Recaps

Lorne led the Fearless through the deep sea, fought off Sea Kings and Beasts Pirates, and reached Fish-Man Island, where he defeated Hody Jones and Jinbe. After learning that the Beasts Pirates and Big Mom Pirates had joined forces against him, Lorne set out to break their blockade near Mobicol Island.

• CP0 agents stopped Saint Mosti’s bodyguards from attacking Lorne, then fled with the giant slave and the Celestial Dragon.
• Barton and Monte’s pirates attacked the Fearless, but Ryan, Bakel, and Kuina defeated them before Rayleigh coated the ship for its descent.
• Lorne’s crew fought off deep-sea Sea Kings, then Lorne destroyed Mor’s submarine fleet with Haymaker after their poisoned spears damaged the Fearless’s coating.
• The Fearless reached Fish-Man Island, where Neptune welcomed Lorne and Hody Jones attacked Ryugu Palace with thousands of followers.
• Lorne knocked out Hody’s army with Conqueror’s Haki, warned Neptune that the island needed to defend itself, and defeated Jinbe in a wagered fight.
• Sengoku warned Lorne that the Beasts Pirates and Big Mom Pirates had blockaded Mobicol Island, but Lorne rejected the order to stay behind.
• Neptune supplied the Fearless, and Lorne assigned his crew their battle positions as they rose toward the New World.
• Lorne raised the Independent Suppression Force’s new flag and prepared to strike Jack the Drought and Charlotte Smoothy before their fleets could fire.

Lorne defeated Jack and Smoothie, then trained his crew and fought Garp to a draw while arranging for Masha to return safely to the East Blue. He faced Big Mom near Totto Land, and the arc ended with her Ikoku attack tearing apart his body.

• Lorne shattered Jack’s Mammoth and defeated Smoothie, then captured them and brought the damaged Fearless to a deserted island.
• Lorne treated the wounded Carrot, learned she was from Zou, and arranged for Garp to escort Masha safely home while his Marines trained on the island.
• Garp arrived and fought Lorne in a battle that split the island, ending in a draw after their strongest attacks collided.
• Lorne said goodbye to Masha and planned to use Smoothie and Jack as bait for enemy search fleets near Totto Land.
• Big Mom arrived, proposed that Lorne marry her, and attacked after he rejected her and mocked her.
• Lorne ordered his Marines to evacuate, then fought Big Mom and used Zeus and Prometheus to slam her in the head.
• Big Mom rose and unleashed Ikoku with Napoleon, Prometheus, and Zeus, and Lorne advanced into the attack, which tore apart his body.

After defeating Big Mom, Lorne gathered allies on Zou and discovered an ancient guardian and a Divine Dragon Fruit. He absorbed its power, tested his new abilities in the ocean, and faced two colossal sea beasts.

• Lorne defeated Big Mom after an all-night battle, and she fled toward Totto Land as Morgans publicized her defeat.
• Lorne sailed toward Zou with Jack and Smoothie imprisoned, then led his crew through an attack by giant sea beasts, where Kuina awakened Ryuo and defeated their leader.
• Lorne reached Zou, proposed an alliance against the Four Emperors, and secured Carrot as the Mink Tribe’s representative on his crew.
• Following a mysterious call into Zunesha’s forbidden forest, Lorne and Carrot found an ancient guardian and fought its mechanical defenses.
• Lorne destroyed the guardian and claimed the Dragon-Dragon Fruit, whose power clashed with his Sett Bloodline before he absorbed it and awakened his Dragonmancer form.
• Lorne jumped into the ocean to test his new power, discovering that seawater did not weaken him and that he could control and empower it with lightning.
• At the ten-thousand-meter trench, Lorne encountered Tunhai and Lieyuan, two colossal beasts, and prepared to fight them.

Lorne defeated two Sea Kings, fought Shanks to a draw, and continued toward Wano as Teach’s secret plans unraveled. Whitebeard mobilized to rescue Teach, while Marineford and the World Government prepared for a war that ended with pirate flags rising across the New World.

• Lorne brought Tunhai and Lieyuan’s corpses to Zou, then feasted with the Minks and set out for Wano with Kuina, Ryan, and Bakel.
• Shanks challenged Lorne over his plan to confront Kaido, and the two fought until their final clash destroyed the island and ended in a draw.
• Teach left the Moby Dick with a small fleet, but Sakazuki captured him and the Marines announced his public execution at Marineford.
• Ace revealed that Teach was Rocks D. Xebec’s son and warned Whitebeard about his ambitions and the Dark-Dark Fruit, but Whitebeard ordered a rescue mission anyway.
• A recording of the Whitebeard Pirates’ discussion reached Morgans, who publicized Teach’s parentage and spread the news across the seas.
• Teach offered to betray Whitebeard and sought a place among the Shichibukai, while Sengoku prepared Marineford for Whitebeard’s advancing forces.
• The Marines summoned the Shichibukai and assembled their defenses, while Jinbe refused to fight Whitebeard and lost his title.
• The Five Elders ordered the Holy Knights Reserves to blockade Marineford, as Teach vowed Whitebeard and Ace would come for him and pirate flags rose across the New World.