Recaps

Sabo and Fujitora stopped fighting after revealing that they shared a plan to bring down the Shichibukai, while Xi Yan and Smoker continued their noisy battle. Sabo later reunited with Klar, who demanded an explanation for Fujitora’s behavior.

• Doflamingo recovered from Luffy and Law’s attack, then used a string clone to keep Luffy from reaching him.
• Sabo questioned Fujitora’s restrained fighting and learned that Fujitora intended to use the crisis to abolish the Shichibukai system.
• Fujitora confirmed that Smoker shared his intentions but had personal grievances with Xi Yan, showing that he knew Xi Yan’s identity.
• Sabo and Fujitora agreed to let Xi Yan and Smoker keep fighting to draw attention away from their own inactivity.
• Sabo found Klar and told her Fujitora was not particularly dangerous, prompting her to demand a proper explanation.

Sabo and Klar discussed Fujitora’s plan to abolish the Shichibukai system and agreed to wait for Luffy’s fight with Doflamingo to end. Meanwhile, Xi Yan and Smoker continued their staged fight, but Xi Yan’s taunts made Smoker charge at him in earnest.

• Sabo explained Fujitora’s plan to Klar, who warned him that fighting a Marine Admiral could endanger the Revolutionary Army.
• Sabo said he would put Luffy’s safety first, and Klar reminded him that she and Haku repeatedly dealt with the fallout from his impulsive choices.
• Sabo and Klar concluded that Fujitora was keeping Xi Yan’s survival secret to protect his plan, and they chose to wait for Luffy’s battle to finish.
• Sabo and Klar climbed to a higher spot to watch Xi Yan and Smoker fight, while Sabo expressed confidence that Luffy would defeat Doflamingo.
• Xi Yan told Smoker he had been taking it easy, provoking Smoker into coating his hands in Haki and charging at him.
• Xi Yan grinned, coated his own hands in Haki, and rushed to meet Smoker.

Fujitora joined King Riku’s side and declared that he was betting everything on Luffy, while Smoker continued fighting Xi Yan elsewhere. At the Royal Palace, Doflamingo protected Trebol from Law, then overpowered both Law and Luffy, leaving the Straw Hats in danger.

• Fujitora reached King Riku and told him he was betting everything on Straw Hat.
• Galette learned that Smoker, not Fujitora, was fighting Xi Yan.
• Luffy charged Doflamingo, but Doflamingo’s string attacks drove him back.
• Law revealed that his High-Frequency Scalpel prevented Trebol from reassembling his body, then tried to finish him.
• Doflamingo kicked Law away, pierced him with Koumurai String, and stopped Luffy with his clone.
• Doflamingo bound Luffy’s hands in midair and slammed him into the ground.

Sabo and Klar discussed Fujitora’s plan to abolish the Shichibukai system and chose to wait for Luffy’s fight with Doflamingo to end. Meanwhile, Xi Yan provoked Smoker as they continued their battle, both concealing their awareness of the Marines’ plan.

• Klar reprimanded Sabo for confronting Fujitora without considering the Revolutionary Army’s position, and Sabo insisted he had acted to protect Luffy.
• Sabo decided Fujitora’s plan to abolish the Shichibukai system might succeed and gave up on recruiting him after recognizing that Fujitora needed to act from within the Marines.
• Sabo and Klar concluded that Fujitora and Smoker were hiding Xi Yan’s survival to protect their plan, then agreed to carry their Revolutionary Army responsibilities together.
• Sabo chose to wait for Luffy to defeat Doflamingo and led Klar to a higher spot to watch Xi Yan and Smoker fight.
• Xi Yan admitted he had been holding back and taunted Smoker, who angrily charged at him with Haki; Xi Yan met his attack.

Fujitora joined King Riku’s side and declared that he was betting everything on Luffy, while Luffy and Law fought Doflamingo and Trebol at the Royal Palace. Law was pierced and knocked down, and Doflamingo bound Luffy and slammed him into the ground.

• Fujitora arrived at the old Royal Palace and told King Riku that he was betting everything on Straw Hat.
• Galette learned that Smoker was fighting Xi Yan while Fujitora had come to support King Riku’s side.
• Luffy charged Doflamingo, who used his strings and clone to blast Luffy away and keep him at a distance.
• Law explained that his High-Frequency Scalpel kept Trebol from restoring his body, then pursued him with his sword.
• Doflamingo kicked Law away from Trebol and pierced Law with Koumurai String, leaving him collapsed.
• Doflamingo stopped Luffy with his clone, bound his hands in mid-air, and smashed him into the ground.

Law confronted Doflamingo over Corazon’s legacy, but Doflamingo severed Law’s arm while pondering how to obtain the Op-Op Fruit’s Perennial Youth Operation. Below, Luffy fought Doflamingo’s clone, who used Bellamy as a shield; Bellamy begged Luffy to kill him so Luffy could fight freely.

• Law attacked Doflamingo with the Outer Wall Tower and rubble, but Doflamingo evaded and countered his assaults.
• Doflamingo taunted Law about the document Corazon had entrusted to him, blaming Law’s actions for Corazon’s death and Dressrosa’s tragedy.
• Doflamingo restrained Law and severed his arm, while Trebol laughed at Law’s pain.
• Luffy fought Doflamingo’s clone, who repeatedly used the controlled Bellamy to block Luffy’s attacks.
• Luffy restrained Bellamy, but Bellamy tearfully begged Luffy to kill him so Doflamingo could no longer use him as a shield.

Luffy fought Doflamingo’s clone while trying to protect Bellamy, whom Doflamingo had controlled and used against him. After Doflamingo released Bellamy, Bellamy chose to force Luffy into a final fight, leaving Luffy unwilling to strike back as Bellamy attacked him.

• Luffy apologized to Bellamy, then struck Doflamingo’s clone with a flaming Rubber Fire-Fist Gun and defeated it with a barrage of punches.
• Doflamingo withdrew the Parasite Strings controlling Bellamy and declared him free, leaving Bellamy devastated by the realization that Doflamingo had never valued him.
• Luffy offered to take Bellamy to his companions for treatment, but Bellamy stood up and began using Spring Hopper despite his severe injuries.
• Bellamy told Luffy he had idolized the wrong person but wanted to uphold his principles, then demanded a final battle to keep Doflamingo from using him against Luffy.
• Bellamy struck Luffy repeatedly while Luffy refused to fight back, and Luffy objected when Bellamy asked whether he wanted him to join his side.

Luffy endured Bellamy’s attacks until Bellamy forced him to fight back, then knocked Bellamy unconscious with a Haki-coated punch and roared in anger at Doflamingo. Meanwhile, Doflamingo gloated over Law’s apparent corpse, while Usopp’s group learned that many Donquixote Family officers remained and that the battle for Dressrosa was still underway.

• Bellamy attacked Luffy relentlessly, urging him to fight back and admitting that he wanted to earn Doflamingo’s acknowledgment.
• Luffy recognized Bellamy’s desperation and called him a real man, prompting Bellamy to accept that he admired Luffy and wanted to help him grow.
• Bellamy launched his final attack, and Luffy struck him with a Haki-coated fist, knocking him unconscious before roaring Doflamingo’s name.
• Doflamingo gloated over Law’s apparent corpse and invited Luffy to come face him.
• Violet told Usopp’s group that many Donquixote Family officers remained and that Law was lying in a pool of blood, while Fujitora sensed that Law was still alive.
• Violet reported that Xi Yan’s battle was still ongoing, and she realized Doflamingo’s controlled fighters had apparently all been dealt with.

Zoro pursued Pica while Orlumbus and the Colosseum fighters held off the Donquixote Family’s forces. Perona provided intelligence and told Zoro that Fujitora had stopped fighting and was betting on Luffy’s victory.

• Pica struck Zoro with a Rock Giant, but Zoro survived and chased him after Orlumbus used Murder Bowling to clear a path through the grunts.
• Perona joined Zoro and explained that her Negative Ghosts could not catch Pica inside the rock.
• Pica attacked Zoro and the Donquixote grunts with stone spikes, while Dellinger and Edio clashed nearby and Edio told Zoro to leave the fight to him.
• Zoro and Perona continued toward Pica as Perona reported that Xi Yan and Smoker were still fighting in an area covered in white smoke.
• Perona told Zoro that Fujitora had abandoned his fight and come over to their side because he was betting on Luffy winning.

Hajrudin defeated Mahavise with a final attack but collapsed from his injuries, while Zoro and Perona moved on to confront Pica. Elsewhere, Lao Cai tried to stop Baby-5 from sacrificing herself, and Chinjao prepared a devastating attack against them both.

• Zoro and Perona agreed that the Marine Admiral had no current intention of attacking them and headed toward the Stone Monster.
• Hajrudin rose after Mahavise’s attacks, then struck him with Hero’s Spear and sent him into the Birdcage, knocking him unconscious before collapsing himself.
• Zoro and Perona found Pica attacking Donquixote Family members indiscriminately, but Pica disappeared before Zoro could fight him.
• Lao Cai defied Chinjao and rushed to stop Baby-5 from sacrificing herself, while Chinjao condemned his mercy toward an enemy.
• Chinjao coated his drill head with Haki and unleashed the Hasshoken Secret Art, preparing to attack Lao Cai and Baby-5.

Lao Cai awakened his power after kicking Chinjao’s drill head crooked, earning his grandfather’s recognition and the right to choose his own marriage. He then defeated Lao G, whose cruel words about Baby-5 left her heartbroken, and the fight ended with Lao G unconscious in a deep pit.

• Lao Cai kicked Chinjao’s drill head crooked and knocked him unconscious, then stopped Baby-5 from sacrificing herself and questioned why she thought she had to be useful even in death.
• Chinjao woke, recognized Lao Cai’s awakened power, named his technique Drill Dragon: Drill Nail, handed him the Eight Treasure Navy, and canceled his marriage arrangement.
• Lao G used his Battle Preservation Fist to return to his prime and struck Chinjao unconscious, prompting Lao Cai to challenge him for hurting his grandfather.
• Lao G fought Lao Cai, claimed Baby-5 belonged to the Donquixote Family, and called her convenient, leaving her devastated.
• Lao Cai declared that he would marry Baby-5 if he won, then defeated Lao G with Drill Dragon: Drill Nail and left him unconscious in a deep pit.

Zoro fought Pica while refusing Elizabello’s offer to take over, suspecting Pica had a hidden objective. Elsewhere, Cavendish and Bartolomeo survived Gladius’s devastating attack behind a barrier, then argued as Cavendish went back out to counterattack.

• Zoro dodged Pica’s stone attacks and cut apart his stone face, but failed to reach Pica’s real body.
• Elizabello offered to defeat Pica with King’s Punch, but Zoro insisted on fighting him himself and told Elizabello to save the move.
• Pica launched another attack at Zoro and Elizabello, who dodged it, while Zoro wondered what Pica was really planning.
• Gladius used Explosion—rock: rock festival, destroying the area as Cavendish demanded that Bartolomeo let him into his barrier.
• Bartolomeo let Cavendish inside just before the explosion, and the two argued after surviving the attack.
• Cavendish asked Bartolomeo to let him out so he could counterattack, and Bartolomeo opened the barrier while refusing to let him back in later.

Nico Robin left Bartolomeo and Cavendish to defend their position while she went to support Merry and the soldier fighting Diamante. Bartolomeo protected Robin from Gladius and charged into battle, while Edio continued holding Dellinger back to keep him from interfering with the fight against Doflamingo.

• Merry told Nico Robin that Rebecca was safe and Luffy and Law had entered the Royal Palace, but the soldier was struggling against Diamante.
• Nico Robin asked Bartolomeo and Cavendish to hold their position, then climbed toward the high ground to help Merry.
• Gladius fired explosive bullets at Nico Robin, but Bartolomeo blocked them with his barrier and protected her as she continued onward.
• Cavendish confronted Gladius, and Bartolomeo charged at them with his Barrier: Bull Rush while Cavendish ran clear of the attack.
• Dellinger tried to leave and pursue Nico Robin, but Edio grabbed him and kept fighting despite his wounds.
• Dellinger overpowered Edio, who said he would buy time until Straw Hat defeated Doflamingo and insisted that victory depended on everyone's strength.

Dellinger was knocked unconscious by Hakuba after he arrived to help Gladius, and Hakuba then attacked Bartolomeo before turning on Nico Robin. Robin restrained him, but Cavendish briefly regained control before falling asleep and letting Hakuba emerge again.

• Dellinger defeated Edio and went to find Gladius on the third floor.
• Hakuba struck Dellinger with a flurry of slashes, leaving him unconscious as Gladius watched.
• Hakuba attacked Bartolomeo's barrier, then headed for Nico Robin after failing to break through it.
• Nico Robin restrained Hakuba with her Devil Fruit ability and asked why he had come after her.
• Cavendish briefly regained control, apologized to Nico Robin, then fell asleep and let Hakuba take over again.

Cavendish struggled to control his body while Gladius threatened Nico Robin, Bartolomeo, and the others with an expanding rock wall and poisoned needles. Bartolomeo trapped himself and Gladius inside a Barrier Ball and prepared to kill him, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Cavendish and Hakuba fought over control of their body until each occupied half of his face, while Nico Robin kept him restrained.
• Gladius used his Pop-Pop Fruit to expand the rock wall and threatened to blow it apart with Nico Robin and Cavendish above it.
• Bartolomeo charged Gladius, but poisoned hair strands numbed his legs and left him unable to stand.
• Gladius revealed that his own body could explode and send poisoned needles toward Bartolomeo, Nico Robin, and Cavendish, forcing Bartolomeo to choose whom to protect.
• Bartolomeo trapped himself and Gladius inside a spherical Barrier Ball, then drew his dagger and vowed to pierce Gladius's throat.

Bartolomeo and Cavendish escaped Gladius's explosion, and Bartolomeo defeated Gladius. Nico Robin then protected Rebecca and Merry from Diamante's attack as Kyros prepared to fight him.

• Bartolomeo failed to stop Gladius's self-destruction, but Cavendish used Hakuba's speed to carry Nico Robin away from the exploding rock wall.
• Nico Robin caught Cavendish and herself with her arms, and Bartolomeo withdrew his barrier and knocked Gladius unconscious with Barrier Barrier: Pistol.
• Nico Robin reached Kyros, Rebecca, and Merry and redirected Diamante's sword before it could hit the two girls.
• Nico Robin promised to protect Rebecca and Merry, while Kyros refused her offer of further support and prepared to take down Diamante.

Jora captured Mansherry and tried to force her to heal the defeated Donquixote Family officers, while Leo and the Tontatta rushed to rescue her. When Mansherry’s tears healed an underling, Jora realized her tears themselves had healing power and began beating her to make her cry.

• Jora ordered her underlings to bring Mansherry out so she could heal the defeated officers, while Violet watched and warned the Factory Squad about the plan.
• Violet told Leo that Jora had captured Mansherry, and Leo raced with Kabu toward the Royal Palace chapel as enemies fired on them.
• Jora pressured Mansherry to heal the officers, but Mansherry refused because she had learned that the Donquixote Family had deceived the Tontatta and hurt King Riku.
• A tear from Mansherry fell on an injured underling and healed him completely, revealing that her tears had healing power.
• Jora carried Mansherry to the unconscious officers and struck her, demanding that she cry out her healing tears.

Leo and Kabu rescued Mansherry and stopped Jiao La from reviving the defeated officers. They left the Royal Palace with Mansherry, while the unconscious Jiao La failed to report the setback and placed her hopes in Senor Pink defending the Factory.

• Violet told Leo and the others that Jiao La was forcing Mansherry to cry so she could revive the Donquixote Family officers.
• Leo reached the Punishment House, but Jiao La scattered Mansherry’s tears before he could stop her.
• Kabu knocked the officers away from the tears, and Leo stitched them together with Jiao La using Advanced Stitching: Rainbow Patchwork, knocking her unconscious.
• Leo carried Mansherry away with Kabu after she refused to leave unless Leo carried her.
• Jiao La tried to reach a Den Den Mushi to warn the Young Master, but passed out before she could report the failure and thought that Senor Pink must protect the Factory.

Franky and Senor Pink fought a man-to-man duel, each refusing to dodge the other's attacks. Franky survived Senor Pink's final blow and won, while Senor Pink fell unconscious after remembering his wife, Russian, and their son, Gimlet; Franky then headed back toward the Factory.

• Franky explained that he would take Senor Pink's attacks because a man's word was his bond, and promised the Tontatta he would not let them become slaves again.
• Senor Pink carried Franky high above the ground and slammed him down with his Cat-Cat: Suplex—Baby Buster, but Franky slowly stood back up.
• Franky struck Senor Pink with Franky Metal Boxing while Senor Pink accepted the blows without falling.
• As Franky beat him, Senor Pink remembered how he met Russian, their son Gimlet's death, and how he wore baby clothes to make his comatose wife smile.
• Franky knocked Senor Pink unconscious, wiped the tears from his face, and walked toward the Factory, saying they should meet again to talk about Russian.

Merry and her allies battled Diamante in the Flower Field, where her wind powers countered his ability to turn light and fluttery, but his attacks and control of the ground kept Kyros under pressure. After launching a mysterious final performance into the sky, Diamante left Merry, Robin, Rebecca, and Kyros unsure what the falling confetti would do.

• Diamante attacked the group with a Haki-coated Half-Moon Glaive, but Merry pulled everyone aside with her ability.
• Merry’s wind blew Diamante back while he was fluttering, and he retaliated by making the Flower Field sway like a flag.
• Merry lifted herself, Robin, and Rebecca into the air, while Kyros stayed on the ground so he could keep fighting.
• Diamante pressured the exhausted Kyros, and Robin’s flowered arms failed to hurt him after he turned his body light and fluttery.
• Merry hit Diamante with a powerful Wind Arrow, but he blocked it and knocked it aside.
• Diamante launched paper-like material from firework tubes, leaving the group uncertain about his final attack.

Kyros defeated Diamante at Scarlet’s grave, allowing him and Rebecca to face the man who killed Scarlet together. As the group looked toward the remaining battles, Galette learned that the Marine Admiral was directing rescue efforts in the central area, not going after Xi Yan.

• Merry’s wind swept Diamante’s spiked iron balls away, and Kyros blocked Diamante from attacking her.
• Diamante taunted Kyros about Scarlet, but Kyros fought through his grief and shattered Diamante’s attacks.
• Kyros defeated Diamante with his Thunder Destruction Sword, and Diamante fell unconscious beside Scarlet’s grave.
• Rebecca joined Kyros at the grave while Nico Robin comforted her, and Merry and Nico Robin decided to trust Luffy to handle Doflamingo.
• Violet reported that only Doflamingo, Pica, and Trebol remained among the Donquixote Family’s enemies, while Usopp noticed the Marine Admiral had left.
• Violet told Galette that the Marine Admiral was directing Marines to rescue people in the central area, easing Galette’s worry that he had gone after Xi Yan.

Zoro pursued Pica as the stone-manipulating officer abandoned their duel to attack people across Dressrosa. Pica declared that he would prevent King Riku’s return and began restoring his colossal statue, leaving Zoro and the others facing its renewed rampage.

• Zoro cut apart Pica’s stone limbs and face, but Pica escaped through the Highland and blocked Zoro’s pursuit with stone spikes.
• Pica attacked the Flower Field, where Merry lifted the group out of danger, and Kyros defended Rebecca and the others despite his injuries.
• Pica questioned Kyros’s loyalty to King Riku, but Kyros defended the former king and condemned the Donquixote Family; Pica then vanished.
• Pica’s stone attacks spread to the third floor and injured fighters and lackeys, prompting Zoro to chase him while Pica taunted him about King Riku and Doflamingo.
• Pica announced that he would never allow King Riku to rule again, then restored the battered stone statue as Zoro and Perona realized it was about to attack them.

Pica advanced toward Old King's Plateau in his enormous stone form, threatening King Riku, Usopp, Perona, and Galette while Zoro rushed to stop him. With Merry finally arriving and Pica nearly at the plateau, Zoro prepared to act before the giant could strike.

• Pica continued toward Old King's Plateau, and Zoro realized his friends there were in danger while Fujitora ordered the Marines to rescue citizens.
• Usopp, Perona, and Galette chose to stay together as Pica approached, while Smoker held back from fighting because of the Marines' plan to abolish the Shichibukai system.
• Zoro contacted Merry for help, fought off Pica's armed subordinates, and warned Elizabello that destroying Pica's stone body would not stop it from regenerating.
• Zoro reached Lao Cai, Baby-5, Orlumbus, Bartolomeo, and Elizabello near the plateau as Pica drew close enough to threaten everyone with one punch.
• Merry arrived just as Zoro opened his eyes, with Pica nearly upon Old King's Plateau.

Xi Yan revealed that he was the supposedly dead Blood-Eyed Ninja and warned the Straw Hat Pirates that the World Government might pursue them. As Pica prepared to destroy King’s Plateau, Xi Yan left the fight to Zoro, who was flying toward them with Merry.

• Usopp recognized Xi Yan and accidentally exposed his identity, so Xi Yan confirmed he had faked his death to protect the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Xi Yan warned Usopp that the World Government might come after them and agreed to train him after Usopp said he had awakened Observation Haki.
• Xi Yan refused to fight Pica, saying the Rock Giant was Zoro’s opponent, while Usopp spotted Merry carrying Zoro toward King’s Plateau.
• Pica mocked King Riku and raised the Rock Giant’s arm to attack, while King Riku offered his life to spare Dressrosa’s citizens.
• Violet defended her father’s right to be king, but Pica dismissed her and prepared a punch to end the confrontation.

Zoro raced to stop Pica’s Rock Giant from crushing Old King's Plateau, and Merry shot him there with a Wind Bow. Zoro defeated Pica after Xi Yan’s towering trees kept the falling rocks suspended, leaving the people below safe.

• Merry used the Power of Wind to shoot Zoro toward Pica, and Zoro endured the supersonic flight.
• Zoro cut Pica’s Rock Giant in half and searched the broken rocks for Pica’s true body.
• Xi Yan grew towering trees among the falling rocks, preventing them from hitting the ground and trapping Pica above it.
• Pica emerged from the rocks and coated his body in Armament Haki, while Xi Yan explained that full-body coverage did not prove his Haki was stronger than Zoro’s.
• Zoro defeated Pica by severing his Haki-coated saber and striking him with Three Sword Style Secret Technique: Three Thousand Worlds.