History Recap / OnePieceReverieArc

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Prior to this arc, there have been a number of different versions on how the holy land's name is spelled in English across various English translations. Some examples are Mariejois, Mariejoa, and Marie Jois. This arc finally reveals how it's actually meant to be spelled which is "Mary Geoise". However, because of the large gap between its first mention and this reveal, the Viz official English translation of the manga retains its spelling, "Marijoa".

* BigWhat: When the Straw Hats (along with Carrot) get the newspaper. Luffy sees a new bounty poster for himself which he thinks went ''down''. Later, Brook looks it over again and reveals that Luffy actually misread it. Revealing Luffy's new bounty to be a whopping ''1.5 Billion Berries'' causing everyone on the ship to react in this fashion.

* KickTheSonOfABitch:
** It's heavily implied that Stelly had the previous king of Goa assassinated (along with his immediate heirs who stood in Stelly's way). Considering that the king attempted a literal holocaust against the people of Gray Terminal when he was alive, it's hard to feel anything short of satisfaction in knowing that he's dead.
** Charloss getting clubbed by a ''fellow World Noble'' for attempting to enslave Shirahoshi counts as well. Normally, anyone who lays a hand on the World Nobles would get shot and/or have an Admiral gunning for them. His status means Saint Myosgard (who has gotten nicer since the Fishman arc) can get away with attacking Charloss despite the presence of Marines and [=CP0=].

** Belo Betty's topless appearance, flag carrying and waving, rallying based abilities, and being a revolutionary make her one big shout out to the central figure in the painting [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Leading_the_People Liberty Leading the People]] known as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne Marianne]]. In the painting, Marianne the main figure leading the people is a topless woman holding the flag of the French Revolution who personifies the concept and Goddess of Liberty.

* FormulabreakingEpisode: The Reverie Arc is a first in the series in that it ''completely'' puts the Straw Hats to the side in favour of the Revolutionaries, Marines and Royals.

* An individual named Imu is revealed to be sitting on the so-called Empty Throne, making them the true ruler of the World Government, with the aforementioned Five Elder Stars being their subordinates.

* BaitAndSwitch: Luffy spends most of chapter 903 depressed because he thought his bounty had somehow decreased to 150 million. Turns out he missed a zero, and his bounty skyrocketed to ''1,500,000,000'' Beli.

* An individual named Imu-sama is revealed to be sitting on the so-called Empty Throne, making them the true ruler of the World Government, with the aforementioned Five Elder Stars being their subordinates.

** Starts off with a '''huge''' one. Thanks to the formation of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, their escapades on Whole Cake Island, Jimbei joining, and Luffy gaining a massive increase on his bounty (as in a '''truly massive increase, 1.5 Billion Berries'''). Luffy is now considered an Emperor. Also a minor example: Zeus, one of Big Mom's Homies, now resides in Nami's Clima-Tact.

** '''Chapter 908'''. After well over a ''decade'' of indicating the Five Elder Stars are the top of the food chain in terms of world power, it turns out there's a figure named Imu who they've been serving all along. And they're talking to them because they've decided that the world's increasing instability has given them no choice but ''cleanse the world''... and to make matters worse, [[TrueCompanions Vivi]] and [[NiceGirl Shirahoshi]] may potentially be on the deadpool.

** 908: The Five Elder Stars ''bowing in servitude'' to someone called Imu, who sits on the Empty Throne, which was supposed to be kept empty to fulfill the vow that no ruler can sit on it.
* WhatsUpKingDude: Garp is ''incredibly'' casual and insulting towards Stelly, giving him no mind whatsoever. He apparently can't even be bothered to know Stelly's name!

* AdultFear: King Neptune had to watch his own daughter nearly get enslaved by Saint Charloss, and tried to free her by force despite knowing that attacking a Celestial Dragon would go against his dead wife's wishes for co-existence with humans and further vindicate the status of his people. The incident is also treated seriously by the other attending royals, several of which are horrified and attempt to talk Charloss down and/or defend Shirahoshi. Saint Myosgard's arrival was a huge surprise and relief for everyone involved.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The Reverie Arc is a first in the series in that it ''completely'' puts the Straw Hats to the side in favour of the Revolutionaries, Marines and Royals.

* TooDumbToLive: Stelly is already starting to head down this path. During the Reverie, he has to take a pledge that the participating kingdoms are equal to one another in front of an empty throne, which a priest explains is meant to symbolize that no one kingdom can rule all over the others and is a ''very'' serious subject. Stelly naturally isn't listening and can only see the power he can take in front of him.[[note]] Of course, the fact that there ''is'' a secret ruler of the world means Stelly might have a point. [[/note]]

* ADayInTheLimelight: Pretty much acts as one for the non-pirate characters.

* PyrrhicVictory: PlayedForLaughs when Sanji sees his bounty increase which puts him over Zoro. He starts to celebrate...only to find they're still using his full name and becomes depressed since he figures it only went up because he's part of the Germa 66.

** Stelly, not surprisingly, grew up as a pompous and opportunistic brat whose attitude is no better then a World Noble. Practically trying to order Garp to be his escort just on account that Goa Kingdom is his hometown and practically freaks out when Neptune helps him up on a assumption that being Fishman they have diseases. He even reveals to Garp that he's trying to get in good with Celestial Dragons so he can become one himself.

* SmallNameBigEgo: Stelly. He likes throws his weight around and acts like Garp is his servant. Not only has he been a king for only a few months, but the most noteworthy thing about Goa Kingdom is that it's the homeland of some the World Government's most wanted criminals. He also believes that he can become a Celestial Dragon, which Garp bluntly tells him he has no chance.

** A smaller but still important one in Chapter 904. Turns out that the Revolutionary Army are using the Reverie to announce full-on war against the World Government, and their larger forces across the world have converged in preparation for this.

** Continuing on from what happened to them in the previous arc, the entire Vinsmoke family loses their privilege as royals to attend the Reverie thanks to Morgans publicizing their attempted alliance with a pirate Emperor. It's especially a hard-hitter for Judge, whose dream of conquering North Blue is destroyed, making his experimentation on his own children AllForNothing.

* The Vinsmokes lose their royalty status and are declared an outlaw group for their attempted alliance with Big Mom to overthrow North Blue.

** Continuing on from what happened to them in the previous arc, the entire Vinsmoke family loses their privilege as royals to attend the Reverie thanks to Morgans publicizing their attempted alliance with a pirate Emperor. It's especially a hard-hitter for Judge, whose dream of conquering North Blue is destroyed.

* RealityEnsues: The Vinsmoke Family gets stripped of their royal status for their attempted alliance with Big Mom, ensuring that Vinsmoke Judge's dreams of reconquering North Blue are completely destroyed.

* TheWorldIsJustAwesome: Shirahoshi's reaction to getting to see the above-sea world for the first time.

* ThirdLineSomeWaiting: Rather than focus on Luffy and his half of the crew's journey to Wano or Zoro and ''his'' half's similar adventures, the story shifts its primary focus to what is about to happen at Reverie (which has only been alluded to in passing before this), presumably from the vantage point of Vivi and potentially others. The downside is that it delays the much-anticipated Wano Arc; the upside, plot-wise, is that whatever happens at Reverie will, in all likelihood, affect the entire world, including the Straw Hats.

* FinalSolution: With the world's power balance becoming less stable, the Five Elder Stars have no choice but to cleanse it.

* TooDumbToLive: Stelly is already starting to head down this path. During the Reverie, he has to take a pledge that the participating kingdoms are equal to one another in front of an empty throne, which a priest explains is meant to symbolize that no one kingdom can rule all over the others and is a ''very'' serious subject. Stelly naturally isn't listening and can only see the power he can take in front of him.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Morgans's act of reporting Luffy and the Straw Hats actions on Whole Cake Island and declaring Luffy the Fifth Emperor of the Sea is what pushes Imu and the Five Elders into deciding that the world has gone far too unstable and choosing to enact a full-blown FinalSolution.