Recaps

Victor rose from South Blue commander to rear admiral after crushing the Heide Pirates and capturing Count Red, while he built a loyal special operations unit and pledged himself to the World Government. The arc left him armed with the Titan Form Devil Fruit and leading a Buster Call against the Kingdom of Ratar.

• Victor delayed Branch 191’s aid to William Port, then arrived after the Heide Pirates had defeated Malone and begun plundering the port.
• Victor killed Heide and Zoro, defeated the pirates, freed the captives, and later secured his transfer to Branch G5 despite Hagen’s accusations.
• At G5, Victor joined Sakazuki and Borsalino in defeating Jonathan’s crew, then taught Marines his combat and Haki methods and formed a Special Operations Unit.
• Victor confronted Count Red on Gal Island, defeated him with the Eight Inner Gates Formation, and captured him for the Navy.
• Sengoku secured Victor’s promotion to rear admiral, and Victor took command of his unit, promoted its members, and led it to deliver Count Red to Impel Down.
• The Gorosei questioned Victor’s loyalty, and he promised to obey their orders before receiving and eating the Titan Form Devil Fruit.
• Sengoku assigned Victor to a Buster Call against Ratar, where Victor ordered his troops to leave no survivors after the bombardment.

Victor rose to lieutenant general and built the Blue Sea Society while expanding Marine influence and pursuing pirates. After the storm scattered Roger and Golden Lion’s forces, Victor and Sakazuki attacked the weakened Flying Pirates, leaving Victor facing Golden Lion as Sakazuki fought his commanders.

• Victor discovered that contaminated water caused Ratar’s Strange Disease, but he obeyed the order to destroy the cellar and let Victor’s superiors suppress the evidence.
• Victor taught cadets at the Marine Military Academy, recruited Gion and Tokikake, and captured Gustav after a fierce battle that won him promotion to lieutenant general and command of Branch G1.
• Victor attacked Beast Kari to bring the black market under Marine supervision, then founded the Blue Sea Society as Oren used his influence to gain support and promotions in the Kingdom of Arthur.
• Victor expanded the Blue Sea Society across Marine bases while the Navy mobilized after Roger and Golden Lion clashed, but a massive storm scattered Golden Lion’s fleet and left Roger and his crew missing.
• Victor joined forces with Sakazuki and launched a surprise attack on Golden Lion’s weakened Flying Pirates at Saint Island, where Sakazuki killed Andre and the Marines fought their way inland.
• Victor and Sakazuki confronted Golden Lion, who held off their attacks before Fenol, Gram, Pas, Anji, and Doron arrived to support him.
• Victor told Sakazuki to face Golden Lion’s commanders while he took on Golden Lion, as Anji, Doron, Gram, and Fenol attacked Sakazuki.

Victor captured Golden Lion, was promoted to admiral, and led a brutal campaign across Sabaody while building his influence within the Marines. Ordered back to Mary Geoise, he left the Roger pursuit to Sengoku as Roger escaped Charlotte Linlin with a copy of her Road Poneglyph.

• Victor defeated Golden Lion after a fierce battle, captured him, and received an admiral promotion and command in Mary Geoise.
• Victor rescued Saint Angellati from the Sea Frog and brought him safely to Mary Geoise, where he saw the Celestial Dragon abuse his slave Thea.
• Victor urged Wright and Connor to help Thea and the other slaves find release, then received the Gorosei’s order to capture Roger with CP0’s assistance.
• Victor ordered a Buster Call on Sabaody while searching for Roger, but canceled it after the Gorosei intervened and received three days to search the archipelago.
• Victor sealed Sabaody, arrested criminals, and crushed several groups of fugitives, while Shakky hid Roger and his crew from the Marines.
• Victor promoted Rodney, Felix, and other Blue Sea Society members, while Roger’s crew escaped Sabaody and found Joy Boy’s message and a Road Poneglyph on Fish-Man Island.
• Roger entered Whole Cake Island alone and copied Charlotte Linlin’s Road Poneglyph, then escaped before she could catch the Oro Jackson.
• Kong recalled Victor to Mary Geoise and gave command to Sengoku, who concentrated the Marine pursuit on Roger’s crew.

Victor rose in influence as Roger’s execution ushered in a new era, while he pursued his own plans within the Marines. After ordering Ohara destroyed, he took Robin into his custody and offered her a chance to see her mother again if she obeyed him.

• Roger’s crew reached Laugh Tale and learned the truth about One Piece, then Roger dissolved the crew and later surrendered to the Marines.
• Victor oversaw Roger’s public execution, then bought Stella and later refused Tesoro’s request to free her.
• Victor supported Tom in Water 7, recruited Spandam into the Blue Sea Society, and defended Serra after three Devil Fruits were stolen.
• Rodney tracked down Magnum and the pirates behind the theft, recovered the Devil Fruits, and reported the result to Victor.
• Victor led the Marines against Douglas Bullet, who inflicted heavy casualties before Garp, Akainu, and Tsuru captured him.
• The Gorosei approved Sengoku’s Shichibukai plan, while Victor ordered Rodney to arrest Olvia and Ohara’s scholars and sent Felix to retrieve Robin.
• After the Gorosei ordered Ohara erased, Victor commanded the Buster Call and ordered the evacuation ships destroyed as the island burned.
• Victor showed Robin evidence of Ohara’s destruction, offered her a new identity and a chance to see Olvia if she obeyed him, and had Stella begin training her.