Yamanba is a woman of above-average height. She has a long face and chin with a large mouth, and is frequently seen with her tongue hanging out. She has long, purple hair, which she adorns with a flower. She wears a purple yukata with a pink sash, and has two small horns protruding from beneath her hair.[1]
Yamanba is a very cruel person, and is known to go out of her way to slit the throats of her enemies with her beloved deba bōchō.[2] Despite this, she appears to be somewhat sympathetic to those she views as below her, showing pity for Sanji when he was being beat by Black Maria.[3]
Yamanba has eaten a Japanese Rat Snake SMILE (アオダイショウのSMILE,Aodaishō no Sumairu?).[2] What abilities it gives her, however, are unclear.
Weapons[]
Yamanba wields a deba bōchō,[1] which she appears to be proficient with, as she goes out of her way to slit her enemies throats with it.[2]
History[]
Wano Country Saga[]
Wano Country Arc[]
Brook defeats Yamanba and the others.
After Black Maria captured Sanji, Yamanba and her comrades chased him until he fell, surrounding him.[1][4] She watched as Maria battered him and demanded he call out for Nico Robin, crying as she did so. Her pity turned to shock, however, when he actually did call for Robin, and she was equally shocked when Robin and Brook arrived almost immediately. She watched as Robin attacked Maria and Brook rescued Sanji.[3]
Once Maria and Robin began fighting in earnest, Maria's subordinates were held off by Brook,[5] including Yamanba. After he made a wall of ice between them and Maria, she heard a scream from the other side, and peeked through a crack to see Maria defeated and Robin standing over her. With the Gifters all lined up to peek through, they were defeated by Brook in a single attack.[6]
Anime and Manga Differences[]
In the anime, Black Maria's attendants tormenting Sanji was significantly extended, which Yamanba participated in.[7]
In the anime, Brook's vision in the Illusion Mist was shown, in which Yamanba played the part of Yorki.[8] Brook's vision wasn't shown in the manga, and what Yamanba did during the Illusion Mist visions was not revealed.
Trivia[]
Yamanba is named after the yōkai of the same name, a form of mountain witch that was said to attack travelers and merchants.
Yamanba (山姥?) or "Mountain Witch" is also the underworld alias of Mother Carmel.
