Template:Devil Fruit box The Supa Supa no Mi is a Paramecia type Devil Fruit that turns the users body into steel and allows the user to turn any part of their body into a steel blade to attack opponents with. "Supasupa" is the noise a knife makes when cutting through something. This is different from "Bara", the noise the knife makes when it hits the board. In the English versions, it is called the Dice-Dice Fruit. It was eaten by Daz Bones.
The fruit's powers were first seen being used by Bones to slice a wall he was about to hit, after he was kicked by Mr. 2.[1] The fruit's powers were fully revealed when Bones and Zoro began to battle.[2]
Strengths and Weaknesses
The major strength of the fruit, as demonstrated by Daz Bones, is that its user can create strong blades from any part of their body. The user's body also has become completely steel in composition, and is immune to normal slashing attacks, but any specialized attack capable of slashing through steel is capable of slashing the user's flesh.
He also seems to have the ability to cut through objects without the need to physically touch them; this is likely a similar principle to air-based slashes used by various swordsmen. This is shown in his Atomic Spurt and Spar Break attacks, as well as an unnamed attack he used when he first demonstrated his ability by attacking Nami.
Other than that, the user is also affected by the standard Devil Fruit weaknesses.
Usage
The fruit's bestowed powers, as used by Bones, have been used primarily for combat. He uses them both for defense and offense. He was shown to have turned his leg and foot into a big blade to attack the opponent, clashing against Zoro's swords. He can also quickly spin these leg blades while doing a hand stand (similar to Sanji's Party Table Kick Course) slice nearby opponents, creating a small but sharp and powerful hurricane, as he did so to defeat the Marines on board of the battleship they fought on.
The named techniques that are used by Bones that involve the Devil Fruit all of them have the pun, Supa, in their name due to way they are pronounced in Japanese. Super Breaker for instance is pronounced as Supa Breaker in Japanese. In the Viz Manga and 4Kids dub, this pun is absent. The named techniques are as follows:
- Spider (斬人 (スパイダー), Zan Nin [Supaidā]?, literally translated as "Beheading Man" or "Cutting Man"): Bones' defensive technique, he remains completely motionless and uses his Supa Supa no Mi powers to make his body as hard as steel and thus impervious to harm, in the same principle to Tekkai. This is called Iron Guard in the Viz Manga and 4Kids dub and Spider Defense in the FUNimation dub. This was first seen during Bones and Zoro's battle.[3]
- Spar Claw (掌握斬 (スパー･クロー), Shōaku Zan [Supā Kurō]?, literally translated as "Grasping Decapitation"): Bones turns the insides of his hands and fingers into blades and slashes like an animal using its claws. If he does this hard enough he can even split objects behind his intended target. While the attack's name is mentioned in the manga, it is unnamed in the anime. In the Viz Manga, this is called Razor Claws. This was first seen during Bones and Zoro's battle.[3]
- Sparkling Daisy (発泡雛菊斬 (スパークリング･デイジー), Happō Hinagiku Zan [Supākuringu Deijī]?, literally translated as "Foaming Daisy Decapitation" or "Foaming Daisy Slash"): First Bones turns the insides of his hands and fingers into blades, places his hands together wrist-to-wrist, and finally lunges at his opponent using his hands to both stab and slice at the same time. The sheer force of this attack is so strong that it ends up not only cutting his intended target, but things behind his target as well. In the Viz Manga and 4Kids dub, this is called Daisy Blade. This was first seen during Bones and Zoro's battle.[3]
- Atomic Spar (微塵斬 (アトミック･スパ), Mijin Zan [Atomikku Supa]?, literally translated as "Particle Decapitation" or "Particle Slash"): Again Bones turns the insides of his hands and fingers into blades but this time he crosses both hands over his chest and slashes with a downward "X" motion instantly slicing anything in front of him. Bones claims he can do this such as to cut things up at the atomic level, hence the name. This is called Atomic Dicer in the Viz Manga and Atomic Dice in the 4Kids dub. This was first seen during Bones and Zoro's battle.[3]
- Spiral Hollow (螺旋抜斬 (スパイラル･ホロウ), Rasen Batsu Zan [Supairaru Horō]?, literally translated as "Helix Uproot Decapitation" or "Spiral Removal Slash"): One of his most devastating attacks, he sprouts circular blades up and down his forearms then makes them spin, turning his forearms into mini-tiller blades that shred anything they touch. His fists remain unchanged during this attack. Due to the way the blades spin around Bones' arms, the technique resembles a drill used by excavators.[4] In the Viz Manga and 4Kids dub, this is called Buzz Saws. This was first seen during Bones and Zoro's battle.[3]
- Spar Break (滅裂斬(スパー･ブレイク), Metsuretsu Zan [Supā Bureiku]?, literally translated as "Incoherent Decapitation" or "Chaotic Slash"): With both arms, Bones swings them both and crosses them. This creates powerful forward horizontal slashes. This was first seen during Bones and Zoro's battle.[3] The slashes were so sharp that they were able to slice the pillar behind Zoro also. This is called Tower Crusher in the Viz Manga and 4Kids dub.
- Atomic Spurt (微塵斬速刀 (アトミック･スパート), Mijin Zan Soku Tō [Atomikku Supāto]?, literally translated as "Particle Decapitation Speed Blade" or "Particle Slash Swift Sword"): Yet again, Bones turns the insides of his hands and fingers into blades to attack, but this time he also sprouts a blade on the bottoms of his feet like ice skates and uses them to gain much greater speed before he strikes. This is called Atomic Dicer in the Viz Manga and Atomic Dash in the 4Kids dub. This was first seen during Bones and Zoro's battle.[3]
Trivia
- Bones' dream of being a super hero ("Supa Hero") is a play on words with his Devil's Fruit.[5]
References
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedSupa First - ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime - Vol. 21 Chapter 190 and Episode 116, The fruit's powers are fully revealed and seen.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 One Piece Manga and Anime - Vol. 21 Chapters 193-195 and Episode 119, Bones reveals many techniques in his battle against Zoro.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime - Vol. 21 Chapter 195 and Episode 119, Zoro calls Bones an excavator due to way he performs his Spiral Hollow technique.
- ↑ One Piece Manga - Vol. 42 Chapter 408 Cover Story Vol. 38, Bones' dream was to become a Super Hero.
External Links
- Blade - Wikipedia article about blades in general.
- Sword - Wikipedia article about swords in general.
- Steel - Wikipedia article on the substance Daz Bones is composed of.
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