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** The residents of Impel Down loathe the [=BioMEGAs=] because of this trope. The Impel Downers incarcerate and torture to properly punish their victims for the pain and suffering that they inflicted on the outside world. The [=BioMEGAs=] are just mindless killing machines that exist to indiscriminately slaughter whatever is in front of them.

** Thanks to his incomplete knowledge, Cross makes several assumptions that the manga later disproves. Of particulate note, he was under the assumption that, like the Straw Hats, [[spoiler:Gold Roger got his new ship ''after'' visiting Skypiea when it was actually the Oro Jackson that rode the Knock-Up Stream]], and he believed the Pacifistas were made by the World Government [[spoiler:] to change them into Kuma's likeness]] when they're actually [[spoiler:robotically enhanced clones of Kuma made from his Lineage Factor]].

** Thanks to his incomplete knowledge, Cross makes several assumptions that the manga later disproves. Of particulate note, he was under the assumption that, like the Straw Hats, [[spoiler:Gold Roger got his new ship ''after'' visiting Skypiea when it was actually the Oro Jackson that rode the Knock-Up Stream]], and he believed the Pacifistas were made by the World Government [[spoiler:[[KidnappedForExperimentation abducting people and experimenting on them]] to change them into Kuma's likeness]] when they're actually [[spoiler:robotically enhanced clones of Kuma made from his Lineage Factor]].

** Thanks to his incomplete knowledge, Cross makes several assumptions that the manga later disproves. Of particulate note, he was under the assumption that, like the Straw Hats, [[spoiler:Gold Roger got his new ship ''after'' visiting Skypiea]], and he believed the Pacifistas were made by the World Government [[spoiler:abducting people and experimenting on them to change them into Kuma's likeness]] when they're actually [[spoiler:robotically enhanced clones of Kuma made from his Lineage Factor]].

** Thanks to his incomplete knowledge, Cross maks several assumptions that are proven incorrect by details revealed further in the manga. Of particulate note [[spoiler:he was under the assumption that, like the Straw Hats, Gold Roger got his new ship ''after'' visiting Skypiea and he believed the Pacifistas were made by the World Government abducting people and experimenting on them to change them into Kuma's likeness when they're actually robotically enhanced clones of Kuma made from his Lineage Factor]].

* DisproportionateRetribution: Garp's reaction to [[spoiler:Merry]] and Cross for humiliating him [[spoiler:on the SBS]]? Forge Sengoku's signature so the former gets a bounty for [[spoiler:chomping on his ass]], and the latter gets ''one of the highest bounties in the world''. As in, "only Dragon and the Four Emperors have higher bounties" high.

* ForWantOfANail:
** Quoting this very trope, in fact. Back on Little Garden, the Unluckies were chasing Cross. Because of that, they didn't interrupt Sanji's conversation with Mr. 0. Because of that, Crocodile never had a reason to doubt Mr. 3's loyalty. Because of that, Mr. 3 got a chance to explain himself at Rain Dinners. Because of that, Mr. 3 is assigned to literally white-washing Rainbase with his powers. Because of that, countless Marines and civilians end up dead, the Straw Hats end up with no way out of Crocodile's cage, and Cross ends up in an EnemyMine with Tashigi.
** Because Cross told Smoker that they were helping Alabasta's "heir apparent", Smoker passed this information to his superiors, which, via Cipher Pol, went all the way to the top. [[spoiler: And as a result of the [[EvilIsPetty pettiness of the World Nobles]], Vivi was declared an associate of the Straw Hat Pirates, and hence, a pirate herself, something no royal status can protect her from. Thus, the only course of action is for her to join the Straw Hats full-time]]. Most major changes in the story can be traced back to this event.
** Because Cross and his group completely [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomped]] Satori, they proceeded on before Wiper had organized the Shandians to attack Enel's territory. Because of this, Enel's other priests were unoccupied at the moment, which means that Ohm, the deadliest of the priests, is fully free to intercept them.
** Luffy being [[spoiler:pincushioned by Baron Omatsuri's RainOfArrows]], and it being [[spoiler:broadcast on the SBS worldwide]], including to the Revolutionaries, [[spoiler:restores Sabo's memory of his adopted brothers way earlier than in canon]].
** Because Kokoro heard Yokozuna speaking (thanks to Soundbite), [[LadyDrunk she got more drunk than usual]]. Because of this, hearing Merry's love for her crew hit her harder than usual, so she came up with a plan to get Tom's two apprentices to help the Straw Hats with their ship problem. Because of this, Franky and Iceburg met with the Straw Hats earlier than Cross expected and simultaneously, and Kokoro told them, as Tom's apprentices, to build a ship worthy of the Pirate King's successor. Which would be fine, if that wasn't within earshot of the [=CP9=] agents that were looking for Tom's apprentices, who were known to have the Pluton blueprints in their possession.
** [[spoiler:Because of the SBS]], [[BloodKnight Lucci and Jabra]] find out about Luffy's {{Determinator}} status and fighting prowess long before they actually meet. When the assault on Enies Lobby comes, determined to get a good fight without [[CantCatchUp Lucci]] getting in the way, Jabra is the one that ends up fighting Luffy on the roof, after taking out Blueno.
** Because Usopp didn't leave the crew and join the effort to save Robin as Sogeking, Luffy doesn't receive the HeroicResolve to defeat Lucci from his "return". Fortunately, he gets another source in the form of pirates rooting for him [[spoiler:including Roger's spirit]].
** Because of all the building-up Cross has been doing to Usopp's confidence, he suspects that he's no longer immune to Perona's depression-inducing ghosts, meaning Cross has to come up with a new plan when they arrive at Thriller Bark.
** Because [[spoiler: Perona]] ended up hitching a ride with the Straw Hats, she is there when they reach Merveille, and decides to make her new home there after Shiki is beaten. While there, she discovers how to tame all the monstrous beasts living there, [[spoiler: thus putting her in prime negotiating position with the Marines to become one of the Seven Warlords]].
** Because of [[spoiler: the SBS]] being readily available, Hachi's Takoyaki 8 restaurant has boomed in business, and they need extra help. Because of this, Hachi asked Jinbe to get Kuroobi and Chew released from jail, to work at the restaurant. Because they now work there, with Jinbe as their parole officer, Keimi has Jinbe's number on hand, which she uses at Cross' suggestion to get him to deal with the arrested Macros. As a result, Jinbe arrives just in time to hear Cross blow up at Kuroobi and Chew at the idea that Hody Jones was the one who killed Queen Otohime.
*** Also, as a result of the popularity, Takoyaki 8's reputation has extended to the Ryuugu Kingdom's royal family, even ordering monthly banquets from them. As such, Megalo, the only witness to Queen Otohime's murder, is around when Cross goes on the above rant.
** Because [[spoiler: Funkfreed]] is now a member of the Straw Hat Pirates, he brings along a lot of Cipher Pol's information when he joins Cross. When Cross meets Trafalgar Law some of that info comes in handy to make Law amenable to listening, allowing Cross to forge an alliance with him well before they reach the New World.
** Because of Cross's actions on Sabaody Archipelago, [[spoiler:Keimi's abduction]] is completely different from canon, including [[spoiler:Rayleigh not freeing Keimi from her explosive collar]], a detail that becomes an important plot point later in canon.
*** That detail which leads to said plot point is replaced by [[spoiler:Rayleigh breaking Kizaru's leg]], which Luffy feels compelled to remember. Also, [[spoiler:Kizaru gets thrown straight out of Sabaody leaving only Sentomaru, 2 Pacifistas, and Kuma as the last enemies.]]
** Because of Cross exposing all of its particulars on the SBS, Impel Down has gotten an overhaul and is more hellish than in canon in order to prevent any more breakouts.
** Because of Cross' warning about his and Whitebeard's deaths, Ace recruited Whitey Bay and Squard to help him fight Blackbeard. All three are still captured, but Luffy has some extra help breaking out of Impel Down.
*** Whitey Bay gets Devil Fruit powers, adding some more firepower to Whitebeard's forces at Marineford. She gets these by killing the leader of the Hirunos, who were put there in part thanks to Straw Hat-related shenanigans.
*** Squard does not betray Whitebeard.
** Because of numerous going-ons at Impel Down, the last encounter with Magellan happens very differently. [[spoiler:Instead of trying to stop the breakout, Magellan ultimately decides to let Luffy and the rest leave peacefully without interference, so Mr. 2 doesn't stay behind at Impel Down. This allows Mr. 2 to impersonate Cross during the Battle of Marineford, allowing him to distract several of the big names (including PX-0) because Cross is a higher-priority target than Luffy]].
** Because the New World Masons managed to get Smoker and Tashigi assigned to Impel Down, they aren't present during the battle of Marineford. [[spoiler:That leaves Hancock completely free to draw Doflamingo's attention away from Luffy and distract him for the rest of the battle]].
** Believe it or not, thanks to [[spoiler:the [=SBS=] broadcasting the horrors of Omatsuri Island to the world, Sabo ended up regaining his memories]] sooner than he did in canon, allowing him to do something he wasn't able to do in canon...pull a BigDamnHeroes and [[spoiler:''save Ace'' at Marineford]].
*** In fact, [[spoiler:Ace's survival at Marineford]] was owed to one thing: the circumstances of Ace's execution. The moment Sengoku revealed Ace was being executed solely because [[SinsOfOurFathers he's the son of the first Pirate King]], [[spoiler:Cross points out it's not a crime and gives a reason for Dragon to intervene, as the Revolutionary Army is all about fighting this kind of tyranny.]]
** [[spoiler:Ace ends up surviving Marineford despite Cross's fears]] and would go on to become [[InsistentTerminology Acting Captain]] of what remains of the Whitebeard Pirates. And fully aware of what the pursuit of Blackbeard against Cross's warning cost them, he decides on a different approach. Thus, the Newspaper epilogue reveals that instead of the canonical Payback War, resulting in the Whitebeards' loss and disbandment, the Blackbeards and the Whitebeards are in a conflict called the "Black and White War," with both sides apparently equally matched.

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** When Cross warns Nami about Usopp's…'liberties' in building her Clima-Tact, she resolves to involve herself in the blueprints. Cross recommends that she considers "Five Cast Iron" for the meeting, a combination of the five iron golf club and this trope. Usopp ends up looking the way he did after the fight with the Mr. 4 pair.

* DeathGlare: Remembering his vow when he came to Little Garden, Cross gives one to Sanji when he objects to Cross stopping him from attacking a T-Rex for their hunting contest. He then turns his gaze on said T-Rex… who begins sweating.

** Vivi finally succumbs to the insanity of the Grand Line when [[RatedMForManly Boss negotiates with Franky]] in a {{Pec Flex}}ing duel, shattering his shell in the process. And later somehow getting a new one.

** Vice Admiral Jonathan has a civil, friendly even, conversation with Cross about why the latter is terrible at chess. There are too many rules and no matter what you do, it has to follow those rules but sometimes, Cross just wants to flip the board. This and the accompanying explosion let Jonathan know that Cross just metaphorically flipped the board on their little game.
** When Cross sees Miss Friday in Water 7, Lassoo asks where Mr. 13 was, with Soundbite agreeing, calling him a water rat in the process. Halfway through the insult, he and Cross remember they are currently on a canal street and realize where Mr. 13 will be coming from.
** Cross remembers what exactly Nidhogg is as he explains it to the crew and realizes what Moria is doing. Nidhogg is the dragon at the end of the world and Moria [[spoiler:is going OneWingedAngel]].
** Through the discussion about how survival of the fittest is an EnforcedTrope on [[Anime/OnePieceFilmStrongWorld Merveille]] (Dr. Indigo injected his strength-boosting toxins into the wildlife, animals beat other animals, [[CannibalismSuperpower consume their bodies and the toxins inside them]] and grow even stronger), Luffy, Boss, and Cross and his partners realize why the beasts are following them: the animals have been driving them into the paths of the alpha beasts (which they inevitably beat), the ones who had consumed enough toxin to stand strong alone until now, and as such have invited the other animals to feed on their corpses and grow even stronger in a very short amount of time. And since these animals have been trained to believe that eating the strong will make them stronger, they've already set their eyes on their final targets, those that have established themselves as the strongest on the archipelago. Guess who that is?
** Yet another one for Strong World: through their discussion, Cross and Vivi figure out exactly why Shiki has a village filled with inhabitants living on his floating archipelago: ''super-weapon test targets''.
** On the subject of Keimi still being the target of the Macro Pirates, and Hachi having enough help at his restaurant to hold them off, Cross wonders what the Macros and Duval could be planning to grab Keimi, and deduces that they would follow and wait until she was vulnerable... like if she's on the deck of their ship.
** Marguerite is busy lambasting Luffy's idiocy in attempting to [[spoiler:assassinate Boa Hancock]], especially given how he always recklessly fights his enemies head-on, only to realize that his fighting style precludes him from attempting to [[spoiler:assassinate someone]]. The realization that she was mistakenly persecuting one of their possible allies, one of the nicest people in the world, for [[spoiler: assassinating her leader]] gives her a full "MyGodWhatHaveIDone" HeroicBSOD.
** After watching Buggy TemptingFate in the worst possible way, Chief Guard Saldeath remarks to Smoker that none of their forces are close enough to get to Buggy and the others fast enough to give karmic retribution, nor is anyone among them other than Magellan and Hancock who have the power to deliver said retribution, leading to the conclusion that ''a third force'' is going to react to Buggy's cry. Cue the Caribou Pirates and the World Pirates invading Impel Down at Level 3.
** After given the report Luffy disappeared all of a sudden from Level 5, Magellan asks about other prisoners that also "disappeared" (Ivankov, Inazuma, and Bentham specifically). This makes him realize that those disappeared are still in the prison somewhere and a massive jailbreak is going to take place.

** Part of the reason that the Marine Response was crippled during Eines Lobby was because Big Mom went on a rampage due to not getting some food she had gotten a craving for.

** Buggy absolutely refuses to enjoy anything the Straw Hats produce on the [[spoiler: SBS]]... except for them singing Binks' Brew.

*** Whitey Bay gets Devil Fruit powers, adding some more firepower to Whitebeard's forces at Marineford.

** To draw Marine forces away from Eines Lobby, Bartolomeo attacks a Noble and steals his Transponder Snail, intending to call the highest ranked member of the World Government it knows and taunt them. This works... in that he somehow stole one of the few snails in the world capable of contacting the Five Elder Stars, the ones who rule the World Government. OhCrap ensues from his entire crew.

* EvilLawyerJoke: Acted out when Izo of the Whitebeard Pirates kicks two men out of his bar for fighting. The first guy said the second guy attacked him unprovoked when he mentioned he was a lawyer, prompting Izo to beat up [[AcceptableTargets the lawyer]] and apologize to the other guy.

** Quoting this very trope, in fact. Back on Little Garden, the Unluckies were chasing Cross. Because of that, they didn't interrupt Sanji's conversation with Mr. 0. Because of that, Crocodile never had a reason to doubt Mr. 3's loyalty. Because of that, Mr. 3 got a chance to explain himself. Because of that, Mr. 3 is assigned to literally white-washing Rainbase with his powers. Because of that, countless Marines and civilians end up dead, the Straw Hats end up with no way out of Crocodile's cage, and Cross ends up in an EnemyMine with Tashigi.

** Luffy being [[spoiler:pincushioned by Baron Omatsuri's RainOfArrows]], and it being [[spoiler:broadcast on the SBS worldwide]], including to the Revolutionaries, [[spoiler:restores Sabo's memory of his adopted brothers way earlier than in canon.]]
** Because Kokoro heard Yokozuna speaking (thanks to Soundbite), [[LadyDrunk she got more drunk than usual]]. Because of this, hearing Merry's love for her crew hit her harder than usual, so she came up with a plan to get Tom's two apprentices to help the Straw Hats with their ship problem. Because of this, Franky and Iceburg met with the Straw Hats earlier than Cross expected and simultaneously, and Kokoro told them, as Tom's apprentices, to build a ship worthy of the Pirate King's successor... within earshot of the [=CP9=] agents that were looking for Tom's apprentices, who were known to have the Pluton blueprints in their possession.

** Believe it or not, thanks to [[spoiler:the [=SBS=] broadcasting the horrors of Omatsuri's island to the world, Sabo ended up regaining his memories]] sooner than he did in canon, allowing him to do something he wasn't able to do in canon...pull a BigDamnHeroes and [[spoiler:''save Ace'' at Marineford]].
** [[spoiler: In fact, Ace's survival at Marineford was owed to one thing: the circumstances of his execution. The moment Sengoku revealed Ace was being executed solely because [[SinsOfOurFathers he's the son of the first Pirate King]], Cross points out it's not a crime and gives a reason for Dragon to intervene as the Revolutionary is all about fighting this kind of tyranny.]]
** Ace ends up surviving Marineford despite Cross's fears and would go on to become [[InsistentTerminology Acting Captain]] of what remains of the Whitebeard Pirates. The Newspaper epilogue reveals that instead of the canonical Payback War resulting in the Whitebeards' loss and disbandment, the Blackbeards and the Whitebeards are in a conflict called the "Black and White War" and the latter is still going strong relatively speaking.

* DeusExitMachina: Pretty much the only thing that kept the only available Admiral ([[LightEmUp Kizaru]]) from completely dominating the Straw Hats during the assault on Enies Lobby was blind luck: [[spoiler: He decided to beam all the way to the island with his [[ElementalShapeshifter Sacred Yata Mirror]], but Nami saw that briefest glint of his powers and, thinking it was a sniper, threw up [[LogicalWeakness a mirage that refracted him right out of the fight]] and miles away.]]

* EatingTheEyeCandy: Nami, Vivi, and Robin all rather enjoy how often Zoro ruins a shirt during his training and neglects to put a new one on.

** Cross says, when asked on his opinions of Okamas by Number 2, that he doesn't really have an opinion on them. His objection to Number 2 is if they wear clothes that expose their legs, then they ''really'' need to invest in razors.

*** Bartolomeo attacked a Celestial Dragon's yacht and then insulted one of the ''Five Elder Stars'', who sent Akainu and five battleships after him.

*** By the end of the Marineford, the Marines have [[spoiler:completely failed in their objective of executing Ace]]. What they get instead, is [[spoiler:the defection of eight thousand mutineers]], the loss of twenty-nine of the fifty battleships they deployed (thirteen destroyed, seven severely damaged, and nine stolen), the loss of nearly all their Pacifistas [[spoiler:and [=BioMEGAs=]]], the loss of [[spoiler:three]] Warlords, a [[spoiler:crippled admiral]], billions of beris in damage, the loss of over ''thirty thousand'' loyal Marines and counting, the increasing destabilization of the world's BalanceOfPower, and a shit-ton of humiliation and loss of face that they may likely ''never'' recover from. Compared to that, the [[spoiler:death of Whitebeard, whose death canonically caused a power vacuum for than if they'd left him be, with every reason to suspect it will happen here as well]] is a very, ''very'' small consolation prize.

* GargleBlaster: In Chapter 52 Nami, Zoro, and Cross accidentally exchange sake with South Blue COMЯADE-grade vodka. Not only is it enough to affect even [[NeverGetsDrunk Nami and Zoro]], it's usually used to tan Sea King hide.

*** As it turns out, it does agree to give Cross a chance if he puts on a good enough show. And if he doesn't, it will still consent to [[spoiler: saving Merry]]... if Cross considers [[GenderBender the Ivankov treatment]]. [[BrainBleach No one objects when Cross refuses.]]

* DudeWheresMyReward: After the Marineford War, [[spoiler:during the victory party on Amazon Lily, all the Supernovas (except Jewelly Bonney, who's a female) are upset that the only males allowed on the island are Luffy and his brothers, even though the Supernovas saved Hancock's life when she defected during the War. Hancock retorts that being allowed to moor on Amazon Lily's shore is a reward, as males aren't usually allowed to even get ''that'' far]].

* {{Deconstruction}}: Takes apart elements of the original series, shonen manga, and fan fiction.

* DudeWheresMyReward: After the Marineford War, [[spoiler:during the victory party on Amazon Lily, all the Supernovas (except Jewelly Bonney, who's a female), are upset that the only males allowed on the island are Luffy and his brothers, even though the Supernovas saved Hancock's life when she defected during the War. Hancock retorts that being allowed to moor on Amazon Lily's shore is a reward, as males aren't usually allowed to even get ''that'' far]].