Recaps

Gawain built up his crew by defeating Morgans and recruiting Kuro, then sailed to Raven Port for supplies. After uncovering Krieg’s plan to seize the port, Gawain accepted Gaza’s offer to defend it and was promised the Great Grade sword Kansei Masamune.

• Gawain killed Lancer, rallied his stranded crew, and trained them until he unlocked Godspeed and exposed Jamila as a Marine informant.
• Gawain killed Morgans, seized a Navy warship, and learned his bounty had risen to 48 million berries.
• Gawain defeated Kuro, recruited him as First Mate, and absorbed the Black Cat Pirates into his crew.
• Gawain learned Shave and set out with Kuro and elite pirates for Raven Port while sending the wounded and noncombatants back to Para Island.
• At Raven Port, Gawain and Kuro exposed Akin’s false Marine identity, and Gawain identified him as Krieg’s commander, Demon Man Gin.
• Gawain forced Harbinger to sell ammunition at a lower price, then went to warn Gaza that Krieg’s pirates planned to attack Raven Port.
• After Krieg’s fleet bombarded the port, Gawain split an incoming cannonball with a Flying Slash that shattered his sword, and Molly offered him Kansei Masamune if he helped defend the port.
• Gaza promised Gawain steady supplies in exchange for protecting Raven Port’s waters and driving out or exterminating pirates, and Gawain accepted.

Gawain defeated Krieg, escaped Smoker, and built up his crew while Kuro and Akin trained under him. As the crew sailed toward Arlong’s territory, they rescued Nami, who proved her worth as a navigator and headed with them toward Cocoyasi Village.

• Gawain killed Krieg after defeating him, then fought Smoker long enough for Kuro and the others to escape Raven Port.
• The Raven Port civilians protected Gawain and Gaza from Smoker’s Marines, and Gawain later sailed away with the injured Akin and his crew.
• Akin accepted Gawain’s offer to become combat captain, while Kuro trained his Observation Haki and continued to seek the captain’s seat.
• After the crew recovered and trained for a month, Kuro challenged Gawain, lost their fight, and remained determined to surpass him.
• Arlong stole Nami’s buried treasure, gave her half a month to recover it, and threatened to raise the price of Cocoyasi Village.
• Gawain rescued Nami at sea, and she joined his crew as navigator under the false name Carina while Gawain and his men also hid their identities.
• Nami stole the crew’s treasure and warned them about a storm, but Gawain and his crew anticipated her escape and tested her forecast.
• The storm arrived as Nami predicted, confirming her skill, and Gawain’s crew sailed toward Cocoyasi Village while Johnny and Joseph hid his whereabouts from Zoro.

Gawain defeated Arlong, recruited Zoro, and continued training with his crew while preparing to enter the Grand Line. When Hawk Eyes Mihawk held the Catman Brothers captive, Gawain went to Baratie to save them and faced Mihawk after Zoro was wounded.

• Gawain killed Arlong and helped Cocoyasi Village recover, while Rat's attempt to massacre the villagers ended with his arrest.
• Nami joined Gawain's crew as its navigator, and the pirates sailed to Beast Island, where Gawain met Zoro and defeated him in their first fight.
• After repeated challenges, Zoro asked Gawain to guide him, joined the crew, and began training alongside Kuro and Akin.
• Gawain trained and raised his abilities while Gaza and Molly searched for Sanji, and Gawain told Nami that Guinevere had been executed.
• Mihawk destroyed the Catman Brothers' ship and forced Buchi to summon Gawain to Baratie, threatening to kill the brothers if Gawain did not arrive by the next sunset.
• Gawain and Zoro rowed toward Baratie to rescue the captive brothers, and Kuro led the rest of the crew after them.
• Zoro challenged Mihawk, who defeated him with a tiny dagger before wounding him with Black Sword Night.
• Gawain asked Zeff to treat Zoro, then confronted Mihawk, whose black blade met Gawain's attack and split Baratie's deck.

Gawain rebuilt and trained his crew, rescued Gaza from Hanafusa’s pirates, and brought new allies and Devil Fruit users into the Gawain Pirates. After defeating Smoker and destroying Hanafusa’s ship, Gawain’s bounty rose to 248 million Berry, while Hanafusa prepared to attack him himself.

• Gawain survived his duel with Hawk Eyes, awakened Armament Haki, and later recognized how far he still had to grow.
• Gawain welcomed Sanji aboard, then set a three-month deadline for entering the Grand Line and launched a tournament to motivate his crew to train.
• Gawain trained his Haki and swordsmanship, reached new levels of strength, and helped Nami begin learning swordsmanship.
• Labut and Lachet attacked Raven Port, captured Gaza, and stole the Devil Fruit, prompting Gawain to leave Para Island with Nami and Kuro.
• Gawain defeated Smoker, then caught up with Labut and Lachet, killed them, and rescued Gaza, who joined his crew while remaining Raven Port’s public lord.
• Gawain returned to Raven Port, where Sam and Buchi revealed they had eaten Devil Fruits and Fan-Oka joined the crew as a sniper.
• The Marines raised Gawain’s bounty to 248 million Berry, Hawk Eyes learned of it, and Hanafusa decided to attack Gawain himself.