- For the chapter of the same name, see Chapter 190.
The Clima-Tact is the upgraded form of Nami's signature weapon.[2]
Usage
The Clima-Tact was first created by Usopp. It resembles a bō that can be separated into three segments, just like Nami's old one. Though the staff itself has been shown to be resilient enough to withstand the impact from Ms. Doublefinger's attacks, its true power lies in its ability to manipulate the climate of its surroundings.
This weapon was first introduced when the Straw Hats finally reached Alubarna, in which the Clima-Tact is revealed to be a weapon that greatly resembles Nami's original three-piece bo-staff, with the segments made of hollow blue steel.[3] Despite being shown earlier,[1] the Clima-Tact was not fully shown until Nami's battle against Miss Doublefinger.
Each piece of the Clima-Tact also has a button on it and is capable of creating a bubble of air each with its own different properties. When the pieces are put together in certain combinations and activated by a button located on a piece connected within the combination, they can produce a variety of different results. However, due to a misunderstanding of Nami's preferences, the Clima-Tact was originally designed by Usopp for party uses and parlor tricks. But with a little creativity on Nami's part she was still able to turn the Clima-Tact into a powerful tool in battle, despite these flaws.[4]
Some of these results are useful in a combat situation, others are completely useless in battle. Each of these are called "Tempo," which in Italian and Portuguese is the word for "weather."[5] In the 4Kids adaptation, the majority of these results are renamed "Tempest."
Basics
Heat (red), Cool (blue), and Thunder (yellow) Balls in front of Miss Doublefinger.
Each separate piece of the Clima-Tact is capable of producing a bubble of air. The bubbles produced from each piece have different properties. Though the bubbles alone cannot deal any true damage to the opponents due to their small size and lack of firepower, with certain combinations of these bubbles and Nami's skills in meteorology, Nami is able to simulate different weather patterns to aid her, giving off surprisingly devastating effects.[4]
- Heat Ball (
熱気泡 , Hīto Bōru?, literally meaning "Heat Bubble"): Produced from the "Heat Pole" either when air is blown into the end of it or it is shaken, the Heat Ball is a red bubble of heated air that drifts along in the air. It heats up the temperature of the area surrounding it. This was first used against Miss Doublefinger.[4] This is called Heat Orb in the 4Kids adaptation.
- Cool Ball (
冷気泡 , Kūru Bōru?, literally meaning "Cold Bubble"): Produced from the "Cool Pole" either when air is blown into the end of it or it is shaken, the Cool Ball is a blue bubble of cold air that drifts along in the air. It cools down the temperature of the area surrounding it. This was first used against Miss Doublefinger.[4] This is called Cool Orb in the 4Kids adaptation.
- Thunder Ball (
電気泡 , Sandā Bōru?, literally meaning "Electric Bubble"): Produced from the "Electric Pole" either when air is blown into the end of it or it is shaken, the Thunder Ball is a yellow bubble of electrified air that drifts along in the air. It electrifies the air of the area surrounding it. This was first used against Miss Doublefinger.[4] This is called Thunder Orb in the 4Kids adaptation.
Party Uses
Cloudy Tempo.
Due to a miscommunication between Nami and Usopp on the design of the Clima-Tact, Usopp installed the Clima-Tact with functions which were to be used in parties for entertainment purposes. The majority of these functions served no other purpose than being parlor magic tricks, making them useless in an actual battle. These, along with some poorly written instructions, created a rather frustrating and comical (though life-threatening) situation for Nami during her battle with Miss Doublefinger.[4]
- Fine Tempo (ファイン テンポ, Fain Tenpo?): Nami attaches the three Clima-Tact pieces together to form a triangle and then presses a button. Doves magically exit the triangle and flap around. This was first used against Miss Doublefinger.[3] This is called Fine Tempest in the 4Kids adaptation.
- Cloudy Tempo (クラウディ゠テンポ, Kuraudi Tenpo?): Nami attaches the three Clima-Tact pieces so that it resembles a rifle. Flowers sprout from the tip when the button is pushed. This was first used against Miss Doublefinger.[3] An upgraded form of this move can be used by the Perfect Clima-Tact. This is called Cloudy Tempest in the 4Kids adaptation.
- Thunder Tempo (サンダー゠テンポ, Sandā Tenpo?): The three staff pieces are joined together in a Y-shape. Nami then grabs the two forked ends and presses the button. A small boxing glove on a spring bursts out of the single end. This was first used against Miss Doublefinger.[4] This is called Thunder Tempest in the 4Kids adaptation.
- Rain Tempo (レイン゠テンポ, Rein Tenpo?): By pressing certain buttons on each piece, all three of the pieces spout water into the air. Nami then holds a piece in each hand and balances the third on her head. This was first used against Miss Doublefinger.[6] This is called Rain Tempest in the 4Kids adaptation. An upgraded form of this move can be used by the Perfect Clima-Tact.
Battle Uses
Despite the various problems associated with the Clima-Tact, Nami was able to make use of it and come up with a variety of uses suited for battle. Using her knowledge and some creativity, these combinations often left her opponents in bewilderment.
- Cyclone Tempo (サイクロン゠テンポ, Saikuron Tenpo?): Nami puts the Heat Pole and Cool Pole together like an X on the top of the Electric Pole. She swings it like a bat, and the X detaches from the Electric Pole and flies spinning towards her opponent. When the X hits, the hot and cold air collide and create a massive wind that blows her opponent away. The X will return to Nami like a boomerang. Ironically, Usopp added this function as another party use with no idea of its offensive power. This was first used against Miss Doublefinger.[4] An upgraded form of this move can be used by the Perfect Clima-Tact. This is called Cyclone Tempest in the 4Kids dub. This move was censored to use only one part of the staff in the 4Kids dub, due to the X resembling a cross.
Mirage Tempo.
- Mirage Tempo (
蜃気楼 ゠テンポ, Mirāju Tenpo?): Nami uses the Cool Ball in a dry and hot environment to change the air density and create a mirage of herself. The extreme difference in temperature causes major light refraction, allowing Nami to disappear and create an illusionary copy of herself. This was first used against Miss Doublefinger.[4] An upgraded form of this move can be used by the Perfect Clima-Tact. This is called Mirage Tempest in the 4Kids dub.
- Thunderbolt Tempo (サンダーボルト゠テンポ, Sandāboruto Tenpo?): Nami uses Cool Ball to make the air cooler while she uses Heat Ball to suck up the moisture. The heated air then rises and collides with the cold air. The moisture then condenses and creates a cloud. Nami continues to enlarge the cloud by producing more Heat Balls and Cool Balls. Finally, she uses a Thunder Ball to electrify the cloud. Soon after, a powerful lightning bolt strikes her opponent. This was first used against Miss Doublefinger.[6] An upgraded form of this move can be used by the Perfect Clima-Tact. This is called Cloud Zapper in the 4Kids dub and Thunderbolt Tempest in Grand Battle! and One Piece: Grand Adventure games.
Tornado Tempo.
- Tornado Tempo (トルネード゠テンポ, Torunēdo Tenpo?): The only function that Usopp apparently installed in the Clima-Tact to be used in battle and not devised by Nami. He explains that this attack can only be used once and should be used only when the situation calls for it.[4] Nami first combines the three pieces together into a T shape. In a bright flash from each end, two clockwork doves burst out and ensnare her opponent. The Clima-Tact then starts to spin rapidly until it finally shoots the captured enemy with extreme centrifugal force. After that, due to the doves being entangled with the enemy, the technique becomes unusable, and the function cannot be used again unless they are reinstalled. This was first used against Miss Doublefinger.[7] This is called Tornado Tempest in the 4Kids dub.
- Fog Tempo (フォッグ゠テンポ, Foggu Tenpo?): Using Cool Ball against fire, Nami is able to create a massive fog barrier due to the water vapor in the air increasing in density from the rapidly heating cold air. The fog is used to blind the opponent so that Nami can land an attack on them. This was first seen to blind Hotori so that she can hit him with an Impact Dial.[8]
The following events are non-canon, and therefore not considered part of the canon story.
- Thunderstorm Tempo (サンダーストーム゠テンポ, Sandāsutōmu Tenpo?): An anime only technique wherein Nami creates a Thunderstorm with her Clima-Tact. First, she creates a cloud by using Cool Ball and Heat Ball. Instead of using a Thunder Ball, she adjusts her Clima-Tact into a triangle shape and throw it in the cloud. A series of lightning bolts will attack the enemy and after a while the rain will fall from the clouds. This was first seen being used against Foxy and Porche to neutralize the pyrotechnical capabilities of the melee machines they were using against Luffy.[9]
Concludes non-canon section.
Anime and Manga Differences
The manga originally intended the Clima-Tact to be colored red, as shown in the covers of Chapter 165 and Volume 23. Notwithstanding this, the anime recolored it blue; this became the better-known color by far, and was featured in most of the series' merchandise (including every video game after Grand Battle! Swan Colosseum).
Although red is still regarded as the original Clima-Tact's canonical color—and used as such in the Digitally Colored Manga—Eiichiro Oda would later acknowledge the blue coloring's popularity by using it for the Perfect and Sorcery models.
(Incidentally, Nami's pre-Arabasta staff was also colored red in the manga, and recolored—to a standard wood brown—in the anime.)
Translation and Dub Issues
Despite appearances, the "Tact" portion of this weapon's name is not derived from any English term, but rather the Japanese term for a musical baton (タクト, takuto?)—hence the use of "Tempo" for most of its techniques.
Interestingly, 4Kids Entertainment left the name unchanged in its video games, apart from a single dialog in Grand Adventure that renamed it the Weather Forcer; this rename would become the default in 4Kids' dub of the anime. In contrast, the Viz manga translates it as "Climate Baton." while Funimation leaves it completely unchanged (albeit romanized Takt in subtitles).
Trivia
- Nami was last shown wielding the original Clima-Tact in Water 7, during a stand-off against Paulie (shortly before Kokoro launched the Rocketman for the Straw Hats).[10] When exactly she replaced it with the Perfect Clima-Tact is unknown, as Usopp had cut ties with the Straw Hats the prior day, and did not reestablish contact with her until Enies Lobby.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 One Piece Manga — Vol. 18 Chapter 165, Usopp is seen constructing the Clima-Tact on the cover page.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 21 Chapter 190 and Episode 117, The Clima-Tact is introduced.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 21 Chapter 190 and Episode 117.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 21 Chapter 191 and Episode 117.
- ↑ SBS One Piece Manga — Vol. 25, Fan Question: What the heck does "Tempo" mean?
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 21 Chapter 192 and Episode 118.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 21 Chapter 193 and Episode 118, Nami uses Tornado Tempo to defeat Miss Doublefinger.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 28 Chapter 263 and Episode 173, Nami uses Fog Tempo to blind Hotori.
- ↑ One Piece Anime — Episode 226, Nami creates a thunderstorm against Foxy and Porche.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 38 Chapter 364 and Episode 255.
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