Recaps

News of Garp and Dawn’s victory over East Blue’s pirates spread throughout the world, inspiring Marines and bringing relief to East Blue’s people. As Dawn’s warship sailed toward Foosha Village, he promised Annie he would release her after they saw Garp off and considered accelerating his plans.

• Makino and the villagers watched a news report praising Garp and Dawn’s campaign, and Makino recognized Dawn in the footage.
• Sengoku, Kong, Akainu, and Kizaru discussed the victory at Marine Headquarters, and Sengoku called a meeting to decide rewards for the soldiers, especially Dawn.
• Sola read news of Dawn’s success with Hina and Hawkins, while East Blue’s residents celebrated the end of widespread pirate attacks.
• Dawn lounged aboard the warship bound for Foosha Village and told Annie he would release her after they sent Garp off.
• Annie confirmed her intelligence agents had survived, and Dawn resolved to speed up his plans.

Dawn visited Alabasta to ask Cobra about remote islands, then found Baron Carnival’s secluded island and defeated him. Ouroboros devoured the Lily Carnation flower and began transforming, leaving Dawn asleep as he awaited the result.

• Dawn traveled to Alabasta and asked Cobra for information about remote islands, receiving a copy of the unmarked islands.
• Dawn met the young Vivi, ate at the royal palace, and left to search the islands.
• Dawn found the amusement-park-like island and fought Baron Carnival and his companions.
• Dawn defeated Baron Carnival, and Ouroboros swallowed the Lily Carnation flower on his shoulder.
• Ouroboros began stirring, and Dawn returned to the warship, coiled up, and fell asleep while awaiting its transformation.

Dawn tested whether he could add Conqueror's Haki to his Armament Haki and discovered that doing so let him injure Edward Weevil through his powerful defense. He continued experimenting with the technique and found that it damaged living opponents far more effectively than weapons.

• Dawn sensed that his Conqueror's Haki had grown more domineering and began trying to channel it into his Armament Haki while fighting Edward Weevil.
• After hundreds of punches and repeated attempts, Dawn concentrated his Conqueror's Haki around his Armament Haki-covered fist, producing Black Lightning.
• Dawn met Edward Weevil's punch head-on and injured his hand, breaking through his Armament Haki without using his full strength.
• Dawn continued striking Edward Weevil, confirming that his Conqueror's Haki-infused attacks inflicted wounds through the opponent's defense.
• Dawn tested the technique against Murakumogiri and found that it caused only slight damage to the blade at a high cost in Conqueror's Haki.

Dawn challenged Gecko Moria on Thriller Bark to test the strength he had gained after his transformation. Their fierce battle left Moria injured and furious, while Dawn continued pressing his advantage.

• Dawn ordered the Marines to fight zombies for experience, then went alone to confront Moria.
• Dawn and Moria traded blows as Moria used his shadow abilities to attack and reposition, eventually sending Dawn crashing into a building.
• Dawn emerged from the rubble and attacked Moria and his shadow clone together, limiting Moria's ability to swap places with the clone.
• Dawn drove Moria backward with a barrage of punches, then caught him against a tree and broke his nose with a powerful strike.
• Moria switched places with his clone to escape the follow-up barrage, but emerged bloodied and furious at Dawn.

Dawn fought Katakuri and found that his Observation Haki could briefly slow his perception of everything around him. The chapter ended as Dawn used that heightened awareness to spot Katakuri turning to mochi and struck him.

• Dawn overpowered Katakuri in a grapple, slammed him into the ground, and traded attacks with him as Katakuri used mochi, his trident, and awakened defenses.
• Dawn's Observation Haki briefly made the fight seem to unfold in slow motion, allowing him to counter Katakuri's trident attack himself.
• Dawn realized the experience could mark a breakthrough in his Observation Haki and decided that more pressure-filled battles might help it develop.
• Katakuri noticed Dawn improving during their fight and erupted with Conqueror's Haki after Dawn admitted Katakuri had helped sharpen his Observation Haki.
• Katakuri landed punches on Dawn, but Dawn kept attacking; when his perception slowed again, he saw Katakuri turning to mochi and struck him.

Dawn defeated Moria by draining his stamina with Power Snatch, then offered him a Contract promising help against Kaido in exchange for his service. Moria accepted, and the chapter ended with Dawn recognizing that he was ready to make waves across the sea.

• Dawn repeatedly clashed with Moria, using his evolved Power Snatch to drain Moria's stamina until Shadow Garden failed and shadows poured from him.
• Dawn knocked Moria down and kicked the invisible Absalom unconscious when he tried to take Moria away.
• Dawn offered to help Moria take revenge on Kaido in exchange for Moria's loyalty and work, with the Contract canceled if Dawn lost to Kaido.
• Moria accepted the terms, and Ouroboros created a Contract that Moria agreed to.
• Dawn confirmed the Contract and extended his hand to Moria, reflecting that he was no longer weak and was ready to stir up the sea.

After Dawn defeated Moria, Sengoku promoted him to Rear Admiral and planned to have him lead a team of young Marines. Dawn returned to Marine Headquarters, reunited with his friends, and prepared to take a vacation in the North Sea for the New Year.

• News of Dawn defeating Moria reached Marine Headquarters, where Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru discussed his accomplishments and future.
• Sengoku decided to promote Dawn to Rear Admiral and have him lead Hina, Sola, and other promising young Marines on independent missions.
• Dawn arrived at Marine Headquarters with Marines and civilians rescued from Moria, whose shadows had been returned.
• Hina, Hawkins, Shuen, Berigood, Shalinkul, and Sola welcomed Dawn and learned they would serve under his command.
• Dawn received his new rank and was granted leave before returning to the North Sea for a New Year vacation.

Dawn arrived at the Sky Islands, secured their allegiance, and prepared to take Enel back to the Blue Sea for further adventures. He also learned that Ouroboros could copy a compatible Devil Fruit power but could not grant him multiple abilities, so he decided to pursue a dangerous backup plan.

• Enel completed the Ark Proverbs and left Vulcan in charge of Birka as the Sky Islanders and Skypieans gradually reconciled.
• Dawn met Enel at the Sky Islands, confirmed their allegiance, and signed Contracts with Vulcan, War Demon Wyper, and other fighters.
• Enel eagerly agreed to return to the Blue Sea with Dawn, though he delayed visiting Gaius and Rovena until after their adventure.
• Dawn trained Enel in Haki, confirmed that his fruit was the Castle Fruit, and learned that Ouroboros could only copy a compatible Devil Fruit power.
• Dawn chose to pursue his uncertain backup plan, which required asking a particular person to die.

Dawn recruited Moria to capture Drum Island’s Munch-Munch Fruit user, then returned to the North Sea and acquired the Snow-Snow Fruit. After failing to find Monet and Sugar, he returned to Ishtar Kingdom, where Gaius summoned him to a strange underground facility.

• Dawn called Moria and asked him to capture Drum Island’s king or heir, a purple-haired Munch-Munch Fruit user, while avoiding unnecessary casualties and buying plenty of fruit.
• After another week on Sky Island, Dawn parted ways with Enel, traveled alone to the North Sea, and resumed hunting pirates after visiting his parents.
• Dawn seized a Dark World transport ship’s cargo and obtained the Snow-Snow Fruit, then decided to search the North Sea for Monet and Sugar before Doflamingo found them.
• After two months of searching without finding either sister, Dawn returned to Ishtar Kingdom at Rovena’s urging.
• Gaius summoned Dawn after his return and brought him to an underground area filled with trap doors and complicated combination locks.

Gaius revealed that the Abraham family secretly belonged to the D. Clan and explained why he had named Dawn after Dragon’s vision of bringing light to the world. Dawn chose to continue following his own path, then left for Crete to consider how the revelation might affect his plans.

• Gaius led Dawn to a secret chamber and told him the Abraham family was part of the D. Clan.
• Gaius explained that Dragon had inspired Dawn’s name and said Dawn’s conversation with Dragon had convinced him to reveal the family secret.
• Gaius told Dawn not to join the Revolutionary Army or change course, but to do what he believed was right and preserve a separate source of hope.
• Dawn reassured Gaius that he had a way out if his plans failed, and Gaius handed the kingdom’s affairs over to him.
• After lunch, Dawn boarded a ship for Crete to assess the revelation and plan for possible consequences.

Dawn visited the Crete Kingdom and learned that its people and economy were thriving under Ishtar Kingdom’s rule. He discovered that Monet worked in the palace, while her sister Sugar was still a child with no Devil Fruit, and left her to continue her ordinary life.

• Dawn asked Adolf about Crete’s economy and security, and Adolf reported that the country had food surpluses and strong sales of tools and weapons.
• Monet thanked Dawn for policies that had helped her family and introduced herself as an assistant in the Department of Agriculture.
• Dawn recognized Monet and discreetly asked about her family, learning that Sugar was still a little girl and showed no signs of having a Devil Fruit.
• Dawn concluded that Sugar had not eaten the Hobby-Hobby Fruit and decided not to give Monet the Snow-Snow Fruit, leaving the sisters to live ordinary lives.

Dawn traveled to Thriller Bark to obtain Wapol’s Munch-Munch Fruit for Ouroboros. After Ouroboros ate it, he revealed that he needed a large amount of soul energy before he could consume more Devil Fruits.

• Dawn learned that Moria had captured Wapol and forced him to eat the Munch-Munch Fruit, then decided to head for Sky Island after securing a scientist’s confidentiality Contract.
• Dawn sailed through Alabasta Kingdom to Buster Call Town, where he met Enel and traveled with him aboard the disguised Ark Proverbs to Thriller Bark.
• Moria tested Enel with Shadow Master, and Enel destroyed it with his Rumble-Rumble Fruit powers before Dawn asked to see Wapol.
• Dawn killed Wapol while Ouroboros sensed the Munch-Munch Fruit’s transfer, and the fruit appeared nearby for Ouroboros to eat.
• Ouroboros told Dawn he needed substantial soul energy before he could eat another fruit, and Dawn spun him around for playing word games.

Dawn successfully obtained the Castle Fruit after filling a room with fruit, then asked Moria for the pirates whose shadows had been removed. Ouroboros later explained how it could plunder and use Devil Fruit powers, while Dawn and Mibu considered which abilities could work without conflicting.

• Dawn used a room full of fruit to help the Devil Fruit transfer successfully into one of them.
• Dawn asked Moria to hand over the pirates whose shadows he had cut away, and Moria agreed before leaving.
• Ouroboros told Dawn that the Munch-Munch Fruit ability supported its Snatch-Snatch Fruit power and that it had used itself as the Castle Fruit's vessel.
• Dawn, Mibu, and Ouroboros discussed how plundered fruit abilities could be stored and why the Castle Fruit needed a vessel.
• Ouroboros and Mibu concluded that Zoan abilities could conflict when they acted on the same body, making supernatural-type Paramecias more suitable to plunder.

Dawn tested the Castle Fruit and explained how he planned to build his powers around the Aura Fruit while hunting strong pirates for more ability slots. He reunited with Enel near the Red Line to watch Fisher Tiger climb it, expecting the fish-man to ignite a major event.

• Dawn entered Ouroboros's body to test the Castle Fruit and decided that developing aura-based abilities was more worthwhile than consuming the Snow-Snow Fruit.
• Dawn and Enel had their ship coated, traveled to Fish-Man Island, and used Ouroboros and Enel to spy from Ryugu Palace.
• Over the next half year, Dawn led young fighters on a Grand Line hunting journey, while Hina and the others were assigned their own teams at Marine Headquarters.
• Dawn left Baby-5 at headquarters to train and received Sengoku's approval to travel alone before entering the New World.
• Dawn returned to the Red Line and reunited with Enel as Fisher Tiger climbed it, then proposed that they meet him.

Dawn returned to Sky Island and asked Tom to help build Pluton, arguing that it could become a weapon against the World Government. Tom accepted Dawn’s justice but demanded proof that he had enough strength and resources to protect and construct the battleship, so Dawn began revealing his accumulated power.

• Dawn visited Baby 5 at Marine Headquarters, gave her instructions, and then left for Sky Island with Enel aboard the Thunder God.
• Dawn met Trick and learned that Tom was studying the Flying Ship near the Sky Island shipyard.
• Dawn told Tom, Trick, and Fisher Tiger about the cruelty he had witnessed on Hunter Island and said he intended to eradicate the source of such injustice.
• Tom said he recognized Dawn’s character but would not reveal Pluton’s blueprints unless Dawn could protect the ship and secure the resources to build it.
• Enel arrived and presented himself as part of Dawn’s strength, leaving Tom startled when he called Dawn captain.

Dawn, Fisher Tiger, and Enel agreed to work together under soul-binding Contracts and infiltrated Mary Geoise to locate Hancock and Gild Tesoro. After nearly a week of searching, they found Hancock and her sisters at a Celestial Dragon performance and Tesoro fighting in the Colosseum, preparing to begin their operation.

• Fisher Tiger joined Dawn after Dawn explained his Contract ability, and Enel insisted on signing first as Dawn's vice captain.
• Dawn, Enel, and Fisher Tiger signed Contracts, gathered supplies, and traveled toward the Red Line aboard Ouroboros.
• Fisher Tiger guided Ouroboros into Mary Geoise at midnight, and the group avoided the guarded gates by moving through the city.
• Dawn identified Hancock and Gild Tesoro as the two people he had come to find.
• After nearly a week of reconnaissance, Dawn found Hancock and her sisters watching a performance and Tesoro fighting in the Colosseum.
• Dawn and his companions began their operation after locating both targets.

Dawn planned to hunt Golden Lion and sent Enel to search the New World for his floating-island base. Tom joined Dawn’s group and agreed to build Pluton, which Dawn promised to reveal only when it was needed to usher in an era when fish-men could walk on land.

• Trick warned that attacking Golden Lion would be risky, but Dawn said he would fight Golden Lion himself while Enel and Trick’s companions handled the enemy forces.
• Dawn explained that Golden Lion’s floating-island base could be anywhere in the sky and asked Enel to search the New World for it.
• Enel agreed to travel with Wapol and Chloe, first returning to the West Blue for supplies and planning to fight Crocodile before heading out.
• Dawn held a feast to welcome Tom, who promised to build Pluton and entrust it to Dawn.
• Dawn promised Tom he would keep Pluton hidden until the final moment and use it to help fish-men openly set foot on land.

Dawn and Fisher Tiger launched a large-scale slave uprising at Mary Geoise, using explosions and Enel’s lightning to break through the city and free captives. As the slaves escaped down Trick’s ice ladders, Marine Headquarters dispatched Kizaru to protect the Celestial Dragons.

• Dawn signaled Tiger to begin while Enel destroyed Mary Geoise’s gate with a lightning dragon.
• Bombs planted across the city detonated, and three teams began freeing slaves as chaos spread.
• Tiger led the Colosseum slaves through the city, freeing captives and drawing more people into the escape.
• The gathered slaves fled Mary Geoise on enormous ice ladders made by Trick.
• Sengoku sent Kizaru to protect the Celestial Dragons, while Garp refused to help and Zephyr arranged a slow response.

Dawn and the escaped slaves fled Mary Geoise as Dragon held off Kizaru and Trick delayed the Marine fleet. Nearly ten thousand people escaped to sea, where many joined the Revolutionary Army and Dawn took thousands of fighters into the Castle Fruit; Dawn and Enel then returned toward Sabaody to profit from the chaos.

• Kizaru pursued the slaves as they escaped down the icy slide, but Dawn called Dragon, who arrived and fought Kizaru in the sky.
• Dragon’s gale sped the fleeing slaves toward Sabaody, while Trick sent a blizzard against Zephyr’s Marine warships.
• The slaves boarded ships and fled, and most ordinary people joined the Revolutionary Army to return home or find new places to settle.
• Dawn and Fisher Tiger gathered roughly three thousand powerful fighters into the Castle Fruit, along with rescued women, while “Second Sister-in-Law” joined the Revolutionary Army.
• Dawn and Enel took the Ark Proverbs back toward Sabaody to take advantage of the chaos and gather supplies.

Amid the chaos on Sabaody Archipelago, Dawn set Tesoro and Enel on a mission to obtain the Gold-Gold Fruit and returned Hancock and her sisters to Shakky. After Enel confirmed the mission had gone smoothly, Dawn and Enel raided the auction house warehouses, killing pirates who attacked them.

• Dawn told Tesoro to seize the Gold-Gold Fruit and build up their forces, with Enel secretly supporting him.
• Dawn sent Hancock and her sisters to Shakky's bar so they could return to Amazon Lily, and Hancock made the agreed signal after entering.
• Dawn contacted Enel and learned that the mission had gone smoothly and that Tesoro was fighting someone over the fruit.
• Dawn and Enel decided to loot the auction house warehouses, and Enel used Observation Haki to locate nearby stores and hidden spaces.
• Two pirate groups attacked Dawn and Enel, but the pair killed the captains and Enel's Earth Snake attack finished off the fleeing pirates.

After the Mary Geoise attack, Fisher Tiger and the rescued slaves disappeared under the Revolutionary Army’s protection, while Dawn spent three years serving as Aokiji’s adjutant in the New World. In 1510, Dawn defeated Bilu and forced him to sign a Contract, then gave him a Den Den Mushi and instructions to contact someone.

• The World Government publicized the Mary Geoise attack, raised Fisher Tiger’s bounty to 550 million Berries, and accused Dragon of joining the uprising.
• Dragon led the rescued slaves away to the Revolutionary Army’s hidden headquarters, while Dawn stayed on Sky Island to sign Contracts with nearly three thousand people.
• Dawn requested a transfer to the New World and spent three years fighting pirates as Aokiji’s adjutant, reaching a new bottleneck in his growth.
• Dawn fought Bilu, leader of the Silver Pirate Alliance, and used a Translucent Shield to counter Bilu’s molten-metal attack.
• Dawn defeated Bilu and made him sign a Contract, then handed him a Den Den Mushi and told him to explain his ability when he called.

Dawn reported that Vergo, a top officer of the Donquixote Family, had infiltrated the Marines, prompting Sengoku and Tsuru to investigate his past and connect him to Corazon’s death. Sengoku ordered Dawn to test Vergo with Akainu waiting as backup, and Dawn looked forward to taking revenge on Doflamingo.

• Dawn called Sengoku and reported that Vergo, the Donquixote Family’s Heart officer, had infiltrated the Marines and visited Minion Island.
• Sengoku realized Vergo may have exposed Corazon’s attempt to seek help before Doflamingo killed him, and Tsuru ordered the Marines to investigate Vergo.
• The Marines found that Vergo had trained under Zephyr, mastered Armament Haki, and transferred to the G-5 branch, while his earlier history remained blank.
• Sengoku ordered Dawn to test Vergo at a secluded location and told Akainu to stand by and kill him if the intelligence proved true.
• Dawn prepared to take revenge on Doflamingo and anticipated defeating Vergo.

Dawn and Akainu used a hunt for Gaspard to bring Vergo to a deserted island, where Dawn began probing his ties to the Donquixote Family. The chapter left Vergo startled when Dawn mentioned the family’s hidden top officer.

• Akainu and Dawn arrived at G-5 Branch and ordered the Marines to hunt down Gaspard before he could join the Big Mom Pirates.
• Vergo joined the pursuit without suspecting that the intelligence was outdated and the operation had been arranged for him.
• Dawn directed Vergo to search the deserted island with him, claiming he would hold off Gaspard if they found him.
• Dawn asked Vergo about the Donquixote Family and its top officers, then revealed that one officer had remained deeply hidden.
• Vergo’s pupils contracted when Dawn’s words appeared to point toward that hidden officer.

Sola and Hina fought Catarina Devon in the bloodstained basement, coordinating their attacks and forcing her into Hina’s bladed Iron Branch Ink Chrysanthemum. Catarina escaped the trap and overwhelmed Sola, leaving her poised to tear into Sola’s chest.

• Sola broke Catarina Devon’s grip and attacked her while Hina trapped Catarina in an Iron Branch Black Prison.
• Catarina transformed into her half-beast form and fought off Sola and Hina’s coordinated attacks with her claws and nine tails.
• Catarina struck Hina and Sola away, then Hina blocked her follow-up with Iron Branch Ink Chrysanthemum.
• Catarina shattered Hina’s iron branches, escaped the flower trap, and knocked Sola flying with her nine tails.
• Catarina caught up to Sola and battered her with her tails before clawing toward her chest.

Dawn killed Vergo and reported his success to Sengoku before joining Akainu's fight against Charlotte Oven. The chapter left Dawn and Akainu attacking Oven together as Big Mom Pirates reinforcements threatened to arrive.

• Vergo threw his Haki-focused Ghost Bamboo attack at Dawn, but Dawn shattered its defense, pulverized Vergo's shoulder, and pierced his chest with his spear.
• Ouroboros devoured Vergo and returned energy to Dawn, who then called Sengoku and confirmed Vergo's identity and defeat.
• Dawn reached Akainu, who had killed Gaspard and was fighting Charlotte Oven, and learned that Oven had called for reinforcements.
• Dawn cut through the Big Mom Pirates' chess soldiers and gunmen while Ouroboros bound Oven with a giant serpent.
• Akainu seized the opening created by Ouroboros and attacked Oven with Hound Blaze.