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The Golden Den Den Mushi is used for ordering the Buster Call and seems to be
made of rigid gold. It's strange and unusual for the rest of the species.

Is it an actual living being, or (unlike regular Den Den Mushis) some kind of
mechanically improved, or purely mechanical device?


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Is the Golden Den Den Mushi mechanical, or a living specimen?


The Den Den Mushi are actually snails which use radiowave to communicate which
each other. Here is a picture of a wild Den Den Mushi without any devices
attached to it:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/L1ozV.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/L1ozV.png)

Here is what its wikia page has to say about it:

> They have the ability to communicate with each other telepathically through
> radio waves. The people of the One Piece world take advantage of this
> ability by attaching buttons and receivers to them. Den Den Mushi thus take
> the place of telephones and other similar machines in the world of One
> Piece. They are classified as type "B" creatures, being "Small Friendly"
> [...]

The **gold Den Den Mushi** is a rare kind of Den Den Mushi.Here's its wikia's
description:

> It is used to summon the Buster Call attack. The Den Den Mushi is immobile
> and its entire body appears to be made out of gold. It is a very rare type
> of Den Den Mushi. After the button on its back is pressed, it sends a
> message straight to the Silver Den Den Mushi, which is the signal for the
> Marines to start the Buster Call.

Now, **all Den Den Mushi are mechanically improved**. However, it is not
confirmed whether or not the golden Den Den Mushi is clothe in gold even in
its wild form (which I doubt).

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/TYyDC.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/TYyDC.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FEKMg.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FEKMg.png)

The golden snail only communicates with the silver Den Den Mushi, shown above.
So far, it has been shown to be limited to alerting the Marine about a Bluster
Call request from the Silver Den Den Mushi.


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Golden Den Den Mushi is the variation of normal Den Den Mushi, as stated
[here](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Den_Den_Mushi#Golden_Den_Den_Mushi).
However, this Den Den Mushi is immobile and entire body are made out of gold.

> The Golden Den Den Mushi (ゴールデン電伝虫 Gōruden Den-den Mushi?), Golden
> Transponder Snail in the Viz Manga, is a **special kind of Den Den Mushi**
> which is only held by the Marine Admirals. It is used to summon the Buster
> Call attack. **The Den Den Mushi is immobile and its entire body appears to
> be made out of gold.**

It's also said that Golden Den Den Mushi is a very rare type of normal Den Den
Mushi

> **It is a very rare type of Den Den Mushi.** After the button on its back is
> pressed, it sends a message straight to the Silver Den Den Mushi, which is
> the signal for the Marines to start the Buster Call.

So, Golden Den Den Mushi is technically is a very rare snail and not a
mechanical device.

**P.S.**

If we're talking about "mechanically improved" the Den Den Mushi itself just a
snail with can communicate with each other telepathically through radio waves.
Peoples in One Piece world attaching button and receiver to them. So you can
say that Den Den Mushi are mechanically improved snails.


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In Chapter 386 Spandam is holding the Golden Den Den Mushi and mentions that
it is a precious _species_ , indicating that it is in fact, a living snail.

[![Picture snippet from chapter
386](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CRA0A.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CRA0A.png)


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