One Piece: Bartholomew Kuma’s Nikyu Nikyu no Mi, Explained

Bartholomew Kuma, a former Warlord of the Sea who was also affiliated with the Revolutionary Army, has always been an enigma. His motives and true allegiance are still hot topics for debate among most One Piece fans, as are the properties of his Devil Fruit. Named the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi — which translates as the Paw Paw Fruit — Kuma has the power to repel virtually anything he comes into contact with, making him a so-called “Paw Human.” Falling under the Paramecia class of Devil Fruits in One Piece, the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi is especially unique among other such fruits within this class for a number of reasons.