Recaps

Reiner and his companions met the giant Broggy on Little Garden, shared a meal and drinks with him, and Reiner tried to use his blue flames to collect Broggy's body. Meanwhile, Mr. 3, Mr. 5, and Miss Valentine plotted to ambush the Straw Hat Crew, and Reiner prepared to try his ability again after it failed.

• Broggy killed a dinosaur that attacked him, then welcomed Reiner, Nami, and Usopp and shared his food and stories with them.
• Reiner brought Broggy several barrels of alcohol, and the group followed him to his base in the forest.
• Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine joined Mr. 3, who explained the danger posed by the giants and planned to lure the Straw Hat Crew into an ambush.
• Reiner asked Broggy to let him collect his body, and Broggy agreed without hesitation.
• Reiner's blue flames failed to collect Broggy, so he withdrew them and prepared to try again.

Reiner and the others joined Broggy and Dorry, two Giants whose hundred-year duel ended in another draw. After the Giants shared drinks with the group, Reiner asked Broggy whether he could use Haki, and Broggy offered to teach him.

• A volcanic eruption interrupted Reiner's transformation, and Broggy carried Reiner, Nami, and Usopp to meet his old friend Dorry.
• Broggy and Dorry began their duel while Luffy and Vivi watched from Dorry's shoulder, and Luffy reunited with Reiner and the others.
• Reiner remembered his hunting bet with Zoro and Sanji and sent Fish-man Undead into the forest to hunt prey.
• Broggy and Dorry fought until they were exhausted and called the duel a draw, then shared alcohol with Reiner and the others.
• Reiner asked Broggy whether he could use Haki, and Broggy said he could and asked if Reiner wanted to learn.

Reiner learned the basics of Haki from Dorry and Broggy, then used his Azure Flame to create undead based on the two giants. He discovered that he could make smaller versions, though the first attempts burst apart, and named the successful skeletal warriors Blue Ogre and Red Ogre.

• Dorry and Broggy explained that they had learned Haki by getting beaten up, and Broggy taught Reiner and the others how it worked.
• Reiner transformed into his hybrid form and covered Broggy and then Dorry in Azure Flame, explaining that he could create undead.
• Reiner summoned human-sized undead based on the giants, but they burst apart because their bodies were too powerful.
• Reiner summoned two slender, nearly five-meter-tall skeletal warriors equipped with shields, spears, and greatswords.
• Reiner named the undead Blue Ogre and Red Ogre and prepared to test whether they could inherit Haki.

Reiner and the Straw Hat Crew discovered that Baroque Works assassins were closing in on Vivi, and Luffy attacked Mr.3 while Reiner sent undead to surround the others. Vivi revealed that Baroque Works was led by the Shichibukai Crocodile, leaving Nami and Usopp panicked about facing a powerful enemy.

• Reiner showed off his Blue Ogre and Red Ogre undead, whose Armament Haki made them powerful enough to surpass Luffy.
• A Fish-man Undead spotted Mr.3, Mr.5, Miss Valentine, and a child heading toward the crew, then reported their approach to Reiner.
• Mr.3 confronted the Straw Hat Crew, and Vivi identified him as a Baroque Works chief assassin who had come to kill her.
• Vivi feared that Igaram had been killed, while Luffy charged at Mr.3 and Reiner sent undead after the other agents hiding in the forest.
• Vivi revealed that Crocodile, one of the Shichibukai, was Baroque Works' mastermind, alarming Nami and Usopp.

Reiner helped defeat Baroque Works agents Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine on Little Garden while Luffy pursued Mr. 3. He returned to the others after killing Mr. 5 and collecting his template.

• Vivi told the crew that Baroque Works was led by Mr. 0, whose true identity was Crocodile, and Nami complained about the danger of their job.
• Reiner left Nami, Vivi, and Usopp with the giants and went into the forest as Luffy chased Mr. 3.
• Reiner used a storm of weapons to kill Miss Valentine, then attacked Mr. 5 with Kuroobi's undead and a spear from Red Ogre.
• Mr. 5 died after Reiner collected his template, and Reiner returned to the clearing riding a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
• Usopp laughed when Reiner said Mr. 5 had attacked him with boogers, while Nami told him to stay away.

Reiner searched for Luffy, found Sanji with the Baroque Works Eternal Pose to Alabasta, and reunited with the crew and the giants after Luffy defeated their enemies. The crew left Little Garden with a direct route to Alabasta, while Reiner spotted Drum Island nearby on the map and planned to visit it.

• Reiner found Sanji in Mr. 3's wax house after Sanji answered a call from the boss of Baroque Works, and Reiner took the Eternal Pose to Alabasta.
• Reiner found the battered Luffy, who eagerly climbed onto the Tyrannosaurus Rex, and they returned to the others; Zoro had also wandered back with a triceratops.
• Nami reassured Vivi that the crew would not blame her, and the group shared a meal with Dorry and Broggy.
• Broggy told the crew Little Garden's Log Pose would take a year to set, so Reiner showed them the Eternal Pose and checked their sea chart for Drum Island.
• After the crew prepared to leave, Dorry and Broggy rose to see them off, carrying their rust-covered weapons.

The Straw Hats left Little Garden and survived the Island Eater Goldfish when Dorry and Broggy unleashed their Elbaf Spear, splitting the sea. Later, Reiner joined the crew’s teasing of Zoro and Sanji, then hid from their anger as the Going Merry sailed on.

• Reiner, Zoro, and Sanji argued over their hunted prey before Dorry and Broggy arrived to see the crew off and urged them to keep going straight ahead.
• The Going Merry encountered the Island Eater Goldfish, whose open mouth and backflowing seawater threatened to swallow the ship.
• Reiner trusted Dorry and Broggy to handle the monster, and the giants struck with Elbaf Spear, splitting the sea and propelling the Going Merry safely onward.
• Dorry and Broggy watched the ship disappear, reflected on the crew, and resumed their duel after the volcano erupted.
• The crew voted that Reiner’s undead-assisted hunt did not count as cheating, so Zoro and Sanji had to wash their hair while standing on their heads.
• Reiner photographed Zoro and Sanji, hid outside the ship on a bed of fish-men, and listened as they angrily searched for him.

As the Going Merry sailed through a storm, Reiner and the crew encountered King Wapol and his transforming ship. They defeated Wapol and his men, then salvaged a small amount of treasure as the ship sank.

• Reiner trained in the rain and told Zoro his maximum lifting weight had reached nearly 4,000 kilograms.
• Reiner and Zoro spotted a huge submarine surface and transform into a castle-like ship.
• King Wapol boarded the Going Merry and demanded a Log Pose or Eternal Pose to return to Drum Island.
• Sanji, Zoro, and Reiner's undead attacked Wapol's forces, and Reiner shot Wapol in the mouth with a Seastone bullet.
• Wapol lost consciousness, causing his assembled ship to fall apart, and Reiner gave the recovered treasure to Nami.

Reiner’s crew approached Drum Island after learning about King Wapol’s brutal rule and discovering that Reiner, Zoro, and Sanji had already sunk him. As the ship neared the snowy island, Dalton learned pirates had arrived and led villagers toward the shore to prepare for a fight.

• Reiner gave Nami a treasure bag, then warned her to prepare warm clothes for their arrival at Drum Island.
• Vivi explained that Wapol had selected twenty doctors and killed or exiled the others, and Reiner revealed that Wapol was already dead at the bottom of the sea.
• The crew sailed into Drum Island’s snowy waters while Luffy and Usopp played in the snow.
• A villager reported the pirates’ arrival to Dalton, who armed himself and led villagers toward the shore.

The Straw Hat Crew landed on Drum Island, where Reiner nearly attacked villagers after his bloodlust grew stronger. Dalton guided them toward the village, and Reiner decided they should visit the island’s doctor to treat Zoro’s wound.

• Luffy and Zoro braved Drum Island’s freezing shore while Reiner summoned undead to guard the Going Merry.
• When villagers confronted the ship, Reiner’s Saw Devil and Sword Devil fought Dalton until Reiner stopped them just before the Sword Devil struck.
• Reiner apologized to Dalton and the villagers, explaining that he felt unusually bloodthirsty after recruiting the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre.
• Dalton introduced himself and led the Straw Hat Crew toward the village, telling them about Drum Island, its Vitt Liquor, and former King Wapol’s flight.
• Reiner suggested visiting the island’s lone doctor to treat Zoro’s chest wound, and Nami punched Zoro when he dismissed the injury.

Reiner, Luffy, and Zoro climbed Drum Mountain, where they encountered Chopper and Doctorine. Luffy became excited about Chopper’s transformation and decided to recruit him as a companion.

• Reiner, Luffy, and Zoro set off to climb Drum Mountain while Usopp stayed behind to help Sanji shop.
• The three greeted a Picnic Bear, and Luffy tried to make it a companion before Reiner pulled him away.
• Luffy reached the summit first, while Reiner narrowly beat Zoro to the top.
• Chopper spotted the climbers, and Luffy chased him after mistaking him for meat.
• Chopper transformed and struck Luffy into the snow, but Luffy recovered and declared he would bring Chopper aboard.
• Doctorine came out of the castle, and Chopper ran to hide behind her.

Reiner and Luffy tried to recruit Chopper after Dr. Kureha treated Zoro and told them why Chopper feared joining pirates. They set out to bring Chopper aboard, while Kureha remained behind.

• Reiner paid Dr. Kureha twenty million Beli to treat Zoro, and she took the crew into the castle.
• While Zoro underwent treatment, Luffy showed Chopper a drawing of their pirate flag and invited him to join them, but Chopper ran off, saying he could not become a pirate.
• Dr. Kureha explained that Chopper had been rejected by reindeer and humans, and that Hiluluk had taken him in before his death.
• Luffy decided to make Chopper their partner, and Reiner joined him in starting their plan to capture Chopper.

Luffy and Reiner convinced Chopper to join their crew as its doctor, and the group returned to the Going Merry. As they prepared to leave Drum Island, cherry blossoms bloomed across the mountain, bringing Chopper to tears as he remembered Dr. Hiluluk and vowed to become an All-Purpose Cure.

• Luffy and Reiner told Chopper that monsters could be pirates too, and Chopper accepted their invitation to join the crew.
• Chopper led Reiner, Luffy, and Zoro down the mountain on a sled, and the villagers of Big Horn saw them flying through the air.
• The crew welcomed Chopper aboard the Going Merry as their new ship's doctor, while he insisted he was a reindeer rather than a tanuki.
• Reiner organized the supplies and prepared the ship to depart as snow began falling over Drum Island.
• Cherry blossoms burst across the mountain, and Chopper vowed to Dr. Hiluluk that he would become a doctor who could cure every disease.

The Going Merry’s crew learned that the Alabasta civil war was nearing its decisive battle and continued toward the kingdom. After arriving at Saintine Island, they headed for the port city of Nanohana.

• Vivi and Nami showed Reiner a newspaper reporting that hundreds of thousands of Royal Army soldiers had joined the rebels, and Reiner warned that the decisive battle was near.
• The crew reassured Vivi that they would help her in Alabasta, while Zoro dismissed Crocodile as someone they could defeat.
• Reiner, Zoro, and Sanji trained their Haki by enduring Usopp’s blindfolded strikes, and Usopp asked to join their strength training.
• Five days after leaving Drum Island, Reiner spotted Saintine Island, and Vivi directed the Going Merry toward Nanohana.

Reiner and the Straw Hats arrived in Nanohana to investigate Baroque Works and the unrest in Alabasta, while Smoker tried to get Marine approval to act. The chapter ended with Portgas D. Ace searching for his younger brother, Monkey D. Luffy.

• Usopp spotted Baroque Works ships near the port, and Reiner had the crew moor nearby while sending Karoo to deliver Vivi’s letter to Cobra.
• Luffy disappeared, so Reiner’s group disguised themselves and split up to gather information in Nanohana.
• Chopper detected a strong smell of gunpowder from a cargo cart, and Reiner decided to follow it.
• Smoker learned that Marine headquarters had rejected his operation and prepared to contact Aokiji.
• Ace woke after falling asleep over his meal, then showed the restaurant owner Luffy’s wanted poster and asked if he had seen his younger brother.

Reiner and his companions discovered supply convoys leaving Rainbase while Crocodile ordered Baroque Works agents to target the Straw Hat Crew and Princess Vivi. The crew reunited aboard the Going Merry with Ace, and Reiner chased him down to obtain a template before he left.

• Reiner, Nami, and Chopper followed a cargo truck and discovered multiple supply convoys heading out of Rainbase toward the desert.
• Crocodile revealed himself to Baroque Works and ordered the agents to eliminate the Straw Hat Crew and Princess Vivi, while Mr. 2 kept his original mission.
• Luffy returned to the Going Merry with Ace, and Ace introduced himself as Luffy's older brother and gave him a paper that could lead him to Ace later.
• Ace left after saying he would next meet Luffy at the summit of the sea, and Reiner hurried after him to get a template before returning to the ship.

Reiner proposed using Dance Powder to make it rain and weaken the Rebel Army’s resolve before the civil war, then led an attack on Baroque Works ships near Cattelya. His group found Dance Powder aboard the ships and prepared to use it.

• Vivi said she wanted to persuade Kong Zha, but Reiner argued that neither she nor the crew could stop the rebels with words alone.
• Reiner suggested that rain could calm the Rebel Army because its members were fighting over water, and the crew decided to seize Dance Powder despite its ban.
• Nami used the map and Reiner’s findings to determine that the Rebel Army had moved from Yuba to Cattelya.
• Reiner led his undead to attack the Baroque Works ships while he and the others watched from hiding.
• Reiner’s undead destroyed the ships and defeated their crews, and Reiner questioned the survivors and learned that Dance Powder was aboard.

Reiner and the Straw Hat Crew transported Dance Powder across the desert to burn it away from Cattelya, while Baroque Works agents headed toward Alubarna to intercept them. Reiner prepared his weapons as the group began destroying the powder.

• Reiner’s undead moved the Dance Powder and loot from a Baroque Works ship, and he reunited with Nami and the others.
• After drawing out Baroque Works assassins and learning where more Dance Powder was stored, the crew retrieved it and set out across the desert toward Cattelya.
• The heat and the undead’s heavy loads drained Reiner’s stamina, so the group rested among rocks before continuing after sunset.
• At the Spider Cafe, Daz Bonez and Ms. Doublefinger discussed the Straw Hat Crew’s disappearance, then left with Mr. 4 and Ms. Merry Christmas for a Royal Capital hideout.
• Nami chose a spot upwind of Cattelya, and the crew began preparing to burn the Dance Powder while Reiner checked his weapons and considered his next fight.

Reiner and the others reached the Rebel Army as rain fell across the country, ending the drought and weakening the rebels’ desperation to fight. Vivi met Kong Zha and told him the war was being manipulated by someone, and he led her group inside to talk.

• Reiner and the others woke to gathering rain clouds and saw the rain begin to fall over the Rebel Army camp near Cattelya.
• The Rebel Army celebrated the rain after three years of drought, while Kong Zha urged them to collect water and reflected on the cost of war.
• Reiner and his companions arrived at the camp, where the rain had left the Rebel Army too overwhelmed to pay them much attention.
• Vivi reunited with Kong Zha and told him that someone was manipulating the war.
• Kong Zha took Vivi, Reiner, and the others inside the camp to discuss the conspiracy.

Vivi convinced the Rebel Army that Crocodile had deceived them, and Reiner exposed a Baroque Works spy among their officers. With the rebellion being halted, the Straw Hat Crew set out for Alubarna to warn the royal family and confront Crocodile.

• Kong Zha weighed Vivi's account against what he knew of King Cobra and Crocodile, and the Rebel Army officers began to believe her.
• Reiner had Blue Ogre threaten the suspicious officer Dalong, who confessed that he was a Baroque Works spy.
• Kong Zha left to spread the truth to other Rebel Army bases while the officers worked to stop the fighting.
• The Straw Hat Crew decided to take Vivi to the royal palace and prepare to confront Crocodile.
• Reiner found desert mounts, Sanji gathered food and water, and the group departed Cattelya for Alubarna.

Reiner and the others reached Alubarna as Crocodile abandoned his original plan and ordered Baroque Works to eliminate the Straw Hat Crew. The groups clashed in the city, where Zoro and Sanji engaged Daz and Mr. 2 while Reiner’s party faced the remaining agents.

• Vivi revealed herself to the guards at Alubarna’s southern gate, and they let her group into the city.
• After learning the ceasefire news had spread, Crocodile canceled his plan to impersonate the king and ordered Mr. 2 to join Mr. 1 in attacking the Straw Hat Crew.
• Crocodile threatened Cobra with a bomb and demanded the location of the Poneglyph and the Ancient Weapon.
• Mr. 4 and Ms. Merry Christmas attacked Reiner’s group with an explosive blast, and Mr. 4 struck Luffy with his bat.
• Mr. 2 fought Sanji, while Daz attacked Vivi and Zoro stepped in to block his Ten-Finger Slash.

Reiner and the others fought their way toward the Royal Palace, where Vivi learned that her father had disappeared. Reiner sensed figures beneath the palace, and Luffy smashed the floor, sending the group tumbling into the depths.

• Luffy headbutted Mr. 4, but Ms. Merry Christmas dragged him into a hole while Mr. 4 prepared to fire his cannon.
• The Blue Ogre hurled a spear through Mr. 4 and pinned him to a wall, allowing Nami, Vivi, and the others to continue toward the palace.
• Reiner pulled Luffy from the hole and warned him to take Crocodile seriously before summoning horses to carry the group onward.
• Vivi led the group into the palace, where Pell reported that the king had gone missing.
• Reiner sensed people west and beneath them, and Vivi agreed that they should search underground for her father.
• Luffy smashed through the palace floor with Gomu Gomu no Ono, and Reiner, Pell, and the others caught or grabbed their companions as the ground collapsed beneath them.

Luffy and his allies crashed into the underground chamber where Crocodile confronted Nico Robin over the Poneglyph. After Crocodile attacked Robin and she retaliated with water and a dagger, Blue Ogre and Red Ogre launched themselves at him.

• Robin told Crocodile that the Poneglyph held no information about the Ancient Weapon, and Crocodile accused her of hiding it.
• Luffy, Vivi, Pell, Blue Ogre, Red Ogre, and the others fell through the ceiling into the chamber, and Crocodile charged at Luffy.
• Blue Ogre knocked Crocodile back into the Poneglyph, surprising Cobra and Robin.
• Crocodile ordered Robin to deal with the others, then attacked her because he did not trust her.
• Robin dodged the sand blade, threw water and a dagger at Crocodile, and Blue Ogre and Red Ogre launched a surprise attack.

Reiner and his allies battled Crocodile in the underground palace, while Crocodile turned the surroundings into a desert and overwhelmed them with sand attacks. Luffy prepared to use a new move to reach Crocodile, and Usopp searched for a sniping opportunity.

• Robin soaked Crocodile with water and tried to stab him, but Crocodile blocked her attack and wounded her arms with spinning sand.
• The Blue Ogre shielded Robin from Crocodile’s Desert Spada, while the Red Ogre struck Crocodile with a spinning spear and forced him to retreat.
• Crocodile used Erosion Cycle to turn nearly half the underground palace into desert, and the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre carried Cobra out of danger.
• Reiner gave Luffy water, and Luffy soaked himself before charging Crocodile alongside the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre.
• Crocodile battered the three with sandstorms, sand pythons, and crocodile-shaped sand constructs, while the ogres and Luffy fought through them.
• Reiner sent Usopp to seek a firing position with a Seastone Bullet gun, and Luffy decided he needed to use a new move to get close to Crocodile.

Sanji defeated Bon Clay in the streets of the royal capital and rushed toward the palace, while Reiner and Luffy struggled against Crocodile beneath the Burial Temple. Luffy decided to use Gear Second despite its dangerous side effects, leaving the battle poised for a desperate escalation.

• Sanji overwhelmed Bon Clay with a barrage of kicks and launched him into the sky with Stir-fried Goose Butt.
• Sanji lit a cigarette and ran toward the royal palace.
• Reiner sent the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre into close combat, and they used Haki to wound Crocodile.
• Crocodile struck the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre with Desert Sword, and Reiner repaired their wounds.
• Luffy prepared to activate Gear Second despite Reiner warning him about its risks.