Baku Baku no Mi

The Baku Baku no Mi, also called the Baku Baku Fruit, is a Paramecia type Devil Fruit that allows the user to eat and chew anything from wood to even the strongest metals. The eaten items can then be fused to turn their body into a weapon or be combined together to create something else. "Baku" is the sound of sheet metal being struck, while "Paku" is the sound of eating. It's name could also come from the phrase "baku baku tabeteru", which can be likened to "chowing down" in English. This Devil Fruit was eaten by Wapol. In the 4kids dub, it is called the Munch Munch Fruit.

Strengths and Weaknesses
The fruit's major strength, as demonstrated by Wapol, is that the user gains the ability to stretch open their mouths to large proportions and be able to eat things that would otherwise be unconsumable (with the possible exception of Seastone). They also have the ability to turn their bodies into weapons depending on what they had eaten. It's not exactly stated how long the effects the user's transformed body stay with the modifications. "Chewy" foods, like rubber, are slightly hard to swallow for the user. Other than that, the user is also affected by the standard Devil Fruit weaknesses.

Usage
The fruit's bestowed powers, as used by Wapol, have been used mostly to help Wapol engorge himself on various things. These include various things from knives to the houses of Wapol's former subjects. Due to this, Wapol can become at times a complete nuisance to those around him with vast amounts of property damage, just so he can fufill his appetite. Wapol can also use the fruit's powers for combat purposes by either swallowing his opponent whole or by using the fruit's transformation powers to aid him.

After being defeated by Luffy and becoming a homeless bum, Wapol was able to come up with more beneficial appilications of the fruit's powers more productive purposes. Using his Baku Baku Factory technique, Wapol was able to create some toys to sell for a livelihood. In return, he was able create a new industry for him to rule over.

The named techniques that are used by Wapol that involve the Devil Fruit are as follows:


 * Yukigeshou (Snow-Covered): Wapol hides himself in the snowy landscape of Drum Island and ambushes any trespassers by jumping out with his jaws wide open, ready to swallow said trespasser. He can also hide Chess and Kuromarimo as backup, should this attack fail.


 * Baku Baku Shoku (Baku Baku Shock): After eating something, Wapol can mutate the object or material into his body such as turning his arm into a cannon. In the 4kids dub, this is called Munch Munch Mutation. This was first seen being used by Wapol to turn himself into a house with cannons for arms. The various forms seen so far Wapol has changed into using this technique are a large form consisting various weapons, a house with cannons for arms, a wooden form with a long branch for a nose and tree coming out of it's head, a form with a lamp for a head complete with a burning candle, and a park bench.


 * Wapol House: After one "butter sauteed cannon", one "cannon extra rare", a "cannon and gunpowder salad", and one "grilled house", Wapol absorbs them into his body and transforms into a house complete with doors, chimney, and windows included. He also transforms his arms into cannons. This form was first seen being used by Wapol to fight against Luffy and Chopper at his castle.


 * Baku Baku Factory: A technique in which Wapol combines two or more different things he has swallowed to create something else. In the 4kids dub, this is called Munch Munch Factory. This was first seen being used when Wapol fused Chess and Kuromarimo together to create Chessmarimo. The way Wapol fused them together into a form that talks with two voices simaltaneusly resembles fusions found in Dragon Ball. After being defeated by Luffy, Wapol used this technique often in order to create toys as a means of livelihood. A by-product found in the toys created by this technique, that was discovered by scientists, is a new type of steel. This steel dubbed by the scientists as Wapol Steel.


 * Slim-up Wapol: Wapol swallows most of his body until his lower jaw is left. He then rearranges his bone structure using his powers. When he's done, he pops out and reveals himself as a more skinny and taller version of himself. This was first seen being used in order to chase Nami better. In the Viz Manga, this is called Wapol Slim-Down


 * Bero Cannon: Wapol transforms his tongue into a cannon and fires a cannonball at the enemy. This is a technique under Baku Baku Shoku. This was first seen being used to fire at Luffy when he grabbed Wapol's jaw tightly with his hand. In the 4kids dub, this is called Tongue Cannon.

Trivia

 * A fan asked Oda what would happen if Wapol ate Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper and Robin, and combined them together like Chessmarimo. Oda responsed to the fan's request by drawing the combination for the fan and naming it "Gargon". This amalgation possesed Luffy's Strawhat, Chopper's antlers, Nami's hair situated on it's shoulders, Zoro's swords and haramaki, Sanji's eyebrow situated ontop like a strand of hair, Robin's bangs, and Usopp's nose situated on it's left shoulder.