Recaps

During the Buster Call on the Kingdom of Ratar, Victor forced Omar to stand down, ordered children in a cellar killed, and destroyed a diary exposing the World Government’s role in the outbreak. The Gorosei praised Victor for obeying orders and covering up evidence, and decided to let him build more military prestige before transferring him to the New World.

• Omar refused to let Marines kill the sick children in a cellar, but Victor disarmed him and ordered the cellar blown up.
• Wright found a doctor’s diary revealing that contaminated water from the Mining Area caused Ratar’s Strange Disease and that the World Government had isolated the kingdom.
• Wright and Connor showed the diary to Victor, who burned it and reminded Wright to obey orders.
• The Gorosei reviewed CP0’s report and praised Victor for carrying out the Buster Call and destroying evidence.
• The Gorosei decided Victor should earn more military achievements before being transferred to the New World.

During his leave, Victor visited his parents’ graves and then went to the Marine Military Academy at Zephyr’s invitation. He taught the cadets about physical training and explained a method for concentrating the body’s energy to unleash speed and strength.

• Victor gave the Special Operations Unit 300 million Berries to spend during their leave in Sabaody Archipelago.
• Victor visited his parents’ graves, where Tsuru joined him and passed along Zephyr’s invitation to the academy.
• Victor arrived at the Marine Military Academy, greeted Zephyr, and was admired by the cadets, including Kuzan.
• At Zephyr’s request, Victor began teaching the cadets about elementary physical training and storing strength.
• Victor explained how Life Return enabled control over the body and introduced a method to concentrate its energy for a short burst of speed and strength.

After inspiring the naval academy cadets with his dream of a peaceful sea, Victor went to Sabaody Archipelago with Gion and Tokikake to celebrate his promotion. There, he stopped a young thief and gave him money for food, leaving the crowd applauding his compassion.

• Victor gave three speeches at the naval academy about physical training, the Six Powers, and his dream of creating a peaceful sea, and Zephyr arranged for the talks to be recorded.
• Victor spent the next week answering cadets' questions before reading that Golden Lion had destroyed three pirate crews and considering whether capturing him could earn Victor a promotion to Admiral.
• Victor met Gion and Tokikake, and the three went to Sabaody Archipelago to celebrate his promotion to Rear Admiral.
• Tokikake caught a gray-green-haired boy stealing a woman's wallet, and Victor returned it to her.
• Victor gave the hungry boy spare change and urged him to find work instead of stealing, prompting Gion and the surrounding crowd to applaud.

Victor recruited Gion and Tokikake into his Special Operations Unit, then set out to suppress powerful pirates in the New World. He launched an assault on Gustav and the Giant Crocodile Pirates, and the Marines prepared to land on their island.

• Victor gave the impoverished boy Gild Tesoro loose change, while Shakky watched him and recognized his value as a subject of interest.
• Victor invited Gion to join his unit, and she accepted; Tokikake followed her into the unit after Sengoku agreed to transfer him.
• Victor received a list of Great Pirates to target and led the Special Operations Unit toward the New World.
• Wright spotted the Giant Crocodile Pirates' ships, and Victor ordered the warship to bombard them.
• Gustav learned the Marines had arrived and declared he would defeat them, while Victor ordered his unit to prepare to land and fight.

Victor and the Marines fought the Giant Crocodile Pirates on the beach as the pirates' officers joined the battle. The fight left Kennard in danger, but Victor struck Zinor with a boulder from more than a thousand kilometers away.

• Tokikake, Gion, and the Special Operations Unit reached the beach as the pirates charged from the forest under cannon fire.
• Gion and Tokikake fought through the pirates while Johnson challenged Tokikake and Gordin attacked the Marines with his cannon.
• Louri engaged Gion, and the Werewolf Brothers ambushed the Marines from the rear.
• Eric dodged Bogda's claw with Paper Drawing, while Zinor attacked Kennard from above.
• Victor hurled a boulder from more than a thousand kilometers away and struck Zinor before he could crush Kennard.

Victor fought Gustav on the devastated island and revealed his Mythical Zoan titan form, giving him the power to attack without holding back. Gustav recovered from Victor’s blow, transformed again, and charged into a clash that shook the island.

• Victor threw a boulder toward the beach after his Observation Haki warned him that Tokikake could not rescue Kennard, then continued fighting Gustav.
• Gustav transformed into his enormous Deinosuchus form and showed off his power by smashing a hillside with his tail.
• Victor transformed into a thirty-meter titan and struck Gustav with Divine Judgment, shaking the island and stopping the fighting on the beach.
• Gustav recognized Victor’s Mythical Zoan power, recovered from the attack, and transformed into an even larger crocodile giant.
• Gustav charged through the air at Victor, who met him with an Armament Haki-covered fist as their attacks collided in a shock wave.

Victor fought Gustav while maintaining the advantage, then deliberately pushed him toward a berserk state to test his awakened Zoan recovery. Gustav's Devil Fruit will took control and charged at Victor, who prepared to meet him with a golden-lit punch.

• Victor and Gustav exchanged heavy blows across the devastated battlefield, but Victor landed more hits and left Gustav exhausted and injured.
• Gustav released Conqueror's Haki and vowed to kill Victor, while the Marines and pirates struggled under the pressure.
• Victor opened the Gate of Opening and struck Gustav with powerful kicks and punches, sending him crashing through mountains.
• Gustav's awakened imperial crocodile will took over, turning his skin dark red as he unleashed Tyrant's Domain and charged at Victor.
• Victor stood his ground, his body shining with golden light, and threw a punch as Gustav reached him.

Victor defeated and captured Gustav after a brutal battle, then reported the capture to Sengoku. He expected a promotion and planned to use his injuries to secure time off, while considering a future command posting.

• Victor blasted Gustav across the island, then blocked his surprise attack and pummeled him until he lost consciousness.
• Victor lifted Gustav's body as the Marines cheered and ordered them to wipe out the remaining pirates.
• Victor told Sengoku by Den Den Mushi that he had captured Gustav but injured his right hand, prompting Sengoku to arrange support and prepare a report.
• Light asked Victor if he would be promoted, and Victor said he expected to become a lieutenant general and hoped for command of a directly subordinate branch.
• Victor concealed his strength by letting Gustav injure his arm so he could claim serious injuries and take a vacation.

News of Victor capturing Gustav spread across the New World, alarming the great pirate crews who wondered whether they would become his next targets. Roger, Whitebeard, Charlotte Linlin, and Kaido each reacted to the Navy’s growing influence, while Kaido remained confident that he could defeat Victor.

• Rayleigh read that Victor had captured Gustav, and Roger said there was still enough time for his plans despite Rayleigh’s concerns about the changing seas.
• Oden Kozuki told Whitebeard that Gustav had been captured, and Whitebeard reassured his crew that they would be safe as long as they avoided clashing with the Navy.
• Charlotte Linlin burned the newspaper and acknowledged that Victor was changing the balance of power in the New World.
• King suggested that the Beasts Pirates relocate to avoid the Navy, but Kaido dismissed the danger and said he would kill Victor if he came after him.

The Gorosei promoted Victor to lieutenant general and appointed him commander of Branch G1 to amplify the Navy’s deterrence. After taking command from Vice Admiral Boris, Victor ordered the branch to enter Level One combat readiness, leaving Gion, Tokikake, and Cliff puzzled.

• Oren looked for ways to increase Victor’s income while Victor’s growing fame convinced the Gorosei that their investment in him had succeeded.
• Kong told Sengoku that the World Government had appointed Victor commander of Branch G1 and would promote him to lieutenant general.
• Sengoku informed Victor of his promotion while Victor vacationed in Dressrosa, where King Riku, Gion, Tokikake, and Victor’s subordinates congratulated him.
• News of Victor’s promotion spread worldwide, exciting Oren and Colonel Mata because they hoped to benefit from his increased influence.
• Vice Admiral Boris handed command of Branch G1 over to Victor and departed with the other officers.
• Victor ordered Branch G1 to enter Level One combat readiness, surprising Gion, Tokikake, and Deputy Commander Cliff.

Victor took Branch G1’s marines to Saladi Island to bring the New World black market under Marine supervision. Beast Kari rejected his demand, setting the two men against each other.

• Victor kept Branch G1 under Level-One Combat Readiness and had the Special Operations Unit inspect the marines and officers.
• Wright delivered intelligence on underground forces, and Victor chose to meet Beast Kari, the King of the New World Black Market.
• Victor, Gion, Tokikake, and a large Marine contingent arrived at Saladi Island and entered Kari’s castle.
• Victor declared that the black market would fall under Marine supervision and demanded that it submit the names of its customers.
• Kari refused to share customer information, told Victor to leave, and threatened him when Victor refused.

Victor confronted Kari in the black market and proved faster and stronger despite Kari's immense strength and Decay Fruit. After Kari unleashed his ability on nearby guards, Victor evaded it and severed Kari's left arm with a Tempest Kick.

• Kari attacked Victor with powerful punches, but Victor blocked his first strike and dodged the rest.
• Victor struck Kari with Finger Pistol: Fortress Cannon and a high kick, forcing Kari to defend himself with Armament Haki.
• Gion warned Victor about Kari's Decay Fruit after Kari touched a guard and rapidly withered him into a corpse.
• Kari released purple-black blood in every direction, killing nearby guards, but Victor avoided the attack.
• Victor appeared behind Kari and severed his left arm with Tempest Kick—Crescent Moon Sky Charge.

Victor attacked the Saladi black market, severed Kari’s left hand, and demanded Kari’s recent client list in exchange for continuing business in the New World. The World Government learned of Victor’s actions and decided to give him another assignment to keep him from disrupting its plans.

• Victor stopped attacking Kari after cutting off his left arm, then demanded Kari’s recent client list and warned him to get on his good side.
• Tokikake demonstrated how Armament Haki could repel attacks, and Victor told Lait and Connor to build their physical foundations before training in Haki.
• A CP0 agent stationed in the black market reported Victor’s attack to his superiors after Kari cursed him for failing to intervene.
• Kong and Sengoku discussed Victor’s radical actions and worried that he would cause trouble in the New World.
• The Gorosei decided to keep Victor occupied by sending him to hunt Roger or deal with the Golden Lion.

Victor lifted the Level One Combat Readiness order after Kong told him to focus on Roger and Golden Lion rather than rushing to purify the sea. He supported Oren’s plan to raise money from the Kingdom of Arthur, leaving Oren to interpret Victor’s silence as approval and prepare to summon its nobles.

• Kong reprimanded Victor’s radical plan, and Victor ordered Branch G1 to end its Level One Combat Readiness status.
• Marines at Branch G1 discussed Victor’s attack on the black market, while West wished he could help him purge the pirates.
• Gion and Tokikake returned to Marine Headquarters, and Sakazuki, Onigumo, and Doberman lamented the limits on the Navy’s actions.
• Victor replied to Oren’s request for guidance by expressing confidence in him without offering a method.
• Oren took Victor’s lack of objection as support and ordered invitations sent to the nobles of the Kingdom of Arthur for a fundraising banquet.

Oren staged a pirate raid on Fast Port to frighten the Kingdom of Arthur’s nobles, officials, and merchants into relying on the Marines. After the Marines arrived too late to catch the raiders, Oren refused Count Reinhardt’s request to station troops in the port.

• Oren sent invitations to the Kingdom of Arthur’s elites, then disguised Marines as pirates and ordered them to raid Fast Port.
• The disguised Marines looted the city, set fires, and broke through its defenders while the nobles, merchants, and officials fled.
• Count Reinhardt contacted the royal army and the Marines, but General Hammond’s troops arrived after the raiders had escaped.
• Oren questioned Count Reinhardt about the attackers, who had been identified by a purple skull flag, and promised an investigation.
• Count Reinhardt asked Oren to garrison Fast Port, but Oren refused, citing the Marines’ lack of authority in the kingdom.
• Florence suggested that Count Reinhardt ask his friend Count Thompson to speak to Oren.

Count Reinhardt and Duke Richard suspected that Colonel Oren’s Navy had staged the attack on Fast Port to extort money, so they protested to the World Government. The Gorosei ordered CP4 to investigate while quietly instructing Ganna not to pursue the matter seriously.

• Count Reinhardt read Count Thompson’s reply, suspected Oren had arranged the attack on Fast Port after nobles skipped his banquet, and returned to the royal capital.
• Count Reinhardt told Duke Richard about his suspicions, and Duke Richard agreed that Oren’s invitation might be connected to the attack.
• Duke Richard and Count Reinhardt informed Queen Brown II was too ill to speak, and Duke Richard sent a fax protesting the Navy’s conduct to the World Government.
• The Gorosei received Duke Richard’s fax and discussed Oren’s connection to Victor, deciding to require evidence rather than act against him immediately.
• The Gorosei ordered CP4 commander Ganna to investigate without taking the inquiry too seriously.

CP4 officer Gana arrived in Fast Port to investigate the Kingdom of Arthur’s allegations against Branch 189, accepting a large bribe from Count Reinhardt. When Gana confronted Oren with the investigation order, Oren invoked Vice Admiral Victor and shouted his name, leaving Gana bewildered.

• Gana arrived in Fast Port with a hundred agents and met Count Reinhardt, who briefed him on the case.
• Count Reinhardt gave Gana two hundred million Berries in banknotes, and Gana agreed to investigate Branch 189.
• At William Port, Gana saw travelers being forced to donate to a Marine foundation before entering and treated it as evidence of extortion.
• Marines stopped Gana’s group and verified their CP4 credentials before allowing them to proceed to Branch 189.
• Gana presented Oren with the investigation order, and Oren asked whether he knew Vice Admiral Victor before shouting, “Long live Lord Victor!”

Oren turned Gana’s investigation of Branch 189 into an opportunity to recruit him into the Blue Sea Society, then exposed Duke Richard’s attempted bribes. Victor approved of the society and decided to formalize it while recommending Oren for a fleet admiral post.

• After learning that Oren served Victor, Gana backed away from investigating Branch 189 and accepted Oren’s invitation to dine.
• Oren told Gana about the Blue Sea Plan and invited him to join the Blue Sea Society, which Gana believed was Victor’s own organization.
• Gana reported Count Reinhardt’s two-hundred-million-Berry bribe and denied finding evidence of wrongdoing at Branch 189.
• When Duke Richard offered Gana another five hundred million Berries to remove Oren, Gana said he would record the offer too.
• Oren faxed Victor about recruiting Gana into the Blue Sea Society, and Victor decided to establish it as a real organization and recommend Oren for admiral of the Sixth Division Fleet.

Oren used Duke Richard’s attempt to settle the Fast Port scandal to secure a public apology, five billion Berries, and ongoing concessions, while Victor urged Marine Headquarters to approve Oren’s promotion. Oren became commander of Truro Fortress, and the Blue Sea Society spread among Marines seeking both justice and advancement.

• Duke Richard met Oren at William Port and agreed to publish an apology and donate five billion Berries after Oren pressed him over the Fast Port incident.
• Oren demanded that Fast Port be treated like William Port, and Gana reminded Duke Richard of Victor’s future influence.
• Victor recommended Oren for another promotion, and Sengoku advised Kong that Victor’s actions were minor compared with maintaining stability.
• Sengoku gave Kong a report listing candidates for the Shichibukai, and Kong agreed to invite them.
• Oren was promoted from colonel to commodore and became commander of Truro Fortress, prompting envy and rumors among Branch 191 officers.
• Marines in Branch 191 and Branch G1 began joining the Blue Sea Society, whose members aimed to purify the seas and follow Victor.

Victor expanded the Blue Sea Society through promotions, badges, recruitment, and missions to spread its ideals across the seas. As its influence reached the East Blue, Garp and Tsuru noticed its growth while Sengoku summoned Garp to the Marshal.

• Victor rewarded Blue Sea Society members with promotions and created badges that Marines began wearing across several bases and Marineford Town.
• At the Marine academy, Thor urged Kuzan to join the Blue Sea Society, but Kuzan declined for the moment.
• Victor sent Andrew, Rivera, and Jarrow to the East Blue, West Blue, and North Blue to spread the society's ideals.
• Tsuru learned of Victor's expansion and considered the society consistent with his hatred of pirates.
• Garp saw a Blue Sea Society member in an East Blue newspaper report and remarked on the group's reach; Sengoku then told him the Marshal wanted to see him.

Garp rejected another promotion to admiral as Marines rushed to respond to Roger and Golden Lion meeting at Edowar Beach. Victor mobilized Branch G-1, while Shiki urged Roger to join him and help rule the world.

• A Rear Admiral told Kuzan and the other interns that Garp had repeatedly refused promotion to admiral.
• Garp rejected the World Government's appointment letter, and Kong said Victor's promotion was effectively settled.
• After learning Roger and Golden Lion had encountered each other, Kong ordered Sengoku to assemble the fleet and mobilize Branch G-1 and Branch G-5.
• Garp joined Sengoku's expedition despite Sengoku's objections, and Kuzan went aboard with him.
• Victor ordered Wright and Connor to assemble Branch G-1 so they could exploit the Flying Pirates' expected losses.
• At Edowar Beach, Shiki called across to Roger, offering him a place at his side in exchange for the weapon that could destroy the world.

Feilun reported that Roger and Golden Lion had begun fighting, but a massive storm swallowed his ship and cut off contact. After the battle ended with Golden Lion’s fleet battered and Roger missing, the Marines prepared to withdraw, while Victor recruited Sakazuki to help strike Golden Lion.

• Feilun secretly informed Sengoku that Golden Lion had surrounded Roger, then reported when their forces began fighting.
• A huge storm swallowed Feilun’s ship, and Sengoku lost contact as Feilun’s Vivre Card began shrinking.
• Kong told Sengoku that the storm had destroyed half of Golden Lion’s fleet, Golden Lion had withdrawn, and Roger and his crew were missing.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to retreat, frustrating younger officers who wanted to attack Golden Lion.
• Victor invited Sakazuki to join forces and launch a surprise attack on the weakened Golden Lion, and Sakazuki agreed.

Victor coordinated with Sakazuki and a small Marine force to launch a surprise attack on Golden Lion’s base at Saint Island. The Marines stormed the harbor, where Sakazuki killed Andre, leaving the battle underway.

• Sakazuki agreed to join forces with Victor, who gave him a Den Den Mushi and said he would contact him when ready.
• The Flying Pirates bought medicine and ship-repair materials in Saladia, while an unknown person secretly hid among the cargo.
• Mavy located the Flying Pirates, and Victor ordered his ten warships to follow the Vivre Card to Saint Island.
• After more than ten days at sea, Victor assigned Sakazuki to lead the attack on Saint Island’s harbor as the vanguard.
• Sakazuki and nearly a thousand Marines launched a nighttime surprise attack, killing pirate underlings across the pier.
• Andre confronted Sakazuki, who used Cerberus to blast Andre’s head apart.

Victor led the Marines in a bloody assault on Golden Lion’s island, using successive waves of troops to draw out the Flying Pirates. As Golden Lion learned that a Navy colonel had killed several ship captains, Victor attacked Doron from the air and drew Golden Lion’s response.

• Sakazuki killed Dirty Beard Andre, and Onigumo led the Marines in an advance as Victor prepared his forces for battle.
• Golden Lion learned that ten Marine warships had attacked and ordered his pirates to meet them, believing Sengoku and Garp were leading the force.
• The Marines and pirates exchanged heavy fire, and Victor sent in the second assault echelon after the suicide squad suffered more than one-third casualties.
• Blake overwhelmed Marines on the beach while Victor called for a third assault echelon and then flew above the battlefield.
• Golden Lion heard that a Navy colonel had killed the captains of three ships, and Doron fired at Victor as Victor launched Tempest Kick: Crescent Moon Sky Charge; Golden Lion countered with Wave Slash.

Victor and Sakazuki fought Golden Lion, who targeted Sakazuki before Victor intervened. Golden Lion's pirate captains arrived, and Sakazuki was surrounded while Victor prepared to face Golden Lion.

• Golden Lion countered Victor's flying slash and cut apart Doron's nearby men, while Sakazuki's magma attack failed to push through his sword strike.
• Sakazuki rushed Golden Lion as Victor descended, but Golden Lion unleashed Lion's Thousand Grain Valley to keep both attackers at bay.
• Golden Lion wounded Sakazuki with his swords, then blocked Sakazuki's surprise magma attack before Victor struck at him from behind.
• Fenol, Gram, Pas, Anji, and Doron arrived to support Golden Lion, and Victor told Sakazuki to handle them while he faced Golden Lion.
• Anji, Doron, and Gram attacked Sakazuki in succession, and Fenol swung his scythe at him from behind.