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* Halvar attempts a sniper shot on Whitebeard by aiming for Squard (whom he was consoling about the truth of Ace being Roger's son). Classic sniper trick, but it barely hurt the big guy and in hindsight wasn't a very smart move, as [[PapaWolf Whitebeard]] demonstrates with a compressed '''5.0 earthquake''' that blows Halvar and the entire tower he's in out of existence.

* During Smoker's confrontation with Luffy, Sanji, and Cross as they are escaping Loguetown, he manages to pin Luffy. Cross immediately steps up to threaten to use Soundbite [[MakeMeWannaShout and a stone-vaporizing sonic blast at point-blank range to blow Smoker's head clean off]]. He's completely bluffing, but Smoker doesn't know that.

** And lastly, when Miss Friday gets Soundbite in her beak and threatens to crush him, Soundbite unleashes a sonic burst that [[MakeMeWannaShout shatters all the bones in her body]]! Cross decides to christen it [[CallingYourAttacks Gastro-Blast]].

** [[MakeMeWannaShout Soundbite]] + [[CoolSword Funkfreed]] = {{Vibroweapon}} that practically mows down the [[TheUndead Draugr]] horde.

* On a villainous side, Shiliew and other Level Six-recruits are getting ready to leave the Blackbeard Pirates due to the plan failing. World even goes so far as to attempt a direct mutiny. Keyword, ''[[UnderestimatingBadassery attempt]]''.
** Blackbeard then lays down [[TheDeterminator his unwavering resolve]] to become King of The Pirates [[TheUnfettered by any means necessary]], no matter how many setbacks he has to endure or who he has to kill. And he underlines this point... by dwarfing Sanjuan Wolf with the More-More Fruit's power.

* Luffy makes an offer to his fellow Supernovas that if he becomes the Pirate King, he welcomes their challenge and would be a GracefulLoser should any win...until he decides to have a rematch soon after and reclaims the throne.
* As Akainu is making a speech to the Marines and the Devil Dogs, apparently having no competition for becoming the next Fleet Admiral, he is interrupted by Aokiji, who has returned from his soul-searching mission. Kuzan then proclaims his renouncement of Lazy Justice stance and his new creed of "[[TheAtoner Justice of Atonement]]" - symbolized by [[SymbolicallyBrokenObject freezing his sleep mask and shattering it]] - accuses Sakazuki of war crimes, and [[InSpiteOfANail sets up the duel at Punk Hazard to settle things]].
* Following the Marineford War and Whitebeard's death, Kaido, feeling that Joy Boy, the challenge he's always wanted, will one day appear before him, does something he hasn't done since his days as a member of the Rocks Pirates to prepare for it: [[KingpinInHisGym train]]. The thought of the Strongest Creature in the World actually working to become even stronger is equal parts epic and ''scary'', especially as it has major implications for the TB! version of the Wano Country arc[[note]]Keep in mind that Kaido had defeated Luffy ''three times'' and it took the Straw Hat captain learning Advanced Armament Haki, Advanced Conqueror's Haki, and ''AWAKENING'' his Devil Fruit before he could finally win against him[[/note]].

** This just becomes impressively more epic when you consider T-Bone's [[CurbStompBattle rather dismal showing]] against Leo just recently; [[TookALevelInBadass apparently training every second since you got beaten by a seal does wonders.]]

** When Tamago hears that the Merry is alive, he mentions that Big Mom might be interested in it. His partner Pekoms responds that he wants no part of that, reasoning that if the Straw Hats were able to attack one the three major bases of the World Government with a mere 60-70 people and come out with everyone alive, he wouldn't put it past them to do the same to Totland, despite Big Mom being one of the '''Four Emperors''' themselves. Tamago concedes the point.

* It's a minor one compared to others here, but Buggy reveals that he visited and escaped from Omatsuri Island at some point. That's right, one of the setting's ''weakest'' characters actually made it through this hellhole alive. Gotta give him credit for that...up until we later found out that Buggy has been sandbagging and is actually much, much more capable than he lets on.

* And at the end of it all, Luffy actually [[VillainRespect gaining the respect of Sengoku]], and [[SoProudOfYou getting his Grandpa's pride]].

** A little bit of ForWantOfANail with Vivi here, but her offer to Don Accino to become one of Alabasta's Royal Guardians has an unexpected side effect: when the Giant Squad, who were tasked with blockading Alabasta, realize they let Accino through without approval, they decide to full-on finish the mutiny they started during Enies Lobby and rejoin the Giant Warrior Pirates rather than get any more flak from their unreasonably suspicious superiors.

* Jonathan and Tsuru debate during the battlefield just who exactly is more dangerous, Luffy or Cross. Sure, the latter has brought the New World Masons together and instigated more chaos than any other person with just the shirt on his back and a snail that ate a Devil Fruit. But Jonathan points out that [[MagneticHero Luffy]] took this unbelievably dangerous character and ''recruited'' him; every action Cross has taken and continues to take has been with utmost loyalty to his captain, after all. Tsuru can't disagree with her fellow mutineer one bit.

* After convincing Kalifa (who was currently enjoying the victory party at Amazon Lily) to take her to meet the rest of Jormungandr, Marguerite is adamant in her stance to learn everything she can of the Six Powers from the former [=CP9=] agents and Rob Lucci, who was about to dispose of her in a rather messy way, until she mentions she can teach them Haki in return. Lucci acquiesces and tells her to prepare for their first fight.
** Even with her [[CurbstompBattle throughly beaten]] by Lucci, she remains steadfast in her course to learn what she has to do to help her fellow Kuja.

* As Akainu is making a victory speech to the Marines and the Devil Dogs as he sees himself uncontested as the next Fleet Admiral, he is interrupted by Aokiji, who has returned from his soul-searching mission. Kuzan then proclaims his renouncement of Lazy Justice stance and his new creed of "[[TheAtoner Justice of Atonement]]" - symbolized by [[SymbolicallyBrokenObject freezing his sleep mask and shattering it]] - accuses Sakazuki of war crimes, and [[InSpiteOfANail sets up the duel at Punk Hazard to settle things]].

* It's a minor one compared to others here, but, Buggy reveals that he visited and escaped from Omatsuri Island at some point. That's right, one of the setting's ''weakest'' characters actually made it through this hellhole alive. Gotta give him credit for that...up until we later found out that Buggy has been sandbagging and is actually a much, much more capable than he lets on.

* Law analyzing where Lily's arrows hit Luffy. He finds out the situation is not completely hopeless, allowing everyone to regain their courage and cheer Luffy up.

** And it's not that Lucci was suffering from WorfHadTheFlu either; even though he just got out of the hospital, he was at the peak of his health by the time his spar with T-Bone began.
** To quantify, T-Bone took 20 Six King Guns, 250 Tempest Kicks, 400 Finger Pistols, throughout the course of his two-day spar with Rob Lucci, with no food, no water, and no sleep. And remember that Lucci is a Zoan-user, who are known for their stupidly large stamina reserves and resilience. Through it all, T-Bone neither faltered nor gave up, and kept on rising after every attack and giving back with everything he has until, at the very end, it's ''Lucci'' [[VictoryByEndurance who runs out of juice first]].

*** And Aokiji is re-tasked with suppressing the mutiny. Given what he did to Saul, Tsuru can very clearly see the {{Irony}}.

----> '''Soundbite:''' A SOUND IS AT ITS LOUDEST...'''WHEN IT OCCURS IN UTTER SILENCE.''' [...] '''In the land of [[QuieterThanSilence silence]], he who has a voice is GOD! [[CombinationAttack GASTRO-CANI-COMBO:]] ''[[MakeMeWannaShout BASS CANNON!]]'''''

* Following the Marineford War and Whitebeard's death, Kaido, feeling that Joy Boy, the challenge he's always wanted, will one day appear before him, does something he hasn't done since his days as a member of the Rocks Pirates to prepare for it: [[KingpinInHisGym train]]. The thought of the Strongest Creature in the World actually working to become even stronger is equal parts epic and ''scary'', especially as it has major implications for the TB! version of the Wano Country arc[[note]]Keep in mind that Kaido had defeated Luffy ''three times'' before the Straw Hat captain finally won against him[[/note]].

** And, last but most certainly not least, the final push to make Robin scream that she wants to live comes from Soundbite fielding a very special call: Jaguar D. Saul, encouraging her from beyond the grave.

** Vivi awakens a variation of Conqueror's Haki. She orders and the Marines have no choice but to comply, she even attains CompellingVoice levels when she utterly [[CurbStompBattle Curb Stomps]] Captain Gorilla. With NOTHING BUT HER WILLPOWER.

** Even with one foot and a half in the grave, Whitebeard takes down his former crewmate, Shiki, with one good swing of [[BladeOnAStick his bisento]]. Then he almost chops off Blackbeard's arm off and makes the traitorous bastard piss himself with a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that has elements of his canon FinalSpeech:

* The New World Masons got Vice-Admiral Gion, or Momousagi, on their side. In canon, she is one of the candidates to be promoted Admiral during the timeskip, which the rank is for individuals of mass destruction and immense power. In short,the New World Masons have an Admiral-level ally to count on.

** Cavendish ends up attacking a tribute ship headed for Big Mom...''right'' as she began craving for what he stole. Cue rampage that forcibly ties up all the available Warlords sans Moria.

* Nami semi-successfully pickpockets ''Bege!'' (Keep in mind, this is before Bege's canonical TookALevelInKindness, and the only reason she failed is that he doesn't carry a wallet due to his powers, and her accidentally blurting this out). Bege is not only [[YouGotSpunk thoroughly impressed]] but he actually invites her into his fortress body to challenge her to steal anything else!

* It's easy to miss, but when Cross mentions B.R.O.B. and his sense of humor, Jack states with a SlasherSmile that under regular circumstances he wouldn't allow that "astral ''ass''" anywhere within a dimensional fold near Halloween Town. That's right: [[BewareTheSillyOnes Jack]] [[BadassInCharge Skellington]] can apparently keep a Random Omnipotent Being from messing around with his home.