Bryant D. Kobe/Abilities and Powers

Abilities and Powers
Though Kobe has just begun his journey, he seems to have quite the power and influence to make him a dangerous pirate. After killing countless Marines and taking over an entire kingdom, Kobe can put things into his advantage relatively easy. Additionally, Kobe has a few well-trusted Marines under his "employ" which grant him access and privileges in places he should not have them.

Another skill Kobe possesses is the ability to read and decipher. While at Angel Island he stated he needed to read it, it was confirmed once he reached the bell that he could indeed read the unknown language.

Devil Fruit
Kobe possesses the power of the Kumo Kumo no Mi, a Logia-type devil fruit which allows him to create, control, and become clouds. In accordance with the Moku Moku no Mi, Kobe can manipulate the density of his clouds to make them thicker or thinner. He's shown various different forms of movement in order to achieve flight; one is standing atop clouds using them as platforms to hover over the ground while the other is through turning his bottom into a cloud and moving in that manner.

Aside from his standard devil fruit weaknesses, Kobe has not been exposed to any extra weaknesses. It can be implied that due to his possession of lightning manipulation abilities techniques based around the element have no effect on natural insulators. On the note of lightning manipulation, it goes without mention to say that Kobe has relative decent manipulation over his lightning. Against Legs he was able to accurately pinpoint where he wanted his lightning strikes to hit. The power in his lightning is plentiful as his was voltage high enough to reach a melting point (like the Goro Goro no Mi) and set the white white sea ablaze.

Haki
After spending nine days at Angel Island training with the Sky Landers, Kobe learned how to sense the world through (Kenbunshoku Haki). With it, he was able to dodge seastone bullets shot by a revered sharpshooter, albeit Lucas was in a weakened state.