After seeing Brook leave and the prospect of an adventure Luffy decides he wants to explore Thriller Bark. What is the name of the skeleton in. Robin starts to lift Chopper and Hogback up, Chopper preparing to throw Hogback down to the ground from a dangerous height. Buhichuck runs off, sealing the way they came from. Finally, Zoro manages to wound him, and the wound catches fire. He then states he only cared about the body and not about the soul of the woman that rejected him. The Endless Crisis! The battle is short, and they notice Sanji has gone missing. Brook appears and saves Usopp at the last moment, holding a big bag of salt. A day has passed and everyone except Zoro is up and celebrating with a feast in the courtyard. Sanji also arrives to help fight Oars along with Usopp, Chopper and Robin who realize that the gigantic Oars has received orders to destroy them. Absalom is then confronted by the dog penguin, but he blasts the dog with some sort of invisible attack. Moria explains that he enabled Oars to stretch by stretching his shadow, thereby forcing his body to stretch along with it in order to ensure that the body and shadow are the same shape. She, of course, denies this and knocks Brook to the floor. Luffy initially refuses to go after Ace so as to avoid interfering with his journey, as he is unaware of Ace's current predicament. Back on the Thousand Sunny, Perona and other zombies are scavenging the ship for treasure when Hildon shows up and informs her that Luffy has been captured and their master is planning to bring out Zombie 900. [44] The blast destroys most of Thriller Bark, though this does not succeed in killing the Straw Hats but knocks out all of them except Zoro. Franky is knocked unconscious after a failed attempt to fire himself at Oars with a giant slingshot known as Kuwagata and shoot him at point-blank range with Weapons Left. Next, Franky takes his iron nunchucks and combines them with some stone columns and starts bashing Tararan hard. [11], Down in the mansion, Luffy and his crew are attacked by "Surprise Zombies" led by the taxidermized pig zombie Buhichuck. Luffy descends activating Gear 3 and hitting Oars directly in the face with his Gomu Gomu no Gigant Bazooka shattering Oars' spine.[40]. Thinking quickly; Franky smashes the bridge. One Piece Wiki is a FANDOM Anime Community. Neither Zoro, nor Ryuma, can gain any advantage over the other, as they keep matching the other's attack. The monster awakens and roars for food. Later during the Arlong Park Arc, Nami "betrays" the Straw Hats by revealing that she was part of Arlong's crew all along, but we later learn that she was forced to join the crew to save herself and her village. Usopp fires Oil Stars to make one of Oars' feet slip. While the Straw Hats rest after the decisive battle, Usopp immediately realizes the fight isn't over yet as he yells to Luffy to get everyone's shadows. Reaching the mansion's entrance, Nami, Usopp, and Chopper are confronted by a frightening stitched-up maid that starts hurling plates at Usopp until a man appears and orders her to stop, calling her Cindry. Special Episode released only on smartphones. The impact of this move causes Thriller Bark's mast to fall on top of Moria, forcing him to spew out all the shadows just as the sun comes out and the Straw Hats start burning away. The zombies also gain the personality and combat styles of the person whose shadow they come from. He even shows her Nami's wanted poster. He departs Thriller Bark, musing that Dragon's son has found a very loyal crew. Zoro tries attacking Oars' arm again, but Oars knocks him out by kneeing him into a wall. The straw hat has a secret legacy only known to a few people even within the world. With a new technique, Gomu Gomu no Gigant Jet Shell, he knocks Moria under the collapsing mast of Thriller Bark and forces him to release all his shadows just as dawn arrives. [9] The person comes forward revealing himself to be a zombie samurai named Ryuma, and when he sees Nami he asks to see her panties. The journey continued until some powerful enemies defeated the Rumba Pirates in the Florian Triangle, fatally poisoning them. Though Usopp tries, he cannot seem to harm her, as all attacks go right through her. Luffy asks once again if Brook wants to join the crew seeing he got his shadow back. As the Luffy and his crew sail away, three enormous and mysterious figure appears in the fog, looking over Thriller Bark. Moria is able to do this because he has the power of the Kage Kage no Mi. [23], Sanji reveals he knows the source of Absalom's power, the Suke Suke no Mi. He accidently used it in movie seven for the first time. The chase in the garden of the zombie animals is extended to show Nami, Usopp, and Chopper fending off the zombies the best they can. Franky and Robin are left to face against a massive monkey-spider. What is the shortest anime? Kuma reveals that he is a prototype Pacifista, a cyborg created by Dr. Vegapunk. He uses this on a Zombie-Hippo which was sneaking up, breaking his arm, but he then reveals that he stuck Perona's arm to the wall; he makes her faint and therefore wins the battle by first firing hundreds of little moving fake cockroaches onto her, and then smacking her over the head with an inflatable ten-ton hammer. Nami takes her Clima-Tact and uses Thunder Ball to electrocute Absalom, then she and the others take off pursued by Lola. Brook's Hard Struggle - The Difficult Path to Becoming a True Crewmate? Luffy, distracted due to the lost flag, has initial trouble with Brindo, but the Phoenix Pirates help capture him. Excited and filled with overwhelming curiosity, Luffy starts to board the ship, with Nami and Sanji behind him, who want to stop him "in case he does something impulsive and stupid". Sanji finds this totally understandable because of Nami's pure white dress. [16] Moria declares it was once the great conqueror known as Oars. Just then, the gates of Thriller Bark capture the Thousand Sunny. Finding a chest, they open it only to be terrified by a zombie Jack-in-the-Box. Brook casually agrees to, much to the horror of everyone else present. It is explained that if a shadow is placed in a body that has its own soul it will augment their power with the shadow's skill but will only last about ten minutes before the shadow goes back to its owner. The slow walk up the stairs will always be iconic, and the punch to the face of the Celestial Dragon left the fans flabbergasted. Episode 362, Brook gets his shadow back using the Gear is only used when sheer force needed. - Deliver the Finishing Blow. By absorbing all of his zombie's shadows (including Cindry, Inuppe, Captain John, Lola, Jigoro, Hildon, Buhichuck, Gyoro, Nin, and Bao, and Oars), he transforms into a giant, deformed version of himself, resembling a lizard or a gecko. Franky underestimates Kuma's ability and is taken out by one hit from Kuma. Chopper talks about how Hogback has failed as a doctor, to which Hogback replies that he was a doctor only because of the wealth. Meanwhile, Sanji races to stop Nami's zombie wedding before it's too late! Usopp and Franky make a freezing wind cannon to turn the water from Nami's Rain Tempo to ice to keep Oars from moving his legs, Robin uses her powers to create legs for Brook to jump on while carrying Luffy to the top of Thriller Bark's main mast while Sanji uses a huge chain to keep Oars in place and Zoro using his Three Thousand Worldstechnique to straighten Oars' back. Moria reveals his desire to be Pirate King. In Perona's Wonder Garden, Nami is cornered by Lola. Franky discovers these zombies fend off their weakness to fire with buckets of water. Meanwhile, without warning, out of the ground come hundreds of malformed zombies who immediately set their sights onto the terrified trio. Moria takes this with apathy until Kuma tells him the government is afraid of another Warlord being defeated by the Straw Hats. Elsewhere, Luffy is still unable to hit Moria, and Oars arrives at their location. She detonates it, but the explosion gets sucked into the impact Dial, which Usopp cleverly brought out. Protect the TV Station by the Shore, Venture Into the Devil's Sea! Elsewhere, it shows a dozen of ghosts heading toward the tower behind Hogback's mansion. With that, Gecko Moria begins to remove Luffy's shadow[15] while Nami, Usopp, and Chopper watch in horror from Kumashi. After several blows on the head by Franky, to no effect, Usopp lies that "A beautiful lady swordsman just arrived with a ton of meat!!" Franky 'docks' onto Sanji and Zoro, with Usopp docking as left arm and Chopper as the head. Three years have passed now and the Captain of the Rumbar Pirates, "Calico" Yorki, and some of the crew have fallen ill with a virus their doctor cannot cure. Believing that Ace can get out of trouble on his own, Luffy decides to head onward rather than go to rescue him, and the Straw Hats sail away from Thriller Bark. Luffy's Angry Counterattack, Usopp the Strongest? When they fish the barrel out of the sea, they notice that it is an offering to the sea god. [17], Moria has his zombies bring Oars tons of food to eat. Suddenly, a weird noise is heard and Brook plummets out of the sky and into the courtyard with the Zombie General. Meanwhile Brook goes to the kitchen in search of milk and salt. The Straw Hats take a vacation at Spa Island, but while there, encounter Foxy and his crew, who are pursuing two small girls: Lina and her older sister Sayo. The Thriller Bark Arc, also referred to as the Florian Triangle Arc, is the eighteenth story arc of the manga and anime One Piece, and both the first and only story arc of the Thriller Bark Saga. Moria meets with Kuma as they discuss Crocodile's replacement, Blackbeard. Finale - Zoro vs. Ryuma, Chopper's Rage!! Using the Shark Submarine, Nami and Franky find out that penguins are moving the icebergs. With the situation revealed, Luffy is now more determined than ever to make Brook join his crew. Meanwhile, Luffy's group are ambushed by ghosts who make them become depressed and destroy a platoon of outside zombies with a group team attack. To the Friend who Waits Under a Far-Away Sky, We will Definitely Meet Again!! Beating Absalom when he refused to reveal he has been using firearms, Sanji reveals that he knows Absalom's invisibility is due to the Suke Suke no Mi which he wanted for his own reasons. This time she produces a huge hollow, at least four times the size of Usopp, which grabs Usopp in its mouth and will not let go, leaving Perona time to go and return to her body. With everything needed to continue on their journey, the Straw Hat Pirates finally leave Thriller Bark and Florian Triangle, following the Log Pose towards Fish-Man Island. Lola also gives them a Vivre Card to her mother to help in the New World. Both of the remaining two of the Four Emperors are briefly introduced in this arc after their concept was initially brought up in the previous arc. The Straw Hat Pirates travel to the ghost island of Thriller Bark, where they encounter the Warlord Gecko Moria. As it was revealed in the Whole Cake Island Arc that Big Mom does not allow for any of her children to have her Vivre Card, it is unknown to how Lola got ahold of one. Moria, showcasing his new strength from absorbing 1,000 shadows, proceeds to punch the ground, creating a huge fissure. The Thousand Sunny, meanwhile, gets caught in a giant spiderweb. Moria continues to take this with indifference while Brook asks to fight alongside the crew. After giving the Straw Hats a speech about how the New World is out of their league, he uses his ultimate technique: Shadow's Asgard. She, Usopp, and Chopper hide from Absalom inside Kumashi, and overhear Absalom, Hildon, and Perona talking about being summoned by Moria. After fleeing the cerberus, Nami, Usopp, and Chopper encounter Hildon, a vampiric creature who offers to take them to the mansion of Doctor Hogback. Nami gets a Biblicard from Lola, which points the way to Lola's mother, a pirate in the New World. [10], Outside, the clock strikes midnight. Back at the battle with Oars, the crew is still shocked over the mist dissipating when Moria reveals that he is inside of a control room in Oars' stomach. Sanji and Chopper launch a combo attack on Oars, who then knocks out both of them with Gomu Gomu no Gatling, leaving only Nami, Zoro and Usopp standing. [12], Tararan begins spinning his web out of his hand moving toward them. The fight with Oars continues with Zoro using his 108-Pound Cannon, which is now much more powerful with his new blade, remarking that that Shusui has a bit of a temper. Brook tells Luffy that he is glad to be alive and asks if he can join the crew, which Luffy approves of. Brook recalls his past, when the whale Laboon started following his pirate ship and befriended the crew. Using the paddle wheels, they avoid the storm and finally enter the Florian Triangle. [47], Back in the present, Brook takes a Tone Dial out of his skull that contains the final song the Rumbar Pirates performed before they died. In the aftermath of Kuma's attack, only Zoro is left standing, and attacks Kuma in a last ditch attempt at saving Luffy, only to discover that the Shichibukai has metal parts underneath his clothing. Peeking inside, they watch as Hogback creates a zombie he calls Mario. Hot Full Throttle! The shadow power-up will only last for ten minutes. While the rest of the crew only want to escape their entrapment, Robin explains that they are confined within a large wall which encircles the entire island. While everyone starts enjoying it two men say they saw what happened to Zoro after everyone else, including Sanji that second time from Zoro, was knocked out. The battle progresses and Brook says that the two are nearly equal in strength. Sanji, the Knight of Flames!! This Arc is relatively short compared to many others like Dressrosa or Wano. 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