Baburu

Baburu
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Japanese Name:	バブル
Romanized Name:	Baburu
Debut:	Chapter 690 (cover); Episode 921
Origin:	Grand Line
Status:	Alive

Baburu is the grandmother of the late Gaburu. She is a major supporting character in the Caribou's Kehihihihi in the New World cover story.

Appearance

Baburu's appearance in the anime.

Baburu is a short, elderly woman with a friendly appearance. She wears a robe with blotched polka dot patterns, a poncho and small round glasses. Her hair is arranged in a bun.

Personality

Baburu is a caring and protective old woman who loved her grandson Gaburu dearly. Because Caribou heavily reminded her of Gaburu, she felt urged to save and assist him in any way she could.

Relationships

Gaburu

Gaburu had quite an affectionate relationship with his grandmother, as he liked her meat pies and she carried a picture of him with a written sign of love on the frame. Her love for her grandson led her to be affectionate towards Caribou, who bears a striking resemblance to Gaburu, though she is well aware that he is really the infamous pirate.

Abilities and Powers

Despite being an old woman, Baburu can be surprisingly fierce and aggressive. That being said, she is not very strong and was easily dealt with by Scotch.

Baburu is capable of baking meat pies, which both Gaburu and Caribou seemed to enjoy.

History

Dressrosa Saga

Caribou's Kehihihihi in the New World

After Caribou washed up on Baburu's homeland, she nursed him back to health, eventually falling asleep while sitting next to him. When he woke up, he stole her jewelry and food, but she woke up and gave him a meat pie for the road. As he tried to leave, he was accosted by revolutionaries believing him to be Gaburu, but Baburu drove them off and saw Caribou to the port.

After witnessing the conditions of Kaidou's weapons factory and the budding revolution on the island, Caribou returned to Baburu's house, which he found in flames with her inside. Similarly mistaking him for Gaburu, her grandson, Baburu urged Caribou to run away and not fight anymore; however, she was interrupted by Scotch attacking her house, blasting her backwards.

With Caribou running back to the port, Baburu was taken by Scotch and used as an example of what happens to those who try to revolt. However, Caribou returned with the Caribou Pirates in tow, pretending to the revolutionary Gaburu and battling against Scotch's forces, defeating them and destroying the factory.

Shortly after, X Drake arrived on the island, quickly dispatching Caribou and dragging him away as Baburu watched, though Caribou convinced Drake to spare her and the other civilians. She gave him one last meat pie for the journey and watched as Drake's ship left.

Sometime later, she thanked Caribou for his defense of the island as she knelt in front of Gaburu's grave, having known they were different people the entire time.

Trivia

• Her name appears to be a combination of "Baba" (Japanese for "grandma") and Gaburu.