Bartholomew Kuma

Bartholomew Kuma (バーソロミュー・くま, Bāsoromyū Kuma) is a Shichibukai. He is additionally a formerRevolutionary whose bounty was 296,000,000. He was once feared as a pirate so vicious, he earned the title "Tyrant". He is a type of cyborg called a "Pacifista" (パシフィスタ, Pashifisuta) developed by Dr. Vegapunk. Once Vegapunk finished his modifications on Kuma, the Shichibukai was converted into the first complete Pacifista cyborg with the serial PX-0, figuratively dying in the process. He was a very influential character during the Whitebeard War Saga, setting the stage for Luffy's appearance in Amazon Lily, Impel Down, and Marineford.

Appearance

Kuma is an enormous man (nearing 7 meters tall, he is the second tallest Shichibukai, being one inch shorter than Moria) who is usually seen carrying a Bible. His overall appearance resembles that of a bear, though there are a few key differences.

His eyes are strangely covered by either a pair of glasses or clear-mirrored lenses. While initially he will give the impression of wearing glasses, it seems that, based on the Pacifistas that were destroyed, those are actually his own eyes. His hat features a pair of rounded ears, and, along with the fabric of his pants, is covered in brown spots. His jacket contains a large white design reminiscent of a target crosshair. There are also several paw prints lining the bottom hem of his coat. He also has a long protruding chin.

In the anime, Kuma's hair and jacket are black, and his hat is gray. The covering of his Bible is also shown to be intricately colored. In the manga, Oda originally intended for Kuma to have a completely different color scheme. Kuma's hair was shown to be brown, his jacket bright orange, his hat yellow with green spots, and his Bible a solid gold color. Later in the manga chapters, his coat was changed to more closely resemble the one in the anime, though the rest of his design remained untouched.^[2][3][4]

Bartholomew Kuma
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Japanese Name:	バーソロミュー・くま
Romanized Name:	Bāsoromyū Kuma
English Name:	Bartholomew Kuma
First Appearance:	Chapter 233; Episode 151
Affiliations:	Shichibukai; Revolutionaries (former)
Occupations:	Shichibukai; Pirate
Epithet:	"Tyrant" (暴君, Bō-kun); PX-0
Japanese VA:	Hideyuki Hori
Age:	45[1]
Height:	689cm (22'6")[1]
Bounty:	Formerly 296,000,000
Devil Fruit
Japanese Name:	Nikyu Nikyu no Mi
English Name:	Paw-Paw Fruit
Meaning:	Pad
Type:	Paramecia

Gallery

Kuma's original color scheme decipted from manga.

Kuma's new color scheme fromChapter 532.

Kuma as seen in Unlimited Cruise.