Recaps

Sephiroth exposed Baroque Works’ plot, stopped the rebellion, and brought Nico Robin into his service while Vivi joined him and gained the Sand-Sand Fruit. Elsewhere, Teach killed Thatch for the Dark-Dark Fruit, Luffy’s crew set out seeking a cook, and Hawkeye confronted Zoro at Baratie.

• Crocodile ordered Mr. 5 to destroy Umbrella Corporation’s rainmaking machines, while Nico Robin began planning her escape from Baroque Works.
• Sephiroth extorted money from Crocodile, then showed Nico Robin the Alabasta Poneglyph and shared his knowledge of the Ancient Weapons and Road Poneglyphs.
• Nico Robin left Crocodile to work for Sephiroth, while Crocodile gathered Baroque Works’ senior agents and renewed his plan to overthrow Alabasta’s royal family.
• Baroque Works used Bon Clay disguised as Cobra to provoke the Rebel Army, but Sephiroth exposed him and defeated Crocodile, ending the immediate threat to Alabasta.
• Vivi accepted Sephiroth’s wager to save the kingdom, and after the rebellion was settled, she ate the Sand-Sand Fruit and became his woman.
• Sephiroth visited Zou, helped Hiyori reconcile Nekomamushi and Inuarashi, and photographed the Red Poneglyph for Nico Robin.
• Teach murdered Thatch and stole the Dark-Dark Fruit, then Ace defied Whitebeard’s warning and pursued him.
• Sephiroth and Reiju visited Baratie, where Sanji prepared to cook for them, and Hawkeye arrived seeking Zoro.

Sephiroth returned to the Marines as Whitebeard, the Beasts, and Big Mom launched an assault on Marineford to rescue Ace. The battle left Kaido gravely wounded, while Luffy and his allies fought their way toward Ace amid the Marines’ attempt to stop them.

• Sephiroth defeated Hawkeye in a duel, then returned to the Marines after Gion persuaded him to help in the coming war.
• Kaido and Big Mom agreed to attack Marineford during Ace’s execution, while Sabo prepared to rescue Ace with Karasu’s help.
• Sephiroth killed Bondi Walde to obtain his Devil Fruit power, then gave Shirahoshi a ring that let her shrink.
• Whitebeard attacked Marineford, and Sephiroth flew into the battle as the Marines faced his forces and prepared for the approaching Beasts and Big Mom Pirates.
• Blackbeard broke into Impel Down and freed prisoners, while Luffy, Sabo, Zoro, and Sanji flew toward Marineford to rescue Ace.
• Big Mom’s troops and Kaido’s forces attacked Marineford, and Sephiroth killed more than fifty thousand Beast Pirates before wounding Kaido in their fight.
• Whitebeard and his allies fought through the Marines as Luffy and Sabo reached Marineford, where Garp and Steel Bone Kong tried to stop them.
• Kaido transformed into a flame dragon and attacked Marineford, but Sephiroth’s Dimension Shattering Slash gravely wounded him, and Akainu killed King as the battle continued.

Luffy awakened and Ace was rescued, but Imu’s attack destroyed Mary Geoise and reshaped the world. Sephiroth expanded his power in Wano and among the Marines, then confronted the Five Elders on Egghead and was struck down by Saint Saturn.

• Luffy revived with his awakened powers, freed Ace with Rayleigh’s help, and Shanks called for an end to the war.
• Sephiroth redirected Imu’s energy sphere into Mary Geoise, destroying it and Fish-Man Island and splitting the Red Line.
• Whitebeard died after bidding farewell to Ace and his crew, while Sephiroth left Marineford with Hancock and Yamato.
• Sephiroth’s forces seized Wano, where Hiyori freed prisoners and Marigold destroyed the Shogun’s Palace.
• Sephiroth exposed the Marines’ history at God Valley and negotiated their transfer, becoming fourth Admiral and taking charge of New World affairs.
• Sephiroth and Vegapunk showed Bonney Kuma’s preserved memories, revealing why Kuma had sacrificed his personality to protect her.
• Stussy warned Vegapunk that the Five Elders were coming to Egghead, while Sephiroth recruited Vegapunk and sought intelligence on the Elders.
• The Five Elders confronted Sephiroth on Egghead, and Saint Saturn restrained him and blasted his head apart.

Sephiroth rose to Marine Admiral and expanded Marine power while preparing for the Pirate Expo, where the hunt for Roger’s treasure drew powerful pirates together. On Delta Island, he faced Bullet as Blackbeard Teach and Doflamingo arrived with their crews, while Jinbe and Hawkeye Mihawk joined Sephiroth.

• Sephiroth restored Kuma’s memories, reunited him with Bonney, and met with Dragon before helping Luffy and Garp arrange Garp’s release through Luffy’s temporary Shichibukai appointment.
• Sephiroth defeated Sakazuki and Kuzan in a duel and became Marine Admiral as the Five Elders secretly prepared their own Seraphim forces.
• Hiyori betrayed and killed Momonosuke and his retainers, while Sephiroth underwent the Perennial Youth Operation and moved Reverse Mountain to open a passage between the Four Seas.
• Sephiroth expanded Marine operations, secured Shanks’s territory, and arranged for the Straw Hat Pirates to attend the Pirate Expo as Imu vowed to kill him and Luffy.
• At the Expo, Bullet seized the treasure chest but found a Marineford Eternal Pose in place of the expected clue, then challenged Sephiroth and began merging with the Catabolt submarine.
• Sephiroth let Bullet transform into a gigantic beast before cutting through its arm, while Blackbeard Teach and Doflamingo arrived and called on Bullet to join their fight.
• Jinbe and Hawkeye Mihawk leaped from the stands to stand beside Sephiroth as the confrontation widened.