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** In Chapter 60, Cross himself experiences one of these after [[spoiler:Kuroobi and Chew]] wonder why [[spoiler:Hody]] became a monster and murdered [[spoiler:Queen Otohime]]. Cross's vision goes blurry and he lunges at them with murderous intent, only held back by Luffy, and proceeds to give them an epic TheReasonYouSuckSpeach by pointing out that it was their fault; [[spoiler:it was Arlong and they that preached hatred to the children that were Hody and his cohorts.]]
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** In Chapter 60, Cross himself experiences one of these after [[spoiler:Kuroobi and Chew]] Chew]], having all the evidence shoved in their faces, still wonder why ''why'' [[spoiler:Hody]] became a monster and murdered [[spoiler:Queen Otohime]]. Cross's vision goes blurry and he lunges at them with murderous intent, only held back by Luffy, and proceeds to give them an epic TheReasonYouSuckSpeach TheReasonYouSuckSpeech by pointing out that it was their fault; [[spoiler:it was Arlong and they that preached hatred to the children that were Hody and his cohorts.cohorts, turning them into the hate-spewing next generation that just doesn't know any better.]]
** Jinbe appears behind Cross in time to hear him say that Hody Jones is responsible for Queen Otohime's death. Cross is suitably... stunned.
** At Takoyaki 8, once they hear that Cross has a wild scheme in mind, a present Tashigi, Boa Sandersonia and Koala all try to vamoose, but Cross is having none of it.
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* SueDonym: While en route to Skeltor Skelter Bite, Cross declares Tashigi (who cannot be seen as a Marine) will pose as their new cabin girl, T. A. Shigi.
** Tashigi declares that so long as she is a Marine, she will not set foot on the new pirate town of Skelter Bite. Cross's answer? Disguise her as a pirate and shanghai her onto the crew!
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* TraumaCongaLine: Happens to [[ThoseTwoBadGuys Kuroobi and Chew]] of all people. They learn Queen Otohime was not killed by a human but rather a fishman that looked up to them, that their misanthropic speeches against humans were responsible for turning that same fishman and his friends into humanity-hating monsters who did the first-mentioned action to destroy any chance of peace between humans and fishmen, and topping it off with Koala, the only human they considered a friend, berates them for their bigoted actions and tells them they are no longer friends.
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** Cross is ''very'' calm at the start of his argument with Kuroobi and Chew, after the former calls him a {{Hypocrite}} for associating with the Marines despite all his talk [[spoiler: on the SBS]].
*** And Koala, who [[BigotryException they still consider a friend]] and who knows full well of what they did on Conomi Island, goes full on IceQueen when finally talking directly to them.
* TraumaCongaLine: Happens to [[ThoseTwoBadGuys Kuroobi and Chew]] of all people. They learn Queen Otohime was not killed by a human but rather a fishman that looked up to them, that their misanthropic speeches against humans were responsible for turning that same fishman and his friends into humanity-hating monsters who did the first-mentioned action to destroy any chance of peace between humans and fishmen, andtopping it topped off with Koala, [[BigotryException the only human they considered a friend, berates friend]], berating them for their bigoted actions and tells telling them [[WeUsedToBeFriends they are no longer friends.friends]].
*** And Koala, who [[BigotryException they still consider a friend]] and who knows full well of what they did on Conomi Island, goes full on IceQueen when finally talking directly to them.
* TraumaCongaLine: Happens to [[ThoseTwoBadGuys Kuroobi and Chew]] of all people. They learn Queen Otohime was not killed by a human but rather a fishman that looked up to them, that their misanthropic speeches against humans were responsible for turning that same fishman and his friends into humanity-hating monsters who did the first-mentioned action to destroy any chance of peace between humans and fishmen, and
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** In Chapter 60, Cross himself experiences one of these [[spoiler: after Kuroobi and Chew wonder why Hody became a monster and murdered Queen Otohime. Cross vision goes blurry and he lunges at them with the intent to maim and is held back by Luffy and proceeds to give them an epic TheReasonYouSuckSpeach by pointing out that it was Arlong and them that preached hatred to the children that were Hody and his cohort.]]
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** In Chapter 60, Cross himself experiences one of these [[spoiler: after Kuroobi [[spoiler:Kuroobi and Chew Chew]] wonder why Hody [[spoiler:Hody]] became a monster and murdered Queen Otohime. Cross [[spoiler:Queen Otohime]]. Cross's vision goes blurry and he lunges at them with the intent to maim and is murderous intent, only held back by Luffy Luffy, and proceeds to give them an epic TheReasonYouSuckSpeach by pointing out that it was their fault; [[spoiler:it was Arlong and them they that preached hatred to the children that were Hody and his cohort.cohorts.]]
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* SueDonym: While en route to Skeltor Bite, Cross declares Tashigi will pose as their new cabin girl, T. A. Shigi.
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* ThreatBackfire: The World Government has decided to find Cross's homeland and destroy it with a Buster Call if the Strawhats don't turn themselves over to the government. Everyone in the know that Cross is from another world starts laughing themselves sick at the idea, even ''Robin''.
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** Soundbite trying to sing the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' theme song, only to be stopped by Cross, saying there i s no starfish. He finally gets his wish in Chapter 59 when the crew meets Pappug and Kaimie, and unfortunately for Cross, intends on singing the ''entire'' song.
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** Soundbite trying to sing the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' theme song, only to be stopped by Cross, saying there i s is no talking starfish. He finally gets his wish in Chapter 59 when the crew meets Pappug and Kaimie, Keimi, and unfortunately for Cross, intends on singing the ''entire'' song.
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** This is Cross' countenance walking into [[Anime/OnePieceFilmStrongWorld Shiki's]] throne room for the final confrontation, and Smoker and Tashigi [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness are unsettled at how merciless he looks]].
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** Zoundbite Soundbite trying to sing the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' theme song, only to be stopped by Cross, saying there i s no starfish. He finally gets his wish in Chapter 59 when the crew meets Pappug and Kaimie, and unfortunately for Cross, intends on singing the ''entire'' song.
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** Soundbite interrupting Cross [[spoiler: whenever he tries to start the SBS]]. And after that, other people start [[SerialEscalation interrupting Soundbite interrupting Cross]].
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* SecretTestOfCharacter: Porche tries to seduce new crew members to the Foxy Pirates as one such test. She's rather pleased when Cross threatens her over it.
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** Porche tries to seduce new crew members to the Foxy Pirates as one such test. She's rather pleased when Cross threatens her overit.it.
** When Duval realizes the Macro Pirates managed to escape their bindings with Keimi during his duel with Sanji, he immediately apologizes and offers his help in finding them. Soundbite invokes this trope, saying he passed it and that the Macros were already captured by Chopper & Su and Keimi is safe.
** Porche tries to seduce new crew members to the Foxy Pirates as one such test. She's rather pleased when Cross threatens her over
** When Duval realizes the Macro Pirates managed to escape their bindings with Keimi during his duel with Sanji, he immediately apologizes and offers his help in finding them. Soundbite invokes this trope, saying he passed it and that the Macros were already captured by Chopper & Su and Keimi is safe.
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** Soundbite and Sanji make comments about annoying pigeons and giraffes respectively, and far away, Hattori and Kaku take offence.
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** After defeating Indigo, Chopper made a tongue twister based on "How Much Wood". [[MoleMen Miss Merry Christmas]] then sneezes.
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** Marine Captain T-Bone, once of the 13th Royal Marine Flotilla. When his crew protested the excessive force chasing after Nico Robin, [[spoiler: one of their own, Vergo, sold them out to Sakazuki]], who promptly massacred them to a man.
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** Marine Captain T-Bone, once of the 13th Royal Marine Flotilla. When his crew protested [[NoKillLikeOverKill the excessive force force]] chasing after Nico Robin, [[spoiler: one of their own, Vergo, sold them out to Sakazuki]], who promptly massacred them to a man.
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* {{Timber}}: Soundbite yells this when Luffy causes him and Cross to fall out of a tree upon first meeting him.
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* ReassignmentBackfire: Unfortunately, Akainu takes advantage of his aforementioned reassignment to the New World [[spoiler:by using it as a location to recruit and train new Marines. To elaborate, this recruits are men who have lived and survived in the New World, meaning they are much stronger than Paradise-grade Marines]].
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* ThatsNoMoon: While descending Reverse Mountain, the Straw Hat begin to see what they think is a mountain, much to Nami's confusion. Cross, finally remembering that particular arc, claims "That's no mountain". Sure enough, what the crew sees is a gigantic form of Laboon.
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* ThatsNoMoon: While descending Reverse Mountain, the Straw Hat begin to see what they think is a mountain, much to Nami's confusion. Cross, finally remembering that particular arc, claims "That's no mountain". Sure enough, what the crew sees is a the gigantic form of Laboon.
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* SymbolicallyBrokenObject: After a bitter argument between Tsuru and Sengoku about the morality of the latter's actions (including letting Admiral Akainu escape justice for committing genocide), Tsuru exits Sengoku's office with such force that a picture of her, Sengoku and Garp falls to the floor and shatters, with a crack in the glass separating [[WeUsedToBeFriends the two former friends]].
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* ThatsNoMoon: While descending Reverse Mountain, the Straw Hat begin to see what they think is a mountain, much to Nami's confusion. Cross, finally remembering that particular arc, claims "That's no mountain". Sure enough, what the crew sees is a gigantic form of Laboon.
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* TheVoiceless: The Straw Hat crew eventually obtains a Visual Transponder Snail that they name Gif. Unlike normal transponder snails, visuals can't speak and communicate entirely through facial expressions - transcribed in-story via text emoticons.
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* TheVoiceless: The Straw Hat crew eventually obtains a Visual Transponder Snail that they name Gif. Unlike normal transponder snails, Transponder Snails, visuals can't speak and communicate entirely through facial expressions - transcribed in-story via text emoticons.
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** Nami reveals she kept the old shirt she got as a hand-me-down from Nojiko as it was the last gift Bellemare gave her.
* TrainingFromHell: As soon as Cross has it hammered home exactly how dangerous being an ordinary human in a WorldOfBadass is, he begins training under Zoro, who proves to be a DrillSergeantNasty. Not long after that, he ropes Usopp (and Carue) into joining him, and persuades Sanji to train Nami and Vivi.
* TrainingFromHell: As soon as Cross has it hammered home exactly how dangerous being an ordinary human in a WorldOfBadass is, he begins training under Zoro, who proves to be a DrillSergeantNasty. Not long after that, he ropes Usopp (and Carue) into joining him, and persuades Sanji to train Nami and Vivi.
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** Nami reveals she kept the old shirt she got as a hand-me-down from Nojiko as it was the last gift Bellemare Bellemere gave her.
* TrainingFromHell: As soon as Cross has it hammered home exactly how dangerous being an ordinary human in a WorldOfBadass is, he begins training under Zoro, who proves to be a DrillSergeantNasty. Not long after that, he ropes Usopp (and Carue) into joining him, and persuades Sanji to train Nami and Vivi. Post-Enies, however, the crew seems to train on their own.
* TrainingFromHell: As soon as Cross has it hammered home exactly how dangerous being an ordinary human in a WorldOfBadass is, he begins training under Zoro, who proves to be a DrillSergeantNasty. Not long after that, he ropes Usopp (and Carue) into joining him, and persuades Sanji to train Nami and Vivi. Post-Enies, however, the crew seems to train on their own.
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** In Chapter 30, [[spoiler:Captain T-Bone displays this when talking about the person who sold out his men to Akainu. It's Vergo]].
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* TwistedEchoCut: Immediately after Trafalgar Law states that Luffy's fight with Lily Carnation isn't over, the story cuts to Basil Hawkins wondering how could it possibly not be over despite being many miles away. Law was using AwesomeByAnalysis while Hawkins was using TarotTroubles to reach the same conclusion.
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* TwistedEchoCut: Immediately after Trafalgar Law states that Luffy's fight with Lily Carnation isn't over, over—this being after Luffy was caught in the middle of a RainOfArrows—the story cuts to Basil Hawkins wondering how could it possibly not be over despite being many miles away. Law was using AwesomeByAnalysis while Hawkins was using TarotTroubles to reach the same conclusion.
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* SoundEffectsBleep: While Soundbite usually has no aversion to a swear words, when Nami when off on a tirade after the use of an Impact Dial hurt her arm, he censored out the majority of her cursing on [[spoiler:the [=SBS=]]].
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* SapientSteed: Linked with TalkingAnimal in that every animal, including those used as mounts, is at least smart and capable of conversation if translated with Soundbite's powers, from Carue and Pierre to [[spoiler: Funkfreed and Billy]].
** Garp promises to keep the secret that [[spoiler: Perona]], the newest Warlord of the Sea, is actually a close ally of the Straw Hat Pirates.
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** [[spoiler:During the Strong World arc, Vivi eats the Gust-Gust Fruit, becoming the first Logia of the Straw Hat crew]].
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** Chapter 57:
*** Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine walk - ''not run'' - away from Cross after [[BewareTheNiceOnes they witness him on a rampage]].
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*** When Sengoku confronts Perona after she mentions his bad heart, Perona's reaction is "''entirely'' dignified and not-at-all panicked".
*** Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine walk - ''not run'' - away from Cross after [[BewareTheNiceOnes they witness him on a rampage]].
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*** When Sengoku confronts Perona after she mentions his bad heart, Perona's reaction is "''entirely'' dignified and not-at-all panicked".
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* TheUnintelligible: The beasts of [[Anime/OnePieceFilmStrongWorld Merveille]]. They're basically evolving so fast that their communication skills are completely foreign to regular animals like Soundbite or the other animal members of the Straw Hats.
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** Drake does it again when he asks Jonathan why the Marines haven't dispatched an Admiral to take out the Straw Hat Pirates. Aside from one of them being a BloodKnight on the other side of the Red Line while the other two are BrilliantButLazy, there's also the scenario mentioned under MortonsFork.
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** As strong as Zoro is, even he can't completely recover from near-fatal injuries in a matter of weeks- this is proven when he struggles during the final fight with Shiki's forces.
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* ShootingSuperman: The newest [[BlowYouAway air Logia]] [[spoiler: Vivi]] is on the receiving end of a very persistent and pointless bullet barrage shortly after getting her powers.
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** When Indigo insists Chopper couldn't possibly know how to cure the Daft Green poisoning that he spent twenty years studying, Chopper replies that he never considered asking the people who live near them and have spent generations figuring out how to deal with Daft Greens.
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* RageAgainstTheHeavens: Cross curses the BROB that sent him into One Piece for his horrible luck twice in Chapter 21, once after the machine-gun toting Miss Friday traps him in a wide-open area, and once after discovering that said vulture's last action before passing out disabled Soundbite's powers, which means the Straw Hats have no way of stopping the rebellion before Luffy beats Crocodile. The latter is much more blatant:
-->'''Cross''': You’re enjoying this, aren’t you? Let me repeat myself: if I live through this, I had better have some damn good form of compensation coming my way, BECAUSE YOU FUCKING OWE ME!
** Chapter 22 shows that B.R.O.B. heard him, and grants his wish.
* RageBreakingPoint:
** Enies Lobby is one long series of these for Sengoku, who, just when you think he can't get any angrier...well. Ultimately, this becomes a detriment as, [[CrackOhMyBack due to his old age]], his body can't handle the stress, culminating in him suffering a (non-fatal) heart attack.
** Doflamingo clearly hits his in the aftermath of the Enies Lobby debacle (where he had to deal with both Big Mom ''and'' Kaido) when he finds the Red Hair Pirates in his throne room and the city badly damaged. His underlings start panicking when they notice one of the walls literally coming apart at the seams.
** Once Luffy's group finally find the Sunny after a week of searching Merveille, one last group of enhanced beasts attacks, but Luffy is so frustrated that he finally tells them off - [[spoiler: with '''Conqueror's Haki''']].
* RapidFireNo: Perona gives one, capped with a BigNo, when she hears that [[MadDoctor Chopper]] has got his hands on her real body.
* RatedMForManly: The personification of the Boss of the Kung-Fu Dugongs that join the crew.
** And goes into TestosteronePoisoning during the Davy Back Fight... and witnessing [[AfroAsskicker Afro Luffy]].
** Boss and Franky [[PecFlex flexing]] at each other is so manly it makes Cross' chest hair grow.
* RealityEnsues:
** As skilled as Kalifa is, she still isn't going to master her new powers in an hour.
** While [[spoiler:becoming a shipgirl]] gives Merry a chance to heal from her life-threatening injuries, that doesn't negate the fact that [[spoiler:she ''has'' life-threatening injuries in the first place]].
** After Thriller Bark, Cross realizes he's beginning to forget details of the manga as it's been over half a year since he read any of it. While he still knows the important parts, some of the particulars are starting to fade. Furthermore, his knowledge is incomplete to begin with as the manga isn't complete and he never saw any of the movies.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Iceburg quotes the trope by name as part of why he worked with the World Government.
* ReassignedToAntarctica:
** Dragon, upon getting information about certain WG covert ops, sends Hack and Koala to the South part of South Blue.
** Akainu and Onigumo, courtesy of Sengoku. After the debacle with Enies Lobby, in response to all the calls for dishonorable discharge and court-martial, he sends the Red Dog and the Spider to the front lines of the New World against the Emperors, to show the public why they still need them. Along with them are other Marines who espouse "Absolute Justice", just to make sure they don't make things any worse than they already have.
* RefugeInAudacity:
** How do Boss, Zoro and Sanji win their round in the Davy Back Fight? Beat up the opposition before the game even begins under cover of fog. How do they defend themselves when they're spattered with the opposition's blood? [[BlatantLies Declare that they went hunting under cover of fog.]] How do they rationalize ''that''? Easy; they're ''badasses''.
** Cross bursting into the Franky House, plopping down on the couch, and drinking Franky's cola is odd enough that Franky doesn't react until the Unluckies burst in.
* RestrainedRevenge: Cross finally repays Robin for almost killing him during their first meeting, letting Chopper almost dissect him, and encouraging the {{Groin Attack}}s from the other girls... by giving her a noogie.
* RetroactiveWish: In Laboon's stomach:
-->'''Cross''': Well, at any rate… maybe we actually ''are'' in the belly of a whale? The walls could be painted or something.
-->'''Zoro''': You ''can't'' be serious.
-->'''Cross''': ''(taking an oath-taking pose)'' May a Sea King strike me down should I lie!
-->''(cue giant squid coming out of the water)''
-->'''Usopp''': AAAAGH! SEA KING!
-->'''Cross''': ''(panicking)'' May the Sea King be struck down should I lie!
-->''(cue three giant harpoons promptly killing the squid)''
-->'''Cross''': ''(stares blankly, and then looks up)'' May a billion berries fall from the sky should I lie!
-->''({{Beat}})''
-->'''Cross''': Seriously? What omnipotent divine being worth their divine salt doesn't [[RuleOfThree do things in threes?]]
-->'''Soundbite''': '''RIPOFF!'''
** But as shown under BrickJoke above, it wasn't quite a ripoff.
* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder:
** Cross wonders during an [[spoiler: SBS broadcast]] who came up with the Davy Back Fight, only for someone to call and tell him: ''[[spoiler: [[WorldsStrongestMan Whitebeard]]]]''.
** After seeing [[GenerationXerox Roger in Luffy and Tom in Iceburg]], Garp wonders where ''his'' incarnation in this new generation is. Coby pipes up behind him.
* RightBehindMe: Frequent.
** Smoker pulls this in Loguetown. Cross and Soundbite are suitably terrified.
** Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine pull this in Whiskey Peak. Cross and Vivi are suitably terrified.
** A ''velociraptor'' pulls this in Little Garden. Cross and Soundbite are suitably terrified.
** Kureha pulls this in Drum. Cross is suitably terrified.
** Smoker pulls this in Chapter 27. Tashigi is... well, you get the idea.
** Averted during the Skypiea arc. Donny asks if Satori is behind him, but all that there is is his mass of trick balls.
** Pagaya pulls this after Enel is beaten. Cross is... startled.
** [[spoiler: Kuma]] pulls this after Moria is beaten. Cross doesn't even have time to be suitably terrified.
** Fabre, mayor of Little East Blue, pulls this on Boss. Boss is... ''not'' suitably terrified.
** A variation. Tsuru warns the Straw Hats of Shiki [[spoiler: on the SBS]] with him nearby on the Sunny. The Straw Hats are ''very'' terrified.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge:
** Sanji goes on a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on Ohm for hurting Conis. It's so much that he actually [[IncendiaryExponent sets himself on fire]].
** [[spoiler: While watching the events of Movie 6 as transmitted by Soundbite]], Garp is so anguished at seeing his grandson's pain that he makes plans to go to that island and tear the monster apart with his own two hands, ''before'' [[NoKillLikeOverkill the biggest Buster Call in history]] blows the island off the map. To be in the same room as him and his rage during those plans is suffocating, even for the Admirals.
** The Enies Lobby arc is just one massive finger from the Straw Hats to the World Government, by airing their rampage on the Judicial Island ''live'' and encouraging all of their rivals and two of the Four Emperors to wreak havoc all across the Grand Line. Then, they put the icing on the cake by exposing the World Government's deep-rooted corruption and their overall disregard for human life in favor of absolute control, initiating global civil unrest and causing several countries to go revolutionary (including Water 7). The aftermath is so bad that the Marines have established a task force solely dedicated to dealing with everything having to do with the Straw Hats and their antics.
* RousingSpeech: During his fight with Lucci, Luffy gets one not only from Cross but also from people all over the world, including all the Supernovas, Aisa, Dadan, Bartolomeo, Hancock, [[spoiler:and Gol D. Roger himself]].
* RulesLawyer: Played right into the ground during the Davy Back Fight, especially Cross's insistence that Soundbite and Lassoo are full-fledged crew members so that Foxy can't get all three of them in the same round.
* RunningGag:
** The line "I am... conflicted." seems to be this.
** Cross setting towns on fire with his antics.
** Assorted crew members contemplating setting the world on fire.
** Soundbite interrupting Cross [[spoiler: whenever he tries to start the SBS]]. And after that, other people start [[SerialEscalation interrupting Soundbite interrupting Cross]].
** People shouting "CROSS, YOU SON OF A-!" only to be [[CurseCutShort interrupted or cut off]].
** Cross hitting the [[LoudOfWar foghorn button]].
--->'''Cross:''' I love this thing.
--->'''Everyone else:''' ''WE KNOW!''
** Every time someone gets caught cheating at anything.
--->Pi~ra~te.
** In ''The Battle of Kinpaku Island'', the phrase "(minus Lucci)" is added after anytime [=CP9=] was mentioned while Lucci was still in the hospital.
** Somebody moaning "''Why'' did it have to be the Straw Hats?"
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* SadisticChoice:
** [=CP9=] faces this in Enies Lobby. Either they do their jobs and try to defeat the Straw Hats who, quite apart from their reputation, [[spoiler:treated their third strongest member like a punching bag]], or they attempt to flee and risk [[DragonInChief Lucci]]'s blatant death threat for doing so. They unanimously choose the former, and unanimously regret it. Most notably in the conclusion of Nami versus Kalifa, right before the coup de grâce:
--->'''Kalifa:''' ...I should have tried my luck with Lucci.
--->'''Nami:''' Considering how you chose to face ''us'' instead? Yes. You should have.
** The Marine fleet sent to suppress the Straw Hats also face this choice, when they see that their own commanders are willing to kill anyone in the way of killing the pirates. Either they stay to do their jobs and possibly get slaughtered in the crossfire, or they [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere try to run]] and face the wrath of [[GeneralRipper Admiral Akainu]]. They ultimately choose the former, and suffer for it.
** When Zoro tries offering his head to Kuma to save both Luffy and Cross, the Warlord tells him that his one head isn't worth both, and tells him to choose who to save. Luckily, he wasn't the only one who stayed conscious during Kuma's first onslaught...
* SanitySlippage:
** Over the course of [[spoiler: Anime/BaronOmatsuriAndTheSecretIsland]], the Straw Hat crew slowly starts to disintegrate. Cross in particular goes from a cheerful, loyal member of the crew to a [[spoiler: demented game show host who delights in seeing his friends get ripped apart for ''ratings''.]]
** Sengoku does not take the ongoing stress during the Straw Hats' assault on Enies Lobby very well.
* SarcasticClapping: Mr. 3's entrance in Chapter 19, after Cross's "The Reason You Suck" Speech to Tashigi.
* ScareEmStraight: In the face of [[spoiler: Sakazuki's lava powers]] and certain death, the Marine T-Bone renounced the betrayal of his flotilla, condemned them all as evil, and swore to be a steadfast, uncrooked pursuer of justice and duty of the World Government. But the deaths of his men and his change in morality slowly ached at him until, in the face of Cross's steadfastness to his ideals, he could not refute the shame of his actions any longer.
* ScrewDestiny: Cross makes it his goal to use his future knowledge to prevent the most tragic events in the canon series from happening, including Merry's destruction and the War of the Best. [[spoiler:While he managed to save Merry thanks to a Devil Fruit that made her human, [[YouCantFightFate it looks like the War of the Best is still coming]].]]
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere:
** Sanji and Luffy escape a group of Marines when the former yells, "Jessica just found out Jonathan threw away a meal she made for him!" Every Marine present promptly sprints out of there.
** Terry and Isaiah decide to stay at Marine Base G-8 when the Straw Hat insanity grows too much for them.
** During the attack on Enies Lobby, roughly half the Marines run away yelling things like, "I didn't sign up for this."
** Cross and Leo try to "[[{{Series/Mythbusters}} de-ass the area with the quickness]]" when Sanji, Usopp, and Zoro go after them (Cross for making them all see [[FanDisservice Kokoro's mermaid body]], Leo for holding back in their fights). They don't escape.
** After being warned of the sheer insanity of Cross' explanation for how he knows so much, Mozu, Kiwi, Lulu and Tilestone all haul ass out of there.
* SchmuckBait: During Su's solo run through Thriller Bark, Soundbite warns her not to go to a certain room if she knows what's good for her. As soon as he breaks contact, Su immediately heads in that direction, only to regret it when she runs into Tararan.
--> '''Soundbite: Dare I ask WHY?'''
--> '''Su:''' ...I wanted the challenge?
* SecretKeeper:
** Prior to TheReveal in Chapter 14, Soundbite was the only one who knew that Cross knew a lot more than he was letting on, but even he didn't know everything; it seems that somehow his knowledge from the Internet doesn't extend to ''One Piece'' itself.
** Post-Reveal, the crew keeps his secret; the outsiders that have learned the truth about Cross thus far are Ace, Vivi's family, Iceburg, Paulie, Zambai, Dragon, Koala, and the New World Masons.
** Zoro and Nami also serve as this; whenever there's sensitive information that needs to be handled properly, Cross shares it only with the first and second mate… and Soundbite, of course. Though in Chapter 24, as part of penance towards Vivi, Cross agrees to let her in on it as well, and in Chapter 43, [[spoiler:Merry]] comes in as well, having technically been a part of it all along.
** In Chapter 28, Cross writes down all of his relevant knowledge for the Skypiea arc, knowing that he won't be able to speak freely while Enel is around. He asks Robin to help him out, because she's the one with experience in being discreet when one slip-up could mean death, because her powers will help him write faster...and because she'd just use said powers to peek at his notes anyway.
** [[spoiler:When the Marine training grounds were moved to Navarone, Jonathan ended up telling Instructor Zephyr about their endeavors to bring down the Government, asking him to be a member. Though Zephyr closes off when he hears they're getting intel from pirates, he is sympathetic enough to their cause to keep their secret.]]
** Lassoo and Funkfreed become this to Soundbite after the snail tells him what he witnessed: [[spoiler: that both Zoro and Nami find their dreams less worthy than Luffy's and Cross', and that if they knew, the conflict would tear the crew apart.]]
* SecretTestOfCharacter: Porche tries to seduce new crew members to the Foxy Pirates as one such test. She's rather pleased when Cross threatens her over it.
* SeenItAll:
** The Yagara bulls are experienced enough that not only do they barely blink at attempted hijackings, they consider members of "the Union" to be newbies until they get in their first high speed chase.
** [[spoiler:Dragon doesn't even blink at the idea of Cross being from an alternate dimension where he read the story of their world]]. According to him, once you've seen all the seas like he has, nothing really surprises you anymore (except maybe your own father being an unfathomable idiot).
* SelfInsertFic: Obviously.
* SequenceBreaking: [[spoiler: Brook meets up and joins the Straw Hat crew as soon as they meet him and Cross tells his story, long before they even reach Thriller Bark.]]
* SeriousBusiness:
** The Great Octopus Shogunate takes the sport of surfing very, ''very'' seriously.
** Cross accidentally starts a town-wide brawl when he sics some pirates on Mr. 13 by claiming the Otter said that Kaidou was the strongest Yonkou.
** Apparently even Kaidou and Big Mom participate in the Davy Back Fight, though they bid entire crews rather than individuals. [[PragmaticVillainy They do this to bolster their forces and fight each other without destroying most of the New World in the process.]]
* [[spoiler:ShaggyDogStory]]: [[spoiler:For all the crew's efforts, Merry's keel still snapped, meaning she's still doomed.]]
** But...[[spoiler: in the end, Cross found a way to save her, though [[HumanityEnsues she'll no longer be the ship of the Straw-Hats]].]]
* SheatheYourSword: Cross explains to Nami exactly how Luffy and Zoro won by letting Bellamy beat them up: a bunch of nobodies were doing all they could to rile Luffy up and get him to react, to etch themselves into his memory for all eternity... and failed miserably.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Boss Kabuto, the mutant beetle from the Little East Blue Arc, doesn't have good memories about Strong World.
* ShipSinking: WordOfGod states that, for the simple reason that none of the three authors have skill in that particular area, they have no plans of putting any pairings into the story. The closest they ever get is emphasizing the already canon ShipTease between Vivi and her ChildhoodFriend Kohza.
* ShoutOut: Has its own [[ShoutOut/ThisBites page]].
* ShutUpHannibal: [[spoiler:When Cross reveals that callers can call in and be on the SBS, Doflamingo tries to horn in on the show. Cross hangs up on him. Repeatedly.]]
* SideBet:
** When all of the crew sans Luffy is swallowed by the whale, Cross offhandedly says that he bets ten Berries that Luffy will take another entrance and meet them inside the whale. Nami takes the bet, and after Luffy shows up, Cross grouses about not having wagered a thousand Berries instead before Nami reluctantly pays up.
** Usopp bet Sanji at one point that Cross was actively trying to get himself killed. In Chapter 24, Sanji pays up.
** The News Coos apparently have a betting pool going involving the love life/lives Straw Hats in general and/or Cross in particular. When Su says that Conis is (platonically) enamored with Cross, Coo mentions winning the 2000 to 1 odds bet.
* SignatureLaugh: It's ''One Piece'', so this trope is very common. Noteworthy, however, in that Cross has one:
-->'''Cross''': PFFFFHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
** As a VoiceChangeling, Soundbite has a lot of laughing styles, but his most common is a combination of 'Hee's, 'Hoo's, and 'Ha's.
** Lassoo's laugh is "Hweehweehwee", taken directly from Muttley of Wacky Races.
** Su's laugh is "Tseeheeheehee".
** The Unluckies have the EvilLaugh of "Tsahahaha".
** [[spoiler: Dragon's is "Shishishishi"]], just like his son.
** [[spoiler: Hancock's]] is "Snahahaha".
** Monet's is "Yukeeheeheehee".
** [[spoiler: Merry's human form]] is "Mwahahaha".
** [[spoiler: [[WhenSheSmiles When she laughs genuinely,]] Robin laughs just like Saul.]]
---> [[spoiler: '''Robin: ''' Dereshishishi!]]
** T-Bone's is "Fahahaha".
* SkewedPriorities:
** Nami's misery as they leave Alabasta, not because [[spoiler:Vivi is forced to come with them after being assigned a bounty]], but because they didn't get the solid-gold crocodile statues from Rain Dinners.
** When Yasopp finds out that Usopp has become a Straw Hat Pirate [[spoiler:from Cross's SBS broadcast]], he and Shanks instantly get into a brawl. Yasopp is pissed because Shanks' protégé dragged his son away from his quiet, safe life; Shanks is pissed because Yasopp's SpitTake caused him to waste good booze.
** Despite Arbell wanting the Accino-Hiruno wedding to be sabotaged for the good of their family, Vivi couldn't resist the opportunity to direct the dream wedding she's been planning since she was a child.
* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Cross is not afraid of giving Vivi a conk on the head if she ticks him off too much, especially when she gets over-excessive with the {{Groin Attack}}s. And this soon goes for the rest of the female crewmembers too.
* SlasherSmile: Common. Some examples:
** Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine have these on Little Garden when they meet Cross alone.
** Used frequently enough with Kureha that Cross compares her to the Grim Reaper no fewer than three times.
** At the end of Chapter 19, Cross has this reaction after they leave Luffy behind to fight Crocodile...and the rest of the crew agrees to let him give out some spoilers about the upcoming battles.
** Smoker, of all people, gives one in Chapter 23, after Hina [[spoiler:becomes convinced that he, Tashigi, and Cross are right about the corruption in the people they follow, and asks what he has in mind to fix it.]]
** Sengoku gets a gold-plated, [[VillainousBreakdown crazy-ass]] grin when, amidst all the chaos on Enies Lobby, Spandam idiotically reveals his plan to get control of Pluton and possibly overthrow the Five Elder Stars. The Fleet Admiral takes great pleasure in telling him to report to Marineford to receive "everything he has coming to him".
** Trafalgar Law and the Heart Pirates get several when they hear Doctor Hogback begin to verbally dig his own grave [[spoiler: on the SBS]].
** When Chopper gets his hands on Hogback at last, Cross reminds him not to do anything he wouldn't do. When Lassoo points out his whole "[[ToThePain Spandam]] episode", Cross gets one of these and replies that ''that's exactly the point''.
* SmallNameBigEgo:
** As Robin puts it, Spandam's delusions of grandeur are so great they actively [[IRejectYourReality rewrite his memories]], making him see himself as the competent beloved chief of [=CP9=] instead of someone they wouldn't piss on if he was on fire.
** Largo is convinced that his crew can take on the Straw Hat pirates if they use their "secret weapon". In reality, the entire crew is beaten by Cross and his partners.
* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Zigzagged. Vice Admiral Jonathan and Robin both play chess and play well, but Cross admits to being a beginner at best. [[ConfusionFu There's too many rules for him.]]
* SneezeCut: A few times during Strong World:
** Soundbite and Sanji make comments about annoying pigeons and giraffes respectively, and far away, Hattori and Kaku take offence.
** Woop Slap makes a comment about Cross, causing him to sneeze at just the right moment to dodge an attack.
* SoleSurvivor: Aside from Robin and Moria, a few other characters have this in their expanded backstory.
** Marine Captain T-Bone, once of the 13th Royal Marine Flotilla. When his crew protested the excessive force chasing after Nico Robin, [[spoiler: one of their own, Vergo, sold them out to Sakazuki]], who promptly massacred them to a man.
** Pickles of the Foxy Pirates. He was taken in a Davy Back Fight from his old crew, right before they were killed in a battle with the Marines.
** Buggy. [[spoiler: His old crew landed on a [[Anime/BaronOmatsuriAndTheSecretIsland Secret Island]] and only the clown made it off alive.]] Can you blame him for wanting to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere stay out of the Grand Line]] from then on?
* SpannerInTheWorks:
** The Unluckies. If the For Want of a Nail in Chapter 19 wasn't enough, in Chapter 20, Cross attempts to use Soundbite's powers to stop or stall the Rebel Army outside of Alubarna. Unfortunately, the Unluckies arrive and snatch the snail, scrapping that plan. And even after they're beaten, Miss Friday manages to disable Soundbite's powers until Luffy beats Crocodile.
*** For a while, it actually became something of a RunningGag that the Straw Hats' plans never worked out as planned, to the point that the characters started making note of in their planning sessions. This was particularly frustrating and humiliating for Cross, as he is the official tactician for the crew. But starting after Skypiea, things start going much better.
** Granny Kokoro proves to be this to Cross' plans. Sloshed out of her mind, she browbeats Iceburg and Franky into feeling the love that the Going Merry has for her crew, and encouraging them, as Tom's apprentices, construct a ship worthy of the Oro Jackson's successor... ''within earshot of Iceburg's secretary and one of his best shipwrights''.
** Aokiji. Post-Enies Lobby, when he came across an island hosting a big pirate brawl, he decided to halt the whole thing with an Ice Age... [[spoiler: giving Blackbeard the perfect opportunity to swallow up his now-frozen opponents.]]
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Rayleigh's name is spelt as "Raleigh" on occasion.
* SpitTake:
** In Chapter 24, Yasopp spits out his grog when he hears [[spoiler:on the SBS]] that Usopp has joined Luffy's crew.
** In Chapter 31, Robin spits out the jerky she's chewing on when she realizes it came from Nami kissing her, who got it from kissing Cross.
** In Chapter 32, Sanji chokes on his cigarette when Cross tells him he's glad he's part secret agent.
*** And he does it again in Chapter 43 when Cross talks about sibling relationships.
** In Chapter 38:
*** The entirety of the Red-Haired Pirates do this (Shanks twice) when Cross [[spoiler:succeeds in starting the SBS]], recognizing from the previous times he did that that what happens next is likely to be fraught with trouble.
*** Ace also gets this reaction when he learns that the Straw Hats just broke down the gates of Enies Lobby.
** In Chapter 41, Cross does this when Vivi says [[spoiler: she unlocked a variation of ''Conqueror's Haki'']].
** In Chapter 43, Robin does a full one (with drink this time) when Cross tells her just what [[GenderBender he would've done]] to [[spoiler: save Merry]]. Photographed for posterity, too.
* SpringtimeForHitler: Tashigi tries to invoke a FailureGambit on the Marines tasked to chasing down Cross, by telling them that the Straw Hats have gone to a complete backwater place that Marine patrols actively avoid: Jaya. Given that this happens during the start of the Skypeia arc...
* {{Squee}}: When she first lays eyes on the pillar of gold, Nami gives one so loud it knocks Cross out and sends the rest of the crew reeling.
* StatingTheSimpleSolution:
** Commander Drake asks why Vice Admiral Jonathan hasn't simply shot Terry and Isaiah, to which Jonathan responds that he can't afford the two million-beri fine.
** Drake does it again when he asks Jonathan why the Marines haven't dispatched an Admiral to take out the Straw Hat Pirates. Aside from one of them being a BloodKnight on the other side of the Red Line while the other two are BrilliantButLazy, Jonathan mentions the MortonsFork scenario above.
* StealthPun: In Chapter 16, after Luffy plows through a dozen or so buildings to get to a restaurant, sending Smoker and Ace flying in the process:
-->'''Cross''': ''(referring to Luffy)'' Are you a human, a monster, or some freak force of nature?
-->'''Soundbite''': ''D:'' '''all of the above!'''
** The [=MI4=] leaders and Cross all have code names based on the western zodiac. Smoker's? [[IronicNickname Cancer]].
* SuddenlyShouting: While calmly summing up Cross, Luffy, and Ace's antics in Nanohana, Vivi suddenly starts yelling demanding to know why the town is on fire.
* SuicidalOverconfidence: Even knowing the Straw Hats are standing in the way of their goal, even knowing they left the governmental island of Enies Lobby a smoking wreck behind them, Captain Largo of the Amigo Pirates still decides to go through them to get their mission, because their benefactor Shiki and the asset he gave them will give them the edge they need to win. He's soon disabused of that notion.
* SuperEmpowering:
** [[spoiler:WordOfGod stated shortly after the release of Chapter 28 that Cross ''will'' eat a Devil Fruit. He revealed nothing, however, about which fruit it will be nor when he will eat it, though the second special confirmed that it will be post-TimeSkip.]]
** [[spoiler: To survive past the Enies Lobby arc, the Going Merry eats the [[HumanityEnsues Human-Human Fruit, Model: Child]].]]
** [[spoiler:During the Strong World arc, Vivi eats the Gust-Gust Fruit, becoming the first Logia of the Straw Hat crew]].
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial:
** Chapter 13:
-->'''Cross's Narration''': I most decidedly did ''not'' squeal like a stuck pig when ''a'' dozen different scalpels buried themselves in the wood around my head.
** Chapter 35:
-->'''Cross's Narration''': ''(faced with a furious Sanji)'' I most certainly did ''not'' swallow heavily.
** Chapter 43:
-->'''Third Person Narration''': After a minute or so, Tashigi re-entered the room, furtively swiping at eyes that were pointedly not red or fluffy.
* SwitchingPOV: The entirety of [[spoiler: the event with Baron Omatsuri]] is told through the perspectives of people around the world [[spoiler: as they listen to the SBS and the horror that the Straw Hats have found themselves in.]]
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* TakeAThirdOption: Don Accino finds himself in a dilemma with regards to his bounty hunting rivals, the Hiruno Famiglia: Either he marries his daughter Lil off to cement his alliance with a family he absolutely despises, or have his family's livelihood slip away when the bounties become too strong to capture and cash in. Luckily, Vivi gives him a third way out: [[spoiler: with his Hot-Hot Fruit being one of Alabasta's treasures, Accino can become one of Alabasta's Royal Guardians and assure his family's future by protecting a country that has seceded from the Government.]]
* TakingTheBullet: Both Boss and Robin take Moria's shadow attacks that were aimed at Chopper and Cross. They both at least make it out of it.
* TakingYouWithMe: During Crocodile's arrest, [[spoiler: when he is questioned regarding Vivi's connection to the Straw Hats, he tells them exactly what they want to hear to have a bounty placed on her head and drag her down with him.]]
* TalkingAnimal: Thanks to Soundbite's voice-granting powers and the ability to communicate with other animals (being a snail and all), he can make any mostly-land-based animal (sea creatures have a different dialect) the crew comes across this... usually with very humorous results.
* TastesLikeChicken: Cross says this both for the elephant tuna that Sanji got in Loguetown and the Sandora Dragon that they grill up in Alabasta. He lampshades how very nonsensical it is in the latter instance.
* TaughtByExperience: How does Chopper know how to [[KnifeNut throw scalpels so well]]? No, Kureha didn't teach him; he just examined all his memories of ''her'' throwing things at ''him'', and replicating her technique.
* TearsOfJoy:
** Cross sheds a few after the Straw Hats learn everything he's been hiding from them but they still accept him anyway.
** [[spoiler: Shanks]] is sobbing after a full night of [[spoiler: listening to the SBS, hearing the Straw Hats face down Lily Carnation, and finally hearing Luffy triumph]].
** [[spoiler: The SBS's]] talk about tolerance and the stupidity of hatred for hatred's sake elicits these tears from both Koala and Jinbe, especially when the latter hears some fishchildren say how stupid racism is.
** Abound from everyone when [[spoiler: Merry ''lives''.]]
** Brook, Laboon and Crocus all break down when they hear that the former is alive and the latter two are waiting for him.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Cross attempts to invoke this trope when he meets Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine again by exposing Mr. 0's identity to them, putting them on Baroque Works' hit list too. Unfortunately, the Unluckies aren’t around to witness it, so all that it accomplishes is reaffirming their desires to kill him.
* TemptingFate: All the time.
** One notable instance in Chapter 9: when Vivi is trying to rouse the crew before dawn, Cross begs to be allowed to sleep if it's anything less than falling off the edge of the earth. Not long after that, the Grand Line draws their ship towards an InevitableWaterfall.
** Tsuru in Chapter 24, much to Sengoku's ire.
** Cross of all people makes the cardinal sin to Murphy right before the Straw Hats [[spoiler: [[Anime/BaronOmatsuriAndTheSecretIsland accept an invitation to a certain festive island]]]], when he says, "What's the worst that could happen?"
** [[TooDumbToLive Spandam]], in Chapter 39. Multiple times.
** Right at the end of Chapter 41, Cross does so and considers afterwards that he should have punched himself with his Impact Dial for doing so.
** One not played for laughs: [[spoiler: Cross exults after checking Ace's Vivre Card and finding it still intact, and celebrates over successfully stopping the Paramount War. The next time we see Ace, [[InSpiteOfANail he, Squardo and Whitey have been captured by the Marines]] courtesy of Aokiji giving Blackbeard an unexpected opening.]]
** Robin has done so a couple of times. By the second time she remarks that she should've known better.
** In a canon {{Omake}}, Doflamingo states that after the show the Straw Hats put on at Enies Lobby, even after facing Big Mom and Kaido, and knowing that his underlings threw a party in his castle, he can't be bothered to do anything about it. That quickly changes when he sees that one of said party's guests is ''Red-Haired Shanks''.
** Lil Accino declares there's no way the captured Straw Hat pirates would be able to escape their icy prison, let alone find their coffers and loot them. Nami proves her wrong on both counts.
** More than a few times in Chapter 46, from thinking that the wedding would actually go off alright at the start, to commenting that the chapel was still in one piece at the end of it.
** In Chapter 47, it's even discussed by Cross giving a lecture [[spoiler: on the SBS]] of everything ''not'' to say to tempt Murphy.
** According to Gin, Krieg declared "Nothing can stop us now!" as they reached the peak of Reverse Mountain. Shortly afterwards, they ran into Mihawk.
** After recovering from his injuries, Lucci finds himself challenged by [[spoiler: Captain T-Bone, for him and [=CP9=] to join the New World Masons if he loses.]] Lucci accepts, thinking it'll be a short fight. No dice.
** It doesn't take long for Cross to forget his own lecture though, as he proudly states that after Thriller Bark, his actions had already defused the biggest bomb to come and it'll be relatively smooth sailing from there on out.
---> '''Nami:''' You, who gave a seminar just yesterday about taunting fate, and who just waved the ''mother of all red capes'' in fate's face.
---> '''Zoro:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis You. Complete.]] ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Idiot.]]''
** In Strong World, Robin {{Face Palm}}s multiple times when Bartolomeo asks how things can get worse.
* ThatCameOutWrong: When Cross learns Vice Admiral Jonathan conned Akainu, he cheerfully states he knows some people who'd love to hear that ([=MI4=]), only to realize his mistake when Jonathan suddenly [[BewareTheNiceOnes becomes far more serious]].
* ThatsWhatSheSaid: Defied. When Boss tells Cross that the dugongs will go in hard at a moment's notice, Raphey warns Mikey that she'll twist his head a full 360 degrees if he says this line.
* TheDeadCanDance: And [[Music/MichaelJackson with the only appropriate song playing]] courtesy of Soundbite, Cross can't help but join in. [[RecordNeedleScratch At least until Robin cuts in]].
* TheDitz: With Vivi now having a permanent place on the crew [[spoiler:due to her undeserved bounty]], her tendency to act before [[NowYouTellMe remembering, considering or displaying all available information]] is shown in a lot more detail. An example is how she mistranslated the sign language of an ancient civilization of octopi and got everyone mad at the crew, because she failed to read through the whole translation book properly and thus didn't notice the particular dialect for people with joints.
* TheDogBitesBack: Since all the Marines are tied up dealing with the aftermath of Enies Lobby, there is no one left to save [[PrideBeforeAFall Saint Jamolomew]] from his victims, bystanders and his own entourage [[WhosLaughingNow when they've all had enough of his blustering crap.]]
--> '''One of Jamolomew's entourage:''' What this is... is ''Justice''.
* TheDreaded:
** Upon seeing four of the ''weaker'' members of the Straw Hat crew in Enies Lobby, every Marine present freaks out.
** [[EldritchLocation The Florian Triangle]]. Even the Four Emperors know better than to actively antagonize it. [[spoiler: Which is what keeps Big Mom from storming it to get back her daughter Lola who had set up shop in there.]]
* TheFaceless: Subverted; for the first twenty-one chapters and the ChristmasEpisode, the author gives no description what Cross looks like aside from his clothes, but [[http://nouin.deviantart.com/art/Cross-and-Soundbite-Commission-587057354 he did have a picture]] before the story stated that he was around 6' (Chapter 26) with dirty blond hair (Chapter 22).
* TheGadfly: Soundbite. Also, B.R.O.B., the Bastard Random Omnipotent Being responsible for sending Cross into One Piece. Also Cross himself, to a SOMEWHAT lesser degree than Soundbite.
* TheModestOrgasm: ''Nami'' of all people, when Cross tells her, during TheReveal, just ''how'' rich they'll get in the future. Her MoneyFetish just gets more and more excited until [[JizzedInMyPants she just can't take it anymore]].
* TheOneThingIDontHateAboutYou: Lucci actually rather likes that Soundbite can make Hattori talk on his own.
* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: Chapter 15, [[spoiler: after Mr. 2 obtains Cross's face]]:
-->'''Cross''': PASSWORD! ''NOW!''
-->'''Zoro''': Okay, how about 'Swordfish'?
-->'''Cross''': ''[[DefiedTrope BETTER PASSWORD!]]''
* ThePenance: Cross feels like such a heel for lying to Vivi about the Rebel Army's location that while the crew is in Yuba, he joins Toto in digging up water and doesn't stop until he falls asleep on his feet. And when he wakes up, he would've kept on digging if Toto hadn't called him out.
* ThePromise:
** Cross makes the promise to keep Merry sailing with them when he first meets her Klabautermann. [[spoiler: It's a rollercoaster of emotions and trials and many seemingly hopeless moments, but in the end, he '''[[EarnYourHappyEnding does]]'''.]]
** When Cross and Laki deny Aisa the chance to stowaway with the Straw Hats, she makes this vow as the crew is sailing away.
---> '''Aisa:''' YOU WON'T STOP ME FOREVER! SOMEDAY, I'LL BECOME ONE OF THE STRAW HAT PIRATES, I PROMISE IT! ''I PROMISE!''
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
** Going off of an impulse, Cross gives one of these to Smoker about the Marines in general, and the corruption therein. It's effective enough that Smoker gives him a tactical baton and leaves despite Cross revealing himself to be a pirate. Of course, that changes when he finds out exactly which crew Cross belongs to.
** Cross's explaining to Ace about his canon fate contains a few shades of this, on account that the reasons he did not run away from an unbeatable enemy badmouthing Whitebeard was his own stubborn pride, and even a lack of faith in his captain.
** Cross gives Tashigi a brief one of these in Chapter 18 after she corners him.
*** He gives her a longer one in the next chapter when he finally gets fed up with her pirate prejudice.
** [[spoiler:This is the majority of Cross's first SBS broadcast, directed solely at the World Government.]]
** Cross gives another one to [[spoiler:Enel]] in Chapter 30 that does not go over well. It gets him [[spoiler: [[ElectricTorture electrocuted]] several times, but he just keeps on going]].
*** And the trend continues with Aokiji.
** Cross has a few harsh words for T-Bone when he temporarily lapses into his "all pirates are bad and have no rights" mentality, but some equally harsh words for Bartolomeo to remind him that there are some pirates out there who are just as evil as claimed. Bartolomeo being reminded of his raids on civilian islands really hammer the point home.
** Luffy delivers one to Moria during his beatdown, that Moria has let his defeat at Kaido's hands consume his whole life until he's nothing but a ghost, and ghosts don't become Pirate King.
* TheReveal: Of the fact that Cross is from another world.
** The first one, incorporating Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper, Vivi, and Carue happens in Chapter 14.
*** Offscreen, the other Straw Hats inform Cobra, Igaram, and [[spoiler:Lassoo]], and they subsequently inform Chaka, Pell, Kohza, and the Supersonic Duck Squadron.
** The second one, incorporating Boss, the TDWS, [[spoiler:Conis]], and [[spoiler:Su]] happens in Chapter 38.
** The third, incorporating Robin, Franky, Iceburg, Zambai and Paulie happens in Chapter 43.
** The fourth, incorporating the newly rechristened New World Masons [[note]]Smoker, Tashigi, Hina, T-Bone, Jonathan, Tsuru, Bartolomeo, Foxy, Dorry, Broggy, Apoo and Marigold[[/note]] happens in Chapter 44.
*** And one to [[spoiler: Dragon and Koala]] a while before.
* TheUnintelligible: The beasts of [[Anime/OnePieceFilmStrongWorld Merveille]]. They're basically evolving so fast that their communication skills are completely foreign to regular animals like Soundbite or the other animal members of the Straw Hats.
* TheUnreveal: [[spoiler: Cross's post-Enies bounty amount, other than ''really really big''. WordOfGod is that they're waiting for Oda to release one of the Emperor's bounties in order to get a comparison.]]
* TheWorldIsJustAwesome: Cross has this reaction from time to time, such as when entering the Grand Line.
* ThereIsNoTry: Defied in Chapter 8:
-->'''Soundbite''': ''I'll…'''try…''''' ''(DeathGlare)'' '''Quote Yoda''' ''AND DIE.''
* TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow: However the hell Luffy can eat so much in the blink of an eye. An attempt to use Foxy's [[TimeStandsStill Slow-Slow powers]] on Luffy to see exactly how he did it forces B.R.O.B. to [[RewritingReality erase that piece of time from existence]].
* ThisCannotBe:
** Blueno and Fukuro get this reaction: Blueno when Sanji manages to affect the real world while locked in his door dimension (something that can only be done with incredible strength); Fukuro when Boss reveals that within half an hour, he's [[spoiler: learned the Six Powers enough to replicate the Six King Gun.]]
** Soundbite says as such when [[spoiler: Moria's Devil Fruit '''Awakens''']].
* ThisExplainsSoMuch: After being attacked by the Unluckies for a ''[[{{Determinator}} third]]'' time, Cross asks them what kind of hell did Crocodile dredge up to find them. Their response? [[spoiler:Kuraigana Island]]. Cross comments that actually fits.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Very common.
** Spoken word-for-word before Luffy rockets Cross, Zoro, Sanji, and himself onto the Merry in Loguetown.
** Cross has a thought process like this as they draw nearer to Little Garden.
** Cross has a similar thought process as he leaves the safety of his room to stall Wapol from being able to eat the royal armory or the giant cannon until Luffy arrives.
** In order to get out of Kureha's extortionate medical bills, Cross makes a deal with her that if he can get the armory open, without using the key that Luffy destroyed in his fight with Wapol, without leaving his bed, within five minutes, she'll cancel all of the payments, let them go, ''and'' give them free access to the castle's food storage, and if he can't, he'll be her indentured servant for life. Kureha accepts the deal, and she visibly loses all hope as soon as Cross says two words:
--->'''Cross''': Hey Luffy!
::: He then proceeds to tell Luffy that he can get a lot of food if he can break open those doors. One minute later, the armory doors have been obliterated. Two minutes later, Kureha reluctantly gives them directions to the pantry.
** In Chapter 16, this happens to Cross…
*** When Smoker and Ace meet up with Luffy.
*** When Luffy begins fleeing from Smoker, and his rubber arm grabs Cross's shoulder.
*** When Luffy recommences fleeing from Smoker, grabbing Cross's ankle.
*** When Cross is about to tell Ace and Luffy that [[spoiler:Sabo is alive]], knowing that [[KnightTemplarBigBrother Ace]] won't believe him.
*** When Luffy decides to use Cross [[GrievousHarmWithABody as a human flail to take out the Baroque Works Billions]].
** In Chapter 17, this is Cross's mental state as the crew approaches Yuba, knowing who Vivi is looking for there, knowing she'll not find them there, and knowing that he had lied to her face about it.
---> '''Cross:''' Pray for me.
** In Chapter 18, right before, yet again, Luffy grabs ahold of him and begins dragging him as he runs.
** In Chapter 25, the vast majority of the crew has this reaction once they find out that Luffy has to win a [[spoiler:surfing contest against an octopus]] to save their lives.
** In Chapter 27, this happens...
*** When Leo realizes that Zoro, [[ExplainExplainOhCrap who hasn't had a proper swordsmen spar in ages]], is about to spar with him.
*** When Vivi and Carue begin to regret their decision of sparring with the Kung-Fu Dugongs.
*** When Donny, who is sparring with Nami, realizes what could happen if Sanji catches him.
---> '''Leo/Donny/Carue''': ''I'm/We're gonna diiiie...''
** In Chapter 30, even after [[spoiler:bravely delivering his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech while being subjected to ElectricTorture by an increasingly frustrated Enel and [[DefiantToTheEnd spitting in his face in response to his final offer to repent]]]], Cross cannot help but flinch before [[spoiler:100 million volts about to be put through him]].
** In Chapter 35, this is quoted...
*** ...by Soundbite when Aokiji challenges Cross to BreakHimByTalking.
*** ...by Cross before Chopper explains that his [[TheBerserker Monster Point]] [[spoiler: was originally controlled by his unconscious mind... [[MadDoctor which now isn't]] [[GeniusBruiser so unconscious any more]].]]
** In Chapter 39, Jabra deliberately stomps on Luffy's BerserkButton and has just long enough to think "I just fucked up." before Luffy gives him a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.
** In Chapter 40, Tsuru thinks this [[spoiler: when she decides to throw in her lot with the clandestine Marine coalition she was looking into to clean up the Marines' act]], only to find out what kind of insanity she's stepping into.
--> '''Tsuru:''' ...bother.
** In Chapter 41, Carue states this verbatim when he realizes that Funkfreed isn't a MightyGlacier but a LightningBruiser.
** In Chapter 48, the Marine taskforce created to deal with the Straw Hats adjourns their meeting as soon as the [[spoiler:SBS]] starts with Rear Admiral Brannew outright saying they were giving the eulogy of another island.
** Quoted by Cross and Conis when Chopper details his plan for neutralizing Oars.
* ThisMeansWar: Listening to the horror happening on [[spoiler: [[Anime/BaronOmatsuriAndTheSecretIsland the secret island]]]], has virtually every superpower in the world, from Whitebeard, to Ace, to Dragon, gunning to sink the island into the sea, with the Marines planning on sending ''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill every Buster Call they have]]'' to make sure. And even that pales in the face of [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower Garp's]] rage.
* ThouShaltNotKill: Cross has a notable aversion to actually killing anyone. He panics initially taking down a Baroque Works Mook in Whiskey Peak, and a Marine Mook in Alabasta, until he confirms that they're alive. It's solidified, however, when he has Mr. 13 at his mercy, the assassin having just tried to kill ''him''. Even considering the fact that he's [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman just an otter]] ultimately isn't enough, and he settles for simply knocking him out...albeit brutally. Chapter 37 reveals that he's well aware of the fact that he'll need to kill one day, but he refuses to let the Unluckies be the ones that drive him to it.
* TimedMission: Enies Lobby, even more so than canon. Not only has Lucci used Shave to get Robin much closer to the Gates of Justice, but Sengoku is on his way there as well.
* TiredOfRunning:
** After having his country yanked around through the machinations of a Warlord and the negligence of the World Government, [[spoiler:Vivi's persecution and bounty]] is the last straw for Cobra, and through a RousingSpeech, [[spoiler:declares Alabasta's secession from the World Government.]]
** Watching her mistress be oppressed by a cruel God for several long years, as well as watching her be forced to send innocent people off to be smited, once she gets the chance to talk without any chance of Enel hearing her, Conis's pet fox Su lets out everything she wants to say, declares Enel a tyrant, and begs the Straw Hats to defeat him.
* ToBeContinuedRightNow: In Chapter 36, after [[spoiler:Merry heartbreakingly confirmed she was going to die]], it seemed like the chapter would end there on a cliffhanger, then the writers pull an Oda-style troll and add a Part 2, stating that while the cliffhanger is their style, the chapter still wasn't long enough.
* ToThePain: Before carving into [[spoiler:Cross]], mad scientist [[spoiler:Chopper]] explains exactly what he's going to do.
** Cross lists off his ideas on how he'll torture Spandam to the man. It's enough to impress the wardens of Impel Down, and leaves ''[[TooKinkyToTorture Sadi]]'' giddily taking notes!
--->'''Cross:''' [[CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon ...and then I would make you]] ''eat'' [[NoodleImplements the salsa]].
** Moria screaming these at the Straw Hats is the least of his VillainousBreakdown.
* TogetherInDeath: Luffy has [[spoiler: Brief and Papa Tearoom bury Baron Omatsuri with his crew,]] stating that he was alone in life but shouldn't have to be alone in death.
* ToiletHumor: Even discounting Cross's biscuit problem, there was the incident of [[spoiler: him getting Primal Cholera that was the reason for going to Drum in this timeline]], and an incident involving his face, the camel Eyelashes, and Luffy mistaking it for chocolate.
* TooDumbToLive:
** Cross's thoughts on why one of the Baroque Works moles in the Royal Army tattooed the company's emblem on his shoulder. The defeated soldier says it was a combination of a lot of alcohol, a lot of boredom, and the fact that nobody is supposed to know about Baroque Works in the first place.
** Spandam. [[spoiler:The man kept a ''black book'' for [=CP9's=] operations just to stroke his own ego. The fact that he hid it in a safe doesn't detract from this -- the book shouldn't even ''exist'', seeing as [=CP9=] is a covert black ops unit whose own existence isn't even officially recognized as far the World Government is concerned. All reports should have been summarily destroyed once confirmed. Once Cross finds it, it becomes the whistleblowing equivalent of a Golden Transponder Snail.]]
* TookALevelInBadass:
** In Chapter 19, when Tashigi asks Cross if there's any way to break Mr. 3's wax, he informs her that the only swordsmen capable of cutting anything are those capable of cutting nothing. A short while later, after Mr. 3 impales her, she manages to figure out what that means, cutting through Mr. 3 and his wax to defeat him.
** Vivi and Carue, after joining the Straw Hats full-time, have new weapons made for them by Usopp, a pair of crescent chain-scythes named Lion Cutters for Vivi, armor, wing and talon-blades for Carue.
** Luffy unlocks a prototype Gear Second (Gear 1.5) as far back as Skypiea.
*** And a prototype Gear Third (Gear 2.5) as far back as Navarone.
*** And ''[[spoiler: Armament Haki]]'' at the climax of Enies Lobby.
** Leo learns how to cut steel when Donny suggests that Mikey be the new leader of the TDWS.
** Nami gets her hands on Ohm's Eisen Whip full of Iron Clouds.
** All over during the Enies Lobby Arc:
*** Boss learns and develops his Full-Shell Style, [[spoiler: his version of the Six Powers. Even the Six King Gun]].
*** Usopp and Carue both learn how to [[FlashStep Shave]].
*** [[spoiler: Soundbite '''Awakens''' the Noise-Noise Fruit]].
*** Vivi [[spoiler: awakens a CompellingVoice that is shortly thereafter confirmed to be a variation of ''Conqueror's Haki''.]]
** Villainous example: [[spoiler: after waking up and finding his zombie army annihilated, Moria's Devil Fruit does some ''[[EnlightenmentSuperpowers Awakening]]'' of its own]].
** Near the end of the Grand Line, Cross has grown into this, when he takes down the entirety of the Amigo Pirates on his own with minimal assistance from his Devil Fruit partners.
* TookALevelInKindness: Due to the conveniently timed [[spoiler:SBS broadcast]], Boa Hancock spares Marguerite after the latter reasons that she has Devil Fruit powers and that it was due to a DarkAndTroubledPast. Thinking about the whole thing more, [[HeelRealization she realizes just how many of the World Nobles' habits she and her sisters had adopted]], and decides she should listen to Elder Nyon and seek therapy.
* TragicKeepsake:
** While they aren't actually his, Robin wore cowboy hats to remember Jaguar D. Saul and used them as a source of strength.
** Nami reveals she kept the old shirt she got as a hand-me-down from Nojiko as it was the last gift Bellemare gave her.
* TrainingFromHell: As soon as Cross has it hammered home exactly how dangerous being an ordinary human in a WorldOfBadass is, he begins training under Zoro, who proves to be a DrillSergeantNasty. Not long after that, he ropes Usopp (and Carue) into joining him, and persuades Sanji to train Nami and Vivi.
* TrainingMontage: This is shown while Luffy, Usopp and Chopper are looking for the South Bird and Masira is busy upgrading the Merry: Zoro and Leo spar to both see how Leo can improve and give Zoro a good fight, Sanji and Boss spar to break in Boss's new weapon, Vivi and Carue spar with Raphey and Mikey to help get the former used to their new weapons, Donny helps Nami with her staff-fighting, Robin "weight-lifts" [[LoopholeAbuse using her extra arms]], Shoujou helps Soundbite hone his Gastro-Blast technique, and Cross goes running with Lassoo in his bazooka form to get used to the weight.
** In Chapter 35, after gaining knowledge on future techniques and other info that they can use to get stronger from Cross, they enter another one: Zoro perfects the Nine Sword Style: Asura technique and works on Iron Body; Sanji works on Diable Jambe, Tempest Kick, Moonwalk, and Shave; Conis figures out just how much of a WalkingArsenal she can become while Su makes sure she doesn't overload herself; Lassoo joins them; Usopp and Nami work out how to integrate the Eisen Whip into the now Perfect Clima-Tact; Cross tests his new armor and general fighting style with Mikey and Donny's help, the remaining dugongs train in their own way, and Vivi and Carue are...[[LameExcuse running laps]] while presumably working with the necklace they gained in Alabasta. Luffy, notably, is absent for the first half of this regime because he's rendered unconscious by [[DeadlyDoctor Chopper]], who worked to lessen, if not outright prevent, the lasting effects that [[DangerousTechnique Gear Second or its prototype]] will have on Luffy.
* TranquilFury:
** In Chapter 2, Cross displays this to Luffy shortly after joining his crew, his face expressionless as he issues a very cold speech threatening to maim him if he steals his meat. To everyone's awe, it works.
** In Chapter 17, let's just say Vivi's not happy when she finds out that Cross lied to her about where the Rebel Army was in Alabasta.
** In Chapter 30, [[spoiler:Captain T-Bone displays this when talking about the person who sold out his men to Akainu. It's Vergo]].
** In Chapter 32, Jessica finding out that her husband has been throwing out the food she's made leaves her speaking in a tone described as the eye of a hurricane.
** Three, ''very'' notable examples in Chapter 39, all from the [[spoiler: SBS broadcasting the Ohara incident]], and [[spoiler: Spandam taunting Robin afterwards]]:
*** Tashigi goes past horrified and disgusted, and reaches the point that [[JadeColoredGlasses she can't feel anything but cold rage]].
*** Luffy reaches a whole new level of calmness...which, for him and in this case, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness is downright]] ''[[TranquilFury scary]]''.
*** Lassoo's reaction is a very steady, "I'm going to eat him."
** In Chapter 44, Sengoku makes very clear to Akainu that the only reason he's not in the middle of an UnstoppableRage is because [[CrackOhMyBack he's too old to do so without heart problems]]. Nonetheless, he is furious and all but begging Akainu to give him a reason to lock the admiral away.
* TrustPassword: After the initial encounter with Mr. 2, Cross forms one of these with the rest of the crew, and makes it twofold for extra security. It's utilized in Chapter 21:
-->'''Nami''': Who is the second greatest traveler in the world?
-->'''Cross''': That would be Pandaman, ranking right below Gol D. Roger!
-->'''Nami''': Wrong answer! Pandaman doesn't exist.
-->'''Cross''': ''That's a lie!'' Pandaman is real, just like the great Goda!
* TwistedEchoCut: Immediately after Trafalgar Law states that Luffy's fight with Lily Carnation isn't over, the story cuts to Basil Hawkins wondering how could it possibly not be over despite being many miles away. Law was using AwesomeByAnalysis while Hawkins was using TarotTroubles to reach the same conclusion.
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* RageAgainstTheHeavens: Cross curses the BROB that sent him into One Piece for his horrible luck twice in Chapter 21, once after the machine-gun toting Miss Friday traps him in a wide-open area, and once after discovering that said vulture's last action before passing out disabled Soundbite's powers, which means the Straw Hats have no way of stopping the rebellion before Luffy beats Crocodile. The latter is much more blatant:
-->'''Cross''': You’re enjoying this, aren’t you? Let me repeat myself: if I live through this, I had better have some damn good form of compensation coming my way, BECAUSE YOU FUCKING OWE ME!
** Chapter 22 shows that B.R.O.B. heard him, and grants his wish.
* RageBreakingPoint:
** Enies Lobby is one long series of these for Sengoku, who, just when you think he can't get any angrier...well. Ultimately, this becomes a detriment as, [[CrackOhMyBack due to his old age]], his body can't handle the stress, culminating in him suffering a (non-fatal) heart attack.
** Doflamingo clearly hits his in the aftermath of the Enies Lobby debacle (where he had to deal with both Big Mom ''and'' Kaido) when he finds the Red Hair Pirates in his throne room and the city badly damaged. His underlings start panicking when they notice one of the walls literally coming apart at the seams.
** Once Luffy's group finally find the Sunny after a week of searching Merveille, one last group of enhanced beasts attacks, but Luffy is so frustrated that he finally tells them off - [[spoiler: with '''Conqueror's Haki''']].
* RapidFireNo: Perona gives one, capped with a BigNo, when she hears that [[MadDoctor Chopper]] has got his hands on her real body.
* RatedMForManly: The personification of the Boss of the Kung-Fu Dugongs that join the crew.
** And goes into TestosteronePoisoning during the Davy Back Fight... and witnessing [[AfroAsskicker Afro Luffy]].
** Boss and Franky [[PecFlex flexing]] at each other is so manly it makes Cross' chest hair grow.
* RealityEnsues:
** As skilled as Kalifa is, she still isn't going to master her new powers in an hour.
** While [[spoiler:becoming a shipgirl]] gives Merry a chance to heal from her life-threatening injuries, that doesn't negate the fact that [[spoiler:she ''has'' life-threatening injuries in the first place]].
** After Thriller Bark, Cross realizes he's beginning to forget details of the manga as it's been over half a year since he read any of it. While he still knows the important parts, some of the particulars are starting to fade. Furthermore, his knowledge is incomplete to begin with as the manga isn't complete and he never saw any of the movies.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Iceburg quotes the trope by name as part of why he worked with the World Government.
* ReassignedToAntarctica:
** Dragon, upon getting information about certain WG covert ops, sends Hack and Koala to the South part of South Blue.
** Akainu and Onigumo, courtesy of Sengoku. After the debacle with Enies Lobby, in response to all the calls for dishonorable discharge and court-martial, he sends the Red Dog and the Spider to the front lines of the New World against the Emperors, to show the public why they still need them. Along with them are other Marines who espouse "Absolute Justice", just to make sure they don't make things any worse than they already have.
* RefugeInAudacity:
** How do Boss, Zoro and Sanji win their round in the Davy Back Fight? Beat up the opposition before the game even begins under cover of fog. How do they defend themselves when they're spattered with the opposition's blood? [[BlatantLies Declare that they went hunting under cover of fog.]] How do they rationalize ''that''? Easy; they're ''badasses''.
** Cross bursting into the Franky House, plopping down on the couch, and drinking Franky's cola is odd enough that Franky doesn't react until the Unluckies burst in.
* RestrainedRevenge: Cross finally repays Robin for almost killing him during their first meeting, letting Chopper almost dissect him, and encouraging the {{Groin Attack}}s from the other girls... by giving her a noogie.
* RetroactiveWish: In Laboon's stomach:
-->'''Cross''': Well, at any rate… maybe we actually ''are'' in the belly of a whale? The walls could be painted or something.
-->'''Zoro''': You ''can't'' be serious.
-->'''Cross''': ''(taking an oath-taking pose)'' May a Sea King strike me down should I lie!
-->''(cue giant squid coming out of the water)''
-->'''Usopp''': AAAAGH! SEA KING!
-->'''Cross''': ''(panicking)'' May the Sea King be struck down should I lie!
-->''(cue three giant harpoons promptly killing the squid)''
-->'''Cross''': ''(stares blankly, and then looks up)'' May a billion berries fall from the sky should I lie!
-->''({{Beat}})''
-->'''Cross''': Seriously? What omnipotent divine being worth their divine salt doesn't [[RuleOfThree do things in threes?]]
-->'''Soundbite''': '''RIPOFF!'''
** But as shown under BrickJoke above, it wasn't quite a ripoff.
* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder:
** Cross wonders during an [[spoiler: SBS broadcast]] who came up with the Davy Back Fight, only for someone to call and tell him: ''[[spoiler: [[WorldsStrongestMan Whitebeard]]]]''.
** After seeing [[GenerationXerox Roger in Luffy and Tom in Iceburg]], Garp wonders where ''his'' incarnation in this new generation is. Coby pipes up behind him.
* RightBehindMe: Frequent.
** Smoker pulls this in Loguetown. Cross and Soundbite are suitably terrified.
** Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine pull this in Whiskey Peak. Cross and Vivi are suitably terrified.
** A ''velociraptor'' pulls this in Little Garden. Cross and Soundbite are suitably terrified.
** Kureha pulls this in Drum. Cross is suitably terrified.
** Smoker pulls this in Chapter 27. Tashigi is... well, you get the idea.
** Averted during the Skypiea arc. Donny asks if Satori is behind him, but all that there is is his mass of trick balls.
** Pagaya pulls this after Enel is beaten. Cross is... startled.
** [[spoiler: Kuma]] pulls this after Moria is beaten. Cross doesn't even have time to be suitably terrified.
** Fabre, mayor of Little East Blue, pulls this on Boss. Boss is... ''not'' suitably terrified.
** A variation. Tsuru warns the Straw Hats of Shiki [[spoiler: on the SBS]] with him nearby on the Sunny. The Straw Hats are ''very'' terrified.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge:
** Sanji goes on a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on Ohm for hurting Conis. It's so much that he actually [[IncendiaryExponent sets himself on fire]].
** [[spoiler: While watching the events of Movie 6 as transmitted by Soundbite]], Garp is so anguished at seeing his grandson's pain that he makes plans to go to that island and tear the monster apart with his own two hands, ''before'' [[NoKillLikeOverkill the biggest Buster Call in history]] blows the island off the map. To be in the same room as him and his rage during those plans is suffocating, even for the Admirals.
** The Enies Lobby arc is just one massive finger from the Straw Hats to the World Government, by airing their rampage on the Judicial Island ''live'' and encouraging all of their rivals and two of the Four Emperors to wreak havoc all across the Grand Line. Then, they put the icing on the cake by exposing the World Government's deep-rooted corruption and their overall disregard for human life in favor of absolute control, initiating global civil unrest and causing several countries to go revolutionary (including Water 7). The aftermath is so bad that the Marines have established a task force solely dedicated to dealing with everything having to do with the Straw Hats and their antics.
* RousingSpeech: During his fight with Lucci, Luffy gets one not only from Cross but also from people all over the world, including all the Supernovas, Aisa, Dadan, Bartolomeo, Hancock, [[spoiler:and Gol D. Roger himself]].
* RulesLawyer: Played right into the ground during the Davy Back Fight, especially Cross's insistence that Soundbite and Lassoo are full-fledged crew members so that Foxy can't get all three of them in the same round.
* RunningGag:
** The line "I am... conflicted." seems to be this.
** Cross setting towns on fire with his antics.
** Assorted crew members contemplating setting the world on fire.
** Soundbite interrupting Cross [[spoiler: whenever he tries to start the SBS]]. And after that, other people start [[SerialEscalation interrupting Soundbite interrupting Cross]].
** People shouting "CROSS, YOU SON OF A-!" only to be [[CurseCutShort interrupted or cut off]].
** Cross hitting the [[LoudOfWar foghorn button]].
--->'''Cross:''' I love this thing.
--->'''Everyone else:''' ''WE KNOW!''
** Every time someone gets caught cheating at anything.
--->Pi~ra~te.
** In ''The Battle of Kinpaku Island'', the phrase "(minus Lucci)" is added after anytime [=CP9=] was mentioned while Lucci was still in the hospital.
** Somebody moaning "''Why'' did it have to be the Straw Hats?"
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* SadisticChoice:
** [=CP9=] faces this in Enies Lobby. Either they do their jobs and try to defeat the Straw Hats who, quite apart from their reputation, [[spoiler:treated their third strongest member like a punching bag]], or they attempt to flee and risk [[DragonInChief Lucci]]'s blatant death threat for doing so. They unanimously choose the former, and unanimously regret it. Most notably in the conclusion of Nami versus Kalifa, right before the coup de grâce:
--->'''Kalifa:''' ...I should have tried my luck with Lucci.
--->'''Nami:''' Considering how you chose to face ''us'' instead? Yes. You should have.
** The Marine fleet sent to suppress the Straw Hats also face this choice, when they see that their own commanders are willing to kill anyone in the way of killing the pirates. Either they stay to do their jobs and possibly get slaughtered in the crossfire, or they [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere try to run]] and face the wrath of [[GeneralRipper Admiral Akainu]]. They ultimately choose the former, and suffer for it.
** When Zoro tries offering his head to Kuma to save both Luffy and Cross, the Warlord tells him that his one head isn't worth both, and tells him to choose who to save. Luckily, he wasn't the only one who stayed conscious during Kuma's first onslaught...
* SanitySlippage:
** Over the course of [[spoiler: Anime/BaronOmatsuriAndTheSecretIsland]], the Straw Hat crew slowly starts to disintegrate. Cross in particular goes from a cheerful, loyal member of the crew to a [[spoiler: demented game show host who delights in seeing his friends get ripped apart for ''ratings''.]]
** Sengoku does not take the ongoing stress during the Straw Hats' assault on Enies Lobby very well.
* SarcasticClapping: Mr. 3's entrance in Chapter 19, after Cross's "The Reason You Suck" Speech to Tashigi.
* ScareEmStraight: In the face of [[spoiler: Sakazuki's lava powers]] and certain death, the Marine T-Bone renounced the betrayal of his flotilla, condemned them all as evil, and swore to be a steadfast, uncrooked pursuer of justice and duty of the World Government. But the deaths of his men and his change in morality slowly ached at him until, in the face of Cross's steadfastness to his ideals, he could not refute the shame of his actions any longer.
* ScrewDestiny: Cross makes it his goal to use his future knowledge to prevent the most tragic events in the canon series from happening, including Merry's destruction and the War of the Best. [[spoiler:While he managed to save Merry thanks to a Devil Fruit that made her human, [[YouCantFightFate it looks like the War of the Best is still coming]].]]
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere:
** Sanji and Luffy escape a group of Marines when the former yells, "Jessica just found out Jonathan threw away a meal she made for him!" Every Marine present promptly sprints out of there.
** Terry and Isaiah decide to stay at Marine Base G-8 when the Straw Hat insanity grows too much for them.
** During the attack on Enies Lobby, roughly half the Marines run away yelling things like, "I didn't sign up for this."
** Cross and Leo try to "[[{{Series/Mythbusters}} de-ass the area with the quickness]]" when Sanji, Usopp, and Zoro go after them (Cross for making them all see [[FanDisservice Kokoro's mermaid body]], Leo for holding back in their fights). They don't escape.
** After being warned of the sheer insanity of Cross' explanation for how he knows so much, Mozu, Kiwi, Lulu and Tilestone all haul ass out of there.
* SchmuckBait: During Su's solo run through Thriller Bark, Soundbite warns her not to go to a certain room if she knows what's good for her. As soon as he breaks contact, Su immediately heads in that direction, only to regret it when she runs into Tararan.
--> '''Soundbite: Dare I ask WHY?'''
--> '''Su:''' ...I wanted the challenge?
* SecretKeeper:
** Prior to TheReveal in Chapter 14, Soundbite was the only one who knew that Cross knew a lot more than he was letting on, but even he didn't know everything; it seems that somehow his knowledge from the Internet doesn't extend to ''One Piece'' itself.
** Post-Reveal, the crew keeps his secret; the outsiders that have learned the truth about Cross thus far are Ace, Vivi's family, Iceburg, Paulie, Zambai, Dragon, Koala, and the New World Masons.
** Zoro and Nami also serve as this; whenever there's sensitive information that needs to be handled properly, Cross shares it only with the first and second mate… and Soundbite, of course. Though in Chapter 24, as part of penance towards Vivi, Cross agrees to let her in on it as well, and in Chapter 43, [[spoiler:Merry]] comes in as well, having technically been a part of it all along.
** In Chapter 28, Cross writes down all of his relevant knowledge for the Skypiea arc, knowing that he won't be able to speak freely while Enel is around. He asks Robin to help him out, because she's the one with experience in being discreet when one slip-up could mean death, because her powers will help him write faster...and because she'd just use said powers to peek at his notes anyway.
** [[spoiler:When the Marine training grounds were moved to Navarone, Jonathan ended up telling Instructor Zephyr about their endeavors to bring down the Government, asking him to be a member. Though Zephyr closes off when he hears they're getting intel from pirates, he is sympathetic enough to their cause to keep their secret.]]
** Lassoo and Funkfreed become this to Soundbite after the snail tells him what he witnessed: [[spoiler: that both Zoro and Nami find their dreams less worthy than Luffy's and Cross', and that if they knew, the conflict would tear the crew apart.]]
* SecretTestOfCharacter: Porche tries to seduce new crew members to the Foxy Pirates as one such test. She's rather pleased when Cross threatens her over it.
* SeenItAll:
** The Yagara bulls are experienced enough that not only do they barely blink at attempted hijackings, they consider members of "the Union" to be newbies until they get in their first high speed chase.
** [[spoiler:Dragon doesn't even blink at the idea of Cross being from an alternate dimension where he read the story of their world]]. According to him, once you've seen all the seas like he has, nothing really surprises you anymore (except maybe your own father being an unfathomable idiot).
* SelfInsertFic: Obviously.
* SequenceBreaking: [[spoiler: Brook meets up and joins the Straw Hat crew as soon as they meet him and Cross tells his story, long before they even reach Thriller Bark.]]
* SeriousBusiness:
** The Great Octopus Shogunate takes the sport of surfing very, ''very'' seriously.
** Cross accidentally starts a town-wide brawl when he sics some pirates on Mr. 13 by claiming the Otter said that Kaidou was the strongest Yonkou.
** Apparently even Kaidou and Big Mom participate in the Davy Back Fight, though they bid entire crews rather than individuals. [[PragmaticVillainy They do this to bolster their forces and fight each other without destroying most of the New World in the process.]]
* [[spoiler:ShaggyDogStory]]: [[spoiler:For all the crew's efforts, Merry's keel still snapped, meaning she's still doomed.]]
** But...[[spoiler: in the end, Cross found a way to save her, though [[HumanityEnsues she'll no longer be the ship of the Straw-Hats]].]]
* SheatheYourSword: Cross explains to Nami exactly how Luffy and Zoro won by letting Bellamy beat them up: a bunch of nobodies were doing all they could to rile Luffy up and get him to react, to etch themselves into his memory for all eternity... and failed miserably.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Boss Kabuto, the mutant beetle from the Little East Blue Arc, doesn't have good memories about Strong World.
* ShipSinking: WordOfGod states that, for the simple reason that none of the three authors have skill in that particular area, they have no plans of putting any pairings into the story. The closest they ever get is emphasizing the already canon ShipTease between Vivi and her ChildhoodFriend Kohza.
* ShoutOut: Has its own [[ShoutOut/ThisBites page]].
* ShutUpHannibal: [[spoiler:When Cross reveals that callers can call in and be on the SBS, Doflamingo tries to horn in on the show. Cross hangs up on him. Repeatedly.]]
* SideBet:
** When all of the crew sans Luffy is swallowed by the whale, Cross offhandedly says that he bets ten Berries that Luffy will take another entrance and meet them inside the whale. Nami takes the bet, and after Luffy shows up, Cross grouses about not having wagered a thousand Berries instead before Nami reluctantly pays up.
** Usopp bet Sanji at one point that Cross was actively trying to get himself killed. In Chapter 24, Sanji pays up.
** The News Coos apparently have a betting pool going involving the love life/lives Straw Hats in general and/or Cross in particular. When Su says that Conis is (platonically) enamored with Cross, Coo mentions winning the 2000 to 1 odds bet.
* SignatureLaugh: It's ''One Piece'', so this trope is very common. Noteworthy, however, in that Cross has one:
-->'''Cross''': PFFFFHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
** As a VoiceChangeling, Soundbite has a lot of laughing styles, but his most common is a combination of 'Hee's, 'Hoo's, and 'Ha's.
** Lassoo's laugh is "Hweehweehwee", taken directly from Muttley of Wacky Races.
** Su's laugh is "Tseeheeheehee".
** The Unluckies have the EvilLaugh of "Tsahahaha".
** [[spoiler: Dragon's is "Shishishishi"]], just like his son.
** [[spoiler: Hancock's]] is "Snahahaha".
** Monet's is "Yukeeheeheehee".
** [[spoiler: Merry's human form]] is "Mwahahaha".
** [[spoiler: [[WhenSheSmiles When she laughs genuinely,]] Robin laughs just like Saul.]]
---> [[spoiler: '''Robin: ''' Dereshishishi!]]
** T-Bone's is "Fahahaha".
* SkewedPriorities:
** Nami's misery as they leave Alabasta, not because [[spoiler:Vivi is forced to come with them after being assigned a bounty]], but because they didn't get the solid-gold crocodile statues from Rain Dinners.
** When Yasopp finds out that Usopp has become a Straw Hat Pirate [[spoiler:from Cross's SBS broadcast]], he and Shanks instantly get into a brawl. Yasopp is pissed because Shanks' protégé dragged his son away from his quiet, safe life; Shanks is pissed because Yasopp's SpitTake caused him to waste good booze.
** Despite Arbell wanting the Accino-Hiruno wedding to be sabotaged for the good of their family, Vivi couldn't resist the opportunity to direct the dream wedding she's been planning since she was a child.
* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Cross is not afraid of giving Vivi a conk on the head if she ticks him off too much, especially when she gets over-excessive with the {{Groin Attack}}s. And this soon goes for the rest of the female crewmembers too.
* SlasherSmile: Common. Some examples:
** Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine have these on Little Garden when they meet Cross alone.
** Used frequently enough with Kureha that Cross compares her to the Grim Reaper no fewer than three times.
** At the end of Chapter 19, Cross has this reaction after they leave Luffy behind to fight Crocodile...and the rest of the crew agrees to let him give out some spoilers about the upcoming battles.
** Smoker, of all people, gives one in Chapter 23, after Hina [[spoiler:becomes convinced that he, Tashigi, and Cross are right about the corruption in the people they follow, and asks what he has in mind to fix it.]]
** Sengoku gets a gold-plated, [[VillainousBreakdown crazy-ass]] grin when, amidst all the chaos on Enies Lobby, Spandam idiotically reveals his plan to get control of Pluton and possibly overthrow the Five Elder Stars. The Fleet Admiral takes great pleasure in telling him to report to Marineford to receive "everything he has coming to him".
** Trafalgar Law and the Heart Pirates get several when they hear Doctor Hogback begin to verbally dig his own grave [[spoiler: on the SBS]].
** When Chopper gets his hands on Hogback at last, Cross reminds him not to do anything he wouldn't do. When Lassoo points out his whole "[[ToThePain Spandam]] episode", Cross gets one of these and replies that ''that's exactly the point''.
* SmallNameBigEgo:
** As Robin puts it, Spandam's delusions of grandeur are so great they actively [[IRejectYourReality rewrite his memories]], making him see himself as the competent beloved chief of [=CP9=] instead of someone they wouldn't piss on if he was on fire.
** Largo is convinced that his crew can take on the Straw Hat pirates if they use their "secret weapon". In reality, the entire crew is beaten by Cross and his partners.
* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Zigzagged. Vice Admiral Jonathan and Robin both play chess and play well, but Cross admits to being a beginner at best. [[ConfusionFu There's too many rules for him.]]
* SneezeCut: A few times during Strong World:
** Soundbite and Sanji make comments about annoying pigeons and giraffes respectively, and far away, Hattori and Kaku take offence.
** Woop Slap makes a comment about Cross, causing him to sneeze at just the right moment to dodge an attack.
* SoleSurvivor: Aside from Robin and Moria, a few other characters have this in their expanded backstory.
** Marine Captain T-Bone, once of the 13th Royal Marine Flotilla. When his crew protested the excessive force chasing after Nico Robin, [[spoiler: one of their own, Vergo, sold them out to Sakazuki]], who promptly massacred them to a man.
** Pickles of the Foxy Pirates. He was taken in a Davy Back Fight from his old crew, right before they were killed in a battle with the Marines.
** Buggy. [[spoiler: His old crew landed on a [[Anime/BaronOmatsuriAndTheSecretIsland Secret Island]] and only the clown made it off alive.]] Can you blame him for wanting to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere stay out of the Grand Line]] from then on?
* SpannerInTheWorks:
** The Unluckies. If the For Want of a Nail in Chapter 19 wasn't enough, in Chapter 20, Cross attempts to use Soundbite's powers to stop or stall the Rebel Army outside of Alubarna. Unfortunately, the Unluckies arrive and snatch the snail, scrapping that plan. And even after they're beaten, Miss Friday manages to disable Soundbite's powers until Luffy beats Crocodile.
*** For a while, it actually became something of a RunningGag that the Straw Hats' plans never worked out as planned, to the point that the characters started making note of in their planning sessions. This was particularly frustrating and humiliating for Cross, as he is the official tactician for the crew. But starting after Skypiea, things start going much better.
** Granny Kokoro proves to be this to Cross' plans. Sloshed out of her mind, she browbeats Iceburg and Franky into feeling the love that the Going Merry has for her crew, and encouraging them, as Tom's apprentices, construct a ship worthy of the Oro Jackson's successor... ''within earshot of Iceburg's secretary and one of his best shipwrights''.
** Aokiji. Post-Enies Lobby, when he came across an island hosting a big pirate brawl, he decided to halt the whole thing with an Ice Age... [[spoiler: giving Blackbeard the perfect opportunity to swallow up his now-frozen opponents.]]
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Rayleigh's name is spelt as "Raleigh" on occasion.
* SpitTake:
** In Chapter 24, Yasopp spits out his grog when he hears [[spoiler:on the SBS]] that Usopp has joined Luffy's crew.
** In Chapter 31, Robin spits out the jerky she's chewing on when she realizes it came from Nami kissing her, who got it from kissing Cross.
** In Chapter 32, Sanji chokes on his cigarette when Cross tells him he's glad he's part secret agent.
*** And he does it again in Chapter 43 when Cross talks about sibling relationships.
** In Chapter 38:
*** The entirety of the Red-Haired Pirates do this (Shanks twice) when Cross [[spoiler:succeeds in starting the SBS]], recognizing from the previous times he did that that what happens next is likely to be fraught with trouble.
*** Ace also gets this reaction when he learns that the Straw Hats just broke down the gates of Enies Lobby.
** In Chapter 41, Cross does this when Vivi says [[spoiler: she unlocked a variation of ''Conqueror's Haki'']].
** In Chapter 43, Robin does a full one (with drink this time) when Cross tells her just what [[GenderBender he would've done]] to [[spoiler: save Merry]]. Photographed for posterity, too.
* SpringtimeForHitler: Tashigi tries to invoke a FailureGambit on the Marines tasked to chasing down Cross, by telling them that the Straw Hats have gone to a complete backwater place that Marine patrols actively avoid: Jaya. Given that this happens during the start of the Skypeia arc...
* {{Squee}}: When she first lays eyes on the pillar of gold, Nami gives one so loud it knocks Cross out and sends the rest of the crew reeling.
* StatingTheSimpleSolution:
** Commander Drake asks why Vice Admiral Jonathan hasn't simply shot Terry and Isaiah, to which Jonathan responds that he can't afford the two million-beri fine.
** Drake does it again when he asks Jonathan why the Marines haven't dispatched an Admiral to take out the Straw Hat Pirates. Aside from one of them being a BloodKnight on the other side of the Red Line while the other two are BrilliantButLazy, Jonathan mentions the MortonsFork scenario above.
* StealthPun: In Chapter 16, after Luffy plows through a dozen or so buildings to get to a restaurant, sending Smoker and Ace flying in the process:
-->'''Cross''': ''(referring to Luffy)'' Are you a human, a monster, or some freak force of nature?
-->'''Soundbite''': ''D:'' '''all of the above!'''
** The [=MI4=] leaders and Cross all have code names based on the western zodiac. Smoker's? [[IronicNickname Cancer]].
* SuddenlyShouting: While calmly summing up Cross, Luffy, and Ace's antics in Nanohana, Vivi suddenly starts yelling demanding to know why the town is on fire.
* SuicidalOverconfidence: Even knowing the Straw Hats are standing in the way of their goal, even knowing they left the governmental island of Enies Lobby a smoking wreck behind them, Captain Largo of the Amigo Pirates still decides to go through them to get their mission, because their benefactor Shiki and the asset he gave them will give them the edge they need to win. He's soon disabused of that notion.
* SuperEmpowering:
** [[spoiler:WordOfGod stated shortly after the release of Chapter 28 that Cross ''will'' eat a Devil Fruit. He revealed nothing, however, about which fruit it will be nor when he will eat it, though the second special confirmed that it will be post-TimeSkip.]]
** [[spoiler: To survive past the Enies Lobby arc, the Going Merry eats the [[HumanityEnsues Human-Human Fruit, Model: Child]].]]
** [[spoiler:During the Strong World arc, Vivi eats the Gust-Gust Fruit, becoming the first Logia of the Straw Hat crew]].
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial:
** Chapter 13:
-->'''Cross's Narration''': I most decidedly did ''not'' squeal like a stuck pig when ''a'' dozen different scalpels buried themselves in the wood around my head.
** Chapter 35:
-->'''Cross's Narration''': ''(faced with a furious Sanji)'' I most certainly did ''not'' swallow heavily.
** Chapter 43:
-->'''Third Person Narration''': After a minute or so, Tashigi re-entered the room, furtively swiping at eyes that were pointedly not red or fluffy.
* SwitchingPOV: The entirety of [[spoiler: the event with Baron Omatsuri]] is told through the perspectives of people around the world [[spoiler: as they listen to the SBS and the horror that the Straw Hats have found themselves in.]]
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* TakeAThirdOption: Don Accino finds himself in a dilemma with regards to his bounty hunting rivals, the Hiruno Famiglia: Either he marries his daughter Lil off to cement his alliance with a family he absolutely despises, or have his family's livelihood slip away when the bounties become too strong to capture and cash in. Luckily, Vivi gives him a third way out: [[spoiler: with his Hot-Hot Fruit being one of Alabasta's treasures, Accino can become one of Alabasta's Royal Guardians and assure his family's future by protecting a country that has seceded from the Government.]]
* TakingTheBullet: Both Boss and Robin take Moria's shadow attacks that were aimed at Chopper and Cross. They both at least make it out of it.
* TakingYouWithMe: During Crocodile's arrest, [[spoiler: when he is questioned regarding Vivi's connection to the Straw Hats, he tells them exactly what they want to hear to have a bounty placed on her head and drag her down with him.]]
* TalkingAnimal: Thanks to Soundbite's voice-granting powers and the ability to communicate with other animals (being a snail and all), he can make any mostly-land-based animal (sea creatures have a different dialect) the crew comes across this... usually with very humorous results.
* TastesLikeChicken: Cross says this both for the elephant tuna that Sanji got in Loguetown and the Sandora Dragon that they grill up in Alabasta. He lampshades how very nonsensical it is in the latter instance.
* TaughtByExperience: How does Chopper know how to [[KnifeNut throw scalpels so well]]? No, Kureha didn't teach him; he just examined all his memories of ''her'' throwing things at ''him'', and replicating her technique.
* TearsOfJoy:
** Cross sheds a few after the Straw Hats learn everything he's been hiding from them but they still accept him anyway.
** [[spoiler: Shanks]] is sobbing after a full night of [[spoiler: listening to the SBS, hearing the Straw Hats face down Lily Carnation, and finally hearing Luffy triumph]].
** [[spoiler: The SBS's]] talk about tolerance and the stupidity of hatred for hatred's sake elicits these tears from both Koala and Jinbe, especially when the latter hears some fishchildren say how stupid racism is.
** Abound from everyone when [[spoiler: Merry ''lives''.]]
** Brook, Laboon and Crocus all break down when they hear that the former is alive and the latter two are waiting for him.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Cross attempts to invoke this trope when he meets Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine again by exposing Mr. 0's identity to them, putting them on Baroque Works' hit list too. Unfortunately, the Unluckies aren’t around to witness it, so all that it accomplishes is reaffirming their desires to kill him.
* TemptingFate: All the time.
** One notable instance in Chapter 9: when Vivi is trying to rouse the crew before dawn, Cross begs to be allowed to sleep if it's anything less than falling off the edge of the earth. Not long after that, the Grand Line draws their ship towards an InevitableWaterfall.
** Tsuru in Chapter 24, much to Sengoku's ire.
** Cross of all people makes the cardinal sin to Murphy right before the Straw Hats [[spoiler: [[Anime/BaronOmatsuriAndTheSecretIsland accept an invitation to a certain festive island]]]], when he says, "What's the worst that could happen?"
** [[TooDumbToLive Spandam]], in Chapter 39. Multiple times.
** Right at the end of Chapter 41, Cross does so and considers afterwards that he should have punched himself with his Impact Dial for doing so.
** One not played for laughs: [[spoiler: Cross exults after checking Ace's Vivre Card and finding it still intact, and celebrates over successfully stopping the Paramount War. The next time we see Ace, [[InSpiteOfANail he, Squardo and Whitey have been captured by the Marines]] courtesy of Aokiji giving Blackbeard an unexpected opening.]]
** Robin has done so a couple of times. By the second time she remarks that she should've known better.
** In a canon {{Omake}}, Doflamingo states that after the show the Straw Hats put on at Enies Lobby, even after facing Big Mom and Kaido, and knowing that his underlings threw a party in his castle, he can't be bothered to do anything about it. That quickly changes when he sees that one of said party's guests is ''Red-Haired Shanks''.
** Lil Accino declares there's no way the captured Straw Hat pirates would be able to escape their icy prison, let alone find their coffers and loot them. Nami proves her wrong on both counts.
** More than a few times in Chapter 46, from thinking that the wedding would actually go off alright at the start, to commenting that the chapel was still in one piece at the end of it.
** In Chapter 47, it's even discussed by Cross giving a lecture [[spoiler: on the SBS]] of everything ''not'' to say to tempt Murphy.
** According to Gin, Krieg declared "Nothing can stop us now!" as they reached the peak of Reverse Mountain. Shortly afterwards, they ran into Mihawk.
** After recovering from his injuries, Lucci finds himself challenged by [[spoiler: Captain T-Bone, for him and [=CP9=] to join the New World Masons if he loses.]] Lucci accepts, thinking it'll be a short fight. No dice.
** It doesn't take long for Cross to forget his own lecture though, as he proudly states that after Thriller Bark, his actions had already defused the biggest bomb to come and it'll be relatively smooth sailing from there on out.
---> '''Nami:''' You, who gave a seminar just yesterday about taunting fate, and who just waved the ''mother of all red capes'' in fate's face.
---> '''Zoro:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis You. Complete.]] ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Idiot.]]''
** In Strong World, Robin {{Face Palm}}s multiple times when Bartolomeo asks how things can get worse.
* ThatCameOutWrong: When Cross learns Vice Admiral Jonathan conned Akainu, he cheerfully states he knows some people who'd love to hear that ([=MI4=]), only to realize his mistake when Jonathan suddenly [[BewareTheNiceOnes becomes far more serious]].
* ThatsWhatSheSaid: Defied. When Boss tells Cross that the dugongs will go in hard at a moment's notice, Raphey warns Mikey that she'll twist his head a full 360 degrees if he says this line.
* TheDeadCanDance: And [[Music/MichaelJackson with the only appropriate song playing]] courtesy of Soundbite, Cross can't help but join in. [[RecordNeedleScratch At least until Robin cuts in]].
* TheDitz: With Vivi now having a permanent place on the crew [[spoiler:due to her undeserved bounty]], her tendency to act before [[NowYouTellMe remembering, considering or displaying all available information]] is shown in a lot more detail. An example is how she mistranslated the sign language of an ancient civilization of octopi and got everyone mad at the crew, because she failed to read through the whole translation book properly and thus didn't notice the particular dialect for people with joints.
* TheDogBitesBack: Since all the Marines are tied up dealing with the aftermath of Enies Lobby, there is no one left to save [[PrideBeforeAFall Saint Jamolomew]] from his victims, bystanders and his own entourage [[WhosLaughingNow when they've all had enough of his blustering crap.]]
--> '''One of Jamolomew's entourage:''' What this is... is ''Justice''.
* TheDreaded:
** Upon seeing four of the ''weaker'' members of the Straw Hat crew in Enies Lobby, every Marine present freaks out.
** [[EldritchLocation The Florian Triangle]]. Even the Four Emperors know better than to actively antagonize it. [[spoiler: Which is what keeps Big Mom from storming it to get back her daughter Lola who had set up shop in there.]]
* TheFaceless: Subverted; for the first twenty-one chapters and the ChristmasEpisode, the author gives no description what Cross looks like aside from his clothes, but [[http://nouin.deviantart.com/art/Cross-and-Soundbite-Commission-587057354 he did have a picture]] before the story stated that he was around 6' (Chapter 26) with dirty blond hair (Chapter 22).
* TheGadfly: Soundbite. Also, B.R.O.B., the Bastard Random Omnipotent Being responsible for sending Cross into One Piece. Also Cross himself, to a SOMEWHAT lesser degree than Soundbite.
* TheModestOrgasm: ''Nami'' of all people, when Cross tells her, during TheReveal, just ''how'' rich they'll get in the future. Her MoneyFetish just gets more and more excited until [[JizzedInMyPants she just can't take it anymore]].
* TheOneThingIDontHateAboutYou: Lucci actually rather likes that Soundbite can make Hattori talk on his own.
* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: Chapter 15, [[spoiler: after Mr. 2 obtains Cross's face]]:
-->'''Cross''': PASSWORD! ''NOW!''
-->'''Zoro''': Okay, how about 'Swordfish'?
-->'''Cross''': ''[[DefiedTrope BETTER PASSWORD!]]''
* ThePenance: Cross feels like such a heel for lying to Vivi about the Rebel Army's location that while the crew is in Yuba, he joins Toto in digging up water and doesn't stop until he falls asleep on his feet. And when he wakes up, he would've kept on digging if Toto hadn't called him out.
* ThePromise:
** Cross makes the promise to keep Merry sailing with them when he first meets her Klabautermann. [[spoiler: It's a rollercoaster of emotions and trials and many seemingly hopeless moments, but in the end, he '''[[EarnYourHappyEnding does]]'''.]]
** When Cross and Laki deny Aisa the chance to stowaway with the Straw Hats, she makes this vow as the crew is sailing away.
---> '''Aisa:''' YOU WON'T STOP ME FOREVER! SOMEDAY, I'LL BECOME ONE OF THE STRAW HAT PIRATES, I PROMISE IT! ''I PROMISE!''
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
** Going off of an impulse, Cross gives one of these to Smoker about the Marines in general, and the corruption therein. It's effective enough that Smoker gives him a tactical baton and leaves despite Cross revealing himself to be a pirate. Of course, that changes when he finds out exactly which crew Cross belongs to.
** Cross's explaining to Ace about his canon fate contains a few shades of this, on account that the reasons he did not run away from an unbeatable enemy badmouthing Whitebeard was his own stubborn pride, and even a lack of faith in his captain.
** Cross gives Tashigi a brief one of these in Chapter 18 after she corners him.
*** He gives her a longer one in the next chapter when he finally gets fed up with her pirate prejudice.
** [[spoiler:This is the majority of Cross's first SBS broadcast, directed solely at the World Government.]]
** Cross gives another one to [[spoiler:Enel]] in Chapter 30 that does not go over well. It gets him [[spoiler: [[ElectricTorture electrocuted]] several times, but he just keeps on going]].
*** And the trend continues with Aokiji.
** Cross has a few harsh words for T-Bone when he temporarily lapses into his "all pirates are bad and have no rights" mentality, but some equally harsh words for Bartolomeo to remind him that there are some pirates out there who are just as evil as claimed. Bartolomeo being reminded of his raids on civilian islands really hammer the point home.
** Luffy delivers one to Moria during his beatdown, that Moria has let his defeat at Kaido's hands consume his whole life until he's nothing but a ghost, and ghosts don't become Pirate King.
* TheReveal: Of the fact that Cross is from another world.
** The first one, incorporating Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper, Vivi, and Carue happens in Chapter 14.
*** Offscreen, the other Straw Hats inform Cobra, Igaram, and [[spoiler:Lassoo]], and they subsequently inform Chaka, Pell, Kohza, and the Supersonic Duck Squadron.
** The second one, incorporating Boss, the TDWS, [[spoiler:Conis]], and [[spoiler:Su]] happens in Chapter 38.
** The third, incorporating Robin, Franky, Iceburg, Zambai and Paulie happens in Chapter 43.
** The fourth, incorporating the newly rechristened New World Masons [[note]]Smoker, Tashigi, Hina, T-Bone, Jonathan, Tsuru, Bartolomeo, Foxy, Dorry, Broggy, Apoo and Marigold[[/note]] happens in Chapter 44.
*** And one to [[spoiler: Dragon and Koala]] a while before.
* TheUnintelligible: The beasts of [[Anime/OnePieceFilmStrongWorld Merveille]]. They're basically evolving so fast that their communication skills are completely foreign to regular animals like Soundbite or the other animal members of the Straw Hats.
* TheUnreveal: [[spoiler: Cross's post-Enies bounty amount, other than ''really really big''. WordOfGod is that they're waiting for Oda to release one of the Emperor's bounties in order to get a comparison.]]
* TheWorldIsJustAwesome: Cross has this reaction from time to time, such as when entering the Grand Line.
* ThereIsNoTry: Defied in Chapter 8:
-->'''Soundbite''': ''I'll…'''try…''''' ''(DeathGlare)'' '''Quote Yoda''' ''AND DIE.''
* TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow: However the hell Luffy can eat so much in the blink of an eye. An attempt to use Foxy's [[TimeStandsStill Slow-Slow powers]] on Luffy to see exactly how he did it forces B.R.O.B. to [[RewritingReality erase that piece of time from existence]].
* ThisCannotBe:
** Blueno and Fukuro get this reaction: Blueno when Sanji manages to affect the real world while locked in his door dimension (something that can only be done with incredible strength); Fukuro when Boss reveals that within half an hour, he's [[spoiler: learned the Six Powers enough to replicate the Six King Gun.]]
** Soundbite says as such when [[spoiler: Moria's Devil Fruit '''Awakens''']].
* ThisExplainsSoMuch: After being attacked by the Unluckies for a ''[[{{Determinator}} third]]'' time, Cross asks them what kind of hell did Crocodile dredge up to find them. Their response? [[spoiler:Kuraigana Island]]. Cross comments that actually fits.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Very common.
** Spoken word-for-word before Luffy rockets Cross, Zoro, Sanji, and himself onto the Merry in Loguetown.
** Cross has a thought process like this as they draw nearer to Little Garden.
** Cross has a similar thought process as he leaves the safety of his room to stall Wapol from being able to eat the royal armory or the giant cannon until Luffy arrives.
** In order to get out of Kureha's extortionate medical bills, Cross makes a deal with her that if he can get the armory open, without using the key that Luffy destroyed in his fight with Wapol, without leaving his bed, within five minutes, she'll cancel all of the payments, let them go, ''and'' give them free access to the castle's food storage, and if he can't, he'll be her indentured servant for life. Kureha accepts the deal, and she visibly loses all hope as soon as Cross says two words:
--->'''Cross''': Hey Luffy!
::: He then proceeds to tell Luffy that he can get a lot of food if he can break open those doors. One minute later, the armory doors have been obliterated. Two minutes later, Kureha reluctantly gives them directions to the pantry.
** In Chapter 16, this happens to Cross…
*** When Smoker and Ace meet up with Luffy.
*** When Luffy begins fleeing from Smoker, and his rubber arm grabs Cross's shoulder.
*** When Luffy recommences fleeing from Smoker, grabbing Cross's ankle.
*** When Cross is about to tell Ace and Luffy that [[spoiler:Sabo is alive]], knowing that [[KnightTemplarBigBrother Ace]] won't believe him.
*** When Luffy decides to use Cross [[GrievousHarmWithABody as a human flail to take out the Baroque Works Billions]].
** In Chapter 17, this is Cross's mental state as the crew approaches Yuba, knowing who Vivi is looking for there, knowing she'll not find them there, and knowing that he had lied to her face about it.
---> '''Cross:''' Pray for me.
** In Chapter 18, right before, yet again, Luffy grabs ahold of him and begins dragging him as he runs.
** In Chapter 25, the vast majority of the crew has this reaction once they find out that Luffy has to win a [[spoiler:surfing contest against an octopus]] to save their lives.
** In Chapter 27, this happens...
*** When Leo realizes that Zoro, [[ExplainExplainOhCrap who hasn't had a proper swordsmen spar in ages]], is about to spar with him.
*** When Vivi and Carue begin to regret their decision of sparring with the Kung-Fu Dugongs.
*** When Donny, who is sparring with Nami, realizes what could happen if Sanji catches him.
---> '''Leo/Donny/Carue''': ''I'm/We're gonna diiiie...''
** In Chapter 30, even after [[spoiler:bravely delivering his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech while being subjected to ElectricTorture by an increasingly frustrated Enel and [[DefiantToTheEnd spitting in his face in response to his final offer to repent]]]], Cross cannot help but flinch before [[spoiler:100 million volts about to be put through him]].
** In Chapter 35, this is quoted...
*** ...by Soundbite when Aokiji challenges Cross to BreakHimByTalking.
*** ...by Cross before Chopper explains that his [[TheBerserker Monster Point]] [[spoiler: was originally controlled by his unconscious mind... [[MadDoctor which now isn't]] [[GeniusBruiser so unconscious any more]].]]
** In Chapter 39, Jabra deliberately stomps on Luffy's BerserkButton and has just long enough to think "I just fucked up." before Luffy gives him a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.
** In Chapter 40, Tsuru thinks this [[spoiler: when she decides to throw in her lot with the clandestine Marine coalition she was looking into to clean up the Marines' act]], only to find out what kind of insanity she's stepping into.
--> '''Tsuru:''' ...bother.
** In Chapter 41, Carue states this verbatim when he realizes that Funkfreed isn't a MightyGlacier but a LightningBruiser.
** In Chapter 48, the Marine taskforce created to deal with the Straw Hats adjourns their meeting as soon as the [[spoiler:SBS]] starts with Rear Admiral Brannew outright saying they were giving the eulogy of another island.
** Quoted by Cross and Conis when Chopper details his plan for neutralizing Oars.
* ThisMeansWar: Listening to the horror happening on [[spoiler: [[Anime/BaronOmatsuriAndTheSecretIsland the secret island]]]], has virtually every superpower in the world, from Whitebeard, to Ace, to Dragon, gunning to sink the island into the sea, with the Marines planning on sending ''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill every Buster Call they have]]'' to make sure. And even that pales in the face of [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower Garp's]] rage.
* ThouShaltNotKill: Cross has a notable aversion to actually killing anyone. He panics initially taking down a Baroque Works Mook in Whiskey Peak, and a Marine Mook in Alabasta, until he confirms that they're alive. It's solidified, however, when he has Mr. 13 at his mercy, the assassin having just tried to kill ''him''. Even considering the fact that he's [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman just an otter]] ultimately isn't enough, and he settles for simply knocking him out...albeit brutally. Chapter 37 reveals that he's well aware of the fact that he'll need to kill one day, but he refuses to let the Unluckies be the ones that drive him to it.
* TimedMission: Enies Lobby, even more so than canon. Not only has Lucci used Shave to get Robin much closer to the Gates of Justice, but Sengoku is on his way there as well.
* TiredOfRunning:
** After having his country yanked around through the machinations of a Warlord and the negligence of the World Government, [[spoiler:Vivi's persecution and bounty]] is the last straw for Cobra, and through a RousingSpeech, [[spoiler:declares Alabasta's secession from the World Government.]]
** Watching her mistress be oppressed by a cruel God for several long years, as well as watching her be forced to send innocent people off to be smited, once she gets the chance to talk without any chance of Enel hearing her, Conis's pet fox Su lets out everything she wants to say, declares Enel a tyrant, and begs the Straw Hats to defeat him.
* ToBeContinuedRightNow: In Chapter 36, after [[spoiler:Merry heartbreakingly confirmed she was going to die]], it seemed like the chapter would end there on a cliffhanger, then the writers pull an Oda-style troll and add a Part 2, stating that while the cliffhanger is their style, the chapter still wasn't long enough.
* ToThePain: Before carving into [[spoiler:Cross]], mad scientist [[spoiler:Chopper]] explains exactly what he's going to do.
** Cross lists off his ideas on how he'll torture Spandam to the man. It's enough to impress the wardens of Impel Down, and leaves ''[[TooKinkyToTorture Sadi]]'' giddily taking notes!
--->'''Cross:''' [[CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon ...and then I would make you]] ''eat'' [[NoodleImplements the salsa]].
** Moria screaming these at the Straw Hats is the least of his VillainousBreakdown.
* TogetherInDeath: Luffy has [[spoiler: Brief and Papa Tearoom bury Baron Omatsuri with his crew,]] stating that he was alone in life but shouldn't have to be alone in death.
* ToiletHumor: Even discounting Cross's biscuit problem, there was the incident of [[spoiler: him getting Primal Cholera that was the reason for going to Drum in this timeline]], and an incident involving his face, the camel Eyelashes, and Luffy mistaking it for chocolate.
* TooDumbToLive:
** Cross's thoughts on why one of the Baroque Works moles in the Royal Army tattooed the company's emblem on his shoulder. The defeated soldier says it was a combination of a lot of alcohol, a lot of boredom, and the fact that nobody is supposed to know about Baroque Works in the first place.
** Spandam. [[spoiler:The man kept a ''black book'' for [=CP9's=] operations just to stroke his own ego. The fact that he hid it in a safe doesn't detract from this -- the book shouldn't even ''exist'', seeing as [=CP9=] is a covert black ops unit whose own existence isn't even officially recognized as far the World Government is concerned. All reports should have been summarily destroyed once confirmed. Once Cross finds it, it becomes the whistleblowing equivalent of a Golden Transponder Snail.]]
* TookALevelInBadass:
** In Chapter 19, when Tashigi asks Cross if there's any way to break Mr. 3's wax, he informs her that the only swordsmen capable of cutting anything are those capable of cutting nothing. A short while later, after Mr. 3 impales her, she manages to figure out what that means, cutting through Mr. 3 and his wax to defeat him.
** Vivi and Carue, after joining the Straw Hats full-time, have new weapons made for them by Usopp, a pair of crescent chain-scythes named Lion Cutters for Vivi, armor, wing and talon-blades for Carue.
** Luffy unlocks a prototype Gear Second (Gear 1.5) as far back as Skypiea.
*** And a prototype Gear Third (Gear 2.5) as far back as Navarone.
*** And ''[[spoiler: Armament Haki]]'' at the climax of Enies Lobby.
** Leo learns how to cut steel when Donny suggests that Mikey be the new leader of the TDWS.
** Nami gets her hands on Ohm's Eisen Whip full of Iron Clouds.
** All over during the Enies Lobby Arc:
*** Boss learns and develops his Full-Shell Style, [[spoiler: his version of the Six Powers. Even the Six King Gun]].
*** Usopp and Carue both learn how to [[FlashStep Shave]].
*** [[spoiler: Soundbite '''Awakens''' the Noise-Noise Fruit]].
*** Vivi [[spoiler: awakens a CompellingVoice that is shortly thereafter confirmed to be a variation of ''Conqueror's Haki''.]]
** Villainous example: [[spoiler: after waking up and finding his zombie army annihilated, Moria's Devil Fruit does some ''[[EnlightenmentSuperpowers Awakening]]'' of its own]].
** Near the end of the Grand Line, Cross has grown into this, when he takes down the entirety of the Amigo Pirates on his own with minimal assistance from his Devil Fruit partners.
* TookALevelInKindness: Due to the conveniently timed [[spoiler:SBS broadcast]], Boa Hancock spares Marguerite after the latter reasons that she has Devil Fruit powers and that it was due to a DarkAndTroubledPast. Thinking about the whole thing more, [[HeelRealization she realizes just how many of the World Nobles' habits she and her sisters had adopted]], and decides she should listen to Elder Nyon and seek therapy.
* TragicKeepsake:
** While they aren't actually his, Robin wore cowboy hats to remember Jaguar D. Saul and used them as a source of strength.
** Nami reveals she kept the old shirt she got as a hand-me-down from Nojiko as it was the last gift Bellemare gave her.
* TrainingFromHell: As soon as Cross has it hammered home exactly how dangerous being an ordinary human in a WorldOfBadass is, he begins training under Zoro, who proves to be a DrillSergeantNasty. Not long after that, he ropes Usopp (and Carue) into joining him, and persuades Sanji to train Nami and Vivi.
* TrainingMontage: This is shown while Luffy, Usopp and Chopper are looking for the South Bird and Masira is busy upgrading the Merry: Zoro and Leo spar to both see how Leo can improve and give Zoro a good fight, Sanji and Boss spar to break in Boss's new weapon, Vivi and Carue spar with Raphey and Mikey to help get the former used to their new weapons, Donny helps Nami with her staff-fighting, Robin "weight-lifts" [[LoopholeAbuse using her extra arms]], Shoujou helps Soundbite hone his Gastro-Blast technique, and Cross goes running with Lassoo in his bazooka form to get used to the weight.
** In Chapter 35, after gaining knowledge on future techniques and other info that they can use to get stronger from Cross, they enter another one: Zoro perfects the Nine Sword Style: Asura technique and works on Iron Body; Sanji works on Diable Jambe, Tempest Kick, Moonwalk, and Shave; Conis figures out just how much of a WalkingArsenal she can become while Su makes sure she doesn't overload herself; Lassoo joins them; Usopp and Nami work out how to integrate the Eisen Whip into the now Perfect Clima-Tact; Cross tests his new armor and general fighting style with Mikey and Donny's help, the remaining dugongs train in their own way, and Vivi and Carue are...[[LameExcuse running laps]] while presumably working with the necklace they gained in Alabasta. Luffy, notably, is absent for the first half of this regime because he's rendered unconscious by [[DeadlyDoctor Chopper]], who worked to lessen, if not outright prevent, the lasting effects that [[DangerousTechnique Gear Second or its prototype]] will have on Luffy.
* TranquilFury:
** In Chapter 2, Cross displays this to Luffy shortly after joining his crew, his face expressionless as he issues a very cold speech threatening to maim him if he steals his meat. To everyone's awe, it works.
** In Chapter 17, let's just say Vivi's not happy when she finds out that Cross lied to her about where the Rebel Army was in Alabasta.
** In Chapter 30, [[spoiler:Captain T-Bone displays this when talking about the person who sold out his men to Akainu. It's Vergo]].
** In Chapter 32, Jessica finding out that her husband has been throwing out the food she's made leaves her speaking in a tone described as the eye of a hurricane.
** Three, ''very'' notable examples in Chapter 39, all from the [[spoiler: SBS broadcasting the Ohara incident]], and [[spoiler: Spandam taunting Robin afterwards]]:
*** Tashigi goes past horrified and disgusted, and reaches the point that [[JadeColoredGlasses she can't feel anything but cold rage]].
*** Luffy reaches a whole new level of calmness...which, for him and in this case, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness is downright]] ''[[TranquilFury scary]]''.
*** Lassoo's reaction is a very steady, "I'm going to eat him."
** In Chapter 44, Sengoku makes very clear to Akainu that the only reason he's not in the middle of an UnstoppableRage is because [[CrackOhMyBack he's too old to do so without heart problems]]. Nonetheless, he is furious and all but begging Akainu to give him a reason to lock the admiral away.
* TrustPassword: After the initial encounter with Mr. 2, Cross forms one of these with the rest of the crew, and makes it twofold for extra security. It's utilized in Chapter 21:
-->'''Nami''': Who is the second greatest traveler in the world?
-->'''Cross''': That would be Pandaman, ranking right below Gol D. Roger!
-->'''Nami''': Wrong answer! Pandaman doesn't exist.
-->'''Cross''': ''That's a lie!'' Pandaman is real, just like the great Goda!
* TwistedEchoCut: Immediately after Trafalgar Law states that Luffy's fight with Lily Carnation isn't over, the story cuts to Basil Hawkins wondering how could it possibly not be over despite being many miles away. Law was using AwesomeByAnalysis while Hawkins was using TarotTroubles to reach the same conclusion.
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