History NightmareFuel / OnePiece

* Episode 1100 has one when Gear 5 Luffy decks Lucci. His generic laugh becomes an EvilLaugh for a few seconds. Lucci [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness audibly panics]] before [[SuddenSoundtrackStop the "Drums of Liberation" and "Overtaken" remix cuts out mid-bar]]. We then see Luffy from Lucci's perspective.

** The Five Elders' choice of words implies that Lulusia was already slated for eradication before they knew Sabo was there. To highlight how bad Sabo's situation is, even they have to take a moment to be horrified for him!
** The anime's adaptation of this chapter'' does not'' shy away from depicting ''the sheer horror'' the citizens of Lulusia experience before their deaths. One second they are celebrating their freedom from their tyrannical king, the next second the sky turns dark as the Mother Flame approaches, with one girl clinging onto her father in fear. While this happens, we're treated to [[OminousVisualGlitch glitching images of Imu in their garden]] as the Five Elders callously command the Marines to cut off the Surveillance Unit. Then the Mother Flame opens fire, the sky turning blood red as numerous beams of crimson light rain down from the sky. Their attempts to run for safety become pointless as the island itself is obliterated in an '''''apocalyptic''''' explosion, leaving nothing but a hole in the sea where Lulusia once stood. It really does paint Imu as a [[GodOfEvil wrathful, evil god]] raining down divine retribution on those who oppose them..

* Episode 1100 has one when Gear 5 Luffy decks Lucci. His generic laugh becomes an EvilLaugh for a few seconds. Lucci [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness audibly panics]] before [[SuddenSoundtrackStop the "Drums of Liberation" and "Overtaken" remix cuts out mid-bar]]. We then see Luffy from Lucci's perspective. [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2024_04_09_at_21517am.png A menacing]] [[SlasherSmile slasher smiling]] man who somehow seems to also be giving you a DeathGlare. Then the blow lands, and the only audio is some bouncing noises, and the sound of Lucci being ''sent flying through a building.''

* Episode 1100 has one when Gear 5 Luffy decks Lucci. His generic laugh becomes an EvilLaugh for a few seconds. Lucci [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness audibly panics]] before there's a SuddenSoundtrackStop as we see Luffy from Lucci's perspective. [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2024_04_09_at_21517am.png A menacing]] [[SlasherSmile slasher smiling]] man who somehow seems to also be giving you a DeathGlare. Then the blow lands, and the only audio is the impact of the punch landing and some bouncing noises.

* Episode 1100 has Luffy pause right before he hits Lucci. There's a SuddenSoundtrackStop as we see Luffy from Lucci's perspective. [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2024_04_09_at_21517am.png A menacing]] [[SlasherSmile slasher smiling]] man who somehow seems to also be giving you a DeathGlare. Then the blow lands, and the only audio is the impact of the punch landing and some bouncing noises.

* Episode 1100 has Luffy pause right before he hits Lucci. There's a SuddenSoundtrackStop as we see Luffy from Lucci's perspective. [[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2024_04_09_at_21517am.png A menacing]] [[SlasherSmile slasher smiling]] man who somehow seems to also be giving you a DeathGlare. Then the blow lands, and the only audio is the impact of the punch landing and some bouncing noises.

* Chapter 1110: The other four Elders land on Egghead and reveal their transformed forms in an ''extremely'' ominous two-page, single-panel spread, capped off with the text of '''[[{{Irony}} Highest Authority in the World]]''' to drive home their eeriness...just before they start wreaking ''havoc'' across the island in what appears to be [[NothingIsScarier complete silence]]. No verbal communication, no talking to the Straw Hats and their allies, '''[[NoNonsenseNemesis nothing]]''': the five of them aren't here to play, they're [[GodzillaThreshold here]] to '''''wipe out history'''''.

* Chapter 1110: The other four Elders land on the Egghead and reveal their transformed forms in a double spread:
** Mars is a bird with sharp teeth, long hair, and a snake's tail
** Warcury is a boar with four long fangs that are bent upwards
** Nusjuro is a skeletal horse with skin pieces hanging on his body.
** Ju Peter is a sandworm with a wide mouth with hyper-realistic human teeth and a cross on the face.

** Ju Peter is a sandworm with a wide mouth and a cross on the face.

* Chapter 1095:
** The chapter is not titled "A world where you're better off dead" for nothing.

* 972:
** After the people learned Oden basically humiliated and sacrificed himself for the sake of their protection, they beg Orochi to let him live. How does he respond? By calling them worthless trash and having his men shoot arrows at them. It was then the people of Wano realized that not only was Orochi a monster of their own creation, but they'd ignorantly condemned their savior to die. The subjugation of Wano for the following decades was their own fault, and every soul in the country knows it.
* 974:
** We finally learn the identity of the mole working for Orochi the whole time: ''Kanjuro''. It turns out he was an artist who at a young age watched his whole family die due to having Kurozumi blood. When he met with Orochi, he was more than willing to accept being his spy. This is quite the shocker for both the readers and the Scabbards who have thought Kanjuro as their ally.
* 982:
** Orochi's intended punishment for Momonosuke? Public execution. Not just any public execution. He intends to crucify the poor boy!
* 985:
** Kaido reveals his plan. He and Big Mom will conquer the world with the Ancient Weapons and take One Piece for themselves. To do this, they will transform Wano into New Onigashima and make it into a giant pirate fortress and force all of its citizens into slavery, including the ones in the Flower Capital. Orochi is outraged, but he doesn't get the chance to protest as Kaido cuts him down. Admittedly satisfying though this gruesome fate IS, the fact remains that Kaido is now the ruler of Wano and he will make it into a place ''worse'' than what Orochi had.
* Chapter 993:
** Even after all the damage from the Scabbards' attacks, Kaido is, relatively speaking, unharmed. Sure, he's been stabbed, struck by Electro, cut several times, burned by his own breath being redirected on him, and even had four of the Scabbards nail him with one of Oden's techniques, but that was nothing for Kaido. And to make it clear he's done playing around? He uses wind scythes to tear off one of Kiku's arms.
* Chapter 1005:
** Black Maria's feelings for Sanji aren't completely fake... but that's not good news, as she does ''not'' plan to release him even after he calls Robin for help. She instead plans to keep him as a pet who will love her and only her, and plans to keep beating up his helpless, tiny (compared to her) form with brass knuckles until he submits to her.
* Chapter 1008
** Somehow, ''Orochi is still alive'' and he's planning on burning down the entire castle as a way take down all his enemies at once, even if his own henchmen die as well.
* Chapter 1013
** Kaido beat Luffy close to death a ''third time''. As the expression goes, "In a one-on-one fight, if it's on air, land, or sea, bet on Kaido."
* Chapter 1035
** [[DarkAndTroubledPast King's past]] as a lab rat in Punk Hazard due to being a [[DyingRace Lunarian]] is shown to be a torturous experience with him being trained up to an experimentation machine to test his durability. What is even worse he is practically still a [[WouldHurtAChild young teenager at the time]]. It is no wonder he took Kaido's offer to escape when he had the chance.
* Chapter 1043
** Kaido beat Luffy closer to death than anyone else has done- assuming that Luffy isn't ''straight-up dead''- taking him down a '''fourth''' time, having much, much less help than Luffy had. In short, in a one-on-one fight, it is still a safe bet on Kaido.
* Chapter 1045
** When Luffy is eaten by Kaido, Luffy ''[[EyeScream puts his hands through Kaido's eyes]]'' to grab his nose and eject himself. Later, Luffy punches straight through Kaido's face. The cartoony visuals really obscures how painful it ''should'' be.

** This chapter, above all else, gives rise to precisely what '''[[TheDreaded Ryokugyu]]''' is all about, from the establishing shot of the abandoned Udon Prison, with greenery, shrubs and flora ''already'' having reclaimed much of this territory... ''[[MoodWhiplash only to lead way to the sheer horror that lied inside.]]'' By which we mean '''[[BodyHorror complete mass impalement]]''' of all these former Animal Kingdom Pirates, the worst of which was ''King And Queen.'' Queen, as a special note, for this first and only time in canon, is slimmed down... as a result of ''Ryokugyu's'' powers taking a page from [[Anime/DragonBallZ Cell]], absorbing and sucking victims dry, until they are naught but husks. The moment ends with him wishing to seek the approval of Fleet Admiral Sakazuki, via bringing him Luffy's head.
*** This last part bears repeating: ''Ryokugyu'', the final Admiral, the Green Bull, ''[[WellDoneSonGuy wants the approval]]''... of '''[[GeneralRipper Sakazuki.]]''' ''The exact admiral responsible for Ace's death.'' Needless to say, Admiral Ryokugyu '''earned''' his TheDreaded status.

* Chapter 1054:
** We finally start getting a look at Ryokugyu’s personality and it turns out he gives Sakazuki a run for his money in the AxCrazy department. Upon being confronted by the samurai, he goes on brief rant about how he believes that anyone who isn’t a citizen of World Government can’t be considered human. Which means he can freely slaughter the people of Wano to get to Luffy, since they don’t count as human.

** [[CurbStompBattle The sheer swiftness and brutality Shanks uses to defeat Kid and Killer is a sight to behold]], while his Conqueror's Haki fueled by his sheer ''rage'' knocks out a good portion of the crew. Not being done with just taking Kid's Poneglyph rubbings, Dorry and Broggy sink the Victoria Punk, sentencing the crew to the watery grave. ''The Kid Pirates are '''gone''', just like that!'' Never piss off an Emperor...

* Chapter 1109: Saturn, under the threat of Vegapunk's message revealing what looks to be an unpleasant truth to the entire world in under 10 minutes, goes on to '''''[[GodzillaThreshold summon the rest of the Elder Stars to Egghead]].'''''

* Chapter 1109: Saturn, under the threat of the Vegapunk's revealing message in under 10 minutes, goes on to '''''summon the rest of the Elder Stars to Egghead.'''''

* Caesar Clown: the hellish child of ComicBook/TheJoker and a Hannya mask, expert of creating Weapons of Mass Destruction, capable of turning his body into a mass of deadly gas and removing the oxygen around you, who uses his own men and innocent children as guinea pigs to test his biological weapon all while he plays the good guy's role to them. Even worse is that he is the inventor behind the insidious SMILE Devil Fruits and orchestrator of countless war crimes caused by selling multiple weapons to countries on the black market.

** Even worse is that before they left, they encounter Caribou who wants to join up with them as Blackbeard is his idol. Keep in mind the intel Caribou has about Poseidon and Pluton, meaning that Blackbeard will soon know where to find two of the three Ancient Weapons. Sure enough, the next chapter has him offer to share the information if the two commanders take him with them.

** There is a chilling moment between Judge and Perospero where Judge protests that he's going to be assassinated and that even the underworld has honor. As he justifies the action as a power play and Big Mom preying on Judge to steal his resources, Perospero says almost the exact same line [[Anime/HunterXHunter Meruem]] said to a bunch of female dancers pleading not to be eaten: "Do you listen to what a cow says before eating it?" While Judge [[KickTheSonOfABitch definitely had it coming for all the things he had done to his own family and others]], it's still unsettling to watch someone dehumanize a person to the level of an animal on the chopping block.

** Kaido reveals his plan. He and Big Mom will conquer the world with the Ancient Weapons and take One Piece for themselves. To do this, they will transform Wano into New Onigashima and make it into a giant pirate fortress and force all of its citizens into slavery, including the ones in the Flower Capital. Orochi is outraged, but he doesn't get the chance to protest as Kaido cuts him down. [[KickTheSonOfABitch Admittedly satisfying though this gruesome fate IS]], the fact remains that Kaido is now the ruler of Wano and he will make it into a place ''worse'' than what Orochi had.