Recaps

Gawain reached Amazon Lily, recruited Kuma, trained with Rayleigh, and helped Hancock reclaim her freedom. After three months, he departed aboard the Dark Bird with Rayleigh and Hancock, setting his sights on Ace, Wapol, and building his faction.

• Gawain arrived on Amazon Lily, where Kuma attacked him but accepted his offer to join after their fight, while Shirahoshi summoned Sea Kings that threatened the island.
• Gawain reunited with Rayleigh and began training in Conqueror’s Haki, while he intervened in Hancock and Gion’s clashes and continued to strengthen his own combat skills.
• Gawain tasked Kalifa and Shiryu with expanding his operations, including claiming islands in Sabaody, redirecting prisoners, and finding ways to recruit talent.
• After three months, Gawain defeated a weak pirate and prepared to leave Amazon Lily, then helped Hancock confront her shame over her past and accept that she was free.
• Gawain invited Rayleigh to join his crew and revealed that Portgas D. Ace was Roger’s son, while Rayleigh decided to guide Ace and make him his godson.
• Gawain and his companions boarded Franky’s giant ship, which Gawain named Dark Bird, and Franky turned Spandam into a towering cyborg that pledged to serve him.
• Gawain ordered an investigation of Wapol and the Munch-Munch Fruit, assigned Spandam to remain with Franky, and offered the crew a monthly allowance to attract talent.

Gawain welcomed the Fish-Men to Sabaody, recruited Shakky, and drew the attention of Tesoro, Kuzan, and Whitebeard. After clashing with Whitebeard, Gawain proposed a plan to reshape the Grand Line and invited him to cooperate against the World Government.

• Gawain confronted Rosward’s family at Sabaody, welcomed Shalria, and stopped Charlos from seizing Shirahoshi.
• Neptune brought one hundred thousand Fish-Men to Sabaody, where they raised their flag and began building a home as Gawain urged them to secure their foothold.
• Gawain ordered Kalifa to protect Tesoro and his wealth for later, while Rayleigh drove Tesoro from the tournament docks.
• Rayleigh persuaded Shakky to join Gawain, and she accepted a role in his intelligence efforts.
• Kuzan asked Gawain to curb Sakazuki’s influence, but Whitebeard’s approach interrupted their discussion and brought Gawain’s crew to prepare for a meeting.
• Whitebeard arrived at Sabaody, clashed with Gawain’s crew, and was joined in the battle by Issho, while Shiryu stopped Teach from taking Gawain hostage.
• Gawain and Whitebeard spoke privately, and Gawain revealed his plan to seal Reverse Mountain and Fish-Man Island while weakening the Emperors’ ability to unite.
• Whitebeard rejected Gawain’s plan and vowed to fight him if he sealed the Grand Line, but Gawain explained how he would divide the Emperors and invited Whitebeard to cooperate.

Gawain reconciled with Whitebeard, gained Issho and Uta as members of his crew, and strengthened his plans to unite the seas. After crossing Aqua Laguna, he reached Long Ring Long Land, where he captured Foxy and began searching for the stranded Tonjit.

• Whitebeard offered Gawain his territory and sons if he died, but Gawain rejected the offer and proposed that Whitebeard become Pirate King to end the Great Pirate Era.
• Gawain and Whitebeard reconciled, and Garp, Rayleigh, and Whitebeard reunited at a banquet before Whitebeard departed peacefully with his crew.
• Gawain told Issho he aimed to eradicate piracy and bring the Grand Line under control, and Issho pledged his service to Gawain.
• Gawain persuaded Uta to join the Dark Bird Ship as its musician, and the crew set out for the East Blue after Whitebeard coated their ship.
• Gion gave Gawain her Great Grade sword Rokumei Kotetsu, and Shanks learned Uta was aboard Gawain’s ship and ordered his crew to reach her secretly.
• Gawain’s crew sailed through Aqua Laguna, then arrived at Long Ring Long Land and met Chief Sivins, who explained the island’s unusual geography.
• Shiryu killed Golden Snake Ambro and captured Foxy, and Gawain sent Kaku to take Foxy to Vegapunk for Devil Fruit experiments.
• Chief Sivins told Gawain that Tonjit had been stranded on a mountain for seven years, and Gawain organized a contest to find him first.

Gawain’s crew subdued Mock Town, publicized their quest to prove Noland’s story, and ascended to Sky Island, where they defeated Enel and uncovered the world’s hidden history. Gawain took charge of Sky Island, ate the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and began testing its powers as his crew prepared to resolve local conflicts and continue his training.

• Rayleigh and Shirahoshi found Tonjit atop his stilts, and Gawain’s group stayed on Long Ring Long Land while the Sivins tribe completed lighthouses and agreed to help build a railway.
• At Navarone Fortress, Gawain met Jonathan, invited Sakazuki to meet aboard the Dark Bird, and sailed onward with supplies after Uta performed for the marines.
• Rayleigh led Gawain’s group toward Jaya and proposed visiting Sky Island, while Gawain ordered Shiryu to take control of Jaya’s lawless southern territory.
• Gawain’s forces crushed the outlaws in Mock Town, and he had the reporters portray his rebuilding of the town and planned ascent as a quest to vindicate Noland.
• Gawain’s crew reached Sky Island, defeated Enel and God’s Legion, and Rayleigh revealed the history of Joy Boy, the Ancient Weapons, and the World Government to them.
• Gawain declared himself Sky Island’s ruler, restored Gan Fall’s administration, and ordered Kalifa to develop trade in the island’s shells and other products.
• After Vegapunk extracted Enel’s Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Gawain ate it and tested its lightning, speed, magnetism, and bioelectric perception, while Gion and Rayleigh showed him the limits of his new abilities.
• Gawain planned to remain on Sky Island, address the Shandia conflict, and recruit Aramaki, as Issho and Rayleigh pushed him to train his Observation and Armament Haki.