Mary Geoise

The Holy Land Mary Geoise (聖地マリージョア) is the capital of the World Government, where its highest rulers, namely the Five Elders, the World Nobles, and Commander-in-Chief Kong, reside and govern. It also hosts the Reverie, a council of rulers of World Government nations that occurs every four years.

Mary Geoise is located on the Red Line and serves as the official route for people to cross between the two halves of the Grand Line, although only people acting inside the law are allowed passage; pirates and other criminals must go under the Red Line through Fishman Island to cross.

Geography
Mary Geoise resembles a Victorian-architectured city. Since the World Nobles, the world's highest social class, live here, it is kept in pristine condition. It is located 10,000 meters above sea level, so it is surrounded by clouds and fog. Around the city are artificially planted forests as well as rivers; their source of water is unknown. The city's walkways, called travelators (トラベレーター), are moved by slave labor pushing them from below.

People get to Mary Geoise from the Red Port using bondolas. They arrive at the bottom of long staircases carved into the Red Line that lead right to the city, and on the sides of the staircases are statues of unknown people.

Pangaea Castle
Pangaea Castle (パンゲア城) is a gigantic castle where the World Government meets and works; it is also where Reverie takes place. This castle seems to have at least six floors, plus extra structures on top, including a number of towers. The main entrance of the castle is guarded by a group of soldiers clad in armor. There is also a fortified wall surrounding the castle, with the symbol of the World Government plastered above the front gate.

Inside the castle is a meeting room where the Marines met with the Shichibukai. It is located next to a large balcony, and has a large circular table. There is also a courtyard with a large pond, as well as Kong's office. The latter is a large room encircled by an aquarium that contains what appear to be Sea Kings, with a slightly spherical chair at a large desk for Kong, as well as a chair and couch for guests.

Deep within the castle is a freezing chamber which contains a very large straw hat.

Room of Authority
The Room of Authority is the room where the Five Elders meet, and where they meet with people whom they have granted an audience to. It is a large, expansive, and opulent room with tall alcoves and windows along the walls. The floor's design consists of light-colored circles over a dark background. The room contains two couches and a chair for the Five Elders to sit on, as well as two tables for them to use which have stacks of papers on them.

Empty Throne


The Empty Throne is a throne that supposedly sits at the center of the world. It is kept on top of a three-level platform, and has several swords and axes planted in the floor of the first and third levels. The 20 weapons right in front of the throne symbolize the creators of the World Government, and the throne represents a declaration of peace that no one person will ever take full control of the world. When they come to Reverie, all royals must pledge to not take the throne.

Socializing Plaza
The Socializing Plaza is an outdoor plaza located behind the main gate but in front of the entrance to the castle's interior. The royals who come to Reverie spend some time here mingling before Reverie begins. The plaza features many tables for the royals to eat at, as well as a fountain.

Artifacts
Contained somewhere within Mary Geoise is a national treasure that Donquixote Doflamingo claimed could shake the world. He stated that with immortality, he could have used the treasure to rule over the entire world.

Citizens
The highest authorities in the World Government, the Five Elders and Commander-in-Chief Kong, reside here. Mary Geoise is also the home of the World Nobles, the descendants of the 19 kings who came to live there after founding the World Government. They live in luxury, free to do whatever they please regardless of the law. They are attended to by slaves that they purchase from outside Mary Geoise, although many slaves escaped over a decade ago when Fisher Tiger attacked the city. Leaving the World Nobles, which is extremely uncommon, bars people from ever returning to a life on Mary Geoise as they are seen as commoners from that point.

Past
800 years ago, nineteen of the Twenty Kings moved to Mary Geoise from each of their kingdoms after the World Government was founded. The only ones who did not leave their kingdom were the Nefertari Family from Alabasta.

Around 400 years ago, the king of Lvneel Kingdom had to request permission from Mary Geoise to enter the Grand Line.

33 years ago, a branch of the Donquixote Family renounced their World Noble status and left Mary Geoise in order to live with common people. They were not allowed to return, even when Donquixote Homing begged for his wife and children to be taken back in. Two years later, Homing's son Doflamingo tried to return to Mary Geoise with the head of his father in order to be reinstated as a World Noble, but was denied. Doflamingo then had to escape Mary Geoise with his life due to discovering its national treasure.

14 years ago, it was here that Spandam manipulated the Five Elders for the rights to seek the Ancient Weapons.



More than ten years ago, Fisher Tiger climbed the Red Line with his bare hands and attacked Mary Geoise, doing so to free any fishmen held as slaves, but allowing all held captive by the Celestial Dragons to be free, including Kuja slaves Boa Hancock, Boa Marigold, and Boa Sandersonia, despite his hatred of humans. He even set the city on fire.

Eight years ago, the Reverie took place in Mary Geoise to discuss the rise of the revolutionary Dragon. The meeting was notable for an encounter between Drum ruler Wapol and Alabasta princess Nefertari Vivi which would influence fellow Drum soldier Dalton into realizing the true nature of his king.

Jaya Arc
It is here that the Shichibukai and Marines met for a meeting on Crocodile's replacement. During the meeting, the court was interrupted by Laffitte of the Blackbeard Pirates.

Sabaody Archipelago Arc
Sengoku, Garp, and Kuma were seen having a conversation about the Straw Hat Pirates. Sengoku noted that the crew's log pose will bring them close to Mary Geoise and began to worry about them because of their past actions.

Post-War Arc
After the Battle of Marineford, Garp approached Kong at his office in Mary Geoise and resigned from the Marines, despite the latter attempting to hold him back from it. Two weeks later, Sengoku did the same thing.

Dressrosa Arc
After Doflamingo falsely told the world of forfeiting his title of Shichibukai and throne to Dressrosa, Fleet Admiral Sakazuki had a meeting in Mary Geoise with the Five Elders, and got in an argument about Doflamingo going behind the government's back before they found out about Doflamingo's defeat.

Reverie Arc
The royal families of the world came to Mary Geoise to meet for the Reverie. They came to the Socializing Plaza, where Saint Charlos attempted to kidnap the princess Shirahoshi with the help of CP-0, only to be stopped by Saint Mjosgard.

Admiral Fujitora had also come to the city, and members of the Revolutionary Army headed there in secret in order to declare war on the World Nobles. The Yonko Shanks made his way to the Room of Authority to speak with the Five Elders about a certain pirate.

Trivia

 * Pangaea Castle bears a resemblance to the Château de Chambord, located in France.
 * The word "geoise" means jealousy in Irish.
 * The word "geoise" could also be an allusion to the word bourgeois. In its original sense, the word was used to refer to the privileged ones living inside a walled city. On the other hand, the ones living outside the walls of the city were considered as "peasants".
 * The combination of "Mary" and "Geoise" can be also a reference to Mary and Joseph who were parents of Jesus Christ, meaning that Mary Geoise is the motherland to the Celestial Dragons who are seen as gods of this world.
 * Pangaea Castle is possibly named after the real world supercontinent of the same name.

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