Recaps

Leo’s Revolutionary Army defeated the Navy’s first response, seized Impel Down’s prisoners, and drew Kaido into a war against Marineford. The arc left the Marines and Beasts Pirates locked in a brutal battle, with Garp striking Kaido amid the wreckage.

• Leo outfitted his allies in Revolutionary Army uniforms and began a worldwide broadcast as the Navy fleet sailed toward Jaya Island.
• Enel, Ace, Sabo, and Issho battered the Marines with lightning, fire, and a summoned meteor, forcing Sengoku to order a retreat and making the Revolutionary Army’s victory public.
• Dragon led the prison raid at Impel Down, where the Revolutionaries rescued prisoners and took their Devil Fruits while Magellan discovered the levels empty.
• Whitebeard accepted the Revolutionary Army’s proposed deal, while Kaido mobilized the Beasts Pirates and Wano samurai to attack Marineford.
• Leo decided the Revolutionaries would stay out of the coming war, explaining that the Navy’s collapse would threaten world order and that Kaido was likely to lose.
• Koby arrived at Jaya Island to install a Live Bug, then returned to Marineford as Sengoku announced Kaido’s invasion and rallied the Marines.
• The Marines used delayed-fuse shells and poison gas against the Beasts fleet, while the Wano samurai stormed Marine warships and heavy fighting erupted.
• Kizaru and Aokiji fought King, Akainu clashed with Kaido, and Garp charged through Akainu’s magma to strike Kaido and blast him into wreckage.

After Whitebeard avenged Oden and the Marines claimed the credit, Leo spread the Revolutionary Army’s message and expanded its institutions, technology, and influence. He then entered Wano Country and offered the Beasts Pirates a new future, with Yamato volunteering to join.

• The Marines broke Kaido’s forces, but Whitebeard arrived, defeated Kaido in revenge for Oden, and Doflamingo carried the unconscious Kaido away.
• Leo’s essay challenged the Marines’ authority and called for worldwide liberation, spreading beyond the Revolutionary Army and stirring supporters and Marines alike.
• Leo developed Magic Valley City into a secure, profitable base and expanded the Revolutionary Army’s farms, prison programs, weapons production, intelligence network, and coordinated forces.
• Leo inspected Enel’s Ark Maxim, traveled to Drum Island, and reviewed its medical research, where Trafalgar Law outlined theories about Devil Fruits and their artificial creation.
• Leo directed the creation of tunnels through the Red Line and learned that Wano Country was in turmoil after Whitebeard wounded Kaido and Doflamingo took him away.
• Leo flew to Wano, where the samurai and Beasts Pirates fought amid shifting alliances and a stalemate between their forces.
• Leo confronted King, Queen, and Jack at Onigashima, and Issho gravely wounded all three with a gravity-powered slash.
• Leo offered the Beasts Pirates training, development, and retirement support in exchange for joining the Revolutionary Army, and Yamato volunteered first.

Leo dismantled Kaido’s hold over the Beasts Pirates but left Wano’s conflict for Yamato to resolve, while Luffy’s new crew formed and sailed toward the Grand Line. After escaping Loguetown and meeting Ace in Alabasta, Luffy arrived as Vivi sought the Revolutionary Army’s help against Crocodile.

• Leo offered the Beasts Pirates a chance to surrender, defeated their resistance with Jinbe and Issho, and left Wano’s affairs to Yamato before departing aboard the Ark Maxim.
• Luffy left Foosha Village, and at Baratie Mr. 1 turned two chefs into wax statues before Luffy, Usopp, Carina, and Sanji joined him on his wax ship.
• Zoro challenged Hawk Eyes while Tashigi fought Mr. 1, and Mr. 1 turned Tashigi and Nami into wax statues before Luffy and Usopp left with him.
• Mr. 1 took Luffy, Usopp, Carina, and Sanji to Loguetown, where Luffy interrupted the battle between the Marines and the Revolutionary Army and escaped with his companions.
• Mr. 1 and Kyros held back the fighters while Luffy and his companions fled, and Kyros later subdued Vergo with Zoro’s help.
• Mr. 1 guided the crew through Reverse Mountain toward Alabasta, where they learned Crocodile had seized the capital amid a revolutionary war.
• Sabo told Ace that Luffy had gone to sea, and Ace later reunited with Luffy, revealed his Revolutionary Army role, and invited the crew to join his next mission.
• In Rapeseed Flower City, Ace and Luffy encountered Vivi as she sought Revolutionary Army help, and a cadre demanded that she explain how she would prevent future tyrants.

Ace led the Revolutionary Army to liberate Alabasta, while the Marines prepared for a decisive confrontation and the Army launched uprisings across the world. The arc left the Revolutionary Army in control of a captured capital, with Deva poised to execute King Stelly.

• Vivi joined Ace’s march on Alubarna, where the Revolutionary Army overcame Crocodile’s sandstorm and Cobra revealed Crocodile’s takeover of Alabasta.
• Crocodile escaped, and the Revolutionary Army liberated Alabasta before Ace took Cobra, Vivi, and others to Sky Island, where Leo learned of the coming execution of Ace’s son.
• Leo and Zephyr concluded that the Celestial Dragons were pushing the Marines toward war, while Rayleigh, Whitebeard, and Shanks considered their responses to the crisis.
• Ace learned that Iska and Ivan had been captured, and Leo warned the World Government to release them as the Revolutionary Army prepared to retaliate.
• The Revolutionary Army launched uprisings and attacks across World Government nations, while Sengoku refused to let the Marines be drawn away from Marine Headquarters.
• Deva and local recruits joined the Revolutionary Army’s assault on King Stelly’s capital, where they captured Stelly and imposed discipline amid looting and disorder.
• The Revolutionary Army besieged the City Defense Army until its soldiers surrendered, then announced that Stelly would be executed.
• Leo accepted Sabo’s justification for eliminating Stelly, and Deva raised the executioner’s axe before the assembled crowd.