

Crocodile is the first villain that easily beats Luffy (twice) while Luffy
survived due to Robin's interference and luck. However, one of the comments on
his devil fruit power struck me.

[Chapter 178: Wikia](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_178) (Anime
Episode 110) **Emphasis mine**

> Luffy is astonished at Crocodile's power while **Crocodile comments that he
> does not just possess his devil fruit ability like some people, he mastered
> it** and demonstrates this by creating a hole of quicksand.

Crocodile can _absorb moisture and convert anything to sand_ , i.e. he can
permanently convert something to sand. He also completely annihilated the
palace garden. He can create large sandstorms which can run for days. He can
control sand in the city which can cover it like a fog. These abilities seem
to point in a direction outside the limit of Logia powers.

We also know Crocodile knows about awakening. In [Chapter
544](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_544) Crocodile is the person who
tells us about the _awakened Zoan type Jailors_

> Crocodile then reveals that the **Jailer Beasts were all "awakened" Zoan
> Devil Fruit users** , saying that their extreme physical endurance and
> recovery point were their advantages. Crocodile states that the other three
> would soon awake and that the Boss of Hell would be arriving soon.

So is there some reference about Crocodile and his DF powers? Maybe something
Oda has said in SBS, **about crocodile, limits of Logia powers or Awakened
Devil Fruits.**

Other Observation: Akainu and Aokiji may have awakened DF's since they
converted Punk Hazard into Freezing side and Burning side permanently. (Also
Akainu burning Ace). Enel may have a hand in the island that is permanently
spewing lightning etc.


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Has Crocodile already "awakened" his Devil Fruit Power?


From how I see it and how it's described in the series, the awakening is the
ability to manipulate the environment e.g. Doflamingo's awakening. Like when
Kuzan and Sakasuki went at it on punk hazard and permanently changed the
weather.

Another example is when Crocodile turned everything around him into the sand
during his second fight with Luffy (Mizu Luffy)(Chp 201). Also, there are the
times Crocodile talks about "utilizing your devil fruit better"(Chp 178) or
being "a different breed of pirate"(Chp 178) though this may just be Crocodile
being cocky. He seems to have a vast knowledge of devil fruit awakenings
anyway as he was the one who informed us about the jailer beasts being
awakened and even told us the effects had on them.(Chp 544)

Also, once he was defeated, it started to rain again(Chp 210), and though many
people say "Oh, Smoker used the dance powder on Crocodiles ship" or "Crocodile
used the dance powder another place to keep it from raining", but Smoker
specifically said to Hina that he didn't (Chp 212) and that would have to be
perfect timing so I think Crocodile is awakened and can keep his devil fruits
weakness away.


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