Optimistic [28] and generally good-hearted, he is not as dimwitted as many believe him to be, and he often demonstrates more understanding than the other characters expect.

After Hody's defeat, Jimbei promises to join the crew at a later date and Fishman Island seeks to join the Reverie summit of human kings, held every four years. The fruit was originally a treasure sought by the World Government for over 800 years until it was stolen by Red-haired Shanks. They grew close on their many misadventures and eventually recognized each other as brothers through the ritual drinking of sake. This ability has three types: Armament Haki ( 武装色の覇気, Busōshoku no Haki ), an armor-like force, which can amplify defense and the force of attacks and negate a Devil Fruit user's defense, allow physical contact and damage; Observation Haki ( 見聞色の覇気, Kenbunshoku no Haki ), a sixth sense, which can read a person's moves and detect their presence; and Conqueror's Haki ( 覇王色の覇気, Haōshoku no Haki ), which can render weak-willed people or animals near him unconscious.In the New World, he has contended with the Four Emperors' top officers, having defeated two of the Big Mom Pirates' Sweet Commanders: Charlotte Cracker and Charlotte Katakuri, seeking to aim further by taking down the Four Emperors themselves, along with the Marine Admirals. When further news came that Sabo allegedly killed Nefertari Cobra, Luffy absolutely refused to believe it, remaining faithful to Sabo as a freedom fighter and not a murderer due to his own childhood of being bound to his nobility.

When Sabo and Luffy were reunited after twelve whole years, Luffy did not recognize him at first and even challenged him after hearing he would not let him have Ace's Mera Mera no Mi. He captains the Straw Hat Pirates, holding the greatest authority over a mighty and diverse crew consisting of several infamous members, many of whom are extremely powerful in their own right. Luffy and the others meet Jimbei and the island's princess, Shirahoshi, and are drawn into a battle for the island against the Fishman supremacist Hody Jones. The citizens of Okobore Town take the food in the treasure ship, then take the ship apart for building material. The crew leaves the peaceful East Blue and enters the dangerous Grand Line on their ship, the Going Merry.

luffy, inadvertently creating her character as a girl, embarks on a quest to become the pirate king, vowing to assemble the most formidable crew in the game’s history. In this form, his torso inflates significantly more than the rest of his body, while his arms only slightly inflate. Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece posed Luffy's Gear 2 during his entrance before the Long Jump finals on Tokyo Olympics 2020 and won Gold Medal. There, he meets Hyogoro of the flower and trains under him, learning a new form of armament Haki that will enable him to damage Kaido.

Luffy is a young man of average height with shaggy black hair, round black eyes, and a slim muscular build. Luffy and several other characters joined the cast of Dragon Ball in a spinoff entitled Cross Epoch.On the way, Nami nearly dies of an illness and the crew goes to find a doctor on the winter Drum Island, which was recently devastated by the Blackbeard Pirates.

After the fight with Big Mom, Luffy becomes a hot topic at the Reverie, a global summit of rulers of fifty nations in Mary Geoise, the capital of the World Government above the Red Line. After departing from the island, named Laugh Tale by Roger, the crew had a party before tearfully bidding farewell to their captain.

If he stays transformed for over five minutes, he will be unable to eat meat for the rest of his life. In the aftermath, seven pirate crews pledge their loyalty to Luffy, despite his protests, marking the formation of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. One man wears his heart on his sleeve, open and free, unafraid to let his wants be known; the other man has his tucked away, hidden and restrained, too afraid to be vulnerable despite what he feels.