He uses Gear 5 to alter the physical properties of his opponents. Matter manipulation has not been demonstrated to his degree aside from Luffy, and breaks all the normal One Piece physics.

Luffy's Gear 5 awakening gives him reality-bending levels of power, with enhanced physical strength, speed and agility. It's a remarkable step up from his other gear levels, with Luffy himself ...

One Piece's Gear 5 stretch is certainly going to be incredible for the fans to witness. Fans already know that quite a lot of incredible animators are going to be working on the episode. However ...

One Piece Episode 1071 fully introduced Gear 5 Luffy to the anime, and revealed that it was the true power of Luffy’s Gum-Gum Fruit that would give him “ridiculous” abilities.

One Piece: Gear 5 Luffy’s Voice Performance Hyped “There is this part about ‘Liberation,’ and it’s kind of like breaking free from the laws and physics of the world.

The One Piece anime just released episode 1,071, which saw Luffy achieve his Gear 5 Joy Boy transformation against Kaido. It’s a big deal for him, and also Eiichiro Oda’s story.