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* ''Franchise/OnePiece'': Some of the Straw Hats gained a new tool or power in the Skypiea arc. Specifically, Zoro gained a RazorWind attack (which, as it was used with only one sword, it served as the basis for being used with two and three swords) and Nami got a Jet Ski.

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Some of the Straw Hats gained a new tool or power in the Skypiea arc. Specifically, Zoro gained a RazorWind attack (which, as it was used with only one sword, it served as the basis for being used with two and three swords) and Nami got a Jet Ski.



** Invoked by Luffy during the Whole Cake Island arc, where [[spoiler:he specifically fights against Charlotte Katakuri, using his Observation Haki the whole time, in order to gain the same power as the latter -- an advanced form that lets the user see a short time into the future. Later, during Wano, he invoked the trope again by learning how to emit his Armament Haki through the air, rather than simply using it to harden his body or infuse an object.]]

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** Invoked by Luffy during the Whole Cake Island arc, where [[spoiler:he specifically fights against Charlotte Katakuri, using his Observation Haki the whole time, in order to gain the same power as the latter -- an advanced form that lets the user see a short time into the future. Later, during Wano, he invoked the trope again by learning how to emit his Armament Haki through the air, rather than simply using it to harden his body or infuse an object.]]object]].



** The first Paramecia-type Awakening shown is Doflamingo, whose String-String Fruit -- which originally allowed him to produce an endless array of string from his body -- gained the ability to transmute any nonliving matter in his vicinity into string that is under Doflamingo's mental control.

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** *** The first Paramecia-type Awakening shown is Doflamingo, whose String-String Fruit -- which originally allowed him to produce an endless array of string from his body -- gained the ability to transmute any nonliving matter in his vicinity into string that is under Doflamingo's mental control.control.
*** Katakuri similarly displays the ability to transmute his surroundings into mochi.
*** While the Jailer Beasts in Impel Down were the first mention of Devil Fruit Awakening, the Egghead arc clarifies that most Awakened Zoans lose their minds, while showing what happens when they ''don't'' as [[spoiler:Rob Lucci]] displays that he Awakened his own Devil Fruit during the TimeSkip, [[TookALevelInBadass turning him into a vastly more powerful threat]]. It is theorized by Vegapunk that [[spoiler:Lucci]] didn't lose his mind because [[BloodKnight he was already a bloodthirsty animal]].

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%%* Trans Am technology in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'' is pretty much this. In the end, though, its subverted [[spoiler: as the hero and the main villain end up going into older, out dated machines for their final battle]].

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%%* Trans Am technology in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'' is pretty much this. In the end, though, its it's subverted [[spoiler: as the hero and the main villain end up going into older, out dated outdated machines for their final battle]].



* Some of the Straw Hats in ''Franchise/OnePiece'' characters gained a new tool or power in the Skypiea arc. Specifically, Zoro gained a RazorWind attack (which, as it was used with only one sword, it served as the basis for being used with two and three swords) and Nami got a Jet Ski.

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* ''Franchise/OnePiece'': Some of the Straw Hats in ''Franchise/OnePiece'' characters gained a new tool or power in the Skypiea arc. Specifically, Zoro gained a RazorWind attack (which, as it was used with only one sword, it served as the basis for being used with two and three swords) and Nami got a Jet Ski.



** The Fishman Island arc has had the crew reveal even MORE upgrades, though these are completely justified, seeing as they spent 2 whole years specifically to gain Next Tier Power Ups.
** [[PowerUpFood Devil Fruits]] have the mysterious ability of "Awakening", which causes the user's powers to increase and evolve into a more powerful form. The phenomena is little understood and very few examples have shown up in canon, so the details are largely a mystery. One known example is Doflamingo, whose String-String Fruit, which originally allowed him to produce an endless array of string from his body, gained the ability to transmute any nonliving matter in his vicinity into string that is under Doflamingo's mental control.

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** The Fishman Island arc has had the crew reveal even MORE ''more'' upgrades, though these are completely justified, seeing as they spent 2 two whole years training specifically to gain Next Tier Power Ups.
** Invoked by Luffy during the Whole Cake Island arc, where [[spoiler:he specifically fights against Charlotte Katakuri, using his Observation Haki the whole time, in order to gain the same power as the latter -- an advanced form that lets the user see a short time into the future. Later, during Wano, he invoked the trope again by learning how to emit his Armament Haki through the air, rather than simply using it to harden his body or infuse an object.]]
** [[PowerUpFood Devil Fruits]] have the mysterious ability of "Awakening", which causes the user's powers to increase and evolve into a more powerful form. It's not until Wano when Kaido explains that Awakening happens when the user's body and mind catch up to and are finally able to harness their Devil Fruit's full powers.
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The phenomena is little understood and very few examples have first Paramecia-type Awakening shown up in canon, so the details are largely a mystery. One known example is Doflamingo, whose String-String Fruit, Fruit -- which originally allowed him to produce an endless array of string from his body, body -- gained the ability to transmute any nonliving matter in his vicinity into string that is under Doflamingo's mental control.

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