Recaps

After Maud’s attack killed two Celestial Dragons and sent Kizaru flying, the Marines let the Maud Pirates escape with Thunder God Island. Maud discovered unusual ore beneath the island and said he wanted gold to reinforce Thriller Bark, leaving his crew surprised by the scale of his plans.

• Smoker tried to pursue Maud, but Hina stopped him and Kizaru emerged from the wreckage, telling the Marines they had no way to act against the departing pirates.
• Kizaru told the Marines to remember their failure and reflected on the growing threats to the seas as Thunder God Island vanished into the clouds.
• A submerged periscope watched the island and the departing warships before retreating beneath the sea.
• Aboard Thriller Bark, Maud explained that he had brought Thunder God Island along to investigate whether it held anything unusual.
• Maud and his crew found dark ore beneath the island’s crater and recognized it as the material used to make their black umbrellas.
• Maud agreed the ore could reinforce Thriller Bark but said he wanted gold even more, startling Perona and the others.

Maud put Jaya and Luo through special training on Thunder God Island while they prepared ore for Thriller Bark. When the crew went searching for food, they found pirates attacking a merchant ship, and Maud was surprised to hear that news of him killing two Celestial Dragons had spread.

• Maud tasked Jaya with shaping all the ore on Thunder God Island and ordered Luo to cut up the island to improve his stamina.
• Maud exhausted Luo in under three minutes, then the crew stayed near Thunder God Island while Jaya and Luo trained for half a month.
• After the crew ran out of food, Maud, Lafitte, Brook, and Jim flew out to search for provisions and spotted ships at sea.
• The group found Captain Ellis and his pirates robbing a merchant ship and threatening its civilians.
• A child recognized Maud as the man who had killed two Celestial Dragons, and Maud wondered how the news had spread.

Maud read news of the Thunder God Island incident, killed the pirates who had seized a merchant ship, and rescued the captives in their hold. He recognized a red-haired mermaid he had once saved and freed her again, then she begged him to help Fish-Man Island.

• Maud killed Ellis and ordered Lafitte, Jim, and Brook to wipe out the pirates aboard the merchant ship and nearby pirate ships.
• Maud read a newspaper showing photographs of his clash with Kizaru and learned the World Government had failed to suppress news of the incident.
• Maud took half the merchant ship's supplies and learned Lafitte and Brook had found two mermaids and a wounded fish-man imprisoned aboard a pirate ship.
• Maud recognized one mermaid as the girl he had rescued at the Sabaody Archipelago auction house and learned pirates had attacked Fish-Man Island after the Summit War.
• Maud broke into the mermaid's cell and removed her slave collar, and she asked him to help Fish-Man Island.

Maud agreed to divert to Fish-Man Island after a mermaid asked him for help, partly because he hoped to build ties with its royal family. After returning to Thriller Bark, he announced that he wanted both an island in the sky and Fish-Man Island as territory, leaving Hawkins to wonder whether the decision was right.

• Maud agreed to visit Fish-Man Island and ordered Lafitte to free the captives aboard the merchant ships.
• Luna and Windsor left the cabin with the wounded Attar, but three freed human slaves tried to capture the mermaids for money.
• Attar killed the three men, then died from his wounds and poisoned crossbow bolts; Luna and Windsor escaped into the sea.
• Maud found the bodies after collecting the ships' supplies and returned with his group to Thriller Bark.
• Maud announced that they would set out for Fish-Man Island and said he wanted both it and an island in the sky as territory.
• Hawkins drew a card and silently questioned whether Maud had made the right choice.

After Maud decided to travel to Fish-Man Island, Vergo learned that the Donquixote Family had found the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and ordered him to help obtain it. A week later, Fish-Man Island faced an escalating pirate invasion, and Neptune considered seeking protection from the Big Mom Pirates.

• Vergo questioned the civilians rescued from the Maud Pirates, then received a coded call from the Donquixote Family about the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• The Donquixote Family ordered Vergo to join the effort to obtain the fruit and eat it, even if he had to abandon his Marine cover.
• Pirates and slave traders overwhelmed Fish-Man Island after Whitebeard's flag stopped protecting it, while the Ryugu Kingdom's forces suffered heavy losses.
• Neptune learned that the Big Mom Pirates had arrived and that the pirates at Coral Hill were gathering near Ghiro-Cord Plaza.
• Neptune ordered the Right Minister to invite the Big Mom Pirates' representative to Ryugu Palace and considered accepting their protection.

Maud entered Ryugu Palace, subdued its defenders, and persuaded Shirahoshi to serve as bait so he could draw the pirates together and eliminate them. As pirates gathered at Ghiro-Cord Plaza, Smoothie headed there to deal with them herself.

• Maud reached Neptune's throne hall, knocked out the Right Minister and Left Minister with Conqueror's Haki, and told Neptune that the palace soldiers were unconscious rather than dead.
• Maud told Neptune and the Prince brothers that he planned to use Shirahoshi as bait, then bypassed their attacks and entered the Hard-Shell Tower.
• Maud convinced Shirahoshi to help lure the island's pirates, and she agreed before Neptune and his sons arrived and found them making a pinky promise.
• A giant sword thrown by Vander Decken flew toward Shirahoshi, but Maud stopped it between two fingers and shattered it with Armament Haki.
• At Ghiro-Cord Plaza, Lafitte, Hawkins, and the others watched pirates gather while waiting for Maud's orders.
• Smoothie approached the gathering pirates and decided to take care of them all at once.

Charlotte Smoothie led the Big Mom Pirates toward Ryugu Palace as pirates gathered at Ghiro-Cord Plaza to attack it. Princess Shirahoshi was presented as bait, but a curving bullet struck Black Robe Ribis, who recognized it as Bagard Maud’s shot and left the plaza terrified.

• Charlotte Smoothie rejected her subordinate’s suggestion to attack the plaza and headed for Ryugu Palace to make Neptune’s family submit.
• Black Robe Ribis and Arthur rallied pirates at Ghiro-Cord Plaza to raid Ryugu Palace, with Ribis seeking Princess Shirahoshi and Arthur seeking treasure to buy a Devil Fruit.
• Princess Shirahoshi appeared bound above the plaza, drawing the pirates into a frenzy while Lafitte held Jim back from acting.
• Ribis leapt toward Shirahoshi, but a curving bullet shot from the Ryugu Palace passage struck his chest and sent him crashing to the plaza.
• Ribis identified the shooter as Bagard Maud, terrifying the gathered pirates, while Charlotte Smoothie and her followers stopped upon hearing Maud’s name.

Maud’s appearance at Ghiro-Cord Plaza scattered the pirates, and his Conqueror’s Haki knocked out nearly ten thousand of them. He left several hundred survivors to spread fear, while Neptune, the princes, and Shirahoshi watched the scene through a broadcast image.

• Ribis fled after insisting that Maud had fired the shot, but Arthur rallied the remaining pirates to attack Ryugu Palace.
• Maud told Neptune and his sons that he would help Fish-Man Island eliminate every threat as Lafitte’s crew began setting up an Image Den Den Mushi.
• Maud appeared behind Arthur, and the pirates scattered in panic while Arthur froze in fear.
• Maud released his Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out nearly ten thousand pirates and leaving Arthur and several hundred others conscious.
• Maud let the remaining pirates flee so they could spread the fear, while Neptune, the princes, and Shirahoshi watched through the broadcast image.

Maud killed the pirates who had threatened Ryugu Palace, and Fish-Man Island watched his actions on a live broadcast. Smoothie arrived with Ribis, then attacked Maud, and their clash left the Big Mom Pirates reeling.

• Maud used Conqueror's Haki and Shadow Flow, Daytime Fireworks, to kill the ten thousand pirates at Ghiro-Cord Plaza as Fish-Man Island watched.
• Jones and the New Fish-Man Pirates discussed how Maud had disrupted their plan to use the pirates' attack on Ryugu Palace to win the islanders' support, while Vander Decken the Ninth rushed toward Shirahoshi.
• Smoothie arrived carrying Ribis and confronted Maud, then drained Ribis's life and discarded his corpse.
• Smoothie attacked Maud with Water Slice, and Maud countered with Ikoku, overpowering her slash and sending her fighters flying.
• Maud covered himself in black armor with Shadow Flow, Pisces, as Smoothie and her surviving fighters faced him.

Maud defeated Smoothie after countering her attempt to strengthen herself by absorbing moisture from corpses, while Lafitte and the others overwhelmed the BIG MOM Pirates. As Smoothie's defeat crushed their morale, Jones ordered the New Fish-Man Pirates to attack Ryugu Palace and kill Neptune's family and soldiers.

• Smoothie ordered her subordinates to hold Maud off for thirty seconds while she absorbed moisture from pirate corpses to increase her strength.
• Maud reached Smoothie in under ten seconds, and Lafitte and the Maud Pirates stopped Smoothie's subordinates from buying her more time.
• Maud pierced Smoothie's elbow, evaded her counterattack with Shadow Cicada, and struck her with Shadow Saber, Day and Night.
• Smoothie fell to her knees with a severe chest wound as Maud declared her defeat certain, and the BIG MOM Pirates' morale collapsed.
• After witnessing Maud defeat Smoothie, Jones ordered the New Fish-Man Pirates to go to Ryugu Palace and kill Neptune's family and soldiers.

Maud’s crew defeated the BIG.MOM Pirates at Ghiro-Cord Plaza and decided to take turns fighting the wounded Smoothie. Meanwhile, Jones led the New Fish-Man Pirates into Ryugu Palace, where they slaughtered the unconscious soldiers and confronted the bound Neptune and Princes.

• Lafitte, Jim, Brook, and Luo prepared to take turns fighting Smoothie after Lafitte blocked her Water Slice, while Maud ordered them to leave her alive.
• Philo offered to treat Smoothie so the crew could continue practicing, and Lafitte charged at her as the first opponent.
• Hundreds of pirates escaped Fish-Man Island by ship while Jones and the New Fish-Man Pirates entered Ryugu Palace through its turbulent-flow shield.
• Jones found the palace soldiers unconscious and led his crew in killing more than half of them.
• Jones reached the passageway and confronted the bound Neptune and three Princes, who noticed the blood covering him.

Hody Jones revealed that he had assassinated Queen Otohime and killed Neptune’s three sons while taking control of Ryugu Palace. Maud arrived, overwhelmed the New Fish-Man Pirates with Conqueror’s Haki, and beheaded Jones before he could use his Energy Steroids.

• Jones stabbed the Right Minister to explain the blood on him, then confessed that he had assassinated Queen Otohime.
• Jones killed Fukaboshi, Ichiyosai, and Ryuboshi while Neptune struggled helplessly against the Shadow Ropes.
• At Ghiro-Cord Plaza, Maud shot Vander Decken out of the air, destroyed his limbs, and had Luo treat him so Maud could obtain the Target-Target Fruit.
• Maud entered Ryugu Palace and knocked most of the New Fish-Man Pirates unconscious with Conqueror’s Haki.
• Jones tried to swallow a handful of Energy Steroids, but Maud cut off his head and caught the falling pills.

Maud defeated the New Fish-Man Pirates and helped save the wounded at Ryugu Palace, telling Neptune that only strength could protect Fish-Man Island. After returning to the plaza, he sent Lafitte to deal with approaching pirates, who had captured several mermaids.

• Maud stored an Energy Steroid for his doctors to study, then let the New Fish-Man Pirates officers take the drugs before swiftly cutting them down.
• Maud reassured Neptune that the three Princes were still alive, returned to Ryugu Palace with Luo and Philo, and freed Shirahoshi before knocking her unconscious to spare her the shock.
• Neptune admitted that the Ryugu Kingdom lacked the strength to protect itself, while Luo and Philo saved the Princes and treated surviving soldiers.
• Maud returned to the plaza, kept Smoothie's Den Den Mushi so the crew could receive BIG. MOM's call, and sent Lafitte to investigate nearby presences.
• Lafitte found pirates carrying captured mermaids and recognized the red-haired mermaid, while Maud asked Arthur why he had not left.

Maud stopped the Fish-Man Island uprising and rescued mermaids from human traffickers, while Lafitte used the events to improve the islanders’ opinion of him. King Neptune invited Maud to Ryugu Palace, advancing Maud’s efforts to gain influence over Fish-Man Island and Princess Shirahoshi, an ancient weapon.

• Arthur told Maud that he had spent years pursuing a Devil Fruit but lost his savings in nine shipwrecks, and Maud showed him three Devil Fruits he already possessed.
• Perona used a Negativity Ghost on Arthur, leaving him hopeless until its effects wore off.
• Lafitte brought human traffickers and their captives to the plaza, where Maud ordered him to kill the pirates and Lafitte did so in front of the islanders.
• The red-haired mermaid woke and tried to embrace Maud, but he dodged her; Hachi thanked Maud for rescuing the captive mermaids and knelt before him.
• King Neptune arrived and respectfully invited Maud to Ryugu Palace as the gathered residents watched.

Maud accepted Neptune’s invitation to Ryugu Palace and gave Fish-Man Island the weapons left by the defeated pirates. After Luo extracted Vander Decken’s and Smoothie’s Devil Fruits and Maud killed them, Smoothie’s experience raised Maud’s Constitution to nine stars, dramatically strengthening and enlarging his body.

• Maud accepted Neptune’s invitation, donated the pirates’ weapons to Fish-Man Island, and went with the Maud Pirates to Ryugu Palace.
• Luo and Philo treated the palace soldiers while Maud waited with the unconscious Smoothie and Vander Decken.
• Lafitte hypnotized Smoothie so Maud could record her abilities in the Hunter’s Notebook.
• Luo extracted Vander Decken’s Target-Target Fruit and Smoothie’s Juice-Juice Fruit, and Maud killed both captives.
• Smoothie’s experience advanced Maud’s Constitution to nine stars, causing him to grow to about six and a half meters tall.
• Maud asked Lafitte to stab him, and Lafitte’s full-strength thrust barely pierced his skin.

Maud tested his newly advanced physique, then challenged BIG MOM over Smoothie's death and promised to come to Whole Cake Island. He planned a pirate festival and further conflicts with the Emperors while preparing to turn Smoothie's corpse into a zombie, leaving the future of the Whitebeard Pirates uncertain.

• Lafitte stabbed Maud on Maud's order, but the sword only slightly pierced his skin, revealing how much his physique had strengthened.
• Maud urged Luo to become strong enough to cut him with Room, then inspected his Hunter's Notebook and yearned for a worthy fight.
• Maud answered Smoothie's Den Den Mushi, admitted he had killed her, and challenged BIG MOM by promising to come to Whole Cake Island.
• Maud told Lafitte and Luo that his pirate festival would feature a Golden City and many Devil Fruits, including the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, while he prioritized Doflamingo's remaining forces.
• Maud said he welcomed Kaido and BIG MOM sending their strongest fighters after him, then ordered Luo to repair Smoothie's corpse for use as a zombie.
• Maud considered how Ace might rally the Whitebeard Pirates and defeat Blackbeard and Weevil, and declared that he would ride the waves upward.

Maud adjusted his body using his Shadow-Shadow Fruit, while Shirahoshi learned that her brothers were safe and spoke with Luna about Maud. After Fish-Man Island learned of Maud’s deeds, he told Neptune he would help end the slave trade and lead the people to the surface.

• Maud experimented with changing his height and build, settled on a height of 2.6 meters, and stored Smoothie's repaired corpse in the nearly full Shadow Box.
• Shirahoshi woke and learned from Neptune that her brothers had survived; she then asked Luna about her experiences and Maud.
• Neptune broadcast news of the crisis, thanked the Maud Pirates, and issued a conscription order; fish-men later discovered reports that Maud had killed two Celestial Dragons.
• Hachi heard the news about Maud and wondered whether he might be able to rescue someone, but dismissed the thought.
• Maud told Neptune that he controlled three Celestial Dragons' lives and explained his resolve to destroy the Celestial Dragons and slave-hunting crews for a cherished family member.
• Maud asked Neptune to make a pact with him and promised to lead the people of Fish-Man Island to the surface; Neptune and Shirahoshi were stunned.

Maud offered Neptune an agreement to lead the Fish-Man Race to the surface and give them a homeland, then prepared to leave Fish-Man Island for the New World. Before departing, Neptune accepted Maud’s flag as a symbol of their agreement, and Arthur arrived at the harbor asking to buy a Devil Fruit.

• Maud offered Neptune a promise to lead the Fish-Man Race to the surface and gave him until the Maud Pirates departed to decide.
• Maud called Dada and gave him news material announcing that he had declared war on BIG.MOM, while Morgans reacted with excitement.
• Shirahoshi confronted Maud about his violence against the pirates, but Maud told her to leave the shell tower and learn from Fish-Man Island’s residents.
• Maud persuaded Neptune to destroy the dessert factory to make Fish-Man Island less appealing to BIG.MOM, and Neptune agreed to compensate the pastry chefs.
• Neptune accepted the Maud Pirates’ flag before Maud and his crew left Ryugu Palace, and Fish-Man Island’s residents gathered to see them off.
• At Coral Hill harbor, Arthur asked Maud to sell him a Devil Fruit, and Maud asked whether he had any money.

Arthur offered his life to Maud in exchange for a Devil Fruit, and Maud let him aboard to prove his worth. After the Netherworld was wrecked by a massive tornado, Maud’s crew stopped on a New World island to repair it, where a newspaper revealed major Marine changes and that Vergo had eaten the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

• Arthur told Maud he had no money but would sell his life for a Devil Fruit, and Maud invited him aboard to prove his value.
• Maud led the Maud Pirates out of Fish-Man Island aboard the Netherworld, while Jaya stayed behind in the New World with Thriller Bark.
• A rapidly expanding tornado struck the Netherworld, badly damaging the ship and forcing Maud’s crew to stop at a nearby island for repairs.
• Maud asked a local shipwright to repair the Netherworld and waited for Jaya to reunite with the crew.
• Luo showed Maud a newspaper reporting that Akainu had become Fleet Admiral, Aokiji had left the Marines, and Issho had become an admiral.
• Maud read that Vergo had eaten the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, while the newspaper also carried other major news.

Marine Headquarters filled the vacant Shichibukai positions while Kaido declared war on Maud, who stayed calm with his crew. Former Marine Admiral Aokiji arrived at the tavern and confronted Maud about provoking two Emperors.

• The World Government rejected Marine officers’ proposal to abolish the Shichibukai system, and Edward Weevil, Chinjao, and Cavendish accepted the vacant positions.
• Maud and Luo discussed Kaido’s declaration of war, and Luo used Shambles to move Maud beside himself in the tavern.
• Aokiji rode his bicycle across the sea to the harbor, asked the old shipwright for money, and entered the tavern.
• Aokiji recognized Maud and his crew, introduced himself as Kuzan, and asked Maud about provoking two Four Emperors.

Aokiji joined the Maud Pirates after meeting Maud and accepting the crew’s sake, then sailed with them toward Dressrosa. After the Netherworld was repaired and brought to Thriller Bark, news of Aokiji’s decision spread worldwide, shocking the world once again.

• Aokiji finished Maud’s stew and asked to stay with the crew, and Maud accepted him as their ice maker.
• Maud offered Aokiji a cup of sake as the sign of joining, and Aokiji drank it to become a pirate.
• A week later, Maud and Lafitte inspected the Netherworld’s repairs, and Aokiji explained that he had truly left the Marines while keeping his own principles.
• Maud told Aokiji that the crew was heading to Dressrosa, and Thriller Bark arrived above the island with Jaya aboard.
• Two days later, Jaya carried the repaired Netherworld to Thriller Bark, where the crew panicked at first before learning Aokiji had joined them.
• News of Aokiji joining the Maud Pirates spread around the world and displaced Cavendish from the headlines.

Three Headquarters Vice Admirals arrived at the G5 Branch to arrest Vergo, but he used the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to defeat them and destroy the base and harbor. Vergo left aboard a Donquixote Family ship, and Chaton, Smoker, Hina, and other Marine officers arrived at the ruins.

• Vice Admiral Fire Mountain, Giant Vice Admiral Thick Axe Geyol, and Vice Admiral Pursuer Maynard sailed to the G5 Branch on orders to arrest Vergo.
• Vergo killed the Marine who reported their arrival, then went to the western harbor as the three Vice Admirals landed.
• Vergo struck the G5 Marines with a shockwave, then told Fire Mountain that he had waited for them and invited them to attack.
• Vergo crushed Fire Mountain’s Soaring Slash with a shockwave punch and devastated the harbor, leaving only the three Vice Admirals standing.
• Geyol attacked Vergo with his double-bladed axe, but Vergo shattered it and sent him flying before defeating the remaining Marines.
• Vergo left aboard a Donquixote Family ship, and Chaton, Smoker, Hina, and other Marine officers arrived half a day later to find the base and harbor in ruins.

After Vergo’s betrayal was exposed, he returned to Dressrosa with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and demonstrated his power as the Donquixote Family’s new leader. Marines and rival forces began converging on Dressrosa, where Jack assessed whether the family could still supply Smile.

• Chaton found Marines dead beneath the G5 Branch’s ruins, while Akainu ordered him to pursue Vergo and Fujitora departed for Dressrosa as reinforcements.
• Sengoku and Garp watched Fujitora’s warship leave and discussed Vergo’s betrayal and Kuzan joining the Maud Pirates.
• Vergo arrived in Dressrosa and destroyed five attacking pirate ships with one swing of Demon Bamboo, convincing the Donquixote Family that he could restore its strength.
• Jack, Trebol, Ulti, and Drake observed Vergo’s display from the royal palace as Jack considered whether the Donquixote Family could continue supplying Smile.
• Ulti grew frustrated with the mission and leaped from the palace platform to explore Dressrosa, while Jack considered whether to eliminate the family if it could no longer maintain the trade.

Violet’s clairvoyance revealed the movements of Jack and Ulti in Dressrosa, while the Revolutionary Army and Chaton’s Marines advanced toward the island. Vergo and the Donquixote Family ambushed Chaton’s two warships alongside the Beasts Pirates, and Smoker was left near death after Vergo and Ulti struck him.

• Violet used Clairvoyance to survey Dressrosa and spotted Jack on the King's Plateau and Ulti heading toward the Corrida Colosseum.
• Tatam reported to Sunny that the Donquixote Family’s factory and trade goods were likely hidden beneath the Toy House, and Sunny’s Revolutionary Army team prepared to gather intelligence.
• Chaton anchored his two warships outside Dressrosa to await reinforcements, but Donquixote Family ships surrounded them and forced him to order a direct approach to the island.
• At the harbor, Vergo attacked Chaton’s warships with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, but the Marines countered the shockwave and continued advancing.
• Vergo intercepted Smoker in midair, broke his jitte, and struck him toward the harbor, where Ulti headbutted him and left him barely alive.

Chaton and the Marines struggled against Vergo, Jack, and the Donquixote Family forces as the enemy prepared to finish them off. Maud arrived in time to save Hina, and Aokiji froze Vergo, leaving both sides stunned by their unexpected appearance.

• Vergo brutalized Smoker and seized Hina, but Chaton struck him away and forced Trebol and Diamante to block his follow-up Tempest Kicks.
• Jack ordered Vergo to eliminate the Marines within five minutes, then fought Chaton while Vergo targeted Hina.
• Vergo pierced Hina's thigh with a flying finger gun and raised Demon Bamboo to strike her, but Maud dropped in and stopped the weapon with two fingers.
• Maud crushed Demon Bamboo with his bare hand, and Aokiji froze Vergo before he could retreat.
• The Marines, Jack, Ulti, and the others stopped fighting and reacted in shock to Maud and Aokiji's arrival.