Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Thriller Bark |
| Original name | 恐怖三桅帆船 |
| Type | Island-sized ship 90 |
| Affiliation | Gecko Moria and the Thriller Bark Pirates; later placed at Uchiha Yoru’s service through Moria 91 132 |
| Role | Moria’s mobile base and home to his zombie army 90 92 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 90 90 |
History
Thriller Bark drifted through the perpetual fog of the Devil’s Triangle when Uchiha Yoru arrived to negotiate with Gecko Moria. Zombies met Yoru’s party on deck, and Moria confronted them from the ship’s main fortress. Yoru used the revived forms of Moria’s former crewmates to secure his submission; Moria pledged that both he and Thriller Bark would follow Yoru’s orders 90 91.
Yoru subsequently ordered Moria to sail Thriller Bark through the Grand Line and New World to collect belongings of powerful pirates. On a later visit, Yoru took the sword Shusui from the zombie of Shimotsuki Ryoma. Orochimaru remained aboard to exchange research with Moria’s surgeon, Hogback, and potentially improve the zombie army 91 92.
Appearance and Layout
Thriller Bark is a ship the size of an island, seen drifting through the Devil’s Triangle’s dense fog 90.
- Deck — zombies emerge here to confront visitors 90.
- Main fortress — Moria appears from its shadows during Yoru’s arrival 90.
- Castle cemetery — a relatively dry, cold area where Ryoma’s zombie was kept 92.
Story Role
- Straw Hat encounter — Yoru warned Moria that the Straw Hat Pirates, including Yoru’s younger brother Sasuke, would enter his territory. He ordered Moria to fight them seriously rather than spare Sasuke 130.
- Moria’s defeat — the Straw Hat Pirates defeated Moria, captain of the Thriller Bark Pirates. Sasuke later recalled losing to Bartholomew Kuma on Thriller Bark after the crew had exhausted its strength 132 134.