Recaps

Kaido was imprisoned beneath the sea near Fish-Man Island until Fish-Men arrived to free him, only for a hidden monster to attack. Meanwhile, Momousagi infiltrated the forbidden depths of Sea Forest to investigate Fish-Man Island’s Ancient Weapons scheme, but Tesoro intercepted her and summoned his disciple.

• Kaido lay shackled in a bubble on the seabed until a group of Fish-Men led by Stussy arrived to save him.
• Kaido warned the Fish-Men that they had entered a predator’s hunting ground, and a massive dark creature attacked and tore through them.
• Momousagi used Observation Haki to evade patrols as she sneaked deeper into Sea Forest, intent on stopping Fish-Man Island’s scheme involving the Ancient Weapons.
• Tesoro confronted Momousagi, revealed that surveillance Den Den Mushi had exposed her, and surrounded her with sea beasts.
• Tesoro called his disciple forward as Momousagi prepared to fight.

Uta confronted Vice Admiral Momousagi and her Marines at the Sea Forest, and the battle ended as soon as Uta acted. In the deep sea, Alexander defeated Stussy while Kaido realized Bright had taught Haki to Sea Kings; elsewhere, Gion found herself stranded in a wasteland, and a waiting man wondered why the promised chaos had not begun.

• Tesoro introduced Uta as the one who would handle Momousagi and her Marines, while Uta questioned why the enemies were Fish-Men.
• Uta drew a breath, and the battle at the Sea Forest ended immediately.
• Stussy attacked Alexander with his sword, but the Sea King blocked his blows with powerful Armament Haki.
• Alexander killed Stussy with a strike from his pincers, while Kaido realized Bright had taught Haki to Sea Kings.
• A man waiting in the deep sea wondered why Gion had not started the promised chaos.
• Gion found herself in a deserted wasteland after having been in the Sea Forest moments earlier.

At Marine G-1 Base, Bright endured attacks from Sengoku, Ryokugyu, Kizaru, and Fujitora before transforming and striking at Sengoku with overwhelming speed and power. Bright’s fist pierced Sengoku’s palm, leaving the Fleet Admiral screaming in agony.

• Sengoku’s shockwaves failed to harm Bright, and Bright’s Haki-coated black Flame Dragon burned through Ryokugyu’s trees and vines.
• Kizaru’s lasers and Fujitora’s Gravity Blade—Fierce Tiger battered Bright, but Bright countered with Heat Breath and remained standing.
• Bright transformed into a Dragon Human and decided to defeat the four Marines one by one.
• Bright used Current Drive to reach Sengoku before Kizaru could intervene and attacked him with King—Flowing Water Pierce.
• Sengoku’s Haki shattered under Bright’s punch, which pierced his palm and made him scream in agony.

Bright fought Sengoku and the Admirals at Marineford, overpowering Sengoku and evading coordinated attacks from Kizaru, Ryokugyu, and Fujitora. He unleashed a massive spherical shockwave that engulfed Kizaru and Fujitora, leaving the battle's outcome unresolved.

• Bright shattered Sengoku's Haki and blasted a hole through his palm, sending him crashing into the base building.
• Bright evaded Ryokugyu's Haki-coated blows, but Fujitora pinned him with gravity while Ryokugyu's vines restrained him and Kizaru attacked.
• Bright erupted in flames and lightning, engulfing the Admirals and burning the vines before Ryokugyu escaped by regrowing himself.
• Ryokugyu transformed the plaza into a forest, but Bright burned through the plants and rushed toward him while dodging Kizaru's light beams.
• Bright evaded Fujitora's gravity slash and, as Kizaru attacked from behind, unleashed a spherical shockwave that swallowed Kizaru and Fujitora.

Bright defeated Kizaru with a devastating punch that shattered the G-1 base, while Ryokugyu surrendered and Fujitora stayed behind to help the Navy soldiers. Bright rescued Ace and the others, leaving them free to continue their adventure as Ace wondered whether Bright was stronger than his father.

• Bright struck Kizaru with his King Ogre Tile Straight Punch, splitting the G-1 base and sending Kizaru into the sea.
• Ryokugyu surrendered, and he stopped Fujitora from pursuing Bright so they could rescue the Navy soldiers and save Kizaru from drowning.
• Bright carried Ace and the others away from the base on the execution platform using Flame Cloud.
• After landing, Bright told the Spade Pirates they could continue adventuring, and Ace wondered whether Bright was stronger than his father.

After Bright left with Ace and his companions, Sengoku confronted Ryokugyu over surrendering at G-1 Base, while the Five Elders accepted that only one person could defeat Bright. At Fish-Man Island, Gion and her team remained imprisoned, and Tesoro warned that Bright would uncover their secrets when he returned.

• Bright sped toward a nearby island with Ace and his companions, agreeing to drop them off so they could find another ship.
• At the ruined G-1 Base, Sengoku rebuked Ryokugyu for offering to surrender to Bright, though he admitted that ending the fight had saved lives.
• The Five Elders concluded that the Navy could not defeat Bright and that only one person had the power to do so.
• Gion struggled against Seastone restraints after Uta's ability had trapped her team in an illusion and left them imprisoned.
• Tesoro told Gion that Bright would reveal their secrets when he returned, leaving her hoping Sengoku and the others had defeated him.

Bright freed Ace and his crew, then returned to Fish-Man Island and began questioning Vice Admiral Momousagi, a Navy officer transformed into a fish-man. Momousagi concealed that Doberman and other ambushers were still waiting in the surrounding deep sea.

• Bright used solidified flames to unlock Ace and his crew's Seastone shackles, then left them on an island in the New World.
• Ace thanked Bright for saving them and vowed to become strong enough to surpass him before beginning the Spade Pirates' new adventure.
• Bright returned to Fish-Man Island and told Tesoro that the Fleet Admiral and three Admirals had surrendered.
• Bright recognized the captured female fish-man as Vice Admiral Momousagi and asked whether Navy ambushers remained near Fish-Man Island.
• Momousagi kept Doberman and the other hidden ambushers' location secret as Bright began guessing where they were concealed.

After the Government’s attempt to capture Bright’s group and obtain fish-man soldiers failed, Bright and Tesoro discussed how the threat endangered Fish-Man Island. Bright decided to target Vegapunk on Punk Hazard, while they planned to expose the captured Momousagi and her people through Morgans.

• The octopus fish-man learned that both operations had failed and ordered his forces to retreat into the deep sea.
• Jinbe arrived after the attackers had escaped, then returned to discuss with Bright how humans’ ability to move underwater threatened Fish-Man Island.
• Bright and Tesoro concluded that Vegapunk’s technology, rather than the Government itself, was the main obstacle to preventing an underwater army.
• Bright revealed that he knew Vegapunk was on Punk Hazard and decided to go after him as soon as possible.
• Bright and Tesoro agreed to notify Morgans about the captured Momousagi and her people to prevent the Government from using them to frame Bright’s side.

Bright set out for Punk Hazard to retrieve Vegapunk before the World Government could use his dangerous scientific talent. He broke into the hidden research base and reached Vegapunk and Caesar as an alarm announced the intrusion.

• Tesoro left to meet Morgans and plan a surprise for the World Government, while Bright decided to keep Vice Admiral Momousagi and her subordinates imprisoned.
• Jinbe returned and warned Bright that the government might make Fish-Men vulnerable even in the deep sea, then promised to protect Fish-Man Island.
• Bright traveled to Punk Hazard, where he remembered how the island had changed his life.
• Bright used his Observation Haki to locate Vegapunk, then crashed through the mountain and the base's metal walls.
• Caesar berated Vegapunk over a rejected research proposal when the alarm sounded, and Bright greeted Vegapunk from above.

Bright confronted Vegapunk about creating Marines who had become fish-men and came to take him away from the World Government. After subduing the experimental base, Bright exposed Vegapunk’s disguise and found the real Vegapunk in another room.

• Caesar recognized Bright and feared the powerful man who had appeared before him.
• Bright greeted Vegapunk, then asked whether he had created the fish-men Marines.
• Bright said he would end the World Government’s use of the transformed Marines and swept the experimental base unconscious with his Conqueror’s Haki.
• Bright told Vegapunk he had come to repay his debt and take him away, and Vegapunk admitted he could not resist.
• Bright grabbed Vegapunk and smashed through the laboratory to reach another room, where he found the real Vegapunk.

Bright discovered that the Vegapunk he had met was a clone and found the real Vegapunk hidden on the island. Vegapunk agreed to leave with Bright and urged him to take them to Egghead Island, a place where the past and future intertwined.

• Bright used Observation Haki to discover that the Vegapunk before him was a clone and locate the real Vegapunk nearby.
• Bright met the real Vegapunk, whose enormous head made it difficult for him to move.
• Vegapunk explained that his Brain-Brain Fruit let him store unlimited information and revealed his plan to create a network for sharing knowledge.
• Vegapunk agreed to leave with Bright because the World Government would not permit his plan and the final battle seemed near.
• Bright carried both Vegapunks away with Flame Clouds, and Vegapunk told him to take them to Egghead Island.

After Bright took both Vegapunks and their laboratory from the Marine research base on Punk Hazard, he brought them to the frozen, uninhabited Egghead Island to retrieve what remained of its ancient civilization. In the underground ruins, Bright claimed he knew the Great Kingdom’s erased name because he had visited the Final Island, leaving both Vegapunks stunned.

• Bright’s attack left the Punk Hazard base commander reporting to Sengoku that Bright had taken both Vegapunks, their laboratory, and their storage room.
• Sengoku worried about how to report the loss to the Five Elders as Bright left Punk Hazard and headed deeper into the New World.
• Bright arrived at Egghead Island with the Vegapunks and asked whether they would take the whole island, but the clone said they only needed certain essentials.
• Bright brought the Vegapunks and their laboratory and storage room underground, where they found ancient ruins and a giant mechanical figure.
• Bright said he knew the name of the Great Kingdom that left the ruins, then claimed he knew it because he had visited the Final Island, astonishing both Vegapunks.

Bright recounted the history of Laugh Tale to the Vegapunks, then set off with them for Fish-Man Island to use its Pluto blueprints. The World Government prepared for a full-scale war, while Tesoro enlisted Morgans to expose its actions.

• Bright told the Vegapunks what he had learned at Laugh Tale, and they condemned the World Government for suppressing civilization and science.
• The Vegapunks asked Bright about the ancient robot’s energy source, and he explained that Joy Boy had mentioned powerful energy technology used to build Pluto.
• Bright told the Vegapunks that Pluto’s blueprints were on Fish-Man Island, and they eagerly urged him to take them there.
• Bright and the two Vegapunks gathered useful supplies on Egghead and began sailing toward Fish-Man Island.
• After learning that Vegapunk had been taken, the Five Elders decided to report to Lord Im and prepare for a direct war against Bright and his allies.
• Tesoro arranged for Morgans to expose the World Government’s actions as a violation of human rights.

Bright and Fish-Man Island exposed the World Government’s experiments that transformed humans into fish-men, prompting outrage across the world. As the Vegapunks prepared to join Bright’s group, an angry man confronted the bedridden Sengoku in Mary Geoise.

• Tesoro and Fish-Man Island’s officials welcomed the two Vegapunks at Ryugu Palace, and Bright agreed to take them to meet Master Tom and his apprentices.
• Bright and Tesoro discussed how the Government would react to the Vegapunks’ arrival, and Bright planned to warn their friends about possible Marine attacks.
• Morgans’ newspaper reported Fish-Man Island’s protest and showed that the Government had transformed former Marine officers, including Vice Admiral Momousagi, into fish-men.
• Readers around the world reacted with shock and anger as they suspected the Government was targeting Fish-Man Island.
• An angry man entered Sengoku’s hospital room, while the Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise reacted eagerly to the prospect of owning transformed fish-men as slaves.

Bright brought the two Vegapunks to Sea Forest to inspect Pluto’s blueprints, and Vegapunk discovered the Ancient Weapon’s energy technology. The clone agreed to help Master Tom’s team finish Pluto quickly and proposed improving its design.

• Bright transported the two Vegapunks through the sea to the shipyard in Sea Forest.
• Franky mistook Vegapunk’s enormous head for a sea beast, and Iceburg and Master Tom learned that one Vegapunk was a clone.
• Master Tom showed the Vegapunks Pluto’s blueprints, and they identified its energy technology as a way to change the world.
• Bright asked Vegapunk to help Master Tom and his team complete Pluto as soon as possible.
• Vegapunk agreed and offered to improve Pluto’s outdated design, provided the changes did not delay its completion.

Sengoku and Chaton confronted the cost of the Navy’s plan to transform its soldiers into fish-men, while the Five Elders discussed negotiations and efforts to reproduce the Fishman Potion. Bright agreed to send the captured soldiers to Zephyr and called for a meeting with Zephyr and Dragon, believing the final war was near.

• Chaton asked Sengoku to keep Gion and the other Navy heroes from being sacrificed, and Sengoku said he had requested negotiations with Fish-Man Island.
• The Five Elders considered whether to approve negotiations and ordered Caesar to try to reverse-engineer the Fishman Potion after Vegapunk was taken away.
• Bright returned to his office and received a call from Zephyr, who asked for the captured Navy soldiers so he could try to persuade them to join his side.
• Bright agreed to send the soldiers to Zephyr and said he would contact Dragon because the final war was not far away.

Bright discussed the nearly completed preparations for the final battle with Dragon and Zephyr, then agreed to hand the captured modified Fish-Man Marines to Zephyr. He took Vice Admiral Momousagi from prison to deliver her to Zephyr, while she remained defiant about Bright's plans for Fish-Man Island.

• Bright told Dragon and Zephyr that Pluto could be completed in about a year, and they described their forces' preparations for the final battle.
• Jinbe told Bright that the Navy wanted its captured modified Fish-Man Marines returned, but Bright refused and agreed to let Zephyr handle them.
• Bright and Jinbe discussed how the transformed Marines now had Fish-Man blood, and Bright suggested their captivity could create an opportunity against the Navy.
• After resting for two days, Bright went to the prison and told Vice Admiral Momousagi that the government had denied the experiment and erased the Marines' existence.
• Momousagi condemned Bright's plans for Fish-Man Island, but Bright took her from her cell and said he was handing her over to someone else.

Bright brought Gion and the other captured Marines to the NEO Marines’ hidden headquarters, where Gion reunited with her former teacher, Zephyr. Zephyr welcomed Bright and affirmed the fish-men’s role in his alliance, while Gion remained opposed to his ideals.

• Bright carried Gion and the other fish-men Marines across the sky toward the NEO Marines’ headquarters, while Gion resolved to try to persuade Zephyr to change his mind.
• Bright brought the group to a hidden, uncharted island that served as the NEO Marines’ headquarters.
• Zephyr came out to greet Bright and embraced him before noticing the chained Marines he had brought.
• Zephyr crouched beside Gion and asked how she had ended up in her fish-man form.
• Gion challenged Zephyr over his alliance with fish-men, and Zephyr declared them his most steadfast allies.

Bright and Zephyr discussed the captured Marines and the NEO Marines’ hidden base, while Gion discovered that Aokiji and Akainu had been turned into children and imprisoned. Bright then hurried back to Fish-Man Island after learning that Vegapunk was about to cut off his own head.

• Bright warned Zephyr to keep a close watch on Gion and said she might be difficult to control underwater.
• Gion recognized the imprisoned child versions of Aokiji and Akainu, who asked her about events at sea.
• Gion told Aokiji and Akainu that Bright had become an even greater threat.
• Ain approached Gion’s cell and sent purplish-red flames toward her, saying it was for safety.
• Bright received an urgent call that Vegapunk was going to cut off his own head and set off for Fish-Man Island.

Bright stopped Vegapunk from trying to cut off his oversized head and proposed using the Op-Op Fruit to help him instead. He asked Tesoro to search the North Blue for the Heart Pirates, whose crew included the Fruit’s user.

• Vegapunk tried to cut off his head, but Jinbe and Tesoro restrained him and urged him to wait until the laboratory was ready.
• Bright arrived and persuaded Vegapunk to postpone the operation, suggesting the Op-Op Fruit as a safer solution.
• Vegapunk agreed to wait and began using bubbles to make his head feel lighter.
• Bright told Tesoro to mobilize their intelligence resources to find the Heart Pirates in the North Blue.

Bright used Shyarly’s divination to locate Trafalgar Law in the North Blue after Tesoro and Morgans failed to find him through their intelligence networks. Shyarly identified Joy Town from a stack of photographs, and Bright learned it was on Svalbard Island.

• Bright gave up waiting for news from Tesoro and Morgans and asked Shyarly to divine where the Heart Pirates captain Trafalgar Law could be found.
• Shyarly saw Bright meeting a man wearing a furry hat in Joy Town, which Bright took to be Law.
• Bright asked Tesoro to collect photographs of every North Blue town named Joy Town so Shyarly could identify the one from her vision.
• Tesoro brought Bright a stack of photographs, and Shyarly selected the matching town.
• Bright identified the island as Svalbard Island, surprising Tesoro with his apparent mind-reading.

Bright searched Svalbard Island for Trafalgar Law and discovered that someone in Joy Town knew him. After confronting an old man, Bright learned from his reaction that the man could contact Law and asked for his phone number.

• Bright flew to Svalbard Island and used Observation Haki to confirm its location before entering Joy Town in disguise.
• Bright found the town's residents unusually happy but could not locate Trafalgar Law or Bepo anywhere on the island.
• Bright overheard someone wondering how Law and Bepo were doing and followed the voice to an old man's house.
• Bright asked the old man whether he could contact Law, recognized his reaction, and requested Law's phone number.

Bright waited on Svalbard Island for Trafalgar Law to return, then asked for his help and offered to share news about Doflamingo. Law listened warily as Bright began his offer.

• Bright stayed at Wolf's house for two days and reassured Wolf that he would not harm Luo and the others.
• Law returned to Svalbard Island aboard his submarine and ordered Bepo, Shachi, and Penguin to remain aboard while he went ashore alone.
• Bright used Observation Haki to detect Law's arrival and went with Wolf to welcome him at the entrance to Joy Town.
• Law agreed to speak with Bright, and the three returned to Wolf's house.
• Bright apologized for summoning Law and offered to tell him something about Doflamingo, making Law's eyes widen.

Bright told Law that Doflamingo was dead and that Tesoro had killed him, then asked Law to perform a dangerous surgery using the Op-Op Fruit. Law agreed to go with Bright, and his crew insisted on joining them.

• Law asked Bright about Doflamingo, and Bright told him Doflamingo was dead and had not died happily at Tesoro's hands.
• Bright asked Law to perform a dangerous surgery, explaining that only Law's Op-Op Fruit powers could safely carry it out.
• Law agreed to help, though he questioned how Bright knew about his Devil Fruit ability.
• Bepo and Law's two other companions burst in and demanded to accompany Law.
• Bright offered to help Bepo return to Zou, and Law decided that his whole crew would travel with Bright.

Bright carried Luo and his companions through the sky aboard the Polar Diving Boat and asked Luo to perform surgery to remove an old man’s extra head. Bright then spotted Germa 66 below and brought up the Sea Warrior Sora comic, while a government representative confronted Vinsmoke Judge.

• Bright told Luo that the surgery would involve cutting off an old man’s extra head, and Luo agreed to help.
• Shachi, Penguin, and Bepo cheered about heading toward the Grand Line, while Bright warned them that the New World was beyond their current abilities.
• Bright noticed activity on the sea below and asked Luo whether he knew of Germa 66.
• Luo recognized Germa 66 from the Sea Warrior Sora comic, and Bright said he could take part in the story.
• A government representative asked Vinsmoke Judge whether he intended to refuse the government’s goodwill.