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For the non-canon Marine, see Horo.

The Horo Horo no Mi is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that allows the user to conjure ghosts,[2] making the user a Ghost Human (霊体人間, Reitai Ningen?).[3] It was eaten by Perona.[2]

The powers of the fruit were first demonstrated by one of Perona's ghosts spying on the Straw Hat Pirates,[1] but it was not until much later that the fruit itself was named.[2]

Etymology[]

  • Horo comes from horō (ホロー?), the Japanese pronunciation of the English word "hollow" (referring to the fruit's ghost-like powers).
  • In the VIZ manga and Funimation dub, it is called the Hollow-Hollow Fruit.

Appearance[]

The Horo Horo no Mi is pale-yellow fruit that below its green, T-shaped stem (whose ends curl down) splits into five elongated, obround sections that curve upward, vaguely reminiscent of a cluster of bananas. Each section is marked by a single characteristic Devil Fruit spiral on its rounded end, alongside two eye-like markings below that make such sections resemble sheeted ghosts.[4]

Strengths[]

Horo Horo no Mi Power

Perona surrounded by multiple Hollows.

The fruit bestows the ability to conjure forth ghosts referred to as Hollows (ホロ, Horo?) that are fully under the user's control.[2] These Hollows can come in different sizes depending on what the user desires,[1][5][6] but they all appear as white, transparent, sheet-like beings with round black eyes and huge lips, as well as a tongue usually sticking out.

The Hollows are able to fly and, being intangible, are immune to physical attacks.[7][8][9] The most basic of these forms are the Negative Hollows; should a person have a Negative Hollow pass through them or vice versa, they will immediately fall on their knees and become very negative about themselves, sometimes to the point of wanting to commit suicide.[10]

The user can also produce small round ghosts called Mini Hollows[5] or large round ghosts called Toku Hollows[6] which are tangible, allowing them to latch onto their opponents. The user then can make these Hollows explode on command, causing shockwave explosions that damage the target.[11][12] The strength of the explosions is directly proportional to the size of the ghost; the larger the ghost, the more powerful the explosion.[11]

Perona vs

Perona's astral projection passing through Usopp's body.

Perona also uses the Negative Hollows to gather information from different areas.[13][14] Should Perona wish to, she can link her consciousness to many Negative Hollows[15] in order to create her Ghost Network, which she uses to gather information about events occurring on Thriller Bark.[14] She can also use this ability as a form of astral projection; Perona projects her own "hollow" or spirit which looks exactly like her,[16] is impervious to physical attack,[17] can summon ghosts,[5][6] change size,[18] fly,[19][20] and is intangible.[21]

After the timeskip, Perona can use some of the powers formerly exclusive to her astral projection, such as flight, without having to leave her body.[22]

Weaknesses[]

Though the power of the Negative Hollows is seemingly impossible to overcome or resist no matter how hardened one's spirit is,[10] it cannot affect anyone who is originally pessimistic about themselves; this was demonstrated when several of Perona's Negative Hollows passed through Usopp, who, due to being pessimistic about his own abilities, was completely unaffected by them.[23] In fact, the third time Perona tried it on him, with four ghosts instead of one, Usopp's negativity caused their power to backfire on Perona's Negative Hollows, resulting in them collapsing in negativity instead.[24]

While the shockwaves the Hollows produce upon exploding can be massive, they can be prevented from causing any damage by using unique methods, such as Usopp's Impact Dial.[25] Also, whenever she links her consciousness to her Hollows, the user's physical body must be left behind, allowing an opponent to attack it while it is defenseless.[15][26][27] And while the user is in spirit form, they cannot physically attack anyone.

Other than all that, the user is affected by the standard Devil Fruit weaknesses.

Usage[]

Giant Perona

Perona's astral projection taking a gigantic size.

The fruit's bestowed powers, as used by Perona, have been used for both combat[28][29] and information gathering situations.[13][14] She has used her Negative Ghosts to weaken enemies so that her allies, like Absalom's Soldier Zombies, can have a distinct advantage when fighting them.[30] She has also used her ghosts in an elaborate information-gathering and surveillance system called the Ghost Network (ゴースト・ネットワーク, Gōsuto Nettowāku?) in order to monitor the events occurring on Thriller Bark.[14]

In addition to her usual Negative Hollows, Perona can also use her Devil Fruit powers to create explosive ghosts of varying sizes[5][6] that she can use to physically injure her opponents.[29] Another ghost she can create looks exactly like her and can float in midair,[19] go through solid objects,[21] and change shape.[18] This ghost is actually an astral projection of Perona's consciousness, which allows her to attack opponents without them attacking her directly.[16]

Techniques[]

Negative Hollow

Perona pierces Usopp with a Negative Hollow.

  • Negative Hollow (ネガティブ・ホロウ, Negatibu Horō?): Perona sends out a ghost that can drain the will of any person it comes into contact with, making them very negative and depressed about themselves[10] as long as the person was not already very negative to begin with.[23] This technique was first witnessed being used against Monkey D. Luffy, Franky, and Roronoa Zoro in the Dead Forest,[10] but was not named until Perona used it to prevent Luffy from escaping the Mysterious Four.[31]
  • Yonbai no Negative Kogeki (四倍のネガティブ攻撃, Yonbai no Negatibu Kōgeki?, literally meaning "Quadruple Negative Attack"): Perona sends four Negative Hollows at four separate targets,[32] or a single target,[33] draining their will.[34] This technique is only named in the anime. It is called Quadruple Negative Attack: Negative Hollows in the Funimation dub.
Mini Hollow

Perona summons her Mini Hollows.

  • Mini Hollow (ミニホロ, Mini Horo?): Perona creates miniature, rotund ghosts the size of her palm and attaches them to her opponent. This technique was first witnessed being used against Usopp.[35]
  • Ghost Rap (ゴースト・ラップ, Gōsuto Rappu?): After attaching her Mini Hollows to an opponent, Perona makes them explode with a snap of her fingers. A single explosion is powerful enough to create a sizeable crater in a stone wall.[36] This was first witnessed being used against Usopp.[37]
Toku Hollow

Perona's Toku Hollow prepares to attack Usopp.

  • Toku Hollow (特ホロ, Toku Horo?, literally meaning "Special Hollow"): Perona creates a much bigger version of her Mini Hollows and attaches it to her opponent by having it bite them. These ghosts appear to be somewhat tangible, as one managed to lift Usopp off the ground with its mouth.[38] In the Viz Manga, this is called Special Hollow.
  • Kamikaze Rap (神風ラップ, Kamikaze Rappu?, literally meaning "Divine Wind Rap"): Perona snaps her fingers and detonates her Toku Hollow, causing a massive explosion. This was first witnessed being used against Usopp.[39]
  • Negative Ghost (ネガティブゴースト, Negatibu Gōsuto?): Claimed by Perona's subordinates to be her strongest combo, she generates three Negative Hollows and a Toku Hollow. This was first witnessed being used against Bartholomew Kuma, who prevented Perona from completing the attack by "pushing" her to Kuraigana Island, leaving its full power and effects unknown.[40]
  • Yutai Ridatsu (幽体離脱, Yūtai Ridatsu?, literally meaning "Astral Projection"): Perona's spirit leaves her body. While in this form, she can fly and is intangible and immune to harm like a ghost, while also being able to produce other ghosts. While this allows her to attack her opponent without them being able to retaliate, it also makes her body unconscious and immobile, leaving it vulnerable to attacks. Therefore, Perona must leave her physical body somewhere secure and far way from the enemy beforehand. This technique was seen during her fight with Usopp. This technique was never named in the manga or anime, but was named in the videogame One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2.

Non-Canon Techniques[]

  • Ghost Masquerade (幽霊舞会ゴスト・マスクレイド, Gosuto Masukurēdo?, literally meaning "Ghost Dance"): Perona depresses enemies with Negative Hollows before sending them all flying by detonating a Toku Hollow. It is one of Perona's special moves, and requires one special gauge to perform. It is referred to as Spirit Dance in the English version game's menu in One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2, though its correct name appears in the English version game's menu in One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3. First appeared in One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2.
  • Astral Explosion (幽体アストラル・エクスポローション, Asutoraru Ekusuporōshon?): Perona creates a huge astral projection of her upper body, which rises from the ground and creates a giant Toku Hollow that unleashes a giant explosion on nearby enemies. It is one of Perona's special moves and requires two special gauges to perform. First appeared in One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2.

Trivia[]

  • The astral projection power of this fruit is similar to that of Brook's Yomi Yomi no Mi.
  • In One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 and One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3, Perona can inflict a unique status effect that depresses enemies by using certain attacks or combos. While her opponents are under this status effect, Perona can use her Unique Action to have one of her ghosts pick up the affected enemy and inflict heavy damage on them. However, like in the manga and anime, Usopp possesses an immunity to this status effect. Additionally, powerful enemies (such as Captains, Bosses, and named characters) require more Negative status-inducing attacks to inflict the status effect on them.
    • Interestingly, both games imply that the user's astral projection is capable of depressing people as well.
  • In One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2, Usopp loses his immunity to Negative Hollows as a side effect of being under the influence of the Frenzy Dial, which removes his pessimistic nature. Perona was pleased by this, as it gave her a chance to get revenge on him, despite being allied with the Straw Hat Pirates at the time and currently helping them free Robin and Usopp from Blackbeard's control due to his possession of the Control Dial (which can control anyone under the Frenzy Dial's influence). However, this side effect was only temporary as Perona's repeated Negative Hollow attacks on Usopp ultimately ended up restoring him to his true negative self (by restoring his normal pessimistic attitude which he lacked while under the Frenzy Dial's influence), ironically allowing regaining his former immunity while at the same time freeing him from Blackbeard's control.
    • Usopp's loss of immunity can be seen during gameplay, as he can be affected by Negative Hollows while under the effects of the Frenzy Dial's fog.
  • The fruit can be considered an inverse of the Kobu Kobu no Mi, which instead encourages its targets and strengthens their fighting spirit.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 46 Chapter 442 (p. 11) and Episode 337, One of Perona's Negative Hollows appears behind Zoro and Chopper.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 461 (p. 12) and Episode 356, Perona explains her Devil Fruit ability.
  3. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 49 Chapter 474 (p. 7) and Episode 369, Zoro refers to Perona as a Ghost Human.
  4. One Piece Magazine Vol.17 (p. 98), The Horo Horo no Mi's fruit design (supervised by Oda) is revealed.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 465 (p. 10) and Episode 360, Perona generates Mini Hollows.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 466 (p. 5) and Episode 361, Perona creates a Toku Hollow.
  7. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 46 Chapter 448 (p. 8) and Episode 342, Luffy and Franky fail to touch or harm the Negative Hollows.
  8. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 465 (p. 11) and Episode 360, Usopp is unable to remove a Mini Hollow once it attaches itself to him.
  9. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 466 (p. 5) and Episode 361, Usopp is unable to touch the Special Hollow engulfing him.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 46 Chapter 448 (p. 9-10) and Episode 342, Franky, Luffy, and Zoro are made negative by the Negative Hollows.
  11. 11.0 11.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 465 (p. 11) and Episode 360, Perona demonstrates the explosive power of the Mini Hollows.
  12. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 466 (p. 6) and Episode 361, Perona detonates the Toku Hollow engulfing Usopp.
  13. 13.0 13.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 46 Chapter 443 (p. 15-16) and Episode 338, Brook realizes that the presence of a Negative Hollow on the Thousand Sunny means it is under surveillance.
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 47 Chapter 453 (p. 13) and Episode 347, Tararan reveals that all of the Straw Hats' movements are being reported to Perona's Ghost Network.
  15. 15.0 15.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 46 Chapter 449 (p. 12) and Episode 343, Perona's spirit returns to her body in the form of multiple ghosts.
  16. 16.0 16.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 466 (p. 3) and Episode 361, Perona explains how her astral projection makes her a fully functioning and independent hollow.
  17. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 465 (p. 9) and Episode 360, Perona demonstrates how she cannot be harmed as an astral projection.
  18. 18.0 18.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 465 (p. 4-5) and Episode 360, Perona demonstrates her ability to change the size of her astral projection.
  19. 19.0 19.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 464 (p. 19) and Episode 359, Perona remains stationary in midair as an astral projection.
  20. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 465 (p. 5) and Episode 360, Perona flies around as an astral projection.
  21. 21.0 21.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 465 (p. 6-8) and Episode 360, Perona demonstrates the ability to pass through solid matter as an astral projection.
  22. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 61 Chapter 602 (p. 4) and Episode 524, Perona is seen floating above the ground while in her normal body.
  23. 23.0 23.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 461 (p. 14-16) and Episode 356, Usopp is unaffected by the power of the Negative Hollows due to already being negative.
  24. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 462 (p. 2-3) and Episode 357, Perona and her Negative Hollows are made negative after attacking Usopp.
  25. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 466 (p. 6, 8) and Episode 361, Usopp absorbs the blast of a Toku Hollow with a Blast Dial and uses it to defeat Hippo Gentleman with one attack.
  26. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 465 (p. 19) and Episode 360, Usopp reveals Perona's true, unconscious body hidden in a nearby room.
  27. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 466 (p. 4) and Episode 361, Perona visibly panics when Usopp attacks her defenseless body.
  28. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 461 (p. 14) and Episode 356, Perona hits Zoro, Sanji, Franky, and Usopp with Negative Hollows in order to defeat them.
  29. 29.0 29.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 465 (p. 11, 13-14, 17-18) and Episode 360, Perona uses her Mini Hollows to harm Usopp during their battle.
  30. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 460 (p. 15) and Episode 355, Perona aids some Soldier Zombies by demoralizing the Straw Hats with her Negative Hollows.
  31. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 47 Chapter 455 (p. 18) and Episode 349, Perona names Negative Hollow while using it against Luffy.
  32. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 461 (p. 13) and Episode 356, Perona uses Yonbai no Negative Kogeki against Zoro, Sanji, Usopp and Franky.
  33. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 466 (p. 2) and Episode 361, Perona uses Yonbai no Negative Kobeki against Usopp.
  34. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 461 (p. 14) and Episode 356, Zoro, Sanji, and Franky are made negative by Yonbai no Negative Kobeki.
  35. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 465 (p. 10-11) and Episode 360, Perona generates Mini Hollows and attaches one to Usopp.
  36. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 465 (p. 11) and Episode 360, The explosion of a single Mini Hollow creates a noticeable crater in a stone wall.
  37. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 465 (p. 11-12) and Episode 360, Perona attaches a Mini Hollow to Usopp and detonates it with Ghost Wrap.
  38. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 466 (p. 5) and Episode 361, The Toku Hollow engulfing Usopp lifts him a few inches off the ground.
  39. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 48 Chapter 466 (p. 6) and Episode 361, Perona uses Kamikaze Rap to detonate her Toku Hollow.
  40. One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 49 Chapter 473 (p. 15-16) and Episode 368, Perona uses Negative Ghost against Kuma, but is interrupted.

External Links[]

  • Ghost – Wikipedia article about ghosts in general.
  • Pessimism – Wikipedia article about Pessimism.
  • Astral projection – Wikipedia article on Astral projection.

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