Chapter Summaries

Dawn intervened when Aokiji confronted the Straw Hat Pirates, then secretly helped them survive the enhanced CP9 fight at Enies Lobby. After spending time with Hancock on Amazon Lily, Dawn learned Ace had been captured and arranged to return to Marine Headquarters for the coming war.

• Dawn met Aokiji and the Straw Hat Pirates, and Aokiji froze Robin while warning that she could survive if thawed carefully.
• Dawn invoked Garp and Vivi to persuade Aokiji to let the Straw Hat Pirates leave, then departed with him.
• Dawn secretly replenished Luffy's stamina during the Enies Lobby battle, allowing him and the others to defeat their enhanced opponents and escape.
• Dawn sent Baby-5 to Marine Headquarters, then went alone to Amazon Lily and spent time with Hancock.
• Dawn learned that Ace had been captured and Blackbeard had become a Shichibukai, and he accepted Sengoku's plan to have a Rear Admiral pick him up for the coming war.

Dawn helped Hancock bring Luffy into Impel Down so he could secretly work toward his plans involving Blackbeard and the Dark-Dark Fruit. After Luffy was released inside the prison, Dawn asked to meet Shiryu of the Rain and began explaining his interest to Magellan.

• Hancock agreed to smuggle Luffy into Impel Down when she went to visit Ace, and Dawn prepared a way to hide him from inspection.
• Dawn and Hancock traveled to Amazon Lily aboard a Marine warship after Dawn joined the escorting Rear Admiral.
• Dawn passed the prison inspection, and Ouroboros later released Luffy from its fruit space inside Impel Down.
• Dawn requested a meeting with Shiryu of the Rain, prompting Magellan to meet him near Level Two.
• Dawn protected himself from Magellan's poison and said he wanted to meet Shiryu because he had heard about his deeds.

Dawn visited Shiryu of the Rain in Impel Down and offered him a place as his adjutant, arguing that the swordsman should be allowed to fight rather than waste away in prison. After securing Sengoku’s approval to exchange his reward for defeating Golden Lion, Dawn arranged Shiryu’s release and was told to return for the coming war preparations.

• Dawn met Shiryu of the Rain in his Level 6 cell and offered to recruit him as his adjutant.
• Magellan objected to Shiryu’s release, but Shiryu said that prison’s endless boredom made him want to die and that he wanted to fight powerful enemies.
• Magellan agreed not to oppose Shiryu’s release if Sengoku approved it.
• Dawn called Sengoku and offered his reward for defeating Golden Lion in exchange for Shiryu’s release.
• Sengoku approved the exchange and ordered Magellan to carry out the transfer, then told Dawn to return for the pre-war meeting and receive the Shichibukai.

Dawn recruited Shiryu of the Rain from Impel Down, where Shiryu agreed to serve as his adjutant and signed a Contract. As they headed back to Marine Headquarters, Shiryu recognized Dawn’s hidden ambitions and looked forward to seeing what he planned.

• Dawn offered Shiryu of the Rain a place as his adjutant, and Shiryu accepted after Magellan released him from his cell.
• Dawn reflected that recruiting Shiryu strengthened his forces and could alter future events involving Blackbeard’s crew.
• Dawn, Shiryu of the Rain, and Hancock boarded a warship bound for Marine Headquarters.
• Dawn had Ouroboros transmit the Contract’s terms to Shiryu, who signed and received an Ink Snake mark.
• Shiryu called Dawn “Captain,” and Dawn allowed him to use the title in private while requiring him to use “Vice Admiral Dawn” in public.
• Shiryu considered Dawn’s secrets and ambitions and decided that following him would be interesting.

Dawn warned the Navy that Blackbeard might use the war to seize Impel Down and free its prisoners, then volunteered to stop him. After Blackbeard vanished and an unauthorized warship reached the prison, Dawn and Shiryu flew to Impel Down while Whitebeard's fleet remained unaccounted for.

• At the war council, Dawn told Sengoku and the other officers that Blackbeard had spent decades aboard Whitebeard's ship pursuing a hidden goal.
• Dawn predicted that Blackbeard would exploit the Navy's focus on Whitebeard to raid Impel Down and release its most dangerous prisoners, and Sengoku approved Dawn's offer to intercept him.
• A messenger reported that the Whitebeard Pirates had vanished from the sea, and Sengoku ordered the Navy to prepare for an attack.
• More than five hours before Ace's execution, a Commodore reported that Blackbeard had disappeared and an unauthorized warship had arrived at Impel Down.
• Dawn and Shiryu left Marine Headquarters and flew toward Impel Down, while Sengoku relied on Magellan to defend the prison.

Dawn and Shiryu of the Rain entered Impel Down and ambushed Blackbeard’s crew after Magellan had poisoned them. Blackbeard survived by sacrificing ten years of his life, and Dawn faced the crew alongside Shiryu as he unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki.

• Dawn and Shiryu of the Rain found the guards outside Impel Down dead and learned that Blackbeard had gone to Level 6 while Magellan fought Luffy, Buggy, and the escaping prisoners.
• Dawn and Shiryu of the Rain reached Blackbeard’s group and launched a surprise attack, with Shiryu cutting Lafitte into pieces and Dawn stabbing Blackbeard through the heart.
• Doc Q used Life Stimulation on Blackbeard, Van Augur, and Jesus Burgess, costing them ten years of their lives and allowing them to purge Magellan’s poison and recover.
• Blackbeard and his crew counterattacked Dawn and Shiryu of the Rain, and Dawn recognized that Doc Q’s ability had saved them from dying of poison.
• Dawn taunted Blackbeard over his three hearts and declared that his crew could not defeat them, then pressed them with his Conqueror’s Haki.

Dawn confronted Blackbeard and his crew in Impel Down, overwhelming the lesser pirates while testing ways around the Dark-Dark Fruit. He burned Blackbeard with a wide-area attack and moved in with Oto as Blackbeard reeled in pain.

• Dawn’s Conqueror’s Haki crushed the Blackbeard Pirates, and he declared Impel Down would be Blackbeard’s burial ground.
• Blackbeard ordered Doc Q and Jesus Burgess to free prisoners for reinforcements while Van Augur stayed behind to snipe at Dawn.
• Dawn let Doc Q and Jesus Burgess leave, then sent Shiryu of the Rain after Van Augur while he attacked Blackbeard.
• Dawn used Armament Haki to strike through Dark Water, then exploited the Dark-Dark Fruit’s limited absorption range with an explosive Flame Serpent attack.
• Ouroboros’s golden sparks burned Blackbeard, and Dawn rushed in with Oto as Blackbeard writhed in pain.

Dawn tested his abilities against Blackbeard, whose Dark-Dark Fruit and temporary regeneration kept him in the fight. After gathering the information he wanted, Dawn increased his strength and left Blackbeard on the verge of a lethal strike.

• Dawn slashed and battered Blackbeard, who used Dark Path and Dark Water to counterattack and threaten Dawn’s Devil Fruit powers.
• Dawn adapted to Blackbeard’s darkness and suction, using his swords, shields, and Haki to keep attacking at close range.
• Blackbeard revealed that he had traded ten years of his life for detoxification and temporary high-speed regeneration, then sent Dawn flying with a punch.
• Dawn said he had obtained the information he needed and began fighting seriously, forcing Blackbeard to block a series of powerful blows.
• Blackbeard lost focus while worrying about Van Augur, and Dawn’s attack suddenly tore through his body with intense pain.

Van Augur fought to hold Shiryu back while Dawn overwhelmed Blackbeard in Impel Down. Blackbeard unleashed his Dark Emperor against Dawn’s Hell Rashomon, but the barrier remained unbroken.

• Van Augur exchanged shots with Shiryu but struggled to use his sniping skills in Impel Down’s cramped corridors.
• Shiryu circled behind Van Augur and cut through Senryu, then wounded him severely and severed one of his arms.
• Dawn split Blackbeard’s right hand and forearm as Blackbeard’s injuries accumulated and healed more slowly.
• Blackbeard gathered darkness and launched Dark Emperor at Dawn, who blocked it with Hell Rashomon without the barrier budging.

Dawn overwhelmed Blackbeard in Impel Down, breaking his defenses and inflicting severe injuries while Blackbeard’s Dark-Dark Fruit control improved under pressure. The battle continued as Blackbeard defended against Dawn’s Flame Serpents and fired bullets at him.

• Dawn blocked Blackbeard’s strongest attack with a barrier of Armament Haki and taunted him.
• Dawn battered Blackbeard, crushed his remaining right arm, and endured his Dark Path with a solidified-air barrier.
• Dawn attacked with Oto and Kogaru, but Blackbeard shifted his heart out of the way and lost the rest of his right arm.
• Dawn sent Flame Serpents at Blackbeard, who used Dark Path to devour them and protect himself.
• Blackbeard fired several bullets toward Dawn.

Blackbeard’s reinforcements joined the battle against Dawn, but Dawn quickly overwhelmed Burgess and struck Avalo Pizarro. As Blackbeard, Doc Q, and Bacchus Choate attacked from all sides, a giant translucent serpent appeared and swallowed the attacks around Dawn.

• Doc Q and Burgess arrived with Avalo Pizarro, Bacchus Choate, Catarina Devon, and other escaped prisoners from Impel Down.
• Shiryu of the Rain revealed Van Augur’s severed head, enraging Blackbeard and prompting escaped prisoners to attack Shiryu.
• Bacchus Choate fired at Dawn, but Dawn dodged and defeated Jesus Burgess with a punch to the chest.
• Dawn struck Avalo Pizarro with Finger Gun Blazing Fire Red Lotus, piercing and scorching his chest.
• Blackbeard, Doc Q, and Bacchus Choate attacked Dawn from multiple directions, but a translucent giant serpent appeared and swallowed the attacks.

Dawn used Ouroboros’s telepathic connection to enlist Catarina Devon in a staged fight while confronting Blackbeard’s crew in Impel Down. He left the battle having ambushed and killed Doc Q and the badly wounded Avalo Pizarro.

• Blackbeard and Doc Q were swallowed by Ouroboros’s giant serpent, which detonated and attacked them from within.
• Dawn secretly told Catarina Devon to play along and head to Enel after escaping, and she resented being bound to Dawn’s Contract.
• Dawn revealed that he had helped bring about the prison chaos and ordered Catarina Devon to follow his plans.
• Blackbeard used Dark Water to pull Dawn into a cage, but Ouroboros unleashed a scorching smoke dragon across the battlefield.
• Dawn used the smoke to reach Doc Q and Avalo Pizarro, killing Doc Q with white flames and cutting down the gravely wounded Avalo Pizarro.

Dawn used Catarina Devon’s betrayal and the battlefield chaos to kill Doc Q and Avalo Pizarro, while Ouroboros helped Shiryu fight off the Impel Down criminals. With Blackbeard’s forces nearly defeated and Dawn’s allies gaining ground, Blackbeard, Jesus Burgess, and Catarina Devon launched a coordinated attack on Dawn.

• Dawn coordinated with Catarina Devon, then killed Doc Q and Avalo Pizarro during the chaos.
• Ouroboros attacked the surrounding criminals and flew to Shiryu’s side, where it shielded him from their strikes.
• Shiryu accepted Ouroboros’s defense and began slaughtering the criminals with a fierce sword assault.
• Dawn taunted Blackbeard over his fallen reinforcements and noted that Jesus Burgess was his only surviving companion.
• Blackbeard ordered an attack as Burgess struck at Dawn’s back, Blackbeard used Dark Water to disrupt him, and Catarina Devon thrust her tail at Dawn’s heart.

Dawn fought Blackbeard, Catarina Devon, and Jesus Burgess, killing Jesus Burgess with overwhelming strength. Blackbeard watched his last crewmate die and was consumed by fury and murderous intent toward Dawn.

• Dawn broke free of Blackbeard's Dark Water and countered Jesus Burgess while using explosions to keep Blackbeard and Catarina Devon at bay.
• Dawn forced Jesus Burgess back, then sent a flaming sword wave at Blackbeard and Catarina Devon, which Blackbeard absorbed with Dark Water.
• Dawn broke Jesus Burgess's arm and surrounded him with Storm Armor's cutting winds as Burgess charged in for a bear hug.
• Dawn crushed Jesus Burgess in his arms, shattering his bones and organs and killing him.
• Blackbeard saw Jesus Burgess die and burned with rage and a desire to kill Dawn.

Dawn fought Blackbeard and Catarina Devon in Impel Down, overwhelming Blackbeard’s darkness and then battling him after he seized Dawn’s hand blade and suppressed his powers. The fight continued as Catarina Devon attacked from behind with her Haki-coated tails.

• Dawn threw Jesus Burgess’s corpse before Blackbeard and told him death was all that awaited him.
• Blackbeard unleashed the Dark Emperor, but Dawn’s white flames overwhelmed his darkness, forcing Blackbeard to detonate the energy and retreat with Catarina Devon.
• Dawn used his flying swords to keep Catarina Devon occupied while attacking Blackbeard, who tried to trap him with Dark Vortex and trade blows at close range.
• Blackbeard grabbed Dawn’s hand blade, suppressing Dawn’s powers, but Dawn continued striking him with punches and knees.
• Catarina Devon attacked Dawn with her merged tails, then landed behind Blackbeard and stabbed toward them with her Haki-coated tails.

Dawn killed Blackbeard and had Ouroboros devour the Dark-Dark Fruit, advancing his plan to strengthen the snake. He sent Catarina Devon to help Luffy’s group escape and ordered her to join Enel’s forces for the coming Summit War.

• Catarina Devon and Dawn attacked Blackbeard together, and Dawn killed him before he could rise to power.
• Dawn ordered Ouroboros to devour the Dark-Dark Fruit while Shiryu pursued the fleeing remnants of Blackbeard’s crew.
• Catarina Devon told Dawn that Luffy’s group was still fighting Magellan, and Dawn sent her back to help them escape without killing Magellan.
• Dawn told Catarina Devon to pledge allegiance to Enel at the Summit War and recruit Bacchus Choate, destroying him if he refused.
• Dawn warned Catarina Devon that her place among his allies depended on her obedience, then vanished.

Dawn reported Blackbeard’s escape and Devil Fruit to Sengoku, then hurried back to Marine Headquarters as the war approached. At Marineford, Sengoku revealed that Ace was the son of Gol D. Roger, shocking the world shortly before the battle began.

• Catarina Devon left the ruins after Dawn departed, wary of him and determined to prove her value.
• Dawn informed Sengoku that Blackbeard had acquired the Dark-Dark Fruit and freed prisoners from Impel Down, then returned toward Marine Headquarters with Shiryu of the Rain.
• Marineford prepared for Whitebeard’s arrival while reporters, including Morgans, watched the massive Marine deployment.
• Ace was brought to the execution platform, where Sengoku asked Garp if he could reveal the truth about Ace’s father; Garp told him to proceed.
• Sengoku announced that Portgas D. Rouge had carried Ace for twenty months and revealed that Ace’s father was Gol D. Roger, sending the world into an uproar.

Sengoku revealed Ace’s lineage and declared his execution necessary, while the Whitebeard Pirates arrived at Marine Headquarters to rescue him. Whitebeard shattered the air with his power as the battle began.

• Sengoku told the Marines that Ace was Roger’s son and claimed Whitebeard had protected him as a potential successor.
• The Whitebeard fleet appeared at Marine Headquarters, with its ships surfacing inside Crescent Bay.
• Whitebeard arrived aboard the Moby Dick with his division commanders and promised to save Ace.
• Ace blamed himself for the crisis, but Whitebeard and Marco insisted that he was their son and comrade.
• Whitebeard planted Murakumogiri at the bow and struck the air, spreading cracks through the sky.

Whitebeard began the Summit War by unleashing a seaquake that sent tsunamis toward Marine Headquarters, but Aokiji froze the waves and the bay. The Marines and Whitebeard Pirates clashed across the ice as Mihawk and Kizaru entered the fight.

• Whitebeard shook the sea and raised two enormous tsunamis toward Marine Headquarters.
• Aokiji froze the tsunamis, then his shattered body froze Crescent Bay and trapped the ships in ice.
• The Marines bombarded Whitebeard’s fleet while Vista and the pirates charged across the ice and the commanders fought the Vice Admirals.
• Mihawk slashed toward Whitebeard, but Jozu blocked the attack and hurled the sword aura into the sky.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to bombard the pirates and stop them from reaching the plaza.
• Kizaru transformed into light and joined the battle, aiming to capture Whitebeard.

Kizaru, Akainu, and the Marines attacked Whitebeard’s forces as Marco, Jozu, and Little Oars fought back. Little Oars devastated the Marine giants, but Doflamingo cut him with a string attack, leaving the giant bleeding.

• Marco intercepted Kizaru’s Yasakani no Magatama and fought him in the sky, eventually kicking him into the wall before they resumed their battle.
• Jozu hurled a massive iceberg toward the execution platform, but Akainu destroyed it with Great Eruption and rained Volcanic Bombs across the battlefield.
• Whitebeard blocked a flaming Volcanic Bomb with Murakumogiri and traded taunts with Akainu.
• Little Oars smashed a cannon emplacement, hurled a Marine warship, and killed a giant Vice Admiral before defeating more giant Vice Admirals.
• Doflamingo struck Little Oars with Super String Whip, drawing blood from the giant.