One Piece/Tropes A-B: Difference between revisions

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* [[Abhorrent Admirer]]: Zombie Lola towards Absalom. Subverted when she turns out to be a sympathetic character.

** The real Lola toward any male who crosses her field of vision, though she's not [[Ax Crazy]] about it like Zombie Lola was toward Nami initially.

* [[Art Style Dissonance]]: Even with the zany, cartoony art style, the series can get pretty dark at times.

* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: Hodi Jones from the Fishman Island arc started out as a fan of earlier [[Big Bad]] Arlong before becoming one himself.

* [[Asleep for Days]]: Luffy sleeps for three days after defeating Crocodile. After he's told this, he calculates that he missed [[Big Eater|15 meals]].

* [[Astonishingly Appropriate Appearance]]: A common part of Oda's design style:

** Usopp is designed to look like Pinocchio. His long nose recalls Pinocchio instantly, while his large boots, knobby body, and dark skin are specifically designed to look like wooden marionette. Fittingly, he's a constant liar, who desperately wishes to become a real man.

** Most of the male Baroque Works agents have their number integrated into their appearance. On the extreme end, Mr. 7 has a face consisting entirely of 7s.

** BRUTALLY and hilariously inverted with Commander T-Bone, who is one of the most peace-loving and compassionate human beings in the series, let alone the Marines. [[Face of a Thug|Despite this, he looks like a hideous ghoul.]]

** Prof. Clover's hair looks like an upside-down three leaf clover.

* [[Author Appeal]]: It has become increasingly clear over the past few years that Eiichiro Oda really, really, ''really'' likes [[Funny Afro|afros]].

* [[Author Avatar]]: In the ''Dream Soccer King!'' special, [[Eiichiro Oda]] is depicted in it as a soccer player called Odacchi; what's funny is that he's the '''[[Take That Me|worst]]''' soccer player in the special, [[Ted Baxter|despite his claims to the contrary]].

* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: Every high-ranking Marine officer. ''Every one of them.'' Subverted in Smoker's case; he started as a mere captain and reluctantly rose to commodore. It's been said that he'd have a much higher rank if he were more obedient.

** Also subverted by Vice-Admiral Garp, who we later find out had actually ''turned down'' a promotion to Admiral multiple times. The one time he's shown fighting that isn't against Luffy (and thus [[I Let You Win|likely wasn't his best effort]]), he was fighting alongside ''Fleet Admiral Sengoku'' himself, indicating that the two are very likely on the same level.

* [[Auto Cannibalism]]:

** In a plot point exclusive to the manga, Zeff cut off and ate his own leg while stranded on a deserted island with Sanji, who he had secretly given all the stockpiled food to.

* [[Award Bait Song]]: Some of the songs used in the anime and movies could qualify. "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ2JzLz-PBA Asu wa Kuru Kara]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMUuch7zJwQ One Day]", "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OQ9VFFdkjs Compass]" and "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV4wC3siiME Mata ne]" come to mind.

* [[Ax Crazy]]: Most of the Warlords have specific goals (Crocodile, Moria, Blackbeard), and some of them have codes of honor (Jinbe, Mihawk). By contrast, [[Slasher Smile|Slasher Smiling]] [[Real Men Wear Pink|Donquixote Doflamingo]] appears to be absolutely batshit insane and just enjoys causing havoc and killing people.

** And to one up that, we've got none other than Whitebeard and Roger on the cover page of Chapter 597.

* [[Badass]]: Read the next ten or so entries.

* [[Badass Abnormal]]: Kaku and Kalifa, who were already top assassins and spies before earning Devil Fruit powers.

* [[Badass Adorable]]: Chopper, Nami, Luffy, Vivi and Tashigi, among others.

** Silvers Rayleigh definitely counts. Aside from fending off a dude packing light-speed reflexes and a ''lightsaber'', he also ''swam the freaking Calm Belt'', which is infested with colossal sea monsters. Also, he punched out an elephant ''with his mind''.

** Don't forget [[Failure Knight|Gan Fall]].

** But it's also important to note that several members of CP9 look really ridiculous wearing suits like that, especially the fat Fukurou and the hyperactive Kabuki actor Kumadori.

** This seems to be spread to the Marines as well. Just look at Admiral Kizaru.

*** So did John Giant.

* [[Badass Mustache]]: '''WHITEBEARD'''. The misleading name ([[Lost in Translation|which is because that part of his name in Japanese means any kind of facial hair]]) detracts nothing from its awesome manliness.

** Pirate King Roger's slick old-school handlebar ain't so bad, either.

* [[Badass Normal]]: Usopp, hands down. Sanji and Zoro would also qualify, were it not for their ''superhuman strength''.

** Kaku's half-giraffe form also pulls this off, managing to show that Zoan's clothing deformation has limits.

* [[The Baroness]]: Kalifa. The sexpot kind.

* [[Bastard Girlfriend]]: Hancock, of course. She can kick a kitten, she can insult pretty much anyone she wants and she can turn people into stone without anyone caring. Why? Because [[Screw the Rules, I'm Beautiful|she is ]]''[[Screw the Rules, I'm Beautiful|beautiful]]''.

* [[Batman Gambit]]: Blackbeard is the man with a plan. Check the page entry for details.

* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: Ace and Zoro to Luffy, as well as Marco to Ace.

* [[Big Bulky Bomb]]: The bomb at the end of the Alabasta arc.

* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: The Straw Hat Pirates, more often than not.

** If one of the weaker Straw Hats are in jeopardy, you can expect Sanji to materialize from nothing to deliver a kick to a villain's face.

*** Moments later, {{spoiler|Shanks steals Law's thunder by '''ENDING THE WHOLE DAMN WAR WITHOUT FIRING A SHOT'''}}.

*** {{spoiler|[http://read.mangashare.com/One-Piece/chapter-580/page010.html Holy Crap]}} Possibly the biggest damn heroes moment of the series.

** [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/one_piece/v41/c390/18.html The Straw Hats showing up to save Robin and Franky.]

** All together now: [[Took a Level In Badass|OUR SHARPSHOOTER RULES!]]

* {{spoiler|[[Bittersweet Ending]]}}: {{spoiler|The ending of Marineford. Ace and Whitebeard have been killed, Luffy stays without his nakama for about two years (though it was his choice), and the world is now under a new age of even more piracy. Despite this, Luffy and his crew resolve to continue their adventure with high spirits and never give up on their dreams.}}

* [[Blank White Eyes]]: Happens to every villain who has been deafeated by Luffy and won't be getting back up again (For the moment). Also happens to Luffy when {{spoiler|he realizes that Ace died right in front of him.}}

** Perhaps the most notable case is Brook, whose Yomi-Yomi Fruit allows nothing more than coming back from the dead. His soul took so long finding his body that it had rotted to only bones by the time Brook fully revived. Plus, it's implied this power only works ''once'', so Brook is now left with the negative effects of a Devil Fruit. Regardless, even Brook has found ways to put his light, bones-only body to good use.

*** The Yomi-Yomi fruit also keeps you in whatever state you were in when it kicked in permanently, essentially bestowing semi-immortality; the user can't age or die of natural causes, but they can be killed by other means. This turned out to be more of a curse for Brook since it led to him spending ''fifty years'' all alone on a deserted ship.

** Also his fight with Rob Lucci, where he was pretty much crippled afterwards.

** And let's not forget Luffy's battle with Crocodile, where he had to be bleeding profusely, covered in his own blood, to be able to hit Crocodile. Coupled with that Crocodile's poison hook had infected Luffy with a lethal poison ''multiple times'' throughout the fight. By the time Crocodile had finally been knocked ''unconscious'', Luffy was laying there ''dying'' of poison.

* [[Built With Lego]]:Cover 622 has the Straw hats building a lego structure.

** Luffy is quite a bit of this too. Considering {{spoiler|Trafalgar Law}}'s willingness to {{spoiler|team up}} with Luffy, even with knowledge of Luffy's immaturity.

* [[Buried Alive]]: "Wet Hair" Caribou and "Blood Splatterer" Coribou have a reputation for doing this to Marines.

* [[Butt Monkey]]: Usopp and Sanji at times.

** When they were learning about dials, Luffy is told to speak into a tone dial to record his voice. What does Luffy say? "Usopp's an idiot!"