Recaps

Doflamingo exploited the Flevance crisis to expand his influence, recruit allies, and begin building an underground force against the World Government. The arc left Buggy preparing to join the Sun Pirates in a dangerous operation to free slaves at Mary Geoise.

• Enel defeated the CP0 agent and seized King George, while Williams told Flevance’s residents about the planned Buster Call and urged them to expose the World Government.
• Flevance’s residents spread armed protests across neighboring countries, and the World News Report exposed the cover-up as the Buster Call destroyed an empty city.
• The Five Elders ordered assassinations to stop Member States from withholding tribute, and Stussy reported the plan to Doflamingo, who used her to obscure Revolutionary Army activity.
• After the assassinations restored tribute payments, Doflamingo strengthened his control over the World Government’s intelligence and began exploring dreams as routes for gathering information.
• Alonso brought Robin and Lao Cai to Whiskey Peak and Alabasta, where Robin joined the Dragon Hunting Pirates and Doflamingo absorbed the memories stored in her ring.
• Sand Crocodile sought Pluton’s blueprints in Water 7, where he fought Alonso, while Doflamingo entered Tom’s dreams and uncovered the origin and plans for Pluton.
• Enel took control of Flevance, defeated Onigumo’s Marines, and trained Law before Doflamingo brought Law to Alabasta and agreed to train him.
• Enel began mining Platinum Lead, while Joker treated residents and recruited them into the Joker Corps, and meanwhile, Buggy prepared to join the Sun Pirates in a mission to liberate slaves at Mary Geoise.

Doflamingo expanded his influence, helped the Sun Pirates and Joker attack Mary Geoise, and rescued Tom and his apprentices from Navy custody. As the World Government searched for the Gum-Gum Fruit, Doflamingo seized it from Foz-Fu and his agents.

• Jinbe and Buggy agreed to begin the Mary Geoise operation in three months, while Doflamingo discovered that Diez Barrels had already reported the Op-Op Fruit to the World Government.
• Doflamingo gave Law the Op-Op Fruit, trained him to use it, and Law cured his sister and nearly twenty thousand Flevance residents of Platinum Lead Disease.
• Doflamingo and Judge improved their artificial Devil Fruits with animal souls, strengthening the Dragon Hunting Pirates’ forces.
• Tiger, Joker, and their allies attacked Mary Geoise, where the Sun Pirates freed slaves and the Joker Party spread chaos, and Tiger defeated a Five Elder before Imu ordered the government to watch Joker closely.
• Doflamingo rescued Tom, Franky, and Iceberg from Navy custody, and the group escaped by warship before agreeing that Tom would return to Fish-Man Island while his apprentices went to Alabasta.
• Doflamingo learned that Stussy was searching for the Gum-Gum Fruit and later received word that Foz-Fu and World Government agents had found it near East Blue.
• Doflamingo transformed into a black dragon, trapped Foz-Fu in an illusion, and took the Gum-Gum Fruit.

Doflamingo brought the Gum-Gum Fruit to Luffy and began training him alongside Ace and Sabo, while the Joker Party took over Uncertainty Terminal. Garp arrived in Foosha Village and challenged Doflamingo over who would train the boys, leaving their fierce battle unresolved.

• Doflamingo took the Gum-Gum Fruit to Foosha Village, where Luffy ate it and agreed to undergo his harsh training.
• Ace and Sabo discovered that the Joker Party had seized Uncertainty Terminal, but Doflamingo refused to help them drive it out.
• Doflamingo began training Luffy, Ace, and Sabo in his Illusion Space and taught them a proper physical foundation.
• Garp arrived in Foosha Village, shared a feast with Doflamingo and the boys, and tried to make Luffy become a Marine.
• Garp revealed that Luffy's father, Monkey D. Dragon, led the Revolutionary Army, then challenged Doflamingo to fight for the right to train the boys.
• Doflamingo and Garp fought away from the village, and Doflamingo used Inspiration Art to strengthen his Haki against Garp's powerful attacks.
• Their battle lasted several days and devastated the forest, until they agreed to settle it with one move each and charged at one another.

Doflamingo tightened his control over Sugar and Monet, expanded his influence to Sabaody, and saved Otohime from the attack that would have killed her. The arc left him dining at Ryugu Palace while Neptune hesitated to ask about Shirahoshi.

• Doflamingo defeated Garp, then taught Ace, Sabo, and Luffy for several months before leaving Foosha Village.
• Doflamingo exposed Sugar and Monet’s crimes, enslaved them as dolls, and then forced them to work for him, offering Monet a chance to earn the Slip-Slip Fruit.
• The Joker Party attacked the Goa Kingdom as it burned Uncertainty Terminal, and Ace, Sabo, and Luffy joined the fighting before Dragon arrived and incapacitated the combatants.
• Dragon helped Sabo become king of the Goa Kingdom, while Doflamingo recognized him in the newspaper and began planning to extend his reach to Sabaody.
• Doflamingo opened a Golden City branch in Sabaody, freed enslaved captives, and used Sugar’s awakening ability to speed construction.
• Doflamingo entered an unconscious fish-man’s dream, reached Fish-Man Island, and healed Otohime after identifying Shirahoshi as the future Poseidon.
• Doflamingo revealed Hody Jones as Otohime’s attacker, defeated him, and left Neptune to deal with the aftermath.
• Neptune hosted Doflamingo at Ryugu Palace, where Doflamingo considered Fish-Man Island’s position against the World Government as the king hesitated to ask about Shirahoshi.