Recaps

Dawn explained the Ishtar Kingdom’s advanced mechanical technology to Zephyr and gave him Pure Gold so he could remain at his peak after recovering. He then presented Zephyr with a Devil Fruit as his final surprise, but Zephyr questioned its usefulness and said he did not want to become a Devil Fruit user.

• Dawn described how Ishtar Kingdom scientists and intelligent robots developed mechanical prosthetics and an army of lightning-powered machines for Enel.
• Dawn gave Zephyr a Pure Gold earring and explained that it would preserve his condition once he had fully recovered.
• Zephyr accepted the earring, despite teasing Dawn about making it an odd accessory.
• Dawn had Ouroboros bring Zephyr a box containing a Devil Fruit.
• Zephyr said he had no intention of eating a Devil Fruit, since its powers might add little to his strength while making him vulnerable to water.

Dawn persuaded Zephyr to eat the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, once wielded by Whitebeard, to strengthen their fight against a powerful force with eight hundred years of foundations. After Zephyr tested the fruit’s destructive power at sea, Dawn began an experiment to learn whether its development depended on the user’s original strength.

• Dawn revealed that the Devil Fruit was the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and urged Zephyr to eat it for its power and suitability.
• Zephyr abandoned his refusal to eat a Devil Fruit and swallowed the Tremor-Tremor Fruit despite its terrible taste.
• Dawn took Zephyr out to sea and had Ouroboros scout for nearby ships before the test.
• Zephyr punched the air, fracturing it and sending a huge wave crashing across the sea.
• Dawn asked Zephyr to attack him so they could test whether the fruit’s development depended on its user’s original strength.
• Zephyr laughed at Dawn’s taunt and punched him.

Dawn confirmed that Zephyr's physical strength enhanced the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, allowing Zephyr to develop its power more quickly. With Zephyr recovering and training, Dawn set off alone for Big Mom's territory, Whole Cake Island.

• Dawn and Zephyr sparred at sea to test how Zephyr's strength affected the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and Dawn confirmed the fruit's power grew with Zephyr's physical ability.
• Zephyr felt relieved that his strength could accelerate the fruit's development and help him contribute to the coming war.
• Dawn decided Zephyr could make better use of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit than he could, since Dawn had strengthened his attacks with Conqueror's Haki.
• Dawn left Baby-5 in the North Sea, where she continued to pressure its kings while they prepared to unite at the Reverie against Germa Kingdom.
• Dawn set off alone by small boat for Whole Cake Island, in Big Mom's territory.

Dawn sailed toward Whole Cake Island while reviewing Annie’s intelligence about the Straw Hat Pirates and the Thunder God Pirates. When Sea Ants swarmed onto the frozen sea, Shiryu of the Rain went out to fight them as Dawn continued toward the island.

• Ouroboros navigated Dawn’s boat safely through waters scarred by a tornado, and Dawn reached the waters near Whole Cake Island with Shiryu of the Rain aboard.
• Annie’s intelligence network reported the North Sea kings’ schemes to Dawn and his allies, though Dawn dismissed the kings as a minor nuisance.
• Dawn reviewed reports that Sanji had returned to Whole Cake Island with Capone Bege, while the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates had come to retrieve him and Momonosuke’s group had gone to Zou.
• Dawn learned that the Thunder God Pirates were increasingly clashing with Kaido’s Beasts Pirates, with Moria’s grudge against Kaido fueling the conflict.
• When the sea froze overnight, Shiryu of the Rain spotted a swarm of Sea Ants and attacked them with his sword while Dawn put the boat away and told him not to waste too much energy.

Dawn and Shiryu infiltrated Whole Cake Island after slaughtering Sea Ants, and Ouroboros discovered that the injured Cracker was nearby. With the Big Mom Pirates’ wedding set for the next day, Dawn coordinated with Capone Bege and then offered Sakazuki a chance to destroy the Big Mom Pirates.

• Dawn, Shiryu, and Ouroboros slaughtered Sea Ants in the Sweet Sea until the survivors fled.
• Ouroboros infiltrated Whole Cake Island while Dawn and Shiryu rested, then told them he had found the injured Cracker.
• Dawn called Capone Bege, learned that Straw Hat had been captured and the wedding was tomorrow, and told Bege to rescue Straw Hat and disrupt the wedding.
• Dawn planned to assassinate Cracker in the morning and told Shiryu to rest before the coming battle.
• Dawn called Sakazuki and offered him an opportunity to wipe out the Big Mom Pirates.

Dawn told Sakazuki that Big Mom’s wedding would fall apart and proposed using the resulting chaos to attack the Big Mom Pirates. Sakazuki considered the plan but remained uncertain because its success depended on Dawn’s predictions coming true.

• Dawn urged Sakazuki to consider going to war with Big Mom, saying he had uncovered an opportunity in Whole Cake Island.
• Dawn revealed that Sanji’s wedding to a Big Mom daughter could appear to unite the Straw Hat Pirates, the Vinsmoke Family, and Big Mom, alarming Sakazuki.
• Dawn explained that the Vinsmoke Family had forced Sanji into the marriage, Straw Hat had escaped captivity, and Big Mom planned to seize the Vinsmokes’ technology.
• Dawn said the wedding would become chaotic when Straw Hat tried to ruin it and Big Mom betrayed the Vinsmoke Family.
• Dawn argued that destroying the Wedding Cake and a treasured object could incapacitate Big Mom and draw away her forces, creating an opening for a Navy attack.
• Sakazuki acknowledged the opportunity but hesitated because the plan relied on uncertain outcomes.

Dawn persuaded Sakazuki and Staff Officer Tsuru to prepare a Marine operation against the Big Mom Pirates, with Kizaru and Fujitora leading the initial attack. The plan gained a major advantage when a messenger reported that Kaido and the Thunder God Pirates were about to begin a full-scale war.

• Dawn told Sakazuki that the Straw Hat Pirates had allied with Capone Bege, increasing the odds of Big Mom's forces falling into chaos.
• Sakazuki, Tsuru, Kizaru, and Dawn agreed to send Kizaru and Fujitora ahead while Marine forces waited near Whole Cake Island to support their retreat or exploit an opening.
• Tsuru warned that Kaido might aid Big Mom, and Sakazuki recognized that the Marines would need to end the operation quickly.
• A messenger reported that Kaido and the Thunder God Pirates' escalating conflict would become a full-scale war the following morning.
• Tsuru said Kaido's conflict with the Thunder God Pirates removed the risk of him interfering in the Marines' operation.

Dawn and Shiryu infiltrated Whole Cake Island to assassinate Cracker while he was recovering from his fight with Luffy. Cracker survived their ambush, but Dawn shattered his Biscuit Soldier and sent him flying toward Shiryu’s sword.

• Dawn received confirmation that the alliance had formed and prepared with Shiryu to move at midnight.
• Ouroboros swallowed Cracker, who woke and summoned a Haki-coated Biscuit Soldier to defend himself.
• Dawn destroyed the Biscuit Soldier’s defenses with a Conqueror’s Haki slash, and Shiryu wounded Cracker through the opening.
• Cracker recognized Dawn and realized the Marines had infiltrated Whole Cake Island.
• Dawn shattered Cracker’s Biscuit Soldier with a punch, exposing Cracker and sending him flying toward Shiryu’s waiting blade.

Dawn and Shiryu continued their fight against Cracker, who survived their attacks by hiding among his Biscuit Soldiers and using them as shields. Dawn answered Cracker’s endless army with Wind Lions, then unleashed White High-Temperature Fire to burn the soldiers as the battle continued.

• Dawn struck Cracker and Shiryu’s sword energy buried him beneath a barrage, but Cracker survived by hiding behind Biscuit Soldiers and summoning more.
• Cracker sent his Biscuit Soldiers against Dawn and Shiryu, hiding among them while they attacked.
• Dawn punched through a Biscuit Soldier but failed to find Cracker, then used Wind Lions to sweep away the soldiers surrounding him.
• Shiryu cut through Biscuit Soldiers, but Cracker reassembled their remains and sent another wave after the two fighters.
• Dawn asked Cracker if he liked grilled biscuits, then surrounded the area with White High-Temperature Fire.

Dawn and Shiryu fought Cracker inside Ouroboros's Castle Space, where Cracker's desperate attack revealed his plan to escape through a window. Shiryu took on Cracker's final strike, and the clash ended with Cracker's sword broken.

• Dawn's Platinum Flame burned through Cracker's Biscuit Soldiers, while Shiryu struck Cracker with a sword slash.
• Dawn kicked the wounded Cracker toward Shiryu, and Cracker used the momentum to launch a powerful attack aimed at escaping through the window behind Shiryu.
• Shiryu told Dawn he would handle Cracker and gathered his power for a decisive slash.
• Shiryu and Cracker's swords clashed, shaking the castle and drawing a complaint from Ouroboros.
• Cracker's sword broke, and Dawn concluded that Cracker had underestimated Shiryu.

Dawn and Shiryu killed Cracker, and Dawn took his Devil Fruit before resting until the royal wedding began. At the altar, Sanji praised Pudding’s third eye, causing her to break down and drop her hidden pistol while the wedding guests watched in silence.

• Dawn ordered Ouroboros to devour Cracker and repair the Castle Space, then took Cracker’s Devil Fruit.
• Dawn and Shiryu rested, deciding to wait for the wedding before making their next move.
• Capone Bege and the Straw Hat Pirates prepared to disrupt the wedding, but Luffy remained asleep despite their attempts to wake him.
• Streusen raised the enormous Wedding Cake as Sanji and Pudding arrived at the altar.
• Sanji lifted Pudding’s veil and complimented her third eye, making Pudding weep and drop her hidden pistol.

The Straw Hat Pirates burst into Big Mom’s wedding banquet, destroying the giant cake as Luffy and his allies fought to rescue Sanji and carry out their plan. Brook and Usopp shattered Nun’s photograph, but Big Mom did not go berserk, leaving the Straw Hats and Vinsmoke Family in danger as the Big Mom Pirates counterattacked.

• Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates burst from a mirror inside the wedding cake, wrecking it and sending the banquet into chaos.
• Big Mom took the lifespans of the three chefs as the cake collapsed, then demanded to know where Luffy was.
• Katakuri restrained Luffy, but Zoro freed him before Big Mom engulfed them in flames with Prometheus.
• Brook struck Nun’s photograph while Usopp’s Skull Explosion Grass shattered its frame, but Big Mom only fell into confusion instead of going berserk.
• The Big Mom Pirates pursued Usopp and the others as Sanji fought Daifuku’s Lamp Demon, Luffy battled the pirates, and Perospero bound the Vinsmoke Family.

Dawn’s plan triggered Big Mom’s rampage, but Capone Bege’s assassination attempt failed and the Straw Hat Pirates escaped Cake Island. The Big Mom Pirates pursued them, and Luffy entered the Mirror World to fight Katakuri.

• Luffy showed Big Mom Nun’s shattered portrait, causing her to unleash a devastating scream that knocked out guests and shattered Caesar’s mirror.
• Sanji rescued the Vinsmoke Family, while Big Mom’s shriek detonated Capone Bege’s poison gas missile before it could hit her.
• Morgans and Luffy Field dropped the Tamatebako, whose explosion gave Capone Bege time to escape with the Straw Hat Pirates aboard the Sunny.
• Big Mom’s Food Addiction flared again, and Perospero redirected her pursuit toward the Straw Hat Pirates by blaming them for stealing the cake.
• Brulee used her mirrors to help the Big Mom Pirates surround the Sunny, and Luffy entered the Mirror World to battle Katakuri.

Dawn coordinated a Marine assault on Whole Cake Island while Big Mom chased the Straw Hats, aiming to destroy the ingredients that could end her Food Addiction and catch her crew off guard. Kizaru began attacking the gathered Big Mom Pirates as Fujitora moved to destroy the ingredients and Shiryu prepared to strike elsewhere.

• Dawn told Kizaru that Big Mom had left Whole Cake Island in pursuit of the Straw Hats and asked Fujitora to destroy the rare ingredients stored in Chocolate Town.
• Dawn, Kizaru, and Shiryu divided their attack zones and waited for Fujitora to confirm he had reached Chocolate Town.
• Kizaru launched a surprise assault with Yasakani no Magatama on the Big Mom Pirates gathered around Whole Cake Island.
• Charlotte Nozeru tried to alert Perospero and fight Kizaru, but Kizaru broke his neck and killed him.
• Kizaru saw that fighting had erupted in Dawn's and Shiryu's areas and continued attacking the pirates around him.

Dawn fought through Cake Island and took the Poneglyph from Big Mom's ruined castle, wiping out the witnesses to keep his theft secret. Morgans and the Dark Emperors watched the battle and realized that war between the Marines and Whole Cake Island was imminent.

• Dawn waited for reinforcements while Kizaru battled above Cake Island, then fought through the arriving pirates.
• Dawn identified Charlotte Compote and restrained him with air serpents before killing him with white flames.
• Dawn reached Big Mom's ruined castle and used the Float-Float Fruit to retrieve the Poneglyph from beneath the rubble.
• Dawn survived the pirates' bombardment, destroyed the attackers, and used Observation Haki to confirm no witnesses remained.
• Morgans photographed the devastation and celebrated the scoop as the Dark Emperors felt relieved to have Dawn as their backer.

Dawn sheltered the Dark World leaders in Ouroboros’s Fortress Space while he fought Big Mom’s forces across Cake Island. He wounded Charlotte Mashu and faced Charlotte Sibster as the battle continued.

• Ouroboros swallowed the Dark World leaders and brought them into the Fortress Space, where they watched the destruction outside and reflected on Dawn’s protection.
• Dawn cut through the advancing chess soldiers, Homies, and pirates with his trident and translucent bullets.
• Charlotte Sibster charged Dawn with a shield, but Dawn blocked him and forced him back with a kick.
• Charlotte Mashu attacked Dawn with her sword while another fighter fired at him from a distance.
• Dawn overpowered Mashu and slashed a deep diagonal wound across her body as Sibster rushed to help her.

Dawn defeated Charlotte Mashu, Charlotte Sibster, and their twin sister Charlotte Konstach during the Marine extermination operation on Whole Cake Island. Ouroboros consumed the fallen siblings as Dawn warned that the island was destined for destruction.

• Charlotte Mashu tried to protect Charlotte Sibster and the hidden shooter, but Dawn kicked her and Sibster away, shattering Sibster’s shield and leaving him mortally wounded.
• Dawn slashed at Mashu as she escaped the rubble, while Ouroboros flew toward the distant gunfire and attacked the shooter, Konstach.
• Mashu charged Dawn in a desperate final assault, but his Pale Flame: Maho Jin cut and consumed her.
• Dawn pursued Konstach, blocked her attacks, and told her the Marines had begun an extermination operation and Whole Cake Island would be destroyed.
• Dawn cut Konstach down, and Ouroboros swallowed her soul energy along with the dying Mashu and Sibster.

Shiryu slaughtered Charlotte Family forces until Charlotte Conte, Kadants, and Cavallet confronted him, while Dawn finished clearing the area after killing four of Big Mom’s children. Dawn noticed a meteor overhead and anticipated that reinforcements had arrived.

• Shiryu cut through the pirates in his path, driving the survivors to flee.
• Charlotte Conte, Kadants, and Cavallet surrounded Shiryu and attacked him together.
• Shiryu’s swordsmanship overpowered the brothers’ coordinated assault, though they managed to keep the battle at a stalemate.
• Dawn killed the remaining chess-piece soldiers and pirate grunts after killing four Charlotte children.
• Dawn expected Perospero to have received the news and saw a meteor overhead as reinforcements arrived.

Fujitora’s meteor shower devastated Cake Island, while Dawn and Kizaru joined him in hunting the remaining pirates. As the Charlotte brothers struggled against Shiryu of the Rain, they began considering retreat amid mounting losses.

• Charlotte Snack split the first meteorite with his katana, but a meteor shower soon struck Cake Island and tore through the island.
• Fujitora told Dawn and Kizaru that he had targeted pirate gatherings while civilians had evacuated, then went to eliminate the remaining pirates.
• Dawn left to continue the battle, and Kizaru vanished in golden light as the three Admirals’ forces converged on Cake Island.
• Shiryu of the Rain wounded Cavallet and Conte while fighting the three Charlotte brothers, who began planning to retreat.

Shiryu defeated Kadants, Cavallet, and Conte while Fujitora’s meteor destroyed the Charlotte Family’s backup cake ingredients on Cacao Island. After learning the ingredients were gone and Cake Island was under attack, Perospero decided the family had to stop chasing Straw Hat and return to protect their home.

• Shiryu exploited the brothers’ hesitation and gravely wounded Kadants with his sword.
• Cavallet charged Shiryu, who severed his legs and killed him, then cut off Conte’s right arm.
• Shiryu beheaded Kadants while Conte could only watch, then faced Conte as he made a futile final attack.
• Brulee arrived in Chocolate Town, found the warehouse destroyed by a meteor, and reported the loss of the backup ingredients to Perospero.
• Perospero realized Fujitora had destroyed the ingredients and suspected a traitor had revealed their location.
• Perospero concluded that the Charlotte Family needed to stop pursuing Straw Hat and return to Cake Island, which was under attack.

Perospero and his siblings debated how to respond to the Navy's attack on Cake Island while Big Mom pursued the Straw Hat Kid. Perospero decided to risk deceiving Big Mom again and lead her back to defend their headquarters.

• Perospero explained that Kizaru, Fujitora, Ink Snake, and Shiryu of the Rain were massacring the Charlotte Family forces on Cake Island.
• Mondol argued that they had to return before their headquarters and troops were wiped out, but said they could not leave Big Mom behind.
• Smoothie and the others worried that bringing Big Mom back during her Food Addiction could get them killed, while leaving her behind would leave them unable to resist the Navy.
• Perospero decided to abandon the pursuit and return to Cake Island with Big Mom.
• Perospero told his siblings that he would deceive Big Mom into returning, accepting the risk because he had already lied to her about the cake.

The Navy’s advance force arrived at Cake Island while Sakazuki’s main force and Vice Admirals attacked the surrounding islands in a cautious, divided campaign. Dawn recognized the strategy as a compromise designed to test whether Big Mom would return before the Navy committed to a full-scale attack.

• Dawn saw the Navy advance force reach the shattered, blood-soaked Cake Island and joined Sola and Hina.
• Hina told Dawn that Sakazuki’s main force was attacking the surrounding islands and would arrive later.
• Hina explained that the Navy was dividing its forces to clear the outer islands, leaving troops behind while Vice Admirals attacked nearby territories.
• Dawn inferred that the Five Elders had agreed to a measured campaign to buy time and judge whether Big Mom would return with reinforcements.
• The Navy planned to withdraw if Big Mom counterattacked, but to encircle and destroy her if its forces reached Cake Island without her return.

Dawn sent Kizaru to sweep the islands near the center while the Marines continued their campaign against Big Mom. Perospero tricked Big Mom into returning to Cake Island, risking her anger to bring the Big Mom Pirates back toward the Marine encirclement.

• Dawn explained the Marine strategy to Kizaru and sent him to clear islands in the opposite direction from Straw Hat's group.
• Dawn planned to hold Big Mom in place until the Marines saw a chance to eliminate the Big Mom Pirates.
• Perospero decided to return to Cake Island despite his siblings' objections, judging the Marine encirclement too dangerous to evade.
• Perospero told Big Mom that the Wedding Cake had been found on Cake Island and that Straw Hat's group had hidden it there.
• Big Mom believed Perospero and ordered the crew to return to Cake Island, so Perospero directed them there at top speed.

Perospero’s cake deception made Big Mom abandon her pursuit, allowing the Straw Hat Pirates and Capone Bege to escape while Dawn learned that Big Mom was returning. Dawn and Fujitora pressed their attack on Snack, leaving him trapped beneath Fujitora’s gravity as Dawn prepared a finishing strike.

• Perospero lured Big Mom away with the promise of cake, and the Straw Hat Pirates and Capone Bege escaped her forces.
• Capone Bege informed Dawn that Big Mom had withdrawn, and Dawn realized the decisive battle was approaching.
• Sola, Hina, and the Marines advanced across Cake Island, scattering the pirates and preventing them from gathering into a force.
• Dawn reached Fujitora’s battlefield and struck Snack with pale Flame Serpents, then told Fujitora that Big Mom was returning.
• Fujitora battered Snack with Gravity Sword: Fierce Tiger, and Dawn launched Pale Flame: Empty Sun as Fujitora pinned Snack with Hell Journey.

Dawn and Fujitora killed Snack, then set out to intercept Big Mom at sea while the Marines continued clearing islands. Dawn told Sakazuki that several of Big Mom’s strongest fighters were already defeated or occupied, but Sakazuki objected to the two of them facing her forces alone.

• Fujitora restrained Snack, allowing Dawn to stab him through the heart, and Ouroboros devoured the defeated former General Star.
• Dawn refused Kizaru’s offer to return and arranged for him, Yamakaji, and the others to continue clearing islands while he and Fujitora stalled Big Mom at sea.
• Dawn and Fujitora agreed that Dawn would occupy Big Mom while Fujitora supported him and contained her pirate army.
• Dawn left Shiryu of the Rain with Hina and the others, then sailed into the sky aboard a ship controlled by Ouroboros.
• Dawn called Sakazuki and reported the interception plan, Snack’s death, Cracker’s defeat, and Katakuri’s fight with Straw Hat Kid in Charlotte Brulee’s mirror world.