The Most Iconic Moment Of Every One Piece Arc

[@MrMorj]

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[@MidKnightDetective]

You should definitely do a video like this but on the themes of each arc

[@deathreap1014]

The most iconic scene in Amazon lily is the sudden twist of knowing that boa Hancock is in love with luffy. That hit very hard as boa is one of the seven Warlords and upto this point all of them were villains, so this came out of nowhere and the elder lady saying that boa is having love sickness and love is a hurricane is an iconic moment for sure

[@jonmaner-se3ye]

For me Marineford iconic moments is Whitebread final moment. THE ONE PIECE IS REAL! 😃

[@hunterawesome5105]

Hey Morj, I bought the 1000 piece puzzle for Christmas and was disappointed to see the final result. The top of the puzzle (Big Mom to Kaido) is cropped in, leaving only the chins of the characters. The bottom seems to be cropped compared to the box art, I was just curious if this was intended or not. Thank you.

[@magicpyroninja]

THE ONE PIECE THE ONE PIECE IS REAL

[@ammarshamsian]

before reverse mountain, I think there is also one unforgettable scene. When every straw hats put their leg on a barrel and said their wishes. I love that Iconic moment

[@jordanvance1657]

Your right plus that's how the live action decided to end things as well

[@ammarshamsian]

yeah, I forgot about that scene on live action@@jordanvance1657

[@user-ym1tt7bp6g]

Is that a part of reverse mountain arc or lougetown arc?

[@ammarshamsian]

as I said it's before reverse mountain, if I remember correctly its after logetown @@user-ym1tt7bp6g

[@gametheus1306]

@@user-ym1tt7bp6g I always considered it to be part of Reverse Mountain, since that’s the threshold they’re crossing to begin the dreams they spoke about around the barrel, but that’s just my personal take on it

[@OmegaSpartan08]

For Skypiea, I think you're mistaken, sure that Enel reaction is memorable but I would categorize it as most meme'd moment. To me, and I'm sure many others, the most iconic moment from Skypiea is Luffy ringing the bell and proclaiming to Cricket that the city of gold is in the sky. The bell's ringing carrying so far so that even Cricket can hear it way up there in all its majesty and thus fulfilling a promise 400 years in the making to bring the Nolan flashback full circle proving he was no liar. This single moment is the reason Skypiea is in my top 3 favorite One Piece arcs. I always tear up thinking of this moment. It's simply one of the best.

[@spyepic2226]

Agreeeeeeed

[@jdx478]

Skypiea was so important because its one of the few „adventure first, main story second“ knowing that the following arc of W7/EL will be the more emotional. Also Ringing the Bell is a nice finish to wrap up the arc starting with Cricket.

[@thebat4977]

Agreed!! Plus Luffy's giant shadow at the end.

[@williamwatson4354]

Definitely.

[@yuvrajganguly]

I was thinking the same.

[@michaelngo2653]

I'd say the Strawhats putting their foot on the barrel, announcing their dreams, was pretty iconic. Not sure if that moment is part of reverse mountain or loguetown.

[@sammywurtman6302]

Amazing moment

[@Dr.Farewell]

Bonclay’s sacrifice is without a doubt the most iconic moment in Impel Down

[@ShinennoHikari]

agreed

[@Subpar1O1]

Bon Clay was an absolute trooper, I'm glad Oda decided to keep him around and make him the new ruler of Impel Down's Kamabakka Kingdom

[@stinkology]

Either that or Luffy crossing paths with Blackbeard once again, or at least the image of it

[@Hamodi12Gaming]

Infinite money or have bon clay join the straw hats? Give me money bc somebody else will pick bon clay joining the straw hats

[@MourningCoffeeMusic]

And one of the best character moments in One Piece #SwansNeverDie

[@GangsterGaztino]

I think that the Crocus introduction should be the iconic moment for reverse moutain. It's not a dramatic moment but a iconic comedy moment that everybody remembers.

[@nikgokuhil]

Best intro ever! If them stating their dreams while breaking the barrel counts in reverse mountain, I would give it to that, but if not, its Crocus easily

[@qignon]

omg yes this was peak One Piece comedy and the anime retranscribed it so well with the timing and the false gravity, I happen to rewatch it from time to time and it always get me

[@n-man8208]

I don’t remember, I just have memory issues

[@milomaster1959]

@@n-man8208i think they are talking about the switching between all the panels repeatedly, it was funny as lmao

[@RCarteras]

The barrel boys, the barrel!!!!

[@Abdoul810]

I think Sanji’s farewell and bow of gratitude to Zeff is soooo underrated. Same thing for Ace and Whitebeard farewell at Marineford.

[@VoidStaresback]

I will cry the day Zeff and Sanji meet again.

[@AifosViruset]

How about the reveal that zeff had eaten his own leg in sanjis backstory? (I only read the manga, but I heard that he doesn't eat his own leg in the anime?)

[@thkhoa8805]

To me, in marineford, the panel of whitebear died while standing, especially with the narratives of how many wounds he got during the fight was the one that got me into One Piece ever since

[@radicalbyte]

It's one of the most iconic panels of the series and made Whitebeard one of my fav characters. Oda knows how to give his heroes a good death.

[@DawnofIsai]

yep one of the best send offs for an iconic character. WB made us fall in love with im in one arc and oda found the perfect way to end it on a high note for him also the whole One Piece is real + telling Teach he's not the one roger was looking for

[@JoaoFelipe-em1pd]

I would say Ace's one is more iconic, but the whole whitebeard death thing is the best (top 3 easily for me). Maybe because Ace's death was a dumb decision by him, and many people also got spoiled of it.

[@vPrism]

Facts

[@Lorenzo.j.c]

Whitebear

[@zero1188]

The raid will fail was the most iconic part in wano

[@reddalex4]

It would’ve been if it failed👀

[@poutineausyropderable7108]

Yep. Too much setup wasted. Though the stakes were so High, surviving would require oda genius.

[@torchlight1785]

@@reddalex4 Oda saw Morj's video and said "Imma bout to end this man's reputation!"

[@goldmemberpb]

​​@@reddalex4Say if the raid did fail, what then? You expect Kaido to politely escort the SH out of a floating island so that they can recoup? Do you expect the Beast Pirates to not kill all of the Samurais after what they did? When you think about it, the raid failing is the one thing that cant happen without the story ending.

[@YokaiGotha]

There was no setup for a failure​@@poutineausyropderable7108

[@GuppySama1]

Most iconic moment in Skypiea is definitely the ending with the bell ringing and Luffys silhouette….EPIC.

[@maiz_kolbe5030]

Thats the first thing that came to my mind. The unadulterated joy i felt seeing that panel is unmatched

[@borsalino177]

ringing the bell was definitely the most iconic moment in skypiea for me, also due the flashback with noland and kalgara

[@iamdivan7368]

No jokes, to me the most memorable part of Little Garden is Zoro striking a cool death pose

[@gintoki_sakata__]

In skypiea when zoro did the Tarzan scream when swinging 😂

[@troillandford7679]

are those manga canon though?

[@ferm721]

​@@troillandford7679I don't remember about the Tarzan shout but the cool pose was definitely in the manga, that's the first time a manga made me burst tears by laughing

[@floriandrauglin]

@@troillandford7679 both are manga canon. The Tarzan shout happens in chapter 245. Peak zoro moments.

[@mastername5373]

I think Luffy using Conquerors is the most Iconic at Amazon Lily, and I think people remember Luffy knocking out 50000 Fishman way more than Luffy and Jinbei transferring blood.

[@jdx478]

I guess its everyones taste. I prefer Luffy and Jinbe blood transfer more iconic

[@BossDTy]

I’ll definitely say it’s luffy and jinbei transferring blood as most iconic in fishmen island

[@troillandford7679]

when i was reading weekly for fishman island (I was 12), the 10 vs 10000 fishman chapter was hype more so than the blood transfusion. Upon reread, I appreciate the blood transfusion more than the coc haki flex

[@userusernomi]

it's hard to say, the blood transfusion obviously holds a lot more meaning and as a closure to the whole conflict on Fishman Island (with Fisher Tiger dying because of a blood transfusion refusal) it's probably more fitting to describe the "most iconic" moment of the arc. But we can't easily discard how big the Conqueror's Haki moment was, everyone was dying to see how far Luffy had come, and defeating 50000 enemies in one go is *still* the moment where the most enemies were defeated in the story.

[@ivanbakly4406]

My thought for most iconic scene for Amazon lily is when he covers the sister's back so no one else would see it

[@Squiddyize]

A moment that often gets somewhat overlooked is Vivi desperately screaming for everyone to stop fighting in Alabasta. That was said to be one of the few moments that brought Oda to tears as he was making that page.

[@dogcatmousecow533]

For me, most impactful in wano was "Oden isn't Oden unless it's boiled"

[@MrHaganenoEdward]

As much as I love Luffy's execution or Zoro buying swords, the most iconic scene of Lougetown has to be the barrel scene.

[@koopakape]

The question is, do you consider that part of Loguetown or Reverse Mountain since it's right between them? It should've been one or the other on the vid though, yeah

[@StrawhatRye]

​@@koopakapeIt's chapter 100 which is the last chapter of loguetown according to my established knowledge and every source I can find on google. Double checked.

[@VoidStaresback]

For me it's Buggy's goofy ass car thingy

[@izzahaziqah2621]

Usopp’s apology is one of the best scenes ever too. Never fails to make me tear up and the panel is so unforgettable.

[@kirbyinhalesjotaro4471]

I would consider Hancock’s explanation of how she was a slave to be the most iconic part of Amazon Lily. It comes at a time where we had just learned about all the dark culture of Sabaody and that was our first glance at how it affects the broader world and story besides one archipelago. Don’t know if it’s talked about that much though.

[@rdproductions1061]

That reveal of the symbol was truly iconic.

[@JaimePonsPK]

That's not food.

[@wahbl997]

Knowing Sanjis story, The Farewell to Zeff is definitely The Fatherhood everyone needs. The world could Be much a better place if everyone had a father like Zeff.

[@wahbl997]

And a son like Sanji, Of course.

[@rajasaraf6602]

Did you really expect a Zorotard to include a Sanji scene in his video😅

[@rajasaraf6602]

@@wahbl997 dont expect any Sanji acknowledgment from a Zororider channel like this.

[@VoidStaresback]

I'd rather not be kicked but it is nice to know your father cares about you.

[@redroman4214]

@@rajasaraf6602 you say that but that is literally the most iconic part of that arc. Only Sanji moment that got robbed was in Skypeia where Sanji said "I needed a light".

[@carloswilliams2774]

Sanji light moment with Enel is the moment that sticks out for me in that arc. I was surprised it wasn’t even mentioned

[@Mohamad-m7md]

Morj is a zoro fanboy

[@rajasaraf6602]

Yes correct he's a worst kind of a Zorotard that think he's neutral.

[@rajasaraf6602]

He's a Zorotard

[@SharkHuh]

I don't know if he's a Zoro fanboy, but it was definitely very biased toward Zoro in this list

[@Mohamad-m7md]

@@SharkHuh He literally has a video called zoro the greatest character at least in the thumbnail it says that couldn’t get more fanboy than that

[@oxedward4738]

Doesn’t the barrel scene with all the strawhats saying their dreams count as part of reverse mountain? That’s certainly an iconic scene. I also think Fisher Tiger on his deathbed refusing blood, Luffy putting the hat over Katakuri’s mouth, Sanji trying to light his cigarette in the rain, and the bell on Skypiea being rung all deserve some mention personally even if they aren’t necessarily the most iconic from their arcs.

[@goroseigandhi8811]

ya , where is the barrel scene , i was thinking the same

[@Zed2x]

WOAH MORJ reverse mountain Arc has one of THE MOST iconic moments in the entire series. The straw hat crew Proclaiming their Dreams with everyone’s foot on the barrel. It even made the live action that moment is imperative to the story

[@jamesmonaco7911]

I swear this dude never saw one piece

[@OmerXIII]

I always thought that was part of Lougetown since it is in the final chapter of the arc and chapter 100

[@Zed2x]

@@OmerXIII I mean if it is part off logue town its way more important/impactful than the luffy lightning scene

[@OmerXIII]

@@Zed2x yep

[@Poet482]

Skypiea Note: The snake having a dream of his friends (Noland and Kalgara) fading away as he chases them, and then having it revealed that him slithering forward in his sleep ultimately contributed toward achieving his old friends' dream of ringing the bell (by ramming into the tree accidentally) is seriously good stuff, and people gloss over that moment quite often. It actually brought a tear to my eye when reading it, and I'm a grown-ass man. Seriously, go re-read that arc and pay attention to that moment. It combines the sincere sadness of an animal (similar to a dog) grieving the death of his masters, while somehow (in very One Piece fashion) *actually* contributes to their long-lost dream becoming a reality. Also, Luffy and the Straw Hats dancing around the fire is certainly better than Enel's reaction. I thought this back then, and I maintain it now. It's a simply beautiful scene that highlights where Robin's heart belongs quite some time before the events of Water 7, which elevates that scene at the fire even further. Strikingly stylized, too.

[@PetarBladeStrok]

To be far, my favorite Naruto moments are also the emotional ones. Itach and Sasuke and Pain's backstory. BUT, I do agree that OP focuses on it far more and its emotional scenes hit way more for me! BTW. wish you mentioned Sanji's backstory and goodbye to Zeff from Baratie. Those moments hit the most in that arc. Also in Skypiea, you HAVE to mention Luffy ringing the bell as another iconic moment... And Going Merry's funeral for EL. Luffy vs Usopp for W7?! One Piece is real from WB?!

[@rajasaraf6602]

Thanks, I needed a light.

[@eanternet]

The fact there’s so much iconic scenes that Morj forgot to mention some

[@mirulrs]

Hannyabal's speech was the most iconic to me in Impel Down. No one expected that from him and it really insinuates what Luffy's doing is questionable in the grand scheme of things

[@oxedward4738]

I disagree personally. I thought it was just the justification he used to make himself feel better about how much of a sadist he was. Even directly after that scene black beard comes in and mocks him for trying to label morality as black and white, and while BB is a villain, the points he made were somewhat valid.

[@invalidopinion5384]

@@oxedward4738 sure, there are holes in Hannyabal's worldview no doubt, but mirulrs is still right that Hannyabal's speak is what first got a lot of readers questioning the correctness of Luffy's actions. The vast majority of pirates in the OP world are not at all like the Straw Hats, and whilst many probably didn't deserve the torture they were subjected to there's a good argument to be made that Luffy's actions did more harm than good here, especially considering the futility of it all in the end. Ofc, Blackbeard would've broken into impel down anyway, so I wouldn't necessarily blame Luffy for the level 6 escapees, but Luffy definitely indirectly assisted Blackbeard there as well

[@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr]

It took Shanks another pirate himself to drop Kid out of the Pirate King race for good hence why Ace wasn't executed for his crimes themselves, but the fact that he was born with the wrong genetics in the eyes of the World Government hence why Luffy wouldn't have breaken in and out of Impel Down if World Government officials done their jobs correctly@@invalidopinion5384.

[@AstroPeezy]

I was once at a rehab center for 30 days. One of the guys I became friends with battled alcoholism due to the death of his wife and newborn daughter. It was a tough struggle for him One day I pulled him to the side and talked to him about it and told him "One never truly dies until they are forgotten. Don't let their memories haunt you, but cherish them" It hit him so hard that he gave me a shout out at an AA meeting a week or two later Hope he's been doing okay

[@usedchicken4510]

my personal favorite Amazon Lily moment is Luffy covering Sandersonia's back. I think its one of the most underrated Luffy character moments overall. It's a perfect demonstration of who he is and it's really the turning point of that arc as well.

[@bennetmorell4377]

the walk to arlong park is also very iconic. Sanji kicking usopp out of the way and getting hit by enel's lightning in skypiea and The one piece is real also are super iconic.

[@Flyparker25]

In Whole Cake Island, Sanji in the rain learning of Puddings acting is my most memorable moment. Him trying to light the cigarette and it keeps being put out before the camera pans to him in tears was the most emotional I’ve been in the story

[@RaffyDGoat]

12:45 the most talked about moment from Amazon Lily might be the “family jewels“ scene lol

[@DushisHere]

One underrated but iconic moment for me in Impel Down is during Luffy's treatment by Ivankov. I'll never forget Bon Clay passing on his positivity and strength supporting his friend. I still get goosebumps thinking of that moment

[@iamhated1818]

That panel of the strawhats crying while going merry is burning is one of the best tear jerker in the series.

[@aplmi213]

Finaly someone who talks about this ! No one seems to remember this scene but damn it's the only scene in One Piece that had me shed a tear.

[@syd7903]

As much as I love Zoro's "Nothing happened" moment, I'd actually argue that Brook playing the piano is even more iconic, especially when it flashs back to his backstory and their all singing in their last moments.

[@VoidStaresback]

Yes! I go back and watch that scene sometimes

[@powerofanime1]

Yessssss

[@azuresaiyan9005]

It's arguably better but it's definitely not more iconic than Nothing Happened.

[@feIon]

sorry but i cant agree.. it was a good moment tho

[@troykv96]

I think is more emotionally charged but isn't as iconic.

[@timio415]

Engel’s face is probably the most remembered in Skypiea. But when he got up after taking the reject dial and said ‘people do not fear God, God itself is fear’ that was the coldest scene

[@CaptainPieBeard]

Ace saying: "Thank you... for loving me." is way more iconic than Akainu dealing him a mortal wound.

[@Scratchingreensboro]

agreed

[@AstroPeezy]

"I still have my nakama" was te FIRST moment that made me CRY in ANY anime

[@krafhagen1429]

most iconic moment in skypiea at least for me is viper proclaiming that hes still standing for the sake of his ancestors

[@100navat]

One of the most underrated scenes in the series

[@miyazakisimping]

You know a story is well-written, when you go through a rollercoaster of emotions just by remembering these scenes, not even fully watching/reading them.

[@BidwellRunner]

Most iconic moment of Amazon Lily for me was Boa's sister telling her other sister that she can't attack Luffy because at that moment he was protecting them. It 180˚ed the tone and direction everything was going in. Before this moment I thought Luffy was going to defeat the sisters and then make Hancock the 3rd notch on his Warlord belt. I had no idea he was going to win his fight by winning them over.

[@luffytrace1]

Enjoyed this style of video Morj! On a slightly selfish level, this is the type of video that will get you much more views in years to come and worth doing more of to boost those figures up (compared to regular theory vids or review vids). Always enjoy all your content regardless

[@FrappeChan]

I think everyone arguing in the comments shows just how iconic this show really is

[@AlexAmor7]

For me, It was luffy putting bonclay before himself for imu to heal in impel down, I actually barely remember the magellan fight. Infact even the BB encounter or magellan one-shotting BB crew was more memorable. The scene with the whole impel down allies landing on raft/board is also a memorable scenery in mind.

[@Dingle.Donger]

Drum Kingdom: Luffy telling Chopper, "Shut up! Let's go!" is my favorite moment of the arc.

[@kayquevianna9204]

I was an anime only, and the first time I picked up the manga, was when I heard Gear 4 was dropping next week on the manga. Even Gear 4 beeing the whole reason I went to manga, i still think that Corazon's "I love you" to Law is WAAAAY more iconic. Is such a powerfull moment, and definitely one of the best emotional moments on the series.

[@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr]

Corazon's speech about the D clan is also more iconic than Gear 4th transformation too since the Gear 4th transformation is only iconic whenever it comes to the defeat of Cracker, Doflamingo, and Katakuri.

[@zemiguel8261]

to me the most iconic moment in dressrosa is when luffy stops doflamingo's stomp

[@kayquevianna9204]

@@zemiguel8261 thats really good too

[@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr]

Corazon was a father towards Law as much as Whitebeard was a father towards all his crewmates; Dragon being a father for Sabo; Garp being a father towards Koby, and Jimbei was a father towards Luffy@@kayquevianna9204.

[@samuellaakso7012]

Blackbeards introduction is great, but I think my favorite part/scene from Jaya is a one much smaller: The face off of Cricket and Bellamy. Just the image of bloody, bruised up Cricket that takes half the page. He takes a breath of his cigarette and his eyes filled with rage without pupils. I don't know why it makes me feel the way it does. Just this image of a broken man, ready to defend till the end all he has to show for his life's work. And he knows he's going to loose. I grow up with the finnish translation of the manga, and the dialogue IMO gives so much more punch to the scene than the official english translation. "Älä sinä märkäkorva esitä oikeaa merirosvoa kun et edes uskalla haastaa haavekuvia tappeluun" Roughly and straightly translated it goes "Don't you wet-behind-ears try to pretend be a real pirate when you don't even have the guts to challenge fantasies into a fight" And Bellamy turns to him "What was that?" It has always striked with me. To the point I always think of this scene when I see people who talk big shit about doing something big but they never have the courage to even start. Jaya is so underappreciated arc.

[@MinerFun]

Someone who appreciates Jaya!! Finally!!

[@troillandford7679]

Naruto had some iconic emotional scenes. the happy bday scene from minato to naruto still lives in my head rent free, Narujesus turning 17 during the war is crazy to me.

[@troillandford7679]

the kakashi worse than trash quote is one as well.

[@diogobahia3686]

Don't believe that you skipped Afro Luffy the Greatest iconic moment in the whole of fiction and maybe the totality human History

[@GamerBoyDevin]

My changes: Romance Dawn - Shanks losing his arm Syrup Village - Getting the Going Merry Reverse Mountain - Luffy painting the straw hats logo on Laboon Little Garden - A bit of a meme but Zoro trying to cut his legs off Alabasta - I agree with the arm raising but I just want to give props to Luffy using his own blood to fight Crocodile Jaya - Luffy one shots Bellamy Skypiea - Sanji's "I needed a light" moment Long Ring Long Land - Afro Luffy Amazon Lily - Boa gives Luffy her backstory Impel Down - Bon Clay cheering on Luffy's recovery to the point of exhaustion Marineford - Ace's sacrifice is definitely the more iconic moment but Whitebeard dying standing with no wounds to the back was also very iconic. Fishman Island - Luffy knocks out 50000 enemies in an instant Dressrosa - Gear 4 is more iconic but Usopp's observation snipe and God Usopp moments were up there Wano - This is Gear 5 for sure, the Oden flashback about Roger doesn't come close for me

[@TheeKing7]

Sweet Pea and then the others tugging on Luffy's last "mushroom" is definitely the most iconic scene in Amazon Lily LoL

[@josephs.4813]

Gear 5th and Roger laughed are probably better than my personal moment but all of the worst generation arriving to the roof and Luffy knocking down an Emperor, genuinely shocking Big Mom having her say “HOW COULD YOU LET HIM KNOCK YOU DOWN?!?” And then Luffy declaring that he will be the king of the pirates while both Emperors look at him for the first time as a genuine threat takes the cake for me as the most iconic moment of Wano.

[@blake1935]

Wano just had so many good moments

[@johnmairano6157]

For me Loguetown has to be the strawhats declaring their dreams and Skypiea is Luffy ringing the bell, that moment gave me chills

[@derrickmccann8254]

My Favorite Moments is in Enies Lobby arc where Luffy asked Nico Robin if she wanted to live and she responded by saying that she wanna live

[@Dizastermaster.]

Top 5 tbh

[@REALmikegordan]

I would think the most iconic moment of Amazon Lily is either Boa Hancock's lovesickness, Luffy being immune to Boa Hancock's Love Beam, or Luffy learning of Ace's impending execution. Edit: Also, if I were to separate Water 7 and Ennies Lobby, I would nominate Luffy versus Ussop as the most iconic moment of the former.

[@winston022]

Luffy V Usopp was the closest One piece got me to misty eyes up till Kuma's flashback

[@JaimePonsPK]

For Amazon Lily, the "That's not food" moment. Totally sums up Luffy's comedic aspect

[@tragicbronson7382]

The image of all the straw hats talking about their dreams and putting their feet on the barrel is easily the most iconic part of reverse mountain

[@goombaboomba593]

Loguetown's most iconic moment is the barrel scene where the strawhats each declare their dreams

[@jayivey7702]

For me the most iconic moment from Amazon Lilly was Luffy using Conquerors Haki for the first time. That was a really underrated moment tbh

[@Beansdabests]

"Nothing happened" saved thriller bark

[@ozdaartist3106]

In my opinion “THE ONE PIECE IS REAL!!!” is as iconic as Ace’s death in Marineford.

[@aplmi213]

I absolutely agree with this and I want to add Shanks saving Kobe and ending the war, even if it's a bit less impactful than the two others.

[@Wizpunk]

I think Syrup Village the moment that stood out to me and let me know as a first time viewer how emotional and hardboiled the show could be was a battered Usopp, on the ground, still trying to stand up to Kuro and save Kaya.

[@skycrawler5352]

Excellent video morj. Honestly this examplifies the quality of One piece so well, as well as the post timeskip decline. It's almost like Oda had these pivotal scenes in his head and they served as the basis for the arc from which he created the rest of the story out of, reminiscent of the writing analysis you made some years ago. Every arc had some stand out emotional hitter involving the strawhats which showed some kind of unique character quality or character development. The post timeskip almost serves as well of a lesson as the pre timeskip in this case. Fishman Island had Luffy and Jimbei donating blood which would have been a good character moment, but that didn't really hit home as well probably cause Jinbei didn't really have a character arc and it was outshined by Fisher Tiger. Still it was a really good arc, when you forget Hody Jones ever existed. Punk Hazard was when it started to lose those moments where for the first time it was an action scene from somebody other than a strawhat that was put in that number 1 spot and we all collectively accepted that it was akin to the smaller islands in the Alabasta Arc, waiting for the big moment. T hen Dressrosa came, but the emotional iconic scenes fell short. It had the transformation, but besides Mr Babyman and his backstory, Doflamingo honestly was the closest to an iconic scene when he was reading the book about Law's disease while his goggles were down. The arc kinda went by in the most anticlimactic way possible despite being longer, effectively serving only side characters we didn't and will never care about which were shoehorned in to give luffy henchmen. Zou which I can't blame at all for falling short in the emotional aspect, actually was really great as a worldbuilding arc and seeing the island itself was the iconic page. But again Whole Cake fell short. I never felt the conflict between Luffy and Sanji because it seemed so forced and had so little logic to it that I found it silly at first, like is Oda seriously going to handle this so amateurish? Coupled with the amount of plot conveniences this arc had as well as the lack of any kind of iconic emotional hitters, it left me with an ever growing question about wether or not Oda still had it, the only light at the end of the tunnel being Wano. The Reverie was again just too short to have any momentum and it was more like the existence of this arc itself was iconic. Now I didn't reread Wano as of now and I'm not gonna go on a negative rant on it for the sake of it, I know you have some qualms with the arc and the writing yourself. I think a lot of people were turned down by the retcon. You know which one I mean, when Reighley claimed they found it on their own, but everyone's boy Oden was actually the one who helped them. Oh and I guess the God thing. Personally I didn't like how Oda ruined Hawkins big moment, literally predicting the winner of the arc as well as his own demise and then playing it out in the most unsatisfactory way possible. Your theories about it just hyped it up too much bro. Would have been really great if Ussop got captured and had to prove himself although Oda is probably holding it for the final arc, would have been great if we got Zoro vs Green Bull family reunion style. But, honestly Egghead has already been the best post timeskip arc so far and like you said we're probably entering preplanned peak piece again where all the most iconic characters are about to get their character arcs and until now it didn't dissapoint. Hopefully the future chapters will carry on this quality.

[@aStrangerApproaches]

Maybe because of its anime clip being so popular on KZbin, but I was under the impression that Luffy's Jet Bazooka on Blackbeard after he found out from him that he replaced Ace was Impel Down's most iconic moment. I guess it's just for me? But again, that was my impression.

[@OHKOKyle]

You forgot Dragon saving Luffy at Louguetown

[@barronmiles7266]

Zoro's 4Kids dub voice actor being the same as Gut's 'Berserk 97' dub makes the 100 man fight really dope in retrospect

[@BinaryDood]

OP's greatest punch was WhiteBeard bending space on Akainu's face

[@nouration9685]

I feel for Fishman Island, the 10 vs 100,000 scene is very iconic, can't choose what is the most iconic panel of this moment though, whether it's the panel of the Straw Hats lining up, or Zoro and Sanji blocking attacks at the same time as Luffy marches forward, or it is the incredible Luffy's Conqueror's Haki knocking down 50,000 fishmen feat, it's one hype moment after the other. it's this moment where the Straw Hats started to truly feel like a legendary crew in-universe, they felt like a big deal, they are now one of the strongest parties in the world, competing with the likes of Whitebeard's crew or Shanks' crew is not a far-off dream. granted in terms of power scaling and fame they are still far away from that, but it felt like a signal to the reader it is only a matter of time before that happens

[@pet3tyak]

Skypea had such an iconic sanji against enel moment even before zoro’s “nothing happened”

[@piratekingszn8106]

you're sick...why do you make me tear like this? your editor is a criminal lol another great vid 🥲🥲

[@jemellewis2671]

For me the highlight of LogueTown was them all declaring their dreams with the barrel. The highlight of skypiea is the shadow of Luffy holding his has hat in the sky after he defeats Eneru

[@dannykvlogs4574]

Ngl that kuma punch might have taken the tittle of the most satisfying punch

[@albinoverse8198]

amazon lily's icon moment is when you realize hancock is in love with luffy. We take it for granted now but that was impossibly hilarious at the time

[@special_signi2998]

My favorite in WholeCake was the “I wanna go back to Sunny”

[@Zenvxl]

Luffy walking past 2 yonkos each 5x his height just to check if his friends were ok was goated

[@shraviator]

Roger and his crew laughing takes it for me for Wano… the theme song playing… the crew’s elation…everything…we still don’t even know what it is for sure, but I think every true ONE PIECE fan felt the same joy after watching them celebrate

[@cvox607]

The most iconic moment of impel down is hands down crocodile saying mugiwara

[@RychuAlolan]

The raid failing was the most iconic part of wano

[@Hephthehomie]

Dang, thank you for this quick run through memory lane! someone must've be cutting onions as I watched this...

[@steadyeddienewk]

The fact that you passed up the barrel scene is a crime. Everyone reaffirming their dreams before going to the grand line, is literal perfection

[@mr.motion3444]

Sabaody: the straw hats getting teleported by Kuma litterlay impacted 110 episodes

[@kalvarr]

Imo the most iconic part of Amazon lily is when Luffy finds out about Aces execution

[@anime_world6684]

Gear 5th is probably the most iconic thing to come out of one piece but in my opinion the most iconic thing to me in wano was chapter 1000, I love it when oda takes forever to make one piece, one piece again by reminding us who luffy is as a person

[@aggapuffin]

I honestly think Enel's face is still the most iconic moment in Skypeia even considering the Nika reveal. The dance is iconic in the One Piece fandom specifically, but Enel's face is not just iconic in the One Piece fandom but also probably one of the most iconic things outside of One Piece. His face is referenced so much even outside of One Piece. Also, I get why you didn't rank Water 7 separately, but Jaya is also very tied into the story of Skypiea and Skypiea wouldn't work without it. And just to say what I think is Water 7's most iconic moment is, it's Luffy vs Usopp. Like, it's not even close.

[@MuhammadUmair-no9vp]

In skypia the most iconic moment was the ring bell and Luffys image in the clouds

[@miguelalvarez2025]

For me, one of skypeia’s most iconic moments was sanji’s saving usopp and nami from enel even tho he was way out of his league

[@Buraak97]

Other iconic moments: 1. The Barrel scene at logue town 2. Skypiea: Luffy ringd the bell and We see his Gigantic shadow from the sky 3. Water 7+ Enis Lobby : Luffy and zoro being stuck in water 7, and a Huge Wave is about to hit them. Then Nami told them about Robin, that Robin didnt betray them and is actually sacrificing herself to save them. Then we see Luffy and Zoro free themselves and avoid the first Wave of The Aqua Laguna. 4. Sabaody : Rayleigh saves Zoro, For the first time we see haki used against the invincible Logia User! 5.Sabaody: Luffy cyring because he couldnt save anybody from Kuma!! 5.Fishman Island: Luffy defeats 50.000 fishman with Conquerers Haki alone, without moving a single finger!!

[@Subpar1O1]

The Merry sinking in Water 7 is the first time in years that I've cried over something in media and it genuinely has a special place in my heart for how well done it is. It's one of my favourite moments when trying to explain the emotional depth of One Piece

[@alanyoung159]

One of my favorite panel, they announce Luffy as the 4th Yonko... but he's stuck in a cage being tortured by Nami, and in the background, Zoro and Sanji are fighting, Zoro calling him number 4, lol

[@Mohammad_Qunbos]

My favourite moment of all fiction works is Fujitora"s speech to Akainu.

[@juanmarodriguez6010]

For me "I cant forgive humans" is the most iconic moment of fishman island

[@RobSomeone]

In Sabaody, the punch is cool and all, but nothing compared to Luffy crying that he couldn't save a single friend.

[@mankou-hunter]

The Kuma panel of him running and Egghead tears at the end had my heart sore😭😭😭😭

[@Caliber918]

I think the most iconic Fishman Island moment is easily Luffy knocking out the 50,000 fishmen, the blood transfusion doesn’t get talked about nearly as much

[@young_raymond47]

Not that I disagree on Gear 4 being the most iconic moment in Dressrose, but for me personal, my stand-out moment will always be Corazon's death. Telling Law he loves him with the smile that became his Jolly Roger, telling Doflamingo that Law is free now, and staying alive as long as he can so that Law has sufficient time to escape without being heard.

[@foxxtail06]

The ship falling from the sky and Oda quoting somebody about imagination can become reality was iconic to me.

[@koopakape]

Great video, great concept. A few I'd change though; as many have mentioned already, the foot-on-barrel crews' dreams scene is mega iconic, I just don't know whether to put it in Loguetown or Reverse Mountain. Little Garden's is DEFINITELY Zoro posing on the wax cake, completely at ease with death before achieveing his dream like the badass he is. Amazon Lily, the one you picked is good but Luffy seeing Hancock's slave mark was another pretty big one. Impel Down, I disagree with yours: it's BY FAR and EASILY Bon-clay's "Satisfaction/No regrets" moment. Marineford's is most likely "correct" but The One Piece is Real and Whitebeard's death are way up there as well. Dressrosa I'd argue has a lot that are maybe more iconic to me than Gear 4th, like Sabo's reveal to us and Luffy (the one thing that made Luffy himself finally make the iconic face) and Fujitora bowing before King Riku. For Whole Cake, while I do like your choice, I think there are several other valid options like Sanji standing over his helpless family on the table, Brook facing down Big Mom and calling her a little girl, Luffy breaking the mirror and Katakuri falling down after forfeiting to Luffy's indominable spirit. Wano, I think you can break into 2 parts like W7/EL, the very very VERY end of "Wano proper" you definitely have Roger Laughed, then for Onigashima as its own thing you have Gear 5th moon shot. And if we had a "post-onigashima" act of Wano to finalize the W7 similarities, it's easily Luffy's 'true dream' scene.

[@yerikdizon]

For lougetown, i’d have to say it was when the old man realized the resemblance of Luffy and Roger. It kinda showed viewers “yeah this is the main character” but also showed people in the one piece verse “this guy is a different pirate from the rest”

[@fake_robin9045]

For fish man island there is also luffy knocking out 50000 fish men and for wano there is oden holding the scabbards over boiling oil and the beginning of roof piece where luffy declares he will be the king of the pirates to big mom and kaido to their face

[@powerofanime1]

I would say "Help Me" is in the top tier even just among the iconic moments, because it was the first high water mark for such scenes. When it first came out, the power of the emotions were simply unprecedented. Things like Robin's declaration at Enies Lobby, punching the Celestial Dragon, and Ace's and Kuma's sacrifices have surpassed it in sheer impact, but "Help Me" primed the pumps - so to speak - preparing us for those future moments. I also agree with OmegaSpartan08 that the ringing of the bell is the most iconic moment in Skypeia, and with syd7903 that Brook's flashback during the party is the most iconic moment on Thriller Bark.

[@yazid6024]

Idk mann this op youtuber should get the most views or suscribers than others because how deep he can get on one piece , others just usually focus on reviews or fight scenes or anything else, this one is true gem in one piece community

[@chimp_shrimp]

Impel Down: Luffy punching Blackbeard. (I suppose the anime turning it into a shaded freeze-frame made that more of an "icon" in my mind) Dressrosa: Harjudin holding up Usopp, light shining down. (Powerful/funny image, euphoric turning point in the arc. Gear 4 on the other hand did not cure my Dressrosa fatigue, and I can't picture the exact moment like I can all the other Gears)

[@ChaffleWadapon]

Zoro: I will never lose again!!!! Arlong, Enel, Aokiji, chimney in water 7, Lucci, Moria's spider, Kuma, Yeti cool brother, Doffy's string, Kaido, sense of direction: *DOUBT*