Big Mom is one of the most renowned and powerful figures in the world of the One Piece series, alongside other formidable characters such as Shanks, Big Mom, Kaido, and formerly Whitebeard and currently Blackbeard. It can be said that these individuals have a significant impact on the world.
However, what are the actual powers behind Big Mom – the only Empress in One Piece? The strength and abilities of this character are currently being unraveled. Let’s explore the intriguing aspects of Big Mom together.
Big Mom’s title (ビッグ・マム, Biggu Mamu) was first mentioned following the battle in “Totland” and the death of the “Empress” of the Straw Hat Pirates. Her real name is Charlotte Linlin (シャーロット・リンリン, Shārotto Rinrin) as revealed by the character Pappug.
Big Mom’s real name is Charlotte LinLin.
Big Mom has a rather rotund physique, showing no sign of being slim at all. Just as her name suggests – “Big Mom” or as fans of One Piece in Vietnam often refer to her, “The Mother Goddess,” she currently has 43 sons, 46 daughters, and 39 children, which is quite astonishing given that she is often affectionately referred to by fans with the title “The Mother with the Most Children in Manga/Anime”. The most prominent trait of Big Mom is her gluttony.
The souls that reside in her domain are called Homies.
As a pirate captain, Big Mom has mastered Haki, including Busoshoku Haki and Kenbunshoku Haki (though the full extent of her Haki is still unclear). She possesses the Soru Soru no Mi (Soul Soul Fruit), which allows her to manipulate souls, controlling them in a way that is both terrifying and complex.
This devil fruit enables her to create “Homies” from the souls she collects, allowing her to gather power and manipulate these souls throughout her territory.
The visage of Big Mom in her true form.
Notably, Big Mom’s abilities allow her to extract or completely eliminate the soul age of any individual. The souls she captures can act independently, think, and demonstrate actions as if they were their own entities. If a person’s soul is taken, they can experience a form of death, as if their very essence has been extinguished.
In Chapter 843, Pound noted that Big Mom could control the weather; her left hand is Lightning while her right hand is the Sun. She can create a storm that can engulf an entire fleet, a feat even Nami, one of the few characters capable of controlling the weather, cannot achieve at present.
Can Big Mom’s Soul Fruit control the weather?
Thus, the hidden strength of this only Empress is gradually being revealed. Many theories have been proposed regarding the hidden strength of Big Mom, let’s explore them together.
Firstly, the ability to control the weather does not seem to be solely a unique trait but might rather be a technology that Germa has provided, similar to the technology they have that could be linked to a Pirate Emperor. This connection doesn’t imply anything particularly significant regarding a scientific nation like Germa, as the ability to create a storm that could engulf one or multiple ships isn’t particularly difficult. Furthermore, after the events of Whole Cake Island, Germa might also become a vassal of Big Mom, which would mean Big Mom could also benefit from many incredible technologies from Germa.
Secondly, the ability to create and control the weather is due to the powers of Big Mom’s Soul Fruit, capable of giving life to all entities, including elements and even celestial bodies (as this is a manga, we cannot rule out the possibilities). Alternatively, Big Mom may have reached a level of consciousness that enables her to control (or manipulate) natural elements.
Thirdly, it is the potential of Big Mom’s Soul Fruit that could allow her to control the weather, which leads to the speculation that Big Mom might be the embodiment of Uranus, a deity in Greek mythology associated with the sky, hence the possibility of controlling the weather and celestial bodies.
As we know, two of the three Ancient Weapons have already been mentioned: Pluton is currently in the country of Alabasta, and Poseidon is the mermaid princess Shirahoshi residing in Fish-Man Island (the last ancient weapon is still a mystery). Meanwhile, with the advanced technology from Germa, the creation of storms or cyclones isn’t a difficult task, but to control the weather entirely is something completely different, while Big Mom’s Soul Fruit is only able to manipulate souls and provide energy to lifeless objects.
Source: ONE PIECE VIỆT NAM
