Recaps

After the escapees defeated the Marines and World Government forces, Bullet killed Spandam and the survivors reached an isolated island. Roy read reports about events around the world and said he would travel to Sabaody Archipelago once he recovered before heading to the New World.

• Spandam begged Roy to spare him and offered his riches, Devil Fruits, and a Devil Fruit-eating sword, but Bullet killed him.
• The surviving five hundred escapees sailed to an isolated island and celebrated their freedom.
• Roy read the newspapers and learned that news of the Impel Down breakout had spread and that Kuma had rescued Sabo and other Revolutionary Army members.
• Roy also read that Dragon had fought Sakazuki and the Holy Knights at Mary Geoise before being defeated and retreating.
• Bullet said he would recover on the island for half a month, then head to the New World to challenge the Four Emperors.
• Roy said he would go to the Sabaody Archipelago after healing and postpone his trip to the New World.

After the escaped criminals debated their futures, most chose to follow Bullet or retire, while Roy refused to take on followers and parted ways with Emporio Ivankov. As Roy and the others rested, a battered Marine fleet headed for headquarters, where Chaton reported their defeat to Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

• The escaped criminals discussed their plans, and roughly two hundred chose to follow Bullet to the New World while a handful decided to retire.
• Bullet accepted the criminals who wanted to join him and declared that he would face Four Emperors Shanks and build his own power.
• Yake and other criminals asked to follow Roy, but Roy refused and told them to join Bullet instead.
• Emporio Ivankov said her deal with Roy was complete and left with her followers, acknowledging that their sides might become enemies.
• Roy settled down to rest as the other escaped criminals remained on guard against another Marine pursuit.
• A damaged Marine fleet sailed toward Marine Headquarters, and Chaton called Fleet Admiral Sengoku to report, “We failed.”

At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku learned that Chaton’s interception of Roy had failed after World Government agents fled, while rumors that Sakazuki was pursuing the Fleet Admiral position deepened distrust. The officers argued over Roy’s bounty as Staff Officer Tsuru warned that the pirates were already testing Marine Headquarters for weakness.

• Sengoku announced that Chaton’s force had failed to intercept Roy, with Chaton badly wounded and fewer than half his Marines surviving.
• Sengoku said the World Government’s Senior CP Agents had fled during the battle, prompting Vice Admirals to suspect a plot to weaken Marine Headquarters.
• Sengoku stopped the officers from openly speculating and privately wondered whether Sakazuki was maneuvering for the Fleet Admiral’s seat.
• The Vice Admirals argued over whether Roy’s bounty should be around two billion or at least three billion, and Sengoku ordered them to calm down.
• Staff Officer Tsuru warned that pirates across the New World were already probing Marine Headquarters and that any sign of weakness could make them impossible to suppress.

Staff Officer Tsuru used Roy and his companions’ bounty announcement to provoke them and the Four Emperors into conflict, and Sengoku approved her plan. The bounties spread worldwide, fueling unrest and a new wave of piracy, while the Beasts Pirates and Big Mom Pirates remained silent.

• Staff Officer Tsuru proposed raising Roy’s bounty and portraying his group as the coming Five Emperors to set them against the existing Emperors, and Sengoku gave her full authority.
• Staff Officer Tsuru assigned Roy a bounty of 3,385,000,000, Douglas Bullet 3,160,000,000, and Patrick Redfield 3,640,000,000, while also publicizing threats from Roy’s group.
• Staff Officer Tsuru asked News King Big News Morgans to cover the bounties, and Morgans ordered extra newspapers printed overnight.
• News Coos spread the bounty notices around the world, shocking people with the high rewards and prompting many to set sail as pirates.
• The New World’s balance broke down as forces sought protection, but the Beasts Pirates and Big Mom Pirates made no further response.

Red-Haired Shanks boarded the Moby Dick and clashed with Whitebeard before asking him to keep Roy, Bullet, and Red from entering the New World. Whitebeard refused, and Shanks left to stop them himself while Whitebeard wondered why Ace had seemed so down.

• King and Katakuri secretly met with their men, while the Whitebeard Pirates encountered the Red Hair Pirates at sea.
• Shanks boarded the Moby Dick, overwhelmed some pirates with his Haki, and unsuccessfully tried to recruit Marco.
• Whitebeard and Shanks clashed with their Conqueror's Haki-coated weapons, splitting the clouds and stirring up enormous waves.
• Shanks showed Whitebeard the bounties for Roy, Bullet, and Red and asked him to prevent them from entering the New World.
• Whitebeard refused to interfere unless they threatened his territory, so Shanks left to stop them himself.
• Whitebeard asked about Ace's recent low spirits and sent someone to check on him.

After recovering from their injuries, Roy and Bullet’s group prepared to leave for the New World as Shanks openly opposed their arrival. Roy declined to claim the title of Fifth Emperor, but Red suspected he wanted it and was startled when Roy hinted that he knew where the secret Red was seeking could be found.

• Whitebeard reflected on Garp’s defeat as half a month passed and Shanks declared that the New World’s balance must not be disrupted.
• Roy read Shanks’s declaration, but Bullet departed for the New World despite the prospect of clashing with Shanks and the other pirates.
• Emporio Ivankov gave Roy a white kimono and congratulated him in advance on becoming one of the Five Emperors before leaving with Yake and the others.
• Yake and his group set out for the Sabaody Archipelago to gather more followers, while Roy refused to promise that he would pursue the Fifth Emperor title.
• Roy healed Yake’s severed hand with Reverse Cursed Technique, and Yake’s group then departed.
• Red told Roy that his Observation Haki sensed a monster who wanted to try for the Fifth Emperor title, and Roy hinted that he knew where Red’s sought-after object was.

Roy planned to acquire the Shadow-Shadow Fruit to restore his sealed Shikigami and expand the Ten Shadows Technique, then set out for Water 7 after recovering and training his Haki. He aimed to deal with Lucci and the others before going to Thriller Bark and eventually joining the gathering at Sabaody, where Shanks had barred pirates from entering the New World.

• Roy explained that absorbing the Shadow-Shadow Fruit into the Ten Shadows Technique could release his sealed Shikigami and eventually let him create Shikigami from Devil Fruit Users.
• Red left Roy, uneasy about being around him, while Roy considered acquiring Devil Fruit abilities and weapons in Water 7 and Enies Lobby.
• After another half-month of recovery and training, Roy sailed toward Water 7 aboard a warship.
• Roy failed to advance his Haki training as much as he wanted, but learned to condense two Ryuo Slashes within his domain.
• Roy planned to handle Lucci and the others in Water 7, then hunt for the Shadow-Shadow Fruit in Thriller Bark and head to Sabaody.
• Roy heard that Shanks had returned to Sabaody and was blocking pirates from entering the New World.

Shanks blocked pirates from entering the New World, while Roy's scheme helped spark a half month of turmoil that drew the Navy and pirates toward Sabaody. Roy then intercepted the Sea Train and boarded it to travel to Water 7.

• Shanks destroyed a pirate fleet with Divine Departure and warned other crews not to force their way into the New World.
• After half a month of unrest, pirates across the seas attacked towns, and Sakazuki launched unauthorized campaigns while Sengoku sent reinforcements.
• Kizaru went to guard Sabaody as pirates and Navy forces converged there, while Roy dismissed the turmoil and continued sailing.
• Roy steered his warship toward the Sea Train, nearly swamping it with waves before stopping just short.
• Kokoro cursed Roy for recklessly approaching the train, but Roy boarded and demanded passage to Water 7.

Roy traveled to Water 7 aboard the Sea Train, terrifying Mayor Iceburg, Kokoro, Kalifa, Kaku, and the other passengers with his reputation. After arriving, he asked Iceburg for sightseeing recommendations and left to explore, while Iceburg decided to warn the Marines and Enies Lobby about his presence.

• Roy boarded the Sea Train and recognized Iceburg, Kalifa, and Kaku, while the passengers panicked after learning who he was.
• Iceburg, Kalifa, and Kaku endured the silent journey as Roy accompanied them to Water 7.
• At Water 7 Station, the frightened passengers hurried away, and Roy asked Iceburg where to visit.
• Iceburg recommended Enies Lobby, but Roy said he would rest in Water 7 and retrieve something the next day before walking off.
• Iceburg arranged for Kalifa and Kaku to take time off, then hurried to notify the Marines and Enies Lobby that Roy had arrived.

Roy watched CP9 while planning to capture them all, and Iceburg alerted the Marines that Roy had arrived in Water 7. The next morning, Lucci and the others revealed themselves as CP9 agents and demanded the Pluton Blueprints from Iceburg.

• Kalifa stopped Kaku from taking Iceburg and went with him to find Lucci, while Roy watched them leave and decided to wait until he could capture all of CP9.
• Iceburg reported Roy's arrival to Captain T-Bone, who failed to reach Marine Headquarters and ordered his Marines to monitor Roy and prepare to defend Water 7.
• Lucci learned that Roy had defeated Spandam's force and two senior CP0 agents, but followed the World Government's order to obtain the Pluton Blueprints and avoid provoking Roy.
• The next morning, Lucci, Blueno, Kalifa, Kaku, and the others exposed themselves as CP9 agents and demanded that Iceburg hand over the Pluton Blueprints.
• Iceburg denied having the blueprints, Kaku slapped him, and Blueno threatened to take him to the World Government for interrogation.

Franky tried to rescue Iceburg from CP9, but Lucci and his agents overpowered them and the Franky Family. Roy arrived, stopped Blueno from escaping, and challenged Lucci and the others, who prepared to fight him.

• Franky broke into Iceburg's room and confronted Lucci, but Jabra wounded him and CP9 took Iceburg away.
• Kaku, Jabra, and Kalifa defeated the Franky Family, and Kaku knocked Franky down when he tried to fight back.
• Roy appeared and struck down Blueno as he attempted to escape.
• Roy challenged Lucci and the other CP9 agents, dismissing their threats and giving them a chance to attack.
• Lucci transformed into a humanoid leopard and prepared to fight Roy.

Roy defeated Lucci and the other CP9 agents in Water 7, crippling them while keeping them alive so he could use them as test subjects. As Roy prepared to deal with the Marines arriving outside, he decided to fight them and settle the score for the Impel Down Sea Incident.

• Lucci and the other CP9 agents attacked Roy and tried to escape with Iceburg and Franky, but Roy crushed their attacks and swiftly defeated them.
• Roy freed Iceburg and Franky, then turned his attention to Lucci and dismissed his threats about the World Government.
• Lucci unleashed Rokuogan, but Roy overpowered him and shattered both of his beast-transformed arms, leaving him unconscious.
• Roy explained that he intended to capture the CP9 agents alive and planned to visit Enies Lobby for items that had belonged to Spandam.
• Captain T-Bone arrived with Marines, accused Roy of harming civilians, and challenged him to bring him to justice.
• Roy welcomed the Marines and resolved to fight them, hoping to settle the score for the Impel Down Sea Incident.

Roy fought the Marines who had mistaken him for the killer of Water 7’s shipwrights, killing Captain T-Bone and slaughtering the soldiers who charged him. Iceburg and Franky arrived too late to explain, and Roy ended the remaining Marines with a slash.

• Roy confronted the Marines outside Iceburg’s company while Captain T-Bone accused him of killing Water 7’s civilians and ordered him to surrender.
• Captain T-Bone charged Roy, who shattered his sword and killed him with a single punch.
• More than a thousand Marines attacked, and Roy killed half of them in thirty seconds, leaving the survivors in despair.
• Iceburg and Franky came out, but Iceburg only asked whether there had been a misunderstanding between Roy and the Marines.
• Roy dismissed Iceburg’s question and used Ordinary Slash: Dismantle to kill the remaining Marines.

Roy slaughtered the Marines at Water 7 and answered a call meant for Captain T-Bone, learning that Garp and Kuzan had survived. After Roy revealed himself, Sengoku angrily demanded to know why he had T-Bone’s Den Den Mushi.

• Roy cut down the Marine Soldiers, then prepared to leave for Enies Lobby.
• A ringing Den Den Mushi from Captain T-Bone’s corpse stopped Roy, and he answered Sengoku’s call.
• Sengoku told Roy, whom he believed was T-Bone, that Garp had awakened and received a mechanical arm, and that Kuzan was also alive.
• Roy imitated T-Bone and questioned Sengoku about Garp and Kuzan before Sengoku realized the caller was not T-Bone.
• Roy revealed his identity, and Sengoku erupted in anger and demanded to know why Roy had Captain T-Bone’s Den Den Mushi.

Roy told Sengoku that he had killed Captain T-Bone, mocked the Fleet Admiral, and left to pursue his plans at Enies Lobby and then find Moria. At Marine Headquarters, Sakazuki openly campaigned to replace Sengoku as Fleet Admiral, and Sengoku confronted him as the meeting rallied behind him.

• Roy admitted to Sengoku that he had killed T-Bone after the Marine captain falsely accused him, then ended the call while Sengoku cursed him.
• Roy left Iceburg and Franky behind and planned to collect items at Enies Lobby before finding Moria.
• Sengoku raged over Roy's provocation, while Staff Officer Tsuru reminded him that their plan to pit pirates against each other had caused civilian deaths.
• Tsuru told Sengoku that Sakazuki had returned, and the two heard him argue that the Marines needed an iron-fisted Fleet Admiral.
• Sakazuki declared himself the best candidate for the Fleet Admiral position, and Sengoku kicked open the conference-room door to challenge him.

Sakazuki and Onigumo challenged Sengoku’s leadership during a Marine Headquarters meeting, using recent disasters to argue that he should step aside. Onigumo proposed that Sakazuki become acting Fleet Admiral, claiming the World Government and Saint Saturn had approved.

• Sengoku and Tsuru arrived as Sakazuki convened a meeting about pirates and choosing a new Fleet Admiral.
• Sakazuki accused Sengoku of letting Marine Headquarters fall into crisis, while Tsuru criticized Sakazuki for disobeying orders and gathering allies.
• Onigumo defended Sakazuki and turned Tsuru’s accusation against Sengoku by questioning the private gatherings of Sengoku’s faction.
• Onigumo provoked Momousagi into silence by implying that her faction might be conspiring against the World Government.
• Sengoku urged Sakazuki to postpone their dispute, but Onigumo listed the Marine’s recent defeats and called for Sengoku to step down temporarily.
• Onigumo proposed that Sakazuki serve as acting Fleet Admiral and claimed the World Government and Saint Saturn had approved the move.

Sakazuki tried to force Sengoku out as Fleet Admiral, but Kong and Saint Saturn intervened and kept Sengoku in office. The Five Elders decided to give Sengoku one last chance to handle the Sabaody Archipelago incident, while Shanks sought their help in eliminating Roy, Bullet, Red, and the others.

• Onigumo revealed Sakazuki’s plan to take Sengoku’s position, and Sengoku’s Den Den Mushi and Sakazuki’s rang.
• Kong asked the Five Elders to spare Sengoku, and Saint Saturn refused to remove him but warned him to deliver results at Sabaody.
• Sakazuki left the meeting dissatisfied, while Onigumo vowed that the Hawk Faction would help make him Fleet Admiral.
• Staff Officer Tsuru urged Sengoku to stay wary of Sakazuki, and Sengoku vowed not to give up his position.
• The Five Elders discussed why they supported Sakazuki and revealed that Shanks had asked them to help eliminate Roy, Bullet, Red, and the others at Sabaody.

The Five Elders agreed to let Shanks pursue Roy and Dragon, while Bullet formed the Irregular Pirates and arrived at Sabaody, stirring fears of a major battle. Roy received a call from Red, who asked where to find the item he sought after Sleepywood proved fruitless.

• The Five Elders discussed Roy and Dragon and tacitly agreed to Shanks’s request to eliminate them.
• Bullet announced the formation of the Irregular Pirates and led his crew of more than five hundred pirates into the Sabaody Archipelago.
• Bullet sent First Division Commander Mel and Second Division Commander Siro to meet Loya and the others while he went to see an old rival.
• Spies reported Bullet’s arrival and strength, and the tense Sabaody Archipelago braced for a major battle.
• Roy answered Red’s call near Thriller Bark, where Red said Sleepywood had no item he wanted and asked Roy where it was.

Roy told Red that the Bat-Bat Fruit, Model: Vampire, was not in Sleepywood and directed him toward Torrance Town after he met a Mythical Zoan user there. Red rescued the raccoon dog, named him Pat, and set out with him, while Roy continued toward Thriller Bark to take Moria’s Shadow-Shadow Fruit.

• Red offered Roy two favors in exchange for the fruit’s location, and Roy asked whether Red had encountered a raccoon dog before directing him to Torrance Town.
• Red heard pirates attacking Sleepywood and rushed to the town, where he found an injured Mythical Zoan user trapped in a cage.
• Red cut down the invading pirates, freed the raccoon dog, and named him Pat.
• Pat agreed to travel with Red, who planned to treat his injuries before sailing to Torrance Town.
• Roy explained that Sleepywood had guided Red to Pat and hoped Red would gain strength, then continued steering toward Thriller Bark to take Moria’s Shadow-Shadow Fruit.

Roy arrived at Thriller Bark to confront Moria and gain a new ability by fusing the Shadow-Shadow Fruit with the Ten Shadows Technique. In the graveyard, he encountered Brook and the zombie Ryuma, defeated Ryuma’s attack, and left him in pieces.

• Roy reached Thriller Bark, ignored the shadowless pirates who hoped he might defeat Moria, and headed toward the island’s center.
• Roy heard Brook challenging the zombie Ryuma in the graveyard and entered after Ryuma defeated him.
• Roy asked whether Moria was still on Thriller Bark, and Ryuma challenged Roy to a spar after learning he was a Great Swordsman.
• Roy shattered Ryuma’s slash with a single strike and sent him crashing to the ground, cutting his dilapidated body to pieces.

Roy defeated Zombie Ryuma, received the Black Blade Shusui, and made Brook lead him toward Gecko Moria. As Roy approached Thriller Bark’s Giant Castle, Moria gathered his companions and urged them to flee, but they chose to stand by him.

• Zombie Ryuma vanished after entrusting Shusui to Roy, who picked up the blade and tested it with a slash that shattered a wall.
• Roy threatened to use Brook for experiments unless Brook guided him to Moria, and Brook led him toward the Giant Castle.
• Moria told his gathered companions that Calamity Roy was approaching and said anyone could leave rather than face him.
• Perona and Absalom refused to abandon Moria, saying he had saved them and they would face Roy with him.
• Moria recalled losing his former crew after fighting Kaido and feared watching his companions die again, while Absalom suggested Roy had knowingly let him return.

Roy confronted Moria at the Giant Castle, cut through Moria’s zombie forces, and wounded him in their first clash. Moria summoned Demon Oars to continue the fight, leaving Roy facing the ancient giant’s attack.

• Hogback urged Moria, Perona, and Absalom to send zombie animals against Roy, but Roy’s arrival at the castle ended their discussion.
• Moria led Perona and Absalom toward the door as Roy and Brook waited outside the Giant Castle.
• Roy cut down the charging zombies with Black Blade Shusui and absorbed the shadows they released.
• Moria confronted Roy in a giant shadow-enhanced form, but Roy’s slash shattered his shadow bats and wounded him.
• Moria gathered shadows and summoned Demon Oars, who charged at Roy and smashed the ground with his fist.

Roy defeated Oars the Demon and pushed Moria to gather the shadows around him, hoping to take the Shadow-Shadow Fruit’s power at its peak. After Roy struck Moria with Haki Slash: Dismantle, Moria found himself back in Wano Country on the night before his battle with Kaido.

• Roy stopped Oars the Demon’s punch with one hand and shattered him with a single slash.
• Roy attacked Moria, severed his right arm, and demanded that he show his full strength.
• Moria used Shadows Asgard and gathered more than a thousand shadows into his enormous body.
• Roy dodged Moria’s powerful punches before meeting his next attack with Haki Slash: Dismantle.
• Moria found himself back in Wano Country before his battle with Kaido and realized he needed to stop his companions from dying.

Roy defeated Moria, who relived his past and accepted his death after Roy acknowledged his care for his companions. Although Moria's death seemed to free the stolen shadows, Roy reclaimed them to fuse the Shadow-Shadow Fruit with his Ten Shadows Technique, leaving over a thousand people to confront him.

• Moria revisited his defeat by Kaido, remembered his fallen companions, and heard Roy acknowledge how much he cared about them.
• Roy revealed that he knew Moria had stalled to let his companions escape, then assured him they were not his targets; Moria accepted his death and forgave Roy.
• Roy killed Moria with a single blow, and his stolen shadows began returning to their owners, prompting the hidden survivors to celebrate.
• Roy used the system to extract Moria's Shadow-Shadow Fruit and fuse it with the Ten Shadows Technique, forcibly pulling the escaping shadows back into Moria's corpse.
• Roy admitted he never planned to return the shadows, and more than a thousand people emerged from hiding as he waited to see what they would do.

Roy rejected Lola and the other shadowless people’s demand for their shadows, then killed Lola and nearly a thousand who had joined her in pressuring him. Perona and Absalom learned that Moria had died and heard his final request not to avenge him, while Bullet reached a bar in Sabaody Archipelago.

• Lola asked Roy to return the stolen shadows and offered the group’s service, invoking her connection to Big Mom.
• Roy mocked the group for failing to resist Moria and rejected Lola’s offer and threats.
• Roy cut Lola in half and killed nearly a thousand people who had joined in pressuring him.
• Perona and Absalom woke aboard a ship and realized Moria had knocked them out to protect them.
• Doctor Hogback told Perona and Absalom that Moria was dead and had asked them not to avenge him.
• Bullet arrived at a bar in Sabaody Archipelago.