It's often said that a person's devil fruit is a representation of their character.

If it is sand, the person is cold, cruel and more on willing to step on anything or anyone in his path.

If it is smoke, the person has so much power but yet can barely influence his environment.

If gravity, it is a person who is grounded in something, whether it be high morals or justice.

If fire, the person is likely to have a fiery temper, they're likely to be impulsive and brash. They also don't think before they act.

If rubber, it means that a person can always bounce back from any difficulty. It also means that the person is resilient and refuses to give up. The person could also be unable to stay in one place for too long.

They may also have bottomless pits for a stomach.

The Whitebeard family weren't prepared to meet the phenomenon known as Luffy.

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The standard rule for feeding a starved child was simple.

Feed them food in small quantities and gradually increase over them. Never, never overfeed them.

But when you are literally made of rubber, rules can be bended till it breaks.

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Doctor Kureha had one look at the raven child and she instantly ordered the Whitebeards to get a truckload of food enough to feed ten men.

Luffy finished through all in ten seconds. The commanders and doctors, mostly especially a reindeer had their eyes bulging open. Marco was too dignified to do such. His jaw hit the floor instead.

The young child's growling stomach simply requested for more.