Recaps

Vidal adopted Rosinante, took command of a warship, and led his Marines against Byrnndi World. After three days of fighting, he struck World with a newly strengthened Giant Horn and left him badly burned, with World’s fate undecided.

• Vidal defeated Bengelasaisi, returned with the Leopard Cat Pirates’ treasure and Devil Fruit, and sailed with Sengoku into the North Blue.
• Vidal and Sengoku found Donquixote Rosinante, and Sengoku arranged for him to join Vidal’s family as Forest Rosinante.
• Vidal and his Marines attacked Ovendo Island, rescued Vegapunk, destroyed the underground facility, and forced Vinsmoke Judge to pay annual tribute.
• Sengoku gave Vidal command of a warship, while Vidal selected Marines for his crew and trained Rogers in Haki and shield fighting.
• Vidal’s warship encountered Byrnndi World’s pirates, and Vidal led his crew to an island while drawing World away from the Marines.
• Vidal used a Wood Clone to hold World off while he returned to the warship, destroyed the pirates’ vessel, killed Gairam, and captured Nacil and Binjack.
• Vidal fought World through three days of attacks, using the jungle and his clones to survive as World’s speed and strength began to falter.
• Vidal formed green armor and struck World with Giant Horn, blasting a vast pit into the island and leaving World badly burned.

Vidal defeated Byrnndi World, used Alabasta’s resources to establish Forest Castle, and discovered the hidden Pluton beneath the desert. After secretly redirecting Woonan’s Golden Pirates and their rescued children, Vidal returned to Marine Headquarters, where he was promoted to commodore and assigned to Sabaody.

• Vidal defeated Byrnndi World, learned Garp had watched without intervening, and revealed that Sengoku had made him his disciple and given him command of a warship.
• Vidal discovered the Vampire Fruit and Vladimir’s diary in Sleep Ancient Town, then kept the fruit sealed after learning about its dangerous history.
• Vidal negotiated Alabasta’s support, defeated Issho in a sparring match, and helped build Forest Castle and Apis Divine Lake.
• Vidal found Pluton hidden beneath the desert and concluded that the ship had created the Sandora River.
• Vidal stopped Woonan’s Golden Pirates from selling children, made Woonan his retainer, and sent the children toward Forest City while letting the remaining pirates escape.
• Vidal returned to Marine Headquarters, secured Nacil a Navy position, received his commodore certificate, and was assigned to stabilize the Sabaody Marine Base.

Vidal restored Marine control across much of Sabaody, forcing the island’s factions into agreements and turning enforcement into a source of income. When pirates and human traffickers sparked widespread fighting, Vidal quelled the hotel district and confronted the giant Keji.

• Vidal arrived at Sabaody, rejected Vice Admiral Antoine’s hands-off approach, and ordered patrols and sweeps across the island.
• Vidal backed the Marines who followed his orders, launched a crackdown, and used the Woods-Woods Fruit to restrain rioters and expand surveillance.
• Vidal arranged a lavish private road for Saint Rosward, earning three hundred million Beli, then negotiated with Sabaody’s factions for Marine jurisdiction, fees, and cooperation.
• Vidal cleared Area 0 and assigned its redevelopment to Colonel Noel, while Nacil developed the Green Dew Formula to strengthen those who endured its painful effects.
• As pirate crews arrived, Vidal let businesses profit before enforcing new agreements, then assigned Isoka as his secretary and heard from Woonan that he had found the island Vidal sought.
• Fighting spread across Sabaody after pirates resisted the Marine measures, and Vidal surveyed the island through its mangroves while the Warfire Pirates battled attackers in Grove 72.
• Vidal restrained Haiye and Norman, helped Commodore Aile capture the Warfire Pirates, and spread thorny vines through the hotel district to end the chaos.
• Vidal saved the wounded Biweisi from Keji, sent him to retrieve Vincent and Comil, and struck Keji with a Haki-coated green gauntlet, sending him into a mangrove.

Vidal defeated Gecko Moria in a broadcast battle and gained fame, a Sabaody command, and new rewards. After studying the Boin Archipelago and building an Imperial Way, he tested whether a plant could eat a Devil Fruit and created Sceptile.

• Vidal defeated Keji and fought Gecko Moria across Grove 53, using clones, a forest, and giant wooden forms as Moria grew stronger by absorbing shadows.
• Vidal trapped Moria inside a shrinking wooden dome, killed Moria’s companions, and defeated Moria by dawn as crowds across Sabaody watched.
• The World Economy News Paper dubbed Vidal “Ryokugyu,” and Kong appointed him commander of the Sabaody Marine Base while granting him Moria’s bounty and permission to choose a Devil Fruit.
• Vidal celebrated with Cornell and his family, supported Enel and Bullet’s training, and advised Rosinante to pursue marksmanship.
• Vidal sailed to the Boin Archipelago, studied its unusual plants, and sent Woonan and his crew back to Alabasta before returning toward Sabaody.
• Raymond de Saint received an elaborate Imperial Way from Colonel Noel and gave Vidal two Devil Fruits, which Vidal added to his collection.
• Vidal shaped a sapling like a lizard and had it eat a Zoan Devil Fruit, creating and naming the humanoid lizard Sceptile.