Kizaru

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Borsalino 314
Alias(es)	Kizaru (黄猿) 314
Gender	Male 314
Affiliation	Marines; Marine Science Unit 110
Occupation/Role	Marine Admiral; head of the Marine Science Unit 45 110
Devil Fruit	Glint-Glint Fruit, a Logia that allows him to become and manipulate light 47 314
Status	Alive; participating in the Hachinosu battle in the latest provided appearance 618
First Appearance	First documented on-page appearance: meeting Satellite Shining 45

Background / History

Kizaru was formerly Sengoku’s adjutant and studied under Zephyr, who criticized his reliance on his Devil Fruit. Despite that reputation, he possesses advanced Armament Haki capable of coating ranged light attacks 46 550 615.

As head of the Marine Science Unit, Kizaru works closely with Vegapunk. His lasers become a foundation for Marine weapons research, while his invitation to Satellite Shining to become a Shichibukai develops into a lasting scientific and personal connection 45 110 150 204 314.

Appearance

• Build: Tall and thin 354.
• Clothing: Yellow-striped suit and white leather shoes 314.
• Eyewear: Sunglasses that frequently conceal his expression 45 573.
• Elemental form: A luminous golden figure that can disperse into countless particles of light 48 314.
• Typical posture: Often stands with his hands in his pockets, even during combat 314 572.

Personality

Kizaru speaks in a languid drawl and habitually responds to danger with variations of “How scary.” His relaxed presentation extends to complaints about overtime, reluctance to take on extra work, and an emphatic lack of interest in becoming Fleet Admiral. During Marineford, Flashlight mocks his selective interventions and apparent slacking 320 529 546.

His manner does not prevent him from acting decisively. He launches surprise attacks while still speaking politely, adapts when enemies counter his abilities, and favors withdrawal over unnecessary exposure. At Enies Lobby, he recognizes that Bondrewd is pursuing a hidden objective and commits to stopping it despite his usual aversion to work 314 504 507 508.

Kizaru also shows genuine affection for Flashlight. He overlooks minor infractions while retaining professional caution, warns him about attacks that could endanger allies, and is quietly moved when Flashlight wishes him safety before the Paramount War 516.

Abilities & Skills

Glint-Glint Fruit

Kizaru can transform his body into light, emit destructive beams, and create weapons and duplicates from golden light 47 314 508.

• Elemental evasion: Disperses into particles to avoid attacks, then reforms elsewhere 314 537.
• Body reconstruction: Reconstitutes his upper body after Bondrewd’s high-temperature jet destroys its structure 314.
• Flight: Uses light pressure for ordinary aerial movement and particles beneath his feet like thrusters 537 616.
• Energy removal: Wraps foreign energy inside his body in light and expels it as light bullets, stopping the stamina drain caused by Flashlight’s near-miss gamma-ray attack 48.
• Limits: Elemental form is not immunity to every energy attack. Dark Inazuma erodes his photon-based form and drains stamina without directly injuring him 46 47.

Speed and Yata Mirror

Kizaru can genuinely move at light speed, but his reactions cannot operate at the same speed. He uses Observation Haki and predetermined routes to make that movement useful in combat 46 293 314.

• Yata no Kagami / Yata Mirror: Establishes a light pathway with intermediate turning points, allowing controlled light-speed movement 46 293.
• Surprise attacks: Determines a destination, becomes light, moves, restores his mass, and attacks; this sequence has a reaction delay and recovery interval 314.
• Unrestricted movement: Can disengage without the mirror, but cannot reliably control where he stops. One emergency retreat takes him to the West Blue 47 48.
• Counterplay: Future Sight, intent-reading, and attacks timed around his arrival can undermine his speed advantage 293 314.
• Conqueror’s Haki: An airspace saturated with powerful Conqueror’s Haki makes full elemental movement hazardous, allowing Golden Lion to delay him 537.

Light Attacks and Constructs

Technique	Function and documented use
Light-Speed Kick	Concentrates golden light into a powerful kick. Can be combined with rapid repositioning or Armament Haki 45 504 507.
Lasers	Fires explosive beams from his fingertips and eyes; later bends a laser toward Bondrewd during an aerial attack 47 504 546.
Yasakani no Magatama	Releases a dense barrage of golden light projectiles. Against Bondrewd, each projectile is described as powerful enough to destroy a main-line Marine warship 314.
Ama no Murakumo	Creates a sword entirely from light. Enlarges it to forty meters to deflect Sephiroth’s dark-lightning javelin 47 314.
Light cannon	A later technique inspired by Flashlight’s joke that a swordsman should fire light cannons 506.
Light clones	Creates more than a dozen sword-wielding duplicates for coordinated attacks. At Marineford, some fight independently at close range while others support a multidirectional laser assault 508 547.
Laser net	Attempts to surround Bondrewd with a network of beams 547.

Haki

Kizaru combines highly developed conventional Observation Haki with advanced Armament Haki 46 546.

• Observation Haki: Predicts attacks, selects movement destinations, and detects approaching danger 47 314.
• Detection limits: Cannot locate Sephiroth after he moves four hundred kilometers away; his long-range attacks become largely blind beyond his sensing range 47 234.
• Susceptibility to deception: Bondrewd’s false biological signals and projections can register as real bodies, misleading his active probing 314 504 546.
• Ranged Armament coating: Adds Haki to lasers so they can injure another Logia user’s substantial body 46.
• Close-range coating: Uses an intensely Haki-coated Light-Speed Kick against Bondrewd’s barrier 507.
• Conqueror’s Haki: The author’s explanatory notes state that Kizaru does not possess it 52.

Combat Judgment

Kizaru adjusts his engagement distance and attack pattern rather than relying on speed alone 314 318 504.

• Identifies that Bondrewd’s invisibility depends on manipulating light and counters its repeated use 314.
• Supports stronger close-range attackers by creating openings, notably while fighting alongside Garp 504 506.
• Recognizes when containment is more realistic than capture or victory 504 546.
• Understands enough about radiation to recommend withdrawal from Enies Lobby and warn Flashlight against another contamination incident 508 547.

Scientific Applications

• Ability experiments: Exchanges ideas and conducts experiments with Flashlight under Vegapunk’s influence. These experiments also allow Sephiroth to determine the frequency of his emitted light and develop optical counters 314.
• Laser replication: Vegapunk reproduces Kizaru’s basic laser attack in an inanimate weapon, while noting the broader difficulty of transferring Logia abilities 204.
• Pacifista development: The project initially aims to create humanoid platforms carrying his lasers; the resulting PX-1 combines them with Satellite Shining’s plasma cannon and the Mechanical King’s electromagnetic cannon 150 275.

Relationships

• Sephiroth / Satellite Shining / Flashlight — Initially a recruitment target and opponent, later a friend across generations and a figure who regards Kizaru as a mentor. They spar, share research, and fight together; Kizaru repeatedly cautions him about collateral damage 45 314 354 516 547.
• Vegapunk — Long-standing scientific associate. Their years of contact give Kizaru insight into unusual research and make him especially wary of Bondrewd’s experiments 314 354 504.
• Zephyr — Former teacher, outspoken critic of Kizaru’s Devil Fruit reliance. Kizaru still addresses him respectfully when they reunite outside Hachinosu 46 615.
• Sengoku — Former superior whom Kizaru once served as adjutant. Sengoku assigns him to major crises, including Gran Tesoro and the Ruluka operation 354 423 550.
• Garp — Fellow Marine and combat partner against Bondrewd. Kizaru supplies speed and ranged pressure while Garp attacks directly, though their cooperation is strained by the difficulty of pinning down their opponent 504 506.
• Sakazuki / Akainu — Fellow Admiral and later Fleet Admiral. They coordinate against Golden Lion, pairing Kizaru’s speed with Sakazuki’s destructive attacks 314 318 574.
• Kuzan — Former Admiral and colleague. They reunite at Hachinosu, where Kuzan warns Kizaru to conserve enough Armament Haki to escape the island’s interference 615.
• Bondrewd — Recurring adversary whose evasive techniques, copied abilities, and scientific spectacles repeatedly frustrate him. Kizaru tries negotiation as well as force, including an unsuccessful Shichibukai invitation 314 503 546.
• Grus — Marine subordinate who remains near the royal-city battle to record Bondrewd’s abilities and is prepared to help Kizaru escape if necessary 315.
• Sentomaru — Calls him “Uncle” and coordinates the deployment of Pacifista units with him at Marineford 530.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Shichibukai Recruitment and the Speedster Duel

• Kizaru approaches Satellite Shining in person and offers him a Shichibukai position. Sephiroth initially mistakes his appearance for that of a kindergarten principal he knows 45.
• Their ensuing sea battle escalates from restrained kicks to Haki-coated lasers. Kizaru recognizes Sephiroth’s Admiral-level fruit mastery while identifying his weaker physique and Armament Haki 45 46.
• Sephiroth’s extreme-range movement carries him beyond Kizaru’s Observation Haki, forcing the Admiral to pursue through repeated Yata Mirror movements 47.
• A deliberately missed gamma-ray beam passes roughly thirty meters away. Its shock wave and lingering energy force Kizaru to maintain elemental form, expel the invading energy, and retreat; he concludes that the Government must approach Satellite Shining more cautiously 48.
• The encounter is later described as a draw 523.

Marine Science Cooperation

• Kizaru’s position as Science Unit head and Shining’s original recruiter makes him a natural intermediary when the Marines seek access to Shining’s technology 110.
• After Shining joins the Science Team, they conduct ability experiments and spar without going all out 314 354.
• Their familiarity later makes Kizaru’s testimony important when Sengoku evaluates Shining’s unexpectedly strong close-range performance 354.

Operation Against Golden Lion

• Hidden aboard the Justice, Kizaru helps the ship maintain thrust during its forced landing. He then defeats Drake and Urouge with kicks while seeking Dr. Indigo; his attack on undercover Drake is deliberately restrained 313 315.
• Bondrewd intercepts him in the royal city. Optical decoys, laser cancellation, barriers, and multi-hit attacks prevent Kizaru from securing a decisive advantage 314.
• Kizaru attacks Bondrewd’s simulated Flame Emperor to protect the advancing Marines, then leaves the confrontation to the arriving God’s Knights 315.
• He joins Sakazuki against Golden Lion, using long-range attacks and opportunistic strikes. During the later pursuit, he avoids charging ahead alone against Bondrewd’s unpredictable counters 318 321.

Gran Tesoro and the Tower of Babel

• Sengoku dispatches Kizaru after a live broadcast reveals Bondrewd’s artificial versions of him and Akainu. Kizaru considers whether their earlier blood loss could be connected to the copies 354.
• At Gran Tesoro, he fights alongside Flashlight, intercepting attacks and pressing Bondrewd at close range 364 366.
• The Tower of Babel’s planetary magnetic network shakes his confidence. Flashlight explains its effects as a technological use of the planet’s magnetic field 367.
• Afterward, Kizaru cites the enemy’s Celestial Dragon hostages and the unsuitability of Flashlight’s finishing move for crowded places when explaining their failure to contain the opposition 368.

Enies Lobby and the Reality-Breach Experiment

• Kizaru initially offers to overlook his own arrival if Bondrewd surrenders the Pluton blueprints and leaves 503.
• He and Garp instead fight Bondrewd through decoys, force fields, environmental attacks, and apparent copied Devil Fruit powers. Kizaru suspects that the blueprints are not the real objective 504.
• Both Marines restrain their escalation until soldiers and civilians have evacuated 505.
• Flashlight joins their assault after Bondrewd transforms the island beneath an artificial blood moon. Kizaru uses barrages and light clones to support the attempt to stop the experiment 506 508.
• Radiation concerns lead him to urge Garp to withdraw. He later warns Flashlight not to repeat Enies Lobby’s dangerous attack conditions at Marineford 508 516.

Paramount War

• Kizaru’s opening barrage against Whitebeard is intercepted by Marco, who then kicks him out of the sky 527.
• He repeatedly blocks Luffy’s advance, shoots Marco during Whitebeard’s deterioration, and destroys the first key intended to unlock Ace’s cuffs 529 533 536.
• Golden Lion prevents him from interfering with the ritual by sustaining an aerial duel and filling the airspace with Conqueror’s Haki 537 540.
• Kizaru attempts to help the captured Shining. This allows Golden Lion to disengage and assist the criminals’ escape 545.
• Fighting beside Shining, Kizaru uses coordinated lasers, kicks, and autonomous light clones to damage Bondrewd. He survives a radiation-cannon strike by dispersing into light 546 547.
• When Shining and Bondrewd adopt enormous forms, Kizaru hangs back and warns against radioactive contamination 547.

Postwar Duties

• Kizaru voluntarily withdraws from consideration for Fleet Admiral 551.
• Following an attack on Celestial Dragons at Sabaody, he confronts the Great Battleship, riding an airborne cannonball before kicking it into the pirate’s forehead. Bondrewd’s protection of the hostages prevents a straightforward forced entry 572 573.
• He later discusses the incident’s political fallout with Akainu and Tsuru, emphasizing that Shalria’s survival is a comparatively favorable outcome 574.
• By mid-March 1521, he remains one of the Three Admirals alongside Ryokugyu and the newly selected Chaton 598.

Hachinosu Crisis

• Kizaru arrives aboard Vegapunk’s modified Justice and joins Kuzan, Zephyr, and the outside response force 615.
• Inside Hachinosu’s barrier, elemental transformation intensifies the island’s bodily and mental interference. Kuzan warns him to preserve Armament Haki for the return journey 615.
• He confronts the apparent Bondrewd—actually Sephiroth in disguise—and narrowly evades railgun and radiation attacks. Bondrewd also redirects his lasers toward Kuzan 615 616.
• Kizaru later supports Babbage with flanking attacks, Yata Mirror movement, and Yasakani no Magatama. He retreats when Bondrewd’s invisible sword absorbs his light clones, while re-entering the barrier again exposes his elemental body to its disturbing interference 618.

Notable Quotes

“Speed is weight.” 45

“Your fruit mastery really is something else~” 46

“I'd rather not make more work for myself. Leave the blueprints and get out of here. We'll pretend I never showed up today.” 503

“That won't happen, Bondrewd. Please don't curse this old man like that.” — On the suggestion that he might become Fleet Admiral 546