History OnePiece / TropesQToS

*** All of the Galley-la foremen in Iceberg's employ are certifiably capable fighters, [[spoiler:even those who aren't [=CP9=]]]. Iceberg himself... is just really good at making and repairing ships.

* RasputinianDeath: '''[[spoiler:WHITEBEARD]].''' What he goes through simply has to be seen to be believed. Even the {{Narrator}} comments on it. Full list: 152 Gunshots, 267 Sword wounds (including one ''all the way through his chest''), 46 ''cannon balls'', and two counts of being impaled by '''LAVA'''. And this is from a man who is [[spoiler:already very old and on freaking ''dialysis'']]. Wow. Also, in the manga, [[spoiler:''HALF HIS FACE IS MELTED OFF!'']] '''AND HE DIES. STANDING. UP.''' This may be a reference to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benkei Benkei]].

* RealMenDontCry: Oh [[AvertedTrope yes they do.]] Many of the manliest men in this series cry when the going gets tough. The biggest example of this is probably [[spoiler: the death of Ace, which causes almost every major player on the pirates side of the Paramount War to become instantly demoralized and break into sobs. This includes Marco, Jinbei, and ''Whitebeard.'']]

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Kings Nefeltari Cobra and Riku Dold are both good men who care about their people and are completely unburdened with things like arrogance or pomposity. Whether a Marine officer qualifies depends on how much they believe in "Absolute Justice." Smoker and Aokiji are the most fair, Sengoku is hard on pirates but chiefly concerned with the safety of the people, those he considers "innocent" at any rate, and willing to admit when mistakes have been made. [[spoiler: When the government refuses to post wanted posters of some escaped prisoners to avoid admitting they escaped, Sengoku resigns in disgust.]] Garp is the rare case of being an ''un''reasonable authority figure by being too lenient, as one of his subordinates lampshades he can't just report he let Luffy go because he's his grandson.

** Robin was a criminal who asked Luffy for a place on the crew instead of the other way around (Luffy's usual MO). At first it appeared they were just the latest in a long string of criminals she'd associated herself with, but [[spoiler: it turns out that she'd been on the lam for 20 years and this was the first time she felt like she had a "home"]].

** The Impel Down arc begins with Luffy's attempt to rescue [[spoiler:his brother Ace]] from the most fearsome prison in the world.
** After [[spoiler:failing to spring Ace]], Luffy decides to bust out of Impel Down (a prison considered impregnable), with an army of over 200 rowdy criminals including two Revolutionaries, two Warlords and [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Buggy]], to head to ''Marine Headquarters'' to join the FinalBattle and attempt to stop [[spoiler:Ace's execution]].

* TheRevolutionWillNotBeVilified: Dragon is leading a revolutionary war against the tyrannical, slave-owning, massacre-happy, conspiracy-loving World Government. Fisher Tiger rescues slaves and leads an attack against the incredibly corrupt and decadent nobility. Other revolutionaries are shown freeing [[spoiler:Robin]] from a work camp. The worst thing anyone to do with the Revolution has been shown doing is Ivankov's GenderBender antics. However, one of the Revolutionaries seems to have just shot someone execution-style in the cover story, usually something that isn't seen as very humane. There is also the fact that the Revolutionaries spread their ideals through warfare, so it seems to [[ZigZaggingTrope zig-zag]] between this trope and TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized.

* RightHandHottie: FemmeFatale Kalifa fulfills this role for Iceburg in ''One Piece'' [[spoiler:just before being revealed as an assassin/spy sent by the world government]].

** Whitebeard goes for Akainu with extreme prejudice after Akainu [[spoiler:kills Ace]].

** While this series isn't in a superhero setting (except for the ''Chopperman'' specials), the Straw Hats do face a number of colorful and varied adversaries (some with superpowers, some [[BadassNormal without]]) who show up in two or more arcs, including arcs that may fall within the same overall saga, and who oppose them in at least two of those appearances. To date, foes who fit the bill include other pirates such as [[VillainousHarlequin Buggy the Clown]], [[CarryABigStick "Iron Mace" Alvida]] (both before and after she got her Devil Fruit, the second time in a VillainTeamUp with Buggy), [[TimeStandsStill Foxy the Silver Fox]] (if you include his anime-only appearances), [[SoulPower Charlotte "Big Mom" Linlin]], and the [[EvilCounterpart Blackbeard Pirates]]; Marines such as [[SternChase Smoker]], [[ExtraOreDinary "Black Cage" Hina]], [[ImplausibleFencingPowers Vice-Admiral Momonga]], [[AnIcePerson Aokiji]], [[LightIsNotGood Kizaru]], and [[GeneralRipper Akainu]]; and World Government operatives such as [[MasterSwordsman Dracule Mihawk]], [[DishingOutDirt Sir Crocodile]] and the agents of his secret [[BountyHunter Baroque Works]] crew (specifically the Mr. 5 team, which serves as main antagonists in two arcs), the [[ProfessionalKiller Cipher Pol 9 agents]], [[PowerPalms Bartholomew Kuma]], [[CastingAShadow Gecko Moria]], and [[PeoplePuppets Donquixote Doflamingo]]. Of those listed here, though, circumstances may change their standing on the list, since Mihawk is a NobleDemon and semi-FriendlyEnemy who only opposes the Straw Hats and other pirates by virtue of him being one of the Shichibukai, Smoker eventually becomes more of a ReasonableAuthorityFigure whose only real reason for continuing to (officially) pursue the Straw Hats is because they're pirates, Aokiji only opposes the Straw Hats due to his position as an Admiral [[spoiler:up until his defection from the Marines]], Buggy and Crocodile enter into an EnemyMine situation with Luffy during the Summit War Saga, and [[spoiler:Bartholomew Kuma]] is more of a StealthMentor rather than being truly malicious.

** [[spoiler:Moria]]'s reaction to seeing Luffy again after his humiliation at [[spoiler:Thriller Bark]].

* SdrawkcabName: Elbaf. [[spoiler:Fable]].

** As a series about pirates, it inevitably has an example in the form of "Red Leg" Zeff, a retired pirate whose kicking strength was legendary (and still is fairly strong nowadays), but he had to sacrifice one of his legs [[spoiler: in order to eat it so he wouldn't die from hunger while stranded on a desert island with a young Sanji, who had all the "regular" food]].

** Portgas D. Ace's mother Rouge [[spoiler:[[LongestPregnancyEver held him for twenty months in her womb]] just to make sure the public won't know he's the son of her lover, Pirate King Gold Roger. Because of the stigma that a pirate's son will TurnOutLikeHisFather let alone him being the son of Roger and that the Marines, after Roger's death, started a witch-hunt of every woman ever affiliated with him, searching for the possibility of an offspring. [[DeathByChildbirth This costs her her life.]]]]
** As a favor of Roger himself to his rival, Vice Admiral Garp, the latter also tried to keep[[spoiler: Ace hidden and was there when Rouge gave birth to him. Then he brought Ace to his hometown in East Blue and got Curly Dadan to raise him (along with the young Luffy) with the intention of making them Marine officers. Ace himself also tends to go by his mother's maiden surname rather than his dad's.]]

*** After the TimeSkip, Luffy managed to easily defeat a Pacifista--the enemy that gave him and his crew a hard time two years ago--with a single punch. Then, he fought Hody Jones, who gave Luffy a slightly more difficult challenge before his defeat. Upon entering the New World, Luffy's first major opponent was Doflamingo, a Warlord so powerful, he considers attacks from Luffy's previous Gears to be ticklish. It's only when Luffy activates Gear Fourth for the first time that he manages to defeat Doflamingo. Afterwards, Luffy fought Charlotte Katakuri, one of [[TheDragon right-hand men]] of one of the Four Emperors. Luffy managed to defeat him by slowly matching him in power before unleashing another form of Gear Fourth on him. [[spoiler:The final major opponent Luffy defeated as of now was Kaido, an Emperor. Even at his full power, Luffy is still unable to defeat him. However, things change when Luffy manages to awaken his Devil Fruit and unlock Gear Fifth, allowing him to easily turn the tables against Kaido and defeat him.]]

** In the Paramount War arc, a major WhamShot occurs when[[spoiler: Blackbeard uses Whitebeard's signature earthquake-causing punch, revealing he has somehow stolen the latter's powers]]

** Zoro and [[spoiler:Hiyori]] get a MeetCute when he saved her life, a SleepCute that make Brooke jealous and due to CastHerd, she's his companion for most of Wano.

'''Luffy:''' ''I understand very well. Sogeking, [[spoiler:shoot that flag]].''

* SingleTear: [[spoiler: Whitebeard shed one when Ace died.]]

* SinisterSurveillance: Eneru during his time as God literally turned Skypeia into Big Brother in Heaven by using his Devil Fruit abilities to increase the strength of his [[spoiler:[=Haki/=]]]Mantra to hear the conversations of everyone on the island. Intruders, "blasphemers" and those who his men hadn't eliminated yet were punished by him [[DeathFromAbove with a column of lightning from above]].
* SinsOfOurFathers: One of the major themes of the series is whether or not an innocent child should bear the sins of their parents if they are criminals. The main reason why Ace's execution (and eventually Luffy's death) was such a high priority to the Marines is because of their biological heritage. Both their fathers were/are notorious, world-renowned criminals: [[spoiler:"The Pirate King" Gold Roger and "The Revolutionary" Monkey D. Dragon]] respectively. Thus, the first and greatest crime that both brothers committed (at least in the eyes of the world), was the sin of ''being born'' into this world. Even if they had never become pirates, they would have never been allowed into the Marines and would never have a chance at a normal life -- for the world itself would never have allowed them to live. This was the main source of Ace's angst, and in [[spoiler:his dying moments]], he admitted to Luffy that all he ever wanted to know is whether or not he ''deserved'' to be born. Most tellingly, Oda has stated that one of the themes of ''One Piece'' is that heritage doesn't matter and family is who you choose.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Happens across multiple languages.

** One of Whitebeard's subordinate Captains (the one that [[spoiler:shanked Whitebeard]]), has variously been referred to as Squado, Squad, Squardo, Spardo and many other names besides. (English manga uses Squard)

** And shockingly, a recent flashback reveals that [[spoiler:Ace was one when he first joined Whitebeard's crew.]]
** [[spoiler:Avalo Pizarro seems to be thinking of becoming one from Chapter 595]].

* SplitAndReunion: Warlord Bartholomew Kuma sends the Straw Hat crew one by one to different locations across the world. Although Luffy gives them a cryptic message to reunite 2 years later, it is revealed that Kuma separated the crew to allow them to escape from Sentomaru and Admiral Kizaru and that they were not ready to challenge the New World.

* ReinventingTheTelephone: For some odd reason, phones and cameras in this world are snails. Not only that, but during a conversation, the snail is able to express the emotion of the person on the other end. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer What more do you want from me?]]
** The Japanese language makes the pun, the term for the Phone/Transponder snails is Dendenmushi which means snail normally. Den in Japanese can mean Electric and Communication, and Mushi is bug, so the word for snail becomes Electric Communication Bug. Compare with the word for Telephone, Denwa, which means Electric Conversation.

* {{Retcon}}: The Armament Haki turning the users' skin or weapons black and shiny was added in after the Time Skip with no explanation given for its lack of existence before the Timeskip; before, it was simply invisible. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], however; with so much importance placed on Haki usage in the New World, there needed to be a way to more clearly distinguish when it was being used or not.

* StrawVulcan: Bellamy derides the Straw Hat crew for chasing fairy tales, and even provides a logical explanation for ships falling from the sky. However, this is meant to portray him as a villain... except he totally has a point. They ARE chasing fairy tales.
** No, that would make him a rival/antagonist. What makes him a villain is that he's an ''[[{{Jerkass}} asshole]]''.
** [[spoiler: Plus, he realizes how wrong he was when he visits Sky Island himself.]]
* StupidSexyFlanders: [[AttractiveBentGender Chick Ivankov]]. [[BrainBleach Brr...]]

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