Originally, Buggy intended to use the fruit in order to fund his search for an undersea treasure, but ended up eating it by accident. Other than that, the user is also affected by the standard Devil Fruit weakness. This may be because his feet were with his head, not his body, at the time.
This somewhat conflicts with the mechanisms of his power when his head and body were separated and Luffy blasted his body away, but his head did not follow. Whether or not this is a continuity error is unknown.Īdditionally, in Impel Down, Buggy's head was drawn toward his body once his feet left the ground and his body fell down the hole to the second floor, as though his parts are connected by an invisible force. However, Buggy has been seen running in midair while separated at the waist. This can be rectified a bit if someone else carries their feet as it serves as a foothold for them to stand on. In relation to this, for the user to be able to levitate any of his body parts, their feet must stay on the ground at all times, as they are the only body parts incapable of levitation. This distance is a 200 Bara Bara diameter circle around the point where the person touches the ground. This includes levitation and the user consciously using that body part altogether. If a part goes any further from the cutoff point, the user loses all control of that part. There is a cutoff point as to how far the user can use his separated parts. The user can only control his separated pieces from and up to a certain distance. The range of which a user of the Bara Bara no Mi can use their body parts. This includes tickling, pinching, groin kicks Īnd tying up most of the user's body parts. This can be a major weakness even when the user is split up, as an enemy can do all sorts of things to the other body parts. Also, even when the bodypart is separated, the user can still feel sensations of whatever happens to that part. Though the user is immune to slashing and piercing attacks, they are still susceptible to other forms of engagement, such as blunt attacks like punches and kicks. With this aspect of the Fruit's power, Buggy has shown to be able to easily lift individuals much larger (and probably heavier) than himself, such as the Blue Gorillas and Jinbe. The user is also able to live without being connected to major parts and organs of his body for long periods of time, as evidenced by Chibi Buggy's Adventure.Īdditionally, the levitation effect seems to be able to extend to things in contact with the user, allowing them to bypass gravity by lifting objects regardless how heavy they actually are for as long as Buggy has a firm grip on them. This is a convenient ability during battles, since it allows the user to attack through enemy blocking attempts or avoid any incoming moves as long as they see it coming. In the anime, Buggy has even demonstrated being able to re-constitute himself in a Logia-like manner after literally getting reduced to fine strips by Dracule Mihawk.Īs part of the Devil Fruit's powers, the user can split their body apart by themselves without the need of being chopped up by others in the first place. They can then manipulate the sliced up pieces to either reattach themselves back together or execute unique attacks. In this state, the user is still alive and can control his sliced up body. Instead of being wounded or even killed from such attacks, the user's body simply becomes sliced into pieces. The fruit's major strength, as demonstrated by Buggy, is that the user becomes permanently immune to damage from being cut or pierced, regardless in what manner, be it vertical, horizontal, or otherwise. Its overall appearance looks like an over-sized raspberry or a miniature pineapple. It was small enough to be held by one hand. The Bara Bara no Mi is an oval-shaped pink fruit (orange in the anime) composed of small spherical parts with swirls, and green leafage sprouting on top of it.
Barabara ( バラバラ/ばらばら, Barabara ?) is a Japanese onomatopoeia meaning disconnected/disperse/in pieces/asunder.