Recaps

After a system granted Brando powers for verbally confronting Luffy, Brando tested the Will of the Overlord and began provoking people around Foosha Village. His insults angered the villagers, and Woop Slap ordered him expelled.

• Brando awakened the Will System after taunting Luffy, receiving Basic Chakra Mastery, the Three-Body Technique, and Shuriken Mastery.
• Brando tested his new techniques and accurate shuriken throwing, then decided stronger targets might yield better rewards and considered provoking Shanks.
• Brando continued insulting people in Foosha Village, including Village Chief Woop Slap, who chased him with a cane.
• Woop Slap declared that Brando would be thrown out of the village, while the villagers assumed he might eventually apologize and return.

Brando followed Higuma's bandits to Makino's tavern, where he watched them humiliate Shanks and wreck the bar. He challenged Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates, leaving the tavern tense as Shanks glared at him with killing intent.

• Brando decided to use his Will of the Overlord on Shanks at Makino's tavern and followed Higuma's bandits there.
• Higuma insulted the pirates, smashed the bottle Shanks offered him, and damaged the tavern before leaving with his men.
• Shanks laughed off Higuma's insults, while Luffy grew angry and Makino cleaned up the mess.
• Brando accused Shanks and the pirates of cowardice and mocked the Pirate King and the World Government.
• Shanks stood up and glared at Brando with killing intent as Brando continued provoking him.

Brando provoked Shanks and gained the Will of the Overlord's reward, awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan and receiving Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi. After leaving the tavern, he assessed his new abilities and decided to train in the Rasengan.

• Brando mocked Shanks, and Luffy ate the Devil Fruit in the tavern.
• The Will of the Overlord rewarded Brando with the Uchiha bloodline, the Mangekyo Sharingan, Amaterasu, and Kagutsuchi.
• Shanks questioned Brando, but Makino explained that he had been acting strangely since falling into the water, and Shanks let him go.
• Brando left the tavern as Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates resumed their party.
• At home, Brando judged his Mangekyo powerful but costly, assessed his chakra and skills, and chose to make learning the Rasengan his training goal.

Brando trained the Rasengan and strengthened his resolve to use Haki against powerful figures. When Higuma’s bandits beat Luffy and threatened to kill him, Brando arrived to confront and mock Higuma.

• Brando practiced the Rasengan until he burst a water-filled balloon, then reflected on gaining the Mangekyo Sharingan after using the Will of the Overlord on Shanks.
• Brando rested, resumed Rasengan practice, and began doing push-ups to strengthen his fragile body for future battles.
• Villagers told Village Chief Woop Slap that Higuma’s bandits had captured Luffy at Makino’s bar and were beating him.
• Woop Slap offered a ransom and knelt to plead for Luffy’s life, but Higuma refused and drew his sword.
• Brando threw an egg at Higuma and mocked him for boasting about killing fifty-six people.

Brando fought Higuma’s bandits to protect Luffy, then followed Higuma to the harbor and witnessed the Lord of the Coast swallow him. Brando considered interfering when the Sea King attacked Luffy, but Beckman’s warning stopped him.

• Brando knocked down a bandit who aimed a pistol at him, then fought off Higuma’s men while using his Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates watched from a distance as Brando defeated the bandits and Higuma fled with Luffy.
• Brando chased Higuma to the harbor, where he saw the Lord of the Coast swallow Higuma and turn toward Luffy.
• Brando considered stopping the Sea King from biting off Shanks’s arm, but Beckman’s sharp warning made him hold back.

Brando rescued Luffy from the Lord of the Coast, then returned him to Foosha Village with Shanks. The Lord of the Coast escaped, and Brando gained a sword technique and a summoning scroll.

• The Lord of the Coast swallowed something during its attack, and Brando charged into the sea after it while Beckman let him go.
• Brando insulted the Lord of the Coast and struck it with a Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu, setting it ablaze before it fled underwater.
• Shanks comforted the grieving Luffy, and Brando received Iai: One Flash and an ownerless Summoning Scroll from the Will of the Overlord.
• Shanks sent Luffy to Brando, who carried him back across the sea to Foosha Village, where Woop Slap and Makino welcomed him.
• Woop Slap praised Brando, and Brando teased him about his hat and offered to make him a better one.

The Red-Haired Pirates left Foosha Village after Shanks gave Luffy the Straw Hat and encouraged his dream of becoming a pirate. Brando trained while planning to go to sea, then Garp arrived in the village and discovered Luffy wanted to become King of the Pirates.

• The Red-Haired Pirates prepared to leave, and Shanks gave Luffy Roger's Straw Hat to keep until he became an outstanding pirate.
• Shanks decided Brando was no threat and departed with his crew, while Brando lamented losing a chance to gain more strength from the pirates.
• Brando trained with the Rasengan and Iai: One Flash, planned to sail for the New World, and spotted a Marine warship approaching Foosha Village.
• Garp arrived seeking to see his grandsons and ordered his ship to resupply in Foosha Village for a week.
• Garp heard Luffy declare that he wanted to become King of the Pirates and reacted in disbelief.

Garp discovered that Luffy had eaten a Devil Fruit and angrily confronted Brando after he mocked Garp’s reputation as a Marine hero. Brando survived Garp’s attack by awakening a skeletal defense, and the chapter ended with him resolving to train after receiving a new technique.

• Garp learned that Luffy wanted to become the Pirate King and scolded him for eating a Devil Fruit.
• Brando mocked Garp, prompting Garp to attack him after noticing his Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Brando dodged Garp’s first punch, but Garp used Soru to get behind him and strike.
• Brando manifested a skeletal defense that cushioned Garp’s punch and sent him flying across the street.
• Woop Slap intervened, explaining that Brando was brain-damaged rather than a bad person.
• Brando deactivated his Mangekyo Sharingan, resolved to train, and obtained Shisui’s Phantom Flash Step.

Brando analyzed the Body Flicker Technique he received after provoking Garp, then began training to copy Soru and improve his control. After two days of trying to make Luffy abandon his pirate dream, Garp took him to live with Ace and Dadan.

• Brando concluded that the reward for provoking someone depended on their emotional response and tested Shisui's Body Flicker Technique.
• Garp stopped punishing Brando, while Luffy followed Brando until Garp grabbed him.
• Brando used his Sharingan to study Garp's Soru, tried to imitate it, and crashed into a tree.
• Brando continued practicing Soru and the Rasengan, determined to copy techniques he might use later.
• Garp brought Luffy to Dadan and introduced him to Ace, telling Ace to beat Luffy if he misbehaved.

Brando tested the Rasengan he had mastered after five days of training, then confronted Luffy, Ace, and Sabo when they found him in the mountains. He captured Luffy and cornered Ace, while Sabo fled.

• Brando destroyed a stone wall with his Rasengan and reflected that his Sharingan genjutsu could not work on people without Chakra Seeds.
• Luffy, Ace, and Sabo followed the noises in the mountains and found Brando roasting a bear paw.
• Brando told the boys to clean up the area and started a game in which the last one caught would avoid working.
• Brando quickly tied up Luffy, then used a body flicker to get ahead of Ace as he ran.
• Brando appeared in front of Ace and asked whether he would surrender or resist.

Brando caught Ace and Sabo, made them clear the area, and shared his roasted bear meat with them after they finished. He told Ace that his strength came from a daily training routine, leaving Ace and Sabo eager to train themselves.

• Brando beat Ace and captured him, then found Sabo and brought him back.
• Brando ordered Ace and Luffy to clean up the surroundings while Sabo was excused, and he received a reward that strengthened his Fire Release.
• Ace, Sabo, and Luffy spent the afternoon clearing debris before Brando invited them to eat roasted bear meat.
• Ace asked Brando how he had become so strong, and Brando gave him a rigorous daily workout routine.
• Ace and Sabo decided to begin training, while Brando silenced Luffy when he questioned the explanation.

Brando trained in the Goa Kingdom while waiting for a Celestial Dragon to arrive, and earned the Shadow Clone Technique after terrorizing the kingdom’s nobles and king. He learned that the Celestial Dragon was coming soon, while the king of Goa planned to ask for help against Brando.

• Brando spent two months training and using the Will of the Overlord on the Goa Kingdom’s nobles and king, earning the Shadow Clone Technique and more Fire Release ninjutsu.
• Brando defeated Ace, Luffy, and Sabo in a sparring match and collected fifty thousand Beli from Ace.
• Brando told the three kids he might leave soon, then argued with Ace about whether pirates were truly free.
• Brando sent a shadow clone to collect his commissioned kunai and shuriken, and the clone saw news that the Celestial Dragon would arrive soon.
• The king of Goa celebrated the Celestial Dragon’s imminent arrival and planned to ask him to eliminate Brando.

Brando attacked Saint Charlos’s warship and used a Shadow Clone Technique to lure CP0 agent Linus away. Disguised as Linus, Brando then stabbed through Saint Charlos’s helmet and held a kunai to his neck.

• Saint Charlos ordered his crew to fire a cannon at Brando, who blocked the shell with a fire dragon.
• Linus split the fire dragon with Rankyaku, then pursued Brando while Sara guarded Saint Charlos.
• Brando dispelled his Shadow Clone Technique, leaving Linus clutching smoke as he realized he had been lured away.
• Brando used the Transformation Technique to impersonate Linus and stabbed Saint Charlos through his helmet.
• Linus returned and saw Brando holding a kunai against Saint Charlos’s neck.

Brando held Saint Charlos hostage aboard a ship, forcing him to kneel and humiliating the Celestial Dragon. He demanded that the two CP0 agents kill themselves, but Saint Charlos hesitated as someone secretly called for reinforcements.

• Brando revealed himself after stabbing Saint Charlos in both shoulders, and he warned the surrounding World Government personnel not to raise their voices.
• Saint Charlos offered Brando wealth and power in exchange for his life, but Brando ordered him to kneel.
• Saint Charlos knelt, and Brando mocked him while the two CP0 agents held back from attempting a rescue.
• Brando demanded that the CP0 agents kill themselves, and Saint Charlos hesitated because they were his only protection.
• Someone aboard the ship secretly contacted the World Government to request reinforcements and the nearest Marine Admiral, while Brando stabbed Saint Charlos in the back.

Brando forced Saint Charlos to order CP0 agents Linus and Sara to kill themselves, then exposed their feigned deaths and killed them with Amaterasu. He spared Saint Charlos as promised but destroyed his cerebral nerves, leaving him brain-dead, before evading an attack by World Government members.

• Brando threatened Saint Charlos with a kunai until Charlos ordered Linus and Sara to kill themselves.
• Linus and Sara faked their deaths, so Brando used Amaterasu to reveal them and Kagutsuchi to kill them with the Black Flames.
• After the CP0 agents died, Brando grabbed Saint Charlos and destroyed his cerebral nerves, leaving him brain-dead.
• Two World Government members attacked Brando from behind, but he escaped with Soru and left behind a Clone Technique afterimage.

Brando left Foosha Village after gaining the Uzumaki clan bloodline, which eased some of the Mangekyo Sharingan’s side effects. The World Government raised his bounty to 500 million Beli after a newspaper published a photograph of him threatening Pulming Charlos.

• Brando discovered that his new Uzumaki bloodline had reduced the Mangekyo’s strain but had not cured its risk of blindness.
• Luffy, Ace, and Sabo learned that Brando had attacked a Celestial Dragon, and Ace resolved to surpass him.
• The Five Elders ordered a hunt for Brando and raised his bounty to 300 million Beli for assassinating a king.
• Brando sold a photograph of himself threatening the kneeling Pulming Charlos to the black market.
• The World Economy News Paper published the photograph, prompting Brando’s bounty to rise to 500 million Beli.

Brando traveled to Loguetown while the World Government hunted him for humiliating a Celestial Dragon. He arrived to find Garp waiting there under orders to intercept him or support an Admiral-level response.

• Shanks and Beckman reacted to Brando's news, with Shanks saying he hoped they could share a drink someday.
• Belo Betty reported that the World Government was harassing Revolutionary Army members in the East Blue because it mistook Brando for one of theirs, and Dragon considered his actions useful to their cause.
• Brando disguised as Sasuke evaded Marines, abandoned his plan to visit Cocoyasi Village, and booked passage to Loguetown.
• During the five-day voyage, Brando trained his body's reaction speed and learned Geppo, but could not copy Finger Pistol or Rankyaku.
• Brando arrived in Loguetown to seek information and buy an Eternal Pose, then spotted Garp's ship in the harbor.
• Garp explained that Sengoku had stationed him in Loguetown to intercept Brando or support the Marines if the World Government sent Admiral-level forces.

Brando met Monkey D. Dragon in Loguetown, where Dragon invited him to join the Revolutionary Army. Brando rejected the invitation despite respecting Dragon’s resolve, and continued to plan his own journey to the Grand Line.

• Brando acquired an Eternal Pose on the black market and gathered chakra before preparing to leave Loguetown for the Grand Line.
• Monkey D. Dragon found Brando in an alley and invited him to join the Revolutionary Army, believing his abilities could help them infiltrate the World Government.
• Brando mocked the Revolutionary Army’s ideals and argued that its leaders would eventually repeat the Celestial Dragons’ mistakes.
• Brando demanded to become the Revolutionary Army’s leader as his condition for joining, but Dragon said he could only take the position if the members recognized him.
• Brando praised Dragon’s determination to help people but refused to join the Revolutionary Army.

Brando rejected Monkey D. Dragon’s offer to cooperate, provoked him by impersonating Garp, and fought him until Marines and the real Garp arrived. Brando escaped using a Shadow Clone after threatening the Celestial Dragons, leaving Dragon to face Garp.

• Brando transformed into Garp and attacked Dragon with a Rasengan, while Dragon countered with a blast of air that wrecked the alley.
• Marines and intelligence agents arrived, and Brando ordered the Marines to capture Dragon as Dragon decided to leave.
• The real Garp descended into the street and confronted Brando and Dragon.
• Brando transformed into Saint Charlos and taunted Garp and the government agents about attacking a Celestial Dragon.
• Brando threatened to beat every Celestial Dragon he encountered, then escaped with a Shadow Clone while Garp stayed behind with Dragon.

Brando analyzed how his rewards depended on his targets and set out across the Red Line to find a Sea King he could use as a summoning beast. He trapped a massive Sea King in a mental space to speak with it.

• Brando received a perfected, throwable Wind Release: Rasenshuriken from his encounter with Monkey D. Dragon and considered visiting Mary Geoise.
• Monkey D. Dragon escaped after fighting Garp, and the World Government punished Garp for letting both Dragon and Brando get away.
• Brando climbed the Red Line, ran across its summit, and descended to the sea near Reverse Mountain.
• Brando used bloodied fish and smaller Sea Kings as bait until a huge, zebra-striped Sea King appeared.
• Brando caught the Sea King's attention with his Sharingan and began speaking with it in a mental space.

Brando forced the Sea King Banlei to submit in a mindscape, signed a summoning contract with it, and gained new Water Style abilities. He then ordered Banlei to carry him across the sea toward the next island.

• Brando entered Banlei's mindscape and demanded that it become his subordinate.
• Brando defeated Banlei with his Complete Body Susanoo and Amaterasu until Banlei submitted.
• Brando demonstrated his power with a Rasenshuriken, then signed a summoning contract with Banlei.
• The Will of the Overlord rewarded Brando with Water Style chakra, Water Prison Jutsu, and Water Bullet.
• Brando ordered Banlei to swim toward the next island, and Banlei carried him across the sea.

Brando reached Whiskey Peak, defeated its bounty hunters, and stole a Log Pose before leaving. Crocodile ordered Baroque Works to locate him, while the World Government also mobilized forces to intercept him across the first half of the Grand Line.

• Brando arrived near Whiskey Peak on Banlei, sent Banlei to forage, and ran ashore to find a Log Pose.
• Brando fought the bounty hunters who targeted him for his bounty, learned that they preyed on pirates entering the Grand Line, and burned them with a Great Fireball.
• Brando stole a Log Pose from Whiskey Peak, ate his fill, and left the island.
• A Baroque Works informant told Crocodile about Brando's arrival, and Crocodile ordered his agents to gather intelligence and confirm Brando's location.
• Brando's Shadow Clone overheard Crocodile's plans and relayed the information before dispelling itself.
• The World Government learned that Brando had appeared at Whiskey Peak and deployed forces across the first half of the Grand Line to capture him.

Brando arrived at Little Garden, where he encountered the giants Brogy and Dorry and mocked them as they prepared for their long-running duel. He followed them to the arena and interrupted them with an insulting question.

• Brando won a swimming race against Banlei by using a Shadow Clone to disrupt the current, then rested on Banlei as they traveled toward a new island.
• Brando reached Little Garden, explored its primeval forest, trained with Shadow Clones, and carried a huge animal as a weight.
• Brogy and Dorry appeared, asked Brando about alcohol, and argued with him after he insulted their appearance and clothing.
• A volcano erupted to signal Brogy and Dorry's 68,583rd duel, and they headed to the arena while Brando followed.
• As Brogy and Dorry prepared to fight, Brando shouted an insulting question about whether they were men who had hidden on the island together.

Brando provoked Dorry and Brogy into repeatedly attacking each other while easily dodging their blows. As the giants resumed their century-long battle, Brando appeared above them holding a Wind Release: Rasenshuriken.

• Brando accused Dorry and Brogy of being in love, angering both giants.
• Brando dodged Brogy's attempts to grab him and taunted the giants after Dorry accidentally punched Brogy.
• Dorry attacked Brando with Hakoku, but Brando evaded the shockwave and Brogy swung at him.
• Brando used a Shadow Clone to make Brogy's next attack hit Dorry, knocking him down and costing him several teeth.
• Dorry and Brogy resumed their battle, then looked up as Brando held a Wind Release: Rasenshuriken above them.

Brando defeated Brogy and Dorry with a Rasenshuriken, then killed them with Amaterasu after their combined Supreme Kingdom attack failed to stop him. He extinguished the flames and approached their surviving heads to test a method.

• Brando struck Brogy and Dorry with a Rasenshuriken, badly injuring them, but they stood back up and prepared a combined attack.
• Brogy and Dorry unleashed Supreme Kingdom, forcing Brando to dodge its devastating blast.
• Brando used Amaterasu on both giants, and the black flames reignited after their attack suppressed them.
• Brogy lamented that he and Brogy had never decided their fight, and the two giants died as the flames burned their bodies to charcoal.
• Brando extinguished the flames and walked toward the giants' surviving heads to test whether his method would work.