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It has never been stated if Crocodile had talked to Mr. 3 before this incident, so I wouldn't count it as a plot hole. Considering Crocodile didn't react to Sanji's voice, we can presume that he had never spoken with Mr. 3 before. He also went on about a mission, but Crocodile could've given these orders in dozens of other ways than speaking through a den den mushi.
No one had even seen Crocodile's face or knew his identity. He obviously made someone else to do it for him.
It also lets Law fit in with the Animal themes of the Shichibukai:
Komori = Bat. And it's Gekko not Gecko. Besides; there's nothing Lizard-like about him.
He probably never spoke to him directly before. When he tried to recruit Zoro, he just sent one of his soldiers to 'invite' him. Crocodile tried to keep his identity a secret as much as possible.
I always considered his animal theme to be a 'gecko'. Even if Oda wrote it like 'Gekko', it still sounds the same. Moriah then can also mean 'newt' in Japanese, which is again some kind of lizard. Oda loves this kinds of English-Japanese puns. On top of that he has an attack called 'Horn Blade Shadow' which resembles a horned lizard. Likewise he has some bat references, so you could say he has two animal themes (as far as I know Oda never confirmed which is the correct animal theme), however considering his first name is Gekko, I personally prefer the Gekko one as it's more prominent, especially when you compare it with all the other Shichibukai. All of them have their animal in one name, or in their first name or in their last, so following that pattern the Gekko reference would be more likely than the bat one in his name, which is a combination from a part of both his names. He would be the only one among the original Shichibukai for whom that would be the case.
Until Vampires transform into Bats instead of Lizards (stereotypically speaking); Moriah is Bat themed. It just seems stupid that such a Vampire-like character with a whole Horror Themed arc which they are a crucial part of being Lizard themed.
No, it's your personal opinion that he is bat-themed. He has no less lizard-themed aspects than bat-themed ones, on the contrary. Considering there has never been an official statement, as far as I know, that states which one of the two is the true one, it's a personal opinion which one you deem more correct. That you prefer bat, that's your business as I prefer gecko. However you can't then start saying that your opinion is the 'true' one. Even with this whole 'stereotypically speaking' vampire stuff, to me he fits a lizard far more with those horns, white skin and grotesque appearance than a vampire bat. Mihawk resembles a stereotypical vampire far more than Gekko Moriah, who looks like he has lived under a rock in some cavern for years.
You better check it out... probably I missed something but I don't remember seeing Moria disappeared.
We have seen Absalom in New World as reporter "Abusa". IMO, Absalom came to Marineford and made Moria invisible before Doflamingo and helped him escape. It fits what Doflamingo says.
No, according to New World times, Moria is hiding somewhere in the new world. There is very less possibility of Doflamingo capturing him but it is possible that Doflamingo helped Moria to escape, if that is the case Moria may return in Dressrosa to help Doflamingo.
