<p>When a Devil Fruit is bitten (even once), it loses its powers PERMANENTLY or until the person who bit it first dies. When the person who first bit it dies, the Devil Fruit returns to its normal state, so someone else can get the power. If Luffy died (what a sad thought!) then the Gum Gum fruit would be able to give someone else Gum Gum powers. So only one person at a time can have its power, not more than one.</p>

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2015-03-27T11:50:33.197Z
Wait, so if some kept half of the Gum Gum fruit (Luffy only ate half in this theory), then killed Luffy, the other half would re-gain its power?
The Man
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2015-06-10T14:43:53.267Z
@ShadowZorgon No, because that half comes from the same fruit it would already have lost it's powers. The Gum Gum fruit would 'respawn' in another closeby fruit (without powers)
Gravinco
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Lackofmops
<p>From the <a href="http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit" rel="nofollow">One Piece wiki</a>:</p>

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  <p>Only one bite is needed for the user to gain the power of a Devil Fruit, after which the Devil Fruit becomes a simple, useless, disgusting fruit</p>
</blockquote>

<p>So I would say that the answer is no. Only one person/animal gets the ability.</p>

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2014-02-28T18:15:30.147Z
out of curiosity, if two people eat half by half together, What will happen ??
Naing Lin Aung
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2014-06-16T22:02:43.303Z
@NaingLinAung Whoever takes the first bite gets the power. There will always be someone who swallowed first, if not by a millisecond, than by a microsecond.
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Chetter Hummin
<p>Provided, Chopper eats the Devil Fruit along with the other deers, will they all have the Devil Fruit ability, given that acquiring the ability only requires a single bite?</p>

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2015-04-28T08:49:32.393Z
Those are different fruits. They just fall within the same animal race, but are still different animals. With the sisters, you have the [King cobra](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hebi_Hebi_no_Mi,_Model:_King_Cobra) fruit and the [Anaconda](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hebi_Hebi_no_Mi,_Model:_Anaconda) fruit. With the Tontatta you would have the [Rhinoceros beetle](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Mushi_Mushi_no_Mi,_Model:_Kabutomushi) fruit and the [Giant Hornet](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Mushi_Mushi_no_Mi,_Model:_Suzumebachi) fruit.
Peter Raeves
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2013-01-15T02:56:08.073Z
Possible Duplicate or just related: http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/906/does-devils-fruit-power-gained-depend-on-how-much-of-it-is-eaten
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Can multiple people/animal eat a single Devil Fruit?
# Can multiple people/animal eat a single Devil Fruit?
Posted by: username_0 on 2013-01-14
Provided, Chopper eats the Devil Fruit along with the other deers, will they all have the Devil Fruit ability, given that acquiring the ability only requires a single bite?
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> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Possible Duplicate or just related: http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/906/does-devils-fruit-power-gained-depend-on-how-much-of-it-is-eaten  
> **username_1**: Those are different fruits. They just fall within the same animal race, but are still different animals. With the sisters, you have the [King cobra](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hebi_Hebi_no_Mi,_Model:_King_Cobra) fruit and the [Anaconda](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hebi_Hebi_no_Mi,_Model:_Anaconda) fruit. With the Tontatta you would have the [Rhinoceros beetle](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Mushi_Mushi_no_Mi,_Model:_Kabutomushi) fruit and the [Giant Hornet](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Mushi_Mushi_no_Mi,_Model:_Suzumebachi) fruit.  
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## 2 answers
### Answer by username_6 on 2013-01-14. Score: 23 | Accepted answer
From the [One Piece wiki](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit):

> Only one bite is needed for the user to gain the power of a Devil Fruit, after which the Devil Fruit becomes a simple, useless, disgusting fruit

So I would say that the answer is no. Only one person/animal gets the ability.
> **Comments:**
> **username_7** (2014-02-28): out of curiosity, if two people eat half by half together, What will happen ??  
> **username_1** (2014-06-16): @NaingLinAung Whoever takes the first bite gets the power. There will always be someone who swallowed first, if not by a millisecond, than by a microsecond.  
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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-02-27. Score: 3
When a Devil Fruit is bitten (even once), it loses its powers PERMANENTLY or until the person who bit it first dies. When the person who first bit it dies, the Devil Fruit returns to its normal state, so someone else can get the power. If Luffy died (what a sad thought!) then the Gum Gum fruit would be able to give someone else Gum Gum powers. So only one person at a time can have its power, not more than one.
> **Comments:**
> **username_4** (2015-03-27): Wait, so if some kept half of the Gum Gum fruit (Luffy only ate half in this theory), then killed Luffy, the other half would re-gain its power?  
> **username_5** (2015-06-10): @ShadowZorgon No, because that half comes from the same fruit it would already have lost it's powers. The Gum Gum fruit would 'respawn' in another closeby fruit (without powers)  
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