Lineage Factor

Lineage Factor is the blueprint of life in the One Piece manga, storing recollections and capabilities that can be manipulated for cloning or artificial Devil Fruits.

First mentionedCh. 698, p. 168 chapters reference it

Known from canon

6 facts
  1. Judge reveals that a living organism's lineage factor was discovered, allowing them to find the blueprints to life itself.

    Ch. 840, p. 4

  2. Shaka observes that one's lineage factor really does store some of our recollections and capabilities.

    Ch. 1065, p. 13

  3. Vegapunk explains the artificial devil fruit was created over 20 years using Kaido's lineage factor.

    Ch. 1067, p. 7

  4. Vegapunk observes that emotions are considered one of the pieces of information transferred through the lineage factor during the cloning process.

    Ch. 1090, p. 5

  5. A scientist explains a drug strong enough to react with the manipulated lineage factors of the children inside Sora.

    Ch. 852, p. 11

  6. Vegapunk used his lineage factor to try and synthesize an artificial Devil Fruit.

    Ch. 1007, p. 14

Still unknown

4 questions
  • How does Lineage Factor connect to the origins of Devil Fruits?

  • What effects does Lineage Factor have on Haki development?

  • Can Lineage Factor be extracted from non-human species in One Piece?

  • Does Lineage Factor determine compatibility between users and Devil Fruits?

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Timeline of mentions

7 key chapters
  1. First mentionCh. 698, p. 16
  2. Judge explains lineage factor discoveryCh. 840, p. 4
  3. Scientist describes drug reactionCh. 852, p. 11
  4. Vegapunk synthesizes artificial fruitCh. 1007, p. 14
  5. Shaka notes lineage factor storageCh. 1065, p. 13
  6. Vegapunk describes fruit creationCh. 1067, p. 7
  7. Vegapunk discusses cloning transferCh. 1090, p. 5