show me where. Your recall means nothing to me after i read your second post because it seems you didnt read that part of the story in the manga but only saw in in anime.
that explain why you would think people recognized Ace. I have to tell you though most of the scenes with Ace in alabasta are fillers. Go read the manga. There was nobody who recognized Ace as far as i recall
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That is the anime, he asked for where in the manga. As pointed out, anime filler is not canon. The question I have since I didn't' catch the beginning of your argument; by 'no one recognizing Ace", do you two mean just the civilians or are you including the marines that were stationed with Smoker? I went and re-read the chapters with Ace in Arabastra in the Manga. The marines did recognize Ace, but not the civilians in the Spice Bean or on the street. I'd expect Smoker to know Ace, even if he was posted in the East Blue until he started to chase Luffy he would have seen the bounty posters for the big shots. [HIDE] [/HIDE] In ch 159 they did have some of the Baroque Works Billions agents mention Ace by name, but that cannot be taken as "they recognized him" as it happened AFTER Smoker says his name in the Spice Bean restaurant and that would have clued them in.