(Forward-canon — the Alabasta-saga proper, ~Ch. 155+: the civil war, the Rainbase / royal-palace plot, the coup of Alabasta from within.)
Earliest known caller
(On-page seed Ch. 0127 — the plan-phase-shift is canonized in Crocodile’s own orders.)
Why this matters
Canonizes the Alabasta-arc plan-phase-shift — Baroque Works moves from the target-elimination / recruitment phase into the active coup phase. The comms-blackout is the operational tightening that signals the endgame is beginning. Pre-loads the entire Alabasta-saga set-piece: the civil war, the royal-palace plot, the seizure of Alabasta from within. First on-page sign the Navy is closing in on Baroque Works’ communications.
Sibling to Baroque Works Conquest Of Alabasta Mission Canonized — that note canonizes the mission (the conquest of Alabasta, seeded Ch. 0113 by Vivi); this note tracks the operational phase-shift — the on-page order, in Crocodile’s own voice, to begin executing the crucial part of that mission.
Cross-links
Crocodile (the boss issuing the phase-shift order)