Arc 28The Battle for Impel Down
Maud rescued Saul’s body from Impel Down and returned to the battlefield, where he overwhelmed Marines and tried to protect his allies. The arc left Maud locked in a deadly fight with Sengoku after Sengoku nearly killed Hancock.
- Maud found Saul’s frozen corpse in Impel Down, killed Hannibal, and gathered prisoner shadows before escaping with Jinbe, Buggy, and Hancock.
- Maud joined the battle, rescued Luo from Kizaru, and unleashed Hakoku: Barrier Breaker, badly injuring Kizaru and shocking both sides.
- Hancock defended Maud while his Shadow Clone helped Jaya escape, and Maud used hundreds of shadows to keep Kizaru occupied.
- Tsuru pursued Jaya, but the Straw Hat Pirates intervened before Maud arrived and struck Tsuru down, and Maud later killed her and regained his strength.
- Maud saved Jim and Philo from the Marines, killed Stokaberry and Stussy, and harvested Momonga’s shadow while Cavendish held off Kizaru.
- Marine infiltrators killed prisoners whose shadows Maud had taken, so Maud destroyed the infiltrators’ shadows and continued fighting Kizaru alongside his Shadow Clone.
- Buggy interrupted Sengoku’s assault on Hancock but was gravely wounded, and Sengoku broke Hancock’s leg as she neared defeat.
- Maud blocked Sengoku’s final punch with Shusui and met his full-power attack with a Conqueror’s Haki-infused slash, beginning a fight to the death.