Soot-Soot Fruit
Paramecia · current: Karasu
Profile
The power of Karasu, Commander of the Revolutionary Army’s Northern Forces. Lets him disperse into and command a flock of crows / soot, slipping bullets and reforming, snatching weapons mid-air, and striking from a swarm. Power first shown Ch. 904 (unnamed); first NAMED on-page “Soot-Soot Fruit” Ch. 1083 p. 10 (banner: “Captain of the Northern Forces, Revolutionary Army — Soot-Soot Fruit”).
User chain
| Order | User | How they acquired it | First use | Death/lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karasu | (unknown — power shown Ch. 904) | Ch. 904 |
Named techniques
| Technique | JP / romaji | Etymology | First use | User |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kara-soot | 烏煤 / Karasusu | Portmanteau karasu 烏 “crow” + susu 煤 “soot” — lit. “Crow Soot.” Splits his body into a murder of soot-crows. | Ch. 1083 (p. 8) | Karasu |
| Obeli-soots | 方尖煤 / Oberisusu | Obelisk + susu 煤 “soot” — lit. “Square-Pointed Soot”; residual soot left between enemies’ feet erupts as obelisk-shaped spikes. | Ch. 1083 (p. 10) | Karasu |
| Soul Lotus (VIZ “Crow Soul Lotus”) | 烏連魂 / Karasu Renkon | Pun on 辛子蓮根 karashi renkon, the Kumamoto deep-fried mustard-stuffed lotus-root dish: karashi → karasu 烏 “crow”, and renkon “lotus root” → 連 ren “join/connect” + 魂 kon “soul” — lit. “Joined Crow Souls.” Used vs Fujitora. | Ch. 1083 (p. 11) | Karasu |
| Su Su Slice | (susu 煤 “soot” — VIZ rendering) | VIZ-only label; not among the wiki’s three on-page-named techniques (Karasusu / Obelisusu / Karasu Renkon). Etymology partial: susu 煤 “soot.” | Ch. 1083 (p. 11) | Karasu |
Power limits & weaknesses
- (Water/sea immobilization is universal.)
Lore & theories
- Etymology resolved : ススススの実 Susu Susu no Mi → susu 煤 = “soot.” VIZ “Soot-Soot Fruit.” The fruit name and its user’s name form a single crow→soot pun: Karasu (烏/カラス = “crow”) commands a flock that is compressed soot. Confidence high (One Piece Wiki etymology, Oda-typical element-pun pattern). Source: https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Susu_Susu_no_Mi Flagged here for the record only.