Recaps

Moonlight and the others confronted Fujitora after Doflamingo revealed his alliance with the Admiral, and Moonlight deduced that Doflamingo was a Celestial Dragon. Fujitora and Moonlight clashed with devastating attacks, and Moonlight told Luo, Usopp, and Robin to escape as the battle intensified.

• Fujitora appeared alongside Doflamingo, leaving Luo, Usopp, and Robin confused about why the Admiral was protecting him.
• Moonlight inferred that Doflamingo was a Celestial Dragon, and Doflamingo ordered Fujitora to kill him.
• Fujitora summoned a meteor, but Moonlight shattered it with a single slash.
• Fujitora attacked with Gravity Blade: Fierce Tiger, and Moonlight countered with Sky-Breaking Iai Slash, splitting the bridge and forcing Fujitora back.
• Moonlight told Luo, Usopp, and Robin to flee because he expected to fight Fujitora at full strength.

Moonlight stopped Doflamingo and Fujitora from capturing Luo and Caesar, allowing Luo, Usopp, and Robin to escape through Green Bit. Doflamingo retreated to Dressrosa and vowed to deal with the Straw Hat Crew, while Luffy abandoned the plan after following a strange fragrance.

• Luo, Usopp, and Robin fled with Caesar as Moonlight held off Doflamingo and Fujitora with his sword technique.
• Fujitora summoned meteors to force Moonlight to protect the others, giving him and Doflamingo a chance to escape.
• Moonlight reunited with Luo and the others, and they decided to cross Green Bit and meet the Straw Hat Crew.
• Doflamingo admitted Moonlight was too strong to defeat and left for Dressrosa, while Fujitora declared he would capture the Pirates in the country.
• Luffy followed a strange fragrance after landing, so Nami and the others abandoned Luo’s plan and chased after him.

Doflamingo used an artificial Fire Dragon Fruit to lure the Straw Hat Pirates into a trap, while Luffy broke away from his crew after spotting Jesus Burgess. In Green Bit, Moonlight’s group encountered the Tontatta Kingdom’s tiny citizens.

• Doflamingo displayed an artificial Zoan Fire Dragon Fruit and announced it as the prize in a gladiator competition.
• Luffy and his crew heard about the prize but chose not to enter the competition.
• Luffy spotted Jesus Burgess of the Blackbeard Pirates and headed to the arena while the others continued on without him.
• Sanji warned the crew that Doflamingo’s forces had likely been watching them, and Doflamingo ordered his operation to begin after Luffy entered the arena.
• Moonlight’s group reached the center of Green Bit, where Moonlight struck the ground and revealed a group of tiny people.
• Luo identified the tiny people as members of the Little People Tribe and citizens of the Tontatta Kingdom.

Moonlight and his companions encountered the Tontatta Tribe on Green Bit, but the tribe’s hostility vanished when Moonlight claimed to be connected to their hero, Noland. The Tontattas revealed their alliance against the Donquixote Family and the truth behind Dressrosa’s rule.

• The Tontatta Tribe attacked the group, capturing Usopp and Robin while Luo and Moonlight evaded them.
• Moonlight identified the statue as Noland and said they were his followers, prompting the Tontattas to apologize and release Usopp and Robin.
• Leo introduced himself as the Tontatta warrior captain and the Suture-Suture Fruit user, while the tribe welcomed Moonlight and his companions.
• The Tontattas explained that the Donquixote Family had driven them out and that they had allied with the Riku Royal Family to overthrow Doflamingo.
• The group learned that Doflamingo had seized Dressrosa by coercing King Riku and that Sugar had turned members of the royal family and its soldiers into toys.

Moonlight, Robin, and Luo gained the Little People Tribe’s support for a fight against the Donquixote Family, while Usopp volunteered to lead them. In Dressrosa, Chopper was left alone as his crewmates were lured away, and Luffy reunited with Sabo, who warned him that the Straw Hat Crew was in trouble.

• The Little People Tribe asked Noland’s followers for help overthrowing the Donquixote Family, and Usopp volunteered to lead them into battle.
• Moonlight, Robin, and Luo agreed to set out with the Little People Tribe to confront the Donquixote Family.
• Sanji, Franky, and Zoro were drawn away from the coliseum, leaving Chopper alone; bounty hunters dismissed him because his bounty was only 50 Beli.
• Luffy entered the coliseum disguised as Lucy to keep the Fire Dragon Fruit from the Blackbeard Pirates and investigate Burgess.
• Sabo revealed himself to Luffy backstage, and the brothers joyfully reunited.
• Sabo told Luffy that Ace was doing well despite repeated defeats by Blackbeard, and warned that the Straw Hat Crew had run into trouble.

Luffy left the colosseum to confront Doflamingo while Sabo took his place in the tournament, and the Straw Hat Crew split up to attack the SAD Factory and Doflamingo. Moonlight diverted to the colosseum after Fujitora warned him of trouble, where Sabo learned that CP0 had been deployed against the Revolutionary Army.

• Sabo agreed to take Luffy’s place in the colosseum, but Luffy left to attack Doflamingo directly.
• Usopp and Robin went with Leo and Caesar to destroy the SAD Factory, while Luo and Moonlight headed toward Doflamingo.
• Fujitora stopped Moonlight, hinted that the colosseum was in danger, and let Luo continue alone.
• Moonlight rushed toward the colosseum after interpreting Fujitora’s warning as a call to help Sabo.
• Sabo learned that CP0 had been deployed specifically against the Revolutionary Army and realized he could not continue in the tournament.

Moonlight disguised himself as Lucy, joined the Dressrosa tournament, and took over for Sabo as the Revolutionary Army mobilized against the forces converging on the Fire Dragon Fruit. After Moonlight watched the matches, Cavendish recognized him and challenged him.

• Koala warned Sabo that cp0 might intervene, but Sabo insisted on continuing in the tournament for his younger brother.
• Moonlight disguised himself as Lucy, defeated Jean Ango with one slash, and revealed himself to Sabo and Koala.
• Moonlight told Sabo and Koala that Fujitora had sent him and that he had encountered cp0 on the way to the arena.
• Moonlight asked Sabo for the Revolutionary Army's help amid the forces gathering in Dressrosa, and Sabo left the arena in Moonlight's care.
• Cavendish of the White Horse recognized Moonlight as the Straw Hat Pirates' vice-captain and said he would kill him instead of Luffy.

Cavendish attacked Moonlight over the Supernovas but was decisively outmatched. Moonlight entered the arena for his next match against Chinjao, whose relentless attacks escalated as their battle drew the crowd’s attention.

• Cavendish launched several sword attacks at Moonlight, but Moonlight evaded them without striking back.
• Moonlight countered Cavendish’s Prince of Stardust with a single Sword Aura, forcing him against a wall and humiliating him.
• Moonlight left Cavendish and leaped into the arena for his next match against Chinjao, the leader of the Happo Navy.
• Chinjao charged Moonlight before Gatz announced the match, and their clash shattered the arena floor.
• Chinjao intensified his assault with Hasshoken: Martial Head Spin, creating a powerful whirlwind that swept toward Moonlight.

Moonlight defeated Chinjao in their opening exchange, while fighters from several factions watched the contest and the turmoil surrounding Dressrosa. As hundreds of Fighting Fish charged, Moonlight and Chinjao agreed to clear them away before deciding their duel, and their Conqueror's Haki collided.

• Moonlight's Phantom Sword Dance overwhelmed Chinjao's attack and shattered the colosseum floor, though Moonlight spared him.
• Sai urged Chinjao to admit defeat, while Burgess, Hack, King Riku, and Elizabello II watched Moonlight and discussed the struggle against Doflamingo.
• Bartholomew loudly praised Moonlight, provoking the Fighting Fish he had angered by urinating in the water.
• Hundreds of Fighting Fish charged Moonlight and Chinjao, who agreed to defeat them before continuing their fight.
• Moonlight and Chinjao released Conqueror's Haki, and their auras collided.

Moonlight defeated Chinjao with a devastating sword attack and won the arena tournament’s Fire Dragon Fruit. After the arena was split apart, the contestants feared his strength, while Chinjao acknowledged that Moonlight had spared him and left in frustration.

• Moonlight and Chinjao’s Conqueror’s Haki clash overwhelmed most of the arena, alarming the Donquixote Family and giving King Riku hope.
• Chinjao attacked with his Hasshoken Secret Technique, and Moonlight countered with Phantom Sword Dance, overpowering him and sending him crashing into the water.
• Moonlight’s sword attacks split the arena, and the Fighting Fish carrying the Fire Dragon Fruit brought the fruit to him.
• Gatz announced Moonlight as the champion, while the other contestants, including Cavendish and Burgess, were too afraid to challenge him.
• Sai pulled Chinjao from the water, and Chinjao thanked Moonlight for holding back before leaving, still resentful.

Moonlight won the arena contest and claimed the Fire Dragon Fruit, but Doflamingo activated the Birdcage and threatened everyone in Dressrosa. As pirates and former allies of the kingdom turned against Doflamingo, Moonlight’s enemies became potential allies.

• Moonlight defeated his opponents, claimed the Fire Dragon Fruit, and ended the arena contest.
• Doflamingo’s Birdcage enclosed Dressrosa, and its deadly threads cut apart people who touched them.
• Doflamingo announced through Visual Transponder Snails that people had to kill the Straw Hat Crew to escape, placing a 500-million-Beli bounty on Usopp.
• Usopp’s fright caused Sugar to faint, undoing her toy transformations and restoring Kyros, who set out to confront Doflamingo.
• Bartholomew, Cavendish, and other fighters rejected Doflamingo’s threat and charged toward him, while Cavendish challenged Moonlight to a future fight.

The Straw Hat crew learned that Usopp had earned a 500-million bounty as they pressed on with their plans in Dressrosa. Moonlight diverted to confront CP0’s Stussy, Lucci, and Kaku, while Doflamingo relied on his Celestial Dragon status to compel CP0 to act; Stussy attacked Moonlight first.

• The Straw Hat crew saw Usopp’s 500-million bounty, and Luffy, Zoro, and Brook hurried toward Doflamingo’s location.
• A Donquixote Family officer told Doflamingo that Moonlight had taken the Fire Dragon Fruit and powerful colosseum fighters were heading their way.
• Doflamingo ordered an officer to send someone to stop Moonlight, then told Trebol that CP0 would obey because of his Celestial Dragon status and the secret he held.
• Moonlight spotted Stussy, Lucci, and Kaku approaching and changed course to confront them, leaving the group from the colosseum to continue onward.
• Moonlight dismissed the three as no match for him and said he wanted to ask them questions, but Stussy attacked him.

Moonlight defeated Stussy’s attack and forced the CP0 agents to leave, then headed toward Doflamingo as Luffy advanced. He rescued Bartholomew from Gladius’s explosions, drawing the Donquixote Family officers into a confrontation.

• Moonlight blocked Stussy’s Shigan, held a blade to her throat, and let CP0 leave after Lucci revealed their purpose.
• At a hidden bar, Stussy questioned Lucci, while Kaku noted that Doflamingo’s shrinking Birdcage could trap them.
• Moonlight headed toward Doflamingo as Bartholomew used a barrier staircase to send Luffy onward.
• Gladius attacked Bartholomew with powerful explosions, but Moonlight emerged from the smoke carrying him to safety.
• Donquixote Family officers rushed toward Moonlight, intent on fighting him over their earlier defeat on Punk Hazard.

Zoro defeated Pica, and Moonlight used one sword strike to destroy the falling stone rain and defeat five Donquixote Family officers. With the SAD Factory destroyed and the fight at the factory still under pressure from bounty-seeking pirates, Moonlight headed to join Robin and the others while Luffy and Luo remained to face Doflamingo.

• Zoro defeated Pica, whose shattered stone mountain sent a rain of rocks toward the town.
• Moonlight used his Sky-Breaking Iai Slash to cut apart the falling stones and gravely wound Senor Pink, Diamante, Giola, Baby-5, and Gladius.
• Moonlight left Zoro to handle the remaining enemies and sped toward the SAD Factory to join Robin and the others.
• Robin, Franky, Brook, Nami, Sanji, and the Little People Tribe defeated the factory guards and destroyed the SAD Factory.
• Bounty-seeking pirates surrounded Robin and the others as they prepared to leave the factory.

Moonlight reunited with the Straw Hat crew after defeating the enemies on his side, and they headed toward the final battle against Doflamingo. They found Luffy already fighting Doflamingo, who had awakened the Ito Ito no Mi and counterattacked with strings made from the surrounding terrain.

• Sanji, Robin, Brook, Franky, and Chopper prepared to fight the bounty hunters surrounding them, but Moonlight knocked the attackers unconscious with his aura.
• Moonlight told the group that his side had been dealt with and that they should join Luffy and Luo for the final battle against Doflamingo.
• As the group prepared to leave, Doflamingo crashed down from the mountaintop after Luffy struck him in Gear Fourth.
• Luffy continued attacking Doflamingo, who dodged and countered by awakening the Ito Ito no Mi and turning the surrounding ground and buildings into strings.

Luffy and Doflamingo unleashed their strongest attacks, and Luffy won their decisive clash. As the Straw Hats regrouped and treated the injured, Moonlight disappeared and confronted a shadow in a dark alley.

• Doflamingo attacked Luffy with waves of awakened white threads, but Luffy countered with powerful Gear Fourth techniques and gained the advantage.
• Luffy and Doflamingo launched their strongest attacks, destroying the surrounding area in a massive clash.
• The dust settled to reveal Doflamingo gravely injured and Luffy battered but victorious, and Chopper treated Luffy.
• Zoro returned with Luo and Usopp as the others confirmed Luffy was all right and began to relax.
• Robin noticed Moonlight had vanished, and Moonlight appeared in a dark alley to challenge a departing shadow.

Moonlight struck a deal with Stussy to give Sabo’s weapon the Fire Dragon Fruit’s power after Doflamingo’s defeat. With the Birdcage gone and Dressrosa freed, the Revolutionary Army departed while Moonlight turned to the remaining aftermath and the Marines.

• Moonlight confronted Stussy, who had ambushed Doflamingo, and agreed to spare her group if she helped him find someone able to put the Fire Dragon Fruit’s power into a weapon.
• Doflamingo’s defeat lifted the Birdcage, and King Riku and the citizens of Dressrosa celebrated the end of the fighting.
• Fujitora stopped battling Sabo, who questioned the Admiral’s unusual conduct.
• Moonlight gave Sabo’s water pipe the Fire Dragon Fruit’s ability, allowing Sabo to wield its flames without eating the fruit.
• Fujitora left, and Sabo and Koala thanked Moonlight before the Revolutionary Army departed.
• Moonlight headed toward Luffy and the others to handle the aftermath and prepare to leave while the Marines remained nearby.

After Doflamingo’s defeat, the Straw Hat Crew and their allies celebrated in Dressrosa while Fujitora weighed whether to intervene. Fujitora rolled a one, and Moonlight quietly left the banquet to keep watch over the others.

• Luffy and the Straw Hat Crew reunited with their allies after defeating Doflamingo, and the people of Dressrosa celebrated their liberation.
• Sengoku and Tsuru asked Fujitora about his mission, and Fujitora said he wanted to gamble once more before deciding what to do.
• Fujitora rolled the dice and got a one, prompting Sengoku and Tsuru to prepare to give him three days before acting.
• King Riku hosted a grand banquet where Bartholomew praised the Straw Hat Crew, Leo toasted them, and Sai celebrated his marriage to baby-5.
• Sai learned that Moonlight had slipped away from the feast, and Franky and Brook explained that he was likely guarding the group.

Moonlight met Fujitora, who thanked him for his past actions and granted the Straw Hat Pirates three days before pursuing them. After the crew recovered and prepared to leave Dressrosa with Cavendish and six others, the Marines surrounded the island, and Fujitora confronted them.

• Fujitora told Moonlight he had decided by dice to give the Straw Hat Pirates three days without Marine interference, then thanked him on behalf of the Marines and Dressrosa.
• Moonlight poured Fujitora wine, and Fujitora left after warning that he would act when the three days ended.
• The Straw Hat crew spent three days celebrating and recovering, then accepted gifts from King Riku and prepared to leave Dressrosa.
• Cavendish and six others departed with Luffy's group, while a messenger warned that Fujitora, Sengoku, Tsuru, and a large Marine force had surrounded the island.
• Luo urged the group to reach their ships and break through the encirclement, but Fujitora appeared alone with his sword and blocked their way.

Fujitora revealed his full strength and sent a vast mass of rubble crashing toward Moonlight’s crew and their ship. Moonlight and the others held him off long enough to escape, while civilians secretly helped them flee.

• Fujitora drew his sword and lifted rubble from across the country into the sky, threatening to crush the crew’s ship.
• Moonlight unleashed Myriad Swords Return to Origin and challenged Fujitora, who continued raising more rubble despite admiring Moonlight’s strength.
• Moonlight’s Sky-Breaking Iai Slash shattered much of the falling rubble, while Zoro, Sanji, Nami, Usopp, Bartholomew, and the others protected the ship and cleared a path.
• Fujitora admitted he could not stop Moonlight, and Moonlight warned him that continuing would cost him his position as a Marine before leaving for the ship.
• Civilians rushed toward the harbor shouting as if to pursue the pirates, but Fujitora sensed that they meant to cover the crew’s escape.

Fujitora let the Straw Hat Crew escape after the people of Dressrosa protected them, while Sengoku and Tsuru arrived as the Marines began landing. As Luffy and his allies prepared to leave, Bartholomew and six other captains proposed forming the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, bringing more than 5,600 people under Luffy’s command.

• Fujitora realized the people were protecting the Straw Hat Crew, chose not to attack, and thanked them before Sengoku appeared.
• Tsuru ordered the Marines to land on the island after judging that the fighting was over.
• Moonlight rejoined the crew and warned Luffy that Sengoku, Tsuru, and the Marines were still on the island, so they needed to leave.
• Luffy thanked Bartholomew and the other allies and prepared to part ways with them.
• Bartholomew and six other captains offered to join Luffy as the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, representing more than 5,600 members across seven fleets.

Luffy refused to make Cavendish’s group subordinates, choosing instead to call them friends as they departed under the name of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. Meanwhile, Doflamingo’s capture triggered rescue plans from the Beasts Pirates, while Gild Tesoro turned his attention toward the Straw Hat Crew.

• Luffy told Bartholomew and the others that they were friends who would help one another, rather than subordinates of the Straw Hat Crew.
• Bartholomew, Cavendish, and the others accepted Luffy’s answer and left, already calling themselves the Straw Hat Grand Fleet’s division commanders.
• After Doflamingo was captured, powerful figures in the New World began moving to rescue him.
• Jack ordered the Beasts Pirates to sail for Dressrosa and save Joker.
• Gild Tesoro learned that the Straw Hat Crew had defeated Doflamingo and ordered his subordinate to lure them to his city.

The Straw Hat Crew received an extravagant invitation from Gild Tesoro and sailed to Gran Tesoro, the world’s largest entertainment city. Stussy, Lucci, and Kaku also headed there, with their sights set on Tesoro.

• Nami noticed a ship following the Straw Hat Crew, and Moonlight stopped Sanji from approaching it after foreseeing a trap.
• An archer fired a golden arrow carrying an invitation and Eternal Pose, and Moonlight identified the sender as Gran Tesoro’s king, Gild Tesoro.
• Robin explained that Gran Tesoro was a World Government-recognized country and the largest entertainment city in the world, and the crew decided to visit.
• Stussy confirmed that the Straw Hat Crew had been drawn toward Gran Tesoro, while Lucci questioned her about her private deal with Moonlight.
• The Straw Hat Crew followed the Eternal Pose and arrived at the golden city on the sea, stunned by its size and splendor.

The Straw Hat Crew arrived at Gran Tesoro, Gild Tesoro’s golden entertainment city, and Baccarat welcomed them on the owner’s behalf. After Luffy drove the group recklessly to a clothing store, the crew realized Moonlight and Robin were missing.

• The Straw Hat Crew marveled at Gran Tesoro’s golden entrance and streets, while Moonlight noticed the gold dust entering his body and disappearing when he touched seawater.
• Baccarat arrived in a flashy sports car and offered to take the crew to change clothes and see the city.
• Luffy drove off with most of the crew, leaving Moonlight and Robin behind; the two decided to explore Gran Tesoro together.
• Luffy sped through the streets as Baccarat pointed out Clothing City, then braked so sharply that several crew members were thrown from the car.
• The crew beat up Luffy for his reckless driving, then noticed that Moonlight and Robin were missing.

Robin and Moonlight discovered that Baccarat had deliberately separated them from the Straw Hat crew, while Luffy and his friends were lured into Tesoro's casino. As Luffy began gambling against Tesoro, Moonlight and Robin hurried to intervene, and Moonlight threatened Baccarat over a drink she offered Luffy.

• After realizing Robin and Moonlight had been left behind, the Straw Hat crew accepted Baccarat's explanation and followed her into the casino.
• Robin and Moonlight noticed the city's fearful residents and headed toward its casino, while Baccarat and Mr. Tanaka confirmed their plan to separate the pair from the crew.
• Baccarat gave the Straw Hat crew two hundred million Beli in chips, and Luffy's winning streak raised their total to three hundred million before she led them to the inner hall.
• Moonlight used Observation Haki to locate Luffy and the others, then knocked out the people surrounding him and Robin with Conqueror's Haki.
• Luffy gambled against Tesoro and won the first round, increasing the crew's chips to five hundred million, then started another round despite his friends' objections.
• When Baccarat offered Luffy a drink, Moonlight warned her to take it back or risk losing her hand.