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Kyubu Kyubu no Mi

Character

Gairam is the eater of this non-canon Paramecia power, which slices anything he touches into cubes he can then command. Reshaping matter, air, and even people into floating blocks, it earns him the title of Cube Human.

Type: Paramecia
First Appearance: Chapter 597: 3D2Y
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Overview

Making its first showing in non-canon material, this Paramecia fruit belongs to Gairam and marks him as a Cube Human. The name riffs on the Japanese rendering of the English word cube, and FUNimation localized it as the Cube-Cube Fruit. What it grants is the power to carve whatever Gairam contacts into geometric blocks that then obey him.

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Mechanics

Anything within reach, be it solid matter, the surrounding air, or living creatures such as humans, can be squeezed down into cubes. Those blocks answer to the wielder, who lifts them off the ground, assembles them into towers and labyrinths, or rides a single one as a hovering platform. A person caught by the effect keeps freedom of movement and can wrench loose given enough resolve. Otherwise the fruit carries the usual Devil Fruit weaknesses, leaving the user helpless in seawater.

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Notable Users

Gairam turns to the power mainly for combat, often channeling it through his hammer so that whatever he strikes crumbles into blocks, a tactic that lets him break past guarded defenses by cubing the defense itself. His named moves include Cubreak, a palm laid on a structure to collapse it, first tried on a Marine battleship; Cubooster, formed cubes flung to crush a foe, debuted against Luffy; and Air Cube, a dense block of compressed air. That last one feeds Air Cubooster, a bomb-like burst launched at the Buggy Pirates until Galdino's Candle Wall stopped it. With Totem Cube, he stacks a cubed opponent atop a pillar and knocks away the base to torment them, as he did to Buggy. His Air Cubooster works on a principle akin to Bartholomew Kuma's Ursus Shock, only far less devastating.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Kyubu Kyubu no Mi?

The Kyubu Kyubu no Mi is a non-canon Paramecia type Devil Fruit that lets its user, Gairam, slice anything he touches, including matter, air, and people, into cubes he can then command.

Who eats the Kyubu Kyubu no Mi?

Gairam, who first appeared in the non-canon story 3D2Y, is the only known eater of the Kyubu Kyubu no Mi and is known as the Cube Human.

Can a person escape being turned into a cube by the Kyubu Kyubu no Mi?

Yes, a person caught by the Kyubu Kyubu no Mi keeps freedom of movement inside the cube and can break free if they have enough resolve.

What are Gairam's named Kyubu Kyubu no Mi techniques?

Gairam's techniques include Cubreak, which collapses a structure into blocks, Cubooster, which flings formed cubes to crush a foe, and Air Cubooster, a bomb-like burst of compressed air cubes.

What is the English name of the Kyubu Kyubu no Mi?

FUNimation localized the Kyubu Kyubu no Mi as the Cube-Cube Fruit, a name that reflects the Japanese word for cube.

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