Recaps

Lina and the Straw Hat crew reached Marineford to rescue Ace, using Lina’s undead and the crew’s attacks to disrupt the Navy’s defenses. Ace was freed, Doflamingo was killed, and Whitebeard’s pirates helped the escaping group move toward the harbor.

• Lina escaped Impel Down with Jinbe while Ace stayed behind to fight Magellan, then the crew regrouped at Amazon Lily and planned for the coming war.
• Hancock departed for Marineford, and the Straw Hats set sail as Sengoku revealed that Ace was Roger’s son and Whitebeard’s fleet arrived.
• Lina entered Marineford underwater, knocked Squard unconscious, and sent Golden Lion’s mutant beasts and his undead into battle to draw Navy forces away from the execution platform.
• Nami formed a thundercloud, Perona destroyed the mechanisms for the encircling walls, and the Straw Hats began breaking through the Marines as Whitebeard attacked the plaza.
• Sanji freed Ace from his Seastone handcuffs, and Lina stayed behind to fight Sengoku while Luffy and the others fled through the Marine forces.
• Lina held off Sengoku and Doflamingo as Zoro and Sanji battled Gion and Kake, and Doflamingo’s Birdcage trapped Luffy’s group before suddenly snapping apart.
• Izo and Rakuyo led Whitebeard’s pirates to help Luffy and Ace retreat toward the harbor, while Lina’s undead killed Doflamingo and delivered his head to her.

Lina helped the Whitebeard Pirates escape Marineford, then spent the two-year training period with Nami and explored Alabasta’s ancient tomb. News of Ace’s rise and the Straw Hat Crew’s expected return left Lina and Nami preparing to reunite with their friends at Sabaody.

• Whitebeard died fighting Akainu, and Lina took his body before summoning an undead Whitebeard to attack Teach’s crew and shake Marineford.
• Lina helped Luffy and the Whitebeard Pirates escape, then left Luffy with Rayleigh for two years of training while Ace recovered.
• Lina reunited with Nami on Visseria and promised to stay with her as they trained and traveled together.
• Lina and Nami visited Vivi in Alabasta, where they connected the Santora River to the legend of Set and Nephthys and explored an underground palace.
• Lina freed the Desert Lord Apis, which Nami named Peace, and copied an ancient inscription before taking part of the tomb’s treasure.
• The Visseria elders brought rain to Alabasta, and Vivi exchanged gifts and promises with Lina and Nami before returning home.
• Lina and Nami learned that Ace had become the Fifth Emperor with Jinbe and Yamato among his crew, and they prepared to leave for Sabaody.
• Brook arrived at Sabaody as rumors spread of the Straw Hat Crew’s return, while Sentomaru brought a new Pacifista unit to the island and a blind Marine headed for a casino.

The Straw Hats reunited at Sabaody, set sail for the New World, and helped Jinbe defeat Hody’s rebellion before confronting Zephyr and the NEO Marines. Sanji’s arranged marriage sent the crew toward Whole Cake Island, but they first reached Thunder God Island and reunited with Ace and his allies.

• Lina and Zoro rejoined the Straw Hats at Sabaody, and the crew departed aboard the coated Going Merry after driving off the Marines and Pacifistas.
• The Straw Hats reached Fish-Man Island, where Lina destroyed Hody’s forces and the crew rescued Neptune and Shirahoshi from the New Fish-Man Pirates.
• Vankede the Ninth drove the Noah toward Fish-Man Island, but Lina shattered the ark with his Heaven and Earth Separation Star attack.
• After entering the New World, the crew rescued Zephyr, then fought him and the NEO Marines after learning they planned to plant Explosive Rock near a village.
• Luffy defeated Zephyr with Fourth Gear, and Lina shattered Zephyr’s mechanical arm before the Marines arrived and captured the NEO Marines.
• Katakuri told Sanji that Germa 66 and BIG MOM had arranged his marriage to Charlotte Pudding, and Luffy promised the crew would attend the wedding feast with him.
• The Going Merry reached Thunder God Island, where Luffy and Lina met Ace, Yamato, Marco, and the other division commanders, and Ace attacked the ship with blazing fireballs.

Lina and the Straw Hats defeated Ace’s crew, then followed rumors of powerful Devil Fruits to Dressrosa, where Luffy, Zoro, and Lina entered the Colosseum tournament. Lina arranged an alliance with Sabo’s Revolutionary Army against the Donquixote Family as the tournament continued.

• Nami and Robin fought Yamato, but Lina defeated her after they were worn down, while Zoro reported that he had beaten Vista.
• Chopper defeated Rakuyo, and Luffy fought Ace until their final attacks split the battlefield and left Luffy unconscious, and Lina then drove Marco and the commanders into the sea before the crews shared a banquet.
• Luffy chose the Log Pose route to Dressrosa, where Lina explained that Edward Weevil ruled as king and Franky began designing a mech around Lina’s Jozu-based undead.
• The Straw Hats landed in Dressrosa and entered the Colosseum tournament after learning the prize was either Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit or Shiki’s Float-Float Fruit.
• Ryokugyu won A Block, while Lina defeated his B-Block opponents and advanced as Allen, and Rebecca recognized Luffy and Lina as Straw Hats.
• Sabo helped Rebecca, then Lina proposed an alliance between the Revolutionary Army, the Straw Hats, and Ace’s crew to take on the Donquixote Family, offering its money to Lina’s side and its supplies to the revolutionaries.
• Sabo tentatively accepted Lina’s plan, and Lina warned Zoro not to provoke him before explaining Dressrosa’s suffering to Rebecca.