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Dr. Bolam

Character

Dr. Bolam is a non-canon researcher based on Digital Art Island, introduced through an attraction called Digital Art Island Adventure. Driven by an obsession with cute things, he hunts dwarves and manufactures copies of Chopper before clashing with the Straw Hats and Sabo.

Status: non-canon
First Appearance: Digital Art Island Adventure
Crew & Affiliations: Straw Hat Pirates
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Appearance

Bolam cuts a gaunt figure, his skin strikingly pale and his black hair grown out to considerable length. For clothing he layers a deep magenta button-up over an inner shirt of purple, and below that he wears trousers of dark blue. Draped over everything is a roomy white lab coat so long that its hem reaches the floor near his feet.

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Personality

Described outright as deranged, Bolam carries an intense fondness for anything he finds adorable. That fixation pushes him to chase down members of the Dwarves and to mass-produce duplicates of Tony Tony Chopper. His speech is also marked by a signature cackle rendered as gegegegege.

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Abilities

What Bolam offers in stamina he lacks in muscle. Blows from the Straw Hats and Sabo never put him out cold, and he managed to pursue the Tontatta Tribe at length, yet he proved too weak and too slow to actually seize a single dwarf or land meaningful damage. His clumsiness undid him during a swarm of Chopper clones, which toppled him and set off the gas he carries, blasting him into the air. As a scientist he commands some technical skill: he can vent a concealed cloud of gas from beneath his coat that both blinds onlookers and detonates, and he built a device that turns drawings into living three-dimensional creatures, an effect comparable to Kanjuro's Fude Fude no Mi. Unlike Kanjuro, however, he holds no command over whatever his machine produces.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Dr. Bolam in One Piece?

Dr. Bolam is a non-canon researcher who lives on Digital Art Island in One Piece, introduced through the Digital Art Island Adventure attraction. He is obsessed with cute things and clashes with the Straw Hat Pirates and Sabo.

What does Dr. Bolam do to Tony Tony Chopper?

Dr. Bolam mass produces duplicates of Tony Tony Chopper because of his obsession with anything he finds adorable. He also hunts members of the Tontatta Tribe for the same reason.

What abilities does Dr. Bolam have?

Dr. Bolam can vent a concealed gas from beneath his lab coat that blinds people and explodes, and he built a machine that turns drawings into living three dimensional creatures. Unlike Kanjuro, he has no control over what the machine creates once it exists.

How strong is Dr. Bolam in a fight?

Dr. Bolam has considerable stamina but very little actual fighting strength. Blows from the Straw Hats and Sabo never knocked him out, but he was too slow and weak to catch a single dwarf or land meaningful damage.

What is Dr. Bolam's signature laugh?

Dr. Bolam has a distinctive cackle written as gegegegege that marks his speech throughout his appearances.

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