Chapter Summaries

Roy confronted Whitebeard with the truth that Teach was Rocks’s son and accused Teach of coveting the fruit in Ace’s black box. Whitebeard defended Teach as his son, but Teach’s gaze at the box made him doubt his faith, leaving him shaken and unable to answer.

• Roy pulled the gravely wounded Teach from the battlefield and revealed that he was Rocks’s son.
• Whitebeard remembered taking Teach aboard more than twenty years earlier because the boy reminded him of someone he had lost.
• Whitebeard declared that Teach was his son regardless of his bloodline.
• Roy accused Teach of being willing to kill another of Whitebeard’s sons for the fruit in Ace’s box.
• Whitebeard saw Teach’s greedy fixation on the box and faltered as Roy insisted Teach had never truly been his son.

Roy faced Whitebeard over whether to surrender Teach, and Whitebeard chose to defend his son as his fourteen captains arrived. As Ace joined Roy and the battle was about to begin, a mysterious voice told Ace to throw the box to someone on the opposing side.

• Whitebeard asked Roy to return Teach, but Roy questioned his decision to protect him despite the danger Teach posed to the family.
• The fourteen captains of the Whitebeard Pirates arrived and prepared to fight Roy, while Whitebeard declared that he would protect his sons.
• Marco recovered from the rubble and silently resolved to deal with Teach himself if Teach threatened his brothers.
• Roy threw Teach aside, and Ace joined Roy in challenging Whitebeard and his crew to fight.
• Just before the battle began, a voice only Ace could hear told him to throw the box to someone across from them.

Roy and Whitebeard’s battle escalated as they traded devastating blows, while their commanders fought Roy and Ace across the island. Roy left Whitebeard’s side long enough to stop Curiel and Izo from shooting at Ace, then returned to clash with Whitebeard again.

• Whitebeard and Roy traded a quake-powered strike and a Haki-coated punch as their fight tore through the island.
• Thatch reached the wounded Teach, who remained fixated on the Dark-Dark Fruit, while Fossa and Haruta watched over them.
• Roy defeated Jozu and Vista, while Blamenco, Rakuyo, Blenheim, and Namur surrounded Ace and forced him into battle.
• Whitebeard attacked Roy after seeing Jozu and Vista fall, but Roy dodged and continued their fierce duel.
• Curiel and Izo prepared to shoot at Ace, but Roy teleported to them, knocked them unconscious, and returned to Whitebeard, who immediately attacked him again.

Ace fought through a group of Whitebeard Pirates commanders, awakened Conqueror’s Haki, and defeated four of them. After facing three more commanders, he flew toward the injured Teach, where Thatch stood in his way.

• Ace battled Blamenco, Rakuyo, Blenheim, and Namur, growing stronger despite his injuries and unleashing Conqueror’s Haki.
• Ace defeated all four commanders, and Whitebeard watched in shock as Roy praised Ace for proving he could stand beside him.
• Kingdew, Atmos, and Speed Jiru charged at Ace, who blasted them back with Great Flame Commandment: Ring Burst and leaped away.
• Ace flew toward Teach as Thatch helped the gravely injured man retreat, then struck Thatch with a Fire Fist.
• Thatch defended Teach and declared that Ace would have to get past him first.

Ace’s battle with the Whitebeard Pirates ended with Teach stealing the black box and killing Thatch, unleashing Whitebeard’s fury. Teach fled toward a boat, but Marco struck him down and attacked him as a traitor.

• Fossa and Haruta wounded Ace while Thatch recovered the black box and retreated with Teach.
• Teach stabbed Thatch, stole the box, and fled as Thatch died calling out his betrayal.
• Whitebeard erupted in grief and rage, shattering the island with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• Roy teleported Ace to safety while Teach raced toward a boat with the box.
• Marco struck Teach with Phoenix Brand, knocked the box away, and condemned him before launching another attack.

Roy stopped Marco from killing Teach and revealed that he had taken the Dark-Dark Fruit, leaving Teach to discover a tortoise fruit in its place. Whitebeard and the commanders arrived, learned Thatch was dead, and grieved as Teach begged Roy for help.

• Roy threw Teach away from Marco's flames and revealed the Dark-Dark Fruit he had taken from him.
• Teach realized Roy had planned his defeat and despaired over losing the fruit.
• Atmos carried Thatch to Marco, who confirmed that Thatch had died from Teach's fatal wound.
• The Whitebeard Pirates mourned Thatch and turned their fury toward Teach.
• Whitebeard blamed himself for Thatch's death as he knelt beside him.
• Teach offered to join forces with Roy, but Roy dismissed him as unworthy and kept the fruit.

Roy refused Whitebeard’s demand to handle Teach as a family matter, and the Marines escalated their assault with Enel’s arrival. Whitebeard and his commanders were driven onto the defensive as Roy, Enel, and Ace attacked from three fronts, while Marco feared the crew would be wiped out.

• Whitebeard closed Thatch’s eyes and demanded that Roy leave the Whitebeard Pirates to settle their own business, but Roy condemned the pirates’ violence and vowed that none of them would leave the island.
• Roy struck Whitebeard with a 100 million volts lightning attack, and Enel arrived from the thunderclouds as Whitebeard recognized the danger of fighting both Marines.
• At Roy’s command, Enel unleashed Thunder Dragon, which Marco and Jozu helped defend against as the attack blasted several commanders away.
• Roy clashed head-on with Whitebeard, declaring that all pirates must die, while Ace charged into the fight and attacked Kingdew and Atmos.
• With Enel attacking from above, Roy engaging Whitebeard, and Ace fighting the commanders, Marco realized the crew could not survive a direct battle and looked toward the coastline.

Teach tried to escape but Enel struck him down, then attacked the Whitebeard Pirates as Roy and Whitebeard continued their devastating duel. As the battered pirates faced another assault, Akainu arrived and declared that the Whitebeard Pirates would be annihilated.

• Teach limped toward the coast, but Enel struck him with lightning and knocked him unconscious.
• Enel hit Marco, Jozu, and Vista with Thunder God Spear, worsening their injuries.
• Roy and Whitebeard exchanged catastrophic attacks, and the shockwave killed Curiel and Izo.
• Whitebeard charged Roy, refusing to retreat, and their next clash flattened the surrounding area.
• Enel rescued Ace from Kingdew, Atmos, and Speed Jiru, then struck the three attackers with lightning.
• Akainu arrived with Meteor Volcano, killed Kingdew, Atmos, and Speed Jiru, and declared that the Whitebeard Pirates would be annihilated.

Admiral Akainu Sakazuki joined the battle and helped drive the Whitebeard Pirates to the brink of defeat. Whitebeard summoned two enormous tsunamis to cover his crew’s escape, while Roy, Enel, and Ace tried to stop him and the waves.

• Sakazuki attacked Jozu with lava, and Marco and Vista intervened to save him while suffering severe injuries.
• Ace and Enel combined fire and lightning to defeat Fossa, and Ace killed Haruta as the Whitebeard Pirates’ commanders fell.
• After seeing his crew’s losses, Whitebeard ordered Marco and Blamenco to flee, then unleashed his Tremor-Tremor Fruit to create two massive tsunamis.
• Roy struck Whitebeard and ordered Enel and Ace to halt the waves; they blasted gaps into the tsunamis, but the water surged back.
• Blamenco carried wounded commanders toward the Moby Dick, and Marco flew him to the ship before Roy struck Marco out of the sky.
• Whitebeard stayed behind to face Ace, Enel, and Sakazuki as the tsunamis closed in, declaring that his crew would survive.

Roy and Sakazuki defeated Whitebeard, whose final stand ended when the island was swallowed by tsunamis. Afterward, Roy took custody of Teach and Marco and told Ace that Whitebeard had to die so a new order could be established.

• Ace and Enel restrained the unconscious Marco and Teach while Sakazuki attacked Whitebeard and Roy struck him through the abdomen.
• Roy stopped Sakazuki from delivering the final blow and transported the group into the sky as tsunamis destroyed the island and swallowed Whitebeard.
• Roy questioned whether they had gone too far, while Sakazuki defended their actions as necessary to protect civilians and win the war.
• Roy had Teach and Marco imprisoned aboard the warship under Enel's guard, then Sakazuki went to contact Fleet Admiral Sengoku.
• Roy visited the wounded Ace and told him Whitebeard had to die so the old era could end and a new order could be established.

Roy helped Ace overcome his doubts about being Roger’s son by reminding him that his identity and duty came from being a Marine. The Marines then discussed Whitebeard’s death and its consequences, while Roy asked Sengoku to handle information about the important fruit.

• Roy told Ace that the pirates he killed had raided villages and harmed civilians, then reminded him that he was a Marine and Roy’s brother, not defined by his bloodline.
• Ace accepted that his responsibility came from being a Marine and thanked Roy by laughing off his doubts.
• Roy reported to Sengoku that Whitebeard had died in battle, many of his commanders had been killed, Marco and Teach had been captured, and the island had sunk.
• Sengoku ordered Kuzan to establish defenses in Whitebeard’s former territories and Tsuru to coordinate the aftermath, prioritizing civilian safety.
• Roy asked Sengoku to clean up the information and leads concerning the important fruit, and Sengoku agreed.

Sengoku ordered Marine Headquarters to suppress all information about the battle and went to Mary Geoise to brief the Five Elders. Aboard Roy’s warship, Roy interrogated the imprisoned Blackbeard about the secret behind wielding multiple Devil Fruits, and Blackbeard’s reaction confirmed Roy’s suspicion.

• Sengoku concluded that the mysterious fruit Roy had protected was extraordinary and decided to personally explain the battle’s results to the Five Elders.
• Sengoku ordered Tsuru, Zephyr, and Kuzan to block all information from reaching newspapers, intelligence networks, and the World Government until Roy’s group returned.
• Roy had Ace wake the chained Blackbeard in the warship’s prison and told him that Whitebeard was dead.
• Blackbeard realized he was being held because he might be useful, but Roy stopped his attempt to bargain by kicking the cage bars into him.
• Roy identified Rocks D. Xebec as Blackbeard’s father and demanded to know what secret he had left behind.
• Roy asked how Blackbeard could possess multiple Devil Fruits, and Blackbeard’s fearful reaction convinced Roy he had guessed correctly.

Roy told Ace about Rocks D. Xebec’s terrifying power and the history of the Rocks Pirates, including the God Valley battle where Garp and Roger defeated him. Ace ended stunned by the revelation that his grandfather had once been strong enough to fight alongside his father against Rocks.

• Roy sealed the warship’s lounge and began explaining Rocks D. Xebec’s past after Ace asked about his father and the possibility of wielding multiple Devil Fruits.
• Roy told Ace that Whitebeard, Kaido, and Big Mom had all served under Rocks, whose crew terrorized the world.
• Roy said Rocks destroyed the Gate of Justice with one sword strike, then infiltrated Mary Geoise, kidnapped five kings, and killed a Marine Admiral before escaping.
• Roy explained that Rocks attacked God Valley, where Roger and Garp fought together and defeated him, ending the Rocks Pirates and earning Garp the title of Hero of the Marines.
• Ace struggled to believe that the old man who constantly scolded him had once been powerful enough to face Rocks alongside Roger.

Sengoku told the Five Elders that Whitebeard had been killed after a battle with Roy, Sakazuki, and Enel, while Roy explained the Dark-Dark Fruit’s power to steal Devil Fruits. Roy ate the fruit as Ace tried to stop him.

• Sengoku reported that Whitebeard had died and that Marco and Teach had been captured after the Whitebeard Pirates lost to the Marines.
• The Five Elders worried that Whitebeard’s death would prompt Red-Hair, Kaido, and Linlin to act.
• Roy showed Ace the Dark-Dark Fruit and explained that it could absorb Devil Fruit powers and steal them from the dead.
• Ace realized Teach had coveted the fruit to inherit a powerful person’s will and grew alarmed when Roy showed his resolve.
• Roy bit into the Dark-Dark Fruit, and Ace shouted for him to stop.

Roy ate the Dark-Dark Fruit and revealed that he could wield it despite already having eaten another Devil Fruit. After demonstrating how its darkness could suppress Ace’s Flame-Flame Fruit, Roy considered how his other abilities could offset the fruit’s drawbacks and let him kill even an Admiral-level opponent.

• Roy pretended to suffer after eating the Dark-Dark Fruit, terrifying Ace before revealing the prank and provoking a fight that wrecked the lounge.
• Ace asked how Roy could eat two Devil Fruits, and Roy showed him a vortex of darkness while insisting he was not an ordinary person.
• Roy used the Dark-Dark Fruit to teleport in front of Ace and pin him with a palm that stopped Ace from using his Flame-Flame Fruit.
• Ace recognized how terrifying the fruit was when combined with Roy’s spatial abilities, Haki, and Martial Arts.
• Roy reflected on the Dark-Dark Fruit’s vulnerability to attacks and intensified pain, then concluded that his physique and Teleportation could compensate for its drawbacks.

Roy and the Navy’s senior officers met in secret after Whitebeard’s death to decide how to respond to the coming chaos. After Sengoku and Garp joined the meeting, Roy emerged with extraordinary authority and freedom to direct the Navy, setting a new era in motion.

• Tsuru reported Sengoku’s absence, Garp’s recall, and Kuzan’s deployment to protect civilians, while Zephyr warned of turmoil after Whitebeard’s death and Sakazuki urged the Navy to eliminate the Whitebeard Remnants.
• Roy said he would explain everything after Sengoku and Garp arrived, leaving the officers in tense silence.
• Garp arrived at Marineford with Luffy, and Law led him toward the secure conference room; Sengoku soon arrived separately, and the two veterans joined the meeting.
• Sengoku, Garp, Tsuru, Zephyr, Sakazuki, Enel, and the others left the all-morning meeting without revealing what they had discussed.
• Marine Headquarters’ senior officers silently accepted Roy’s exceptional authority and operational freedom, as a new era began in Marineford.

News of Whitebeard’s death and the destruction of his crew spread worldwide, prompting the World Government and the great powers to reassess Roy’s growing influence. Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, Shanks, and Dragon reacted to the upheaval, while the Revolutionary Army prepared to reconsider its plans for the coming era.

• The World Government failed to suppress news that Roy, Sakazuki, Enel, and Ace had defeated the Whitebeard Pirates, and the Five Elders added Roy to their deepest blacklist.
• Kaido ordered his forces to watch Roy closely after King called him a monster greater than Akainu.
• Charlotte Linlin ordered her marriage alliance tea party moved up and began expanding her army and reorganizing her territories.
• Shanks blamed Roy for disrupting the balance and the chance Roger had secured, but did not answer Benn Beckman’s question about stopping him.
• Dragon confirmed the Whitebeard Pirates’ defeat and told the Revolutionary Army to reassess its pace as the new era approached.

After Whitebeard’s fall, Roy’s threat kept pirates from harming civilians as the New World descended into chaos. At Punk Hazard, Roy handed Teach to Vegapunk for study and arranged for Kuma to extract Teach’s memories, leaving Teach terrified and helpless.

• In Impel Down, Doflamingo laughed at Whitebeard’s defeat and declared that the Marines had become the seas’ strongest rulers, with Roy poised to shatter the old balance.
• Golden Lion Shiki learned of Whitebeard’s fall, raged that a Vice Admiral had beaten him, and demanded to know who Roy was.
• Roy’s warning that he would punish pirates who harmed civilians made crews across the New World keep their battles away from towns and villages.
• Roy brought the battered Teach to Vegapunk’s laboratory on Punk Hazard and bound him with Seastone chains.
• Roy told Vegapunk that Teach was Rocks D. Xebec’s son and could hold two Devil Fruits, prompting Vegapunk to ask to dissect him.
• Roy said Kuma would extract Teach’s memories, and Teach panicked as Roy dismissed his protests and said his secrets would provide answers for the new era.

Roy learned that Rocks D. Xebec had left a powerful mental defense inside Teach, then left Vegapunk to continue the research. After meeting Bonney, Roy received word that Usopp and Sanji had come to Loguetown to see him and set off to meet them.

• Kuma told Roy that a mental imprint in Teach's memories had resisted the Paw-Paw Fruit, and Roy suspected it was a defense Rocks D. Xebec had left behind.
• Roy met Bonney, who revealed her Age-Age Fruit powers, and learned from Kuma that she did not know the truth about her mother.
• Roy left Punk Hazard's Teach research to Vegapunk and prepared to depart by warship.
• Tashigi told Roy that Usopp and Sanji had arrived at the Loguetown base asking for him, while Smoker complained about being made to handle Roy's recruits.
• Roy told them to have Usopp and Sanji wait in Loguetown and said he would go meet them.

Usopp and Sanji bickered in the Loguetown Marine Branch courtyard while Smoker told them Roy was returning. Roy arrived less than half an hour after Smoker contacted him, bringing Kuina and Zoro aboard a warship that appeared through a spatial rift, and greeted Smoker from above.

• Usopp and Sanji argued after Sanji kicked Usopp's tactical toolkit across the courtyard.
• Smoker stopped their fight and told them Roy was returning from the New World; Tashigi explained how long a warship would take to reach Loguetown.
• Smoker said Roy was probably nearly there, and a huge warship suddenly appeared above Loguetown amid warped space, lightning, and a violent gale.
• Roy stood at the warship's bow with Kuina and Zoro as their Haki pressed down on the courtyard.
• Roy greeted Smoker from above, while Usopp, Sanji, and Tashigi stared in shock.