Recaps

Luffy arrived at Marineford and rushed to save Ace as Sengoku ordered his immediate execution. Luffy unleashed Conqueror’s Haki to stop the execution, then Hawkeye pursued him until Flower Sword Vista intervened.

• Luffy told Whitebeard that he would become Pirate King, and Whitebeard praised him while recognizing Buggy from Roger’s ship.
• Sengoku ordered Ace executed immediately, and Luffy and Whitebeard rushed to stop the execution.
• Luffy’s Conqueror’s Haki knocked out Marines and pirates around him, including the executioners, as he continued toward Ace.
• Hawkeye attacked Luffy, but Crocodile, Jinbe, and then Vista stepped in to delay him.
• Hawkeye fought Vista briefly, then turned his attention back to the departing Luffy after seeing others risk themselves to protect him.

As the Marines prepared to execute Ace, Moonlight appeared on the Execution Platform, released Ace from his Seastone handcuffs, and stopped his execution. The battlefield reacted to the Straw Hat Pirates’ Vice-Captain’s arrival as the balance of the battle became uncertain.

• Hawkeye stopped fighting Vista while Luffy continued toward Ace, but Smoker struck him down and restrained him with his Seastone weapon.
• Sengoku ordered the execution to resume, and Ace accepted his death as Luffy, Whitebeard, and the Whitebeard Pirates watched helplessly.
• Ace smiled at Luffy as the Marines prepared to kill him.
• Moonlight unleashed a powerful aura that knocked out Marines and forced Vice Admirals to their knees, then cut through Ace’s handcuffs.
• Moonlight greeted Luffy and freed Ace, shocking Sengoku, Garp, and the others while the Whitebeard Pirates cheered.

Moonlight unleashed his full strength against the Marines after Akainu struck down Whitebeard, giving Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates a chance to retreat. As they escaped, Moonlight launched an even larger attack on the battlefield.

• Whitebeard collapsed from his injuries and illness, and Akainu struck him with Dark Hound.
• Moonlight attacked Akainu in fury, but Kizaru intervened and blocked his first slash.
• Moonlight trapped Kizaru, Aokiji, and the Marines nearby in his Sword Domain, injuring the two Admirals with a powerful attack.
• Ace carried Whitebeard away as Marco and the others covered the retreat.
• Moonlight rose into the sky and unleashed Extreme God Sword Style: Meteor Fall, sending Sword Aura meteors raining down.

Moonlight’s devastating attack enraged the three Admirals, who joined forces against him while the Whitebeard Pirates tried to escape Marineford. The battle ended with Moonlight blasted away and Luffy badly injuring Garp with a third, potentially fatal use of Tension Hormones.

• Moonlight’s Meteor Fall Sword Technique devastated Marineford, prompting Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji to attack him together.
• Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates began retreating, but Sengoku sent warships to surround them and Garp smashed the ship’s helm.
• Ace attacked Garp with Fire Fist while Moonlight fought all three Admirals and held his own for a time.
• After a prolonged clash, Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji gained the upper hand and blasted Moonlight away.
• Luffy had Ivan inject him with Tension Hormones a third time, then used Gear Third to send Garp flying and split Marineford’s plaza open.

Blackbeard arrived at Marineford with a powerful crew and attacked the weakened Whitebeard Pirates, while Moonlight repeatedly intervened against both Blackbeard and the Marines. The chapter ended with Sengoku transforming into a Golden Buddha and attacking Whitebeard himself.

• Blackbeard appeared at Marineford with Shiryu of the Rain and escaped Level 6 prisoners, then used his darkness to overwhelm Jozu and pressure the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Vista and Little Oars attacked Blackbeard, but Shiryu of the Rain slashed Vista and Blackbeard's crew continued advancing.
• Ace prepared to hold off Blackbeard so the others could escape, but Whitebeard stood and confronted Teach.
• Moonlight returned and blocked Blackbeard's group, giving Ace and the others a chance to withdraw as Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji attacked.
• Moonlight trapped Blackbeard's crew and the three Admirals in his Sword Domain and struck them with Extreme Ghost Sword Style: Storm Style.
• Sengoku transformed into a Golden Buddha and attacked Whitebeard after Moonlight held back the Admirals and Garp remained down.

Sengoku and the Admirals overwhelmed the Whitebeard Pirates, but Whitebeard and Moonlight held them back long enough for the survivors to escape. Whitebeard died on the battlefield, and Blackbeard stole his Tremor-Tremor Fruit, then challenged Moonlight as Lafitte announced their next spectacle.

• Sengoku transformed into his Great Buddha Form and attacked while Garp rose and knocked out all eleven members of the Blackbeard Pirates.
• Sengoku and the three Admirals charged the Whitebeard Pirates, and Whitebeard unleashed a powerful vibration attack before Kizaru pierced him with a beam.
• Whitebeard held off the Marines as Moonlight joined him, cut off their path with Meteor Fall, and urged Luffy to leave with the others.
• Luffy withdrew with the Moby Dick while Garp stayed silent, and Whitebeard died after exhausting his strength.
• Blackbeard covered Whitebeard and Moonlight with a black cloth, pulled out the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and swallowed it.
• Blackbeard told Moonlight he was no longer a match for him, and Lafitte announced their captain would put on a spectacular performance.

Blackbeard stole Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit power and unleashed it alongside his Dark-Dark Fruit, declaring war on the Marines before a worldwide audience. As the Blackbeard Pirates advanced, Moonlight revealed a powerful new Sword Aura and confronted them.

• Blackbeard used Whitebeard’s vibration power to devastate Marineford, destroying the Marine Headquarters tower and scattering the World Government flag.
• Marco, Sengoku, Akainu, and the others realized Blackbeard had planned to seize Whitebeard’s power, and they feared what he could do with two Devil Fruits.
• Blackbeard declared that he was no longer a Shichibukai and announced to the world that he would accomplish what Whitebeard could not.
• Sengoku attacked Blackbeard with a golden shockwave, but Blackbeard blocked it with a punch as his crew charged forward.
• Moonlight handed Whitebeard’s body to Marco, surrounded himself with wing-shaped Sword Aura, and cut down members of the Blackbeard Pirates as he approached.

Moonlight unleashed Myriad Swords Return to Origin, defeating Blackbeard's crew, then fought Hawkeye in a fierce sword clash at Marineford. Just as the two prepared to settle who was the world's greatest swordsman, Red-Haired Shanks intervened.

• Moonlight used Myriad Swords Return to Origin to lift, pierce, and defeat Blackbeard, while Doc Q saved the injured crew members.
• Shiryu of the Rain protected the retreating Blackbeard Pirates as the Marines watched them withdraw.
• Hawkeye challenged Moonlight, and the two exchanged powerful sword strikes that split the battlefield and the clouds above Marineford.
• Moonlight and Hawkeye intensified their duel, clashing Kusanagi Sword against Black Blade, Yoru.
• Red-Haired Shanks appeared between the swordsmen and stopped their clash with his Haki-coated saber.

Shanks arrived at Marineford and demanded that everyone end the war, prompting Blackbeard to withdraw and Sengoku to declare the battle over. Moonlight reflected on the rescue of Ace and the Straw Hats and looked ahead to reuniting with his scattered companions.

• Shanks arrived with the Red-Haired Pirates and demanded that the fighting stop, while Hawkeye sheathed his sword and ended his duel with Moonlight.
• Blackbeard withdrew with his crew after admitting they could not yet match Shanks and warning Moonlight that he would remember him.
• Sengoku declared the war over, and the Marines celebrated their victory despite the heavy losses.
• Moonlight reflected on his battles, the successful rescue of Ace, and Whitebeard's death.
• Shanks praised Moonlight for protecting Luffy, and Moonlight expressed hope that his scattered companions would reunite.

After the Marineford War ended, Shanks and the other Pirates departed while Blackbeard emerged as the war’s apparent victor. Moonlight joined the Heart Pirates as Luo operated on Luffy, and the chapter ended with the surgery succeeding after seven days.

• Shanks decided not to meet Luffy yet and left Marineford after Garp told him something that alarmed him.
• The Marines let the remaining Pirates and Shichibukai depart, and Akainu vowed to change the Shichibukai system.
• Moonlight reflected on Blackbeard’s rise and believed Luffy would survive and grow stronger under Luo’s care.
• Moonlight found Luo’s Polar Tang and waited outside while Luo operated on Luffy.
• Seven days later, Luo emerged exhausted and announced that the surgery had succeeded.

Moonlight reunited with the injured Luffy aboard the Polar Tang and reassured him that the crew and Thousand Sunny were being cared for. The submarine was brought to Amazon Lily, where Rayleigh offered to train Luffy in Haki while Moonlight took responsibility for contacting the scattered crew.

• Luo thanked Moonlight for saving Luffy, and Moonlight told the recovering Luffy not to worry about the crew or the Thousand Sunny.
• A giant octopus carried the Polar Tang to Amazon Lily, where Hancock, Rayleigh, and the Kuja Pirates were waiting.
• Rayleigh praised Moonlight and explained that Haki was an innate power that took effort to master.
• Rayleigh offered to teach Luffy Haki, and Luffy accepted before asking Moonlight to look after everyone else.
• Moonlight agreed to contact the scattered crew while Luffy began his training with Rayleigh.

Moonlight used Marine Headquarters’ Visual Transponder Snail to send the scattered Straw Hat Crew a message to reunite in two years. The crew understood and committed to training, while Zoro remained puzzled by the gesture.

• Moonlight went to Marine Headquarters and used the Visual Transponder Snail, making a gesture that confused the Marines and onlookers.
• Luffy recognized the gesture as a message for the crew to meet again in two years, and Rayleigh and Hancock watched with him.
• Usopp understood the message and began running to lose weight and train.
• Chopper learned about the Marineford War and vowed to become a real man, while Sanji, Nami, Robin, and the others acknowledged Moonlight’s message.
• Zoro watched the gesture repeatedly on Kuraigana Island but still did not understand it, frustrating Perona.

Zoro sought Hawkeye as his master so he could grow strong enough to help his crewmates, and Hawkeye eventually accepted him. Moonlight visited the island, fought Hawkeye to a month-long draw, and left Zoro to continue training until their crew reunited in two years.

• Hawkeye explained that the crew would meet again in two years, and Zoro knelt and asked him to become his master.
• For three months, Zoro persisted despite Hawkeye's refusal, until Hawkeye understood his motive and agreed to train him.
• Moonlight arrived to tell Zoro about the reunion, then challenged Hawkeye to finish their interrupted fight.
• Moonlight and Hawkeye fought for a month, both ending badly injured without a victor, while Zoro watched and awakened Haki and Oni Aura.
• After recovering in seven days, Moonlight bid Zoro farewell and departed, leaving him to train with Hawkeye.

Robin escaped from the prison at Tequila Wolf as the Revolutionary Army fought the Marines, but the Marines used civilians as human shields to stop the Revolutionary Army’s advance. The Revolutionary Army’s Four Army Commanders arrived, leaving the Marines to face a new threat as they clung to their hostages.

• Robin stole the prison keys and escaped during the battle between the Marines and the Revolutionary Army.
• A Marine officer forced unarmed civilians forward as human shields, halting the Revolutionary Army’s attacks and driving its fighters back toward the city gates.
• Karasu and Belo Betty appeared, and Betty’s words stirred the civilians into a surge of strength.
• Morley emerged from underground, and Lindbergh arrived with newly developed weapons.
• Robin recognized the arrivals as the Revolutionary Army’s Four Army Commanders, while the Marines insisted their hostages would protect them.

Moonlight arrived at Tequila Wolf and rescued Robin from the Marines, then met the Revolutionary Army’s four army commanders. Robin and Moonlight agreed to hear what the Revolutionary Army knew about history and the truth, leaving open the possibility of working with them.

• Crow stopped Belo Betty from attacking and pointed out Moonlight approaching the city gate.
• Moonlight used Conqueror’s Haki to knock out the Marines, then reunited with Robin.
• Moonlight told Belo Betty, Morley, Lindbergh, and the fourth commander that Luffy was Sabo’s younger brother and that he had come to take Robin away.
• Lindbergh invited Robin to join the Revolutionary Army’s efforts, and Robin said she was interested in what they might know.
• Moonlight agreed to meet with the Revolutionary Army because he also wanted to learn about history and the truth.

Moonlight and Robin arrived at the Revolutionary Army’s base, where Moonlight questioned Dragon about the world’s secrets and learned a truth that shook him. After training with the revolutionaries, Moonlight reached Level 7 in Sword Technique and Haki, and his Kusanagi Sword became a Black Blade.

• Dragon welcomed Moonlight and Robin to Baltigo and recalled meeting Moonlight in Loguetown.
• Moonlight told Sabo and the others about Luffy’s training under Rayleigh and his connection to Boa Hancock, surprising the Revolutionary Army.
• Alone with Dragon, Moonlight asked about Luffy’s mother, the Celestial Dragons, the world’s truth, and Robin; Dragon revealed a secret that explained why the World Government destroyed Ohara.
• Moonlight pledged to help Luffy become Pirate King, then stayed with Robin to study strange objects gathered by the Revolutionary Army.
• After a year of training, Moonlight reached Level 7 in Sword Technique and Haki, and Kusanagi transformed into the Black Blade: Kusanagi.

Moonlight rushed to stop Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates from being wiped out by Blackbeard, whose two Devil Fruit powers had made him overwhelmingly strong. After driving off Shiryu and forcing Blackbeard to withdraw, Moonlight urged Ace and the others to abandon revenge and wait for a better chance.

• Sabo asked Moonlight to help Ace against Blackbeard, and Moonlight left after asking Sabo to look after Robin.
• Blackbeard overwhelmed Ace, Marco, and the other Whitebeard Pirates with the Dark-Dark and Tremor-Tremor Fruit powers, leaving them unable to resist.
• Moonlight arrived with a massive slash, exposed Shiryu's invisibility, and revealed that Kusanagi was a Black Blade.
• Moonlight struck Shiryu and split the island into three sections, prompting Blackbeard and his crew to retreat.
• Moonlight gave Ace Sabo's letter and urged the Whitebeard Pirates to stop seeking revenge; Ace and the others accepted his advice.
• Vista asked Moonlight whether Kusanagi was a Black Blade.

Moonlight forged the Black Blade Kusanagi, tested it against Vista, and then left to help Luffy deal with World Destroyer Byrnndi World. Luffy and Hancock reached World’s ship to rescue Hancock’s sisters, but Sebastian attacked them as World ordered the sisters executed.

• Moonlight dueled Vista with Kusanagi, and Marco stopped them before their battle sank the island.
• Moonlight warned Ace and Marco to lie low, then received Rayleigh’s request to help Luffy against Byrnndi World.
• Moonlight learned that World had escaped Impel Down and that Luffy was helping Hancock rescue her captured sisters, Boa Marigold and Boa Sandersonia.
• Hancock and Luffy boarded World’s fortress-like ship, where World ordered Sebastian to kill them and commanded his crew to execute the sisters.
• Sebastian attacked with a torrent of seawater, and Luffy caught Hancock before they could fall into the sea.

Moonlight rescued Boa Marigold and her companion from Byrnndi World, then faced Fleet Admiral Akainu when the Marines blocked his path. Moonlight unleashed Myriad Swords Return to Origin against Akainu and the approaching fleet, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Moonlight split Byrnndi World's ship, drove World and his men back, and freed Boa Marigold and her companion from their cage.
• Moonlight left Byrnndi World’s fight to Luffy, who pursued World into the ship while Moonlight watched over him with Observation Haki.
• Moonlight spotted Akainu leading a Marine fleet and stood in its path, refusing to let the Marines pass.
• Akainu attacked Moonlight with Meteor Volcano and Great Eruption, but Moonlight cut through the magma and knocked away the lava dog.
• Moonlight prepared Myriad Swords Return to Origin against Akainu and the Marines, and Akainu reacted in horror.

Moonlight stopped Akainu and the Marines from interfering while Luffy defeated World after a year of training. After Moonlight left, he reunited with Luffy, Hancock, and Rayleigh, who asked him for advice on Luffy’s training.

• Moonlight warned Akainu that no one could interfere with Luffy’s fight against World, and Luffy blasted World through a wall with a Haki-coated punch.
• World fired a hundredfold-amplified cannonball at the Marines, and Moonlight split it in midair with a single sword slash.
• Moonlight departed without boarding Hancock’s ship as the Kuja Pirates sailed away, leaving Akainu furious and the Marines to deal with the defeated World Pirates.
• Perona complained that Moonlight’s arrival had made their trip unnecessary, while Hawkeye sighed and left.
• Moonlight returned to Luffy’s training island, where Luffy thanked him and Hancock and her sisters thanked him for saving them.
• Moonlight praised Rayleigh’s work improving Luffy’s Haki, and Rayleigh asked Moonlight for suggestions on Luffy’s training.

Moonlight advised Luffy to develop his Haki and combine Gear Second and Gear Third, then remained with Robin at the Revolutionary Army’s headquarters as Blackbeard became a Four Emperor and Moonlight’s bounty rose to 1 billion Beli. After a year of training, Luffy mastered the Three Types of Haki and developed Gear Four, while Moonlight prepared to leave as the appointed time approached.

• Moonlight advised Luffy to hone his Haki through combat and explore combining Gear Second and Gear Third, then left him to continue training with Rayleigh.
• At Baltigo, Moonlight learned Luffy was safe, stayed with Robin at the Revolutionary Army’s headquarters, and saw Blackbeard rise to become one of the Four Emperors.
• The Marines named Moonlight, Luffy, Zoro, and other Supernovas the Worst Generation, and Moonlight’s bounty rose to 1 billion Beli.
• A year passed as Moonlight and Robin traveled with the Revolutionary Army, and Moonlight visited his companions as they continued training.
• Luffy mastered the Three Types of Haki and developed Gear Four, but Moonlight knocked him aside when he challenged him, then departed because the appointed time was near.

Moonlight and Robin reunited with Zoro at Rayleigh's residence on Sabaody, then split up to look for their crewmates. Moonlight encountered impostors posing as the Straw Hat Crew and revealed his power with a devastating sword slash.

• Robin and Moonlight arrived at Rayleigh's residence and found Zoro already waiting at Shakky's Bar.
• Zoro called Robin and Moonlight Number Two and Number Three, then the three split up to search for their crewmates.
• Moonlight was confronted by Fake Luffy and the Fake Straw Hat Crew, who tried to rob him and demanded he submit.
• Caribou and Coribou offered to attack Moonlight, and Fake Luffy ordered them to break his hands and feet.
• Moonlight's Sword Aura swept through the impostors and split a mangrove in two, prompting the crowd to identify him as the Straw Hat Crew's Vice-Captain.

Moonlight exposed the Fake Straw Hat Crew, and Sentomaru’s Marines captured them and the other pirates. Sentomaru retreated rather than fight Moonlight, who then reunited with Nami, Usopp, Chopper, and Sanji.

• After the crowd recognized Moonlight, he confronted the Fake Straw Hat Crew for impersonating the Straw Hats, and Fake Luffy fled with his crew.
• A laser from the arriving Marines and Pacifista knocked down the Fake Straw Hat Crew, while Sentomaru and the Pacifista subdued the pursuing pirates, including Caribou and Coribou.
• The Pacifista identified Moonlight as a one-billion-Beli threat and warned the Marines to withdraw, so Sentomaru ordered a retreat.
• Moonlight told Sentomaru to take the captured pirates with him, and Sentomaru left with his men.
• Nami, Usopp, Chopper, and Sanji emerged from the crowd and greeted Moonlight.

Moonlight reunited the Straw Hat Crew at the Thousand Sunny, which was ready to sail for Fish-Man Island. Luffy and Zoro arrived with Marines in pursuit, and Luffy knocked the whole crew down with an exuberant greeting before Moonlight stood to face the Marines.

• Moonlight brought Nami, Usopp, Chopper, and Sanji to the Thousand Sunny, where Brook and Franky were already waiting.
• The crew praised Moonlight for protecting the Sunny, and Moonlight explained that Kuma had helped keep it safe without revealing his agreement with the Revolutionary Army.
• Robin found Luffy and Zoro among the Marines after Zoro got lost while leading Luffy to the reunion.
• Luffy launched himself toward the crew and knocked everyone down, prompting Moonlight to stand and offer to handle the pursuing Marines.

Moonlight and the Straw Hat Crew left the island after he knocked out the Marines surrounding them, but Kizaru and Sentomaru blocked their departure. As the Sunny sailed on, a mysterious storm and strange creatures overwhelmed the Marine fleet and left its soldiers despondent.

• Moonlight used Conqueror's Haki to knock out the Marines who confronted the Straw Hat Crew and warned the others that one hundred thousand Marines and Kizaru were on the island.
• The Straw Hat Crew thanked Rayleigh and the Flying Fish Riders at the harbor, then set sail aboard the Thousand Sunny toward Fish-Man Island.
• Kizaru appeared at the harbor with Marines, but Rayleigh held them back while Luffy ordered Franky to keep the ship moving.
• Sentomaru arrived with warships and battleships to trap the Straw Hat Crew, but Moonlight told everyone to keep sailing and looked toward the sky.
• Two giant birds, violent waves, strange plants, thunder, and dark clouds struck the Marines, whose soldiers became overwhelmed with despair.