Thriller Bark Pirates

Thriller Bark Pirates are a pirate crew captained by the former Shichibukai Gecko Moria. They are the main antagonist group in the Thriller Bark Arc.

Jolly Roger
The crew's Jolly Roger is a white skull with two purple wings, and a white flame on each side of the skull.

Organization

 * Mysterious Four (四怪人): the four humans who rule Thriller Bark. They are Gecko Moria, Hogback, Absalom, and Perona.
 * General Zombie: Once legendary figures, now commanders of the rest of the zombies. They are under the command of Absalom.
 * Surprise Zombie: Zombies that disguise themselves as everyday objects to scare the enemies.
 * Soldier Zombie: Common grunt zombies for combat.
 * Wild Zombie: Wild animal zombies with high level strength. They are under the command of Perona.
 * Special Zombie: A unique kind of zombie that is stronger than General Zombies. Oars was the only one of its kind.
 * Spider Mice: Spider-like zombies that sneak up on and trap opponents with webs. They are under the command of Tararan.

Crew Strength
Their captain was a member of the Shichibukai, so they were given great power and renown; although later Moria would be expelled from said group for "being too weak", in Doflamingo's words.

In spite of this, the crew counted on three members who had eaten Devil Fruits; and they were able to fight the Straw Hat Pirates, steal the shadows from some and almost finish them off with Oars, which they could only avoid by facing the giant as a team.

Thriller Bark


Thriller Bark was the ship that gave name to the Thriller Bark Pirates. It was an island that was transformed into a ship by Moria, and served as a ship for the crew until they defeat against the Straw Hat Pirates, although it seems to be later reclaimed by Moria who used it to travel to Pirate Island.

Escapee Ship


After Gecko Moria’s defeat, Hogback and Absalom were seen escaping from Thriller Bark (along with the still unconscious shichibukai) in a smaller ship with black sails and a bat figurehead.

At the beginning of the Dressrosa Arc, the ship was seen leaving the Kid Pirates’ base carrying two people.

Former Ship
In Hogback's flashback, a ship with a normal style that seems to be used previously by the crew is seen.

Flash Barrel


A Flash Barrel is a barrel that contains the red flare inside used to signal Thriller Bark. It floats on the ocean at the entrance of the Florian Triangle, waiting for any passing ships. Whenever opened it will shoot out a red flare after which Perona's Ghost Network will start spying on them. This was a clever trick to pull sailors to Thriller Bark.

Purified Sea Salt


Purified Sea Salt is simply salt extracted from the sea, and purified. However, they play a crucial role in defeating the zombies on Thriller Bark. Since salt is an extract from the sea, it can be used to cancel the Kage Kage no Mi's shadow-extracting powers, and purify the zombies, rendering them a husk once again. The amount of salt needed to feed a zombie is proportional to its size, as Oars was immune to a small pellet of salt shot into his mouth.

Past
Little is known about the crew's past. Gecko Moria formed a crew reuniting to Absalom, Perona, and Hogback, that began to be called the "Mysterious Four", and in the West Blue, transformed the island Thriller Bark in a ship.

Eventually, Moria became a Shichibukai, and in the Florian Triangle they began to gather shadows from the people to create an army of zombies.

Thriller Bark Arc
After the Straw Hat Pirates arrived at Thriller Bark, Moria stole the shadows of several of the members, and gave life to Oars thanks to Luffy's shadow. Finally, the Mysterious Four ended up being defeated, and the zombies returned to be lifeless bodies after the defeat of Moria.

While Perona was transported because of Kuma's abilities, Hogback and Absalom fled in the Escapee Ship with Moria unconscious.

After their defeat
After Kuma used his powers in her, Perona was in Kuraigana Island. While Moria was called to Marineford to fight in the war against Whitebeard. However, after the war he ended up being expelled from the Shichibukai.

During the Timeskip
At some point, Moria recovered Thriller Bark. While Absalom became a popular journalist under the nickname "Absa".

Wano Country Arc
After discovering news about Moria and his new army of zombies in the newspaper, Perona went on his search. In Pirate Island, Moria was looking for Teach, and when he met the Blackbeard Pirates, he discovered that Absalom was killed by them, his ability taken by Shiryu.

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