

If all Devil Fruit users in _One Piece_ anime are not capable of swimming,
what about a Devil Fruit user whose ability is to control water? Can such a
person able to swim or evade the Devil Fruit's curse?


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Would a water manipulating Devil Fruit user be able to swim?


Most of this answer is speculation as there is currently no answer to this
question.

I think that the possibility of the "Mizu Mizu no Mi" existing somewhere in
the One Piece universe is highly possible, since we have already seen multiple
states of water being Devil Fruits:

  * [Moku Moku no Mi](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Moku_Moku_no_Mi) (Smoke - Gas state)*
  * [Hie Hie no Mi](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hie_Hie_no_Mi) (Ice - Solid state)
  * [Yuki Yuki no Mi](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Yuki_Yuki_no_Mi) (Snow - Solid state)

* I know this one is disputable

The only problem with the "Mizu Mizu no Mi" is that it will create a paradox.
Since Devil Fruit users are weak to water, if a Devil Fruit user transforms
into water, he would be rendered powerless and transform back to his normal
form.

But all in all, I don't think the person using this Devil Fruit will be able
to circumvent the "curse" Devil Fruit users get from eating them.


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No. The second he touched water or became wet, he would lose the ability to
control it, allowing him to drown and die. If he controlled water from a
distance without touching it, then he could retain his devil fruit powers.


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The Devil Fruit Users are weak to the sea energy (think seastone), because the
sea hates them. If a "Mizu Mizu no Mi" exists, then it would most likely be
fresh water ability. This would allow them to use water, without being
weakened.


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The thing is that the Devil Fruit users only lose their powers through SEA
water. drinking water, fresh water and any other type of water would have no
effect. So it would be possible to have the ability and swim, if you are not
in Sea water. This was displayed in the Crocodile ARC. Luffy dowses himself
with regular water to fight Crocodile for the fact that the Sand gets clumpy
and is not able to disperse.


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TL;DR **YES, they can swim**

Assuming the fruit eater cannot control the sea water (which otherwise would
clearly goes against all the plot), he'd have to use tricks to enable him
swimming.

> [Devil Fruit](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit) users are
> susceptible to all types of water, not just seawater

I'll assume this Devil Fruit will not be susceptible to fresh water. This can
be possible since the wiki always states the word "sea" as the weakness. It
has nothing to do with water. For example, it's "seastone", not "waterstone".
We can say susceptibility of fresh water is a side effect which can be
neutralized with the power of the fruit.

> Logia Devil Fruits allow a person to **create** , control, and transform
> into a natural element or force of nature, depending on the fruit.

Let us also assume the fruit is [Logia](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Logia)
type. If the fruit has the ability to create water, the fruit user could
surround themself with newly created fresh water which is not their own body.
This way, there will be no direct interaction with the sea water and the Devil
Fruit user.

With these assumptions, yes, a fruit user with such power will have the
ability to swim in salty water.

Check [this](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/23344/why-can-devil-
fruit-users-use-their-abilities-while-wet/23369#23369) answer for further
details.


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