Recaps

Whitebeard led the Whitebeard Pirates to Marineford to reclaim his captured sons, and his opening attack unleashed a massive tsunami. Aokiji froze the wave, but Whitebeard pressed forward and clashed with Victor, leaving their battle underway.

• Whitebeard assembled his division commanders and allied pirate captains aboard the Moby Dick and declared that the Marines could not stop him.
• Whitebeard greeted Sengoku, then struck the air and raised a huge tsunami toward the Marines.
• Aokiji froze the tsunami with Ice Age, stopping the ice just short of the Moby Dick and giving Whitebeard a chance to retreat.
• Whitebeard and his crew advanced across the ice, and Sengoku ordered Victor to attack.
• Victor dodged Whitebeard's Naginata slash, countered with a Wind Blade, and evaded Whitebeard's next leaping strike.

Victor and Whitebeard fought fiercely at Marineford as Victor exploited Whitebeard’s declining condition and landed several hits. Whitebeard then grew serious and unleashed a devastating attack, leaving Titan to meet his world-shaking punch head-on.

• Victor blocked Whitebeard’s Conqueror’s Haki-coated Naginata strike, and Garp explained Conqueror’s Haki coating to Wright, Connor, and the others.
• Victor outpaced Whitebeard in close combat, numbed his arm with a kick, and knocked him into the ice.
• Whitebeard regained his composure, acknowledged Victor as a worthy opponent, and mocked the Marines apart from Garp.
• Whitebeard attacked with powerful Naginata slashes, shattering the ice around Victor, then launched a devastating punch.
• Victor transformed into Titan and charged forward to meet Whitebeard’s punch head-on.

Victor gained the upper hand against Whitebeard, whose aging body and worsening injuries left him vulnerable. Whitebeard’s quake damaged Marine Headquarters, and Titan’s spear pinned him to the ice as Marco rushed to protect him.

• Victor and Whitebeard fought for fifteen minutes, but Victor’s healing and Whitebeard’s failing health steadily shifted the advantage toward Victor.
• Whitebeard unleashed a wide-area earthquake at Victor and the Marine fortress, while Akainu and Kizaru shielded the Marines from most of the attack.
• Titan hurled a golden spear through Whitebeard’s shoulder and pinned him to the ice, prompting Marco and the other Whitebeard Pirates to panic.
• Marco attacked Victor with Phoenix Brand, but Victor struck him down, and Marco recovered with his phoenix flames.
• Hancock fired pink arrows to stop Marco from ambushing Victor, while Doflamingo decided to take the chance to kill Whitebeard.

Doflamingo, Crocodile, Mihawk, and the Marines attacked Whitebeard and his allies as the Whitebeard Pirates charged to rescue Ace. The battle intensified around Whitebeard, and Victor conjured a lightning spear as Whitebeard scattered Akainu’s magma fist.

• Doflamingo attacked Jozu with Five-Color Thread and Super Whip, but Jozu’s diamond body blocked his attacks.
• Crocodile attacked Whitebeard with Desert Treasure Blade, while Vista intercepted Mihawk’s slash and faced him.
• Whitebeard approved the pirates’ charge toward the execution platform, but Akainu’s Meteor Volcano devastated the advancing crews.
• Kizaru confronted Whitebeard with a light sword, while Marco repeatedly defended Whitebeard from Akainu’s magma attacks.
• Whitebeard scattered Akainu’s Great Eruption with Murakumogiri, and Victor formed a lightning spear.

Victor survived Whitebeard’s berserk assault by opening the Gate of Wonder, preparing to counter with Day Tiger. Whitebeard continued fighting to save Ace as Marineford crumbled and casualties mounted.

• Victor struck Whitebeard while he was shielding Marco, caving in his chest and sending him flying.
• Whitebeard unleashed furious shock waves that devastated Marineford and killed marines, prompting Tsuru to urge the army to withdraw.
• Victor activated the Eight Inner Gates Formation and let Whitebeard’s attacks continue while the island was engulfed in dust and destruction.
• Marco begged Whitebeard to calm down, warning that a tsunami could swallow the Whitebeard Pirates too.
• Victor emerged unharmed, opened the Gate of Wonder, and began gathering blue steam as he prepared to use Day Tiger.

Victor and Whitebeard fought a brutal battle until Akainu intervened and attacked the exhausted Whitebeard. Sengoku waited to spring his encirclement plan, while Victor watched Akainu challenge Whitebeard.

• Whitebeard charged Victor, and the two traded powerful blows in a fierce contest of endurance.
• Victor knocked Whitebeard down and continued striking him, but Whitebeard countered with a Sky Quake that wounded Victor.
• Akainu launched magma fists at Whitebeard, who shattered them with a shockwave and then spat blood from exhaustion.
• The Great Whirlpool Spider charged Akainu to protect Whitebeard, but Akainu's Hell Hound cost him an ear.
• Tsuru asked Sengoku when to act, and Sengoku told her to wait until Whitebeard's forces were more deeply engaged.
• Akainu charged Whitebeard with Great Eruption, and Whitebeard met him with an Armament Haki-coated fist.

As Akainu overwhelmed Whitebeard, Little Oars charged toward the execution platform to save Ace, but Victor killed him and ordered the pirates slaughtered. Grief and rage triggered Whitebeard’s final burst of strength: he struck Akainu down and prepared to lead his children into a desperate counterattack.

• Akainu repeatedly struck Whitebeard with lava attacks, while Ace watched from the execution platform, unable to help.
• Little Oars charged toward Ace, knocked aside Marines, and endured Moria’s Shadow Angle Spear as Whitebeard ordered his pirates to protect him.
• Victor stopped Oars, shattered his sword, blasted away attacking pirates, and killed him with Titan Horn.
• Victor ordered the Marines to kill the pirates, and Whitebeard realized Oars could not be saved as his children fell around the battlefield.
• Whitebeard surged forward, grabbed Akainu, and slammed him into the ground with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit’s power.
• Whitebeard called on his followers to fight beside him, determined to rescue Ace and make the Marines pay.

Whitebeard fought through the Marines while Victor challenged him, but the Red Hair Pirates arrived and Shanks offered to end the war. Akainu attacked Shanks, who gained the upper hand and knocked him into the fortress wall.

• Whitebeard drove back waves of Marine officers, and the Whitebeard Pirates rallied behind him.
• Victor confronted Whitebeard and traded blows with him while Aokiji watched and prepared to leave.
• Shanks led the Red Hair Pirates onto the battlefield and told Victor and Sengoku he had come to end the war.
• Akainu returned to the battlefield and attacked Shanks, who used Observation Killing to cut him and then struck him with a Conqueror's Haki slash.
• Shanks blasted Akainu into the fortress wall, leaving blood at the corner of Akainu's mouth.

Shanks overwhelmed Akainu before Kizaru engaged him, while Victor and Akainu coordinated an attack on Whitebeard. The fighting left Kizaru occupied with Beckman and Victor facing Shanks.

• Shanks repeatedly wounded and outmaneuvered Akainu, who grew furious and unleashed magma attacks that threatened everyone nearby.
• Shanks knocked Akainu down, then blocked Kizaru's laser and fought him in a series of sword clashes.
• Victor signaled Akainu, who struck at Whitebeard while Marco rushed in to block the attack and was blasted away.
• Victor exploited Whitebeard's distraction by kicking the inside of his knee, and Shanks slashed at Victor as he defended with his light spear.
• Akainu saw that Kizaru was fighting Beckman without gaining the upper hand, while Victor told Akainu to switch opponents and beckoned Shanks.

Victor fought Shanks while concealing his Observation Killing and then revealed his awakened golden form, which let him overpower Shanks. As Victor declared that Whitebeard would die and hinted that worse events would follow, Whitebeard faltered after his final burst of strength against Akainu.

• Victor charged Shanks, and the two clashed as Shanks used Observation Killing to create openings and cut Victor's neck.
• Victor let Shanks force him to reveal his awakened form, returning to human shape and radiating golden light as he floated above the battlefield.
• Victor met Shanks's attacks with ease and blasted him away, while Shanks wondered why Observation Killing did not hinder Victor.
• Victor told Shanks that Whitebeard was doomed to die and hinted that Whitebeard's death would not be the only major event that day.
• Whitebeard spat blood and staggered after punching Akainu back, his final burst of strength fading.

Victor revealed that Ace was Pirate King Roger’s son and claimed Whitebeard intended to make him the next Pirate King, shattering the Whitebeard Pirates’ morale. Whitebeard ordered his crew to retreat while he stayed behind, and Aokiji helped them escape Akainu’s attack as Sengoku received a startling report.

• Whitebeard struggled to stand after his final burst of strength, while Akainu watched warily instead of attacking.
• Victor announced that Ace was the son of Roger and Portgas D. Rouge, stunning Ace, Whitebeard, Garp, Sengoku, Shanks, Rayleigh, and the former Roger Pirates.
• Victor claimed Whitebeard wanted Ace to become the next Pirate King, prompting Great Whirlpool Spider and other Whitebeard Pirates to question Whitebeard and weakening their resolve.
• Whitebeard ordered his crew to withdraw and told them he would handle the rest, insisting they should not sacrifice themselves for Ace.
• Marco led the retreat, and Aokiji froze Akainu’s Meteor Volcano magma to keep the Moby Dick from being sunk as Sengoku allowed the intervention.
• A Marine whispered a report to Sengoku, whose pupils contracted.

The Gorosei ordered Sengoku and Victor to end the Marineford war, and Sengoku brought Ace’s execution forward as Whitebeard fought to reach him. After Ace died and Whitebeard’s final attack shattered Marineford, Sengoku ended the war and allowed Shanks and the others to leave, while Victor anticipated his own rise.

• Sengoku announced that Ace’s execution would happen immediately, and Whitebeard told the Whitebeard Pirates to withdraw before advancing toward the platform.
• The Gorosei ordered Victor to end the war, while Garp sat beside Ace and Whitebeard endured the Marines’ attacks without stopping.
• Sengoku ordered Ace’s execution, and the executioners stabbed him as Whitebeard watched.
• Akainu blasted Whitebeard’s head, but Whitebeard unleashed a devastating earthquake that split Marineford and killed thousands of Marines.
• Sengoku cut the broadcast, ended the war, and ordered the Marines to let Shanks and the others leave; Victor did not stop them.

After the war, Sengoku resigned and Kong appointed Victor as acting Navy Fleet Admiral. Victor began planning to move Navy Headquarters to the G1 Branch and assigned Akainu to lead the Science Unit.

• Victor and Akainu discussed why the Gorosei had ended the war, and Akainu accepted that Whitebeard's death was a sufficient result.
• Sengoku submitted his resignation to Kong, who accepted it and offered him the Inspector position; Kong also ordered mourning and compensation for the Marines killed in the war.
• Kong told Victor that Sengoku had resigned and temporarily entrusted him with the Fleet Admiral position.
• Victor told Light, Connor, Felix, and the others to finish their work before celebrating his appointment.
• Victor contacted Akainu at the G1 Branch and said he wanted to move Navy Headquarters there and begin operations in the New World, assigning Akainu to take over the Science Unit.

Akainu took command of the Science Unit on Future Island under Victor’s orders, while Vegapunk worried that Victor would use his inventions for war. Shaka refused Victor’s demand to meet Vegapunk, and Victor ordered Sakazuki to bring the scientist to him.

• Victor sent Akainu with three thousand Marines to take over the Science Unit on Future Island.
• Onigiri and Stainless delayed Akainu’s arrival until Kizaru confirmed Sengoku had resigned and ordered them to complete the handover.
• Kizaru warned Vegapunk that Victor might demand the island’s artificial weapons for military use.
• Victor demanded to see Vegapunk, but Shaka refused entry on the grounds of confidential research and World Government authorization.
• Victor ordered Sakazuki to bring Vegapunk before him.

Victor confronted Vegapunk over the Science Unit’s spending and scarce weapons after Akainu took control of Egghead. He left Vegapunk facing the possibility that the World Government would punish his homeland, Baldimore, for suspected ties to the Revolutionary Army.

• Victor ordered Akainu to seize Egghead, where Akainu defeated Atlas and the Marines took control of Shaka, Lilith, and the other satellites.
• Vegapunk contacted Dragon, then asked the Gorosei for help; they told him to cooperate with the Marines and ended the call without restraining Victor.
• Vegapunk left Egghead with Akainu while Onigumo and Dogman stayed behind to complete the takeover.
• At Victor’s villa, Victor challenged Vegapunk over the Science Unit’s expenses and its limited weapons for the Marines.
• Victor brought up Vegapunk’s unfinished land-heating project in Baldimore and warned that the island’s residents were suspected of collaborating with the Revolutionary Army.

Victor secured Vegapunk’s cooperation by pressuring him to increase Pacifista production, funding his hometown, and stationing Marines there. The Gorosei then summoned Victor to discuss World Conscription and selecting new Admiral candidates.

• Victor asked Vegapunk to raise Pacifista production and promised five billion beli for Baldimore, along with a Marine unit to protect it.
• Victor returned Vegapunk to Future Island and traveled to Mary Geoise after the Gorosei summoned him.
• Victor told Kizaru he was glad he guarded the Holy Land, and Kizaru suggested the Gorosei wanted to discuss Admiral candidates.
• The Gorosei approved Victor’s pressure on Vegapunk and his plan to develop weapons against the Revolutionary Army.
• The Gorosei told Victor they would use World Conscription to recruit manpower and select candidates for Admiral.

Victor told Navy officers that the World Government would use a World Military Draft to select admirals and other high-ranking officers, bypassing the Navy’s established promotion system. He encouraged their anger over the decision and promised not to let them be treated unfairly, leaving their discontent with the World Government growing.

• Victor left the Gorosei and ordered Light to summon Headquarters officers for a meeting, while telling him not to notify Kizaru.
• Victor gathered the available officers at his Sabaody villa and announced that the World Government would hold a World Military Draft.
• Victor revealed that the draft would supply candidates for admiral positions, angering Momousagi, Chaton, and other officers who expected Navy promotions.
• Onigumo, Dogman, Burn Scar, and Connor voiced their suspicion that the World Government no longer trusted the Navy and intended to replace its officers.
• Victor reminded the officers that they had served justice rather than sought promotions, then promised not to let them suffer unfair treatment.

Fujitora exposed a casino's cheating in Nanohana and fought the criminals sent after him, while Tesoro ordered an investigation into the attack. Stussy told Aramaki about the world military draft and urged him to seek an admiral position.

• Fujitora caught a Nanohana casino croupier cheating, crushed his wrist, and defeated the casino's staff before leaving.
• Tesoro learned that his casino in Nanohana had been attacked and ordered Floki to send the Golden Dog Squad to investigate.
• Fujitora waited for a ship to Water 7 and sensed another group of attackers approaching after killing the villains who had targeted him.
• Stussy met Aramaki in the Pleasure District and told him that the world military draft had begun and he could become an admiral.

Aramaki was favored for the Navy admiral vacancy while Issho registered for the worldwide draft and destroyed the Power Level testing machine. After the Golden Dog Squad attacked him, Issho killed them, and Tesoro learned of their deaths.

• Stussy told Aramaki that his ship was ready, and he celebrated with the geishas as the likely admiral candidate.
• Issho registered at a Navy recruitment station despite the suspicious glares and killing intent directed at him.
• Issho destroyed Vegapunk’s Seastone Power Level machine with a single palm strike.
• The Golden Dog Squad surrounded Issho in an alley, but he stopped their bullets and crushed their leader and the rest of the gang.
• Floki reported to Tesoro that the Golden Dog Squad had been killed and their bones crushed.

Tesoro ordered an attack on Issho, while Victor chose not to intervene and sent Kuina, Sabo, and Luo to observe. Issho fought through Tesoro's men and killed a giant Death Worm, then demanded to know where the innkeeper's daughter was as Tesoro arrived.

• Tesoro dismissed Floki's concerns about Issho joining the Marines and ordered him killed.
• Victor declined to contact Issho and told Robin to let Tesoro's actions become a lesson for his subordinates.
• Robin reported that Tesoro had gathered thousands of men to attack Issho, and Victor sent Kuina, Sabo, and Luo outside.
• Floki threatened Issho with the innkeeper's kidnapped daughter and lured him to the northern beach.
• Issho slaughtered Tesoro's men and killed the Death Worm with one strike.
• Tesoro arrived and applauded as Issho asked where the child was.

Tesoro fought Issho but was overwhelmed by the swordsman’s gravity attacks, until Kuina intervened. Robin evacuated Tesoro and sent Luo to help Kuina, while Sabo waited for his chance to act.

• Issho attacked Tesoro with powerful gravity-based sword strikes, and Tesoro realized he could not win.
• Kuina charged into battle and fought Issho with her Black Blade after Robin saw that Tesoro had lost his nerve.
• Robin rescued Tesoro with the Op-Op Fruit’s ability and told him that Lord Victor had sent her to help.
• Tesoro accepted Robin’s warning, fired a signal flare, and withdrew with his men.
• Robin sent Luo to assist Kuina and told him not to rely on the Op-Op Fruit’s ability.
• Robin told Sabo that Lord Victor had sent him to ensure nothing went wrong, and Sabo eagerly accepted his role.

Robin let Sabo test his strength against Issho while Kuina and Luo prepared to withdraw, and Victor decided his subordinates needed experience with killing. Two days later, Victor announced the final recruitment assessment: the candidates had to defeat everyone else on a deserted island.

• Robin encouraged Sabo to attack Issho, and Sabo gained the advantage with powerful strikes while Kuina predicted Issho would win once he adapted.
• Robin reported the battle to Victor, who said the fighters lacked a willingness to kill and resolve to be killed, so Robin agreed to find them work that required killing.
• At the World Government's recruitment center, Aramaki recognized Victor and Akainu as his idols and loudly declared himself Victor's fan.
• Victor announced that the final assessment would take place on a deserted island, where the candidates had to defeat everyone else.
• Wright told the candidates to board the ships waiting at the pier.

The admiral candidates battled on a deserted island until Aramaki used the Woods-Woods Fruit to overwhelm nearly everyone. Fujitora summoned a meteorite that devastated the island, but a sprout appeared in the ashes, leaving Aramaki’s fate unclear.

• Sanra attacked Ratiō as the candidates began fighting, while West and Platt revealed their deadly swordsmanship.
• Aramaki created a forest and transformed into a giant tree man, crushing and draining the other candidates.
• Fujitora cut through the vines attacking him as Aramaki’s plants continued to overwhelm the island.
• Fujitora summoned a meteorite, and its impact shattered the island and set Aramaki’s vines ablaze.
• After Wright wondered whether the battle was over, a new sprout emerged from the scorched forest.

Issho and Aramaki fought to decide who would become a Marine admiral, but the Gorosei chose Aramaki for his greater loyalty to the World Government. Issho was eliminated and left furious over the unfair decision, while Aramaki went to meet Victor and the Commander-in-Chief.

• Wester, Sanra, and the other candidates admitted defeat after Issho and Aramaki demonstrated their strength.
• Issho and Aramaki fought with swords and their abilities, injuring each other without deciding a winner.
• Victor stopped the duel and told Issho and Aramaki that the final result would be announced later.
• Wright told Issho he had been eliminated and escorted Aramaki to meet Victor and the Commander-in-Chief.
• Issho tightened his grip on his cane-sword and burned with fury over the unfair result.

Aramaki joined the navy as its newest admiral, received the codename Ryokugyu, and pledged his loyalty to Victor. In Sabaody, Issho heard a rumor falsely claiming Ryokugyu had defeated every opponent and was approached by a man who wanted to speak with him.

• Wright brought Aramaki to Pangaea Castle, where Kong appointed him the navy’s newest admiral and tasked Victor with arranging his introduction to the navy.
• Victor welcomed Aramaki, gave him the codename Ryokugyu, and invited him to a banquet at his villa.
• At the banquet, Victor and Akainu urged Aramaki to uphold justice, join their group, obey orders, and avoid causing Victor trouble.
• Victor assigned Connor and others to help Aramaki establish his direct forces.
• In Sabaody, Issho heard diners claim Ryokugyu had defeated all his opponents, though Issho knew the contest had ended in a draw.
• A man sat in front of Issho and asked him to come outside later for a conversation.