The wound on Kuma's shoulder revealed that he is a cyborg-like Franky, but he is different from Franky. Blood Type: Seeing no other way, Zoro offered to trade his life for Luffy's. These armed forces, usually considered militias, [who?] Kuma's massive build along with cybernetic enhancements grants him tremendous durability comparable if not superior to other Pacifista; the average Pacifista model is capable of withstanding a combination assault from the pre-timeskip Monster Trio. In the colored version, the back cover is orange as the original coloring of Kuma's jacket. [24] and according to Perona, Kuma was once a violent, tyrannical pirate, who was said to be "brutal beyond measure". He was released in the One Piece World Collectable Figure series in July 2010 along with the rest of the Seven Warlords and will be re-released in the same figure series (new ones are exactly the same but for a change in the color pattern of Doflamingo). Manga pre-timeskip Bartholomew Kuma After some formalities, he told Moria of Crocodile's replacement, Marshall D. Teach. Doflamingo refers to the original personality as being "dead",[3] though it was later revealed that Kuma and Dr. Vegapunk (the man responsible for his cybernetic implants) made a secret deal to allow for Kuma to have a temporary relapse by rendering his final "free thought" as defending the "Thousand Sunny". Alive 296,000,000[1] Kuma then approached Rayleigh and whispered to him quietly, revealing himself to be an officer of the Revolutionary Army, and he wished to help Luffy and his crew escape.[30]. Zoro may become a warlord but not now. Whether this was true or not remains to be seen. It would explain why she is coming to save him and why she feels such deep hatred for the World Government. There are still several mysteries behind Kuma's character. Kuma as a member of the Revolutionary Army. Moria stated that because of Kuma's allegiance to the World Government, he worried him more than any other Warlord.[4]. [9] Rosward rented him sometime prior to the Levely. Akainu’s words are of the utmost importance here. Japanese Name: After the arrival of Shanks, Kuma was seen standing down along with everyone else.[36]. Ivankov then kicked Kuma and sent him flying, shouting that he would not let Kuma get away with hurting his followers. The zombies seeing this tried to attack him but were frightened off by his mere presence. He is, however, very different from other cyborgs, and displays strength and agility that are on a different scale. He has shown to have command over the Pacifista units during his visit to Sabaody Archipelago, also showing he had no qualms sending one away during the battle along with the rest of the Straw Hats. Or is Connie her true form instead? In this time, though, he learned of Dragon's son, Monkey D. Luffy. Luffy started begging Kuma to stop sending his friends away but Kuma still sent Chopper away. Kuma has his paw pads instead of the laser holes on his hands; it is this aspect, along with the bible that only he holds, even after losing his free will, that distinguishes him from the other Pacifista, and makes him superior to them. His hat features a pair of rounded ears, and, along with the dark blue fabric of his pants, is covered in brown spots. Some, however, were content to simply float around the sea on their ships. February 9th[7][8] In this stage, Kuma shares the same mindless intelligence of his fellow Pacifista models, only recognizing individuals as either enemies or allies to the World Government. [21] Ivankov knows Kuma very well, one clue of this is Ivankov's comment about how Kuma hated the World Government. [37] Kuma then joined them in protecting the Thousand Sunny. Currently, due to his Pacifista upgrades, he has seemingly become a slave to both the World Government and Marines alike, doing whatever he is commanded. Kuma simply responded by saying that he would not be seeing Luffy again and ultimately sent Luffy flying, making the loss of the crew complete. In the anime, this cover wasn't shown until the end of the, His surname most likely comes from the historical pirate, Kuma was revealed to have been effectively dead during the. After that, he became a Marine Warlord and eventually fully transformed into a mindless robot, PX-0. Helena Christensen wears a brightly colored sweater as she brings out the dog Kuma. This backstory would also explain why Bonney loves food so much and her insatiable appetite, as well as her hatred for the World Government and Celestial Dragons. Therefore his moniker of tyrant is merely a lie manufactured by the World Government to hide their evil ways. Once Vegapunk finished his modifications on Kuma, the Warlord was converted into the first complete Pacifista cyborg, with the serial PX-0, and mentally died in the process. Moria feels that because of his loyalty to the World Government, he cannot be trusted. It would be unbelieveably stupid to let a pirate in such an important location and event. In the manga, Oda originally intended for Kuma to have a completely different color scheme. Luffy beats Marco or any other Yonko FM Alias: Bartholomew Kuma is an recurring antagonist who appears in the One Piece series. They refused and Kuma attacked them with an Ursus Shock, knocking out most of the Straw Hats except for Zoro and Sanji. Bounty: Kuma virtuously sacrificed himself for his people, which is foreshadowed by him carrying his signature bible, in which Jesus sacrifices himself. His actions were not unnoticed as the zombies reported his actions to the person they were to ordered to follow, Perona. He then approached Nami and sent her away as well. Slavery; Seven Warlords of the Sea (former);[1]Revolutionary Army (former); Sorbet Kingdom (former) Kuma is an enormous man, being 689cm tall. Kuma was introduced during the meeting at Mary Geoise. Sanji told Usopp to run and landed a kick on Kuma, only to be deflected into a pile of rubble. Warlords have existed throughout much of history, albeit in a … Crocodile was one of the most important villains in the One Piece Universe. This undoubtably angered the World Government and even more so the Celestial Dragons, forcing them to intervene. Due to that he need to form a crew. [1] There are also several white paw prints lining the bottom hem of his coat. The One Piece manga and anime series features an extensive cast of characters created by Eiichiro Oda.The series takes place in a fictional universe where vast numbers of pirates, soldiers, revolutionaries, and other adventurers fight each other, using various superhuman and supernatural abilities. Status: Kuma about to take Luffy away on Thriller Bark. Twelve years before the current storyline, he was on a crew with Monkey D. Dragon and Emporio Ivankov. Possibly the most impressive application of this fruit is that Kuma can send someone flying over vast distances, even across the world and traveling over the course of several days. Interestingly, he can repel all the pain, injury, and exhaustion out of a persons body, allowing him to completely heal people in an instant, even if they have suffered an incredibly severe level of damage. [OP QUIZ] Combine Devil Fruits with their respective Users, [OP QUIZ] Test Your Knowledge On Devil Fruits.