One Piece/Awesome: Difference between revisions

** Don Krieg then attacks him with a spear that creates an explosion on impact. Luffy could dodge it easily, but instead he chooses to punch the spearhead repeatedly, meaning his fists were subjected to constant explosions, ''and the spear breaks before Luffy does!''

** Another one in the Kreig Arc: Don Krieg spent the entire arc trying to get the Baratie ship and the log. This log contains a complete description of Red Foot Zeff's travels in the Grand Line, which would be essential in traveling through it. After all is said and done, Zeff offers to give the log to Luffy. Luffy outright refuses. That means Luffy could have gone into the Line, more prepared then any other pirate was, definitely with the upper hand. And he chose not to. Hell. Yes.

** Four Words: "Which one is Arlong?" Luffy didn't even ''know who Arlong was.'' He was going into that fight ''completely blind''.

** Five More Words: "You made my navigator cry!" Luffy's ''sole reason'' for even challenging Arlong in the first place.

{{quote|'''Enies Lobby Guards:''' Hey, Straw Hat Luffy... How many dozens of people did you bring? Ha ha ha... Enies Lobby's forces are ten thousand strong!!!

'''Luffy:''' Yeah... and I'm alone. Now step aside!!!! }}

** Luffy essentially told the world government "I DON'T GIVE A FUCK WHAT SHES DONE!! YOU GIVE HER BACK RIGHT NOW OR I WILL COME UP THERE AND GET HER MYSELF!!" And he proceeded to do just that.

** Luffy's defeat of Rob Lucci. What makes it so awesome isn't just that {{spoiler|Luffy's finishing move, Jet Gatling, was the result of [[Fandom Nod|Gomu Gomu no Gatling being voted the most popular attack of the series]], it's that the final blow is as much crushing to Lucci mentally as it is to him physically. Lucci [[Villainous BSOD|realized]] that not only did he not win, he could not win - Luffy would [[The Power of Friendship|never stop fighting to protect Robin.]]}}

* One recent [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] came in the end of the Thriller Bark arc, where Luffy {{spoiler|absorbs the shadows of a hundred powerful warriors and becomes Nightmare Luffy, developing crazy power, speed, and resilience. The catch? The shadows only stay inside his body for ten minutes. Luffy wipes the floor with Oars, until the time is up. Oars still isn't beaten. Then he leads the all of the Straw Hats to kick his ass ''anyway''.}}

** The sole reason that Zoro decides he has to beat Oz instead of distract him? Well, he knows that by dawn if they don't get their shadows back, he, Sanji, and Luffy will be useless for fighting in the sun. So he has to defeat Oz to give Luffy his shadow back, because he knows that Luffy is the most powerful member of the crew. This coming from the guy who only ever lost one fight on-screen, and is planning on beating up the murderous giant with Luffy's entire skillset, but he knows Luffy is their best bet.

** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO54j5Ok88w&feature=related Its even more awesome in the anime.]

** He punched that guy so hard he punched the colors out of the show.

** When Boa Hancock heard about this, she broke down, started to show [[Defrosting Ice Queen|the vulnerable, warmer side of herself]], mentioned only ''one'' other [[Badass]] she heard do such an audacious act (she was freed from the World Nobles' captivity by him and was understandably terrified of him) and helps Luffy understand her [[Jerkass]] behavior. After hearing that Luffy is more likely to do it again as he dislikes them, she pulls a [[Heel Face Turn]].

* {{spoiler|"[[Kiai|I TOLD YOU TO STOP!]]" Luffy just shouting this at Sandersonia and Marigold, managed to knock out a large portion of the audience instantly.}} The ones that weren't commented on him having "the king's disposition", which even scared Boa Hancock (and she has very impressively demonstrated the same ability). This moment was raw (and to Luffy, unintentional) awesomeness.

*** {{spoiler|He doesn't end up doing anything to those guys -- they get taken out by Pacifistas instead in chapter 601.}}

* In 601, {{spoiler|Luffy [[Curb Stomp Battle|curbstomps]] a Pacifista, the same thing it took the entire crew to beat the first time.}}

** What's doubly awesome about this is how Luffy treats it. {{spoiler|The Pacifista tries to shoot him with a laser. Luffy quips "[[Too Slow|Slow.]]" while barely moving his head, activates Gear Second just by ''flexing his arm'' (he had to do the leg-pushing pose to activate it before), and comes down on the Pacifista without missing a beat.}} '''[[Badass|Bad. Ass.]]'''

** {{spoiler|Here's another thing; those beams that the Pacifista use? They're based on Kizaru's ability. The same Kizaru who totally wiped the floor with the crew on their first encounter.}}

** Remember the Pacifista that were beaten by Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji? {{spoiler|''They were the same ones the Straw Hats encountered before Kuma appeared.''}}

** Even more [[Badass]] on TV. Luffy punches the Pacifista so hard, ''he makes a crater under it!''

{{quote|Luffy: "HELL YEAH!!"}}

* A combined [[Crowning Moment Of Awesome/C Mo F|C Mo F]] for Luffy in the Enies Lobby arc. Luffy approaches the Marines standing outside the gates to Enies Lobby. The Marines ready their weapons and prepare to stop him... then Luffy ''stops'', '''bows his head''' and '''''asks them politely to let him in'''''. The Marines are actually stunned. Then they tell him that asking politely won't work... and what Luffy does next probably made them wish they had just let him in when he asked.

* Chapter 670, Luffy continues to show off his Haki skills by effortlessly grabbing Smoker's arm and pinning him to the ground, the same way Smoker stopped him waaaay back in Loguetown. Granted, {{spoiler|Law's ability switched Smoker and Tashigi's bodies, and he was really fighting Tashigi. But it shows growth.}}

 

* That whole part where he fights {{spoiler|Kuma}}. Especially the part where he {{spoiler|takes all of Luffy's pain into his body}}. Pure unfiltered awesome.

*** That was so much pain, it inverted the colors of the show.

'''Zoro''': "You've got it wrong, I was cutting off my feet so I could fight them, not escape." }}

** On top of that, while waiting for Luffy to come and free them from the wax, Zoro poses with his sword. Nami asks what is he doing and he replies with ''"In case we become candles, I have a nice pose."''

{{quote|" Shut your mouth, Chopper! You are disgraceful! It was your choice to get a life on the sea. Dead or alive, the choice was yours alone. Don't blame it on others. We accepted the challenge. Usopp and the others tried their best. In the pirate's world, tears won't get you anything. If you are a man, '''then sit tight and quietly watch the game!'''" }}

* Then, his team-up with Sanji in the Groggy Ring. Despite the two of them initially bickering and arguing, they made one fine team at the end, beating the Groggy Monsters.

** Then, when against Ohm, Zoro does the three-style sword Phoenix Slash, ''right through a wall'' and hitting Ohm, despite not knowing where Ohm was.

* While out sword shopping Zoro is about to make a purchase, but is warned by the shopkeeper that that particular sword is cursed to give its owner bad luck. Zoro proceeds to test out this curse in an awesome fashion by throwing it up into the air and seeing if it will come down on his arm blade-first. {{spoiler|It doesn't.}} That's right, when Zoro goes sword shopping, he doesn't fuck around.

** First of all, Zoro was burning up with a fever and hampered by his previous injuries from Mihawk and yet he still fought. Arlong himself was shocked and amazed that he was still able to stand.

*** Oh, it was more than that. Arlong, probably the single largest human racist in the series, has a complete and utter belief that no human can ever match up to a fishman. Upon seeing the wounds Zoro had been fighting with, it took him all of three seconds to decide that ''he was too dangerous to be left alive.'' To put this into perspective: Arlong, the first true [[Big Bad]] of the series, was more afraid of the unconscious, half-dead swordsman than ''anyone else.''

*** Zoro reminded Hatchan when they met again right before Sabaody that he wasn't able to touch him in their previous fight.

** [http://www.onemanga.com/One_Piece/85/17/ Just his Tatsumaki attack].

* What about him and Luffy cutting and punching through a ''tidal wave'' through sheer determination?

* And sea trains.

* Zoro exudes awesomeness simply because in every main fight he has ever been in, he has always had a disadvantage. Captain Morgan and marines- starved for 9 days; Cabaji- previous stabbing wound and reopens the wound; Meowban Brother- outnumbered and not hypnotised into super strength; Mihawk- him being a Warlord of the Sea AND the world's greatest swordsman; Hatchan- recovering from Mihawk's attack and outnumbered in terms of swords (6 to 3); Baroque Works @ Whiskey Peak- outnumbered 100 to 1, going against guns and 4 single digit officers, and trying out two new swords; Mr. 5 @ Little Garden- hacked through his ankles with his sword AND on fire; Mr. 1- Cannot cut though steel (but learns how to by the end of the fight); Braham- Blinding guns; Ohm- Ohm's Mantra ability and his iron cloud sword; Groggy Ring- No swords and having to team up with Sanji (this is harder than it sounds); Kaku & Jyabura- Handcuffed to Sogeking; Kaku- He's a Devil's Fruit user and user of ''Yontouryu'' (Four Sword Style, using his kicks from his legs as the two other swords); Ryuuma- Lost one of his swords; Bartholomew Kuma- Warlord, cyborg, AND just finished defeating Oars; Flying Fish Riders- injuries from Kuma; [[PX 4]]- cyborg and injuries from Kuma; Admiral Kizaru- he's an admiral, DF user, AND injuries from Kuma

** Now that we think of it, has Zoro '''''EVER''''' fought a battle where he was physically 100%?

* His whole fight with Ryuuma was undeniably amazing. From exchanging cuts and slashes that completely destroying the room they were in, to fighting up on top of the tower and finishing it with an aerial fight.

** The best part of this fight was this quote from Ryuuma just before the destruction began:

{{quote|'''Ryuuma:''' It feels as if I am about to fight a titanic creature... It even sends shivers down my body. What a feeling! Yohohoho! }}

** - This guy, an undead samurai with Brook's entire moveset and an excellent sword, was ''scared'' of Zoro!

* It finally happened. {{spoiler|Zoro pulled off a Mihawk and ''cut a ship in half''.}} And then he decides to up the ante by {{spoiler|cutting a ''[[Made of Iron|Pacifista]]''}}. And a {{spoiler|Kraken}}.

* {{spoiler|Zoro taking the entire Ryugu Palace hostages, and improvisation upon the situation. And being completely non-chalent about it. To one of the three princes.}}

** Sanji then decided the best way to finish the fight would be to beat him ugly. Of course, Wanze's face looking like it did, this didn't leave Sanji with much to do. Not one to be denied, Sanji then took the logical step of ''beating him pretty'' before proceeding to beat him ugly again.

*** And then when he met Duval [[Cerebus Retcon|it was established]] that beating somebody pretty is one of his special abilities.

* It's amazing that these two words are not to be found on this page until now: [[Code Name|Mr. Prince]]

* It's also amazing these two words are not to be found on this page until now: [[Big Damn Heroes|The Hunter]]... dude Sanji has the best entrances EVER.

* In his and Chopper's fight with Mr. 4 and Miss Merry Christmas, Usopp takes a blow from a multi-ton metal bat. [[Badass Normal|To the face]]. While being dragged at ''thirty miles an hour''. '''[[Determinator|And. Kept On. Fighting.]]'''

* This troper feels that Usopp's biggest [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] came during the Water 7 Arc when he fought Luffy ''and held his ground'' with clever tactics and balls-to-the-wall [[Determinator|determination]]. He may have lost, but he got actual blows in, against '''Luffy'''.

** And why is he doing this? {{spoiler|So he can win the ship he loves.}}

*** Even more so because he knows that his captain is right, and he's still willing to fight ''to the death'' for it.

* 636: Apparently Usopp's arsenal of Pop Greens include {{spoiler|bamboo plants that grow fast enough to stab/impale enemies, and in a recent chapter, we have EXPLODING SKULL GRASS.}}.

* 643: Usopp's fighting {{spoiler|against Daruma, with what seems like no effect, until he suddenly says: "I've just finished laying out my trap. 1...2...3... In three moves you will be sniped by me. IT'S OVER!"}} [[Bad Liar|When he gets called out]] on this he replies with this [[Badass Boast|truely magnificent reply.]]

* And in chapter 646, he makes good on his claim.

* In 661, Usopp manages to keep ''BOTH'' Luffy and Robin afloat in ''freezing'' water while Zoro goes to work on a group of sharks.

** Nami and Vivi easily achieve theirs in the Little Garden arc by finally taking out that laughing hyena Miss Valentine.

** Nami gets another one during her fight with Miss Doublefinger, where she has her ''foot impaled on a spike'' but says that the pain is nothing compared to Vivi's, before finishing off her opponent.

*** Then, at the end of the game, when Zoro and Sanji won, Nami gave the semi-conscious referee his whistle back and reminded him blow the whistle. With Sanji's red card the only thing in mind, he quickly blew the whistle to signal Sanji's foul ... only for the announcer to proclaim that there was the whistle, making the victory official. The referee could only look on dumbfounded while Nami cheerfully thanked him.

** Nami, when she BRINGS DOWN A FRIGGIN' THUNDERBOLT in the middle of a melee. This prompts the mooks to say, "I thought she was one of the weak ones."

** Two Words: Monster Chopper.

*** Someone [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI0ERM55p8E put an awesome video on youtube]

{{quote|'''Chopper:''' NOW I'M A PIRATE TOO!}}

** Water 7 has him {{spoiler|saving Nami from falling rubble AND bursting out of the building as it burned with 2 more rescues, not including a mouse.}}

** Franky's defeat of Fukurou. After blasting him from the air straight into the ground with his Coup de Vent, with so much force it causes a giant crater, what does Franky say? SUUUUUUPAAAAAAA! :D

*** Two Words: [[Power Fist|Strong...]] '''[[Megaton Punch|HAMMEEEERRR!!!!]]'''

* Any time Franky busts out his mad building skills. Whether he makes an unusually ornate bridge in less time then it takes somebody to notice, or he's building a staircase in mid-battle so he can punch a giant in the face.

** YMMV, {{spoiler|His post time-skip apperance. I't's just so completely ridiculous - the giant arms that are the size of industrial crates, the ridiculously huge shoulder-pauldrons, and his nose is now a button that controls his hair.}}

 

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* A recent moment was claimed by the Thousand Sunny, the Straw Hats' ''ship''. Two words: [http://www.mangareader.net/103-2602-12/one-piece/chapter-495.html Gaon Cannon!] In Zoro's own words, it's a little [http://www.mangareader.net/103-2602-13/one-piece/chapter-495.html TOO awesome.]

** For those of you who want to see, the Gaon Cannon attack has been animated. And yes, it's exactly as awesome as many figured it would be.

* Straw Hats start firing* }}

* Chapter 633. The crew and the ship get {{spoiler|a [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment. Franky flies the ship and lands it right in the middle of the square, using the Gaon Cannon to break up the assembled New Fishman Pirates. Luffy is regurgitated by Megalo and takes out Hody. Nami literally appears out of nowhere, having stolen back the letter the queen worked so hard to get, Robin frees all the prisoners and Neptune's whale takes them to safety, which is all topped off by the entire crew (Zoro and co have freed themselves) lined up and ready to kick ass}}. Beatdowns will ensue.

* Chapter 646 can be seen as a single huge moment of awesome composed by the many, above-mentioned moments that merge in a gargantuan one. Is also the chapter with the greatest number of double pages in a row so far.

* YMMV, Chapter 654: In the last two pages, we have this. Straw Hats surfacing into the New World.

** Rescuing his crew from the Bear Claw Tribe, especially since he had recently gotten his [[Butt Monkey]] status cemented. And of course, he ends it by firing a Buggy Ball into the village, completely obliterating it.

** Another one for Buggy: {{spoiler|breaking out of his cell in Impel Down. Granted, the Marines weren't aware of his Devil Fruit power, or even that he had one, but given that this is the Marines' top prison, that is still awesome.}}

*** Hell, the entire {{spoiler|Luffy/Buggy/Mr. 3/Mr. 2 teamup is a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]], especially at the end of chapter 532 when they all work together to take down a minotaur.}}

**** Turned [[Up to Eleven]] when they're joined by {{spoiler|Crocodile and Mr. 1. Let's rehash that: Luffy, Buggy, and Mr.'s 0, 1, 2, and 3, all working toward the same goal, plus devil-fruit newcomer [[Tim Curry|Ivankov]] and [[Asskicking Equals Authority|Warlord of the Sea]] [[Making a Splash|Jimbei.]] This arc balances on the edge between [[Badass Crew]] and [[Badass Army|Badass Army.]]}}

* Krieg? Lifting the Mackerel Head (the Baratie's battleship) out of the water with one hand and tossing it towards the Baratie itself.

** No, Krieg's true [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] came when he opened fire on ''Hawkeye friggin' Mihawk.'' After the swordsman had cut his flagship to ribbons and [[Curb Stomp Battle|easily taken out Zoro,]] he ''still'' had the cajones to fire at the man who could deflect bullets with his blade, without a moment's hesitation.

** This troper thinks his real [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] was when a Marine ship fires a cannon ball at him, and he simply opens his mouth and [http://www.mangareader.net/103-2182-10/one-piece/chapter-75.html DESTROYS IT WITH HIS GODDAMN JAWS].

** In his flashback: {{spoiler|After Tiger's infamous death he went in a berserk rage and it took Vice Admiral [[Hard Light|Borsalino]] (the future Kizaru) himself to knock him down. He surely has balls.}}

* Crocodile? Revealing just how beautifully he [[The Chessmaster|manipulated]] all of Alabasta, and handing Luffy his first ''and'' second total defeats.

** Also, Mihawk attacking and giving chase to Don Krieg's massive crew of over 5,000, with his ''four inch knife'', '''just because they disturbed his nap.''' He also sails the seas alone in a little raft. The same seas that are frequently described as being chocfull of freaky weather, (200 foot tall or more waves,) extremely powerful individuals, and giant monsters. Mihawk has more awesome crammed into him than most powerful crews have put together.

*** Mihawk nails another one in the most recent chapter, topping his first [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] by ten-fold. You know those {{spoiler|huge waves Whitebeard created, that Aoikiji froze? He cut the ENTIRE TOP HALF OF ONE CLEAN OFF, AND IT WAS JUST A MISSED ATTACK AT LUFFY!}}

* Vice Chief Hannyabal, who was presented as the [[The Starscream|Starscream]] of the Impel Down arc, recently had a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|CM of A]] when {{spoiler|he tries to take on Straw Hat Luffy and is beaten bloody as a result, but [[The Determinator|refuses time and time again to get out of Luffy's way]] and has a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] when he [[World of Cardboard Speech|explains why he can't let Impel Down fall, as the weak and ordinary citizens of the world who fear pirates depend on Impel Down to keep them safe]]. Mind you, this was the guy who considered letting two pirates escape so as to pin the blame on his boss and get his job.}}

** [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Made even better when said boss shows up,]] [[One-Hit Kill|and after one-shotting Blackbeard's entire crew,]] also [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|commends his right hand man for lasting this long, proclaiming that there's no one else who could take his place as chief]].

{{quote|''' {{spoiler|Hannyabal}}:''' I said you shall not pass... and you shall not!!!}}

** Blackbeard: "Ace, your body is fire, right? I am... darkness." Swiftly followed by sucking an entire town into a black hole, THEN blasting it back out, THEN defeating Ace despite having a sun essentially thrown at him. This troper firmly believes he'll be the final [[Big Bad]] of the series just from this.

* Give Sentoumaru some credit; post-timeskip, {{spoiler|he responds to the fake Luffy's claim to be the real Straw Hat Luffy by ''[[Shut UP, Hannibal|slamming his axe on his head with enough force to]] '''[[Shut UP, Hannibal|bury him half-way into the ground.]]}}''''' And why? Because {{spoiler|[[Worthy Opponent|The real Luffy isn't a piece of trash]] like this guy. He then has the Pacifista reveal the impostor's true identity, totally destroying what little cred he had left.}} Yet another example of how even the villains are cool in this series.

* Hiriluk. Oh God, Hiruluk- and it's made arguably more awesome by being his last words. "Sooner or later, I will die anyway. But a man does not die when he is shot. Nor does he die to disease, nor to eating a poison mushroom! He does not die due to a sword! A man dies when he is forgotten!"

** Not to mention that it mirrors perfectly with Gold Roger's own death, right down to the philosophy on death.

* Tom the Fishman standing up, with a huge harpoon in his chest, and outlining his personal philosophy to a bunch of [[Knight Templar]] government agents.

* Captain Smoker: TELL THEM ({{spoiler|his superiors}}) TO EAT SHIT!

** The dubbed version, [[Spice Up the Subtitles|while not as vulgar]], is just as powerful: "Tell them I said '''''[[See You in Hell|go to hell]]'''''."

** He says this twice. Once when he went after the Straw-Hat pirates without orders, and then after being offered a reward by them simply because he was there when the Straw-Hats saved their bacon and they need to reward somebody. Apparantly, he'd previously turned down a promotion, and one imagines he turned them down with those same words.

** It was also one of the most awesome callbacks ever, as it ties in with Dr. Hiriluk's dying speech, where he asserts that a man only dies when he is forgotten. With his last words, Roger ensured that the world would NEVER forget him.

* A moment from the Amazon Lily arc, detailing the background of Hancock. {{spoiler|A fishman, by the name of Fisher Tiger, climbed up the Red Line, bare-handed, and defied the Celestial Dragons, essentially a death sentence that has only been done twice, once by Tiger, once by Luffy, and raged through the city to free the Fishmen enslaved there. And not just the Fishmen, as he freed anyone who was a slave.}} Pretty goddamn high Awesome Quotients from the fishmen in general.

** While this troper doesn't care all that much for Hancock he has to admit that after doing the math based on the figures we were given, becoming a Warlord of the Sea at 16 (roughly) years of age is a pretty extraordinary thing. Let me repeat that: '''A sixteen year old, teenage girl was appointed to a group of seven world-class pirates'''.

*** {{spoiler|In chapter 599, after Luffy is beaten down once again by Smoker, [http://www.manga-access.com/manga/O/One_Piece/chapter/559/13 Hancock comes out of nowhere and saves him, easily swatting aside the Logia user] who has been pretty much an undisputed [[Badass]] up to this point. Yeah, it's becoming pretty clear that she didn't just get into the Warlords [[Incredibly Lame Pun|with her looks]].}}

* I fail to see why Wyper hasn't been put here yet; he got 30 million volts and an El Thor head-on, and uses a Reject Dial, a device known to destroy a man's body after two uses, to kill off Shura, ''[[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|actually kill Eneru]]'' ([[Broke Your Arm Punching Out Cthulhu|though Eneru amplifies his heart to revive]]), and blasts a gigantic beanstalk so that Luffy and Nami can confront Eneru. [[Determinator|ALL. WITHOUT. DYING.]]

{{quote|'''Wyper''': ENERU!!! Don't take my name in vain!}}

**** Yes, there is. Recent artwork shows that {{spoiler|BON CLAY IS ALIVE AND THE NEW QUEEN OF THE PRISONERS INSIDE OF IMPEL DOWN! HE WAS ONE OF THE KEYS TO THE BIGGEST PRISON ESCAPES IN HISTORY, IF NOT THE BIGGEST, WHICH CULMINATED IN HIM BEING FACE TO FACE WITH A MAN WHO EXCLUDES HAZARDOUS VENOM FROM HIS SKIN, AND TWO YEARS LATER HE IS ALIVE AND STILL IN THE PRISON'S SECRET PASSAGEWAYS, PRESUMEABLY GIVING THE WARDENS ALL OF HIS MIDDLE FINGERS! Also, after the time skip, we see Magellon has one of his wings broken and a scarred face. It's probably too early to assume anything, but the last person we saw him fight was Bon Clay. Satisfaction indeed.}}

* And now there is Emporio Ivankov, {{spoiler|the retired Queen of Kamabakka Island. Don´t let him fool you guys. He may look like a parody of a Drag Queen, but he can repell a CANON BALL BY BATTING AN EYESLASH! And then he turned the poor guy, who attacked him, [[Gender Bender|into a woman]]!}}

{{quote|'''Ivankov:''' Galaxy Wink!}}

** Then we learn in chaper 560 {{spoiler|that he/she knows Kuma...somehow. And Kuma apparently was ''afraid of him/her''.}} When it turns out Kuma doesn't even recognize them anymore, he/she delivers this ball-bustingly awesome line;

** The image may be the header for [[One Piece/Tear Jerker|the show's Tear Jerker section]], but this is most certainly one of the most awesome and badass moments of the initial arc. Pretty [[One Piece/Heartwarming|heartwarming]], too.

** One thing I'm always impressed with is Lucky Roo, the [[Big Eater]] of Shanks' crew. Why? [[Beware the Silly Ones|Because he's the very first person to score a kill in the entire story]].

** That page is also a crowning moment for Oda himself. Remember that crossed-out 'S' in Ace's tattoo? [http://www.mangareader.net/103-52556-18/one-piece/chapter-587.html Take a look at the flag in the last panel of that page.] Just one more instance where Oda proves that he has planned out ''everything'' '''''years''''' in advance.

*** [[Memetic Mutation|Oda never forgets you know.]]

* The "New World" itself gets this the first time we see it, along with the possible [[Nightmare Fuel]] it brings. What do pirates in the New World call the first half of the Grand Line? "Paradise".

** {{spoiler|Namely, Basil Hawkins sails to [[Smug Snake|Brownbeard's]] island, defeats one his men, then calmly sits down on him and does his tarot card thing, then politely asks Brownbeard to repeat what he said as Brownbeard prattles about his relatively low bounty, then muses that he thought his name was so stupid, he misheard him as muses he doesn't like jokes, and he sees Brownbeard's death as morphs into his Scarecrow form and unsheathes the sword}}. Not bad.

* Silver Rayleigh's very first appearance.

** [[Rated "M" for Manly|A scene so manly that your testicles grew.]]

**** {{spoiler|Not just an Admiral. Sengoku, the freaking FLEET ADMIRAL, was the one who said that.}}

**** {{spoiler|Whitebeard taking out a marine Vice Admiral (who is also a giant) effortlessly with a single punch.}}

*** {{spoiler|And remember, Mihawk and Kizaru are two people the Straw Hats haven't even managed to hurt yet, let alone defeat.}}

**** {{spoiler|Forget about his crew, his allies are even more awesome. "Go Get em Oars JR!". Of course Kuma, Moria and Doflamingo all get a collective one for taking him out as soon as he showed up.}}

*** Not only that, but she's later confronted by Sentoumaru for for destroying quite a few Pacifistas. Remember that it took the ''entire'' Straw Hat crew to bring down just '''one''' of these things.

**** Well, the Pacifista though were programmed not to attack her because she was their ally. Still shows she has a ton of raw power though, especially since her fruit powers are useless against emotionless beings.

* Chapter 562 {{spoiler|not only has the army of Pacifista turned the tides of the battle in favor of the Marines, but Whitebeard is betrayed by one of his own men and ''stabbed clear through his chest''.}}

*** {{spoiler|1=Whitebeard's reaction to this is definitely awesome. Despite having just been impaled by a BFS, he calmly asks what the attacker's problem was, and, after finding out it was due to a ploy by the Marines to turn his allies against him, he tells the guy that they are all his sons anyway, and gives said allies an escape route in case they really felt he was going to sell them out. He then turns around and attacks the Marines by himself, head on, completely ignoring the wound.}}

* Marco further proves why he is the 1st divison comander by {{spoiler|kicking Aokiji in a way that would make Sanji jealous when he was about to finish Luffy off.}}

** Kizaru effortlessly intercepting and kicking gear 2 luffy.

* Whitebeard gets another one for {{spoiler|concealing another '''freaking''' ship underneath the water, in case of anything}}.

** That said, give {{spoiler|Oars for ''being alive'' much less carry an entire ship smashing though a wall that whitebeard himself couldn't break though.}}

{{quote|''"If the reason I am here right now... was to avenge my fallen friend, would you laugh at me, hmmm?!"''}}

* Chapter 572. Whitebeard shouting his {{spoiler|[[Last Request|final order]], and then prepares himself to fuck up the marines ''is simply the most badass thing he's done this whole battle.''}}

* Akainu mocking Whitebeard just so Ace will lose control and attack him, then Akainu nails Ace while telling him that fire can not possibly defeat magma.

** {{spoiler|Kinda dark, but he should get another one just for negating the series' infamously thick [[Plot Armor]].}}

**** Somebody mentioned Crowning Moment Of Evil. Maybe it'll work?

** In one hit.

** Earlier, Akainu made the statement of how he aimed to defend Marineford against tyrants like Whitebeard. So guess what Whitebeard does? He purposely directed attacks towards the buildings, destroying them, while mocking Akainu about protecting it. And {{spoiler|after Akainu had killed Ace, [[Tranquil Fury|in a brutal and calm fashion]], Whitebeard smashed and utterly pounded Akainu to the ground in two blows and at the same time, he managed to split the entire island and everything in it in half}}. ''[[Papa Wolf|Don't mess with Whitebeard.]]''

**** And his {{spoiler|last words? [[Thanatos Gambit|"The One Piece is out there!"]]}}. And they were being broadcast to ''the entire Shabondy Archipelago!'' Sucks to be Sengoku, as the world's pirates just had their ambitions ''jump-charged''.

** On the flip side of the coin, {{spoiler|Blackbeard and his crew}} combine this and the [[Moral Event Horizon]] ala Akainu. {{spoiler|Blackbeard took the head quake, a move that may have killed a Vice Admiral and leader of the Giant Squad and a Haki-infused slash to his aorta, and lures Whitebeard into a trap, where they kill Whitebeard like Sonny in [[The Godfather]], and Blackbeard's laugh and lack of pain after the attack shows that he may be sneaky, dirty, and underhanded, but he just took two killing blows, and killed the World's Strongest Man.}}

** Also Jinbei {{spoiler|pretty much tells Akainu to go to hell when he insists on killing Luffy. Mind you, this is a man made of magma vs a fishman}}. Followed shortly by Ivankov {{spoiler|using his Hell Wink to get Akainu out of the way}}.

** The true [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] came when Blackbeard {{spoiler|declared, "This is...'''my age!'''"}} So, pretty much for all technical reasons, he's {{spoiler|declared himself to be Pirate King.}} God. Damn.

 

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