User blog comment:Fintin/Chapter 709 Review/@comment-5962458-20130516143522

Now that we know all about Bart's devil fruit i can't help but wonder about the way he defeated Maynard. As we know Maynard knows haki, so someone would expect that using observation haki, he should avoid getting hit by his own attack backfiring,much like the fishman got KOed.Also, the use of armament haki should have protected him against the barrier attack that KOed the king.

That leads me to think that Bart, apart from the overpowered fruit, has also streangth and skill as a fighter and probably can use haki too. It would be very interesting if one of you gifted writers would exploit this fight further ^^