Bartholomew Kuma

Bartholomew Kuma is a male manga and anime character who features in One Piece.

Biography

Origin

Bartholomew Kuma (Japanese: バーソロミュー・くま, Hepburn: Bāsoromyū Kuma)

In Mary Geoise, Kuma, alongside Donquixote Doflamingo and later on Dracule Mihawk, attended the government summit following Crocodile's defeat in Arabasta. He only spoke briefly about the urgency of the situation. Just then, they were interrupted by Laffitte, a former policeman who was renowned for his violent ways and exiled from West Blue. Kuma listened as Laffitte stated that he wished to put forward his captain's name for the nomination of Warlord of the Sea.

Straw Hats

With orders from the World Government to notify Gecko Moria of Crocodile's replacement, Kuma came to Thriller Bark. Arriving there, he asked some of Perona's zombie minions, who were loading treasure onto the Thousand Sunny, where their master would be. However, he was met with some resistance and was forced to deal with them. His actions were not unnoticed as the zombies reported his actions to Perona. She recognized Kuma and shook in fear at the sight of him. Despite Kuma's reputation, however, Perona got annoyed with him and attempted to engage the Warlord for his shadow. After asking her where she would like to go and removing a glove, he made her vanish by sending her flying to Kuraigana Island. The zombies seeing this tried to attack him but were frightened off by his mere presence. Kuma then spotted Nami and asked her if Luffy had an older brother. After receiving her answer, he then teleported away and continued his search for Moria. Kuma then found Moria in the dance hall in the Mast Mansion of Thriller Bark. After some formalities, he told Moria of Crocodile's replacement, Blackbeard. Though the gap in the Seven Warlords ranks had been filled up, he told Moria that he felt somewhat uneasy of the situation. Kuma then told Moria that since the Straw Hat Pirates were most likely to head toward Moria's vicinity, he should do something about them. He explained this to Moria since the World Government had grown greatly alert of the pirates since the assault on Enies Lobby. When Kuma told Moria that the World Government was afraid that the latter would be defeated, Moria became enraged. Though he was not given a specific order, Kuma offered to help Moria in dealing with the Straw Hats. Moria angrily declined Kuma's help and told him to instead sit back and watch as he himself defeated the Straw Hats. However, despite Moria's boasting, Kuma witnessed Moria get defeated by Luffy. After the battle, Kuma then reported this to the World Government. Fearful that the rumors of Moria's defeat would cause another global uproar like with Crocodile, they ordered Kuma to kill all witnesses on Thriller Bark, including the Straw Hats. Accepting the order, he launched an attack on some of the members of the Thriller Bark Victim's Association before shifting his attention to Zoro. Kuma dueled Zoro and used his Devil Fruit ability to take down Franky, and Sanji got hurt attacking him. Knowing how unfair it was to eliminate them after they fought Moria, he created a bomb from a ball of air. He then gave them an ultimatum: let him take Luffy, and he would let them live. When they refused his offer, Kuma launched and set off the bomb, engulfing a portion of the island. Though this did not succeed in killing the Straw Hats, it knocked all of them out. Just when he was about to take an unconscious Luffy, Zoro, in a desperate move, struck him with Shishi Sonson in an effort to stop him. However, he was only able to damage him. The wound on Kuma's shoulder revealed that he is a Pacifista, an incomplete human weapon created by the World Government and Dr. Vegapunk. Zoro offered to trade his life for Luffy's. Kuma agreed and at that moment, Sanji decided to give his life up. Zoro promptly knocked him out, feeling it necessary to sacrifice his own life rather than Sanji's. Kuma stated that he would not harm Luffy, as his "honor would be at stake". In exchange for Zoro experiencing the pain Luffy endured throughout his fight against Moria, Kuma would leave. Kuma proceeded to extract Luffy's pain and directed it at Zoro, which almost killed him. Kuma then teleported to the entrance to the ship. Before leaving, Kuma mused about Dragon having a good son with a loyal crew. Kuma traveled to Mary Geoise and reported to Sengoku and Monkey D. Garp about what transpired on Thriller Bark. The Fleet Admiral scolded the Warlord for letting the Straw Hats escape instead of eliminating them as ordered.

After leaving Mary Geoise, Kuma at some point visited the Sabaody Archipelago. He was contacted by the World Government about Ace's execution and the imminent war with the Whitebeard Pirates, to which he replied he would be present. Kuma landed in the archipelago in order to check up on Bonney's progress, happily watching her from outside a restaurant she was eating at. Shortly after, Kuma noticed a commotion coming from the Human Auctioning House and overheard that a World Noble had just been physically assaulted. Curious about the identity of the perpetrator, Kuma teleported himself to the building's rooftop and witnessed the Straw Hat Pirates during their attack on the shop, right after Luffy had punched Saint Charlos to avenge Hatchan; an act that, according to Kuma himself, had been unheard of for centuries. When the Straw Hats were immediately confronted by Kizaru and Sentomaru, as well as another Pacifista, PX-1, Kuma interrupted the battle. He was surprised to find Zoro still alive, who sardonically replied that it was due to Kuma's mercy. Seemingly impressed, Kuma made Zoro vanish to the same place that he sent Perona using the same move that he used on her at Thriller Bark.

Overview

Personality and attributes

In appearance, Bartholomew Kuma was an enormous man, being 689 cm tall. He was the second tallest of the former Warlords and was usually seen carrying a Bible. His hair was generally long and curly, and sometimes included a pair of round protrusions resembling bear ears. He wore glasses with clear-mirrored lenses which cover his cybernetic eyes. Prior to his conversion into a cyborg, his eyes were normal.

Powers and abilities

After fully becoming a Pacifista, Kuma's physical abilities were enhanced further as a complete cyborg. He was able to protect the Thousand Sunny from being damaged or touched by attackers for two entire years, and his body withstood two years' worth of damage as he waited for one of the Straw Hats to return. He could now take the harsh treatment and enslavement of the Celestial Dragons without feeling any pain at all, to the point where he could still move perfectly fine even after being stabbed with a multitude of swords and was visibly and heavily damaged and in need of repairs. This led to the Celestial Dragons identifying Kuma as their so-called 'Invincible Slave'.

Among the techniques known to him included:

• Pad Ho (圧力パッド砲, Paddo Hō?, literally meaning "Pressure Cannon") :
• Tsuppari Pad Ho (つっぱり圧力パッド砲, Tsuppari Paddo Hō?, literally meaning "Slapping Thrust Pressure Cannon") :
• Puni (ぷに, Puni?, onomatopoeia for "Squish") :
• Ursus Shock (熊の衝撃ウルスス･ショック, Urususu Shokku?, literally meaning "Bear Impact") :

Notes

• Bartholomew Kuma was created by Eiichiro Oda where he featured in the setting of the One Piece universe.

Appearances

• One Piece:

External Links

• One Piece Wiki Entry

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