Chapter Summaries

Ace broke through a memory seal during the battle at Marineford, and after Luffy rescued him, he warned Whitebeard that he might lose control and told him to beware of Nightmare. The battlefield fell silent as Whitebeard demanded an explanation from Roy, drawing everyone’s attention back to Nightmare.

• Buggy and Mr. 3 spotted Roy on the battlefield but kept their distance after his warning.
• Ace was overwhelmed by grief, then screamed as memories surged into his mind while Sengoku and Doflamingo watched.
• Luffy refused to back down from Garp, and Garp fell from the bridge after letting him pass.
• Sengoku struck at the execution platform, but Luffy and Ace escaped the attack’s shockwave and Ace was freed from his Sea Stone shackles.
• Ace clutched his head in agony and warned Whitebeard not to approach because his body might go out of control and Whitebeard needed to beware of Nightmare.
• Whitebeard demanded an explanation from Roy as Marco and Jozu guarded him, while the Marines and Whitebeard Pirates paused their fighting.

Roy revealed that he had sealed Ace’s memories of him and admitted to breaking into Impel Down and releasing prisoners. As the Marines closed in on Whitebeard’s side, Roy gave Whitebeard S-4, a drug that would restore him to his peak for one hour but leave him with only an hour to live.

• Roy explained that he had sealed Ace’s memories of him, and Ace realized Roy had not needed to control him to carry out an assassination.
• Roy confirmed that he had appeared in Impel Down and hinted that he had released prisoners, shocking Sengoku and the watching world.
• Luffy demanded that Roy return Zoro and Sanji, but Marco restrained him and Ace knocked him unconscious.
• Sengoku ordered Aokiji to destroy the broadcast Den Den Mushi, while Aokiji attacked Buggy and Whitebeard blocked the strike.
• Akainu attacked Whitebeard, and the Marines surrounded Whitebeard’s side again as Buggy feared for his life.
• Roy gave Whitebeard S-4, explaining that it could restore him to his absolute peak but would leave him with only one hour to live.

Roy offered Whitebeard a potion that restored him to his peak for one hour, and Whitebeard drank it to protect his sons. Whitebeard split Marineford with a devastating strike, freed the Whitebeard Pirates’ ships, and stayed behind as his crew escaped.

• Roy told Whitebeard that he wanted to fight him at his strongest, while Whitebeard accepted the potion to get his sons safely out of Marineford.
• Whitebeard drank the potion, regaining his youth, vitality, and peak strength as Sengoku ordered Marines below vice admiral rank to withdraw.
• Whitebeard used Tremor Blade - Jade Destruction to cleave Marineford in two, killing at least a thousand Marines and dividing the battlefield with a canyon.
• Whitebeard shattered the ice holding the ships in place and learned that Ace had been rescued.
• Whitebeard told his sons to leave without him, then used his tremors to send their ships safely far from Marineford.

Whitebeard fought Garp, Sengoku, and the Marines while Ace and Luffy escaped, and Roy broadcast the battle to the world. As Sengoku attacked Roy, a seven-colored sword beam intercepted the blow, and an unknown arrival announced a gift for the Marines.

• Garp blocked Whitebeard’s attack on Sengoku and helped him drive back Whitebeard’s next strike.
• Garp mocked Whitebeard about Ace being his grandson, and Whitebeard attacked the two men with a powerful blow.
• Sengoku and the other Marines avoided fighting Whitebeard directly, intending to outlast his remaining hour.
• Roy broadcast Whitebeard’s attack on Marine Headquarters, leading people around the world to see the Marines’ apparent retreat.
• Sengoku fired a golden shockwave at Roy, but a seven-colored sword beam intercepted it, and its wielder promised the Marines a great gift.

Roy arrived at Marine Headquarters with Shiryu and fourteen notorious pirates, revealing that his earlier battlefield appearance had been a clone and hinting that Impel Down had been destroyed. He challenged Whitebeard and declared that killing him would end the era of the Four Emperors and begin his own.

• Roy appeared on the execution platform with Shiryu and fourteen pirates, shocking the battlefield and confirming Sengoku's fears about Impel Down.
• Roy called the destruction of Impel Down an appetizer and hinted that he had a greater gift planned for the Marines.
• Roy offered to fight Whitebeard, while Sengoku restrained Garp and decided to wait until the two pirates weakened each other.
• Roy told Whitebeard he had killed Kaido, dismissed Big Mom and Red Hair Shanks, and declared Whitebeard the last of the Four Emperors.
• People around the world reacted in disbelief as Sengoku realized another pirate had ended the balance of the Four Emperors.

Roy and Whitebeard fought amid Marineford’s ruins, with Whitebeard breaking free of Roy’s Dream before they unleashed their strongest attacks. Roy killed Whitebeard, leaving the battle’s survivors to face the aftermath.

• Sengoku called for Nightmare to be killed, while Kid continued his alliance with Apoo and Hawkins withdrew, warning that fighting Nightmare meant certain death.
• Whitebeard and Roy continued their fight across the ruined battlefield, and Whitebeard endured Roy’s attacks despite being overwhelmed.
• Roy trapped Whitebeard in a bizarre Dream world filled with monsters and volcanic devastation, but Whitebeard shattered it with his Conqueror’s Haki and a powerful punch.
• Roy and Whitebeard clashed with their strongest attacks, erasing the remaining ruins and sending shockwaves across the sea.
• Roy cut Whitebeard in two, and Edward Newgate fell.

After Roy killed Whitebeard, Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates mourned their losses while vowing to grow stronger and seek revenge. The Marines then surrounded Roy with an unprecedented force, setting the stage for a far greater battle.

• Momousagi, Doflamingo, and Shiryu reacted to Roy's strength as Capone Bege set sail for the New World with his subordinates.
• The Whitebeard Pirates watched Whitebeard's final moments on an island, and Ace blamed himself for the deaths of Whitebeard, Little Oars, and their fallen comrades.
• Marco urged Ace and the surviving pirates to stand back up and become stronger so they could avenge Whitebeard, while Luffy resolved to keep moving forward.
• Sengoku led Garp, the Admirals, other powerful Marines, and nearly a hundred thousand troops in surrounding Roy.
• Doflamingo anticipated a decisive battle, while Hawkeye judged that Roy's killing of Whitebeard had let the Marines gather unprecedented strength and that the era's most brutal war was beginning.

Roy revealed footage of the ruined Holy Land Mary Geoise and told Sengoku that Monkey D. Dragon, Golden Lion, and Pluton were attacking it, with Vegapunk and the Giant Soldier no longer available to the World Government. Sengoku rallied himself and declared that the Marines would keep fighting by destroying Roy.

• Roy dismissed Sengoku's claim that he was cornered and promised the Marines a great gift.
• At Roy's order, Shiryu projected footage of the ruined Holy Land Mary Geoise, shocking Sengoku and the broadcast's viewers.
• Roy said Monkey D. Dragon, Golden Lion, and Pluton were attacking Mary Geoise while Marine forces were occupied, and revealed that Vegapunk was working for him.
• Garp urged Sengoku to remain resolute, insisting that the Marines could uphold their own justice without the World Government.
• Sengoku regained his resolve and vowed to kill Roy, whom he blamed as the root of the world's misfortune.

Roy faced the Marines as the Shichibukai split their loyalties, leaving Sengoku furious and isolated. The final assault began, and Zephyr defeated Moria and froze Jinbe, while Roy and his allies continued fighting the Marines.

• Doflamingo, Jinbe, and Moria sided with Roy, while Hawkeye and Hancock left the battlefield, leaving Sengoku without a Shichibukai ally.
• Sengoku ordered the final assault, and Garp, Sengoku, Drake, and Chaton charged Roy as Momousagi attacked Shiryu.
• Doflamingo fought Vice Admiral Tsuru, who neutralized his awakened strings and vowed to reform him.
• Zephyr fought Jinbe and Moria, overwhelmed them, and let Marine soldiers capture Moria with Sea Stone Handcuffs.
• Aokiji used Ice Age to freeze Jinbe beneath the sea.

Roy’s side appeared close to defeat, but enormous Sea Kings suddenly attacked the Marines, and Drake revealed his betrayal by killing Chaton. The chapter left Sengoku facing the loss of tens of thousands of soldiers while Roy’s forces seized the chance to act.

• Akainu battled Byrnndi World and Catarina Devon, who used her Nine-Tailed Fox power to imitate Aokiji and Akainu, while Avalo Pizarro joined the fight.
• Sengoku believed Roy had no way out as Marines and former Admiral Zephyr pressed Roy’s side.
• Enormous Sea Kings surged from the ocean and swallowed nearly half of the Marine soldiers.
• Roy ordered his forces to move while Sengoku and the others were stunned.
• Drake struck Chaton toward Roy, and Roy killed him with a Demon Sword.
• Sengoku demanded to know why Drake had betrayed the Marines, and Roy warned him to save the remaining soldiers from the Sea Kings.

Aokiji failed to hold the Giant Sea Kings in ice, while Roy pressed Sengoku, Garp, and Zephyr into a desperate close-range battle. Zephyr and Garp created an opening for Sengoku to strike Roy and send him plunging into the sea.

• Sengoku ordered Aokiji to freeze the Giant Sea Kings, but they broke through the ice before Aokiji and Kizaru could attack.
• Roy caught Sengoku off guard, but Zephyr intervened and helped him and Garp block Roy's strike.
• Roy nullified the trio's ranged attacks and forced Garp, Sengoku, and Zephyr to fight him at close range.
• Zephyr sacrificed his mechanical arm to stop Roy's sword briefly, allowing Garp to land a punch as Roy struck him with a knee.
• Sengoku seized the opening and struck Roy with a golden fist, sending him plunging into the sea.

Roy survived being thrown into the sea by controlling a Giant Sea King, then ambushed Sengoku and wounded him with the Seven Star Sword. The chapter left Sengoku impaled on Roy’s blade as Roy threatened to use him to stop Garp and Zephyr from attacking.

• Roy climbed onto a Giant Sea King and revealed that he could control it, shocking the Marines who had thought he was defeated.
• Garp, Sengoku, and Zephyr recognized that Roy’s injuries healed quickly and that they needed to exploit his vulnerability to seawater or Sea Stone.
• Roy appeared behind Sengoku and attacked with the Seven Star Sword, while Kizaru’s laser altered the strike enough to keep it from piercing Sengoku’s heart.
• Sengoku grabbed the sword through his chest and urged Garp and Zephyr to kill Roy, despite the sword’s damage to his body and soul.
• Roy lifted Sengoku on the sword and challenged Garp and Zephyr to attack while their Fleet Admiral was in the way.

Roy drove the Seven Star Sword deeper into Sengoku, who transformed into a giant Buddha and held the blade in place as it drained his life. Sengoku died after urging the Marines not to let the Demon Sword return to Roy, leaving Garp and Zephyr to face Roy without him.

• Garp and Zephyr attacked Roy in fury while Sengoku transformed into a giant Buddha and kept the Seven Star Sword impaled in his body.
• Roy thrust the sword deeper, and Sengoku’s golden Buddha form withered as the blade drained his vitality.
• Sengoku returned to human form and fell toward the sea, while Garp and Zephyr charged Roy and discovered his attacks were less deadly without the sword.
• Aokiji caught Sengoku and Kizaru arrived as Sengoku told them not to let the Demon Sword return to Roy.
• Sengoku died before finishing his final instructions.

Kizaru and Aokiji decided to use the Seven Star Sword to attack Nightmare’s soul, hoping to disable his Dream-Dream Fruit. Kizaru overcame the sword’s influence after Aokiji sealed its hilt in ice, then drew it and signaled Garp that he understood the plan.

• Kizaru stopped Aokiji from attacking Nightmare and proposed using the soul-burning Seven Star Sword against him.
• Kizaru tried to pull the sword from Sengoku but recoiled when its curse assaulted his will.
• Aokiji encased the sword’s hilt in ice, weakening its influence enough for Kizaru to draw it.
• Roy continued overwhelming Garp and Zephyr, whose injuries and exhaustion left them struggling to hold on.
• Garp spotted Kizaru with the Seven Star Sword, understood his plan, and began looking for a chance to help him.

Garp and Zephyr fought Roy, but Garp sacrificed himself to hold Roy still while Kizaru tried to stab him with the Seven Star Sword. Roy revealed the sword could not harm him and used it to kill Kizaru, then beheaded Garp, leaving the Marines in despair.

• Garp abandoned his defense and challenged Roy to draw him into a close fight.
• Roy sent Garp flying, but Garp let Roy's sword pierce him and trapped Roy in a bear hug.
• Kizaru stabbed Roy with the Seven Star Sword, but the blade also pierced Garp and Roy remained unharmed.
• Roy revealed the Seven Star Sword was part of his body and used it to kill Kizaru.
• Garp charged Roy despite his wounds, and Roy beheaded him before the Marine soldiers.

Akainu refused to retreat as the defeated Marines began withdrawing, choosing to hold off the pirates so Aokiji could escape with the survivors. The Marines’ remaining forces fled while Akainu prepared to make his final stand.

• Akainu fought Katarina and the Evil King, rejecting their offer to join Nightmare’s crew and insisting that justice would prevail.
• Aokiji realized the Marines had lost the war and struggled to keep the Giant Sea Kings frozen without Kizaru’s help.
• Shiryu wounded Momousagi, who regained her composure and vowed to defeat him.
• Tsuru ordered the Marines to retreat and stayed behind to cover their escape, while Doflamingo kept his distance.
• Aokiji unleashed Ultimate Ice Age to freeze the sea and clear a path for the retreating Marines.
• Akainu refused Aokiji’s plea to flee and ignited his magma body to buy the Marines time.

Roy captured Akainu after he became a mindless Magma Monster and decided to keep him for experiments. He left Buggy to guard the monster as Aokiji and Momousagi retreated, then a fleet of World Government reinforcements arrived too late to save the fallen officers.

• Momousagi saw Roy restrain Akainu, who had become a mindless mass of magma after breaking through his limits.
• Roy sealed the Magma Monster with his Dream 'Maze' Lock and led it across the frozen sea as a captive.
• Buggy found Roy and flattered him, so Roy assigned him to guard the captured monster.
• Buggy panicked at being entrusted with Akainu, while Katarina teased him about the danger.
• Aokiji wanted to turn back and fight Roy, but Momousagi urged him not to let Akainu's sacrifice be wasted.
• The surviving Marines cheered as dozens of World Government warships arrived, though they lamented that the reinforcements had come too late to save Sengoku, Kizaru, Garp, and the others.

Momousagi returned to the World Government’s warships and reported the Navy’s devastating losses, while Giant Sea Kings emerged from the ice and threatened the survivors. The Five Elders prepared to confront the Sea Kings as the news of Marine Headquarters’ collapse sparked anger and conflict among the gathered leaders.

• Navy survivors rushed toward the damaged warships as the Giant Sea Kings broke free of their icy restraints and pursued them.
• Aokiji and Momousagi urged one another to return to the warships, while a Five Elder transformed into mist and another figure walked across the sea.
• Steel Bones Kong asked Momousagi where Sengoku and Garp were, and she reported that Sengoku, Kizaru, Akainu, Chaton, and Tsuru had died and Black Dragon Drake had defected.
• Steel Bones Kong nearly collapsed at the news, and the Five Elders realized Nightmare had crippled Marine Headquarters despite facing them largely alone.
• A masked CP0 agent accused the Five Elders of arrogance, and Momousagi wondered why he dared speak to them so boldly.

Roy and the Five Elders faced off after Nightmare’s forces freed the Giant Sea Kings and arrived with a vast pirate alliance. Roy weighed the costs of continuing the battle, then recognized a masked CP0 member who had infiltrated the World Government and heard his request to end the war.

• Momousagi urged Steel Bones Kong to counterattack, but the Five Elders refused and planned to withdraw to the Holy Land.
• Nightmare’s group reached the glacier, and Roy shattered the ice seal to free the Giant Sea Kings.
• Roy confronted the Five Elders and judged that the World Government still had numerous powerful fighters, making a decisive victory costly.
• Nightmare’s pirate alliance arrived, and Roy told an approaching subordinate they would discuss his mission after they returned.
• Roy threatened to wipe out the World Government forces, but the masked CP0 member challenged his intent and asked him to end the war as a favor.

Roy forced the Five Elders to trade a rubbing of the final Road Poneglyph for safe passage, while learning that the World Government’s hidden weapon had wiped out the Giants and devastated the Revolutionary Army at Mary Geoise. News of Marine Headquarters’ destruction and Whitebeard’s death then spread, leaving the seas divided between Nightmare and the World Government.

• Roy told the Five Elders he would not begin the final war yet, but demanded a rubbing of the fourth Road Poneglyph in exchange for letting them leave.
• The Five Elders agreed to deliver the rubbing, and Roy handed it to Robin after the World Government warships departed.
• Roy’s crew reported that Giants who entered a temple beneath the Holy Land lost their strength and were killed, while a burst of light erased those remaining in Mary Geoise.
• Enel reported that the World Government’s firepower overwhelmed Pluton and likely caused heavy losses among the Revolutionary Army.
• Roy suspected that the dazzling light was Uranus’s attack and resolved to face Imu in the future.
• Reports of Roy’s destruction of Marine Headquarters and killing of Whitebeard spread, and the seas entered an era of rivalry between Nightmare and the World Government.