Wara Wara no Mi

The Wara Wara no Mi is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that allows the user to create and manipulate straw. It was eaten by Basil Hawkins.

Etymology

 * "Wara" (藁) is Japanese for "straw".

Strengths and Weaknesses
The fruit's bestowed power, at its most basic level, is that it allows the user to create and manipulate straw, and then use it to a broad variety of applications.

The straw created by the fruit's powers can seemingly be made sharper than usual, as it could easily pierce through one of the Beasts Pirates' reptilian steeds. Depending on the user's craftsmanship and imagination, the straw can have different usages, from simply serving as a holding device to creating living creatures. Even though, as pointed out by Kizaru, it isn't a Logia-type ability, the user still seems to be able to turn into straw to a certain extent, such as when Hawkins let his straw men out of his body.

Other than the usual Devil Fruit weaknesses, the straw created by the fruit's powers does not appear to be very durable, as Roronoa Zoro could easily slice through it. Also, as a Paramecia-type, the user always keeps their tangibility, even after surrounding themselves with straw.

Usage
As of now, Hawkins has used the fruit's powers in conjunction with his cartomancy and voodoo magic. As such, he is notably able to keep straw dolls representing other people inside of him. These dolls can redirect a single instance of damage that he receives towards the person they are linked to. The main weakness of this ability is that each doll can only take one hit before it is expended. The number of dolls the user has prepared beforehand would, therefore, determine how much damage they can redirect before they begin to suffer the damage themselves.

Hawkins has also shown that he could use his powers offensively, either by turning into a large scarecrow-like creature or by summoning an even larger straw entity to fight on his behalf. He is also able to turn his sword into straw, allowing for greater power and reach.

Named Techniques



 * Goma no So (降魔の相): Hawkins transforms into a giant scarecrow-like entity. He also resembles a voodoo doll seemingly made from straw, with metal nails functioning as claws/fingernails. This was first seen used in the battle against Admiral Kizaru. This is called Demon Face in the Viz Manga and FUNimation dub and Demon Conquering Phase in the FUNimation subs.


 * Straw Man: Hawkins creates straw dolls that represent someone different each, keeping them within his body. Those dolls are seemingly connected with the life of the person that they depict, and they serve to protect Hawkins from enemy attacks and other forms of danger. If Hawkins suffers a fatal injury, the damage gets redirected to one of the dolls, in turn damaging the person it's linked to while Hawkins himself remains unharmed, with the doll being discarded from inside his body right afterwards. The effect works in reverse too, as people who were cloned with a straw doll have damage inflicted on them reflected on their respective doll, turning it useless. Hawkins first used this during his confrontation with Admiral Kizaru at Sabaody Archipelago.


 * Warabide Sword: By channeling his Devil Fruit powers through his sword, Hawkins can manipulate the shape of its blade, making it resemble a whip made of straw, but retaining enough sharpness to pierce other beings. It was first used during his confrontation with Monkey D. Luffy and Roronoa Zoro at Wano Country, in order to defend himself from a lizard steed that was thrown his way.

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