Recaps

Dawn fought Byrnndi World, countering his size- and speed-boosting powers with overwhelming Haki and speed. After cutting Byrnndi World’s chest, Dawn continued attacking, leaving the wounded pirate unable to stop him.

• Byrnndi World hurled an Armament Haki-coated cannonball at Hancock, but Dawn appeared and blocked it with a Wind Lion.
• Dawn struck Byrnndi World and countered his enlarged rubble with Rashomon before learning that Byrnndi World had coated his body in Armament Haki.
• Byrnndi World increased his speed to fifty and then one hundred times, but Dawn tracked him and cut open his chest with Oto.
• Byrnndi World fired a barrage of enlarged cannonballs, and Dawn overwhelmed it with a wave of bullets.
• Dawn charged Byrnndi World, broke several of his bones with a powerful strike, and followed with another attack.

Dawn defeated and captured Byrnndi World, Bin Jack, and the remaining officers, then questioned Bin Jack about the limits of the More-More Fruit. He learned that it could enhance tangible objects and Byrnndi World himself, but not gaseous substances or other people’s abilities.

• Dawn crushed Byrnndi World in battle, handcuffed him and Bin Jack, and stored them in Ouroboros’s Fortress space for treatment and imprisonment.
• Hancock and the Amazon Lily warriors defeated Byrnndi World’s ship doctor and Gai Ram, whom Dawn also captured.
• Dawn stayed with Hancock for another night, then left by boat with Baby-5 and entered the Fortress to question Byrnndi World’s crew.
• Dawn threatened to kill Byrnndi World unless the others answered his questions, and Bin Jack agreed to cooperate.
• Bin Jack explained that the More-More Fruit enhanced tangible objects, but not gases or other people’s Devil Fruit abilities.

Dawn continued developing his Devil Fruit abilities, spared Byrnndi World and his crew after questioning, and learned about the Marines’ plans to fill vacant positions. He volunteered to handle Trafalgar Law’s recruitment as a Shichibukai.

• Dawn explained that he was still developing the Slow-Slow Fruit and other abilities, including learning to deploy the Slowdown Aura selectively.
• Dawn spared Byrnndi World and the World Pirates officers, then promised Byrnndi a deal after he spoke with his crew.
• Dawn contacted Sengoku, learned about the world conscription to fill two vacant Admiral positions, and refused the offer to become an Admiral.
• Dawn met Fleet Admiral Sakazuki and learned that Clown Buggy and Trafalgar Law had been selected as Shichibukai candidates.
• Dawn volunteered to handle Trafalgar Law’s recruitment, and Sakazuki gave him the assignment.

Dawn met Trafalgar Law to exchange the hearts Law had collected for his appointment as a Shichibukai. Dawn also recruited Law to prepare for an operation to treat Zephyr, promising to help Law take revenge on Doflamingo first.

• Dawn left Marine Headquarters with Baby-5 and sailed to the meeting island, where they cooked and ate a giant lobster.
• Dawn met Trafalgar Law, who handed over a basket of hearts in exchange for news that he would become a Shichibukai.
• Dawn asked Law to treat a patient with asthma and replace any weakened organs, offering to help him take down Doflamingo in return.
• Dawn revealed that the patient was Zephyr and said another skilled doctor would assist with the operation.
• Law agreed to prepare the organs but insisted the operation happen only after his revenge, and Dawn accepted.

Dawn secured Byrnndi World’s cooperation, extracted the Swamp Fruit from Caribou, and learned that Edward Weevil had become a Shichibukai. Zephyr decided to leave the Marines and establish the NEO Marines, while Dawn arrived to speak with him.

• Dawn persuaded Byrnndi World to accept his terms by revealing that he had secretly cultivated the Thunder God Pirates and intended to fight the World Government.
• After Shiryu of the Rain reported that Caribou had been captured, Dawn met him, killed Caribou, and extracted the Swamp Fruit for Capone Bege.
• Dawn returned to Marine Headquarters and learned that Edward Weevil had become a Shichibukai, despite Zephyr’s protests to Sakazuki.
• Zephyr told his trainees that he was leaving the Marines to establish the NEO Marines, and Shuzo, Ain, Binz, and others pledged to follow him.
• Dawn waited in Zephyr’s room and asked to speak with him, while Zephyr said that Dawn could not change his decision to leave.

Dawn urged Zephyr to join him in reforming the Navy and revealed that he had spent years preparing to confront the Four Emperors. The chapter left Zephyr facing Dawn’s invitation after learning that the Thunder God Pirates were secretly Dawn’s subordinates.

• Dawn brought Zephyr to a private space and asked him to consider another path after leaving the Navy.
• Zephyr explained that he wanted to establish a new Navy because the World Government had overridden his protests.
• Dawn proposed reforming the Navy into a force that pursued true justice, and Zephyr warned that splitting it could plunge the world into war.
• Dawn said he had prepared for the reforms and intended to remove the Four Emperors as a threat first.
• Zephyr signed Dawn’s Contract, and Dawn revealed that the Thunder God Pirates were his subordinates and that Enel had been his childhood companion.
• Dawn recounted the cruelty he had witnessed on Hunter Island and asked Zephyr to join his plan.

Dawn persuaded Zephyr to join his long-term plan to reshape the balance of power, and Zephyr accepted. Dawn planned to kill Edward Weevil to strengthen his standing among the Marines and create an opportunity to leave them, then pursue his ambitions in the North Blue.

• Dawn explained how the Thunder God Pirates could restrain the Red-Hair Pirates while the Marines moved against Big Mom and Kaido, convincing Zephyr that his plan had better odds than destroying the New World outright.
• Zephyr accepted Dawn's invitation and asked what he intended to do next.
• Dawn said he would start by targeting Edward Weevil, despite Zephyr's warning that Weevil had been appointed a Shichibukai.
• Dawn planned to use Weevil's death to gain Marine support, win Zephyr's loyalty, and provoke the World Government into giving him a reason to leave the Marines.
• Dawn intended to return home and use his strength to take control in the North Blue, where he believed the World Government would not intervene in wars between nations.

Dawn tracked down Edward Weevil in the New World and ambushed him and Miss Bakkin to test his new Slowdown Aura. Miss Bakkin was burned to ashes, and a enraged Edward Weevil emerged from the flames and attacked Dawn.

• Dawn contacted Enel and learned that Edward Weevil was attacking Whitebeard Pirates fleets under the name Whitebeard Jr.
• Dawn met Enel in the New World and released Byrnndi World's group from Fortress Space, telling Byrnndi World to recover and develop his Devil Fruit ability.
• Dawn searched the Whitebeard Pirates' territories with Enel and located Edward Weevil and Miss Bakkin on a Desolate Island.
• Dawn struck the pair with Slowdown Aura and followed with a Flame Serpent, burning Miss Bakkin to ashes and engulfing Edward Weevil in an explosion.
• Edward Weevil survived the flames, saw Miss Bakkin's charred body, and furiously slashed at Dawn.

Baby-5 fought Edward Weevil but could not penetrate his powerful defenses and Armament Haki. Dawn entered the battle with a fiery assault, and Weevil leaped at him, vowing to avenge his parents.

• Baby-5 blocked Edward Weevil's slash and attacked him with Haki-coated weapons, lasers, and a cannon.
• Edward Weevil endured Baby-5's barrage and forced her into a stalemate with his strength and defenses.
• Baby-5 stopped fighting and told Dawn that Weevil's defenses made him a difficult opponent.
• Dawn praised Baby-5, then attacked Edward Weevil with Slowdown Aura, Wind Lions, and flaming snakes.
• Edward Weevil strengthened his Armament Haki, leaped toward Dawn, and swung Murakumogiri at him.

Dawn fought Edward Weevil head-on, testing his opponent’s improved defense while sensing a new power awakening within himself. As Dawn’s plans for the Thor Pirates’ rise to Emperor had finally succeeded, he realized his Conqueror’s Haki had undergone a major transformation.

• Dawn met Edward Weevil’s attacks with his fists and kicks, driving him into a crater and forcing him to fight back with Murakumogiri.
• Edward Weevil said his mother’s training had made his defense strong enough to withstand Dawn, and vowed to avenge her.
• Dawn continued attacking and testing Edward Weevil, noticing that his blows no longer had their former effect on the fortified arm.
• Dawn felt his power gradually respond to his control and recognized it as his Conqueror’s Haki.
• Dawn reflected that the success of his long-term schemes and his rise to power had ended his lingering fear and strengthened his Conqueror’s Haki.

Dawn transformed his Conqueror's Haki and discovered he could coat his attacks with it. After testing the ability on Edward Weevil, he injured him through his powerful Armament Haki and began assessing how the technique affected weapons.

• Dawn sensed that his Conqueror's Haki had grown more domineering and found he could control it like Armament Haki.
• Dawn repeatedly punched Edward Weevil while trying to gather Conqueror's Haki into his arm.
• Dawn coated his Armament Haki-covered fist with Conqueror's Haki and struck Edward Weevil head-on, drawing blood from his hand.
• Dawn continued attacking Edward Weevil and confirmed that the coating could break through his defenses, while clashes with Murakumogiri caused only slight damage to the weapon.
• Dawn concluded that using Conqueror's Haki to damage an opponent directly was more effective than spending it to break their weapon.

Dawn killed Edward Weevil after overpowering his desperate attacks, then ordered his death announced to the world. The little maid photographed Weevil’s head, and Ouroboros stored it for transport to Marine Headquarters as news of the Shichibukai’s death spread.

• Dawn used Oto, Armament Haki, and Conqueror's Haki to sever Edward Weevil’s arm while evading his counterattack.
• Edward Weevil repeatedly smashed the ground and launched a final, powerful strike at Dawn, who met his fist head-on with a massive Haki-coated blade.
• Dawn split the island during the clash, severed Edward Weevil’s arm, and cut off his head.
• The little maid gave Dawn his clothes, and Ouroboros devoured the soul energy left by Edward Weevil’s death.
• Dawn ordered the little maid to photograph Edward Weevil’s head and tell Morgans to announce the kill, while Ouroboros packed the head for transport to Marine Headquarters.
• News of Edward Weevil’s death caused an uproar around the world.

After Dawn killed Edward Weevil, the Five Elders suspended him over the resulting uproar, and he returned to Ishtar to claim the throne. He then declared war on Aslan and left the North Sea shaken by his overwhelming victory.

• The Five Elders reprimanded Dawn for killing Edward Weevil and stirring unrest among the Shichibukai, then temporarily relieved him of duty.
• Dawn accepted the suspension and left, while the Five Elders agreed to restore him after the situation settled.
• Dawn took the throne from Gaius and became king of Ishtar and Crete in autumn of Round Sea Calendar 1521.
• Dawn declared war on neighboring Aslan Kingdom, whose king had repeatedly raided Ishtar and brutally oppressed conquered peoples.
• On the third day after the declaration, Dawn single-handedly defeated tens of thousands of Aslan soldiers, beheaded their king, and displayed the head in the capital.
• Dawn used Contract Aura to bring influential figures in his nation under his control.

Dawn expanded the Ishtar Kingdom by absorbing three neighboring countries, prompting the North Sea kings to pressure the World Government to reinstate him. The Five Elders offered to restore him near the end of the year, while Dawn stayed to reorganize his new territories and the Vinsmoke Family grew anxious.

• Dawn’s forces absorbed another country, and the Ishtar Kingdom renamed its lands as territories while Baby-5 was revealed to have conquered a fifth territory as its guardian officer.
• The North Sea kings protested Dawn’s suspension at his suggestion, hoping to stop his expansion by getting the World Government to reinstate him.
• The Five Elders considered Dawn’s growing power a threat but had Sengoku promise that he could likely return to his post near the end of the year.
• Zephyr relaxed after Dawn’s suspension was settled, and Marines who had planned to leave with him praised Dawn for acting to avenge his mentor.
• Dawn reorganized his new territories as the Straw Hat Pirates trained separately, while the Vinsmoke Family grew anxious and neared involvement with the Big Mom Pirates.

Dawn traveled with Fujitora toward Dressrosa and discussed the Shichibukai system before warning him that the island’s living toys were not ordinary technology. Fujitora began to suspect something was wrong as Dawn hinted at the danger behind them.

• Law told Dawn that he had destroyed the factory, captured Caesar, and formed an alliance with Luffy and Kin'emon, and Dawn urged him to keep following his heart.
• Dawn joined Fujitora’s warship and discussed why the Shichibukai system could become a tool for ambitious pirates.
• Dawn caught a Treasure Squid and shared grilled squid with Fujitora as they talked about the admiral’s mission to arrest Law and Luffy and investigate Doflamingo’s resignation.
• Dawn described Dressrosa’s toys as intelligent beings that could understand speech and perform household tasks, leaving Fujitora concerned about how they had been made.

Dawn and Fujitora arrived in Dressrosa and suspected that a Devil Fruit ability had transformed people into toys. Dawn chose to wait for Luffy to disrupt Doflamingo’s rule, and the first toys reverted to human form while they were at a casino.

• Dawn discussed with Fujitora how the living toys in Dressrosa might be the result of a Devil Fruit ability.
• Dawn and Fujitora entered Dressrosa, where Fujitora sensed toys accompanying the island’s residents and suspected they had once been humans.
• Fujitora vowed to assist Dawn if Doflamingo had committed the crime they suspected.
• Dawn told Fujitora that Luffy had come to Dressrosa and suggested they wait for him to cause trouble.
• Dawn and Fujitora went to a casino, where a loud disturbance coincided with many toys transforming back into humans.

Fujitora learned the truth about Doflamingo’s crimes and began helping civilians as the country fell into chaos. Dawn joined Luffy’s battle against Doflamingo, striking him with fire and leaving Doflamingo facing another imminent threat.

• Dawn told Fujitora to evacuate civilians and investigate the culprit who had turned people into toys, then flew toward the battle.
• Fujitora used gravity to stop falling rubble and rescue people trapped in damaged buildings.
• Dawn watched Luffy transform into Gear Fourth and overwhelm Doflamingo, who awakened his Devil Fruit after being driven back.
• When Gear Fourth ran out and Doflamingo attacked Luffy with threads, Dawn blocked the attack and confronted Doflamingo.
• Dawn struck Doflamingo with a punch and unleashed platinum flames and a flaming lion against his thread attacks.
• Doflamingo smothered the flaming lion with threads, but his Observation Haki warned him of another danger.

Kizaru attacked the Donquixote Family on the island while Dawn confronted Doflamingo and revealed that the Marines had dealt with Vergo. Dawn and Doflamingo began a fierce fight, which left Dawn flying as Doflamingo followed up with a deadly thread attack.

• Kizaru struck Diamante and then picked off the Donquixote Family officers before they could gather.
• Dawn confronted Doflamingo and said the Marines had retaliated because Doflamingo provoked their planted spy.
• Doflamingo demanded to know what had happened to Vergo, and Dawn said Fleet Admiral Sengoku had been angered by Vergo’s past actions.
• Dawn combined Blood Song and War Song to face Doflamingo, then won their first clash and punched him in the face.
• Doflamingo countered with sharp threads that broke Dawn’s shield and sent him flying, then launched Rogue Line Descent at him.

Dawn defeated Doflamingo and left his fate to Law, who chose to send him to Impel Down. As the Marines secured the island, Sanji was forced to leave for Whole Cake Island, prompting Luffy and his allies to pursue him.

• Dawn shattered Doflamingo’s thread spear and knocked him unconscious with a single blow.
• Law chose to spare Doflamingo and leave him crippled for life in Impel Down, then departed as the Marines arrested him.
• Fujitora returned with the little girl responsible for the toy tragedy, and Dawn explained his actions in Dressrosa and the North Sea.
• Judge increased his contact with Big Mom and moved up Sanji’s engagement, while Capone Bege ambushed Nami, Chopper, and the others and took Sanji to Whole Cake Island.
• Luffy learned that Dawn had beaten Doflamingo before he could fight him, then stopped arguing when Leo reported Sanji’s abduction and hurried after him.

Dawn used Made Tolega’s Pure Gold clue as bait to lure CP0 into a confrontation with the Thunder God Pirates. Enel and the crew arrived to intercept the World Government fleet, and a major battle was about to begin.

• After learning that Sanji’s wedding had been moved up, Dawn prepared for the Straw Hat Pirates’ coming encounter with Big Mom.
• Dawn learned that Made Tolega had found a clue to Pure Gold, which CP0 held, and sent Enel and his men to intercept them.
• Enel used the Flying Ship to approach the World Government fleet and destroyed a warship with God’s Judgment.
• Black Face CP confronted Enel and blocked his lightning, then fought him to a brief draw as other CP0 fighters joined in.
• The Thunder God Pirates’ strongest fighters descended from the Flying Ship, bringing both sides to the brink of battle.

Trick, Moria, Enel, and the other Thunder God Pirates fought Black Face CP and the CP0 agents aboard the frozen fleet. Tesoro joined the battle and helped wipe out the CP0 forces, leaving Black Face trapped in a stalemate with Enel as Tesoro declared that his revenge had begun.

• Trick froze the fleet with Blizzard: Snow Walk, while Moria and the others descended to confront the CP0 agents.
• Enel fought Black Face CP, discovered that his invisible force could affect his lightning form, and summoned a storm of Ten Thousand Thunderbolts.
• Chloe restrained a CP0 agent with a Demon Soldier, and Jinbe and Fisher Tiger swept him into the sea with their currents.
• Moria and Trick helped stop a Zoan CP agent from rescuing his ally, while Trick shielded the pirates from Black Face’s attack.
• Enel trapped Black Face inside a sphere of lightning as the Thunder God Pirates overwhelmed the CP0 agents below.
• Tesoro joined the fighting, helped kill the remaining CP0 agents, and announced that his revenge had begun.

Tesoro and the Thunder God Pirates joined forces to overwhelm Black Face, a CP0 fighter protected by a powerful telekinetic shield. After trapping him and driving him toward the sea, they sealed off his escape routes, and Tesoro confronted his final attempt to break through.

• Black Face escaped Enel’s lightning confinement, then threatened Tesoro with the World Government’s power over Gran Tesoro.
• Tesoro revealed his hatred of the Celestial Dragons and attacked Black Face with golden ropes and Golden Divine Fire, but Black Face’s telekinetic shield blocked the assault.
• Fisher Tiger and Jinbe blasted Black Face with water, while Trick and Moria helped impede his flight; Moria’s shadow spear made him stagger.
• Enel trapped Black Face with Demon Soldiers and struck him with lightning until his shield cracked and blood ran from beneath his mask.
• Tesoro engulfed Black Face in liquid gold as Trick froze the sea into an enclosure, and Jinbe and Fisher Tiger briefly blocked Black Face’s attempt to escape.
• Tesoro transformed his armor into a massive golden arm and collided with Black Face’s telekinetic shockwave.

Dawn slaughtered a horde of Sea Kings and had Ouroboros collect their life force as Blood Bottles. After wiping out the beasts, he ordered the soldiers to sail on before the blood scent attracted more Sea Kings.

• Dawn's domineering pressure made several Sea Kings collapse, and he cut down the beasts that charged the ships.
• Dawn fought through the horde with his giant air blade and Scorching Spears while Ouroboros gathered their life force in a golden-red halo.
• Dawn used the True 40-meter High-Frequency Ship-Cutting Blade to strike the packed Sea Kings and leave many of them dead or badly wounded.
• Dawn and Ouroboros finished off the surviving Sea Kings, ensuring none escaped and collecting their life force as Blood Bottles.
• Dawn returned to the bow and ordered the soldiers to sail quickly before the scent of blood attracted more Sea Kings.

Enel and Tesoro seized the Pure Gold from a giant lanternfish after killing Red Face and the rest of CP0’s force. On Drum Island, Law and a team of doctors completed Zephyr’s surgery, and Dawn began healing him as Law departed.

• Tesoro captured Olga and took the Pure Gold ring from her as Enel kept her in his care.
• A giant lanternfish attacked the ship, and Enel and the others killed it and took the Pure Gold from its head.
• Dawn learned that Enel’s group had killed one of CP0’s top combat forces and secured the Pure Gold.
• Law completed Zephyr’s surgery on Drum Island and said he would leave after the operation.
• Dawn entered Zephyr’s room and sent healing energy into his unconscious body.

Zephyr recovered enough to breathe freely after Dawn helped replace his damaged organs, and he received a powerful new mechanical arm. Meanwhile, the Five Elders investigated the destruction of Black Face’s CP0 team and grew wary of the Thunder God Pirates, while Dawn prepared to infiltrate a place and told Zephyr to contact Fujitora.

• Dawn stayed on Drum Island to watch over Zephyr and awaited Trick’s delivery of Pure Gold for his allies.
• The Five Elders learned Black Face’s CP0 team had vanished while pursuing Pure Gold and feared that a powerful force had annihilated them.
• The World Government discovered that Made Tolega had joined the Thunder God Pirates, but the Five Elders could not determine whether Enel had orchestrated the incident.
• Zephyr initially adapted to his healthy body within three days and thanked Dawn for restoring his breathing and strength.
• Dawn told Zephyr he planned to infiltrate a place and advised him to contact Fujitora.
• Zephyr received a durable mechanical right arm developed by Dawn’s scientific forces using lunar technology and technology seized from the Vinsmoke Family.