Bartholomew Barokia Kuma is a character of the Manga One Piece .

Bartholomew Kuma belongs to the Capitaines corsairs, the pirates having the most influence on planet having made an agreement with the Navy (from where their name " Corsair " and not pirate). Before integrating the Captains Corsairs, his head was put at price to 296 million Berrys. During his single appearance to date, one sees it transporting a Bible. One finally re-examines it at the end of chapter 472, coming, according to his dires, to seek Moria on Thriller Bark. During its course on Thriller Bark, it makes disappear Perona using its hands, suggesting that it has the capacity of teleporter people in concerning (his sentence fetish is: " if you should go some share or is what Ca would be?). Then, having recognized Nami, he asks this one if Luffy has a brother older than him. She answers him that yes and he seems satisfied with this answer. In chapter 474 one learns that it was sent by the world government to help Moria to beat Mugiwaras. But Kuma does not seem decided, although it has the reputation always to obey the government, because it of not received the order direct. It répend the name of the captain corsair replacing Crocodile: Marshall D. Teach or " Bore Noire". Kuma seems to think that this nomination will cause an imbalance in the world.

Its name " Kuma" , " means; ours" in Japanese. Its name is drawn from a pirate having prevails at the XVIIe century, Bartholomew Sharpe.