Nikyu Nikyu no Mi

The Nikyu Nikyu no Mi is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that grants the ability to repel anything via paws permanently manifested on the user's palms, making them a Paw Human (肉球人間). The fruit was eaten by Bartholomew Kuma, who always wears gloves while his powers are not in use.

This fruit's abilities were duplicated in the Seraph S-Bear, via a transfusion of Green Blood.

Etymology

 * The fruit's name, Nikyu, comes from the word nikukyū (肉球) which means "pad" in Japanese.
 * In the VIZ manga and Funimation dub, it is called the Paw-Paw Fruit.

Appearance
The Nikyu Nikyu no Mi is a round fruit shaped much like a three-digit paw print, similar to the paw bubbles that are involved in the fruit's abilities. It has a simple T-shaped stem that is curled on one end.

Strengths and Weaknesses


As explained by Kuma, the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi bestows "the ability to send all things flying" (あらゆるものを弾き飛ばす能力) via seemingly invulnerable, five-digit paw pads on the user's palms; these paws are permanently manifested, leading to the current ability user, Kuma, always wearing gloves when not using his ability. Anything that touches (or is touched) by said paws can be pushed away at will with variable (but usually immense) speed and force, while being automatically encased in transparent, paw-shaped energy bubbles.

Almost anything can be targeted by this ability and sent flying regardless of makeup — from tangible materials like people (including the ability user themself) to objects, to gases like air, to completely immaterial targets like ghosts, to abstract targets like pain, fatigue, or memories. Rather than being pushed far away, if something innate to a living being is targeted (e.g., pain or memories), it will be pushed out as a bubble that maintains itself close-by, allowing it to be accessed by someone touching it (and causing the touching person to feel whatever emotion was kept inside). It is shown that, if untouched, a bubble will maintain its form indefinitely, even for years on end, and can thus be stored away.



In combat, this power affords the user a potent defense, allowing them to deflect any and all attacks (aside or back towards the attacker) so long as they manage to move their paws in the way fast enough, thus having their hands function like impenetrable shields. The user is also able to harness their ability for offensive maneuvers, such as repelling the very atmosphere around them at "lightspeed" to create paw-shaped shockwaves that can pierce almost anything, to the point of leaving paw-shaped holes within bedrock, or creating massive air-containing paw bubbles to compress down and then release as "bombs".



One misconception about the powers of the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi is that it gives its user the ability to teleport at will. However, this assumption is incorrect. Rather than teleport, Kuma uses the incredible speed of his Devil Fruit power to propel himself, other people, or objects across certain distances. This method of propulsion, however, is limited to an extent. Landmarks can get in the way of the propelling's trajectory, forcefully stopping the sent object from reaching its proper destination. As an example, its power was unable to break past the Red Line, leading Kuma to crash into it at high speeds and suffer heavy damage while simultaneously forcing him to climb up the continent to its summit in order to resume his voyage.

While the user is able to deflect attacks, they can only do so by using their bare hands. If the user's hands are otherwise occupied, being caught off guard for instance, they will receive damage from an attack that could have been otherwise averted. However, this weakness can be compensated if the user has a means of protecting their bodies, such as Kuma's transformation into a cyborg with stronger-than-steel armoring.

Aside from this unique case, the user suffers the standard Devil Fruit weaknesses.

Bartholomew Kuma
The fruit's bestowed powers have been used by Kuma in a variety of ways. The majority of them are attacks that, when executed, leave a paw-shaped imprints matching the pads on his palms.

Since his youth, Kuma has dedicated himself to using the powers he received from his Devil Fruit in order to save, heal, and free the oppressed, similar to the ancient figure of Nika. Because of Kuma's altruism and capability, Ivankov dubbed his friend as having the Hands of Liberation (解放の手).

Objects repelled by Kuma using the Devil Fruit's powers may travel at incredible speeds. According to Sentomaru, people repelled by Kuma are sent flying through the air for three days and three nights (although in practice, the flight time seems to vary) inside a paw shaped bubble that protects them from any and all obstacles in their path until they arrive at a location designated by Kuma. Upon their arrival, the bubble will vanish, and the victim will land in the middle of a large paw print, completely unharmed.



Kuma is also able to use his powers to push virtually anything out of another person's body, including the sensations of pain and fatigue. These sensations are then manifested into a red bubble resembling a paw. With this technique, the pain the original person suffered can be transferred to another through direct physical contact with the bubble. This transfer leaves the recipient in agonizing pain, and the benefactor feeling healthy and energized, though their wounds remain unhealed. Kuma is also capable of pushing out his own memories into a repulsion bubble, which his friend Vegapunk had kept secret in a promise to the former Warlord.

Techniques



 * Pad Ho (砲): Kuma repels the air around him, sending a devastating shockwave toward his opponent at high speed. The shock wave can travel directly through the body of the victim and continue into the distance, leaving paw imprints in its wake. Anyone and anything that is in the path of the blast receives serious damage. This attack was first seen when it was used on members of the Thriller Bark Victim's Association. In the VIZ manga and Funimation dub, this is called Pad Cannon.




 * Puni (ぷに): Kuma's basic defensive maneuver where he moves his hands to repel and thus counter enemy attacks using his paw pads. This was first shown in the manga when Kuma used it to counter Zoro's swords. It remains unnamed in the manga (beyond matching the title of Chapter 484) but is named in One Piece: Burning Blood.




 * Tsuppari Pad Ho (つっぱり砲): Kuma first plants both feet firmly on the ground by means of a sumo-style foot stomp. Then, throwing his palms forward multiple times, he fires a vast number of "pressure shots" at the enemy. This technique was first seen used against Zoro. The way he pushes his palms forward and the stance he takes while performing this technique resemble those used commonly in sumo wrestling. Tsuppari is a thrusting open-handed strike about the upper chest and face, a technique in Sumo. In the VIZ manga and Funimation dub, this is called Thrust Pad Cannon.




 * Ursus Shock: An exceedingly destructive attack where Kuma forms an enormous paw bubble between his outstretched hands, encasing a massive portion of the surrounding air. He then slowly compresses the air by pushing it over and over using his paws, causing the bubble to shrink rapidly. Once the bubble is compact enough to fit between his hands, he launches the bubble of compressed air towards his opponent, like a bomb. Once at the target, the air decompresses at once to cause a massive, paw-shaped explosion. The force of such blast was powerful enough to knock out most of Kuma's targets on Thriller Bark (as well as encompass the entire island and a sizable portion of the ocean in the anime), as well as critically injure Little Oars Jr., an enormous ancient giant (also shattering the latter's blade, destroying the thick ice sheet he was standing on, and causing massive structural damage to the Marineford Bay). Kuma has shown the ability to control the direction of the attack. Unfortunately for Kuma, this attack requires a fair amount of time to complete given to the amount of air needed and also leaves Kuma vulnerable to any attack given that he has to use both hands to form the attack. However, in Kuma's specific case that might not be such a big problem, due to his Pacifista modifications. Ursus is Latin for "bear" and the scientific name of a genus of bears. In the VIZ manga and Funimation dub, this is called Ursa Shock; the English translation is likely a reference to the constellation Ursa Major (also known as "The Great Bear"). It retains it's name in the Funimation subs.

Video Game Techniques

 * Kuma no Te (熊の手): Kuma lands upon the ground from mid-air with great force. This sends a powerful shockwave that blows away the enemies around him. This technique was first used in Pirate Warriors 2.

S-Bear
S-Bear utilizes this ability bestowed by Green Blood in the same way as his genetic progenitor, Kuma, in providing high-speed travel and creating a compressed air bomb.

Techniques

 * Ursus Shock: The same as Kuma's technique, S-Bear gathers air with his palms and compresses it into a giant bubble which resembles a paw-print. Once the bubble is compact enough to fit within his hands, he releases the compressed air and sends it toward his opponent. The air quickly decompresses, causing a massive explosion in the form of a bear paw. It was first used against CP0. In the VIZ manga, this is called Ursa Shock.

History
38 years ago before the present storyline, the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi, under the power of the World Nobles, was offered as one of the prizes for the 13th edition of the Native Hunting Competition that would take place in God Valley. The slave Ginny, who was spying on the Nobles' communication network, was able to identify said fruit and the Uo Uo no Mi, Model: Seiryu as possibilities for allowing the hunted slaves and natives to escape the game. A young Bartholomew Kuma, one of the participating slaves of the game, volunteered along with fellow slave Ivankov to obtain one of those fruits.

Taking advantage of the chaos caused by the conflict between the Rocks Pirates and the Roger Pirates, Kuma and Ivankov were able to sneak into the competition's central venue and obtain the fruits. Suddenly though, Linlin ambushed the boys and managed to take the Uo Uo no Mi for herself, but was unable to steal the Nikyu Nikyu due to Kuma quickly eating it at Ivankov's encouragement. After confronting Jaygarcia Saturn and making his own intentions to save people with his new powers clear, Kuma was able to escape the island, but not before saving 500 other victims of the hunt.

Trivia

 * In the anime, whenever Kuma uses Ursus Shock, a hum reminiscent of a bomb alert horn is used (either as the attack's sound or as a general sound effect), which adds to the bomb-like usage of the attack.
 * In SBS 59, a fan revealed that all the Straw Hats' Devil Fruits each have two numbers between one and ten, with 2 and 9 being the ones left out. Therefore, due to being the translation of the letters in "Nikyu Nikyu," this led to the belief that Kuma or someone with his power would later join or aid the Straw Hats. This is further implied when Oda tries to avoid commenting further on the discovery.
 * This Devil Fruit has the largest range potential of all known Devil Fruit powers, being able to send people across the world.
 * The technique where Kuma repels one's pain away from their body appears in Pirate Warriors 3 as a special attack named "Omae ni wa Jigoku o Miseru…" (「お前には地獄を見せる…」), in which Kuma throws the damage he has received at enemies, healing himself in the process. It is named after Kuma's quote from his meeting with Zoro. It is implied through many video games that Kuma can push out his own pain and fatigue, allowing him to endure a match much longer than he normally would. It is unknown if this aspect will show up in canon or not.
 * In One Piece: Burning Blood, Kuma's special attack Where would you like to travel? where he "teleports" someone to some faraway location acts as a one hit-KO when used on a single opponent. When fighting against a team of opponents, the attack will force the hit target to swap out.
 * This Devil Fruit is similar to Kuma's daughter's Devil Fruit and Big Mom's Soru Soru no Mi, as all three are able to manipulate conceptual aspects of their targets. Kuma can extract pain and memories, Bonney can change her age, and Big Mom can remove souls. It's also similar to the Memo Memo no Mi, since both can alter memories.

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