Character Discussion - Bartholomew Kuma [MANGA SPOILERS]

[NiL8r]

This is just a theory that I've come up with. I have two main reasons for thinking this:
1.) He could have captured and/or killed easily killed the Strawhat Crew at Thriller Bark, but chose not to.

2.) Even without his influence at Sabaody Achipelago, the Strawhat Crew would've all been captured and/or killed. Knowing this, he still interfered, but instead of doing anything to capture them, he sends them all flying.

3.) He could have, in fact, sent them all flying towards a marine prison, even towards Impel Down but instead, it seems that he sent all of them towards places that could help each individual person:
Luffy- Near Impel Down
Nami- Weatheria
Robin- An island where the Revolutionaries are
Franky- Dr. Vegapunks birth house.
Usopp- An island with Heracles, a man-beetle (first Kabuto, now Heracles)
Chopper- An island with giant birds. Umm, I'm not too sure about this one.
Sanji- An island with okama's. I'm not too sure with this one either.
Zoro and Brooke are unknown.

Kuma seemed to recognize that the Strawhat's were strong, but they could get stronger still. He knew that they would not do well in the New World at their current strength. So basically, my theory is that Kuma sent them all to places where they could get stronger, so that they could meet back up and then take on the New World.

Agree/Disagree/Think this is all obvious? Feel free to discuss.

[Vincent1875]

I don't think the revolutionaries were there when Robin arrived and I think the major thing about where Luffy went was Haki. There's also the 'good guy' thing. Most people would say the Red dog is a good guy because he's a marine devoted to cleaning the world. Not a nice guy, but good.

[NiL8r]

Well then I'm not sure why Robin got sent there. Other than Kuma wanting her to actually do some physical work for once. And that's also a good reason to send Luffy there, but how could he have known that Luffy could use haki? I think it was mentioned somewhere that Amazon Lily is the closest island to Impel Down, but I could be wrong.

And when I said good guy, I meant "guy that is helpful to the main characters", but that's too long for a thread topic.

[Vincent1875]

Well IF Kuma is a revolutionary spy like people think, he could have known it was gonna be attacked. Some people say that everyone has the potential to use haki. I think that's enough for Kuma. It would have also taken 5 or so days to sail to ID from Amazon Lily to ID. They would have arrived after the execution I think.

[SSJ5]

I don't think Kuma ever joined the Shichibukai willingly in the first place. My theory is that he was almost killed by the Marines, then sent to Vegapunk who turned him into a cyborg. They knew Kuma was a major player in the Pirate world, so they based the Pacifista on him, which would scare people who knew of who he was before. He was given the title of Shichibukai as face, to cover up his defeat and continue to work on the PX's without having to worrry about people, Pirates and even Marines, interfering.

I digress, he was turned into part cyborg but not a complete cyborg, which left some of his human side in him. With that small piece of humanity left he is trying to stop the WG, but can't actually fight against them because they have some kind of way to neutralize him at any time[bomb, self-destruct, etc]. We know that he knows Dragon, and probably thinks that Luffy will be a key benefactor in helping take down the WG. Remember this is all imo, and nothing more than a theory.

[Anaztazioch]

yeah hes a good guy, he was only sloughtering people and was feared by everyone for his brutality and lust for blood before joining up Shichibukai
yes hes a good guy

[onepiece99]

I think Kuma is working under Dragon .. and is aware that Luffy is Dragon's son. Its obvious that he sent them all to locations they can gain something and this cant be just coincidence, We know the Revolution have done their research on the Stawhat crew this can also explain how Kuma knew where to send everyone.

[bobbinter]

Originally Posted by Vincent1875

Well IF Kuma is a revolutionary spy like people think, he could have known it was gonna be attacked. Some people say that everyone has the potential to use haki. I think that's enough for Kuma. It would have also taken 5 or so days to sail to ID from Amazon Lily to ID. They would have arrived after the execution I think.

Is kuma the big mother with the paws on his hands and reads the bible?
If so,
I think he's helping them

[DeathView]

Originally Posted by Anaztazioch

yeah hes a good guy, he was only slaughtering people and was feared by everyone for his brutality and lust for blood before joining up Shichibukai
yes hes a good guy

Indeed :/ the Tyrant was such a good guy, he couldn't kill a fly

[NiL8r]

well he does read the bible...