How Did Luffy Beat Katakuri?
Throughout One Piece‘s 1,000-plus chapters, Luffy has faced numerous opponents with a variety of fighting styles and abilities. Some he’s defeated without much trouble, while others posed more of a threat. One fight that is still talked about today among fans is his fight against Charlotte Katakuri, one of Big Mom’s many children.
Katakuri was one of Luffy’s stronger opponents and one that could match him literally blow for blow thanks to his Mochi Mochi no Mi powers, which allowed him to copy Luffy’s attacks like his Elephant Gun. Despite the Mochi Mochi no Mi’s status as a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit, Katakuri could morph his body into mochi as though it were a Logia-type ability. So how did Luffy beat such a formidable foe?
How Did Luffy Beat Katakuri?
Luffy and Katakuri had a few scuffles during the wedding ceremony between Pudding and Sanji and the subsequent escape, but their major fight would start on the deck of the Thousand Sunny in Chapter 878 (Episode 850 in the anime) after Pedro sacrificed himself. Katakuri had infiltrated the ship using Brûlée’s ability to travel through mirrors and was waiting for their return.
When the group was preparing for their aerial escape, Katakuri attempted to stop them, but Luffy was able to drag him into the Mirro-World so that his friends could complete their preparations and escape. Once separated, Luffy shattered the mirror so that Katakuri and his men couldn’t return to the Thousand Sunny. It would be here that the two…
