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Japanese Name:
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English Name:
Mini-Mini Fruit |
Meaning:
Miniature |
Type:
Paramecia |
Blyue[2] is a non-canon former member of the Giant Warrior Pirates.[1]
He acts as the main antagonist of the game One Piece: Round the Land.
Appearance
Blyue is a giant who is well-proportioned between his muscular limbs and body. He has flowing, red hair and a goatee of the same color.
Like the rest of his crew, Blyue is dressed with a skull-like helmet that has long bullhorns, and a green coat with a white-furred scarf around his shoulders.[1]
Personality
Believing their captain is dead, Blyue feels insulted that his comrades left him all alone. Because of this, he desires to be a pirate once he regains his crew.
Abilities and Powers
As a giant, Blyue possesses tremendous strength and endurance, noted by his race.
Devil Fruit
- Further information: Mini Mini no Mi
Blyue ate the Mini Mini no Mi, a Paramecia-class Devil Fruit that gives him the power to reduce his own size, allowing him to interact with others more efficiently.
Weapons
Blyue is seen wielding a horseman's axe, usually used when he is in his giant form. He also wields a shield that he uses for attacking rather than defending.
History
Round the Land
Blyue was in the pirate crew of Dorry and Brogy, but their ship sunk 100 years ago in a heavy storm. He believed that Brogy and Dorry had drowned, as they ironically thought the same fate of him. Blyue survived, however, and was washed ashore on the "Vacation Island for Pirates".
He felt insulted by his comrades and desired to be a pirate again. When he heard of the Legend of the Blue, being that one can fulfill one's wishes thereby, he had an idea. He would open a hotel and send pirates on a treasure search. He did not make any customers for 100 years, though, until Luffy and his crew showed up. Blyue then took Vivi prisoner and provoked them, forcing the Straw Hats to battle all their old foes and clear his resort's arc-themed challenges. He fought Luffy after Vivi escaped. Blyue lost, but fulfilled his desire nonetheless.
The Blue finally shattered. When Luffy told him that Brogy and Dorry were still alive, he was glad and realized that his friends were still alive, apologizing to Luffy afterward. He told Luffy that he would also become a pirate again someday. He wanted to look for a crew as great as Luffy's.
Translation and Dub Issues
"Blyue" (ブリュー?) is spelled with the katakana that Japanese most commonly uses to render the English word brew—likely an allusion to the alcohols (especially beer) iconic to the viking imagery that inspired the Giant Warrior Pirates. However, its proper English spelling was established by Round the Land's official strategy guide.
Notwithstanding these, all of the game's official PAL translations—Spanish, Italian, and German—render his name as Brue.
(Interestingly, the manga would later introduce a canon—albeit minor—character named Brew, spelled with the same katakana.)
Trivia
- Blyue is the first giant known to have consumed a Devil Fruit in the franchise.
- As the Mini Mini no Mi had been consumed by Lily Enstomach, it can be inferred that Blyue has died, or that he could never have existed in the anime.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 One Piece Video Game — Round the Land, Blyue makes his debut.
- ↑ One Piece Video Game — Round the Land, Strategy Guide (Author's Note), Blyue's name is romanized.
- ↑ One Piece Anime — Episode 575, Lily's possession of the Mini Mini no Mi indicates Blyue's death.
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