Recaps

Austin turned the war at Marineford into a worldwide spectacle, brought Roger back, and brought the battle to an end after Whitebeard, Shiki, and many others fell. As the survivors began new plans and Luffy announced a two-year wait, Austin traveled to Gran Tesoro and confronted Tesoro.

• Teach led the Blackbeard Pirates to Marineford, where Kaido confronted them, while Bullet and Redfield arrived and Bullet challenged Kaido.
• Sakazuki attacked Ace and Luffy, but Dragon and Sabo rescued them as Austin restored the broadcast and introduced Roger, summoned through his awakened Tanuki Fruit.
• Austin killed Shiki on the live broadcast, while Roger saved Ace and clashed with Garp, whose collision split Marineford.
• Whitebeard died after Austin stopped Teach from interfering, and Austin revealed that he had posed as Hades before attacking Teach as he took the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• Koby pleaded for the war to stop, but Austin struck him until Shanks intervened, and Austin defeated Shanks, and the Five Elders ordered Sengoku to end the fighting.
• Roger and Rayleigh sailed toward East Blue with Ace, while Austin captured Teach’s crew after their escape and then released them to serve as actors in the New Era.
• Luffy asked Old Gick to train him, Zoro asked Mihawk for swordsmanship lessons, Kuzan left the Marines after losing his contest with Sakazuki, and Luffy showed reporters the message “3D2Y.”
• Austin traveled to Gran Tesoro, where he confronted Tesoro and forced him to lose control of the gold in his body and across the venue.

Austin watched Sade Geou emerge as a rival to King Luffy, conquer Fish-Man Island, and draw a Buster Call. On Punk Hazard, Austin helped Kuina gain a dragon's strength while the Straw Hats and Luo moved against Caesar and Doflamingo's forces.

• Austin released Vegapunk’s artificial lifeform and named it the Dark Sun God Sade Geou, prompting the Five Elders to order a Buster Call against him.
• Sade clashed with King Luffy at Sabaody, but Austin stopped their fight and sent King Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji to the Thousand Sunny.
• At Fish-Man Island, Sade defeated King Luffy and the Straw Hats, took Shirahoshi and Poseidon, and claimed the island’s unprotected half for himself.
• The Five Elders sent Fujitora and Rob Lucci to lead a Buster Call against Sade, but Shirahoshi summoned a gigantic presence from the sea as the Marines attacked Noah.
• Austin met Kuina on Punk Hazard and gave her Vegapunk’s artificial Pink Dragon Fruit, which transformed her into a powerful dragon-human.
• Luo’s body-swapping power exchanged Austin’s consciousness with Kuina’s, but Austin broke Luo’s Room and restored their bodies after confronting Smoker and the Marines.
• The Straw Hat Crew and Luo allied to defeat Caesar and the Donquixote Family officers, while Vergo defeated Smoker and badly injured Luo before Luo cut him apart.
• Austin arrived after Luo defeated Vergo, restored Vergo’s severed head, and praised his Haki while explaining how Luo had overcome him.

Austin set the stage for a tournament in Dressrosa while facing Kuzan, Sade, and the gathering forces around Doflamingo. The arena battles escalated when a younger Azure Austin appeared, while the original Austin reached Zou as the coliseum clashes continued.

• Austin defeated Kuzan in a prolonged Haki battle, but Kuzan refused his offer to return to the Marines and chose his own path of justice.
• Austin and Doflamingo arranged a Dressrosa tournament for the Float-Float Fruit, and Austin persuaded Saint Saturn to send Marines to the island.
• Ace and Sabo joined Luffy and other fighters at the coliseum, where Ace defeated Burgess and Sabo won Block B.
• Sade arrived with Noah and a host of Sea Kings, but Austin subdued him and allowed him to take Shirahoshi away while the others escaped.
• Kuina and Zoro faced each other in Block D as Austin caught Sade’s Island Gun and prepared to discipline him.
• A younger Azure Austin appeared in the arena and challenged Luffy, Ace, and Sabo, while Kuina fought Zoro and Lucci fought Luffy.
• The arena battles continued as the original Austin reached Zou and found Beasts Pirates attacking the Mink Tribe.
• Azure Austin broke apart and vanished, leaving the Float-Float Fruit behind as Doflamingo taunted Luo.

Austin’s arrival at Gran Tesoro turned the Straw Hat Crew’s visit into a wager over Robin and a contest against Tesoro, while Tesoro’s memories of Stella shaped the battle that followed. After revealing Stella had survived, Austin received photographs of God Valley and recalled confronting the Rocks Pirates.

• Doflamingo activated the Birdcage, but Sugar’s collapse restored the people trapped as toys, and Luffy defeated Doflamingo while Fisher Tiger arrived to leave him in Marine custody.
• Austin stayed on Zou after Jack’s invasion failed, then boarded a Beasts Pirates ship with the Poneglyph as Jack headed toward Dressrosa and the Marines carrying Doflamingo.
• Austin visited Gran Tesoro, where Tesoro prepared to welcome him and later brought the Straw Hat Crew into a wager after they arrived.
• Austin revealed Robin’s contract and accepted Luffy’s challenge, but the cracked die let Austin claim victory and set a contest for the Straw Hat Crew to take the Black Box.
• Tesoro learned Stella had died and unleashed his golden power against Luffy, while Marines arrived and Fisher Tiger stopped their cannon fire.
• Luffy left the Black Box with Tesoro after Carina explained his history with Stella, and Austin revealed Stella was alive inside it before requiring Tesoro to repay him.
• Austin ordered Carina to work for him and Tesoro, then received photographs of God Valley from Ace and Sabo and remembered his time with the Roger Pirates.
• Austin attacked the Rocks Pirates, wounded Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin, and demanded that Rocks speak with him himself.