Shima Shima no Mi

The Shima Shima no Mi is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that grants the ability to merge with an island's environment and manipulate it, making the user an Island Human (島人間). It was eaten by Avalo Pizarro.

Etymology

 * Shima (島) is Japanese for "island".

Strengths and Weaknesses


A user of the Shima Shima no Mi's power can assimilate themselves with the environment of any island, be it natural or artificial, and then manipulate said environment freely. For example, the user can similarly merge themselves with a mountainside or floors built from wood, as long as they are in contact with them.

Depending on the size of the island, the user can become a fearsome opponent thanks to the sheer scale of their ability's range and the fact that the vast majority of the world's landmasses consist of islands. Even cannonfire from a Marine battleship is not sufficient to hurt or even delay the user when they are merged with a large enough island.

The user can further manipulate the landmarks they are assimilated with to perform actions such as emoting or talking (by creating a fissure on a surface to act as a mouth, for example). Even objects that are located outside the island's borders can still be reached out by the user (by shaping the island's geography into gigantic limbs). The user is also apparently sensitive to the actions of people that act upon the environment they are merged with, which can be applied for surveillance purposes such as detecting a mass breakout of escaping prisoners, for example.



The fruit's most noteworthy weakness comes from the fact that since the user is effectively fused with the island they are controlling, the island itself acts as a manifestation of their body, which means that any significant damage dealt to the island's environment will be reflected on the user's true body while they are merged together. Enemies with enough physical strength can exploit this by attacking any part of the island that is being manipulated by the user, who is otherwise an enormous target, in order to hurt or distract them.

As indicated by the fruit's name, it is unknown if the user has any limitations regarding non-island locations. This fruit has yet to show control landmass beyond the coastline, as that would be underwater. Otherwise, they are susceptible to all the common weaknesses among Devil Fruit users.

Usage
Pizarro utilizes his fruit's ability to become one with the island of Hachinosu, possessing the skull-shaped rock formation at the center of the island to communicate with the island's inhabitants. He is also able to detect prison breakouts through an itching sensation, allowing him to quickly warn others should they happen.

In battle, Pizarro can manifest gigantic arms from Hachinosu's ground and towns that are able to reach and crush ships at sea with ease.

History
Pizarro gained his ability at some point likely as a result of the Blackbeard Pirates' Devil Fruit hunting.

Trivia

 * This fruit is very similar in nature to Pica's Ishi Ishi no Mi, the main difference being that while Pica is limited to possessing stone-based constructs, Pizarro can possess any environment. However, Pizarro is also able to feel sensations from the possessed land, including pain, whereas Pica never demonstrated such sensitivity.
 * The fruit's weakness of having Pizarro's true body reflect the damage taken to the island's environment is reminiscent of Bege's Shiro Shiro no Mi, which displays a similar mechanic where damage inflicted to Bege's outward fortress body is shared with an inner manifestation of his real one.

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