Recaps

Vidal built up the Forest family, trained its retainers, and prepared Forest Palace while expanding his circle of allies. Redfield caught up with him at sea, saw through his Tree World defenses, and left Vidal badly injured.

• Vidal defeated the Shepherd Pirates, fought Vice Admiral Dewitt at Navarone, and offered Devil Fruits to Isoka, Simpson, and Rabani.
• Vidal reunited with the children in Erumalu, named Camille, Talon, and Zed, and established plans for their move to Forest Palace.
• Vidal appointed Brian chief steward, gave him the Shove-Shove Fruit, and helped outfit Forest Palace as he began training its retainers.
• Vidal recruited a Kung Fu Dugong, taught the dugongs fighting techniques, and built Woonan a ship before setting sail for Sabaody.
• Redfield pursued Vidal, and Vidal launched the Oxhead Battleship into the sky before staying behind to draw Redfield away from the crew.
• Vidal created a Tree World and sent the Apis Divine Bull, a Wood Clone, branches, and Peashooters against Redfield.
• Redfield found Vidal’s hidden body and shattered his gauntlet, leaving him injured and bleeding among the trees.

Vidal and his allies fought Redfield through a desperate battle that lasted nearly two weeks, ending when Vidal killed him. The Marines celebrated the victory, Vidal gained fame and a promotion, and he met Dragon and the newly arrived Kuzan.

• Redfield repeatedly overwhelmed Vidal, who made a desperate last stand until Borsalino and then Sakazuki joined the fight.
• Kong arrived with Marine reinforcements, but Redfield defeated him after a twelve-day battle, forcing Vidal to return and confront Redfield with Sakazuki and Borsalino.
• Vidal, Sakazuki, and Borsalino wore Redfield down with coordinated attacks until Vidal defeated and killed him at dawn.
• Vidal healed Borsalino and reunited with the Marines at G-2, while Kong credited the three young Marines with Redfield’s defeat.
• The World Economy News Paper announced Redfield’s death and made Vidal famous across the Four Blues and the Grand Line.
• Back at Marine Headquarters, Kong promoted Vidal to Rear Admiral, Borsalino to Colonel, and Sakazuki to Commodore, while assigning Vidal to command the Sabaody base the following year.
• Vidal, Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Dragon discussed their ideas of justice, and Vidal declared his ambition to become Fleet Admiral and revealed his newly awakened Conqueror’s Haki.
• Tsuru introduced Kuzan to the group, and Kuzan explained that she had adopted him after his parents died and helped guide him toward protecting civilians.

Vidal took command of Sabaody, strengthened his ties with Dragon, and prepared for the Marines’ next generation to grow stronger. On Z Island, Bullet dominated the brutal training battles while Gion faltered against Jiaerluka until Tokikake came to her aid.

• Vidal gave Kuzan baijiu and secured his agreement to help with requests that did not violate his sense of justice.
• Vidal tested Rabani and Isoka’s Devil Fruit abilities, then learned that Cipher Pol was investigating Alabasta as Issho killed Shishe and the two rat intruders.
• Vidal visited Zephyr’s school, where Bullet fought Kuzan, and Zephyr stopped their clash before they could settle it.
• Vidal gave Rosinante sunlight-powered guns and revealed to Bullet that Enel would receive the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, while Sengoku asked Rosinante to spy on Doflamingo and Rosinante refused.
• Vidal arrived at Sabaody, took command from Antoine, and approved Dragon’s request to have his warship coated.
• Vidal secretly brought Dragon into the space connected by the Door-Door Fruit, revealed his knowledge of Dragon’s plans, and advised him on preparing to govern after a revolution.
• At Marine Headquarters, Zephyr’s trainees arrived at Z Island, where Bullet defeated Oma and Brady, then fought Dalmatian, Doberman, and Onigumo.
• Gion awakened Observation Haki while fighting Jiaerluka, but he shattered her sword, and Tokikake intervened, gave her a new sword, and restored her focus with coffee.

Vidal helped Bullet through the Z Island trial, advanced his plans through dealings with Vegapunk and the Celestial Dragons, and secretly discovered Imu in Pangaea Castle. The stretch ended with Dragon confronting Garp and declaring his dream of a free, equal world.

• Tokikake trapped Jiaerluka in scalding coffee, and Gion found him unconscious as Tokikake urged her to kill him.
• Bullet defeated Saul, awakened his Mythical Zoan, and challenged Kuzan, Gion, and Tokikake before Zephyr ended the Z Island melee.
• Vidal agreed to provide Vegapunk with magical plants and discussed Seastone warships, then created plants and equipment to support Marine projects and training.
• Dragon defected from the Marines, and Garp pursued him after the government issued a bounty and Garp argued with Kong.
• Vidal visited Mary Geoise, impressed the Celestial Dragons with magical creatures, and traded them for eight billion Beli, slaves, and three Zoan Devil Fruits.
• Vidal secretly explored Pangaea Castle and saw Imu on the Empty Throne, then performed “God’s Wrath” for the Celestial Dragons and received the Boin Archipelago.
• Vidal met Sakazuki at G-1 and proposed electric-powered warships to Vegapunk, while Dragon fought Garp on Maple Island and declared his dream of a free and equal world.