Jewelry Bonney, dubbed the “Big Eater,” commands the Bonney Pirates as a notorious captain within the Worst Generation. Her origins trace to Ginny and a Celestial Dragon, though she was raised by Bartholomew Kuma, the exiled king of Sorbet Kingdom, following her mother’s demise from Sapphire Scales disease. Inheriting the same fatal condition, Bonney endured isolation in a church until Kuma bargained with the World Government, trading his humanity for her cure through Dr. Vegapunk’s intervention.
Her Toshi Toshi no Mi (Age-Age Fruit) enables manipulation of age for herself and others, masking her true identity. Chronologically 12 post-timeskip, she frequently adopts the guise of a woman in her twenties. The fruit’s combat utility—transforming foes into infants or elders—faces constraints against potent Haki wielders. Survival once hinged on this power, as Sapphire Scales would have claimed her before age 10.
Brash yet calculating, Bonney oscillates between impulsive gluttony and shrewd pragmatism. She halted Zoro’s assault on a World Noble in Sabaody to evade Marine escalation, balancing pirate bravado with tactical foresight. Though she professes selfishness, her alliances—such as aiding the Straw Hats during the Egghead Arc to challenge Vegapunk and free Kuma—reveal latent empathy. Driven by vengeance and familial longing, she infiltrated Mary Geoise to confront figures like Jaygarcia Saturn, fueled by revelations of Kuma’s erased memories and exploitation.
Non-canon exploits include clashes with Douglas Bullet at the Pirates Festival in *One Piece: Stampede*, where she allied with fellow Worst Generation captains before narrowly escaping Marine pursuit. Post-timeskip, her bounty surged to 320,000,000 berries, reflecting escalating threats. Her crew, originally Sorbet fishermen, was seized first by Blackbeard’s forces, then Marines, forcing her solo operations.
Bonney’s “Distorted Future” technique briefly emulates Nika’s transformative abilities, though physical tolls limit its use. Celestial Dragon ancestry and ties to the Buccaneer legacy via Kuma entwine her with themes of inherited will, positioning her as a linchpin in conflicts against World Government corruption. Interactions with revolutionaries like Sabo and scientists like Vegapunk further anchor her within the saga’s widening struggle.