Kiss-Kiss Germ

This sickness was the work of Dr. Rakushitemo Terusubehainaika, who developed it as a weaponized pathogen. The Germ Pirates carried it into their raid on Dressrosa and used it to throw the city into disorder. Anyone struck by the germ loses command of their own actions and becomes fixated on kissing the people around them, a compulsion that turns a crowd into a hazard within moments.

Once infected, a victim cannot resist the urge to kiss, and they stalk anyone still untouched with puckered lips, never letting up. How exactly the germ moves from person to person is unclear, but it does not behave like a contagious disease: those who were kissed showed none of the symptoms afterward, even though the ordeal left them worn down and battered. The likeliest vector is the firearms the Germ Pirates carry, which appear to deliver the infection.

The Germ Pirates struck Dressrosa while the Riku royal family was away at the Levely, seeding the germ through the population to make their attack easier. One of those infected was Kyuin, who launched into a vacuum-kissing rampage against the Marines and gave the pirates room to run wild. The Fire Tank Pirates, who had come to the island hunting for Charlotte Lola, quickly crushed the Germ Pirates and halted the spread before the chaos could draw more Marine attention. Later, after Lola fell into Marine hands, infected citizens swarmed Capone Bege and Vito, leaving Gotti to rescue her on his own.