History Recap / OnePieceGEightArc

** Sanji stops Luffy from fighting the base commander, Vice Admiral Jonathon, when he gets a bad feeling about how casual the Vice Admiral seems when challenged to a fight. It's later revealed that training in the use of Haki, especially Armament Haki, which [[ElementalRockPaperScissors nullifies the defensive abilities of Devil Fruits]], is ''mandatory'' for any Marine to reach that rank.

* DidntSeeThatComing: No one in the base had any knowledge dials or an octopus balloon, so they never checked the crew for them.

* WinWinSituation: The Straw Hats manage to get away in the end, but Jonathan reflects that it wasn't a bad thing. The base managed to come together for a perceived threat, its relevance in the Marines is still proven, and the bond between him and his wife is only strengthened. What's more, Shepherd's incompetence has ensured that he won't be blamed for letting them escape.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Usopp is told by a kindly engineer that the ''Merry'' has gotten too many dings during its journey and needs a proper shipwright. During a regroup in one of the unused ports, the crew agree the money they gained should be used in repairing the ship and that they need a shipwright.

* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: Just as the Straw Hats are about to escape the fortress thanks to Luffy blowing a hole in the gate, Nami realizes that all their treasure from Skypeia is gone, so they have to go back for it.

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: At the end of the first episode of the arc when Johnathan comments on how the Straw Hats will be able to escape the base, he's looking directly at the camera (i.e: the viewer) when he says it.

A filler arc that takes place after the ''[[Recap/OnePieceSkypieaArc Skypiea Arc]]''. The Straw Hats accidentally float down into the Marine base, G-8, after their adventure in Skypiea. Forced to abandon ship, the crew must make their way through the base to reclaim the Going Merry and avoid capture. But it's not gonna be easy as the captain of the base, Jonathan, is a protege of one of the Marine Admirals, Akainu, and able to track their every move.

* AntiVillain: Jonathan only wants to defend his base from invaders (and of course perform his duty as a marine to capture wanted pirates), and proves to be a very amiable person who treats the Straw Hats as [[WorthyOpponent Worthy Opponents.]]

* CameFromTheSky: The Going Merry had fallen from the sky and into the heavily guarded Marine base, leaving the Marines wondering how the Straw Hats managed to infiltrate them. When interrogated, Zoro [[SarcasticConfession honestly told them]] that they'd come from the sky.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Usopp is told by a kindly engineer that the Merry has gotten too many dings during its journey and needs a proper shipwright. During a regroup in one of the unused ports, the crew agree the money they gained should be used in repairing the ship and that they need a shipwright.
** Said engineer, Mekao, also seemed to know about the [[spoiler: Klabautermann, which foreshadowed the Going Merry's death]]. He is pulled away before revealing this, however, in order for Franky to give Usopp this information later.

* AchievementsInIgnorance: Zoro managed to get the crew lost ''in a straight hallway'' and thus avoided the ambush the Marines had set for them.

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: At the end of the first episode of the arc when Shepherd comments on how the Straw Hats will be able to escape the base, he's looking directly at the camera (i.e: the viewer) when he says it.

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In the first episode of the arc when Shepherd comments on how the Straw Hats will be able to escape the base, he's looking directly at the camera (i.e: the viewer) when he says it.

A filler arc that takes place after the ''[[Recap/OnePieceSkypieaArc Skypiea Arc]]''. The Straw Hats accidentally float down into the Marine base, G-8, after their adventure in Skypiea. Forced to abandon ship, the crew must make their way through the base to reclaim the Going Merry and avoid capture. But its not gonna be easy as the captain of the base, Jonathan, is a protege of one of the Marine Admirals, Akainu, and able to track their every move.

* GlowingEyesOfDoom: The rest of the Straw Hats in response to Usopp wondering who should fire the Impact Dial. (Of course, they pick him).

* AintTooProudToBeg: A variant, during the group's time undercover in the base. Sanji meets Jessica, the head chef, and shows her a recipe for a tasty dish. But when he's revealed as a pirate and later escapes. Jessica tries to throw the recipe away. Her whole staff beg her to swallow her pride and let them use it since they like his cooking. Jessica grudgingly agrees and they use the recipe.

* CameFromTheSky: The Going Merry had fallen from the sky and into the heavily guarded Marine base, leaving the Marines wondering how the Straw Hats managed to infiltrate them. When interrogated, Zoro [[SarcasticConfession honestly told them]] that they had came from the sky.

* TheChessmaster: Jonathan is quite good with coming up strategies, even some on the fly.

* EpicFail: ''Every'' time Shepherd tries to use his high-tech bazooka gun. The first time, he shoots it ''backwards'', into a crowd of Marines. Then, Robin uses her powers to make him repeatedly shoot it wrong direction. Later, when he tries to shoot the Straw Hats and the ''Merry'' with it when they make their escape, he misses and accidentally takes out the very cannon that was about to shoot them down.

* WoundedGazelleGambit: Nami while dressed as a nurse pretends that the "invading pirates" had attacked her and threw off suspicion from her.

** When the Straw Hats are attempting to make their escape on the ''Going Merry'', they are surrounded by about a gazillion guns and swords. Dr. Kobato, and Nami soon after, pretend to be Chopper's hostages in order to help the crew get to the deck safely. The others quickly play along (with [[IdiotHero Luffy even thinking that Chopper's being serious]]).

* HumiliationConga: Poor Shepherd.