Recaps

Oboro defeated Doflamingo, expanded the Hell Pirates, and made deals with Hawkins and Germa while the Marines and World Government tried to assess his plans. After the Government operation in Flevance ended in a massacre, Oboro trained his officers and learned that Law had reached the Grand Line.

• Oboro defeated Doflamingo in a fierce battle, then offered him a deal and gave him cards that awakened a new power.
• The Hell Pirates defeated the Hawkins Pirates, and Oboro used an Experience Card to improve Hawkins’s combat experience before letting him go.
• The Marines debated how to handle Oboro and decided to wait for him in the Grand Line, while Oboro chose to approach Germa for an alliance.
• Oboro’s candidates fought Niji and Yonji, and Oboro captured the Vinsmoke brothers before arranging a secret deal with Judge for five hundred Germa soldiers.
• Oboro told Reiju that Sanji was safe, then exchanged treasure for the Germa soldiers and led the Hell Pirates to Flevance.
• Xi Si tried to make Oboro pay for protection, but Oboro exposed the Cipher Pol agents in his retinue and killed them when they tried to flee.
• The Five Elders took over the response to Oboro, while Marine reinforcements arrived too late to save Xi Si or the agents.
• Oboro ordered the Hell Pirates to roam North Blue while he trained Dom, Yuri, Yingge, and Kaka, then learned that Law had reached the Grand Line and escaped Marines.

Oboro used the Hell Pirates as a decoy to evade the Marine blockade, then led his crew to the East Blue to kill a Celestial Dragon and recruit Golden Lion Shiki. Shiki rejected Oboro’s offer to join him, and their confrontation began.

• Oboro recruited Rob Lucci after defeating him, then led the Hell Pirates toward Reverse Mountain as Lucci secretly reported their powers and plans to the Government.
• Oboro used the Hell Pirates to draw the Marines and rival pirate forces into a battle at Twin Cape, then flew with his chosen companions toward the East Blue while Doflamingo and Mihawk tried to stop them.
• Oboro brought the crew to the Bole Kingdom, where they overwhelmed Saint Pumking and John Giant, and Lucci killed the Celestial Dragon before Oboro accepted Yingge, Kaka, and Dorans into the crew.
• Oboro decided the crew needed to grow stronger and led them to find Golden Lion Shiki, whose floating islands housed ferocious beasts, villages, and research facilities.
• Shiki welcomed Oboro’s crew and presented his Flying Pirates and SIQ plan, but Oboro dismissed his strength and ambitions as inadequate.
• Oboro revealed that the Twin Cape incident had been staged and explained that he had sought an alliance, then invited Shiki to join his ship and rediscover his old self.
• Shiki challenged Oboro instead of accepting the invitation, and their Haki clashed as the confrontation began.

Oboro defeated Golden Lion Shiki, then pushed the Hell Pirates onward through the Grand Line, overpowering Teach and recruiting Enel on Skypiea. The crew left with Skypiea’s resources and set course for Alabasta, where Oboro intended to teach Enel a lesson.

• Oboro defeated and killed Shiki in the deep sea, turned his ability into a card, and recovered while the Hell Pirates learned Yingge had died.
• Oboro visited the Baratie, paid Zeff to train cooks for the Hell Pirates, and then led the crew toward Mock Town on Jaya Island.
• Oboro fought Teach and the Blackbeard Pirates, killed Burgess, and gave Teach and his surviving crew divine powers after Teach agreed to serve him.
• Oboro brought the Hell Pirates to Skypiea, defeated Enel, and offered to teach him Haki after Enel asked about the moon.
• Oboro ordered the crew to gather Skypiea’s shells and cloud-making techniques, then examined the Poneglyph and had Dom record its inscriptions.
• Oboro rang the Golden Bell, gathered Skypiea’s resources, and departed with Enel, Satori, and Gedatsu, who had joined the Demon Tribe.
• Oboro announced that the Hell Pirates were heading to Alabasta and told the crew to let Enel face its fighters.

Oboro tested Enel, recruited Crocodile, and brought the Hell Pirates to Water 7 to commission a flagship. On Sabaody, he prepared to grant powers to promising pirates while the Five Elders watched and debated how to respond.

• Oboro tested Enel in Alabasta by having him fight Luffy and later Ace, then sent Ace to Banaro Island with Teach’s whereabouts.
• After Luffy defeated Crocodile, Oboro attacked the Navy escorting Crocodile and offered him a place in the Hell Pirates.
• Crocodile joined as vice captain, defeated Enel, and received new powers alongside Daz Bones as Enel accepted Oboro’s offer to become stronger.
• Morgans publicized Crocodile’s recruitment and the Celestial Dragons’ deaths, while Whitebeard, Big Mom, and the Beasts Pirates reacted to the Hell Pirates’ growing reputation.
• Oboro brought the Hell Pirates to Water 7 and commissioned Iceburg to build their flagship, stopping Crocodile from pursuing Pluton.
• On Sabaody, Oboro spoke with Rayleigh about Luffy and his plans, then arranged to grant divine power to outstanding pirates in District 5.
• Pirates gathered in District 5 for Oboro’s offer as the Five Elders investigated him and considered whether his blessings threatened the balance of power.