History Characters / ThisBitesMarinesWorldGovernmentAndImpelDown

* Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: His Buddha form is very large, both in height and width, and imposing.

* {{The Dreaded}}: You know he is the dreaded when admiral Akainu and his superior "Commander-in-Chief" Kong fear his wrath.

* {{Master of All}}: He's got ludicrous amounts of Charles Atlas Superpower under his belt in addition to being a skilled tactician, a rare Marine master of all forms of Haki according to Oda, and he has the power of a Mythical Zoan Fruit, a type that is even rarer than Logia.

* RedOni, BlueOni: With Garp. Sengoku seems to be the blue oni with himself being stern and serious, while Garp is the red oni being Hot-Blooded and a Rebellious Spirit within the Marine ranks. However, Sengoku tends to lose his cool more often than Garp.

* {{The unfettered}}: Unlike Garp, who hates the World Nobles and their hedonistic lifestyle, and Tsuyu, who hates the genocide of innocent civilians, Sengoku ignored much of the corruption and evil of the World Government, wanting to focus more on the war on piracy and justifying all wrongdoing as necessary evil for a greater good. It says a lot that despite the fact that Sengoku is a good man who honestly thinks that everything he does is in the name of peace, he is the only one who rose to the rank of admiral and then fleet admiral, while Garp and Tsuyu remained vice admirals, a position that is too small for them, but it is the highest rank where they still retain their freedom and moral justice.

** Chapter 84 mentions that while he retains his rank, he has to undergo mandatory remedial training because the higher-ups are fed up with how often he's getting seriously injured.

* TheDreaded: Privateers are so afraid of him that they will try taking on the Eleven Supernovas in close combat rather than risk the consequences of disobeying him.

* ThenLetMeBeEvil: A zigzagged example, since they were never good. However, after the Elder Stars decide the Straw Hats have pushed them to their GodzillaThreshold during Cross's interview with Saint Charloss and that they'll never be able to get back to the way things used to be while still holding on to power, they decide to effectively abandon all pretenses of being good in favor of being tyrannical.

* AGodIAm: As per canon, the Nobles eventually adopted this mindset thanks to their [[Fiction500 wealth]], biological ties to the WG's founders and generations of extravagance.

The Red Dog of the World Government, and one of the most infamous Marines in the entire world for his tendencies to murder anyone and everyone who he views as having betrayed Absolute Justice. His motto is Absolute Justice.

The Red Dog of the World Government, and one of the most infamous Marines in the entire world for his tendencies to murder anyone and everyone who he views as having betrayed Absolute Justice. His motto is Thorough Justice.

!!Aokiji

The Blue Pheasant of the Marines, and the only Admiral with a true moral compass (although even he has noticed that, due to his orders, he's not sticking to it as much as he'd like). His real name is Kuzan.

!!Akainu

The Red Dog of the World Government, and one of the most infamous Marines in the entire world for his tendencies to murder anyone and everyone who he views as having betrayed Absolute Justice. His real name is Sakazuki.

!!Kizaru

The Yellow Monkey, and the most [[LawfulNeutral morally unclear]] of the Admirals, Kizaru is somewhat oxymoronic in that despite having the power to move at the speed of light, he's very lazy. His real name is Borsalino.

A Marine Vice-Admiral, and a contemporary of Tsuru and Garp.

** In canon, despite Aokiji challenging Akainu to a duel over ideological differences, neither of them ''really'' wanted to kill the other, with Akainu having chosen to stay his hand for what might have been the only time in his life when he won. Aokiji still challenges Akainu to a duel, but this time it's very clear that they both really, truly want to see the other ''dead''.

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Downplayed. In the manga, Kuzan allies himself with the Blackbeard Pirates for as-of-yet known reasons and has had little to no interaction with Blackbeard before that point. In ''This Bites!'', Kuzan is directly responsible for Blackbeard being made a Warlord (having interfered with Ace's battle with him long enough for Blackbeard to trap him in his darkness). It's also made very apparent that Kuzan wants absolutely nothing to do with Blackbeard.

* Bald of Evil: Two of them are bald, emphasizing that they're cunning and evil.
* Beard of Evil: Two of them have a beard, indicating that they're old corrupted rulers.

* Fatal Flaw: Their pasivity. All the Elders care about is maintaining order for the world and ensuring the government is portrayed in a good light. Even with all the damage than the Strawhats has done to the reputation of the world goverment, they still refuse to take direct action, even after their epic fail that was the marineford misery

** Also, in the Denouement, right after Cross ''thanks them'' for warning the Straw Hats about the War and allowing them to save Ace, Imu calls them. Considering how badly they've bungled the Summit War and a ''lot'' of the events in the past year... well, the narration says that their phone to Imu ringing at that point was the first time they felt fear because of Cross.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Nobody, not even Cross, complained when they initiated a Buster Call on Omatsuri Island.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: During the incident with Omatsuri Island, when Garp and his apprentices are looking through old information concerning Baron, which Akainu comes to investigate since Garp is suspiciously quiet during an SBS broadcast, which usuall sends the older man into fits of laughter that have to be subdued by Sengoku. After a quick tongue lashing from Garp about how Baron is from his glory days, he immediately understands and with some level of fear concerning the situation, begins helping Garp, Coby, and Helmeppo search for information.

** Since they couldn't properly identify the D. bloodline hiding in Flevance, they outright quarantined and razed the entire country as soon as they had an excuse. It left young Law a ginormous grudge against the World Government and it returned with a vengeance after Funkfreed told him and Cross the AwfulTruth.

** Marineford similarly goes to hell once Luffy arrives on the battlefield. On top of galvanizing the Whitebeards and their allies, Cross' foreknowledge and own participation in the battle via the SBS allows him to make better tactical choices which subsequently screw over the Marines. In combination with the Masons' own plans, including a mutiny 'orchestrated' by T-Bone and Hina that prevents the containment walls from going up, topped off with Ace's executioner/friend Isuka going pirate to help Ace escape and Garp quitting after Luffy attacks him, Sengoku ''loses it'' and goes into his Buddha form -- except this time he's very, ''very'' '''[[RedIsViolent red]] [[RageBreakingPoint with]] [[UnstoppableRage rage]]'''.

* TheChainsOfCommanding: Suffers under this a great deal. When Cross airs the World Government's dirty laundry to the world, including a number of incidents he ''personally signed off on'', they get heavier and heavier. It gets to the point that he honestly hopes for death during the upcoming war with Whitebeard. He even remarks that it's a good thing he'll retire if he survives the war -- that way, he'll still have something of a soul to sell.

** His heart attack when he got too angry at the Straw Hats' antics is a result of his age catching up with him. Though he recovers, he has to keep a careful lid on his temper lest it happens again. Even restrained though, he's still fully capable of cowing ''[[GeneralRipper Akainu]]''.

* TheAtoner: In the second part of the Denouement, he quietly makes his peace with his actions, and decides to dedicate his life to fixing them.

* FatalFlaw: His laziness. Aokiji isn't just lazy in regards to his work, he's lazy in regards to ''everything'', which, when it comes to things like moral dilemmas, manifests as indecision. When faced with something like a philosophical quandary, he'd rather have someone give him their own answer or issue him orders for him to follow instead of finding an answer himself that's in accordance with his own moral beliefs. It is this flaw that directly leads to the Marineford Misery arc, which saw tens of thousands of people die -- something that Aokiji himself is bitterly aware of.

* TranquilFury: When he returns to Marineford after the War of the Best, his previous laziness and StoppedCaring attitude have faded away, in favor of disgust -- with both the World Government, and what he himself did because he wasn't willing to work up the energy to care and was JustFollowingOrders. Akainu himself notices that the scowl on Aokiji's face is even more severe than ''his''. Despite this, Aokiji never raises his voice, even when he's challenging Akainu to their DuelToTheDeath.

* DehumanizingInsult: By people who don't really like him -- Tsuru, Sengoku, Bonney, etc. -, they almost always called him 'mutt'. They also used dog metaphors like keeping on a leash but even then, they couldn't stop Akainu's YouHaveFailedMe ultimatum in Enies Lobby.

* EngineeredPublicConfession: Technically he did this to himself when he called in to the SBS to do the YouHaveFailedMe threat. Either way, the world heard it and combined that with the true story of Ohara, he was negatively received by the public enough that Sengoku knows he has to send him away from the limelight.

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: He's this to the World Nobles and Five Elder Stars -- while he undoubtedly carries out the same Absolute Justice that they do, he genuinely believes in it, whereas the World Nobles mostly seem to [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist view it as a means to an end.]]
* MaliciousMisnaming: On the receiving end thereof -- Fullbody refers to him in Marineford Misery as a "Mad Dog", and the name seems to be spreading.

* ReassignedToAntarctica: After the PR ''nightmare'' that was Enies Lobby, Sengoku reassigns him, and every other Marine that follows "Absolute Justice," to the New World to wage war against the Four Emperors so they are out of the public eye and cannot makes things worse than they already have.

* MoralSociopathy: In comparison to Aokiji and even Akainu. Unlike the other two, who have genuine (if twisted) morality that drives them in their own pursuits of justice, Kizaru is the literal embodiment of Lawful Neutral and JustFollowingOrders -- he doesn't care about the spirit of the law, just the letter of it. This shows starkly during the lead up to the War of Best and during it; whereas Akainu is opposed to the war for pragmatic reasons and Aokiji for moral reasons, Kizaru goes about it with hardly a whiff of reluctance or fear, even trying to joke with Aokiji at one point when the man is clearly not in the mood for his antics.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Even more so than the Marines. When it comes down to it, they're the source of almost of all the Navy's corruption due to being their bosses, which many openly recognize. That's why the Divine half of the Masons are so intent on bringing the World Government down -- they feel that as long as the WG is in power, the Marines will never be able to fully reform into a genuine force of justice.

* TheManBehindTheMan: They are this to the Marines -- while the Navy does most of the groundwork and carries out their will, the Government is making all of the decisions.

* TheGhost: They aren't even mentioned until the Denouement where they call the Five Elder Stars, no doubt in response to the colossal fuck-up that was Marineford Misery.

Five aged men who bear the highest authority of the World Government. Everyone in the Marines and Government, save only for the World Nobles, answer to them, while they answer only to Imu. While not stated in-story, canon reveals their names as Saint Shepherd Ju Peter (the young-looking blonde), Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro (the bald, sword-carrying Elder who wears a traditional Japanese outfit), Saint Topman Warcury (the bald, liver-spotted and mustached Elder), Saint Marcus Mars (the Elder with a long white mustache and beard and long white hair) and Saint Jaygarcia Saturn (the Elder with a full white mustache and beard, white dreadlocks under a flat back hat, and a cane).

* AdaptationalBadass: At least one of the five Elder Stars (potentially all of them) is capable of using Conqueror's Haki, and possesses it to a sufficient degree to affect (not knock out, but affect) ''Admiral Aokiji.''

** What the Summit War -- their attempt to kill the Straw Hats and end Roger's bloodline -- ends up being for them. Ace escapes with his life, a mass mutiny takes place mid-battle that leads to roughly 8000 Marines defecting to the side of the Whitebeard Pirates, Akainu is crippled, Luffy successfully leads a mass breakout from Impel Down, Sengoku and Garp both quit—the latter before the War even ''ends''—one Warlord is fired and two others desert, and the Straw Hats except Luffy ''aren't even there''.
** Afterwards, things just get worse. Thousands of Marines and Devil Dogs were hypnotized by Jango, and have to be interrogated before they're released (''if'' they're released), nearly 30,000 Marines were either killed or seriously injured, the worldwide maritime insurance industry is apparently on the verge of collapse, damage estimates are into the billions of beri figures, 13 battleships of the 50 deployed were destroyed, 7 more damaged, and 9 more stolen, 3 Aegis Zero agents were petrified by Hancock and then taken prisoner by Dragon, and all of the [=BioMEGAs=] and Pacifistas except for Kuma were destroyed. The final cherry on top is Cross announcing on his final [=SBS=] that the Straw Hats were on the verge of separating after the Sabaody Revolution to get stronger before entering the New World, and if [[BearerOfBadNews Kizaru]] hadn't told tell them about Ace's imminent execution, it would have gone without a hitch since the Straw Hats would have been none the wiser. He figuratively rubs this fact in their faces in their misguided attempt to execute them all. This ends up having [[ShadowDictator Imu]] call them up for a chat. And the sole ConsolationPrize they got of Whitebeard's death? It wasn't even because of them -- Blackbeard and his crew dealt the killing blow. It truly was a Marineford Misery...for the Elder Stars.

* IgnoredEpiphany: An example that is more related to intelligence than morality -- when Cross and Rayleigh detail over the SBS how the Government never truly captured Roger and that the Pirate King turned himself in to die on his own terms, they briefly consider releasing Ace and calling off the War. Notice the ''"briefly"'' part.
* MakeAnExampleOfThem: The core of their GodzillaThreshold option. With their reputation irreparably damaged and the Revolutionary Army's leader owing Cross more than he'll ever repay, they will embrace the WG's now corrupt look and use excessive force to kill and destroy the Straw Hats to show the entire world what will happen if the WG is ever in danger. They also intend to capture Cross alive just so that they can publicly execute him alongside Ace to make their message clear. This worries Cross since he believes executing anyone alongside Ace, no matter who they were, would ultimately dilute the message they were originally trying to send, which implies it's more about messaging a drastic change in methodology for their goals, shifting away from simply extinguishing Roger's bloodline to something even more drastic -- demonstrating that the only "peace" in the world is with the World Government.

* SmugSnake: A downplayed example -- they ''are'' genuinely dangerous and competent, and even Cross and Dragon recognize that defeating the Government (or rather, the World Nobles) for good is going to be an uphill battle. Among other things, they "recruited" several of the Straw Hat's foes to work for them, eventually leading to the [=BioMEGA=] project, and apparently came up with the plan to blockade Sabaody that took a literal army of pirates including all thirteen Supernovas and their crews to get past, and have managed to use propaganda to control most of the world for decades. But at the same time, they've never managed to score a true victory onscreen against the Straw Hats.

* OpenMouthInsertFoot: Due to their social upbringing, they say the most offensive things without so much as a thought. This comes back to bite the Elder Stars hard when Cross gets Charloss on the SBS and the Noble airs out all the sickening and immoral dirty laundry of what goes on in Mariejois without even realizing what most of the world would think about it, torpedoing any chance of the WG ever getting back to the status quo to such an extent that Dragon acknowledges Cross's claim that he owes Cross more than he can pay back, driving the Elder Stars to their GodzillaThreshold option.

** Kidnapping people off the street as "wives" or "husbands" -- or targeting models in magazines for either "marriage" or for death because they are "trying to match the radiance of the World Nobles".
** Starving slaves to death -- and then giving them "table scraps" so that they die of refeeding syndrome -- for fun.

The strongest of all the Cipher Pols, who answer to and directly serve the World Nobles. In canon, Cipher Pol Nine managed to find their way into the ranks of Aegis Zero at some point -- here, the only known member of Aegis Zero is Stussy.

* CyanidePill: An exaggerated case -- they have ''[[Anime/OnePieceFilmZ Dyna Stone]]'' capsules on them in case they're captured. For those who don't know, Dyna Stones are ''extremely'' powerful explosives that blow up when they come into contact with oxygen, and are said to have power on par with the ''Ancient Weapons''. Using even one won't just kill them, it'll also kill their opponent/captor and if the stone sample is big enough, quite possibly ''destroy the island they're currently standing on''.
* DwindlingParty: Three of them are now out of action thanks Boa Hancock petrifying them.
* RightBehindMe: When two of them are fighting Hancock, she does this to distract them -- with [[TheDreaded Monkey D. Dragon]]. They have an immediate ThisIsGonnaSuck reaction when they realize she isn't bluffing.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It's unclear what happened to him after he fell into Ivankov's hands -- he apparently wasn't among the people involved in the breakout, meaning that he's still in Impel Down, or that the Revolutionaries somehow smuggled him out. Or just had him killed after Ivankov finished interrogating him.

One of the former CoDragons of Gecko Moria who was in charge of "outfitting" his zombie army, a master surgeon who was admired to the point of idolization by Chopper -- which made the blow all that much harder when Cross told him the truth.

* PutOnABus: He's arrested by Kuma and forced to work for the World Government -- on, among other things, the [=BioMEGA=] project.

* ArchEnemy: He's this to Chopper, and it's mutual -- Chopper is disgusted with him for creating the PsychoSerum Booster IQ, and Indigo hates Chopper for constantly upstaging him in scientific feats.

* PutOnABus: He's captured after the conclusion of Strong World, along with the rest of the Golden Lion Pirates, and is promptly forced to work for the Government. He's planning to escape with Hogback -- but it's implied that any successful escape will likely take some time.
* TrappedInVillainy: Played with, like Hogback. He's evil -- but he's loyal to Shiki, not the Government.

The personal bodyguard/observer of Doctor Vegapunk, as well as -- after they are brought into the World Government's fold -- Ratchet, Hogback, and Indigo. He doesn't mind the first part, and actively hates the second part.

* OhCrap: When he sees the barrier that kept the Pacifistas from hurting Luffy, Ace, and the escaping Revolutionaries, he realizes that Bartolomeo just showed up -- and that the rest of the Supernovas are backing him up.

* BrokenPedestal: Irian was disappointed that her volcano god's avatar was NotSoInvincibleAfterAll after being maimed by Dragon in "Denouement". In fairness however, Akainu did try to dissuade her from worshiping him.

* KnightInShiningArmor: The Angevins -- at first glance. Armor? Check. Riding on horseback? Check. [[KnightTemplar Completely devoted to uphold Justice with a complete]] BlackAndWhiteMorality [[KnightTemplar mindset?]] [[SubvertedTrope Uh...]]

* PeoplePuppets: Irian is able to control deserting Marines through the use of the Chord-Chord Fruit. Just by touching the deserters, she forced them to go back to fight as cannon fodder, aware of what they're doing but unable to control their bodies. She describes the Chord-Chord Fruit's powers in Marineford Misery Part 2 as "allowing (her) to make anything follow a rhythm".
* PunchClockVillain: The Vikverir don't seem to hold any real animosity towards the Whitebeard Pirates and their allies -- they're just fighting for the Marines because they're allied with them. This sets them apart from the rest of the Devil Dogs, to a degree -- the others are all followers of Absolute Justice.

* TranquilFury: When he returns to Marineford after the War of the Best, his previous laziness and StoppedCaring attitude have faded away, in favor of disgust - with both the World Government, and what he himself did because he wasn't willing to work up the energy to care and was JustFollowingOrders. Akainu himself notices that the scowl on Aokiji's face is even more severe than ''his''. Despite this, Aokiji never raises his voice, even when he's challenging Akainu to their DuelToTheDeath.

* DehumanizingInsult: By people who don't really like him - Tsuru, Sengoku, Bonney, etc. -, they almost always called him 'mutt'. They also used dog metaphors like keeping on a leash but even then, they couldn't stop Akainu's YouHaveFailedMe ultimatum in Enies Lobby.

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: He's this to the World Nobles and Five Elder Stars - while he undoubtedly carries out the same Absolute Justice that they do, he genuinely believes in it, whereas the World Nobles mostly seem to [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist view it as a means to an end.]]
* MaliciousMisnaming: On the receiving end thereof - Fullbody refers to him in Marineford Misery as a "Mad Dog", and the name seems to be spreading.

* TheManBehindTheMan: They are this to the Marines - while the Navy does most of the groundwork and carries out their will, the Government is making all of the decisions.
* VillainHasAPoint: As much as Cross despises the World Government, he fully approves of their policy with Impel Down's Level Six. There are some truly monstrous people in the world that are better off forgotten and left to rot in the Eternal Hell.

Five aged men who bear the highest authority of the World Government. Everyone in the Marines and Government, save only for the World Nobles, answer to them.

* IgnoredEpiphany: An example that is more related to intelligence than morality - when Cross and Rayleigh detail over the SBS how the Government never truly captured Roger and that the Pirate King turned himself in to die on his own terms, they briefly consider releasing Ace and calling off the War. Notice the ''"briefly"'' part.
* MakeAnExampleOfThem: The core of their GodzillaThreshold option. With their reputation irreparably damaged and the Revolutionary Army's leader owing Cross more than he'll ever repay, they will embrace the WG's now corrupt look and use excessive force to kill and destroy the Straw Hats to show the entire world what will happen if the WG is ever in danger. They also intend to capture Cross alive just so that they can publicly execute him alongside Ace to make their message clear. This worries Cross since he believes executing anyone alongside Ace, no matter who they were, would ultimately dilute the message they were originally trying to send, which implies it's more about messaging a drastic change in methodology for their goals, shifting away from simply extinguishing Roger's bloodline to something even more drastic - demonstrating that the only "peace" in the world is with the World Government.

** Kidnapping people off the street as "wives" or "husbands" - or targeting models in magazines for either "marriage" or for death because they are "trying to match the radiance of the World Nobles".
** Starving slaves to death - and then giving them "table scraps" so that they die of refeeding syndrome - for fun.

The strongest of all the Cipher Pols, who answer to and directly serve the World Nobles. In canon, Cipher Pol Nine managed to find their way into the ranks of Aegis Zero at some point - here, the only known member of Aegis Zero is Stussy.

* CyanidePill: An exaggerated case - they have ''[[Anime/OnePieceFilmZ Dyna Stone]]'' capsules on them in case they're captured. For those who don't know, Dyna Stones are ''extremely'' powerful explosives that blow up when they come into contact with oxygen, and are said to have power on par with the ''Ancient Weapons''. Using even one won't just kill them, it'll also kill their opponent/captor and if the stone sample is big enough, quite possibly ''destroy the island they're currently standing on''.

* RightBehindMe: When two of them are fighting Hancock, she does this to distract them - with [[TheDreaded Monkey D. Dragon]]. They have an immediate ThisIsGonnaSuck reaction when they realize she isn't bluffing.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It's unclear what happened to him after he fell into Ivankov's hands - he apparently wasn't among the people involved in the breakout, meaning that he's still in Impel Down, or that the Revolutionaries somehow smuggled him out. Or just had him killed after Ivankov finished interrogating him.

One of the former CoDragons of Gecko Moria who was in charge of "outfitting" his zombie army, a master surgeon who was admired to the point of idolization by Chopper - which made the blow all that much harder when Cross told him the truth.

* PutOnABus: He's arrested by Kuma and forced to work for the World Government - on, among other things, the [=BioMEGA=] project.

* ArchEnemy: He's this to Chopper, and it's mutual - Chopper is disgusted with him for creating the PsychoSerum Booster IQ, and Indigo hates Chopper for constantly upstaging him in scientific feats.

* PutOnABus: He's captured after the conclusion of Strong World, along with the rest of the Golden Lion Pirates, and is promptly forced to work for the Government. He's planning to escape with Hogback - but it's implied that any successful escape will likely take some time.
* TrappedInVillainy: Played with, like Hogback. He's evil - but he's loyal to Shiki, not the Government.

* TakeOverTheWorld: Still his main goal - but the fact everyone knows about it now, plus his imprisonment/"volunteer work" for the World Government, makes his chances of actually pulling it off... pretty bad.

The personal bodyguard/observer of Doctor Vegapunk, as well as - after they are brought into the World Government's fold - Ratchet, Hogback, and Indigo. He doesn't mind the first part, and actively hates the second part.

* OhCrap: When he sees the barrier that kept the Pacifistas from hurting Luffy, Ace, and the escaping Revolutionaries, he realizes that Bartolomeo just showed up - and that the rest of the Supernovas are backing him up.

* KnightInShiningArmor: The Angevins - at first glance. Armor? Check. Riding on horseback? Check. [[KnightTemplar Completely devoted to uphold Justice with a complete]] BlackAndWhiteMorality [[KnightTemplar mindset?]] [[SubvertedTrope Uh...]]

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: The Suomi are this compared to the other Devil Dogs (save the Vikverir, arguably) - the Angevins supported Ace's execution even after they learned he was being executed for the SinsOfTheFather, the Vikverir just didn't care, Irian was planning to offer Cross up as a sacrifice (and is loyal to Akainu regardless). The Suomi... still support the execution and the Marines, but they admitted that Cross had a point about Ace not being responsible for Roger's crimes (and their stance is that Ace still broke the law, which is true). "Denouement" plays into this by noting that the Suomi are the only one of the three Devil Dogs factions who are reconsidering their alliance with the the World Government in the wake of the Marineford War, if only for practical reasons that it looks like the World Government may now be little more than a PaperTiger.

* PunchClockVillain: The Vikverir don't seem to hold any real animosity towards the Whitebeard Pirates and their allies - they're just fighting for the Marines because they're allied with them. This sets them apart from the rest of the Devil Dogs, to a degree - the others are all followers of Absolute Justice.

* AristocratsAreEvil: The Angevins are all drawn from their homeland's nobility, and are so morally questionable that they actually ''approve'' of the World Government's attempts to kill Ace just for being Gol D. Roger's son. Then the chapter "Denouement" notes that after the Marineford War, the Angevins honorably buried their dead... but left their fallen footmen and banner-carriers to just rot where they fell.

* BloodKnight: Vikverir live for the glory of the fight.

** It's confirmed in the Denoument that the modeling industry is "dead in the water" by Gild Tesoro.

%%** Collecting severed human limbs.
%%** [[GenuineHumanHide Making drapes from human skin.]]

* AchievementsInIgnorance: Cross is convinced that he and Charloss have accidentally killed (or driven underground/to Revolutionary islands) the modeling industry after his live interview on the SBS reveals that the World Nobles regularly peruse fashion magazines; any models who stand out will either be claimed as "spouse", which means they get abducted to Mariejoise to suffer repeated sexual abuse before being discarded, tortured and/or killed when their "lover" tires of them, or will be murdered by a jealous World Noble for "trying to match the radiance of a Celestial Dragon".

* PsychopathicManchild: Charloss is most definitely one as he gleefully tells everyone live on the SBS, aware he is being broadcasted, about what goes on in Mariejois and doesn't even consider it to be something horrifying. For a ''small sampling'' of those horrors:

** Kidnapping people off the street as "wives" or "husbands".
** Starving slaves to death for fun.
** Collecting severed human limbs.
** [[GenuineHumanHide Making drapes from human skin.]]
** [[FedToTheBeast Feeding slaves to predatory animals for fun.]]

* AchievementsInIgnorance: Cross is convinced that he and Charloss have accidentally killed (or driven underground/to Revolutionary islands) the modeling industry after his live interview on the SBS reveals that the World Nobles use fashion magazines to find spouses and kill models for being too good-looking, equating it to trying to match the "radiance" of the Celestial Dragons.

* PsychopathicManchild: Charloss is most definitely one as he gleefully tells everyone live on the SBS, aware he is being broadcasted, about what goes on in Mariejois and doesn't even consider it to be something horrifying.

* NamedInTheAdaptation: Dr. Hogback was only ever addressed as such in ''One Piece''. In ''This Bites!'', he gives his full name as Huberto P. Hogback.

* EvilGenius: Obviously. Hogback is a master surgeon, to the point that he single-handedly outfitted Oars for ''New-World grade warfare''.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: After sparing the Straw Hats on Long Ring Long Island, Aokiji admits that Robin finally found the friends she'd been searching for for twenty years, who would challenge the world itself for her sake. But then he asked her if they could ''survive'' that challenge, which killed the growing trust and belief in the Straw Hats Robin had been building up until then.