Bari Bari no Mi

The Bari Bari no Mi is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that allows the user to generate barriers, making them a Barrier Human (バリア人間). It was previously eaten by Kurozumi Semimaru, and currently by Bartolomeo.

Etymology

 * "Bari" comes from Baria (バリア), the Japanese pronunciation of the word "barrier".
 * In the VIZ translation and Funimation subs, it is called the Barrier-Barrier Fruit.
 * In the Funimation dub, it is called the Bari-Bari Fruit.

Strengths
The fruit's bestowed power is to conjure physical barriers out of thin air—either invisible or visibly transparent, resembling tinted panes or domes of glass; this is achieved by the user making a finger-crossing gesture. Such barriers can shield the user against attacks, usually from the front, but also from other (or even all) directions depending on a barrier's given shape and position.

The barriers boast immense defensive power, able to block even an officer of the Donquixote Pirates such as Dellinger, who was unable to even scratch the barrier despite having a kick that can move ten tons. It also successfully defended against Hakuba's attacks. Even the King Punch of Elizabello II, which could destroy an entire fortress, had no effect. Bartolomeo has a high estimation of his barriers' strength, as he was confident that they were "unbreakable" and could stop the Doflamingo's Birdcage (which can slice buildings and meteorites with great ease). Kurozumi Semimaru demonstrated that the barrier can also withstand an extremely powerful slash from Kozuki Oden, whose swordsmanship could cut the gigantic Mountain God in half and even damage the near-invincible Kaidou.

The barrier can also be used for offensive purposes by launching it forward to create powerful forces to strike the targets with, or to deflect forces sent by enemies right back at them. Another strength of this fruit is that Bartolomeo can form solid constructs out of his barriers in various shapes, such as stairs which people can stand on, making this fruit useful for getting to hard-to-reach places.

According to Oda, the barriers created can cover a range of 50,000 Bari Baris.

Weaknesses
While it is unknown if the barriers have a breaking point, they still have several weaknesses:
 * The user can only sustain one barrier at a time.
 * There is limit to how much barrier surface can be deployed at once; examples of the dangers of this weakness include Bartolomeo having been unable to completely block Pica's giant stone fist, or produce more barriers after he had crafted a large staircase out of them.
 * Certain barrier shapes can also still be outflanked by going around, above, or below them, especially if the user is ambushed or attacked by an enemy at superhuman speed. However, this is normally not an issue because Bartolomeo can freely morph the shape of his barrier even after it has been deployed.
 * The barriers are also not entirely immovable by outside forces, as seen when Bartolomeo tried to block the contracting Birdcage with a barrier but failed to do so.
 * Bartolomeo does need to move or reshape his barriers in order to attack, trading the barrier's defensive protection for offense. The fruit also does not give the user superhuman durability, meaning that they can be vulnerable if the barrier is bypassed.
 * The barriers are not usually soundproof, as seen when Bartolomeo was unable to block Diamante's taunts about murdering Rebecca's mother.


 * In the 15th movie, Uta was able to break a soundproof barrier deployed by Bartolomeo when she attempted summoning Tot Musica, though this took place in the Uta World that is completely under Uta's control.

Besides these weaknesses, it shares the standard weaknesses of Devil Fruits.

Kurozumi Semimaru


Semimaru, the former user of this fruit, used a barrier to protect Wano's then-new shogun Orochi from being killed by a furious Kozuki Oden. It is unknown if he ever used the fruit in any other instances.

Bartolomeo


Bartolomeo uses the fruit's power to protect himself in combat, sitting idly by while his unsuspecting foes attack him and injure themselves. He can also use the shields offensively to strike down and repel his targets, or even as walls to immobilize and crush his victims.

The barriers can also be used for supplementary purposes, such as a foothold, and Bartolomeo can form them into stairways to reach higher areas.

Techniques



 * Barrier (バーリア): Bartolomeo activates his fruit's ability by crossing his fingers, causing a transparent barrier to appear which can protect him from attacks. So far, two shapes for his barrier have been seen, a rectangular barrier and a semi-spherical barrier.
 * Barrier Crash (バリアクラッシュ): After forming a barrier, Bartolomeo then launches it towards the enemy at high speed, smashing it against them. The attack is powerful enough to defeat Elizabello II and create a shock wave. It was first shown being used against Elizabello in Corrida Colosseum right after it shielded Bartolomeo from the King Punch. In the Viz Manga and FUNimation adaptations, this technique is called Barrier Crush.
 * Barrier Bulls (バリア): Bartolomeo forms a curved transparent rectangular barrier in front of himself and charges forward as he pushes the barrier along, knocking and mowing everything in his path, much like a bulldozer. It was first shown against Gladius and some of Doflamingo's soldiers, as well as Cavendish who happened to be in the way.
 * Barrier Ball (バリアボール): Bartolomeo creates a spherical barrier, preventing whatever is inside from escaping and whatever is outside from penetrating. It was first shown being used in an attempt to contain Gladius' attacks.
 * Barrierbility: Bartolomeo activates this fruit's ability by squeezing his hands while crossing his fingers to change the shape of his barrier into various forms while retaining the barrier's resilience.
 * Stairs: He changes the shape of his barriers into a flight of stairs, allowing him or his allies to move freely in the air while protecting them from attacks coming from below. It was first shown being used to help Luffy and Law reach the fourth level of the King's Plateau.
 * Racket (ラケット): He changes the shape of his barriers into a large tennis racket. He can extend this barrier to protect somebody or something with this ability. It was first shown being used to protect Nico Robin from Gladius' Catapult Punc attack.




 * Homage Shinken (オマージュ神拳): Bartolomeo crosses his fingers with his left hand and forms a small spherical barrier around his right, which he makes into a fist. In the Viz Manga and FUNimation adaptations, this technique is called Homage Holy Fist!
 * Bari Bari no Pistol (バリバリの): After using "Homage Shinken", Bartolomeo then punches an opponent, using the barrier around his fist to amplify the force of the punch. It is an obvious and intentional homage to Luffy's Gomu Gomu no Pistol. It was first seen being used to finish off Gladius. This technique is called Barrier-Barrier Pistol in the Viz Manga and FUNimation adaptations, and Barri-Barri Pistol in the English localization of One Piece: Burning Blood.

Non-Canon Techniques

 * Big Hand (ビッグハンド): Using Barrierbility, Bartolomeo shapes a barrier into a giant hand and pushes it forward, allowing him to contain and push things. It was first used against Bill to push away his massive flow of molten ore.

History
The Bari Bari no Mi was eaten over 41 years ago by Kurozumi Semimaru. Sometime after his death, Bartolomeo found it after it had returned to circulation and ate it.

Anime and Manga Differences

 * In the anime, Bartolomeo claims he is unable to deploy barriers if he cannot cross his fingers, contradicting when he encased his fist to strike down Gladius. The anime addressed this by having Bartolomeo cross his fingers with his other hand.
 * Contradicting this again, in the anime Bartolomeo uses the technique during a montage where he is not seen to cross his fingers in generating the attack, and his left fist can be seen visibly clenched immediately before and after it is generated (apart from the single frame when it is generated where it would not have been possible for him to unclench and reclench his fist). A possible assumption would be that Bartolomeo clenched his fist while keeping his fingers crossed.

Trivia

 * The sign Bartolomeo performs with his fingers when summoning his barrier is commonly known in Japan as a gesture to either repel "bad things", or provoke others by saying they are being repelled as they said "bad things". The gesture is a common taunt for school-age children and delinquents.

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