Luffy's strength has been constantly growing in One Piece, and Wano was the most significant arc for him. Luffy gained the power of Gear 5 in Wano, and this happened during his fight against Kaido.

Gear 5 Luffy is so dramatically different from all of the other Gear forms fans have seen in action in the anime, and it’s led to cool new takes on the franchise such as some pixel art for the ...

Luffy Grabs Kaido's Nose From Inside The Dragon's Body From the first few moments that Gear 5 appears on screen, it becomes clear that the form would not adhere to the normal One Piece rules.

In the fight against Kaido, Luffy finally tapped into what is his strongest transformation of all time and supposedly him at his peak – Gear 5. RELATED: Why Everyone Should Be Watching One Piece ...

According to One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda, Gear 5’s inspiration is rooted in cartoons. Specifically, Luffy and Kaido’s fight has references to Tom and Jerry.

Tom and Jerry are the models for Gear 5, but I was troubled because only Luffy jokes around in battle, but not Kaido. I like the traditional manga expressions such as the character's legs spinning ...

This is Gear 5!” — Monkey D. Luffy During the Wano arc of One Piece, he uses these powers to defeat Kaido, the world’s strongest creature. With that victory, Luffy became a Yonko himself.