Gaburi

Gaburi
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Japanese Name:	ガブリ
Romanized Name:	Gaburi
Official English Name:	Gabri (Europe) Gaburi (VIZ)
Debut:	One Piece Unlimited Cruise 1: The Treasure Beneath the Waves
Affiliations:	Great Tree (former); Straw Hat Pirates (former)
Occupations:	Pirate; Guardian (former)
Status:	Alive
Japanese VA:	Rie Kugimiya

Not to be confused with Gaburu.

Gaburi is an animated Orb, brought to life by the Great Tree for the purpose of serving as the guardian of her candidates for her ordeals. By observing her candidates, Gaburi was intended to be transformed into a present customized to the natures of the Great Tree's candidates based on his memories of them; if the candidates were deemed pure of heart, Gaburi was intended to become a reward, but if the candidates were deemed evil, he would be turned into a means of destroying the former.

Speculated to have been born about a thousand years ago, only to go dormant when the Great Tree sank into the sea, Gaburi awoke in the present day with no memories when Monkey D. Luffy reactivated the Great Tree. He was then assigned as the guardian of the Straw Hat Pirates as they took part in the Great Tree's ordeals, during which he formed a profound bond with the crew. When he had to be transformed into the crew's present however, the Great Tree turned him into the Doom Guardian to kill the Straw Hat Pirates. Though the crew got the original piece of Gaburi back, he was deduced to his Orb form when defending them from the Doom Guardian. He was later restored in a new form, but would disappear if he remained separate from the Doom Guardian. As such, Gaburi spent the following period building up his strength with the aid of the Straw Hats before taking back the Doom Guardian. With Luffy's permission, Gaburi later used the true present from the Great Tree to become human and setting out on his own quest to become Pirate King.

Gaburi serves as the main ally in One Piece Unlimited Cruise 1: The Treasure Beneath the Waves and One Piece Unlimited Cruise 2: Awakening of a Hero.

Appearance

In his original Orb form, Gaburi is a round and shiny blue jewel covered in moving white specks.

In One Piece Unlimited Cruise 1: The Treasure Beneath the Waves, Gaburi appears as a small demon with a very large head that makes him look like a chibi. He has mostly orange skin, with the exception of yellow skin on the top of his head and around his forehead, round eyes with large pupils, large and swirly blue eyebrows, yellow lips, a fuzzy tail similar to a raccoon tail with layers of orange, yellow and purple fur along it, and a pair of turfs of blue hair hanging from the sides of his head. He also has jagged teeth and fangs that stick upwards out of the edges of his mouth. For attire, Gaburi wears a large red hat with a wide rim around it, a small purple demon face with red lips and yellow eyebrows on the front, a pair of large and curved horns with white and yellow stripes on them that protrude from the sides of said demon face, a yellow zig-zag pattern along the upper half, a purple and yellow-rimmed flower-like decoration on top of it, a yellow and purple neck shade, and a strap with a yellow buckle. He also wears a pair of knee-long pants that look oversized with a large belt, white-rimmed purple disks attached to the belt, and yellow, blue and orange spots on them. He also has a golden-rimmed purple wristband on his right wrist, a golden-rimmed purple wristband on his green wrist, and golden ankle bracelets. Lastly, he carries a katana on his back. This katana has a green scabbard with yellow zigzag lining along it and a golden end tip, a square and golden handguard, a green grip, and a golden kashira. He also has a sparkling purple halo above his head.

In One Piece Unlimited Cruise 2: Awakening of a Hero, Gaburi returns in an angelic form, but otherwise with the same body proportions. Here, he has cream-colored skin, with the exception of orange skin on the top of his head and around his forehead, no eyebrows, orange lips, a smooth tail with layers of orange, blue and cream fur along it, and a pair of turfs of blue hair hanging from the back of his head. He also has round teeth. For attire, Gaburi wears a blue helmet that is open on the front, yet covers his neck area. It also has a light blue rim and elaborate line art around it, a pair of white angelic wings protruding from the front with a smiling golden head with a halo crest where said wings join up, a dark blue layer around its neck cover, a pair of golden cloth strips hanging from the back, and a golden disk on top of it with a blue bead embedded in it. In addition, Gaburi wears oversized blue pants with shoulder straps and golden buttons, silver and golden wristbands, and golden ankle bracelets. Lastly, he carries a katana on his back. This katana has a blue shoulder strap, a pink scabbard with a golden and blunt tip, a round and golden handguard, a pink guard and a golden kashira. He also has a golden halo above his head with a pink eighth note floating in its center.

After becoming human, Gaburi would appear as a slightly adolescent boy with bright skin and blonde hair. For attire, he would wear a blue cap with a puff ball on top of it, a blue t-shirt, and thin golden wristbands.

Gallery

Concept art of Gaburi from One Piece Unlimited Cruise 1: The Treasure Beneath the Waves.

Concept art of Gaburi from One Piece Unlimited Cruise 2: Awakening of a Hero.

Gaburi as an Orb.

Gaburi as a human.

Personality

Gaburi is an innocent and child-like creature. Born with a coherent mind, but no knowledge of the world and its people, he keeps an youthful optimism, an open mind, and enthusiastic attitude.

When first introduced, Gaburi could not speak human language, being only able to say his name. After the Straw Hat Pirates cleared the obligatory ordeals on Forest Island though, he suddenly became able to speak human language.

Relationships

Straw Hat Pirates

After he gets to know them, Gaburi is seen having a good relationship with the Straw Hat Pirates, although he was awfully found of Monkey D. Luffy by default. In their company, Gaburi learning many things from them, so that in the end he confronts Luffy, saying that his dream is to become the Pirate King.

Abilities and Powers

He has the ability to expand his portions. By ingesting different kinds of materials, he can change them, and spit out balls that let certain events happen, and open new paths for the Straw Hats to proceed their adventure. He also has the ability to fly.

Weapons

Although he was never seen using it, Gaburi wields a katana, attached to his back with a rope. It is unknown if he can wield it and how proficient he is with it.

History

Past

According to ancient Stone Monuments, Gaburi, despite his conviction to the contrary, was present at least a thousand years ago. Created from an Orb by the Great Tree, Gaburi was born for the purpose of serving as a guardian of sorts for the candidates for her ordeals, all as a part of her purpose to select a leader for a now-lost civilization. The reason for Gaburi's existence as a creature, as theorized by the Straw Hat Pirates, was a necessity for the Great Tree to fulfill her objective, as it needed Gaburi to experience things and form his own opinions about her candidates. When the time was right, Gaburi was then intended to return to the Great Tree, where she would turn him into a present for her candidates, with the nature of that present being based according to an analysis of Gaburi's memories and opinions on the candidates' character profiles. If Gaburi would deem the candidates pure of heart, he would become a present worthy of good fortune for them, but if he would deem them evil, he would become a means for the Great Tree of destroying the candidates.

Regardless of circumstances, when people came to take back the Orbs, Gaburi had already been born. As it turned out, due to being as true to his desires as a child, he had matured along with the candidates. As such, when the Great Tree was cast out of its homeland, Gaburi would sink into the sea along with the Great Tree when it came to rest in the latter half of Paradise, where he would forget all about his past.

One Piece: Unlimited Cruise

The Treasure Beneath the Waves

Chapter 1: The Amber in the Tree

When the Straw Hat Pirates reactivated the Great Tree, Gaburi, believing himself to have just been born, awoke with no memories of a past in the company of Monkey D. Luffy on the Central Island, his first act being to bite onto Luffy's hand when he reached for him. Unaware of the Great Tree's plans for him, Gaburi held onto Luffy as he was flung away with a massive seed from the Central Island by the Great Tree. However, Gaburi got separated from the Luffy when the seed skipped across the sea and ultimately grew into the Forest Island.

Later, on Forest Island, Gaburi came across Usopp, Chopper, Robin and Brook. After gobbling up Chopper's stick and frightening everyone but Robin, Robin discovered Gaburi's abilities from a stone monument, which they quickly put to use by having Gaburi open a path for them. As the Straw Hats reunited, Gaburi happily rejoined Luffy. The Straw Hats then decided to complete the Great Tree's ordeals to receive its present with Gaburi by their side. Before Gaburi could help them go further though, the crew took him to the Thousand Sunny. There, Luffy gave Gaburi his name, basing it on the only word the latter could say, which the latter seemed to like. While there however, Gaburi would eat the keys for the Thousand Sunny's quarters, thus leaving the crew locked out of their own ship for the time being.

Back on Forest Island, Gaburi used his powers to clear a path into the island for the crew using the Thousand Sunny's Gaon Cannon. Deeper into the island, the group found a strange tree. This tree released a seed that produced an ordeal in the form of Bartholomew Kuma, whom the Straw Hats managed to defeat. Gaburi then took the remains from the ordeal seed and converted it into treasure. Gaburi would then enjoy himself watching the Straw Hats argue with each other after figuring out the nature of the Great Tree's ordeals.

Making their way to the top of Forest Island, the group got Gaburi to open a path through some amber to another ordeal tree. This tree produced an ordeal in the form of Enel and a battalion of automatas. After the Straw Hats defeated these enemies, Gaburi took what remained of the ordeal seed and produced another treasure. As the Straw Hats decided to proceed, Gaburi imitated Luffy and told them that there were no obligatory ordeals left on Forest Island, although it took most of the Straw Hats a moment to realized that Gaburi had talked. Luffy wondered how he could suddenly talk, but Gaburi had no explanation for it. Usopp then tried to ask Gaburi about the islands' backstory, but Gaburi could not recall anything prior to his awakening. Regardless, he knew for sure that the crew were done with Forest Island, although he did not know why. Gaburi then got a proper taste of happiness when the crew praised him for his usefulness, which he enjoyed. He would then imitate Luffy again, which prompted a round of reactions from the crew.

Setting course for the next island, Luffy and Sanji tried taking a look at Gaburi to see how he worked, only for him to accidently nearly chomp on Sanji. That would prompt a round of reactions from the Straw Hat that lead to more arguments, which Gaburi found funny.

Chapter 2: The Cliff Ruins

Arriving at Canyon Island, Gaburi saw Zoro and Sanji argue with each other again as they made landfall. Gaburi suggested doing something about it, but Nami told him to ignore them because they always argue, much to Gaburi's confusion about human nature.

Making their way deeper into the island, the Straw Hats eventually encountered a gorge where they got Gaburi to create a bridge across it, although the process was slightly delayed. They would then find a new ordeal tree that spit out two seeds that took the form of Krieg and Kuro. After the Straw Hats defeated them, Gaburi converted their seed remains into treasures, although he was disgusted by how awful they tasted due to the amorality of the people they manifested as. Gaburi was then advised by Usopp to not be taken in by Nami's persuasive nature. Although he didn't understand why, he promised to be careful regardless, prompting Nami to scold Usopp.

Further into the island, Gaburi would use his powers again when the Straw Hats needed to reach a new ordeal tree on top of an ancient structure. Gaburi's power caused the structure to collapse, which nearly crushed Nami, but Robin saved her. When the Straw Hat interacted with the tree, its seed produced a copy of Gecko Moria. This facsimile tried to make a grab for Gaburi with the arm of his Doppelman. Although Gaburi froze up in fear, he was saved when Zoro and Sanji held the technique back together. The Straw Hats proceeded to battle and defeat the Moria clone, leaving it for Gaburi to take the remains of the seed that created the clone and turn it into a new treasure, although the seed's taste was really disgusting to Gaburi. Regardless, Gaburi confirmed to the crew that there were no obligatory ordeals left on the island.

Making it back to the Thousand Sunny, Gaburi and the Straw Hats headed for the next island. On the way there, Gaburi saw Zoro and Sanji argue again. This confused him, as the pair had showed perfect synchronization when they saved him from the Moria ordeal. As an explanation for this, Luffy and Franky told Gaburi that it was because they were crewmates. Intrigued by that concept, Gaburi wanted to make more friends and be a crewmate too. However, Luffy told him that he already was a part of the Straw Hat Pirates. Although surprised, Gaburi was nonetheless happy by this declaration and that the crew were his friends. Usopp then tried to assign Gaburi to the bottom of their chain of command, but Gaburi took it as a sign that Usopp wanted to join the crew, prompting Usopp to tell him that he was already a Straw Hat.

Chapter 3: Unexplored Ice Region

Coming up on Iceberg Island, Gaburi got a taste of shaved ice when Luffy got Sanji to make them some upon making landfall. Although the dish gave him, Luffy, and Chopper a bad case of brain freeze, Gaburi was happy because he saw their shared pain as a sign of how like-minded he was with his friends and affirmation that he was one of them.

Further in on the island, the crew found an impassible crevasse in the ice. There, Gaburi used his power to trigger a giant vine in the ice to form a bridge across the crevasse for them. Soon after, the crew found a new ordeal tree, which created a copy of Wapol for the crew to fight. After the Straw Hats defeated the copy and Gaburi converted its remains into a treasure, the latter was surprised to learn that they had just defeated a king and wondered if it was the right thing to do. As he was filled in on how Wapol was a bad guy, Gaburi was surprised to learn that not all humans were good like the Straw Hats. However, Luffy and Robin told him that they were not so pure of heart themselves because they were pirates, adding another layer of complexity about the complicated nature of humans to Gaburi's understanding.

Traveling further across the island, the crew eventually reached a place where Gaburi was needed. Using his powers, Gaburi created footholds across a chasm for them. Reaching the next ordeal tree after that, the crew was confronted with seed copies of Spandam, World Government agents, and Aokiji. Despite the many enemies and their shared pasts, the Straw Hats affirmed their bonds and defeated them all, thereby allowing Gaburi to turn their remains into treasure. Overwhelmed by happiness over how great friendship was, Gaburi felt like crying. However, it also made him question his friendship with the crew; he barely knew anything about them at all, and he began wondering about things such as if he truly was one of them, what a friend does for another, and how to truly be a crewmate. Fortunately, the crew assured him that there was not anything that he was obligated to do to be a friend. All he had to do was what would come naturally when a friend would be in need of his help. Though Gaburi was not entirely sure about what that meant, Sanji assured him that he would understand in due time.

With the obligatory deals on Iceberg Island done, the crew set off for the next island. On the way there, Gaburi said with some uncertainty that the next island would be the last one. Though the crew picked up on his uncertainty, their conversation quickly derailed while Gaburi kept pondering on the meaning of having real friends.

Chapter 4: The Underwater Passage

On Cave Island, the crew made their way into the underground isle while Luffy psyched Gaburi up for the trip. Deep inside the island, Gaburi would create a path to the next ordeal tree with his powers. This ordeal took the form of Portgas D. Ace. While Gaburi was confused about why Luffy was so eager to fight someone so close to him and that he seemed to get along with, Zoro told him it was because they were men. Unsatisfied, Gaburi questioned if Ace was a good or bad guy, to which Luffy simply told him that Ace was a guy who makes someone feel good, much to Gaburi's wonder. After the Straw Hats defeated Ace and Gaburi converted him into a treasure, Gaburi shared Luffy's sentiment when he rejected Franky's offer for a shoulder to lean on over his brother's absence.

In the center of the island, Gaburi made the last ordeal tree appear from a black abyss with his powers. Interacting with this tree, it created a duplicate of Marshall D. Teach. As Teach declared his intention to kill them all for the sake of his ambition, Gaburi was paralyzed by fear. Regardless, the Straw Hats defeated Teach and Gaburi turned his remains into a treasure. In the aftermath, Gaburi admitted to the crew his fear over being faced with a human as evil as Teach, having had no idea that humans like that existed. However, Robin assured him that there were plenty of good people too, and that they would protect him if the time came, much to Gaburi's gratitude. He then affirmed to the crew that with the ordeals cleared, they had to go to the Central Island to get the Great Tree's present.

On their way there, the crew pondered over what the present could be. When asked what he would want though, Gaburi confessed that he did not want anything; he just wanted to become an even better friend to the Straw Hats, something that Luffy agreed they should all strive for.

Chapter 5: New Beginnings

Arriving on the Central Island, Gaburi sensed something beyond a barrier blocking the crew's path. Using his powers, Gaburi opened the path for the group. Making it to the core of the Great Tree, the crew was congratulated for their performance by the Great Tree herself. As Luffy asked for their present, the Great Tree asked Gaburi to step forward. Assured by his friends that she was probably going to give him a MVP reward, Gaburi approached the Great Tree's core, only to be sucked into it in order to be transformed into a suitable present for the Straw Hat based on Gaburi's memories of them and their profiles.

Inside her core with Gaburi, the Great Tree came to the conclusion that the Straw Hats were not pure of heart. However, Gaburi insisted otherwise, saying that while they were not good people, they were not bad people either. The Great Tree claimed that they evil though, since they were pirates. Even so, Gaburi told her that she was wrong, and tried explaining that the Straw Hats were people who made someone feel good. Deeming that an unacceptable call of judgment, the Great Tree began a deeper analysis of Gaburi's memories, during which it discovered Gaburi's memory of the Marshall D. Teach ordeal. Frightened by the evil nature of Teach, the Great Tree decided to transform Gaburi into the hostile Doom Guardian as a means of self-defense and sat him loose on the Straw Hat Pirates.

In an attempt to get Gaburi to change back, the Straw Hats fought the Doom Guardian, only for him to restore himself after taking a beating and the original piece of Gaburi that was inside the Doom Guardian to beg Luffy to leave. Pressing on regardless, the Straw Hats beat down the Doom Guardian again and managed to tear Gaburi out of the Doom Guardian. However, that made the Doom Guardian go out of control. As he tried shooting the Straw Hats with his Hakai no Koso though, Gaburi blocked the attack with his body. Realizing that he had acted automatically in order to protect his friends, Gaburi bit the crew a tearful goodbye, assured that he was finally one of them, as his body disintegrated while using his remaining power to make the Doom Guardian retreat in an explosion of light.

In the aftermath, Luffy found Gaburi, having been reduced to his original Orb form, and declared that it was not over.

Awakening of a Hero

Gaburi returns, but in an angel form. Because he is separated from the Doom Guardian, however, it is only a matter of time before they would both disappear. The Straw Hat Pirates, not wanting Gaburi to disappear, start to clear the ordeals on the new island to increase his strength so he can unite with the Doom Guardian and overcome it. The Straw Hats defeat the Doom Guardian once again, but the Great Tree revives it as the Demon of Doom. When the Straw Hats defeat it, the Demon of Doom re-energizes itself to try to defeat them. Gaburi interferes and enters the Demon in an attempt to control it. When the Demon of Doom does not respond to Gaburi's will, the Straw Hats defeat it and free Gaburi.

Major Battles

• Gaburi vs. Straw Hat Pirates (when formed with Doom Guardian)
• Gaburi vs. Doom Guardian
• Gaburi vs. Demon of Doom