Recaps

Austin joined the Roger Pirates, grew stronger through their voyage, and reached Laugh Tale before the crew disbanded. After training in Paradise, he returned to the Red-Light District when Doflamingo’s forces threatened Sammy and her people.

• Austin joined Roger’s crew, trained alongside Shanks and Buggy, and awakened Conqueror’s Haki during the Battle of Ed War.
• Austin fought Oden and Whitebeard’s crew, adapted to Ryou, and later demonstrated his own flowing Armament Haki to Oden.
• The Roger Pirates reached Laugh Tale, where Austin recorded an Eternal Record Pointer and promised Roger he would leave the world’s future to hope.
• Roger disbanded the crew, and Austin left at Sabaody to train in Paradise before eating the Warp Fruit.
• Austin trained his Haki and Devil Fruit powers while Sammy ran the Red-Light District with his protection.
• Trebol and Doflamingo’s forces attacked Sammy’s businesses and people, so she called Austin for help.
• Doflamingo gathered his forces to slaughter the Red-Light District, but an unseen speaker challenged him.

Austin defeated Doflamingo, clashed with Marine forces at Marineford, and visited Roger in Impel Down before rescuing Rouge. After Roger’s execution, Austin secured his body and arranged for Doflamingo to become a Shichibukai, leaving Doflamingo under his influence.

• Austin defeated Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family at Sabaody, then secretly traveled to Marineford to find a ship bound for Impel Down.
• Austin fought Kuzan, Gion, Tokikake, and the Admirals at Marineford, battled them for five days, and escaped after Garp defeated Shiki.
• Austin visited Roger in Impel Down, shared a meal with him, and promised to protect Rouge and their unborn child.
• Austin brought Rouge from Baterilla Island to safety, then reunited her with Sammy, Rayleigh, Shanks, and Buggy.
• Austin and Shanks and Buggy attended Roger’s execution, where Austin split the sky with Divine Departure and later used a World Government order to claim Roger’s body.
• Austin parted ways with Shanks and Buggy, returned to the Red-Light District, and told Doflamingo he would support his ambition.
• Austin persuaded the Five Elders to accept Doflamingo as a Shichibukai candidate by offering to publicize a fabricated account of Doflamingo narrowly escaping defeat.

Austin set sail with Mihawk, confronted the Buster Call at Ohara, and took Robin aboard before leaving her in a safe town. He then returned to Dullamos Island and rescued Old Gick and the townspeople from the kingdom’s army.

• Austin released Doflamingo and his imprisoned family, then controlled him with a piece of his Vivre Card before letting him go.
• Austin and Mihawk fought for three days, and after Austin defeated him with a powerful slash, Mihawk joined him for two years of training and sparring.
• Austin and Mihawk sailed aboard the Oro Jackson, visited Ohara, and witnessed the Marines’ Buster Call against the island and its scholars.
• Austin fought Kuzan and Sakazuki, then negotiated with the Five Elders, who raised his provisional bounty to 4.49 billion Beli.
• Saul brought Robin aboard the Oro Jackson, and Austin had her sign an agreement before leaving Ohara and later setting her ashore in a West Blue town.
• Austin told Mihawk he planned to control the underworld, then remembered how Old Gick and the townspeople had raised and supported him.
• Austin knocked out the kingdom’s invading soldiers and their noble commander from offshore, then reunited with Old Gick on Dullamos Island.

Austin took control of Dullamos and the underworld, then recruited Crocodile and went to Whole Cake Island to secure Big Mom’s cooperation and awaken Yoru. Kaido’s arrival turned Big Mom’s tea party into a battle, leaving Austin facing both Emperors as they unleashed Conquest of the Sea.

• Austin overthrew Dullamos’s ruling nobles and used the World Government’s debt to him to install Old Gick as king without Celestial Gold.
• Austin recruited Morgans to spread his declaration that Dullamos was under his protection and to help him bring the underworld under his control.
• Austin confronted Dragon and Vegapunk at Ohara, secured control over Ivankov’s surgeries, and offered Vegapunk unlimited research funding.
• Austin defeated Crocodile in a public high-stakes card game, then captured her and persuaded her to join his crew.
• Austin traveled to Whole Cake Island to confront Big Mom over her underworld subordinates, and Big Mom offered him her shares as a betrothal gift if he had a child with her.
• At Big Mom’s tea party, Austin turned captured underworld leaders into ashes, while Big Mom gave Mihawk’s Yoru a soul and awakened the black blade.
• Kaido crashed the tea party and attacked Austin, while Crocodile fought Katakuri and Mihawk battled King.
• Austin fought Kaido and Big Mom as Yoru wounded King, then Kaido and Big Mom joined forces and launched Conquest of the Sea.