Chapter Summaries

After Whitebeard’s death, Golden Lion continued fighting the Marines while Kizaru attacked the Flying Fleet. Maud confronted Doflamingo, but when Blackbeard reached Whitebeard’s corpse, Maud’s shadow swallowed it.

• Golden Lion attacked the remaining Marines with Lion’s Roar, Earth Roll as they tried to delay him.
• Kizaru intercepted the Flying Fleet’s cannonballs and damaged its ships while watching Maud’s growing momentum.
• Doflamingo revealed that he had taken control of Jozu and prepared to fight Maud and Luo.
• The Blackbeard Pirates crossed the plaza toward Whitebeard’s corpse while the Marines were occupied elsewhere.
• Blackbeard approached Whitebeard’s body, and Maud remembered it, then sent his Demon Shadow to swallow the corpse.

Maud hid Whitebeard’s corpse inside a Shadow Clone and used it to lure Blackbeard away while he faced Doflamingo. Blackbeard caught up with the shadow, but he and his crew ran into Sentomaru and the Pacifista, leaving their plan to claim Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit in jeopardy.

• Maud reshaped his Demon Shadow to cover Whitebeard’s corpse and sent the Shadow Clone running through the harbor wreckage, provoking Blackbeard to chase it.
• Maud fired Armament Haki bullets at Van Augur while taunting Blackbeard about Whitebeard’s impending sea burial.
• Luo used Room to teleport Maud away, and Blackbeard chose to pursue Whitebeard’s corpse instead of attacking Maud.
• Maud told Doflamingo he would not need his shadow’s power to deal with him, while the Shadow Clone continued through the wreckage.
• Blackbeard and most of his crew emerged near Sentomaru and the Pacifista, and the Shadow Clone paused to watch them face off.

Maud confronted Doflamingo and Diamond Jozu after redirecting the Blackbeard Pirates away from Whitebeard’s corpse. Jozu’s diamond defense stopped Maud’s slash, but Maud severed and seized his shadow, causing Jozu to begin turning to dust in the sunlight.

• Maud approached Doflamingo, who used Parasite Threads to control Jozu and send him charging at Maud.
• Jozu blocked Maud’s Heaven’s Divide Slash with his diamond body and Armament Haki, then deflected the attack.
• Doflamingo ordered Jozu to use Shining Charge, but Maud easily dodged his repeated charges.
• Maud used Silent Step to get behind Jozu, severed his shadow, and absorbed it into his palm.
• Jozu began turning to dust in the sunlight, shocking Doflamingo and the nearby Whitebeard Pirates.

Maud destroyed Jozu by cutting off his shadow, then discovered that his Constitution had reached the threshold of nine stars. Doflamingo launched a relentless attack, but Maud and Luo countered and continued their fight.

• Maud cut off Jozu’s shadow, causing Jozu to lose consciousness and turn to dust as the pirates watched.
• Maud gained four eight-star attributes, and his Constitution formed an empty ninth Star Frame.
• Doflamingo attacked Maud with Thousand Arrows Pierce the Heart Strike, but Luo used Room and Shambles to switch Maud with a stone.
• Maud counterattacked Doflamingo with Shadow Slash, but Doflamingo interrupted him and followed with Overheat.
• Maud dodged Doflamingo’s thread attacks and fired at him, then broke apart Raging Wave White Lines with successive Haoshoku slashes.

Maud defeated Doflamingo after Luo was badly wounded and Maud’s shadow returned, leaving the world to witness the fall of the underground world’s powerful arms dealer. Doflamingo’s death threatened his customers’ arms supplies, especially those of Beasts Kaido.

• Maud and Doflamingo’s attacks clashed, and Maud drove Doflamingo into a crater with a Haki-coated slash.
• Maud pressed his attack while Luo used his ability to help, but Doflamingo anticipated Luo’s move and pierced his chest with a Divine Punishment Bullet.
• Maud protected the injured Luo and promised to kill Doflamingo, then his shadow returned from the harbor with Whitebeard’s corpse.
• Maud’s shadow transformed around him, and he deflected Doflamingo’s sixteen Divine Punishment Bullets before cutting Doflamingo down with Blade Wheel Slash.
• Luo began treating his injuries and realized Doflamingo had fallen as the battle’s broadcast sent shockwaves through the world and threatened Doflamingo’s arms customers.

After Maud killed Doflamingo, the underworld and Dressrosa reeled at the prospect of the Donquixote Family collapsing. Maud declared that he was no longer a Shichibukai and warned the Marines that they were now his enemies.

• Doflamingo’s death sparked panic among his customers, who feared losing their paid-for goods and worried that Maud would destroy the Donquixote Family.
• Dressrosa’s citizens and the Donquixote Family officers watched Doflamingo lie defeated on a screen, while Violet secretly felt hope at his death.
• The Marines questioned Maud about attacking a fellow Shichibukai, and he lifted the barely breathing Doflamingo without answering at first.
• Maud announced that he was done being a Shichibukai and told the Marines to consider him an enemy and themselves targets.
• Vice Admiral Momonga realized the danger of Maud turning against the Marines after defeating Whitebeard and Doflamingo.

Maud faced the Marines after relinquishing his Shichibukai status while rescuing the badly wounded Luo and defeating Doflamingo. Maud used his awakened Shadow-Shadow Fruit ability to restore Luo's chest wound, then asked him to extract the String-String Fruit from Doflamingo.

• Vice Admiral Momonga urged the Marines to focus on executing Ace and Nico Robin, but Giant Vice Admiral Lacval insisted on hunting Maud to uphold Elbaf's honor.
• Maud brought the barely breathing Doflamingo to Luo, who regretted his failed attack and said their cooperation was over because he expected to die.
• Maud told Luo he considered him one of his own and proposed testing whether his awakened Shadow-Shadow Fruit could restore other people, despite the possible cost of lifespan.
• Maud used Shadow Screen to block outside observers, then restored Luo's chest wound by manipulating his shadow.
• Maud asked the recovered Luo to extract the String-String Fruit from Doflamingo.

Mord helped Luo extract the String-String Fruit from Doflamingo, then killed him when Luo declined to deliver the finishing blow. After storing Doflamingo’s corpse, Mord faced Vice Admiral Lacval and killed him, leaving Momonga and the other Marines stunned.

• Luo pulled Doflamingo’s heart out and extracted the String-String Fruit while Mord let him decide whether to kill Doflamingo.
• Luo said he was a doctor who disliked killing and handed Mord the newly formed String-String Fruit.
• Mord snapped Doflamingo’s neck, took the fruit, and stored Doflamingo’s corpse in the Shadow Box.
• Mord withdrew the Shadow Screen after warning Luo to avoid further fighting, and Vice Admiral Lacval appeared before them.
• Mord dodged Lacval’s attacks and cut off his head, which landed in front of Momonga and the other Marines.

The Blackbeard Pirates failed to seize Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit power, while Sabo and the others were trapped by the Marines near the execution platform. As attacks battered Bartholomew’s barrier, Robin considered using her Shadow Mark to summon Maud.

• Blackbeard admitted that the Pacifistas had cost him his chance to take Whitebeard’s power, then vowed to kill whoever found and ate the reborn Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• Shiryu suggested targeting Akainu, but Blackbeard rejected the idea and focused on obtaining the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• Sengoku saw that Aokiji, Fujitora, Akainu, and the returning Marine forces had blocked the escape routes for Sabo and the others.
• Akainu asked Sengoku for permission to execute the trapped group, and Sengoku agreed while Garp trembled faintly.
• Ace asked Bartholomew to unlock his Seastone Cuffs, but Bartholomew said he could not pick the lock while maintaining the barrier.
• Robin took out her Shadow Mark and suggested that Maud might be able to help them.

Robin used the Shadow Mark to summon Maud, who appeared inside Bartholomew’s barrier as the Marines prepared to attack. After Bartholomew lowered the barrier, Maud blocked Akainu’s Great Eruption with Shadow Fist, giving Bartholomew time to remove Ace’s Seastone Cuffs.

• Robin crushed the gecko specimen carrying the Shadow Mark, and Maud sensed it and used Shadow Shift to reach the group inside the barrier.
• Maud agreed to help Robin, while the others prepared to protect Ace after Bartholomew announced he would remove the barrier.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to capture the group, and Bartholomew withdrew the barrier as their attacks poured in.
• Akainu launched Great Eruption at the group, but Maud met it with Shadow Fist and stopped the magma fist in midair.
• Bartholomew pried open Ace’s Seastone Cuffs while Maud’s shadow resisted Akainu’s attack.

Maud used his awakened Shadow Waves and Armament Haki gunfire to suppress Akainu, creating an opening for Ace and the others to attack the Marines. The Blackbeard Pirates arrived at the plaza, where Blackbeard watched Maud with killing intent and began comparing their shadow-like powers.

• Maud’s Shadow Waves restrained Akainu’s magma, and Maud’s Armament Haki bullets forced Akainu to open holes in his body and lose control of Great Eruption.
• Maud formed shadow tendrils into Divine Punishment Bullets and blasted Akainu into scattered magma, though he knew the attack had not injured him.
• Maud urged his allies to act, and Ace swept a wall of flames through the Marine ranks while Sabo and Marco interrupted Aokiji.
• The remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates used the opening in the Marine formation to advance.
• Blackbeard and the Blackbeard Pirates emerged from the ruins, and Blackbeard watched Maud with killing intent while considering whose shadow-like ability was genuine.

Blackbeard led his crew into the battle to make a bloody debut after Maud foiled his plan to obtain the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. Meanwhile, Ace’s breakout pushed through the Marines until Fujitora disrupted Bartholomew’s barrier and Momousagi attacked him.

• Blackbeard rallied his crew to kill Marines and pirates as their debut, while Ace used Mirror Flame to lead Luffy and the others in a charge toward freedom.
• Ace’s group broke through the Marines with Bartholomew’s barriers protecting them, while Morley and Karas guarded their flanks.
• Chaton and Onigumo identified Bartholomew’s gestures as the key to his barrier ability, and Momousagi joined them to attack him.
• Fujitora drew his cane sword and used Gravity Blade, Tiger to twist Bartholomew’s barrier and send him, Luffy, and the others tumbling.
• Momousagi rushed toward the exposed Bartholomew and thrust her blade at his neck.

Maud saved Bartholomew from Momousagi, then overwhelmed her with a relentless sword assault and Shadow Saber wounds. As Momousagi struggled to defend herself, Chaton rushed in to help, but Maud vowed that no one would save her.

• Zoro blocked Momousagi’s attack on Bartholomew but was weakened by her aroma and slashed across the chest.
• Chaton severed Bartholomew’s crossed fingers, preventing him from activating the Barrier-Barrier Fruit, but Maud arrived and blocked Momousagi’s next strike.
• Akainu reformed from magma and charged toward Ace and Nico Robin while Maud chose to fight Momousagi first.
• Momousagi tried to undermine Maud by reminding him that Bartholomew was an underworld boss, but Maud attacked her with shadow spears and declared he would save anyone she wanted to kill.
• Maud drove Momousagi backward with a barrage of sword strikes while his Shadow Saber inflicted thirteen wounds, leaving her badly bloodied and unable to retaliate.
• Chaton rushed toward Maud and Momousagi, and Maud warned that no one would save her.

Maud overwhelmed Momousagi and left her gravely wounded, but Garp and Vice Admiral Tsuru intervened before he could finish her off. Momousagi remained on the verge of death as Maud faced the two Marines.

• Chaton rushed to help Momousagi, but Maud's shadow attacked him with sixteen Armament Haki-coated fists and drove him back.
• Maud continued attacking Momousagi until her defense failed, then pierced her chest with Shusui and slashed a deep gash beneath her neck.
• Momousagi lost too much blood to raise her sword, and Maud charged to deliver the finishing blow.
• Garp stepped between Maud and Momousagi and punched at Maud, who blocked the attack with Shusui.
• Maud fired three Armament Haki-coated bullets at Momousagi, but Vice Admiral Tsuru caught them and washed away their Haki coating.

Maud killed Momousagi despite Garp and Tsuru intervening, then repelled Chaton and withdrew toward Sabo as the battle around the Straw Hat Pirates grew more desperate. The Blackbeard Pirates charged into the plaza, drawing attention away from Maud.

• Maud's final slash left Momousagi beyond saving, and Tsuru caught her as she warned that Maud must be eliminated.
• Garp confronted Maud, while Chaton arrived and attacked him in grief and rage.
• Maud used Twin Fish Flow and sent Chaton crashing into a wall, then confirmed Momousagi had died.
• Garp charged at Maud, who retreated toward Sabo after realizing the Straw Hat Pirates were in danger.
• The Blackbeard Pirates attacked both Marines and pirates, drawing the live audience's attention and concealing Maud's presence.

The Blackbeard Pirates exploited the exhausted Marines and Whitebeard Pirates, carving through the battlefield while the world watched. As the Straw Hat Pirates faced collapse, Maud saved Robin from Vice Admiral Dalmatian’s fatal attack.

• Blackbeard led his crew in a brutal assault on the weakened forces at the battlefield’s outskirts, mocking both sides and drawing frightened attention through the live broadcast.
• Blackbeard warned his crew not to provoke Mihawk or Hancock, but Devon remained intent on hunting Hancock as Kuma charged toward the pirates.
• Sengoku noticed Shiryu killing Marines with Magellan’s Venom-Venom Fruit ability and worried about what had happened at Impel Down.
• Vice Admiral Dalmatian lunged at the exhausted Robin with Finger Pistol while the Straw Hat Pirates struggled to hold off the Marines.
• Maud arrived after dealing with Momousagi and broke Dalmatian’s ribs with a whip kick, saving Robin as the surrounding Marines turned their attention to him.

Maud intervened to protect Robin and the Straw Hat Pirates, then sent most of them toward the Whitebeard Pirates in Bartholomew’s barrier. He kept Luffy behind and threw him toward Garp, leaving both men stunned.

• Maud used Shadow Ground to drive back the marines surrounding the Straw Hat Pirates, giving them room to breathe.
• Maud healed Bartholomew’s severed finger and had him prepare a spherical barrier while shadow tentacles gathered the group.
• Maud hurled Robin and the others toward the Whitebeard Pirates, and Bartholomew enclosed them in a barrier.
• Nami noticed Luffy was missing, and the group saw that Maud had kept him bound beside himself.
• Maud threw Luffy toward Garp, stunning Luffy, Garp, and the Straw Hat Pirates watching from the barrier.

Maud used Luffy to force Garp to hold back, then exploited Garp’s hesitation to sever his left arm. Garp survived the attack, leaving Luffy and the Marines shocked.

• Garp struck Luffy without using Armament Haki, and Luffy got back up and called him Grandpa.
• Maud taunted Garp about holding back and told him to leave the battlefield, while Garp realized Luffy’s presence could trap him and his grandsons.
• Garp pretended to attack Luffy, and Luffy dodged before hitting him with Jet Pistol.
• Maud used a hidden Shadow Mark to teleport beside Garp and slash off his left arm.
• Garp rose with blood streaming from his shoulder as Luffy, Sengoku, and the nearby Marines reacted in shock.

Maud severed Garp’s left arm during the war, recalling Garp’s past injury to Saul. As the world watched, pirates and Maud’s allies celebrated his strength, while Hawkins regretted not joining him sooner.

• Maud stored Garp’s severed arm in his Shadow Box and told Garp that losing an arm was fair repayment for breaking Saul’s leg.
• Garp silently endured the injury as memories of Saul and Momousagi weighed on him, while Blackbeard celebrated the old era’s decline and anticipated claiming the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• Civilians watched in silence as pirates around the world cheered Maud and considered joining his ranks.
• Reporters at Sabaody Archipelago predicted Maud’s name would spread worldwide, while Shakky, Perona, and Urouge watched his growing influence.
• Hawkins gathered his divination cards and regretted waiting before choosing whether to join the Maud Pirates.

Maud struggled to get Sabo and the others out of the Marine encirclement while drawing the Marines’ attention to himself. He had Luo use Room beyond its limits to transfer the Blackbeard Pirates and Kuma into the Marines’ formation, leaving Blackbeard dumbfounded.

• Maud provoked the Marines and fought them with Hakoku blasts to draw fire away from Sabo and the others.
• Maud realized the Marines had closed off nearly every escape route and decided to use the Blackbeard Pirates to disrupt their formation.
• Maud teleported to Luo and asked him to use Room beyond his ability, warning that it would cost him lifespan.
• Luo opened a gigantic Room and transferred the Blackbeard Pirates and Kuma into the Marines’ encirclement.
• Blackbeard and the surrounding Marines were stunned by the sudden transfer, and Blackbeard realized Maud had played him.