Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Pipe-Fox

[Fennec]

Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Kudagitsune

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English Name: Dog-Dog Fruit, Model: Pipe-Fox
Classification: Mythical Zoan
Owned By: Barbossa Gael

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Appearance

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The Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Kudagitsune resembles a large white peach with Devil Fruit swirls that resemble smokey patterns tipped in soft red hues. The inside of the fruit is a bright red color with a soft peachy pulp which holds a white pearlescent seed at its center. Two leaves resembling fox tails protrude from the fruit’s top. The fruit’s taste is rather unpleasant, having an unpleasant charred flavor.

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Ability

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This Devil Fruit turns its user into a(n) Pipe-Fox Human ("Kudagitsune no Ningen"), granting them the following transformations...

• Full Beast Transformation
  
  In full beast form Gael takes on the appearance of a small fox (on the smaller end of a standard sized red or silver fox). Although typically small as is customary of pipe-foxes his actual size is variable as he is capable of expanding, shrinking, and stretching thanks to his natural abilities. His fur coat resembles that of a Marble Fox (the hybrid subspecies of red and silver foxes) with mostly white fur and gray-blue patches all around its body. These patches are predominantly found around his face, ears, tail, and feet. Unlike most other foxes he boasts some unusual features, the first being that despite being solid his fur resembles smoke; it's even more noticeable on the fringes as they seem almost ethereal not too different from thin wisps of smoke. Even by touching the fur you get a strange feeling of putting your hand between gentle plumes of smoke. Besides that thin smoke clouds and wisps seem to swirl around the user further accentuating his smokey presence. Another unusual quirk is that he also possesses two tails instead of just one unlike normal foxes, hinting at his mythical status. While in transformations the user also gains sharp claws and teeth seeing as foxes of all kinds are predatory animals he also gains enhanced physical capabilities like any other zoan.
  
  
• Half Beast Transformation
  
  Standing at 10’ tall this form is a lot like the full-beast form the user is coated in white fur with gray-blue patches and pattern to it. Just like the full beast form the user has a smokey appearance to themself with the fringes of their fur seeming ethereal like thin wisps of smoke. Clouds and tendrils of smoke swirl around his body. But unlike the full form this form is less lankey and much fuller being balanced in appearance. Also unlike the form the user of the fruit is upright taking on a mix of vulpine and humanoid features. They boast a pair of digitigrade legs, paw pads at their soles, and sharp retractable claws. Like any other zoan the user gains a physical enhancement. Two tails also sprout from behind hinting at his status.
  

This also grants them the following unique abilities while transformed...

• Pipe-Fox Physiology
  
  The user of this fruit gains some interesting biological quirks as their body gains mixed properties of smoke. Firstly the user is able to stretch and grow near indefinitely similar to how smoke is capable of expanding itself. The user also becomes seemingly lightweight similar to how smoke is much lighter than air. This gives the user the ability to jump around as if they were in lower gravity. However, they do not gain the intangible properties of smoke as the pipe-fox is a physical creature.
  
  
  
• Curse of the Fox
  
  In many ways the kudagitsune follows the motif of a genie or monkey’s paw. While the magical fox familiars grant their masters their wishes it comes at a cost. As the small creatures multiply incredibly fast when in abundance of food. To copy this ability of the Kudagitsune the fruit allows the user to produce its own pipe-foxes. The user can create miniature copies of themself from the smoky wisps. These smaller pipe-foxes take on similar attributes as the user. At a glance they are no different from any other small fox (disregarding the smokey appearance of their fur) and in fact come in a variety of coats. But much like their master they’re able to stretch and are very lightweight. These little guys are very food motivated and are capable of understanding speech and following their master’s every order. Once their job is done the user can reassimilate the small creatures back into their smoke.
  

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• Kairoseki ("Sea-Prism Stone") debilitates the user by sapping their strength and prevents them from consciously controlling or activating their power.
• Submersion in water renders the Devil Fruit user immobile and causes them to sink, reverting them to their original form and preventing conscious control of their abilities.
• Riches such as coinage or paper money are the user’s weakness. At the end of the day extreme wealth is what brings down the kudagitsune as it eats all of its master’s money away in food. For that reason exposure to currency causes the user to feel lethargic and slowed, similar to a person who enters a “food coma” weighing them down.
  

[Fox]

Hi Fennec! I gotcha today.

Couple things, first up is that I couldn't find any reference of Kudagitsune (or Pipe Foxes) having multiple tails. The descriptions I found have one tail, denoted as large and fluffy. If you could fix that up or provide a source, I'd appreciate it!

Onto the next thing, we the staff feel like this fruit's powers are a little overstuffed. While a lot of it works, it lacks a clear connecting through line that would really sell the abilities. As it is, it just reads like a lot of things slapped onto two different abilities. Could you perhaps try to give it more of a connecting through line and or otherwise tone down some of the abilities?

In that respect, we feel like the unique weakness is a bit undertuned and a little unclear. It should be clear that jade is the weakness, and not riches in general. Additionally, it probably needs to have an effect similar to seastone where it nullifies or suppresses mythical abilities.

Lemme know when you've made changes, feel free to ask questions, and reply when you want me to take another look!

[Fennec]

Hey Fox , so I do have some information to back up this fruit giving the user two tails. Like any folkloric legend there are variations in the mythos by region… this is also true with the kudagitsune in the form of the Osaki-gitsune which possesses two tails. While they have different names the creatures are practically identical in terms of the roles they serve and even in appearance. In fact, if we are to take Wikipedia as a credible source it further confirms that the that Osaki is simply what Kudagitsune are called in the Kanto region. If anything these findings are rather amusing as the Osaki myth specifically also works as further backing for the more “mitosis-like” aspect of my fruit as they are said to have spawned from a larger more powerful fox who was defeated.

In any case moving onto the changes to my fruit! The first of which is removed the burning effect the smokey bits had. The second is removed levitation and made the user lightweight instead so that they can bounce as if in low gravity. I also made the shrinking and growing tie with consuming food… which in turn serves as an explanation for summoning the little guys. Its not too different from slimes in media. Anywho please let me know if these changes are more up to standard.

[Fox]

Again, I think the consensus amongst the other staff, Fennec, is that the thematic throughline isn't totally there and feels particularly disjointed in this fruit.

For example, there is no mention of smoky wisps in the description of either of his forms, for all intents and purposes appearing like a normal fox with flame fur patterns and two tails. If you want this critter to have some smoke-like qualities, I'd also like to see it in the forms.

Pipe-Fox Physiology is looking a little better, but overall I think still needs work. I think the second of the three minor abilities in it (growing their body size via eating) doesn't...really make sense in the context of the myth. Anyhow, the feature as it stands is three minor abilities (elastic body, enlarging, and floating) that could use squishing down to two minor abilities.

Feed the Flame is... a little problematic. Specifically, the bit that refers to the minions also being able to produce more minions. Depending on how you handle Pipe-Fox Physiology will also change the food/assimilation mechanic here, so I won't address it too deeply.

Reply when you've made the changes, and I'll take another looksee.

[Fennec]

Fox made some changes.

[Fox]

Approved by Fox and Vio.

[Fox]

Archived per request.