Shout Out / One Piece: New Life

Due to Luffy having Leo's memories, there are many pop culture references he makes throughout the story. Though the author has calmed down on how frequently Luffy does it as time moved on.

• Chapter 1:
• Chapter 2:
• Chapter 3:
  • The 'Useful Purpose' joke Luffy tells to Yonji
• Chapter 4:
• Chapter 5:
• Chapter 6:
• Chapter 7:
• Chapter 8:
• Chapter 9:
  • YMCA
    • "There was a sudden crowd forming right outside a restaurant that caught her attention where people were yelling the letters 'YMCA' with glee, but hearing that only made her mood dip further."
• Chapter 11:
• Chapter 12:
• Chapter 13:
  • Luffy calls Patty "Popeye" due to his disproportionately wide forearms.
  • Nami discusses how she hated that Luffy taught her who Peter Parker was because she wanted to know why he kept calling Ganzack "Doc Ock."
  • After confronting Nami about Arlong and from leaving the crew, Luffy says he had half a mind of changing his voice to Gollum from The Lord of the Rings to spook her if she paddled away.
• Chapter 14:
• Chapter 15:
• Chapter 16:
• Chapter 17:
• Chapter 18:
• Chapter 19:
  • Powerpuff Girls
    • Reiju: "Ooh, genius inventor Nice, Lu! Hi all, you can call me… hmm…"
    • Luffy: "Blossom?"
    • Reiju: "Blossom? I hate that!"
    • Luffy: "Hmm, Bubble then."
    • Reiju: "…Okay, first off, why Blossom? And secondly, how the fuck did you jump from Blossom to Bubble?! There's no link between the two!"
    • Luffy: "You could go with Buttercup,"

  • Into the Spiderverse "What’s Up Danger?"
    • Luffy: "…If I'm crazy, I'm on my own. If I'm waitin', it's on my throne…"
    • Nami: "YOU CAN'T SERIOUSLY BE SINGING RIGHT NOW!"
    • Luffy: "…If I sound lazy, just ignore my tone. 'Cause I'm always gonna answer when you call my phone. Like, WHAT'S UP, DANGER?!"
    • Nami: "LUFFY, IF WE SURVIVE THIS, I'LL SHOW WHAT DANGER IS!"
    • Luffy: "CAN'T STOP ME NOW!… I SAID 'I GOT YOU NOW'! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! WHOOOOOOOOOOO!"
• Chapter 20:
  • TLOU Cordyceps
    • Luffy: "I've even heard of a fungus called cordyceps that first kills you, grows and takes over your brain, and then makes your corpse move, effectively turning you into a zombie! You then go on a rampage like an actual zombie and kill others to further spread the infection."