Ringing in the climax of the Arabasta Saga, the second in the series, the Arabasta Arc is the first narrative peak in the Straw Hat Pirates' initial journey through the Grand Line, which began with the Reverse Mountain Arc. Expanding on the scale, stakes, and drama that pervaded every story arc before it, Arabasta was a turning point for Eiichiro Oda's One Piece, and it would serve as a model for virtually every major story arc that followed.