Yami Yami no Mi

The Yami Yami no Mi is a Logia-type Devil Fruit that allows the user to create, control, and transform into darkness at will, making the user a . It was eaten by Marshall D. Teach, also known as "Blackbeard", who stole it from Commander Thatch of the Whitebeard Pirates' 4th division after murdering him. 
This fruit is considered "unique" even for a Logia-type, and the ability it grants is said to be the "most evil" of all Devil Fruits.
==Etymology==
* means "darkness" in Japanese.
*In the VIZ manga and Funimation adaptations, it is called the Dark-Dark Fruit.
==Appearance==
The Yami Yami no Mi is a large, round, light purple fruit made up of many small teardrop-shaped components with swirl patterns, and green leaves sprouting from the top. Its overall shape and appearance closely resembles a pineapple or a bunch of oversized and teardrop-shaped grapes.
==Strengths==
The first and foremost strength, as demonstrated by Blackbeard, is that it allows the user to control darkness and its unique property of gravity. The darkness is visually demonstrated by a black smoke-like substance spreading out from the user's body. The darkness is a void that devours and crushes everything. Due to this, the user can absorb physical matter and attacks of any type by sucking it into the darkness. The user can also use this ability to irresistibly pull the opponent to them, regardless of their current state.
Similar to a black hole, the user can absorb things inside a vortex. It seems that it does not completely compress and annihilate that which is sucked in as an actual black hole would do, but rather creates some form of space where things are stored. Blackbeard was able to suck an entire town into himself, and when he eventually regurgitated, everything that was expelled was reduced to scraps but not completely destroyed. Living beings who are absorbed seem to be able to survive being absorbed and expelled, but become heavily wounded and left in shock by the experience.
In addition to the previous abilities, this fruit somehow has one unique and frightening ability that separates it from all other Devil Fruits: the ability to absorb and completely nullify the powers of other Devil Fruit users by simply touching them. All types—be it Paramecia, Zoan, or Logia—can be negated through contact, though Logias are the most affected as they can no longer become intangible by transforming into their respective element. Unlike seawater and seastone being only able to prevent Devil Fruit users from properly controlling their powers, and Armament Haki users being only able to bypass the defensive aspects (such as a Logia's intangibility), the Yami Yami no Mi's nullification of Devil Fruit abilities seems to be truly absolute, as if the Devil Fruit users had never gained their powers in the first place. This was shown when Luffy's stretching powers were completely canceled on touch, allowing Blackbeard to injure the rubber-man simply by throwing him into the ground, while it was shown earlier when Luffy was stuck underwater that his neck could still be stretched above the water's surface, and that Armament Haki can allow blunt attacks such as Garp's punches and a flick from Rayleigh's finger to cause him pain despite still being rubber. This essentially makes the user a natural enemy to all other Devil Fruit users.
With all of the above, this makes the Yami Yami no Mi one of the most powerful and dangerous Devil Fruits of all.
==Weaknesses==
The major strength of this particular fruit, the darkness that the user turns into which swallows up everything, is also its major weakness. Since the darkness also absorbs attacks, the user of the fruit is still vulnerable in battle, which does not pass through the darkness they turn into. If they fail to absorb an attack in time, the user can be hurt like any other normal human being or even more, as stated by Teach. Unlike other Logia fruits, the Yami Yami no Mi does not seem to give Blackbeard access to an elemental state where he can disperse, reform, or regenerate his body.
While the fruit's ability to nullify Devil Fruit abilities is very powerful, it does not seem to be perfect. The user must actually touch and remain in contact with the victim for the effects to remain constant, meaning that if the victim is separated from the user's physical touch, they will quickly regain their Devil Fruit abilities. However, it seems this power can be overcome in certain situations. It appears as if the Devil Fruit nullification aspect of the fruit requires the conscious activation of the user; Whitebeard managed to activate his powers despite having his hand wrapped around Blackbeard's neck, with the latter noticeably being too panic-stricken at the time after receiving a slash wound from the Emperor earlier. It is also possible that Blackbeard is required to touch the other user with his hands, and his hands only, in order to nullify their abilities (as with the case of other hand activated Devil Fruits). However, it seems that touching bare skin is not required, as Blackbeard was capable of nullifying Luffy's powers at Impel Down by touching his clothes, overall suggesting that his hand must be touching the person or material on the person for it to work. If the opponent is strong enough to break his grip without the aid of their Devil Fruit, they will regain their respective Devil Fruit powers.
Other than that, the user is also affected by the standard Devil Fruit weaknesses.
==Usage==
The fruit's bestowed powers, as used by Teach, have been used so far for mostly combat purposes. With it, he was able to defeat Ace, his former commander, in battle, despite Ace possessing the extremely powerful Mera Mera no Mi.
Blackbeard has two main methods of usage of this fruit's power. The first is to spread his darkness throughout the ground, entrapping his targets and everything else within the vicinity, and then absorb them into the darkness, with extreme crushing force, and finally regurgitating the remaining debris with equal force. The second is the focus of the Devil Fruit nullification aspect, to which he combines with the gravity's attraction force, pulling in his long-ranged targets into his grasp. Against other Devil Fruit users, this technique is particularly fatal, as getting caught by Teach means he is free to follow up with a powerful punch or even a finishing blow, ignoring whatever Devil Fruit-based defenses they may have. While Blackbeard is forced to deal with even more damage than usual due to the fruit's drawback, his sheer durability and tolerance for pain seem to make up for it.
When Blackbeard took the Gura Gura no Mi from Whitebeard's corpse via an unknown method, he claimed that, with the power of darkness that "reduces anything to nothingness" combined with the power of quakes which "brings destruction to all", he was truly invincible and the strongest. It is currently unknown if this was achieved through the Yami Yami no Mi or through other means.
===Techniques===
*: Blackbeard spreads his darkness over a large area and, much like an actual black hole, swallows up anything he chooses. When swallowed, the person or object is subjected to a large amount of gravity and crushed, such as an entire village on Banaro Island. This technique was first seen as it was demonstrated in front of Ace. When the kanji of this technique is read as "Anketsudō", it refers to a road taken by a Chinese ajari Buddhist monk when he incurred the wrath of Emperor Gensō (685-762).
**: Used following Black Hole, Blackbeard expels all of the destroyed remains of what his darkness had swallowed up at once. This is especially good at demonstrating his power. This was first seen being demonstrated before Ace. In the anime, Teach foreshadowed that this attack can possibly be used to launch cannonballs and swords like projectiles. In One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4, this technique's name is localized as "Revelation".
*: Extending one arm towards his opponent, Blackbeard activates the gravity power of his darkness to pull them into his grasp. Blackbeard can then attack them with his massive strength. This move is particularly useful when used in conjunction with the fruit's power-nullifying abilities, since the target could easily avoid it by fighting at a distance from Blackbeard, as Ace attempted. This was first seen being used on Ace in order to grab him. However, this technique has also proven to be a great weakness, as most opponents he draws near him have attacked him while at close range, such as Ace launching two fiery spears into Blackbeard's chest, or Whitebeard slamming his bisento into Blackbeard's shoulder. This is called Black Vortex in the VIZ manga and Funimation dub, and simply Vortex in the Funimation subs. The name of the attack is also a pun on the English word "close", and it can also mean "black vinegar", a vinegar commonly used in Chinese cooking.
===Non-Canon Techniques===
====Video Game Techniques====
*: Blackbeard covers the area surrounding his opponent in darkness, blocking their vision. This attack was shown and named in One Piece: Pirate Warriors.
*: Similar to a combination of Black Hole and Liberation, Blackbeard draws surrounding enemies into a pool of darkness in front of him before ejecting them, causing heavy damage in the process. The attack first appeared in Pirate Warriors 2 and is also in Pirate Warriors 3. In the game's English release, the technique is called Black Opening.
*: Blackbeard creates a big ball of darkness and throws it at his opponent, forcing the target apart dealing massive knockback. This attack was shown and named in Pirate Warriors 2 and is also in Pirate Warriors 3. This attack is very similar to the unnamed one Teach used against Ace's Entei at the end of their battle. In the game's English release, the technique is called Pitch Black Star.
*: An attack similar to Black Hole, Blackbeard creates a pool of darkness on the ground. However, the size of the pool is smaller than Black Hole and can be moved around to target specific enemies. This attack was shown and named in One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4.
==History==
Years ago, Marshall D. Teach read about the Yami Yami no Mi in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, and hunted for it. He joined the Whitebeard Pirates as he believed his chances of finding the fruit would greatly increase alongside such an infamous crew. One day, Thatch, commander of the Whitebeard Pirates' 4th division, found a Devil Fruit. Teach recognized it as the Yami Yami no Mi, the very reason for which he joined the Whitebeard Pirates, so he killed Thatch to get the fruit and fled.
==Trivia==
*This is the first Logia-type Devil Fruit that was seen before consumption.
*The Logia-type Devil Fruits are divided between two types of elements: matter (i.e. ice and sand) and energy (i.e. light and electricity). This is the only Logia-type Devil Fruit to not fall into both types, as darkness is abstract, and as such, does not have any physicality, which explains why Teach is unable to access an elemental state.
*This Devil Fruit's main technique and its ability to manipulate gravity are based on the real-life concept of a black hole, a celestial phenomenon created from the remnants of a large star following its destruction in a supernova explosion. The black hole is known for having strong gravitational pulses where nothing, not even light, has enough energy to escape it.
*In the Japanese version, Teach describes the fruit's power as "最も凶悪" that, apart from "most evil", it can be translated as the most "vicious", "dangerous", "heinous" or "deadly".
*This Devil Fruit is similar to the Numa Numa no Mi, as both can create a limitless space where things can be stored.
==References==
==External links==
*Darkness – Wikipedia article about Darkness in general.
*Gravity – Wikipedia article on about the force Blackbeard can control.
*Black Hole – Wikipedia article about Black Holes.
*Black Holes - Imagine The Universe! article about Black Holes.
*Pineapple – Wikipedia article about the actual fruit the Devil Fruit may be apparently shaped after.
*Grapes – Wikipedia article about the actual fruit the Devil Fruit may be apparently shaped after.
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