Recaps

Redfield overwhelmed Vidal’s attacks and defenses, forcing him to flee across the sea to the battleship. Redfield pursued him, while Vidal, out of trump cards and with only minutes gained, struggled to find a way to survive.

• Redfield shattered Vidal’s knuckles with his Armament Haki, while Vidal’s Photosynthetic Energy healed his hand.
• The Apis Divine Bull fired a golden beam at Redfield, who split it with his umbrella.
• Vidal struck Redfield with Giant Horn and detonated its energy, but Redfield answered with a scarlet slash that broke through Vidal’s wooden wall and engulfed him.
• Vidal escaped across the sea to the battleship using branches, and Redfield located him with Observation Haki and gave chase.
• Vidal considered his exhausted options and despaired, realizing his escape had bought him only a few minutes.

Vidal tried to escape Redfield by launching the Oxhead Battleship into the sky, but a huge storm forced it back down. He separated from the warship to draw Redfield away, resigned to facing him alone and thinking of the family he hoped Bullet would protect.

• Vidal realized Redfield could counter his abilities and overwhelm him with speed and strength, while a slash without Haki only cut his wooden body superficially.
• Major Rogers and Captain Rabani came out with the others, but Rogers explained that Redfield could cripple or sink their warship with one or two blows.
• Vidal spent more of his Photosynthetic Energy to activate Sun's Holy Wheel and launch the Oxhead Battleship toward the clouds, while Redfield pursued and wondered why Vidal had fought him earlier.
• The warship landed again in a storm, leaving Vidal despairing as he realized he could neither defeat nor escape Redfield.
• Vidal sent the others ahead and leaped onto a wooden plank to hold Redfield off, hoping Bullet would care for his family.

Vidal prepared for a final battle against Redfield after Redfield destroyed his escape route across the sea. Vidal revealed his Ryokugyu's Natural Power armor and charged at Redfield, and the two collided above the Tree World.

• Vidal created a Tree World and sent two Wood Clones deeper into it while preparing for Redfield's arrival.
• Redfield questioned Vidal about the warship's beam, then slashed through the sea and severed Vidal's route back to the warship.
• Vidal decided to make a desperate last stand and transformed into armor he named Ryokugyu's Natural Power.
• Redfield recognized Vidal's Armament Haki Emission and praised his courage before preparing to fight.
• Vidal charged at Redfield, and Redfield met him in midair as their attacks collided.

Vidal tested his Adam Wood body and new defenses against Redfield, briefly breaking one of the swordsman’s slashes before being overwhelmed by his superior technique. He continued charging back into the fight, realizing the gulf between his strength and that of the world’s top fighters.

• Vidal rose from the crater after Redfield’s first strike and realized his Adam Wood armor had absorbed most of the damage.
• Vidal met Redfield’s next Flying Slash with a punch and shattered it after forcing his way forward.
• Redfield struck Vidal from behind, sending him through the jungle, but Vidal healed with Photosynthetic Energy and returned to attack.
• Vidal launched a furious assault, but Redfield effortlessly blocked his attacks with his purple umbrella and countered him.
• Vidal wondered whether the gap between him and the world was enormous, and Redfield agreed that he was too weak.

Redfield exposed Vidal’s clone-transfer escape technique, trapped him inside a narrowed battlefield, and overwhelmed him in combat. As Redfield seized Vidal and began reading his memories, a strange heartbeat made both men react.

• Redfield pierced Vidal’s chest, but Vidal escaped by transferring his real body to a wooden clone.
• Redfield discovered how Vidal transferred himself between clones and severed his connection to the last one.
• Redfield cut through the Nine Pillar Domain to restrict Vidal’s escape routes, then attacked him with his purple umbrella.
• Redfield broke through Vidal’s defenses, wounded him severely, and lifted him by the throat.
• Redfield began reading Vidal’s memories, but Vidal resisted, and a strange heartbeat sounded, changing Redfield’s expression.

Redfield discovered that Vidal possessed Conqueror’s Haki and challenged him over his ambition to become Fleet Admiral, then tried to cripple him when Vidal refused to kneel. Borsalino arrived in time to save Vidal, and Vidal replenished his strength by absorbing Borsalino’s light while Redfield watched from across the Tree World.

• Vidal resisted Redfield’s attempt to search his memories and unleashed Conqueror’s Haki, declaring that he would become Fleet Admiral and reign over the Four Blues.
• Redfield overwhelmed Vidal with his own Conqueror’s Haki and ordered him to kneel, but Vidal held out against the pressure.
• Redfield withdrew his Haki and swung his purple umbrella at Vidal’s legs, but Borsalino intercepted the blow with a sword of light.
• Borsalino escaped Redfield’s attack with Vidal and carried him to the other edge of the Tree World.
• Vidal urged Borsalino to turn into light so he could absorb energy, rapidly restoring his strength, wounds, and armor.

Borsalino joined Vidal in fighting Redfield, but the Red Count proved far stronger than either of them. As they waited for Navy reinforcements, Redfield unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, which Borsalino shrugged off and questioned.

• Redfield attacked Vidal and Borsalino with a huge slash, and Borsalino dodged after Vidal warned him that Redfield was Admiral-level.
• Redfield caught Borsalino by surprise and sent him flying, so Vidal charged in with Giant Horn to keep Redfield occupied.
• Borsalino recovered and attacked Redfield from behind, but Redfield knocked aside his sword and kicked him into the trees.
• Vidal healed Borsalino, and the two decided to hold out until the fleet arrived, though Borsalino said it would take half a day.
• Redfield realized Navy reinforcements could keep coming and unleashed Conqueror's Haki, but Borsalino remained unharmed and asked what it was supposed to do.

Vidal and Borsalino fought Redfield together, but Redfield overwhelmed them and appeared to kill Vidal. Vidal survived by splitting his body into his element and escaping into a tree, leaving Redfield impressed by his ability to stay alive.

• Borsalino joined Vidal in attacking Redfield while Vidal used the Tree World to launch Haki-coated branches.
• Redfield easily countered their coordinated assault, broke Borsalino's light sword, and injured Vidal before pinning him to a tree with his umbrella.
• Borsalino believed Vidal had died after Redfield pierced his breastplate, but Vidal's wooden effigy exploded as his real body escaped through the tree.
• Vidal explained to Borsalino how Observation Haki and his elemental body let him evade Redfield's attack.
• Redfield emerged from the burning woods and called Vidal the strongest person he had seen at running away and staying alive.

Vidal, Borsalino, and Sakazuki joined forces against Redfield, whose strength had left Vidal wary. Their combined attacks let them stand against the Red Count, but Sakazuki’s magma made the battlefield hostile to Vidal’s plants, so Vidal adapted and attacked with hardened wood.

• Redfield dismissed his concern about Vidal, but Vidal and Borsalino welcomed Sakazuki when he arrived and confirmed that he had dealt with the Shepherd Pirates’ forces at sea.
• Vidal warned Sakazuki and Borsalino that Redfield was Admiral-level, and Redfield questioned them about the titles Kizaru, Akainu, and Fujitora.
• Vidal explained that he had given Borsalino and Sakazuki their titles, then charged Redfield as the three Marines activated their powers.
• Sakazuki revealed his Magma-Magma Fruit ability, and the three launched a fierce coordinated assault against Redfield inside the Tree World.
• Sakazuki’s magma burned Vidal’s trees and spread heat across the battlefield, forcing the three fighters apart and limiting Vidal’s ability to grow plants.
• Vidal shaped hardened Adam Wood into spikes, spun toward Redfield, and attacked with his Wood-Leaf Dragon God technique.

Redfield overwhelmed Sakazuki, Vidal, and Borsalino, but Borsalino refused to abandon his friends. Sakazuki and Vidal rejoined the fight, and Redfield struck both of them down again as he turned on Borsalino.

• Redfield unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki and swiftly countered the attacks from Sakazuki, Vidal, and Borsalino, leaving Sakazuki and Vidal badly injured.
• Borsalino stood between Redfield and the recovering Vidal, and explained that he stayed because they were friends.
• Redfield rejected Borsalino’s idea of friendship and vowed to kill him, Vidal, and Sakazuki.
• Sakazuki charged Redfield with Dog Biting Crimson Lotus, while Borsalino and Vidal joined him in a final combined attack.
• Redfield blocked Borsalino’s strike, shattered Sakazuki’s magma attack and sent him flying, then slashed Vidal out of the air and left him covered in wounds.

Redfield nearly killed Vidal after badly injuring him, Sakazuki, and Borsalino, but Fleet Admiral Kong arrived and confronted him. As Kong prepared to fight the surrounded Redfield, he threw the barely conscious Vidal to safety, where Vice Admiral Dewitt caught him.

• Redfield used his sword and Observation Haki to strike Borsalino in his light form, leaving Vidal, Sakazuki, and Borsalino gravely wounded.
• A second overwhelming Haki presence appeared, and Redfield tried to kill Vidal before Kong arrived and blocked the attack with an uprooted tree.
• Kong questioned Redfield, who claimed he was pursuing Vidal because the battle had destroyed his hometown, Sleep Ancient Town.
• Kong revealed that ten warships from G-2 and G-8 had surrounded Redfield and explained Vidal's ties to the Marines before challenging him.
• Kong hurled Vidal behind him, and Vice Admiral Dewitt caught him on the warship and called for a doctor.
• Vidal regained a little consciousness and hoarsely asked for green beans and water.

Vidal recovered from his injuries with Green Beans and visited Borsalino and Sakazuki, who were also hurt after facing Redfield. As he healed Borsalino, Vidal reconsidered how he viewed his friends and partners, and Sakazuki woke up asking for his turn to be healed.

• Vice Admiral Dewitt fed Vidal five Green Beans, and Vidal regained consciousness despite his many wounds.
• Vidal learned that Borsalino and Sakazuki had been taken to the G-2 fleet, ate three more Green Beans, and flew to find them.
• Vidal found Borsalino and Sakazuki in a warship cabin, both badly injured, and began healing Borsalino by absorbing his light energy.
• Vidal thanked Borsalino for standing by him and reflected that he had treated his friends more like future subordinates than genuine partners.
• Sakazuki woke up and weakly told Vidal that it was his turn to be healed.

After teasing the injured Sakazuki, Vidal and Borsalino watched Kong the Steel Bone battle Redfield above the ruined Nine Pillar Domain. Borsalino wondered what would happen if the Fleet Admiral lost.

• Vidal and Borsalino joked about dressing Sakazuki in a vine wig and taking his picture while he lay injured.
• Vice Admiral Amyz heard the commotion in the medical room and decided to keep watching the Fleet Admiral's battle.
• Kong the Steel Bone, transformed into a giant gorilla, clashed with Redfield over the sea as their fight shattered the Nine Pillar Domain and stirred a massive tsunami.
• Redfield declared he would defeat the Fleet Admiral and make the sea bow to him, even threatening to kill Vidal.
• Vidal, Sakazuki, and Borsalino watched from a G-2 Branch warship, where Borsalino asked what would happen if the Fleet Admiral lost.

Vidal and the Marines waited as Kong and Redfield fought for twelve days, until Vidal sensed Kong weakening and rushed to help. Kong had lost his strength, and Redfield prepared to finish him and threatened to kill the young man who wanted to become Fleet Admiral.

• Vidal urged Borsalino and Sakazuki to recover by eating while they waited for Kong and Redfield's battle to end.
• The Marines watched the prolonged fight for days as Vidal, Borsalino, and Sakazuki regained their strength.
• After twelve days, Vidal sensed Kong's aura dropping rapidly and flew toward the battlefield while Vice Admiral Amyz ordered the Marines to prepare for battle.
• Kong admitted he had no strength left to continue, and Redfield approached him, claiming victory and threatening the young man who dreamed of becoming Fleet Admiral.

Vidal saved Kong from Redfield and treated his wounds before confronting Red the Aloof in the Nine Pillar Domain. After revealing his control of Conqueror's Haki and matching Redfield's slash, Vidal saw Redfield try to leave, but a golden flash intercepted him.

• Vidal rescued Kong from Redfield's attack, healed his wounds, and sent him back to the warship with Wood Clones.
• Vidal created the Nine Pillar Domain and faced Red the Aloof, intent on killing him.
• Vidal released his Conqueror's Haki, surprising Kong and the Marines with how quickly he had learned to control it.
• Vidal charged Redfield with Giant Horn, and the golden bull met Redfield's scarlet slash in a stalemate.
• Redfield turned into a purplish-red streak and tried to leave, but a golden flash blocked his escape.

Vidal, Borsalino, and Sakazuki teamed up to pin down the weakened Redfield inside the Nine Pillar Domain. Redfield grew increasingly anxious as their attacks and the Marines waiting outside threatened to trap him until his stamina ran out.

• Borsalino fought Redfield in the air while Sakazuki struck him from behind with Great Eruption, forcing Redfield to block with Armament Haki.
• Vidal attacked Redfield with Violent Spear Thousand Trees, while Sakazuki and Borsalino followed with Dog Biting Crimson Lotus and barrages of lasers.
• Kong refused Vice Admiral Amyz's offer to send officers into the fight, ordering the three young Marines to battle Redfield without holding back.
• Vidal, Sakazuki, and Borsalino coordinated their attacks to surround Redfield with trees, magma, and light while Borsalino intercepted attempts to escape through the air.
• Redfield realized that Kong and the warships remained threats outside the domain and panicked as his stamina dwindled.

Vidal, Sakazuki, and Borsalino kept Redfield trapped in Tree World until his desperation drove him to unleash a powerful slash and launch a final counterattack. Redfield overpowered Sakazuki and then seized Borsalino, leaving Borsalino screaming beneath his blows.

• Sakazuki fought on despite his injuries and exhaustion, while Vidal and Borsalino maintained their relentless assault on Redfield.
• Redfield grew furious as the three attackers wore him down and realized he had no chance to escape.
• Redfield unleashed a massive scarlet slash that forced Vidal to retreat to the edge of Tree World.
• Redfield used the opening to strike Sakazuki with three punches and send him flying.
• Borsalino attacked with Ama no Murakumo, but Redfield grabbed the blade, pulled him close, and pinned him down before pounding him.

Vidal fought Redfield through the night and finally overpowered him as dawn broke. He told the defeated pirate he would die rather than be sent to Impel Down, and Redfield realized Vidal had read the diary.

• Vidal rescued Borsalino from the magma, but stopped healing him when Redfield attacked.
• Vidal battled Redfield inside the Nine Pillar Domain while Kong sensed Redfield weakening and Vidal holding steady.
• At dawn, Vidal knocked Redfield down and beat him until he could no longer resist.
• Vidal grabbed Redfield by the throat and said he would kill him instead of sending him to Impel Down.
• Redfield recognized that Vidal had read the diary.

After killing Redfield, Vidal treated Borsalino and carried the wounded Sakazuki back to Kong’s warship. Kong credited the rookies with defeating Red the Aloof, leaving Vidal relieved that Redfield’s hidden abilities and origins remained unknown.

• Vidal killed Redfield because his Observation Haki could read thoughts and memories, then used Wood Clones to carry Redfield and the unconscious Sakazuki.
• Vidal teased the injured Borsalino into letting him absorb his light, then used Photosynthetic Energy to heal him.
• Vidal carried Sakazuki to Kong’s warship while Borsalino recovered and followed.
• Kong congratulated Vidal, Borsalino, and Sakazuki and gave them credit for defeating Redfield.
• Vidal explained that he killed Redfield in a rage, and Kong accepted the explanation without objecting.

After returning to G-2 Branch, Vidal reunited with Rogers and the others while Fleet Admiral Kong recovered from his battle with Redfield. The World Economy News Paper published an extra edition announcing Kong’s defeat and Redfield’s death at Vidal’s hands, making Vidal famous throughout the sea.

• Vidal arrived at G-2 Branch with Kong, Borsalino, and Sakazuki, and reunited with Rogers, Isoka, Rabani, and the others.
• Vidal introduced the Kung Fu Dugong he had brought back from Alabasta and praised Rogers for keeping the others from turning back to help him.
• Vidal led the group to try G-2’s curry while Kong rested at the branch.
• The World Economy News Paper’s editors gathered reports of the battle, rewrote their drafts as the outcome changed, and prepared an emergency extra edition.
• The newspaper announced that Redfield had defeated Kong and had been killed by Vidal, while also publicizing Borsalino and Sakazuki’s roles in the battle.
• The extra edition spread across the Four Blues and the Grand Line, making Forest Vidal famous throughout the sea.

Vidal and the other Marines returned safely to Marineford, where Kong and Sengoku discussed the New World’s troubles and the aftermath of their fight with Red the Aloof. Vidal reunited with his family at home, leaving the story with him finally safe among them.

• Kong brought Vidal, Sakazuki, Borsalino, and their crew back to Marineford and told them to rest before meeting him the next day.
• Vidal invited Sakazuki and Borsalino to share a meal at headquarters, and Sakazuki tacitly agreed.
• Sengoku reported that he had driven the Roger Pirates from the waters near the G-3 Branch and captured two groups from the Flying Fleet.
• Kong and Sengoku blamed Garp’s absence for the Marines’ lack of strength in the New World, while Vidal noticed that the newspaper’s coverage had made him the biggest beneficiary of the battle with Red the Aloof.
• Vidal arranged to speak with Sengoku the next day, then returned home and reunited with Cornell, Enid, Bullet, Enel, Rosinante, and his family.

Vidal returned home to celebrate with his family, then attended a Marine promotion ceremony where he became a Rear Admiral and learned he would command the Sabaody base next year. The meeting ended with Dragon arriving at Kong’s office.

• Vidal celebrated his safe return with Enid and the children, then set out for Marine Headquarters the next morning.
• Kong promoted Borsalino to Colonel and assigned him to remain at G-2, then promoted Sakazuki to Commodore and transferred him to G-1.
• Kong promoted Vidal to Rear Admiral, kept his assignment unchanged, and confirmed that he would command the Marine Base in the Sabaody Archipelago starting next year.
• Kong announced that Redfield’s bounty would be split among Vidal, Borsalino, and Sakazuki, and Vidal pointed out that the amount would not divide evenly.
• Dragon entered Kong’s office, and Vidal greeted him by name.

Dragon requested a transfer to G-3 Fortress and a week of leave to visit Garp, while Kong promoted him to Commodore and left the transfer decision to his father. After Dragon joined Vidal, Sakazuki, and Borsalino for lunch, he asked whether they had found the justice they believed in.

• Dragon asked Kong to transfer him to G-3 Fortress and grant him a week's leave so he could see Garp.
• Kong told Dragon to visit Garp first and said he could report to G-3 in January if Garp approved.
• Kong promoted Dragon to Marine Headquarters Commodore for his conduct during his Mary Geoise assignment.
• Vidal invited Dragon to lunch with Sakazuki and Borsalino, and Dragon agreed.
• Kong and Sengoku discussed the four young Marines' future prospects after they left the office.
• At the cafeteria, Dragon asked Vidal, Sakazuki, and Borsalino whether they had found the justice in their hearts.

Vidal, Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Dragon discussed their views of justice, and Dragon challenged Vidal over the Celestial Dragons and slavery. Sakazuki praised Vidal’s argument against piracy, and Vice Admiral Tsuru arrived with a trainee for the upcoming Special Training Camp.

• Sakazuki declared that killing pirates was his justice, while Borsalino described his as showing up to work on time.
• Vidal said he wanted to become Fleet Admiral and lead the strongest Marines, then revealed that his Conqueror’s Haki had just awakened.
• Dragon asked Vidal about the Celestial Dragons and slavery, and Vidal argued that eliminating pirates would protect people from becoming slaves.
• Sakazuki enthusiastically agreed with Vidal, silencing Dragon’s objections.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru arrived with a trainee who would join the Special Training Camp in January alongside Gion and Bullet.

Vidal and the others met Kuzan, a cheerful young Marine with the Ice-Ice Fruit, and learned how Vice Admiral Tsuru had adopted and mentored him. Kuzan explained that he had spent a year mastering his powers before deciding to join the third Zephyr Training Camp.

• Vice Admiral Tsuru introduced Kuzan to Vidal, Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Dragon before leaving them to get acquainted.
• Vidal greeted Kuzan and asked him to look after Bullet when he joined the Special Training Camp the following year.
• Kuzan revealed his Ice-Ice Fruit, while Sakazuki and Borsalino introduced their Magma-Magma and Glint-Glint Fruits and Dragon said he had no Devil Fruit.
• Kuzan told the group that Tsuru had adopted him after he lost his parents and had guided him toward becoming a Marine who protected civilians.
• Kuzan explained that he had spent a year training with the Ice-Ice Fruit and fighting pirates before deciding to enter the third Zephyr Training Camp.