Recaps

Tsugikuni Yoriichi freed slaves in Mary Geoise and fought the Marines, the Gorosei, and Imu before escaping the Holy Land. Branded a criminal and stripped of his Marine standing, he returned to Dressrosa, where Whitebeard arrived and offered him a place among his sons.

• Shanks took control of the Kingdom of Goa, exposed the nobles’ crimes, and began reforms while Tsugikuni Yoriichi supervised.
• Garp warned Shanks against following Roger’s path, then told Yoriichi about the World Conference and the planned Shichibukai system.
• At Sabaody, Mihawk cut off a CP0 agent’s arms, and Yoriichi escorted King Neptune and Queen Otohime to Mary Geoise, where he exposed the slaves laboring beneath a moving walkway.
• Yoriichi and Issho freed the slaves and fought Sakazuki, Kuzan, the Gorosei, and the Holy Knights as Yoriichi killed Celestial Dragons and searched for more captives.
• Yoriichi entered Pangea Castle, confronted Imu and the Gorosei, and escaped the Holy Land wounded after killing Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro.
• The World Government expelled Yoriichi from the Marines, stripped Dawn Sword of its designation, gave him a five-billion-Beli bounty, and threatened Dressrosa with a Buster Call.
• Yoriichi reunited with his allies at Dressrosa and prepared to relocate to Thunder God Island as fearful citizens demanded that they leave.
• Whitebeard arrived at Dressrosa, clashed briefly with Yoriichi, then offered to let him pursue his goals as one of his sons.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi formed the New Marines, rescued Dressrosa from Doflamingo, and sought allies and a cure for Law on Egghead Island. After discovering Scarlet and Rebecca were imprisoned, he led his forces to Impel Down, where Magellan refused to release them and the fighting began.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi rejected Whitebeard’s invitation, announced the New Marines, and led his forces away from Dressrosa as Kyros took charge of the kingdom’s defense.
• Doflamingo seized control of King Riku and the Royal Army, but Yoriichi arrived in time to save Kyros and Violet, then killed Doflamingo and most of his officers.
• Yoriichi learned that Scarlet and Rebecca had disappeared, while Rosinante, Law, and Baby 5 joined him on the journey to Egghead Island.
• At Egghead Island, Dr. Vegapunk agreed to study Law’s Lead Platinum Disease and considered Yoriichi’s offer to become the New Marines’ chief scientist.
• Yoriichi ate the golden Mythical Zoan fruit and transformed into a Phoenix, halting the progression of Law’s disease for the time being.
• Yoriichi arranged to travel to Flevance for Lead Platinum Ore, while Rosinante stayed with Borsalino and Yoriichi secretly set out for Enies Lobby.
• Yoriichi and the New Marines broke through Enies Lobby’s gate and headed for Impel Down after learning that Scarlet and Rebecca were prisoners there.
• Magellan refused Yoriichi’s demand to release Scarlet and Rebecca, and Mihawk and Issho intervened when Shiryu and Magellan attacked.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi rescued Scarlet and Rebecca from Impel Down, rejected the Shichibukai title, and infiltrated Big Mom’s territory to obtain a Poneglyph rubbing. After defeating Big Mom and crippling her island, he gave Morgans the story and photograph, setting the world abuzz with news of Big Mom’s defeat and the route to Laugh Tale.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi defeated Magellan and the escaped prisoners’ leaders while rescuing Scarlet and Rebecca, then escaped Impel Down with his allies as Magellan fought the riot.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi returned to the Dawn, evaded Aokiji’s pursuing fleet, and learned that the World Government had raised his bounty to 5.25 billion Beli.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi refused the Shichibukai offer, while Kuma accepted the title to protect the church in the Sorbé Kingdom.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi infiltrated Whole Cake Island with Issho and Mihawk, captured Cracker, and forced him to help obtain a Poneglyph rubbing.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi entered Big Mom’s vault and took a photograph of the Poneglyph, then fought Katakuri and offered him a place among the New Marines.
• Big Mom attacked Tsugikuni Yoriichi in the treasury, but he fought her across Cake Island and shattered her forces’ defenses as Katakuri evacuated his siblings.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi split Cake Island into eight pieces and left Big Mom conscious but unable to move, then flew away as Katakuri found her.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi gave Morgans the story and Poneglyph photograph, and newspapers soon announced Big Mom’s defeat and revealed the road signs to Laugh Tale.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi rescued Flevance’s survivors, recruited Tesoro, and helped Shanks and Uta defeat Tot Musica on Elegia before returning to train Ace and Sabo. As the Marines prepared to attack the Big Mom Pirates, Yoriichi planned to kill Saint Marcus Mars and seize Whole Cake Island, then rejected Sengoku’s demand that the New Marines stay out of the war.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi reached Flevance in time to save Law, then pursued the pirates and defected Marines responsible for the miners’ deaths while Rosinante stayed with Law.
• At Gran Tesoro, Yoriichi killed Sutty Rayman and Mizury, rescued the captive girl, inspected Tesoro’s island, and recruited him as a New Marines brigadier general and strategic advisor.
• Yoriichi met Shanks, Uta, and Luffy in the East Blue, then traveled with Shanks’s crew to Elegia, where Uta’s song summoned Tot Musica.
• Shanks and Yoriichi attacked Tot Musica in the dreamscape and reality at the same time, defeating it and saving Uta and Elegia’s residents.
• Yoriichi left Elegia with an ancient book for little Robin to decipher, then visited Garp and offered Ace and Sabo the Mera Mera no Mi and Goro Goro no Mi for when they became adults.
• After training Ace and Sabo in the Kingdom of Goa, Yoriichi learned the Marines would attack the Big Mom Pirates and chose to target Saint Marcus Mars while taking the Red Poneglyph and Whole Cake Island.
• Yoriichi assembled a New Marines force for the operation, but Vice Admiral Kashi arrived with Sengoku’s demand that they stay out of the campaign and threatened the Shichibukai’s titles.
• Yoriichi rejected Marine Headquarters’ authority, overwhelmed Kashi with Conqueror’s Haki, and challenged him.