History Fanfic / SeaOfSouls

** Luffy accidentally eats Aizen's proto-Hōgyoku during the Straw Hats' raid on Las Noches after he mistakes it for candy, unknowingly depriving the latter of his most valuable asset in his plan to achieve godhood and putting him back in square one. The Hōgyuko itself also transforms Luffy and the rest of the Straw Hats into perfected Arrancar like the rest of Aizen’s forces.
** The sheer amount of Reiatsu emitted by the Straw Hats as they live in Karakura town causes the spiritual levels of its denizens to rise up, which is slowly causing everyone in town to be less ignorant of the spiritual matters occurring in their town.
** Orihime has been healing people without stopping to think about how she knows only the very bare minimum of medicine. Once this is pointed out, they start to study her power more closely.
* AdaptationDeviation: Omake 1 hilariously throws canon out of the window when it comes to the Winter War, with Aizen [[UndignifiedDeath choking on a chunk of his sandwich]] after he's blindsided by Luffy's sheer stupidity, the Straw Hats taking over Hueco Mundo and stopping Ichigo and co.'s attempt to rescue Orihime (who isn't even in danger at this point), and civil war breaking out within Soul Society after Las Noches is teleported into the Rukongai as the new home for its residents while Ichigo's group returns to the human world with the Straw Hats in tow.

** In general, the laidback and kinder attitudes of the original Straw Hats helps mellow out the worst traits of the newcomers; allowing their better ones to shine…mostly anyway. By the time they reach Karakura Town, the Tres Bestias have resolved to ease up their constant fighting; although this is also partially [[PragmaticHero Pragmatic Heroism]], since they're aware that if beings of their power fight or start leaving dead bodies lying about, people will start fleeing the city they are enjoying.
** Hallibel has also slowly begun letting her emotions become more visible despite mostly keeping her stoic attitude, yet it’s obvious she’s becoming increasingly more friendly and overall much more happier as she lives in the world of the living. Yet she isn’t afraid to let her ruthlessness return when it concerns her daughters or newfound nakama.
** Starrk and Lilynette while remaining mostly the same have also mellowed out from finally having friends and exploring Karakura town. While there have been hiccups trying to adapt to socializing with others, the duo are quite happy with this new lifestyle compared to their lonelier days in Hueco Mundo.
* AfroAsskicker: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] with [[spoiler: Zennosuke, who had his cut off by Brook on Luffy's orders, as the Shinigami was unworthy of such a powerful hairpiece. Only time will tell if Brook also proves worthy of his own afro.]]
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Even when Kisuke, Isshin, and Shinji finally conclude that it is unlikely these Arrancar going about like tourists are actually with Aizen, they still believe they are dangerous threats, and need to be purified.
* AmbiguouslyBi: Tatsuki considers herself straight, but meeting the likes of Nami, Robin, and Halibel makes her question that. Ergo she may indeed need to preemptively murder Chizuru for possibly corrupting her.
* AnArmAndALeg: averted later on.
** Aizen 'rewards' Yoruichi for managing to hurt him by cutting off one of her legs to cripple her legendary speed.
** Tousen slices off Zaraki's hands during Aizen's fight against the Gotei 13. Later, he's traumatized and on the verge of despair at the idea of not being able to feel the sensation of cutting people down again. Thankfully for him, Yachiru snaps him out of it, and starts thinking of new ways to fight.
** Yet thanks to Orihime’s “unique healing powers" she reverses the damage and restore’s Yoruichi and Zaraki’s lost limbs.

* BalloonBelly: After having taken a relaxing bath alongside the Tres Bestia Halibel realizes that she has grown a tubby paunch while looking at herself in a mirror. At first, she thinks this is impossible…until she remembers how much food and desserts she has been eating since she went to the living world; as well as all of the pants that she has gone through as of late, due to them getting tight around her waist and lower body(including the ones that she was wearing before the bath which she also struggles to fit into afterward). To seal the deal when her daughters also notice Halilbel’s jelly belly Sung-Sun asks her if [[MistakenForPregnant she got pregnant.]]
* BarrierMaiden: Orihime has her canon barriers, but learns to use them in different ways, such as her shield to also block her opponents, or her healing bubble to instead trap people. With people having learned about her ability to reject reality itself earlier; only this time it’s more publicly though. Leading to Orihime being sought out by different powerful people within the Seireitei such as the Shihoin clan.

** Luffy suggests the Justice League to be their superhero teams name, but Don Kanoji says that name was already taken.
** The Tres Bestias become big fans of Star Wars after watching all the movies in the movie theater.

* CripplingOverspecialization: PlayedStraight with the Omake!Ichigo, who while already in over his head, being outnumbered as he was, once they took away Zangetsu, the Straw Hats noted how he had no other abilities to use. [[AvertedTrope Averted]] with the mainstream Ichigo though, who is now learning how to use kido.

* DidntSeeThatComing: Just about no one in Soul Society expected to see Aizen's Negacion be destroyed by Jinbe's Gran Rey Cero. But immediately jump on the opportunity to attack Aizen and his commanders, but doesn’t really stop the traitor from still getting away.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Omake 1 practically [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] how ridiculous Ichigo's plan to rescue Orihime is when the Straw Hats find out that it's literally a suicidal bum-rush into Hueco Mundo without any plan in place to leave the place once Orihime is rescued. To be frank, Ichigo and his friends were lucky beyond belief in canon to have found Nel and her brothers, otherwise, they might’ve been wandering the endless deserts of Hueco Mundo for who knows how long.

* DramaticIrony:
** For a while Urahara, Isshin, the Visoreds, and now currently the Gotei 13, believe that the Straw Hats are affiliated with Aizen. yet anyone who's read up on the story will know that's not even remotely the case, and the Visoreds later are slowly realizing that the Straw Hats may not be as malicious as they thought they would be. Yet they still aren’t entirely convinced either. Meanwhile, Urahara believes even if they aren’t affiliated with Aizen, they may still have sinister intentions, since the idea of benign Hollows sounds ridiculous to the banished former Captain. Yet all they’ve been doing is exploring their new home and are even willing to protect the town should Aizen’s forces come.
** Lilynette and Chopper join Don Kanonji's group in their fight against "evil spirits" even though they technically fit the bill as Hollows. They even wonder if they're what he's talking about before dismissing it.

** Once Squad 12 manages to get the Shinigami research institute’s sensors and communication systems to be operable again, they learn of the Arrancar’s that have flocked to Karakura town and immediately think Aizen has made his next move. Without wasting a second, they immediately send Tōshirō and Renji alongside a small squad of Shinigami to fight what they believe is the first battle of this war. But that couldn’t be further from the truth.

** For a good while, Urahara and the Visoreds believed that the Straw Hats are working for Aizen, which is understandable since they're Arrancars and wearing Aizen's clothes. It's several days of observation before they conclude that they're acting like tourists because they really ''are'' tourists. Nonetheless they still believe the Straw Hats have malicious intentions and need to be purified as soon as possible.

** The Visoreds are a pretty jaded group after what happened to them, and hence, they prefer to be on their own. With time that developed into some hatred for pretty much everyone outside their group.
** Hollows are generally seen in a negative light, but this is somewhat warranted given how they're usually violent and monstrous beings that only seek to devour human souls. However, in the case of the Straw Hats, they're a target just for that reason alone, in spite of their more benevolent nature, as the worst is automatically assumed of them (see right below).
* FatteningTheVictim: Assumed. What Kisuke fears the Straw Hats are doing, even after concluding they are not with Aizen. The sheer amount of loose reiatsu they are giving off is raising the spiritual levels of everyone else in town, making them increasingly 'rich' prey for a Hollow to devour. In reality, the Straw Hats almost completely stopped consuming souls since they became Arrancar, and now prefer eating normal food instead.
* FormerlyFit:
** Yoruichi is forced to admit this, as she accepts that for the past century she has spent in exile with Kisuke and the others, she has allowed herself to not only get rusty; but overall out of shape. Recalling how she got worn out when fleeing Byakuya, having a much more difficult time beating her former protege Soi-Fon than anticipated, and overall felt her speed and athleticism have gotten abysmal compared to her hay days. But this is even visibly noticeable, as while Yoruchi notes she still looks fit, remembers how she used to have a much more lean and athletic physique back when she was a Taichou. She also fears her fellow exiles are also out of shape to some extent. Though hopes the Visored’s are still in tip top shape due to being motivated by revenge against Aizen.
** Halibel fell into this category as well, as due to overindulging on the food the World of the Living offered alongside Sanji’s pampering, she ended up steadily gaining weight and became pretty chubby without noticing it until she looked in a mirror in the bathhouse. But after Nami comforted the female Vasto Lorde over the issue, is working to lose the weight and slim down to normal.

* INeedYouStronger: After having suffered a slight dent to his ego for things not going exactly how he planned in his escape from Soul Society, Aizen comes to the surprising realization that besides annoyance, he's also feeling excited at facing a proper challenge.

* InvisibleToNormals: Like in the canon of ''Bleach'', spiritual beings are invisible to regular humans even though they can still interact with the world. This makes all of the Straw Hats's shenanigans visible, including a truck being dismantled and fixed and would-be rapists beaten up. However, as the Straw Hats continue leaking their large amounts of Reiatsu onto the town, this is beginning to change, as more and more people are starting to see and hear them due to their rising spiritual levels.
* MamaBear: Unohana starts to feel like this towards Orihime after spending time with the human, which she shows towards Mayuri when the mad scientist seems to get "interested" in the girl.
** Halibel cares greatly for the Tres Bestias she took in and considers them her daughters. With this bond only strengthening even more as they all live in the world of the living.
** Like in canon, Robin cares greatly for Chopper and is always looking out for him. Thus when learning of the possible relationship developing between her and Apacci is quick to make sure she doesn’t hurt Chopper’s feelings with some chilling threats.

** Squad 12 upon finally getting their equipment working again and learning that Arrancar’s are in Karakura town and assume it to be Aizen’s next move.
* TheMentor: Don Kanonji takes up this role for the spiritually aware kids of Karakura Town so they can better protect themselves. Some of the Straw Hat’s later become this for Yuzu, Karin and Tatsuki as they teach them how to properly harness their Reiatsu and use their own powers to protect their hometown.
* MistakenForBadass: Apacci, Mila-Rose, and Sung-Sun are for Kisuke and his associates within Karakura. Due to the emphasis by the Straw Hats upon controlling one reiatsu, the most powerful of them are actually registered as the weakest, while those three ladies are deemed the stronger ones because they cannot hide that their power is on par with a lieutenant-class fighter(yet that’s also without anyone knowing the trio’s Quimera Parca technique, that creates their captain-class Ayon). When Nel is restored to Nelliel Tu Odelshwanck again, she is in turn mistaken for a science experiment who is in charge as her reiatsu levels are clearly that of a captain-class. But in reality there are ''at least'' six individuals who are much stronger than her.

*** However, Nelliel takes it to an even greater degree. Even the Straw Hats, who are saints in comparison to the rest of their species, have trouble wrapping their heads around the degree to which she is a MartialPacifist. To the point the crew constantly wonders how the heck Nelliel survived Hueco Mundo long enough to become a powerful Arrancar given how she detests killing in general.
*** In Chapter 10, Robin also notes how Nelliel (or at least little Nel) is entirely unlike any other Hollow for having no Hollow Hole whatsoever, which represents their kind’s lost humanity.

** As in canon this is the case for Luffy, after Halibel asks the group if they noticed that she now had a doughy belly (which they did) Nami makes a point to get Luffy out of the female Vasto Lorde's sight since he ate just as much but remained with his fit and athletic body instead.
** Same with Nelliel who is also a glutton yet still is fit and trim in spite of having overindulged a great deal as well, Nami notes to herself how unlike Halibel who focused her training more into her water abilities while snacking in between Nelliel (as well as Luffy and even the Tres Bestia to boot) kept up with their physical training which made a difference.

* NotSoAboveItAll: Sung-Sun is the most calm and collected of the Tres Bestia, but when the three of them notice that Halibel has gotten chubby after they take a bath together she's the one to blurt out to her lady if she got pregnant instead of the usually hotheaded and impulsive Apacci and Mila Rose.
* OffTheRails: Omake 1 sees the Straw Hats completely demolish the Winter War arc with their arrival in Hueco Mundo. In particular, Luffy makes Aizen [[UndignifiedDeath choke on a piece of his sandwich]] by asking the rogue Shinigami if he poops, the Straw Hats take over Las Noches and stop Ichigo's attempt to rescue the now-completely safe Orihime, and a devastating civil war breaks out in Soul Society after the Straw Hats teleport Las Noches into the Rukongai as a new home for its long-suffering residents.

* PatheticallyWeak: Zennosuke is the Shinigami the Gotei 13 stationed in Karakura Town but unfortunately it means very little, since Zennosuke is really, really, REALLY weak. To the point it makes one wonder how he even got the position in the first place, since he can’t even unsheathe his Zanpakuto properly when meeting Luffy, and is easily subdued by Nelliel. But luckily his encounter with three of the Straw Hats only leaves him with his afro sliced off when Brook and Luffy deem him unworthy of the awesome haircut.

* PublicBathhouseScene: Halibel as well as the Tres Bestias go to a bathhouse that Tatsuki had recommended to the Vasto Lorde beforehand, there the female Arrancars talk, tease and relax(alongside unintentionally scaring a good chunk of the people who were also using the bathhouse) until they all notice as they’re leaving that [[WeightWoe Halibel has gotten chubby.]]
* RageBreakingPoint: Aizen had had a ''looooooong'' day already, including the most severe injuries he had received in memory, an existential crisis, loss of all his irreplaceable, favorite tea, and general humiliation; and ''then'' he saw his Hōgyoku had been stolen. His ensuing fury and unleashing of his monstrous reiatsu shakes the entirety of the city-sized Las Noches.

* TeamMemberInTheAdaptation: Since the Straw Hats recruited Starrk and Hallibel alongside their respective Fraccion’s(all of whom would’ve been amongst some of the strongest Ethpada in canon) Aizen’s elite Arrancar soldiers now have Luppi and Dordoni as their members. The latter of whom, was meant to be eventually demoted to one of the Privaron Ethpada in canon; while the former only temporarily replaced Grimmjow’s position, when he lost his arm to Tousen for a short while. But thanks to the indirect power vacuum created by the Straw Hats, this led to him and Luppi becoming legitimate Ethpada.
* StartingANewLife: The Straw Hats wanting more out of their existence than wandering the empty and endless deserts of Hueco Mundo or being Aizen's slaves decide to go to the living world to see if it’s more interesting. After raiding Las Noches and stealing everything they could find, they are utterly amazed by the sight of Karakura Town and immediately declare the living world as a whole their new permanent home, vowing to ''never'' return to Hueco Mundo.

** Jinbe's Gran Rey Cero accidentally prevents Aizen and his cohorts from escaping Soul Society by destroying the Negacion they were about to use in their escape, forcing them to fight their way out instead. Which leads to the Gotei 13 learning how ludicrously powerful Aizen is and realize they need the Ichigo, Chad, and Orihime due to how insanely talented and powerful they’ve proven to be despite being humans. Leading to the trio beginning developing their skills and abilities much more than they had in canon.
** While the Straw Hats raided Las Noches and robbed every single object or item they can find, Luffy eats Aizen’s Hōgyoku thinking it's candy, which puts his plans for godhood to a screeching halt. Not to mention with his massive fortress raided and stolen of…well everything, the serious wounds he and his two lieutenants sustained from the Gotei 13, he and the Ethpada will need a lot of time to recover from this devastating blow before beginning the war.
** As the Straw Hats take up residence in Karakura Town, the immense and loose levels of Reiatsu they radiate raises the spiritual levels of the population. Which is causing in the denizens to gradually become more aware of their existence. Plus, their vigilantism only worsens this, as police chief Yagami and mayor Tite learn of the supernatural evidence and terrified witnesses of their actions. Leaving the two men scrambling to figure out what the hell is going on as these cases alongside “photos of flying figures" and mysterious songs being played at night are popping up at an alarming rate.

** The string of robberies has lead to the police being very well aware there is a lot of vigilantism going on. Among other things...
* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: Starrk is capable of this to a degree, creating a sword out of nowhere, which Luffy uses as a fake zanpakuto. Lilynette has some degree of it as well, able to pull out a scimitar nearly her size out from under her hat.

* ShipTease: For some time now it’s become increasingly apparent that whenever Chopper and Apacci are together, either one of the deer Arrancar ends up blushing a lot; and in general have been hanging around each other very often. On some level, they both know they are mutually attracted to one another, but they’re still struggling with the next steps given this is uncharted territory. Not to mention, the recent standoff between Robin and Hallibel(the former making sure Apacci doesn’t hurt Chopper’s feelings, and the latter defending her daughter from being intimidated) adds more incentive for the pair to take their relationship slowly.
* TalentedButTrained: Even if they don't like it given their usual low opinion of humans, after experiencing firsthand how powerful Aizen truly is, Soul Society decides that they're going to need Ichigo and his friends for the coming war, especially considering how well they did in spite of their short training against them, which shows their raw talent even at their young age.

* TraumaButton: While eating another Hollow, Sanji ends up seeing the tragic memories of child whose abusive father locked him in a basement until he starved to death. This triggers some traumatic memories of his own grim childhood and the realization that his face is once again locked behind a mask causes him to freak out, inadvertently becoming an Arrancar when he tries to rip it off.

** When Nelliel learns of their origins, she is extremely shocked and a little disturbed since their arrival to Hueco Mundo and how they met shouldn’t have been remotely possible, given the primal predatory "eat or be eaten" nature of Hollows. Which makes the former Ethpada realize the Straw Hats are even more unique than she originally thought.
** Later on Hallibel and Starrk alongside their Fraccion’s join their group. Barring a few hiccups they quickly enjoy being with the Straw Hats and embrace the family like bond they share with each other.
** Nel/Nelliel and her brothers share a powerful bond with each other even before joining the Straw Hats, as Pesche and Dondchanka vowed to protect their crippled and amnesiac master and provide her with as much joy as they could. Something Nelliel greatly appreciates as her true self reunites with her brothers.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: All of the Straw Hats and their new comrades, with the exception of the Tres Bestias and Nelliel, are unbelievably good at hiding their reiatsu. Which unintentionally has the effect of making their adversaries underestimate them by lulling them into a false sense of security, all while they're blissfully unaware of the absurd number of Vasto Lordes and the other Captain-class Arrancar present within the group.
* WeightWoe: Since she went to the world of the living Halibel started to greatly enjoy the food from there, plus all of the treats and pampering from Sanji's part as well as relaxing from having to be on guard constantly for the sake of the Tres Bestias due to their new friends. Heck Tatsuki’s first encounter with Halibel is seeing her eat a delicious dessert, that the teenage martial artist mused would make her have to run a few laps just to burn off all those calories. Inevitably the female Vasto Lorde puts on a good couple extra pounds and inches to her waistline, which almost makes her lose her ironclad composure as she copes with the fact she has gotten chubby. Making Halibel feel like she has become lazy and careless until Nami reassures her that isn’t true, as Jinbe jokes that he can help her lose the tubby tummy [[FatAndProud even though he might not be the best for it]] much to her amusement. Sanji also eagerly declares he will help her lose weight and make "her feel beautiful again”, but Halibel scoffs this off and states she just wants to regain her lean physique so she can more effectively defend those she cares about.
** WordOfGod is also that part of the issue was that as Hollows when consuming spiritual energy, it would all be completely converted, making it previously impossible to gain weight. Thus when eating regular food, Hallibel and the others(barring the majority of the Straw Hats)assumed it was the same process, only to be unfortunately proven very wrong.
* WildCard: The Straw Hats and their allies answer to no one but themselves, and also don't take any sides between Soul Society and Aizen's faction. All they seek is to explore and enjoy the living world and go on adventures, like they had when they were alive. But anyone who gets in the way of that, is no doubt, in for a world of hurt.
* WistfulAmnesia: The Straw Hats lost their memories after waking up in Hueco Mundo and they feel like things that make themselves are missing, even after becoming complete Arrancar. But as time continues, bits and pieces of it are returning progressively. With a certain Mangaka possibly being able to help as he draws and structures what they vaguely recall into a particular story…
* WorldsStrongestMan: A title currently held by Aizen to all appearances, given his domination over Yamamoto. WordOfGod states that the odds also favor them in a fight against Luffy, giving them an 80% chance of victory over him-but ONLY if they use bankai. Which only shows what kind of monster Luffy is himself, for these powerhouses needing to resort to their ultimate trump cards to have a high chance of beating him.

There is also a side-story which details(most) of the Straw Hats' abilities, found [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13525201/1/Sea-of-Souls-Straw-Hat-Encyclopedia here]].