[quote=@Jensoman]
The main issue I have with this, is that Mythical Zoan type fruits are extremely rare. As you yourself stated, they're also OP compared to Marco's and Marco's ability had high speed regeneration- Until the seastone cuffs completely negated his powers.

The fact that he can't fly yet is fair, so no issue there. He may learn flight way later on, but I'm not sure about that one yet.

I'm assuming that he won't be capable to high speed heal his wounds like Marco's. If you make sure the fruit doesn't end up being overpowered compared to the rest of the crew, I'd consider allowing it, despite the specific devil fruit type being extremely rare.

Do keep in mind that this is before anyone has Haki capabilities. You'd be as strong as Luffy/Zoro/Sanji before time skip by default.

I'll discuss this with Tex later, I gotta go work now :P
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Well, Marco used a Mythical Zoan-type fruit himself, the Phoenix Fruit. His power was super rejuvenation. He only healed fast because that was his Mythical Zoan power. I don't think any other Mythical Zoan types are supposed to be able to do that. They're just rarer than the other fruit types. I can guarantee you that Ryu won't have that level of ability...possibly ever. xD

It's also worth noting that just because it's a Mythical Zoan doesn't necessarily mean that it's strong. The Tanuki Fruit, for example, only allowed the user to turn leaves into various objects. It's just that they're based on mythical creatures rather than real ones.

But yeah, that's why I used the backstory I did, to explain how he was able to find such a rare type of fruit. He's a special case and wound up on the island of dragons where the dragon fruits were being kept. He didn't just find any old Devil's Fruit and eat it like most others...he had to go through quite an ordeal in order to end up with it.

And yeah, I'm definitely keeping that Haki thing in mind. And actually, I plan on Ryu being one of the weaker members of the crew...at least for a while. He doesn't particularly want to fight anything, and is more of a defender. Literally, the only things he can do with his fruit are the things I listed in that CS. He will undoubtedly develop more as it goes on and he is called to fight more often. Specifically the power of flight? I'm more than willing to leave that option in your hands. He won't really need it, really. But it'd be cool for him to get in the very distant future if the RP goes on long enough. xD

So yeah, for him, I'm going more for a Nico Robin or Brook kind of shtick. He can fight if he's needed, but he won't be quite as good at it as other members of the crew. This ties into his respect for life quite well.

(Plus, look at it this way: You would also have a reason to throw a villain out there that found and now possesses one of the other five dragon fruits. Eh?~ *nudge nudge* xP)

But yeah, again, if you guys decide it's still too rare for your blood, then I'll switch to another character. No biggie~ I've just been eager to try this guy in something for a while now. xD