Recaps

Nami, Brook, and Chopper struggled against Jiao La after her Devil Fruit ability transformed the Thousand Sunny into an ugly work of art. Nami planned to gather clouds for a counterattack and lured Jiao La’s submarine pursuers around the ship, leaving the fight unresolved as the sky darkened.

• Nami realized she could still control a cloud above the Thousand Sunny and sent it into the sky to gather more clouds for a stronger attack.
• A Donquixote Family submarine surfaced, and Jiao La ordered her subordinates to capture Nami, Brook, and Chopper.
• Jiao La used Art Storm to warp the Thousand Sunny into an ugly artwork, explaining that the young master had ordered her to seize the ship and trap the Straw Hat Pirates in Dressrosa.
• Nami and Brook concluded that knocking Jiao La unconscious could undo her ability, and Nami told the others to stall their enemies while she gathered clouds.
• Nami sent Brook and Chopper underwater in the Shark Submarine, then used her Waver and Logia ability to evade the pursuing soldiers’ bullets.
• Nami circled the Thousand Sunny as Jiao La ordered her subordinates to pursue her and use Sea Stone chains, while the sky grew dark.

Nami used a cloud she had prepared earlier to defeat Jiao La and restore the Thousand Sunny and its crew, then planned to hold Jiao La as a bargaining chip. In Dressrosa, Luffy watched the arena fighters form alliances while Cavendish vowed to kill him and Bartolomeo.

• Nami summoned lightning from a cloud she had made in advance, destroying the Donquixote Family submarine and defeating its crew.
• Jiao La transformed the surroundings into an art domain and grew enormous, but Nami’s stronger lightning shattered the domain and knocked her unconscious.
• Nami, Brook, and Chopper returned to normal when Jiao La’s art effect ended, and Nami decided to restrain Jiao La with Sea Stone chains as a possible bargaining chip.
• In Dressrosa’s arena, Luffy and Cavendish watched fighters team up around King Elizabello II and discussed how alliances could help weaker contestants.
• Cavendish said he would kill Bartolomeo and Luffy, while Xi Yan teased him about how difficult they might be to catch.

Xi Yan, Luffy, and Cavendish discussed the tournament and the rumors surrounding King Elizabello II’s King’s Punch before Chinjao recognized Luffy as Garp’s grandson and attacked him. Chinjao’s grudge against Garp drew Luffy and Cavendish into a fight, while Xi Yan wondered who else might see through Luffy’s disguise.

• Cavendish offered Xi Yan a chance to withdraw, then explained the rumors that King Elizabello II’s King’s Punch could destroy a fortress or defeat a Four Emperor.
• Xi Yan dismissed the claim and challenged Cavendish’s confidence about defeating Ace, while Luffy said he expected to beat Cavendish in the tournament.
• Chinjao joined them and asked Luffy about Garp; Luffy accidentally revealed that he was Garp’s grandson, despite trying to pass himself off as Lucy.
• Chinjao blamed Garp for his decades-long grudge and attacked Luffy and Cavendish, smashing a crater into the ground as spectators fled.
• Cavendish tried to pull off Luffy’s beard, while Xi Yan asked Chinjao how he had recognized Luffy and realized others who knew Luffy might also see through the disguise.

Xi Yan searched for the Diamond Fruit but found no trace of it, while Luffy drew attention during a clash with Chinjao and Cavendish. Xi Yan warned Luffy that the Donquixote Family might discover them and that war with Doflamingo could begin early, but Luffy accepted Law’s grudge against Doflamingo and promised to fight if needed.

• Xi Yan learned from his Shadow Clone that no executives or Diamond Fruit had been found, so he decided to keep competing and consider capturing tournament executives if necessary.
• Chinjao attacked Luffy and Cavendish, and Luffy struck him down, but Chinjao rose unharmed; Abu and Lao Cai then restrained Chinjao to prevent him from being disqualified.
• Cavendish went looking for Luffy after Luffy slipped away, while Chinjao left with Abu and Lao Cai, intending to kill Luffy in Group C.
• Xi Yan joined Luffy at his hiding place and warned him that the Donquixote Family might uncover them, forcing them into war ahead of schedule.
• Xi Yan told Luffy that Law had a grudge against Doflamingo and might be using their alliance to bring him down, and Luffy said he was willing to help his ally.

Xi Yan and Luffy watched Bartolomeo defeat Haku and Bellamy with his Barrier Fruit ability, then saw King Elizabello II unleash the devastating King's Punch. The punch devastated the arena, but Xi Yan concluded the claim that it could defeat a Four Emperor was exaggerated.

• Bartolomeo used his barriers to break Haku's attack and repel Bellamy's repeated strikes, while Xi Yan identified his Devil Fruit ability.
• Luffy encouraged Bellamy to keep fighting, and Bellamy gathered strength to attack Bartolomeo again.
• Xi Yan sensed that King Elizabello II was preparing to attack and warned Luffy as the remaining contestants charged the king.
• King Elizabello II unleashed King's Punch, blasting the gladiators away and striking Bartolomeo's barrier; Bellamy was caught in the attack and lost consciousness.
• Luffy praised the punch's power, but Xi Yan judged that it was nowhere near strong enough to defeat a Four Emperor.

Bartolomeo defeated King Elizabello II to win Block B, while Luffy and Xi Yan left the arena after speaking with Bellamy. On the bridge to Green Bit, Law’s group fought off Fighting Fish, and Usopp revealed that he had eaten the legendary More-More Fruit.

• Bartolomeo used his barrier to withstand King Elizabello II’s attack, then defeated him with Barrier Impact and won Block B.
• Luffy and Xi Yan left the arena, and Luffy told the wounded Bellamy that he had changed before Bellamy was carried away.
• Bartolomeo overheard Bellamy mention Straw Hat and realized Luffy might be in the Colosseum.
• Law, Usopp, Caesar, and Nico Robin encountered Fighting Fish on the bridge to Green Bit; Usopp and Robin knocked back the attackers as the group hurried onward.
• Usopp used the More-More Fruit to enlarge an explosive and blast away a Fighting Fish, stunning Law and Caesar.

Law, Usopp, Nico Robin, and Caesar crossed the broken bridge to Green Bit while fighting off Fighting Fish and encountering mysterious voices from the island’s inhabitants. They continued toward their destination, wary that Doflamingo might have set an ambush.

• Usopp, Law, and Caesar fought off the pursuing Fighting Fish, with Caesar attacking under Law’s control of his heart.
• The group found the bridge broken, then heard unseen voices catch a Fighting Fish and flee after Usopp called out to them.
• Law ordered Caesar to use his Devil Fruit ability to fly the group across to Green Bit rather than risk crossing the bridge.
• On Green Bit, Law found drag marks where the caught fish had disappeared and decided the group should focus on its destination.
• Nico Robin warned that Doflamingo might have set an ambush, and Law agreed that they should remain cautious.

Law continued the deal with Doflamingo despite the Navy warship on Green Bit, believing the Marine Admiral was pursuing Ace instead. Nico Robin and Usopp entered the forest to search for Navy forces, where they saw Marines confronting Leo and his Tontatta companions.

• Usopp and Nico Robin spotted a Navy warship stranded in Green Bit, and Law suspected a Vice Admiral could have brought it through the Fighting Fish.
• Law rejected Usopp and Caesar's calls to abandon the deal, reasoning that a Marine Admiral was more likely targeting Ace and that he remained a Shichibukai.
• Law headed with Caesar to the Southeast Coast while Nico Robin and Usopp searched the forest and agreed to signal him if they found a dangerous enemy.
• Nico Robin reassured Usopp that Xi Yan could be called for backup, then led him deeper into the forest to look for the Navy.
• Usopp and Nico Robin heard Marines demanding that the Straw Hat Crew surrender and realized the Marines were focused on an enemy nearby.
• Leo identified himself to the Marines as he and his companions quietly approached them, remaining unnoticed.

Nico Robin and Usopp encountered the Tontatta on Green Bit and were knocked unconscious after Robin captured Kabu. In town, Zoro recovered Shusui from Vika, a Tontatta thief, but let her go when she said she had something important to do.

• Usopp and Nico Robin watched Marines lose their belongings to unseen Tontatta, and Robin caught Kabu with her Flower Field technique.
• Kabu’s companions fired anesthetic rounds, knocking Usopp unconscious and leaving Nico Robin barely able to stay awake as Leo and Kabu discussed what to do with them.
• Zoro and Perona chased the thief who had stolen Shusui, but he kept escaping through alleys and crowds.
• Zoro chased the thief onto a rooftop, reclaimed Shusui, and was thrown to the ground by Vika, who had been carrying a heavy bundle.
• Vika revealed she was a Tontatta and begged Zoro not to tell anyone; when she said she had an important task, Zoro set her down and let her leave.

Zoro encountered Vika, a Tontatta warrior who revealed that the Donquixote Family planned to attack the Thousand Sunny, and agreed to take her to the Flower Field despite getting lost repeatedly. After Zoro left Vika behind, Perona found her and realized she was Zoro’s companion.

• Zoro caught Vika after she stole his sword, and she explained that she belonged to the Tontatta Tribe and could not share information with the Giant Race.
• Vika revealed that the Donquixote Family planned to attack the Straw Hat Crew’s ship, and Zoro decided to return to the coast to check on his companions.
• Vika persuaded Zoro to take her to the Flower Field, but he repeatedly went the wrong way until she punched him and he left her behind.
• Perona searched for the directionally challenged Zoro and heard Vika calling him her companion from a flower bed.
• Perona looked into the flower bed, saw Vika, and froze in surprise.

Perona and Zoro reunited with Vika and learned that the Donquixote Family had targeted the Thousand Sunny, while Nami reported that she had already defeated the attackers. Perona then headed with Zoro and Vika to the Flower Field, where Vika revealed her captain knew the Factory’s location and accepted the Straw Hats as allies against Doflamingo.

• Perona comforted Vika and agreed to take her to the Flower Field before Zoro got lost and stumbled upon them.
• Zoro warned Perona that the Donquixote Family had sent people to attack the Thousand Sunny, and Vika guided them toward the Flower Field as Perona called the ship.
• Nami told Perona that she, Brook, and Chopper had captured the attackers, and Perona and Zoro continued their mission without rushing to the coast.
• Vika said her companions had been captured and revealed that her captain knew where the Donquixote Family’s Factory was.
• Perona offered to help destroy the Factory, and Vika accepted Perona and Zoro as allies after deciding they were good people on her side.

Kyros questioned Franky and Merry about their plan to destroy Doflamingo’s Factory, then led them toward the Flower Field. Meanwhile, Luffy entered the tournament and began knocking out contestants, leaving his identity as Straw Hat uncertain to those around him.

• Kyros asked Franky and Merry why they wanted to destroy the Factory, then agreed to take them to the Flower Field.
• Rebecca called to Kyros from the arena window, and he urged her to see her conviction through before leaving with Franky and Merry.
• Luffy rushed into the competition after Cavendish was stopped at the entrance, then knocked several contestants down.
• Luffy defeated a burly contestant with a stretching punch, prompting others to suspect he was Straw Hat.
• Luffy insisted his attacks were ordinary when contestants questioned his rubber powers, then accidentally stretched his leg and claimed it did not count.

Xi Yan searched Dressrosa for the Factory and sent a clone to investigate Doflamingo's Royal Palace while he watched the arena. Meanwhile, Sanji rescued Violet from a gang, only for her to betray and mock him after he was captured.

• Xi Yan wondered why his Shadow Clones had not found the Factory and planned to search Doflamingo's Royal Palace for it and clues about the Diamond Fruit.
• Sanji accompanied Violet to a warehouse, then entered alone after she tearfully asked him to help her.
• Sanji defeated the gang's underlings and sent their Bald Strong Man flying with a powerful kick.
• Violet chained Sanji and asked whether he could die for her, revealing that she had deceived him from the moment they met.
• Violet mocked Sanji as the lackeys beat him, and Sanji did not resist.

Sanji refused to believe Violet was truly Doflamingo’s ally, and his trust convinced her to free him and reveal that Dressrosa had been caught in a trap. As pursuers arrived, Sanji grabbed Violet and fought his way out, despite her reluctance to leave.

• Violet tried to read Sanji’s mind for the Straw Hat Pirates’ plans, but the pink fantasies she saw shocked her and disrupted her interrogation.
• Sanji told Violet he trusted the truth in her eyes and would never doubt a woman’s tears, moving her to turn against the lackeys and unlock his chains.
• Violet warned Sanji that Doflamingo had learned the Straw Hat Pirates’ movements and showed him memories revealing that Doflamingo had never lost his Shichibukai title.
• Sanji invited Violet to escape with him, but she hesitated because her father and niece remained in Dressrosa.
• When pursuers reached the warehouse, Sanji grabbed Violet and attacked them as they fled.

Sakazuki and Fujitora discussed the false report about Doflamingo, and Fujitora chose to remain in Dressrosa to protect its people and pursue Doflamingo. Meanwhile, the Tontatta freed Nico Robin after she promised not to reveal their existence, leaving her to search for Usopp.

• Sakazuki learned that Doflamingo’s apparent resignation was a false report and ordered Fujitora to handle Dressrosa while Smoker pursued Fire Fist Ace.
• Fujitora told Sakazuki that the Spade Pirates and Big Mom Pirates were fighting elsewhere, but he would stay in Dressrosa and confront Trafalgar Law and Doflamingo.
• Fujitora learned that Smoker had not contacted him and set off for the Southeast Coast with his adjutant.
• Nico Robin woke in the Tontatta Tribe’s underground capital, where Leo had stitched her to the ground and the Tontatta warned that she could make arms grow.
• Nico Robin promised not to reveal the Tontatta Tribe, and Leo believed her, freed her, and returned her sunglasses.
• Nico Robin looked for Usopp and decided to ask Leo where he was.

Nico Robin was caught up with the Tontatta while Law learned that Doflamingo’s resignation was fake and tried to arrange an escape. Law and Nico Robin’s plans were disrupted when Marine Admiral Fujitora arrived on Green Bit.

• Leo and the Tontatta nearly attacked Nico Robin to take her weapons, but stopped when they learned she was Usopp’s companion and Usopp had been hailed as their legendary hero.
• Law received Sanji’s warning that Doflamingo had never stepped down as a Shichibukai and that the World Government would soon call the resignation news false.
• Nico Robin contacted Law with a duplicate and explained that she and Usopp were underground with the Tontatta and could not leave immediately.
• Law told Nico Robin to escape when she could, then spotted Fujitora approaching and identified him as a Marine Admiral.

Law confronted Doflamingo over his scheme and suspected that Doflamingo was a Celestial Dragon, while Fujitora weighed whether Law had violated the Shichibukai rules. After Law confirmed his alliance with the Straw Hat Crew, Fujitora attacked by summoning a meteor, leaving Law, Doflamingo, and Fujitora to fend off the falling threat.

• Doflamingo arrived and mocked Law, who accused him of deceiving the world and concluded that he must be a Celestial Dragon.
• Law refused to hand Caesar over, while Doflamingo claimed Caesar as his subordinate and Fujitora declined to act against him under Shichibukai privileges.
• Fujitora questioned Doflamingo about his conduct and told Law he would judge whether Law had allied with or merely commanded the Straw Hat Crew.
• Law admitted that he and the Straw Hat Crew were allies, so Fujitora declared that Law would lose his Shichibukai title and attacked.
• Fujitora sent a meteor falling from the sky, and Law, Doflamingo, and Fujitora each used their abilities to counter it.

Law was pursued by Doflamingo and Fujitora after their fight began, while the Straw Hat crew waited for news aboard their ship. Doflamingo captured Law and claimed that Luffy was trapped in the Colosseum fighting for the Diamond Fruit, leaving Law’s alliance in danger.

• Fujitora dropped another meteor at Law, but Law cut it apart with his ROOM ability before fleeing toward the forest as Doflamingo and the Marines pursued him.
• Law called Chopper and told the crew to sail to Green Bit so he could hand Caesar over, but Doflamingo caught up and pierced Law’s shoulder with a Bullet String.
• Doflamingo demanded Caesar’s heart, noticed Law protecting it, and taunted him about the call he had made.
• Doflamingo revealed that he had expected Luffy to enter the Colosseum for the Diamond Fruit and claimed Luffy was now fighting powerful contestants there.
• Law doubted the Colosseum could hold Luffy, but Doflamingo insisted the Straw Hat crew’s alliance had fallen apart.

Xi Yan watched Luffy tame the Brutal Bull and ride it through the arena, while Diamante ordered Bellamy to assassinate Straw Hat. Bellamy struggled with the order as Luffy’s popularity grew, and Cavendish and Bartolomeo both focused their attention on him.

• Luffy dodged the Brutal Bull’s charges, then used Conqueror’s Haki to make it submit and rode it as Ushi around the arena.
• Diamante gave Bellamy Doflamingo’s order to kill Straw Hat before the tournament and promised him a chance to become a Family officer.
• Cavendish confronted Bartolomeo over his interest in Lucy, while Bartolomeo insisted Lucy was far stronger than Cavendish imagined.
• Luffy and Ushi charged through the arena, knocking other players aside as the audience cheered them on.
• Rebecca wondered where Luffy’s other companion had gone, while Cavendish grew curious about that companion and Bartolomeo admired Luffy.

Luffy defeated Hajrudin with a Haki-infused attack, then fought Edio, who sought the Diamond Fruit, while the tournament continued around them. Luffy and Edio’s clash remained unresolved as Abu demonstrated Hasshoken’s ability to break through armor.

• Hajrudin struck Luffy and Ushi down, but Luffy stood unharmed because the attack lacked Haki.
• Luffy used Second Gear and knocked Hajrudin unconscious with a Haki-infused punch.
• Edio blasted the unconscious Hajrudin into the audience, then defeated two gladiators with his explosive punch.
• Edio challenged Luffy and declared he would claim the Diamond Fruit, but Luffy said he had promised it to Ace.
• Luffy and Edio clashed fists with Haki and Edio’s Destructive Cannon, while Abu used Hasshoken to shatter a gladiator’s armor and send him flying.

Xi Yan watched the gladiators clash and noticed Bobby Frank’s extraordinary durability when Abu’s Haki-coated axe shattered against his body. The Frank brothers combined their abilities and overwhelmed Abu, while Xi Yan wondered about the Jacket Fruit and Bobby’s potential.

• Xi Yan considered whether Chinjao’s shockwave-like attack used Haki as Chinjao knocked out nearby gladiators with Conqueror’s Haki.
• Marauder John ignored Chinjao, killed a pirate who blamed him for imprisoning his partner, and resumed collecting weapons.
• Abu defeated Kiri Frank with one punch, then broke his Haki-coated axe against Bobby Frank’s body.
• Kiri Frank transformed into a jacket, and Bobby Frank wore him as the brothers attacked Abu together and overwhelmed him.
• Xi Yan recognized Bobby Frank’s natural toughness and speculated that training could make him formidable, while identifying Kiri Frank’s ability as the Jacket Fruit.

Xi Yan watched Lao Cai defeat Kuri Frank with Hasshoken and wondered whether the technique could penetrate Armament Haki. Meanwhile, Marauder John was knocked out of the arena by Chinjao, who then confronted Luffy over his grudge against Garp.

• Lao Cai defeated Kuri Frank with a powerful Hasshoken strike after Kuri Frank mocked him and attacked him.
• Xi Yan questioned whether Hasshoken was a special body technique or an application of Armament Haki as Lao Cai began fighting Edio.
• Marauder John revealed that he had profited from hunting pirates freed from the Underwater Great Prison, then attacked Luffy with a barrage of weapons.
• Chinjao struck Marauder John out of the arena after John’s weapons became embedded in Chinjao’s body, and Marauder John admitted defeat.
• Chinjao blamed Luffy for Garp’s past actions and vowed to make Garp suffer by taking his grandson’s life, while Xi Yan suspected Chinjao was too afraid of Garp to seek revenge directly.

Luffy and Chinjao clashed in Area C, and their Conqueror's Haki knocked out every other contestant, leaving only the two of them. Chinjao renewed his attacks while weeping over what Garp had taken from him, and Luffy remained confused about their old grudge.

• Luffy and Chinjao charged at each other, knocking Lao Cai and Edio out of the arena as they crossed paths.
• Luffy and Chinjao struck fists coated in Armament Haki, and their Conqueror's Haki clash incapacitated the other contestants and cleared the field.
• Chinjao questioned Luffy about his ambitions and Haki teacher; Luffy said he wanted to become Pirate King and had learned Haki from Rayleigh.
• Chinjao revealed that Garp had ruined his chance to claim a treasure beneath an iceberg and taken away his former title, Chinjao the Drill.
• Lao Cai accepted that Luffy had beaten him and waited with Abu to see whether Chinjao could win the Diamond Fruit.
• Chinjao resumed attacking Luffy while demanding to know what Garp had taken from him, and Luffy dodged, baffled by Chinjao's tears and anger.

Sanji and Violet escaped their pursuers and contacted the Thousand Sunny, where Nami questioned the captured Jiao La about a possible ambush at Green Bit. Sanji reported that his group had not found the SMILE Factory yet, leaving the crew to continue coordinating their plans.

• Violet led Sanji toward the ship while keeping her reasons for staying in Dressrosa to herself.
• Nami threatened Jiao La to learn whether Doflamingo had set an ambush at Green Bit, but Jiao La refused to talk.
• Sanji contacted the Thousand Sunny, and Chopper and Nami learned that he had not found the Factory yet.
• Nami struck Jiao La with lightning after she cursed at the crew, then accidentally knocked her unconscious.
• Sanji told Nami that his group expected Xi Yan to locate the Factory soon, and Nami asked Chopper to treat Jiao La.

Sanji warned Nami and the others that Doflamingo had never actually stepped down as a Shichibukai, while Law was urgently trying to retrieve Caesar at Green Bit. The crew decided to head there despite the risk of facing Doflamingo, and Sanji promised to follow as quickly as he could.

• Sanji told Nami, Chopper, and Brook that the newspaper had revealed Doflamingo's resignation as a Shichibukai was a false report.
• Violet explained that she had given Sanji the intelligence, then Nami said Law had ordered them to Green Bit to pick up Caesar.
• Sanji and Nami reasoned that Law had likely already clashed with Doflamingo and might be unable to defeat him.
• Nami and the others agreed to go to Green Bit for Caesar, Robin, and their partners, while Sanji planned to join them.
• Violet tried to determine the Thousand Sunny's location and promised to guide Sanji toward it, but she had no information about a possible ambush at Green Bit.