Recaps

Austin taught Haki at Marineford, then traveled with Doflamingo to Dressrosa, where he tested the Donquixote Family and gave Seagull King a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit. He left Dressrosa for the Moby Dick, rejected Shiki’s plan to rule the world, and spoke with Whitebeard and Shiki about the coming era.

• Austin toured Marineford with Doll, met Kuzan at the training camp, and became a special instructor after Borsalino secured Sengoku’s approval.
• Austin trained the recruits in Haki, helping Vergo awaken Armament Haki and Doll awaken Observation Haki, while Sengoku later asked Doll to influence Austin through justice.
• Austin set sail aboard the Oro Jackson, parted ways with Mihawk and Crocodile, then joined Doflamingo’s ship and warned him not to conceal the Hobby-Hobby Fruit again.
• Austin confronted Jack when the Beasts Pirates approached, threw him into the sea, and arrived in Dressrosa, where Sugar’s power sent him off to play by himself.
• Austin met Law and Rosinante, spared them, and let them leave, then unsettled Violet when she used her power to look into his thoughts.
• Austin offered Doflamingo public support if the Donquixote Family defeated Seagull King, secretly guided the bird through the fight, and gave him a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit.
• Seagull King and Doflamingo fought until Austin stopped them, rewarded Doflamingo, and rode Seagull King through Dressrosa to search for Sabo’s seafood rice shop.
• Austin arrived on the Moby Dick, greeted Whitebeard and Shiki, rejected Shiki’s proposal to rule the world, and shared liquor with them while discussing Shanks and Buggy.

Austin used Vegapunk’s pseudo time machine to travel to the past, where he fought alongside the Roger Pirates before joining the Rocks Pirates. At God Valley, he helped Kuma and the children escape, then faced Rocks, Roger, Garp, and Garling as the battle reached its climax.

• Austin left his forces in Mihawk’s care and used Vegapunk’s device to travel to a year before the God Valley incident.
• Austin fought Roger and the Roger Pirates for seven days, then joined their banquet and let the crew speculate about his identity.
• When the Rocks Pirates surrounded the Oro Jackson, Austin fought them and ultimately joined Rocks in Roger’s place, with Gick recognizing him as his brother.
• Austin arrived at God Valley with the Rocks Pirates, then took the Paw-Paw Fruit from Charlotte Linlin and gave it to Kuma so the slaves could escape.
• Austin gave Gick the Azure Dragon Fruit and revealed that Gick would later raise him as his adopted grandson.
• Austin confronted Rocks and the other fighters on the battlefield, while Saint Saturn addressed him as Saint Austin and ordered the Divine Knights to withdraw.
• Austin split into four to fight Rocks, Roger, Garp, and Garling, then reunited with his clones to unleash Conquer the Sea and split God Valley and the surrounding sea.

After returning from the past, Austin dealt with Fisher Tiger’s revolt and rescued Ginny, then abandoned his role as Black Emperor to pursue his own growth. His travels brought him to Luo, Zoro, and Kuina before a newspaper report drew him toward Cocoyasi Village.

• Austin returned to his own time, reunited with Shanks and Gaban, and defeated Loki before leaving Elbaf.
• Austin confronted Fisher Tiger over freeing slaves, then watched as Marines shot Tiger and split the island with an earthquake.
• Mr. 5 impersonated Austin on Fish-Man Island until the real Austin appeared, drove off the attackers, and agreed to spare the island.
• Austin secured Ginny’s release from the Five Elders, promised Kuma she would return, and decided to leave the Black Emperor behind and travel as the Black Spear.
• Austin stopped Doflamingo from killing Rosinante and Luo, then parted with Luo after he chose to become a pirate.
• Austin visited Shimotsuki Village, trained Zoro and Kuina in the basics, and gave Zoro his Great Grade sword, Nether Raven Shadow.
• Austin read that Buggy had attacked Cocoyasi Village as Arlong threatened Bellemere, then saw Buggy arrive and challenge Arlong.

Austin moved through the East Blue, intervening in the lives of Nami, Ace, Sanji, and Uta before returning to Vegapunk with materials for a Joy Boy Seraphim. After protecting Kuma’s family and killing Saint Roswald at Dullamos, Austin gave Shanks the Rubber Fruit and challenged Teach and Kaido, leaving Wano in the midst of a fierce battle.

• Austin defeated Arlong, took Nami’s orange grove, and later traveled through the East Blue, reuniting with Sanji and helping Shanks save Uta from Tot Musica on Elegia.
• Austin revealed to Ace that Gol D. Roger was his father, protected him and Rouge, and later returned to Egghead to ask Vegapunk to create a Joy Boy Seraphim using the Nika Fruit, the Dark-Dark Fruit, and Ancient Giant blood.
• Austin protected Kuma and his family from Saint Saturn’s demand that Kuma become a weapon, then continued helping Vegapunk develop the project and obtained Teach’s blood as a sample.
• At Dotol Gick’s birthday celebration in Dullamos, Saint Roswald tried to seize Shirahoshi, and Gick struck him before Austin arrived and killed him in front of the gathered guests.
• Austin promised to protect Shirahoshi, then gave Shanks the Rubber Fruit, after Luffy ate it, Austin left Foosha and offered Teach the Dark-Dark Fruit in exchange for the secret Rocks had left him about wielding multiple Devil Fruits.
• Austin returned to Vegapunk with Teach’s blood, visited Kuma and Bonney, and then confronted Kaido in Wano, overpowering him in a Haki clash until Kaido escaped by transforming into his azure dragon form.