History Recap / OnePieceThrillerBarkArc

* AnalogyBackfire: A two-fier in one. When Chopper brings up his concern about Luffy fighting Moria, saying he was one of the Seven Warlords, Luffy dismissively says that so was Crocodile. After a WildTake, Chopper claims that's his point, as even though Luffy won, Crocodile came very close to killing him.

* VillainousBreakdown: Moria goes through a terrifying one around the climax of the Thriller Bark arc.

* FanDisservice: It's always good eye candy seeing Zoro without his shirt. But seeing Zoro with his shirt torn and ''completely soaked in his own blood'' and barely able to stand after taking all of Luffy's pain was unsettling.

* CallBack: When Robin asked Cerberus if it was okay while Luffy was riding it after taming it, Zoro tells her, "Don't show the loser pity. You're hurting his pride." This harkens back to him admonishing Chopper not to render aid to Usopp after he was beaten in his duel with Luffy.

* OnceMoreWithClarity: The audience is initially presented with only the ending of Zoro's fight with Ryuma, with the former lying exhausted in a pile of rubble while the latter is WreathedInFlames... which turn out to be the aftermath of Zoro's finishing move, meaning Zoro had actually won.

* FunnyAfro: Brook. His hair has "deep roots".

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* BookEnds: When the Straw Hats first arrive at Thriller Bark, they send out Nami, Chopper, and Usopp to scout the area in a miniature of the ''Going Merry''. When Hogback and Absalom make their escape at the end of the arc, they leave in a miniature of the Thriller Bark.

* HorrifyingTheHorror: The "weakling trio" set foot on ''Thriller Bark'' first and are repeatedly terrified by the zombies. Then the rest of the crew enter Thriller Bark, encountering the same zombies, and now it's ''the zombies''' turn to be scared. Brook is also feared for knowing how to purify zombies (though he's actually still just as afraid of them as they are of him).

* NothingIsScarier: As it turns out, ships are reported to be missing long before Thriller Bark arrived 10 years prior. After the Starw Hat Pirates left, Lola saw something within the thick fog but dismiss it. Within the fog, three are three giant figures with red eyes that towered the island size Thriller Bark. What these creatures are is still unknown till this Day.
* NukeEm: Kuma's Ursus Shock, which knocks out everyone in the vicinity of Thriller Bark, except Zoro and Sanji.

* OneWingedAngel: Moria's Shadow's Asgard, which absorbs 1,000 shadows, and turns him into a giant, lizard-like creature, powerful enough to split Thriller Bark in half with a punch.

* RuleOfSymbolism: Moria's defeat and the fall of Thriller Bark is described as like waking up from a long nightmare.

** There is a [[Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}} bat with the number 21 and a rather familiar design]].

* UnderestimatingBadassery: Played With, as Kuma informed Moria that his arrival on Thriller Bark was to assist Moria, as the World Government feared that another Warlord would be defeated by the Straw Hat Pirates. Moria is infuriated by this news, and refuses Kuma's help, telling him to watch as he defeats them. He ends up losing, while Kuma trounces the Straw Hats and their newfound allies.

* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: The crew manage to beat Moria... and then Kuma suddenly shows up.

** Robin isn't fond of docking, ''of all things.'' She told Franky, Usopp and Chopper that "As human beings, you should be ashamed." After they were hit by Oars, she said, "Don't ever ask me to dock with you again. ''[[TranquilFury Serious...]]''"

* BookEnds: When the Straw Hats first arrive at Thriller Bark, they send out Nami, Chopper and Usopp to scout the area in a miniature of the Going Merry. When Hogback and Absalom make their escape at the end of the arc, they leave in a miniature of the Thriller Bark.

* HorrifyingTheHorror: The "weakling trio" set foot on Thriller Bark first and are repeatedly terrified by the zombies. Then the rest of the crew enter Thriller Bark, encountering the same zombies, and now it's ''the zombies''' turn to be scared. Brook is also feared for knowing how to purify zombies (though he's actually still just as afraid of them as they are of him).

** Zombie!Lola to Absalom--she frequently and repeatedly tries to force him to marry her (and it's implied that this has been going on for a long time), even though he has no interest in marrying a zombie.

* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: The crew manage to beat Moria...and then Kuma suddenly shows up.

* BigBad: Gecko Moria.
** FinalBoss: Bartholomew Kuma.

* ChekhovsGun: Luffy gets some armband on his left arm from Moria's loot, which turns out to be [[Recap/OnePieceImpelDownArc fairly important later on]].

** On that note, the Vivre Card Lola gives to Nami ends up playing a significant role in [[Recap/OnePieceWholeCakeIslandArc a much later arc.]]
* ChekhovsGunman: [[Recap/OnePieceAmazonLilyArc Boa Hancock]] and the [[Recap/OnePieceFishmanIslandArc Mermaid Princess Shirahoshi]] are mentioned briefly by the Risky Brothers.

* EleventhHourSuperpower: Luffy taking in 100 shadows: becoming Nightmare Luffy.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Moria told Luffy that at his current strength, he would lose his crew. Then came the next arc.

** When Moria hears that Marshall D. Teach aka Blackbeard was enlisted into the Seven Warlords, he says to Kuma that the World Government would be satisfied the world is in balance again. Kuma disagrees, and thinks the world might be worse off...

-->'''Government Official (''to Kuma''):''' An order from the World Government: Including the Straw-Hat crew...[[KillEmAll Obliterate every single soul left on the island!!]]

* GoOutWithASmile: The remainder of the Rumbar Pirates as they do a final performance and slowly die of poison.

*** The group's later suggestion of docking again is one of the few times that Robin has gotten visibly annoyed with the crew's antics rather than just chuckling it off.

* FiveBadBand: The Mysterious Four (and Oars):
** BigBad: Moria
** TheDragon: Initially Absalom, but later Oars.
** TheBrute: Absalom.
** TheEvilGenius: Dr. Hogback.
** TheDarkChick: Perona.
** SixthRangerTraitor: Played with, but eventually subverted with the zombies, particularly Oars, as all zombies eventually respond to their master, Moria with time, as it's his powers that fuel them.

* FiveManBand: The Mysterious Four (and Oars):

* OneWingedAngel: Moria's Shadows Asgard, which absorbs 1,000 shadows, and turns him into a giant, lizard-like creature, powerful enough to split Thriller Bark in half with a punch.

** Moria's abilities invoke Literature/PeterPan.

** Lola mentions her mom is [[Characters/OnePieceTheFourEmperors an incredibly powerful pirate]] in the New World...

* CanonImmigrant: Ryuma. Given his background is described similarly, it means the plot of ''Monsters'' did occur in the One Piece world.

* FiveBadBand: The Mysterious Four (and Oars):

* CanonImmigrant: Ryuma. Given his background is described similarly, it mean the plot of ''Monsters'' did occur in the One Piece world.

** SixthRangerTraitor: Played With, but eventually subverted with the zombies, particularly Oars, as all zombies eventually respond to their master, Moria with time, as it's his powers that fuel them.

!! Short Summary

* ShoutOut: The name of the island more or less comes from the famous Music/MichaelJackson [[Music/{{Thriller}} song]]. There's even a dance number with zombies called "Zombie Night" if it wasn't obvious enough.
** Moria's abilities invoke PeterPan.