Symbols - One Piece Chapter 455, pages 0-7

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Chapter 455: "SHICHIBUKAI GECKO MORIA". A dramatic title splash shows the towering silhouette of Gecko Moria standing against a starry sky filled with floating wreckage and clouds. He wears a tall hat and long coat, gripping a massive sword in one hand and a huge gun in the other. Below him on the ground stand several small figures: a round-bodied character with a massive weapon, a horned helmeted zombie, an armored figure with a shield, and a child-like silhouette holding a gun. The bottom of the page displays the caption "ENEL'S GREAT SPACE MISSION VOL 22: 'THE PROFESSOR'S REVENGE!! THERE ARE TIMES WHEN A MAN HAS TO DO WHAT A MAN HAS TO DO.'"

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A scarred man with wild hair shouts, "HE'S STILL A ZOMBIE. EVEN IF YOU CUT HIM, HE'LL JUST GET UP AGAIN." Another voice adds, "IT'S NOT OVER YET." Close-up on a massive stitched zombie face reacting with ".... AH!!". In a wide panel the skeleton Brook stands with his cane, facing the enormous spider-like zombie Oars. A voice wonders, "HMMMI WAIT...!IP I'VE SEEN YOU SOMEWHERE BEFORE..." while another says ".... YOU ~~~". Brook replies calmly, "YOHOHO... DON'T WORRY, I'VE ALREADY DEALT WITH THAT." A woman with pigtails gasps "HAAAA!!!" and "AH." as a skull zombie declares "ZOMBIES HAVE A WEAK POINT, TOO!!" The scarred man asks, "DEALT WITH ITI"

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A panicked man with a hat stares in horror and shouts, "WHAT IS THAT!I" A massive, grotesque mouth-like structure bursts open with a loud ズズッズッ, its single eye rolling as a thick black soul drips out amid screams of "HAAAA AAAAA AAA!!!" Off-panel voices urge, "WELL, PLEASE RETURN TO YOUR MASTER!!" while the soul continues emerging with more cries of "HAA AAAA AAA..." Someone explains, "THAT IS THE "SOUL" OF A ZOMBIE....!" Another reacts in shock, "... SOUL!I YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE IT COMING OUT!!" In the distance a tiny silhouette stands before the enormous structure. Suddenly a desperate voice yells "GYAAAAAAA!! COMMANDING OFFICER TALLAREN!!!" as a massive impact SFX ビズゥゥゥゥゥ shakes the scene. More shouts follow: "COMMANDING OFFICER!!! THE COMMANDING OFFICER WAS DEFEATED!!"

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A group reacts in alarm. One voice declares, "THE MAN WHO MESSED UP THRILLER BARK FIVE YEARS AGO!!!" Another points and says, "... LOOK!! IT'S DEFINITELY HIM... "HUMMING"!!!" Brook, the skeleton with an afro, stands calmly and states, "I PURIFIED HIM." A figure with an umbrella asks, "YOU STOPPED HIM COMPLETELY... WHAT DID YOU DOI" Brook replies, "THAT'S TRUE. IT LOOSENS UP." Elsewhere a blond man with a scar exhales flames and notes, "HAAAAAAA, THIS SPIDER WEB IS STRONG AGAINST "POWER" BUT WEAK AGAINST FIRE," while muttering "フウウウ...!!" A voice wonders, "...I" and another urges, "WE NEED TO INFORM THE MASTER!!!" In a wide view of the ruined island a speaker warns, "IF THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN CAUGHT, THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE THAT WE'RE ALREADY TOO LATE." A reply begins, "YES, BUT... WHERE SHOULD I STARTI" Someone observes, "IT SEEMS THAT YOU KNOW A LOT ABOUT THIS ISLAND." The final line reveals, "STRAWHAT AND THE OTHERS WERE KIDNAPPED!!" A shocked voice cries, "WHAAAT!!I TOO LATE, YOU SAY!I"

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The skeleton Brook bursts forward with a massive grin, shouting "YOHOHO!!! SKULL JOKE!!!" as a woman with long dark hair grabs him and yells "STOP IT. HE'S ALREADY DEAD." Brook laughs wildly while another voice pleads "PL-PLEASE DON'T SHOUT SO MUCH. MY EARS WILL START RINGING!!" Brook retorts "BUT WAIT. SINCE I'M A SKELETON, I DON'T HAVE EARS!!" In the next scene inside the ruined building, Brook stands tall with his cane as the scarred man with white hair and the same woman listen. The scarred man says "AND I DRIFTED ALL ALONE IN THE SEA FOR DOZENS OF YEARS... LIKE I SAID BEFORE, THERE WAS A TIME WHEN MY SHIP'S RUDDER DIDN'T WORK." Brook replies "STOP IT. HE'S ALREADY DEAD." The scarred man continues, "— ANYWAYS, PLEASE LISTEN WITHOUT FOCUSING AROUND." The woman adds, "JUST LIKE YOU LADIES AND GENTLEMEN... I WAS LURED ONTO THIS THRILLER BARK." The scarred man explains, "THEN, BY CHANCE... I ARRIVED HERE FIVE YEARS AGO. THE RUDDER WAS BROKEN, SO I WAS JUST DRIFTING WITH THE TIDES. AS MUCH AS I WANTED TO ESCAPE FROM THIS 'DEVIL'S SEA.'"

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Brook continues his tale with a close-up of his skull face: "BUT ALL I FOUND WERE MONSTERS AND ZOMBIES. THE PARTS TO FIX MY RUDDER. I, WHO WANTED TO GET OUT OF THIS 'FLORIAN TRIANGLE' AT ANY COST, WENT AROUND THIS ISLAND THINKING THAT MAYBE THEY HAD... — IN THE END, I WAS CAUGHT AND BROUGHT TO THAT BUILDING." The scarred man and woman react in shock as Brook describes "A PATCHED CORPSE THEY CALLED 'MARIO.'" The scarred man exclaims "THE STRUGGLING DANCER WHO HAD BEEN CAUGHT BEFORE ME, AND... WHAT I SAW INSIDE WAS..." In the final panel Brook dramatically recounts, "AND HE CUT IT OFF!!! HE PULLED THE MAN'S SHADOW OFF OF THE FLOOR!! — WHEN I LOOKED UP, A SCARY, BIG MAN APPEARED AND..." as the woman and scarred man stare in horror at the memory.

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A long-haired man with a wild beard shouts desperately, "STOP IT OR I'LL HIT YOU, YOU BASTARD!!!" while a woman with dark hair stands behind him. A massive skull-like figure looms as someone yells, "DON'T HAVE EYES —!!!" and another voice urges, "YOU CAN HIT HIM NOW." In the next panels, the curly-haired figure reflects, "I WOULD HAVE DOUBTED MY EYES TOO... BUT I..." as the scene shows a person whose shadow has been severed, with the exclamation "HE CUT OFF... HIS SHADOW...!I" The narrative continues: "— AND THEN, FOR SOME REASON... WAS PUSHED INTO THE MOTIONLESS 'MARIO.' AND HIS CUT OFF SHADOW... THE PERSON WHOSE SHADOW WAS TAKEN FELL, I SOON FOLLOWED THE SAME FATE, BUT..." A bandaged, stitched corpse-like figure suddenly animates with the cry "ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED MOVING!!" The final panel reveals the mummy-faced being as the narration states, "THAT 'MARIO' WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A CORPSE," with impact lines and motion effects emphasizing the horror.

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The skeleton figure explains, "NATURALLY... FROM THE MOMENT PEOPLE ARE BORN UNTIL THEY DIE," while a swordsman in a striped shirt swings his blade, his shadow moving independently. The long-haired man reacts with shock, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN!I" as the explanation continues: "IT'S THE SAME FOR OUR SHADOWS. A 'SHADOW' IS... 'ANOTHER SOUL' THAT FOLLOWS A PERSON WHEREVER HE GOES." The massive skull-headed being declares, "SHICHIBUKAI GECKO MORIA!!! HE HAS EATEN THE 'KAGE KAGE NO MI' DEVIL'S FRUIT!!" A note clarifies "* KAGE MEANS SHADOW." The dark-haired woman listens as the voice adds, "THE BIG MAN WHO CAN TAKE SHADOWS AND MAKE THEM FOLLOW HIM IS, IT'S A SOUL THAT IS SUPPOSED TO CONTINUE FOLLOWING YOU, AND NEVER DETACH ITSELF FROM YOU." In the wide panel below, the curly-haired figure stands with arms outstretched while the long-haired man and woman watch; the narration states, "AND HE HAS DOCTOR HOGBACK, THE GENIUS SURGEON, AS HIS NAKAMA... TO MAKE THE LIVING CORPSES EVEN STRONGER. HE CAN CREATE ZOMBIES. IF HE PUTS THE SHADOW INTO A CORPSE, A DEVIL'S FRUIT, HUHI"

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In a vast, dimly lit hall lined with towering doors and ancient architecture, narration explains the process: "SEVERAL 'MARIO' ARE ALWAYS KEPT... IN THE RESEARCH LAB'S FREEZER. FROM CEMETERIES ALL OVER THE WORLD. USING THE DOCTOR'S ABILITIES, HE REVIVES THE BODIES OF LEGENDARY WARRIORS." A massive bandaged zombie soldier labeled "G18" stands ready beside a skull-faced figure in a top hat and afro. "AND THE 'POWER' OF THE BODY DEPENDS ON THE PHYSICAL STRENGTH OF THE 'MARIO.' THE 'PERSONALITY' AND 'FIGHTING ABILITIES' ARE ALL THAT OF THE 'SHADOW'S MASTER.'" A dark silhouette of a spiky-haired man is highlighted with an arrow. Dr. Hogback appears in close-up, sweat on his face, as a woman with long dark hair questions, "DR. HOGBACK... WHO WOULD'VE BELIEVED THAT THE FAMOUS DOCTOR... WOULD BE HELPING A PIRATE IN SUCH A PLACE AFTER HE DISAPPEARED...I" The skull-faced figure declares, "SO... HE CAN MAKE THE ZOMBIES MOVE, BUT IT'S NOT LIKE HE CAN BRING THE DEAD BACK TO LIFE." Hogback confirms, "THAT'S RIGHT... SO MORIA WANTS TO CREATE A STRONGER ZOMBIE SOLDIER WITH WANTED POSTERS QUICKLY. YOU CAN CREATE A STRONGER ZOMBIE SOLDIER. IF YOU COMBINE A STRONGER BODY AND SHADOW."

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High above the grand hall and arched bridge of Thriller Bark, narration continues: "FOR MORIA, THE MOST USEFUL THING ABOUT ZOMBIES IS PROBABLY THAT THEY ARE OBEDIENT. THAT'S THE STORY BEHIND THRILLER BARK. BEING TARGETED. I SEE... SO WE'RE... NATURALLY, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE HARDER TO CONTROL A STRONG WARRIOR." The woman reacts with shock, "!!I" as the skull-faced figure explains, "THE ONES WHO FAINT ARE IMMEDIATELY SENT TO DRIFT OUT TO SEA. YOU HAVE NO NEED FOR THE REAL THING, WHO PROBABLY WON'T LISTEN TO YOU. —YES... IF YOU ONLY TAKE THE 'SHADOW' THAT HAS THE SAME FIGHTING ABILITIES AS THE ACTUAL PERSON." In a vast open landscape, three distant silhouettes stand as the woman pleads, "SO PLEASE BELIEVE ME AND ACT AS I TELL YOU TO!!" The skull-faced figure replies, "NOW, I'LL TELL YOU MY PLAN." Hogback raises his clawed hand dramatically, "IT'S FINE!! WE STILL HAVE TIME. HUH...!! SO IT'S BAD FOR THEM..."

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A skeleton-like figure reacts in shock, shouting "GUSAAAAAAA!! SKULL SHOCK!!" as a voice nearby exclaims "... AH!I BELIEVE YOU!I" while another states "WE'RE LISTENING, SO PLEASE CONTINUE." and "IT'S QUITE FUUUU UUUUU UUUU!!!!" A calm voice adds "— I CAN NEGOTIATE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DOZENS OF YEARS!!" The scene shifts to a grand, gothic castle with broken windows and a large clock tower. A voice says "OKAY." Then, from inside, someone urges "... SO FAST!! LET THEM IN!!" as another announces "THE THREE ENIGMAS HAVE GATHERED!!" A large masked figure with a top hat bursts forward dramatically, arms raised, yelling "MASTEEEEEEER!!" with motion lines and impact effects filling the panel.

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Close-ups show Perona's wide-eyed face, a stitched-face man glaring intensely, and a round-faced figure with glasses. A voice calls out "PLEASE, COME IN!!" In the grand hall, Gecko Moria stands with arms spread wide, cape billowing, declaring "KISHI SHISHI-SHISHI-!!!" A shadowy figure with wild hair shouts "MAKE ME THE PIRATE KING QUICKLY!!!!" while another voice says "IMMEDIATELY!!!" Moria addresses the arrivals with "SO YOU ALL CAME." and "OH," as Perona stands nearby holding an umbrella. A framed information box appears: "Shichibukai: GECKO MORIA Former bounty: 320 million Beri. Motto: To rely on others for your own objectives: 'You do it.'"

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A heavily armored figure with a spiked helmet reels back in shock, eyes wide as they shout "ME!!!" Large onomatopoeia "ガチャン! ガチャン!" explode around them. They protest, "WHAT'S WITH THE PIRATE KING TALK!I THE ONE WHO'LL BE THE PIRATE KING IS..." In the lower scene, a massive horned figure with wild hair and a stitched body looms over a barred cage, gripping a rope. From inside the cage, Strawhat Luffy yells, "GIVE USOPP, NAMI, CHOPPER, SANJI, AND ZORO BACK TO ME!!! WHERE HAVE YOU TAKEN THEM!I" The giant retorts, "HEY!!! UNTIE THIS ROPE, YOU HUGE LEEK!!!" Two women in revealing outfits stand nearby; one remarks, "WHAT A POWERFUL MAN..." The other states, "SO THIS IS 'STRAWHAT LUFFY.'" A large "どわっ!" sound effect bursts near the cage as the giant reacts.

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A close-up of a grinning horned figure with a cross on his forehead holds up playing cards and declares, "'PIRATE HUNTER ZORO' AND... ANOTHER MAN WHO WASN'T ON THE LIST: A MAN WITH SILVER HAIR." He continues to Luffy, "HEY, STRAWHAT LUFFY... YOU SAID A LOT OF NAMES JUST NOW, BUT... YOU ARE THE THIRD ONE WE'VE CAUGHT SO FAR." In smaller panels, the group reacts: a woman with a crown notes the silver-haired captive is Sanji, while others question why only three were caught first. Luffy, still caged, sweats and protests, "TH-THAT'S A LIE! LUFFY WAS CAUGHT TOO...!!I" Below, the giant figure and the women discuss the arrival: "WE... WELL..." "DIDN'T THEY RUN ALL THE WAY HERE!I" "THEY DIDN'T ARRIVE WITH KUMASHI!!" A tiny figure on the giant's shoulder adds, "...WHAT HAPPENED WITH THOSE THREE PEOPLE, PERONA!I" The giant recalls, "AS I RECALL, THEY WERE TRANSFERRED BY THE RISKY BROTHERS." The women react with shock, one saying "DON'T SAY IT!! JUST DON'T SAY IT!!!" while another notes "GULP, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT US."

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Hogback leans forward with a stitched scowl. "... HMMI HEY, WAIT A MINUTE. BUT THE THREE PEOPLE, INCLUDING MY BRIDE, WERE INSIDE YOUR GARDEN." Absalom, bandaged and furious, grabs a small stitched creature and snaps, "YOU'RE TOO HARSH ON KUMASHI!! I TOLD YOU NOT TO OPEN YOUR MOUTH!!" The creature whimpers, "OH..." Hogback whirls on Cindry, who stands calmly in her dark dress. "WOO...!! HEY, HEY!! CINDY-CHAN, YOU'RE MAKING THE STORY WORSE. ALSO, WHY ARE YOU ANSWERING HIM BEFORE MEI!" Cindry replies softly, "WHATI CINDY. The bride won't come for you." Absalom, now dangling upside-down with a swirling effect, yells, "— MEANING... YOU BASTARD, HOGBACK!! DID YOU LAY YOUR HANDS ON MY BRIDE!I AND JUST LIKE BEFORE..." In the grand hall below, the massive caged zombie Oars thrashes while small figures watch. Hogback shouts, "IF THE PIRATES RAN AWAY, YOU'LL NEED TO HANDLE IT LATER!!!" Absalom retorts, "STOP IT, STOP IT. YOUR MUMBLING IS BOTHERSOME!!!" Cindry watches with a blank expression as Hogback grins wildly, "GUEEE!!! SHE THREW ME FOR A LOOP!!! SUCH A CRAFTY GIRL!!! She won't come for you either."

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Hogback looms in close-up, arms spread wide with a manic grin. "LET'S CELEBRATE THIS MOMENT TOGETHER!!! I GATHERED YOU HERE TODAY TO WITNESS THE BIRTH OF AN EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG ZOMBIE." The giant zombie bellows, "GYAAA!!!" Suddenly the steel cage shatters with a massive "ドーン" impact. Oars bursts free, jaws open, as debris flies. Voices cry out, "... THROUGH THE CAGE!!I HE ATE...I" "MASTER!!! THE PIRATE HAS EATEN THROUGH THE STEEL AND IS ESCAPING!!!" Oars roars, "WHAT WERE YOU DOING TRYING TO CAPTURE ME!!I" while impact sounds "ガチンガチャン!!" echo. Absalom charges forward with a determined pose, shouting, "LEAVE IT TO ME, ABSALOM. HE'S INSIDE A ROOM. I'LL STOP HIM!!" Nearby, Kumashi and a small figure react with "はっ!!" and "FUFU..." as another voice laughs, "HE'S REALLY RELIABLE. FOS FOS FOS."

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Perona unleashes her attack as a swarm of Negative Hollows spirals toward her target. "NEGATIVE HOLLOW" she declares. The victim reels, shouting "AS IF I'LL BE CAUGHT, YOU MORON!!!" Perona smirks from her floating vantage, replying "Making the man who said he'd be the Pirate King a sea cucumber is cruel." The hollows strike, and the man collapses in despair, thinking "If I could be reborn... I want to be a sea cucumber.... I'm gonna die." In the next scene Luffy stands bound in the center of the checkered hall, surrounded by shadowy figures. A voice yells "WHAT ARE YOU DOINGI! DAMN IT!! I'LL REMEMBER THIS, YOU GUYS!!!" while another commands "HIT THE LIGHTS!!!" as the lights flare and a massive shadow stretches across the floor beneath Luffy's feet.

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Luffy lies stunned on the floor, his shadow visibly lifting away from his body. "HUHI! WHAT'S THAT... MY SHADOW!I" he cries. A towering figure with a massive chainsaw arm looms over him, laughing "KISHISHISHI!!!" while a small creature nearby snickers "FUFUFU..." The shadow is yanked upward as the giant declares "JOKIN!!" Luffy stares in shock. In a dramatic close-up the silhouette of Gecko Moria raises his hands triumphantly, proclaiming "WITH THIS, THE STRONGEST 'SPECIAL ZOMBIE' IN HISTORY WILL BE BORN!!! I'VE GOT IT!! A FIGHTING STRENGTH WORTH 300 MILLION BERI!!!"

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The page opens with the SBS header "質問コーナー" above a large panel showing a muscular man with tattoos swinging a massive hammer at a wild-haired opponent amid dramatic impact lines and SFX "エスビーエス". Reader R asks: "I HAVE A QUESTION. FROM CHAPTER 436 TO CHAPTER 437 (VOLUME 45), THERE WAS A 'PRINCESS-LIKE GIRL HOLDING BINOCULARS', RIGHTI WHAT ON EARTH WAS SHE LOOKING ATI FRANKY IS A PERVERT, BUT I THINK THAT SHE IS TOO. I WANT TO KNOW THE GIRL'S FACE AND NAME. SO, PLEASE DO YOUR BEST ON THE JOB." Oda replies with a small inset of the girl: "SO YOU FOUND IT... I SEE. SO, LET'S PUBLICIZE HER!! HER NAME IS MARUMI EETA, AND THE ONE NEXT TO HER IS HER BUTLER, YAMENA HAARE. SHE IS THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF BIMINE, THE MAYOR OF 'GOURMET FOOD PUCCHI,' WHICH IS CONNECTED TO WATER 7 BY THE SEA TRAIN. THAT DAY SHE HEARD ABOUT THE DAMAGE OF THE AQUA LAGOONA, SO SHE CAME TO DELIVER RELIEF SUPPLIES. THERE, BEFORE HER EYES, SHE SAW ONE OF THE WORLD'S STRANGEST SCENES!! AND THAT'S HOW IT ALL WAS." Another reader wonders if Robin's model is the SBS host, signed "NICO AYA-CHAN". Oda answers "... YES, YES." A final question points out a possible inconsistency in volume 45 where Robin grasps Franky, asking if her hands sense the contact; Oda confirms the added limbs belong to her real body and warns girls never to grasp "the balls tightly!!!" because it is a vital spot, illustrated with a close-up of hands clutching a round object labeled "GRAPPE".

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