Recaps

Leo promoted Katakuri to Rear Admiral, using his prestige to win over Big Mom’s children and strengthen a political force that could balance Sabo’s growing faction. Katakuri accepted the rank and felt the weight of Leo’s expectations as he looked toward the struggle for the New World.

• Leo arranged for reports to portray Katakuri as a brave protector of his siblings and promoted him to gain the loyalty of Big Mom’s children.
• Leo considered how to balance Sabo’s growing faction by bringing new political forces into the Revolutionary Army.
• Nico Robin delivered Katakuri’s promotion order, rank insignia, and medal while telling him that Leo did not want him to kneel again.
• Katakuri lowered himself so Nico Robin could pin on his insignia and medal, then accepted Leo’s expectations and prepared to face the New World.

Leo prioritized stabilizing the Revolutionary Army as it grew, while Doflamingo saw Zunesha as a new ship and launched an assault on it with Gecko Moria’s shadow corpses. The Joker Pirates climbed Zunesha’s legs toward its back as Doflamingo and his trusted subordinates followed.

• Leo reasoned that the Revolutionary Army needed to strengthen its foundations and grow cautiously rather than rush to conquer the world.
• Doflamingo spotted Zunesha and laughed at the prospect of claiming the giant as a ship.
• Gecko Moria used his powers to send shadow-filled corpses crawling from the warship and up Zunesha’s legs.
• Pirates whose shadows had been taken followed the corpses upward, controlled by thin strings.
• Doflamingo abandoned his warship and ascended with Gecko Moria, Perona, and Vergo toward Zunesha’s back.

The Revolutionary Army established basic rule across Totto Land after sending in 150,000 soldiers, taking over Big Mom’s remaining territory and restoring order. With Totto Land stabilized, its headquarters prepared to sail deeper into the New World, while captured Sweets Pirates were assigned sentences and forced labor.

• The Revolutionary Army sent 150,000 soldiers across Totto Land to establish security, taxation, and political authority.
• Leo and the others concluded that Big Mom’s death and the loss of her Soul-Soul Fruit had left most of Totto Land beyond the Sweets Pirates’ control.
• The Revolutionary Army spent ten days establishing basic order in Totto Land, easing the crisis around Katakuri’s remaining forces.
• The island that brought the recruits became a prison for nearly fifty thousand Sweets Pirates prisoners, allowing the Revolutionary Army Headquarters to resume its voyage.
• The Revolutionary Army assigned captured pirates sentences and labor on infrastructure projects, while shifting from sinking pirates to capturing them when possible.

Katakuri chose to reclaim his former Mochi Mochi Fruit rather than take a stronger Devil Fruit, because it held shared memories of his family. After the Disciplinary Committee officer agreed to report his choice, Katakuri wondered why Leo was still holding back the Revolutionary Army’s advance and whether Wano Country could stop it.

• A Disciplinary Committee major general offered Katakuri a choice from the Revolutionary Army’s catalog of uneaten Devil Fruits.
• Katakuri requested his former Mochi Mochi Fruit, refusing stronger options such as the More-More Fruit because of its memories with his family.
• The major general accepted Katakuri’s decision and said he would report it to the commander-in-chief.
• After the major general flew away, Katakuri wondered why Leo was delaying the Revolutionary Army’s advance and whether Wano Country could halt it.

Doflamingo struggled to conquer the Mink Tribe as Luffy and the defenders gained the upper hand. After seeing the suffering of the people whose bodies Doflamingo controlled, Luffy launched a furious attack that struck Doflamingo in the face.

• Doflamingo watched Luffy, Duke Inuarashi, and the Mink Tribe warriors overpower his forces during the battle, which had lasted roughly three days.
• Doflamingo laughed at his failure to conquer the Mink Tribe, while Luffy grew enraged after seeing Gecko Moria controlled and the victims' consciousness trapped in their bodies.
• Luffy used two thread puppets as a slingshot and launched himself toward Doflamingo, shouting at him for treating people as objects.
• Doflamingo raised a wall of sharp threads to stop Luffy, but Luffy's companions and the Mink Tribe urged him on.
• Luffy's Haki-coated fist cut into the wire net, stretched it to its limit, and smashed into Doflamingo's face.

Luffy defeated Doflamingo with a powerful Haki-coated punch, freeing the pirates controlled by his threads. Doflamingo was sent flying from Zunesha, and Vergo rushed to catch him before he fell into the sea.

• Luffy fought through Doflamingo's controlled pirates and grew furious after hearing their voices with Observation Haki.
• Luffy confronted Doflamingo and struck him in the face with a powerful punch infused with Haki.
• Doflamingo lost consciousness, and the threads controlling the pirates were pulled from their bodies.
• Vergo took blows from Duke Inuarashi and Sanji before rushing after the falling Doflamingo.

After Luffy defeated Doflamingo, the controlled fighters were freed and the battle ended. The survivors celebrated Luffy’s victory by cheering his name and agreeing to have a party.

• With Doflamingo unable to fight, his puppet warriors were freed and the Mink Tribe’s battle came to an end.
• Absalom and Perona went to check on Gecko Moria as the former puppets gradually regained their senses.
• Remembering Luffy charging toward Doflamingo, the freed fighters shouted, “Long live Straw Hat!”
• Exhausted Luffy heard the cheers, laughed, and called for a party with Sanji and Galdino.
• The injured survivors raised whatever limbs they could and joined Luffy in celebrating.

After Luffy refused to let the grateful pirates join his crew, Gecko Moria formed them into the Straw Hat Alliance, with Luffy as their Big Brother. Galdino warned Luffy that leading a vast pirate alliance could eventually bring him into conflict with the Revolutionary Army, leaving Luffy troubled by the consequences.

• Luffy refused the pirates’ requests to join the Straw Hat Pirates, insisting they were all free.
• Gecko Moria proposed that the pirates unite to help Luffy become One Piece, and 6,675 pirates formed the Straw Hat Alliance and called Luffy Big Brother.
• The next morning, Galdino woke Luffy and asked him about his agreement with Leo, the Commander of the Revolutionary Army.
• Galdino explained that the alliance could remain tied to Luffy even after he became One Piece and might then clash with the Revolutionary Army.
• Luffy said the Revolutionary Army were good people and could not understand why they would fight, while Galdino warned that the group could treat the alliance as a threat.

The Revolutionary Army spent nearly half a month planning how to overcome Wano Country’s natural defenses and land its forces. It prepared an advance force and an elite combat lineup to secure a foothold, while the main fleet waited below.

• The Revolutionary Army found that Wano Country’s cliffs and waterways prevented it from landing large numbers of soldiers despite its superior forces and air power.
• Intelligence revealed that Wano Country had become a war-torn land of rival daimyo, samurai, and pirates since Kaido’s death, with its factions rapidly developing their military strength.
• After nearly half a month, the General Staff planned to send an advance force to establish a safe zone, use Falcon Fruit users to secure the skies, and have Wano’s carp pull small warships up to the country.
• The Revolutionary Army avoided using broad landing ships and barred Devil Fruit users from boarding the small vessels, while relying on the fleet’s technological superiority once it reached Wano.
• Sakazuki, Borsalino, Kuzan, Jozu, Namul, Kyros, and Jinbe assembled as the landing force and prepared to prove their strength.

The Revolutionary Army began transporting its forces and warships up Wano Country’s waterfall, using carp, Issho’s gravity powers, and helicopters. The fleet and aerial troops followed, leaving Leo and the others behind to await reports as the assault began.

• Sabo, Ace, and Issho prepared to carry the Revolutionary Army’s fighters into Wano and establish a forward fortress.
• The Revolutionary Army tested the carp with an empty warship, then sent a crowded transport ship up the waterfall.
• Issho lifted a container carrying Borsalino, Kuzan, Sakazuki, Onigumo, Momonga, and other former Navy elites.
• Ace and Sabo powered two heavy-lift helicopters carrying Katakuri, the Four Disasters, and Whitebeard’s Division Captains.
• Artificial Falcon Fruit users took flight behind the aircraft, and the fleet followed the carp toward Wano.
• Leo and the others stayed on the island, relying on Den Den Mushi watches for updates from the coming battle.

Sabo led the Revolutionary Army into Wano Country, realizing they had entered without sufficient intelligence or a clear strategy. Their arrival brought them face-to-face with King, as Sakazuki and Kuzan attacked while the Revolutionary Army's flying forces advanced.

• Sabo recognized that he and the Staff Department knew little about Wano Country's rulers, factions, or military situation, and feared the dangers of entering the fog of war.
• The Revolutionary Army arrived in the sky above Wano Country and spotted King, who served as the first line of defense against intruders.
• King recognized the Three Admirals and was stunned to see them and the Revolutionary Army approaching by air.
• Borsalino called for King to be captured, and Sakazuki and Kuzan immediately charged him.
• King tried to escape, but Revolutionary Army helicopters and Artificial Devil Fruit users filled the sky, distracting him as Sakazuki and Kuzan unleashed a massive steam explosion.
• Sabo landed his helicopter in a clearing and was pleased that capturing King could make it easier to take control of the situation in Wano Country.

The three Admirals defeated and captured King during the Revolutionary Army’s advance into Wano Country. Sabo led the fleet to the port, where the soldiers subdued local fishermen and prepared to anchor and negotiate despite the language barrier.

• Kuzan and Sakazuki badly wounded King, and Borsalino struck him from the sky before the Revolutionary Army captured him unconscious.
• Sabo saw the fleet arrive safely and ordered it to continue toward Wano Country’s port.
• Wano fishermen confronted the Revolutionary Army warships, but the soldiers quickly subdued and captured them.
• Sabo ordered the fleet to question the fishermen, anchor outside the port, and remain ready for battle.
• The Revolutionary Army struggled to understand the fishermen’s dialect as the Black Ship reached the port.

The Revolutionary Army arrived at Wano Country’s harbor, where Ace used a fiery display to demand surrender. After Ace defeated Taro Ichiro and his retainers, the terrified militia fell into chaos, and the retainers attempted seppuku before seeing that their lord was still alive.

• The harbor’s people sounded the alarm and gathered in fear as the Black Ship approached Wano Country.
• Ace descended as a towering fire giant and announced the Revolutionary Army’s arrival, demanding that the militia surrender.
• Taro Ichiro charged Ace with a Haki-coated sword, but Ace caught the blade and knocked him into a house.
• The militia panicked, while Taro Ichiro’s retainers attacked fleeing militiamen and were then kicked aside by Ace.
• Believing Taro Ichiro had died, Saito and Kojiro stabbed themselves in the stomach, then saw him alive and heard him call their names.

Ace’s attempt to deliver a message in Wano Country turned deadly when samurai attacked him, and he killed them in self-defense. After Sabo and the Revolutionary Army arrived, Ace explained what had happened, leaving them to figure out how to proceed.

• Taro Ichiro and two samurai attacked Ace, and the two underlings killed themselves after being injured.
• Ace set Taro Ichiro on fire and called Sabo for help, prompting Sabo to order the Revolutionary Army to land.
• Another group of samurai charged Ace to avenge the dead, and he engulfed them and their horses in a Fire Tornado.
• Sabo arrived with the Revolutionary Army’s advance force and asked what had happened.
• Ace explained the events to Sabo and the assembled leaders, then asked what they should do next.

Sabo ordered a full-scale Revolutionary Army offensive to seize Wano Country and establish direct rule, while Leo let him act with full authority. Revolutionary Army ships brought food and water to a port, where the generous rations drew the poor townspeople into lines.

• Sabo assessed Wano Country’s Seastone processing, weapons production, and samurai as major threats, then decided the Revolutionary Army had to seize it.
• Sabo ordered the troops to land, survey the area, and begin establishing direct rule while supply ships brought provisions for the people.
• At the rear command center, Leo refused to overrule Sabo and said he would hold Sabo accountable for the outcome.
• Five warships carried food and water through Carp Waterfall toward Wano Country.
• The Revolutionary Army distributed flavorful daily rations at a port, and local people flocked to line up with their families and friends.

Sabo saw how the Revolutionary Army’s food and economic systems were transforming life for Wano Country’s refugees, then ordered an immediate blitzkrieg against Wano’s ruling institutions. The Revolutionary Army’s forces advanced in three directions, seeking to prevent the enemy from uniting for a decisive battle.

• Sabo watched Wano Country’s impoverished people eagerly eat ham sandwiches and recognized why Leo had prioritized economic development.
• The Revolutionary Army used cooperative farming and its planned economy to supply abundant food and goods across its territories.
• The Revolutionary Army distributed sandwiches to Wano Country’s refugees while its vanguard continued advancing.
• After deciding reconciliation with Wano Country’s rulers was impossible, Sabo ordered forces from the Navy, Whitebeard, and Big Mom groups to attack in three directions.
• Sabo’s forces began a blitzkrieg intended to exploit their advantage and stop the enemy from organizing a united resistance.

Sabo realized that the Marines’ unexpected attack had disrupted the Revolutionary Army’s plans, and concluded that they should use their superior strength rather than rely on careful schemes. The Revolutionary Army’s forces pushed rapidly into Wano Country, whose people could barely receive warning of the invasion before fighters reached their towns.

• Sabo recognized that wars could erupt regardless of anyone’s plans and decided that the Revolutionary Army should overcome uncertainty with strength.
• The Revolutionary Army’s hidden military power was exposed when the Marines’ assault disrupted its strategy, revealing that it could match or surpass the Marines.
• The Revolutionary Army’s commanders advanced in three directions, with Vice Admirals leading smaller teams farther from the harbor.
• The Revolutionary Army’s fighters swept into Wano Country’s towns before its residents could effectively learn of the invasion or organize resistance.

Yamato confronted the captured King and urged him to accept that the pirate era was over, explaining how her time with the Revolutionary Army had changed her understanding of society. King remained convinced that Kaido would return and suspected the Revolutionary Army had brainwashed its followers.

• King woke in high-concentration Seastone cuffs, and Yamato told him she had traveled with the Revolutionary Army without joining it.
• Yamato described Wano Country under Kaido and Orochi as a bandit regime and said its people had risen up after Kaido disappeared.
• Yamato told King the pirate era had ended and that the Revolutionary Army had waited for the right time to eliminate the pirates.
• King insisted Kaido was alive and would return to claim the One Piece and restart the Great Pirate Era.
• Yamato said her lessons about society had made her despise pirates and even look down on Oden.
• King mocked Yamato's belief in the Revolutionary Army's truth and suspected its leader Leo had a brainwashing Devil Fruit.

Yamato challenged King to reconsider what truth meant, using Oden’s failures and the Revolutionary Army’s principles to argue that a country must improve its people’s lives. King fell silent as he recognized that people would abandon rulers who offered them no hope.

• Yamato asked King whether basic facts and principles could be considered truth, then said the Revolutionary Army’s principles were widespread.
• Yamato judged Oden’s choices as a ruler and family man, arguing that his poor education and indecision had helped bring Wano Country to ruin.
• Yamato argued that Oden could have killed Orochi or sought help from Whitebeard and Roger, but instead clung to his pride and tried to save everyone.
• Yamato asked whether giving people good lives was a country’s purpose, and King considered the pirates who had fled Onigashima under his rule.
• King recognized that people would leave a country that offered no better lives or opportunities, and Yamato concluded that improving people’s living standards was the greatest truth for any country.

Yamato explained to King that the Revolutionary Army’s care for its people and cultivation of talent made its conflict with the pirates a war between nations. Convinced, King accepted defeat and flew away after Sabo ordered him freed, while the Beasts Pirates later approached with their flag lowered.

• Yamato told King that the Beasts Pirates and other emperors ruled territories without taking responsibility for developing their people or finding talent.
• King realized that the Revolutionary Army’s ability to serve its people and recruit from them gave it an advantage over pirate emperors, and he accepted his defeat.
• King asked to be untied, and Sabo ordered the soldiers to remove his handcuffs and leg irons.
• King spread his wings, ignited the flames on his back, and flew away as the Revolutionary Army soldiers watched Sabo’s decision in silence.
• Near sunset, the Beasts Pirates lowered their pirate flag and slowly approached, leaving the Revolutionary Army soldiers wondering whether Sabo would repeat Leo’s miracle.

Sabo received King and the Beasts Pirates’ surrender, while telling King that the Revolutionary Army did not permit kneeling. As the Revolutionary Army’s mobile headquarters continued supplying the campaign and its forces advanced, it prepared to welcome former enemies as comrades.

• Yamato’s presence helped persuade the Beasts Pirates to surrender, and Sabo recognized the long-term plans Leo had set in motion.
• The Revolutionary Army encircled the Onigashima warships and prepared its troops and cannons in case the surrender was a deception.
• King arrived with Queen and Jack, announced the Beasts Pirates’ surrender, and began to kneel before Sabo.
• Sabo stopped King before his knees touched the ground and told him that the Revolutionary Army did not permit kneeling.
• The Revolutionary Army transported supplies and troops with its mobile headquarters, allowing it to provide food to Wano Country’s civilians during the campaign.
• News arrived that Katakuri, Kuzan, Jozu, and the other Revolutionary Army forces had continued taking cities, while the army welcomed former members of enemy crews as comrades.

The Revolutionary Army held the surrendered Four Emperors officers in Wano Country but lacked a reliable way to evacuate its forces, prompting Leo to recognize the need for large aircraft and transport helicopters. As Sabo considered Wano Country’s history and isolation, he agreed to meet a girl claiming to be Oden’s daughter and summoned Yamato and King.

• The Revolutionary Army restrained and escorted the surrendered Four Emperors officers, but could not yet determine how to transport them out of Wano Country.
• Leo realized that the Revolutionary Army needed large aircraft and helicopters to move troops and maintain control of Wano Country without depending entirely on Issho’s Devil Fruit ability.
• The Revolutionary Army headquarters worked around the clock to build transport helicopters capable of carrying hundreds of people.
• Sabo reflected on how Wano Country’s isolation and outside influences had shaped its people and contributed to its decline.
• A Revolutionary Army major told Sabo that a girl claiming to be Oden’s daughter wanted to see him.
• Sabo agreed to meet her and asked the major to bring Yamato and King as well.

Hiyori Kozuki came to negotiate with Sabo on behalf of Oden’s family and retainers, but Sabo exposed that the territories she offered held little value. She left herself with no bargaining chips and made a drastic offer, kneeling before him in only a bikini to state her one request.

• Sabo summoned King and Yamato to verify whether the arriving woman was truly Oden’s daughter.
• King recognized the woman as Komurasaki, and she introduced herself to Sabo as Hiyori Kozuki.
• Hiyori offered to negotiate on behalf of the Oden family and retainers who controlled Kuri, Kibi, and Udon.
• Sabo questioned the value of those regions, and King and Yamato confirmed that they were mostly desolate.
• Hiyori realized she had no leverage, removed her kimono, knelt before Sabo, and said she had one request.

Hiyori tried to use her beauty and status to persuade Sabo to spare the Kozuki family, but he said he could not change the Revolutionary Army’s plans. He arranged for her to meet Leo, leaving her hopes in the hands of the commander-in-chief.

• Hiyori knelt before Sabo and offered herself as the Kozuki family’s last bargaining chip.
• Sabo praised Hiyori’s allure but explained that the Revolutionary Army would not change its plans for her.
• Sabo offered to introduce Hiyori to Leo, whom she recognized as the person with authority to decide the matter.
• Hiyori dressed, composed herself, and asked Sabo to lead her to Leo.
• Sabo sent a soldier to take Hiyori to the commander-in-chief, while Yamato called Sabo terrible and he accepted the remark.

Hiyori tried to negotiate with Leo to preserve the Oden family's power in Wano Country, but he rejected her requests and said the Revolutionary Army would prioritize Wano's importance over its former rulers. As the Revolutionary Army attacked from several directions, Inuarashi and the others discovered that their opponents were old friends from the Whitebeard Pirates.

• Hiyori visited Leo and tried to persuade him to spare Wano Country's original rulers.
• Leo refused to delay the Revolutionary Army's offensive or agree to Hiyori's requests, citing Wano's importance and the rulers' inability to protect it.
• The Revolutionary Army launched coordinated attacks against the territories of Orochi, Inuarashi, Denjiro, and Ashura Doji.
• Inuarashi and the other samurai met the attackers and recognized Jozu, Vista, and other former Whitebeard Pirates division commanders.
• Inuarashi and Jozu embraced, and Inuarashi greeted his old friends after their six-year separation.