapter 495</ref> This ability is known as "spirit" in the world of One Piece, and is exhibited by Shanks, Luffy and, more recently, Silvers Rayleigh.
==Reception==
Luffy has been ranked as the most popular ''One Piece'' character in a recent Japanese fan poll. T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews calls Luffy "likably goofy", and an idealist with an infectious optimism.<ref>[http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=523 THEM Anime Reviews 4.0 - One Piece the Movie 1: I'll Become the Pirate King!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In a review for the fourth ''One Piece'' movie, "Dead End Adventure", The Star Online describes Luffy as "an airhead and brilliant fighter".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2007/1/28/movies/15425544&sec=movies|title=Nice Piece of Work|publisher=The Star Online|accessdate= 2008-02-12}}</ref> [[FUNimation]]'s [[Mike McFarland]] and [[Christopher Sabat]], both stated that they felt that Luffy was more likeable than [[Goku]].<ref>One Piece: Season 1, First Voyage Disc 1; Staff Commentary on Episode 1</ref>
==Appearances in other media==
In ''[[Yakitate!! Japan]]'', episode 56, there is a parody of One Piece where Kuroyanagi turns into a "Tenobi Man" as a reaction from trying Azuma's Ja-pan dumpling. To this effect, he dons a straw hat and starts stretching his arms like rubber to great lengths ("tenobi" means "stretching arms").
Luffy's Devil Fruit was referenced in the Japanese TV Drama show ''[[Trick (TV series)|Trick]]''.
Luffy appears in ''Cross Epoch'', a collaboration between Eiichiro Oda and Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama.
Luffy's face can be seen on a [[Weekly Shonen Jump]] binding in an episode of the anime for fellow Jump series ''[[To Love-Ru]]''.
==Notes and references==
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==See also==
*[[Straw Hat Pirates]]
*[["Red Haired" Shanks]]
*[[Gold Roger]]
*[[Portgas D. Ace]]
*[[Monkey D. Dragon]]
*[[Monkey D. Garp]]
*[[East Blue (One Piece)|East Blue]]
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