Recaps

Lott and Luffy infiltrated Impel Down and reached Level Six, where Luffy searched for Ace and encountered prisoners who mocked him. Lott killed the prisoners who taunted them, leaving the remaining inmates shocked by his sudden appearance and attack.

• Lott and Luffy secretly entered Impel Down and Lott explained that Ace was imprisoned on Level Six.
• Lott used Electromagnetic Force to guide Luffy down to Level Six, where Luffy shouted for Ace.
• Luffy grabbed a cell's seastone bars and collapsed, then asked the prisoner inside to tell him where Ace was.
• The Level Six prisoners mocked Luffy and offered no sincere help, so Lott appeared and killed the man in the cell before Luffy.
• Lott condemned the prisoners as scum and attacked those who had taunted Luffy, filling Level Six with screams.

Lott and Luffy were exposed inside Impel Down after Lott killed the prisoners who attacked them, prompting Magellan to respond. They found Jinbe on Level Six, but learned Ace had been taken away by Akainu three days earlier, leaving Luffy eager to pursue him.

• Lott defended killing the criminals, then stopped Luffy from arguing with him by hitting him.
• Guards spotted Lott and Luffy on Level Six and reported their presence to Magellan, who set off to investigate.
• Lott realized Magellan would likely alert Marine Headquarters, while Luffy urged him to find Ace quickly.
• Lott recognized Jinbe in a chained cell, freed him, and learned Akainu had taken Ace away three days earlier.
• Luffy decided to go after Akainu to find Ace.

Lott freed Luffy and Jinbe from their cells and released the other prisoners to divert the Navy’s attention. He then defeated Douglas Bullet in a brief fight and left with Luffy and Jinbe.

• Lott gave the prisoners keys, then led Luffy and Jinbe toward the passage between the fifth and sixth levels.
• Douglas Bullet confronted Lott, and the two clashed with Conqueror’s Haki.
• Lott overpowered Bullet with a punch and sent him crashing through the wall.
• Bullet vowed to surpass Lott as Lott left with Luffy and Jinbe, and Jinbe told Luffy that Ace often talked about him.

Lott, Luffy, and Jinbe headed for the hidden Level 5.5 of Impel Down while Jinbe explained why he intended to protect Whitebeard. At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku learned that Lott and Luffy had freed Level Six’s prisoners and ordered Magellan to prioritize his men’s safety as the trio reached Level 5.5.

• Jinbe told Luffy that Whitebeard had protected Fish-Man Island and resolved to stop the war to repay him.
• Lott explained that prisoners had created a hidden Level 5.5 between Levels 5 and 6, and led Luffy and Jinbe there to find someone.
• Sengoku learned that Lott and Luffy had invaded Impel Down and released all the prisoners on Level Six.
• Sengoku told Magellan to release Shiryu if necessary and prioritize the guards’ safety, even if Impel Down’s reputation suffered.
• Sengoku learned that Garp was with Ace and let the grandfather and grandson have their farewell.
• Lott, Luffy, and Jinbe arrived at Impel Down’s Level 5.5.

Lott, Luffy, and Jinbe arrived at Level 5.5 of Impel Down, where Emporio Ivankov welcomed them and Lott said they were leaving. A prisoner attacked Ivankov over a grudge against the Kamabakka Kingdom, but Ivankov turned him into a woman and the okamas applauded.

• Ivankov performed for the okamas of Level 5.5 and welcomed Lott, Luffy, and Jinbe when they emerged from the sewer.
• Ivankov recognized Lott and explained that Level 5.5 received news from the outside world; Lott told him they were leaving Impel Down.
• A burly prisoner confronted Ivankov, blaming him for his family and country’s ruin after his father became an okama.
• The prisoner fired a rocket at Ivankov, who returned it with Hell Wink and made it explode against the attacker.
• Ivankov used Emporio Female Hormones to transform the prisoner into a woman, prompting applause from the okamas.

Lott, Luffy, and Jinbe left Ivankov’s Newkama paradise as Blackbeard invaded Impel Down and Magellan dispatched forces to contain the threats. Shiryu was released from his cell to suppress the sixth-level prisoners, while Magellan prepared to confront Lott.

• Ivankov transformed a burly man into a woman and welcomed him into the Newkamas, but the embarrassed man ran away as Lott urged the group to move on.
• Blackbeard and his four companions broke into Impel Down, injured the guards, and headed inside to find possible future crewmates.
• After learning of Blackbeard’s invasion, Magellan ordered Hannyabal to handle him and went down to the sixth level to stop Lott.
• Magellan freed Shiryu from his cell to suppress the sixth-level prisoners, warning him that he would return to prison afterward.
• Shiryu took up his sword and killed the guards around him before walking away.
• Magellan declared that he would defend Impel Down from criminals, and Blackbeard challenged him to try.

Lott arrived on Impel Down’s second level and confronted Blackbeard after finding him about to kill the battered vice warden Hannyabal. The chapter ended with Lott facing Blackbeard while Luffy kept Hannyabal out of the way.

• Hannyabal refused to let Blackbeard and the Blackbeard Pirates pass, despite being badly injured and overwhelmed.
• Blackbeard prepared to kill Hannyabal, but Lott, Luffy, and a blue prisoner appeared in the passage between the second and third levels.
• Blackbeard recognized Lott and grew wary, knowing that Lott was Ace’s disciple and would learn that Blackbeard had defeated Ace.
• Hannyabal asked Lott what had happened to Warden Magellan, and Lott said he had not seen him.
• Lott gave Hannyabal a Senzu Bean, healing his injuries, then told Luffy to keep Hannyabal out of his way.
• Lott turned to Blackbeard and asked whether he should call him Marshall D. Teach or Blackbeard.

Luffy confronted Blackbeard Teach over Ace and fought him in Impel Down, trading powerful blows before Teach used the Dark-Dark Fruit to suppress Luffy’s Devil Fruit ability. Luffy struggled in Teach’s grasp until Lott intervened, calling the fight a farce.

• Luffy recognized Teach as the man who defeated Ace and attacked him with an Armament Haki-coated punch.
• Van Augur shot at Luffy and Burgess struck him, but Luffy shrugged off their attacks and punched Burgess into Teach.
• Luffy and Teach clashed with Haki-coated punches, then Teach pulled Luffy in with the Dark-Dark Fruit and grabbed him by the neck.
• Teach explained that his fruit could suppress Luffy’s powers, and Luffy discovered that his arms would no longer stretch.
• Lott told Teach that the fight had gone on long enough.

Lott intervened to protect Luffy and killed Blackbeard’s companions before fighting Teach himself. After overpowering Teach and smashing through several levels of Impel Down, Lott left the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Lott took Luffy from Teach, then killed Burgess, Doc Q, Van Augur, and Lafitte in quick succession.
• Lott confronted Teach over Ace and said he also attacked because he disliked Teach.
• Teach tried to use the Dark-Dark Fruit against Lott, but Lott struck him with a powerful Haki-coated punch and stomped him through the prison floors.
• Lott and Teach crashed onto Impel Down’s fifth level, where Lott remarked that he had used only thirty percent of his strength.

Lott mocked Teach’s Dark-Dark Fruit and demonstrated that he could still use his own Devil Fruit power while holding Teach’s hand. Before Lott could finish Teach off, Magellan arrived and attacked the group with three poison dragons.

• Teach survived Lott’s devastating attack and accused him of causing his injuries.
• Teach used Black Vortex on Lott, but the Dark-Dark Fruit had no effect on him.
• Lott took Teach’s hand and activated his own Devil Fruit power, shocking Teach and alarming Luffy.
• Magellan appeared and unleashed three poison dragons at Lott and the others.
• Hannyabal called out to Magellan, who said he would give him an antidote if the poison attack injured him.

Lott blocked Magellan’s poison attack, then killed Blackbeard with an Electromagnetic Knife before turning to face Magellan with Luffy and Jinbe. Blackbeard revived and claimed to be immortal, but Lott cut him into pieces and realized the secret behind his strange body.

• Lott protected everyone from Magellan’s poison dragons with an Electromagnetic Barrier.
• Magellan formed the Venom Demon and attacked, while Luffy and Jinbe moved to stop it.
• Lott blocked Blackbeard’s punch and stabbed him in the chest with an Electromagnetic Knife, seemingly killing him.
• Lott joined Luffy and Jinbe and told Magellan they did not want to be enemies, but Magellan refused to let the pirates leave.
• Blackbeard’s heart started beating again, and he claimed he was immortal.
• Lott cut Blackbeard into several pieces and realized how his body had allowed him to survive.

Lott killed Teach and destroyed his remains after discovering that Teach had three hearts, then took Luffy and Jinbe from Impel Down to meet Emporio Ivankov. He sent Luffy and Jinbe ahead to Marineford and disappeared, leaving his own plans unclear.

• Lott found three black hearts among Teach's remains and suspected that Teach's multiple hearts allowed him to consume several Devil Fruits.
• Lott reduced Teach's body to dust, then told Hannyabal he would speak with him after dealing with Magellan.
• Lott persuaded Magellan, Luffy, and Jinbe to stop fighting, but Magellan condemned the escape and the release of Level Six prisoners.
• Lott teleported Luffy and Jinbe to Impel Down's main gate, where Emporio Ivankov and the cross-dressers had gathered.
• Lott told Luffy and Jinbe to go to Marineford ahead of him, then vanished.

People across the four seas reacted to Ace’s impending execution and the possibility of a war between Whitebeard and Marine Headquarters. They feared for Ace and the world as the execution drew near.

• In East Blue, Makino and the villagers mourned Ace’s fate, hoped Whitebeard or Lott would save him, and worried about how Dadan would react.
• In South Blue, a returned pirate defended Whitebeard’s strength and said Lott’s power was the reason Whitebeard had lost his title as the World’s Strongest Man.
• At Twin Cape, Crocus told Laboon that Marine Headquarters had laid a trap for Whitebeard and feared either side’s victory would bring chaos.
• In West Blue, dozens of couples married because they feared the world might soon be destroyed.

At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku prepared to publicly execute Ace to bolster the Marines, while Garp struggled with his part in Ace’s fate. Marineford assembled its forces for the coming battle against Whitebeard, ending with the Three Admirals taking their places beneath the Execution Platform.

• Sengoku told Garp that Ace’s execution was necessary for justice and reminded him that he shared responsibility for Ace’s birth; Garp left without answering.
• The summoned Shichibukai argued in their office, and Ilerus drained a Marine soldier’s life force before Vice Admiral Tsuru arrived and ordered them to stop fighting.
• Marineford gathered around a hundred thousand Marines and more than fifty warships to prepare for Whitebeard’s arrival.
• Kuzan, Akainu, and Kizaru sat beneath the Execution Platform, and their appearance rallied the Marine soldiers.

Ace was brought to Marine Headquarters’ execution platform, where Sengoku revealed to the world that he was Gol D. Roger’s son and Lott’s disciple. The chapter ended with the pirate world in turmoil as people feared Lott might come to save Ace.

• Ace was escorted in chains onto the execution platform as the Marines and the world watched the broadcast.
• At Shakky’s bar, Rayleigh told Shakky that Lott would handle the crisis and that he would not take to the battlefield.
• Garp refused to join Sengoku on the platform, and Tsuru urged him to remain calm amid the World Government’s presence.
• Sengoku asked Ace to name his father, then revealed that Ace was Gol D. Roger’s son and that his mother, Portgas D. Rouge, had carried him for twenty months to hide him.
• Sengoku declared that Lott was Ace’s master, prompting worldwide shock and fears that Lott might join the battle.

Whitebeard and the commanders arrived at Marineford, and Whitebeard appeared inside the bay before confronting Sengoku and preparing to rescue Ace. He shattered the air with his fists, causing the sea to quake and pushing Luffy’s ship backward.

• Dozens of Whitebeard Pirates’ allied ships surfaced outside Crescent Bay, while the Marines searched for Whitebeard and the Moby Dick.
• Four ships, including the Moby Dick, surfaced inside the bay, bringing Whitebeard and his commanders directly into Marineford.
• Whitebeard greeted Sengoku and promised Ace that he would save him, while Ace felt guilty about the danger his actions had brought to the pirates.
• Whitebeard struck the air with both fists, shattering space and causing a seaquake that made the water recede.
• Luffy complained about Lott’s absence aboard the warship, then sensed that Whitebeard’s power had sent their ship backward.

Luffy and Jinbe’s ship gained a sudden tailwind after Buggy boasted they would reach Marine Headquarters, while Whitebeard unleashed two enormous tsunamis on Marineford. Kuzan froze the waves and the bay, then countered Whitebeard’s attack and survived by turning the surrounding sea to ice.

• Luffy asked Buggy why he was going to Marine Headquarters, and Buggy claimed he intended to take Whitebeard’s head.
• Jinbe told Luffy they would arrive on time despite the warship drifting backward, and Buggy’s boast was followed by a sudden change in the wind and current that sent the ship speeding forward.
• At Marine Headquarters, Garp warned that Whitebeard’s tsunami was coming, while Sengoku reminded the Marines that Whitebeard had the power to destroy the world.
• Whitebeard raised two immense tsunamis around Marineford, frightening the Marines and spectators.
• Kuzan froze both tsunamis, then launched ice spears at Whitebeard, who shattered them with a spatial fissure.
• Kuzan avoided Whitebeard’s attack by transforming into his element and froze the seawater throughout the bay.

Whitebeard's allied fleet charged into Moon Bay as Kizaru, Akainu, Marco, and Diamond George clashed on the battlefield. The chapter ended with Whitebeard taunting Akainu about the arm Lott had cut off, and Akainu firing back about Whitebeard's failing health.

• Whitebeard's allied fleet abandoned its frozen ships and charged into Moon Bay, where Marines intercepted them.
• Kizaru attacked Whitebeard with Yasakani no Magatama, but Marco blocked the barrage and kicked Kizaru into the bay wall.
• Diamond George lifted a huge block of ice and hurled it toward the Execution Platform, where Akainu melted it with Great Eruption and sent volcanic bombs raining down on the pirates.
• Whitebeard blew out a volcanic bomb on his weapon and taunted Akainu about his mechanical right arm, which Lott had left him.
• Akainu retorted that Whitebeard should worry about his own health because more than half his body was already in the grave.

Whitebeard and Akainu clashed as the battle for Marine Headquarters began, while Kuzan stopped Whitebeard’s redirected volcanic bombs from hitting the Marines. As the pirates charged toward Ace, Garp joined him on the Execution Platform to sit with him before his execution.

• Whitebeard reversed the volcanic bombs toward the Marine plaza, and Kuzan extinguished them with a dome of cold air.
• Whitebeard’s spatial attack clashed with Akainu’s punch, driving Akainu back nearly to the Execution Platform.
• Whitebeard’s pirates charged toward Ace while the Marines fought to stop them, and Ace cried out as his companions fell in battle.
• Sengoku questioned Garp when he arrived on the Execution Platform, and Garp said he had come to sit with Ace for a while.
• Garp sat beside Ace as Sengoku allowed him a final moment with his grandson.

Garp remembered raising and watching over Ace as Ace tearfully called him Grandpa on the execution platform. Meanwhile, Oars Jr. entered the battlefield to reach Ace, and Moria prepared to attack him before a red-steam figure appeared in his way.

• Garp recalled caring for Ace from infancy and following his life as a pirate, while Ace called him Grandpa and cried with guilt.
• Oars Jr. arrived at Moon Bay and advanced through the Marines’ cannon fire, which left him unharmed.
• Oars Jr. split the ice with his blade and swept Marines into the air before punching a female Giant Vice Admiral away.
• Moria decided to turn Oars Jr. into a zombie and launched a shadow attack toward his neck.
• A figure emitting red steam appeared in front of Moria.

Luffy arrived at Marine Headquarters with Jinbe, Emporio Ivankov, Buggy, and escaped prisoners to save Ace, then challenged Whitebeard over becoming Pirate King. Their Conqueror's Haki collided and burst apart, leaving the battlefield stunned.

• Luffy shattered Moria's black arrow and declared he would protect Oars Jr., then told Ace he had come to save him.
• A warship carrying Jinbe, Emporio Ivankov, Buggy, and the Impel Down escapees crashed onto the ice, and the prisoners hailed Buggy as a legend.
• Sengoku cursed Garp over Luffy's arrival, while Garp and Akainu assessed the group and Luffy as threats.
• Buggy boasted that he would take Whitebeard's head, then nervously greeted Whitebeard when he recognized him.
• Luffy told Whitebeard he would become Pirate King, and their Conqueror's Haki clashed until both auras burst apart.

Luffy charged through the Marines toward the execution plaza to save Ace, revealing his Conqueror’s Haki and fighting several Vice Admirals along the way. The chapter left Luffy pressing on despite Ace’s plea for him to leave, declaring that he had come because he was Ace’s little brother.

• Luffy’s Conqueror’s Haki clashed with Whitebeard’s, and Luffy insisted that Whitebeard stay out of his way while he saved Ace.
• Luffy charged toward the execution plaza, inspiring the pirates to rally behind him and break through the Marines’ defensive line.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to stop Luffy, but Luffy sent Vice Admiral Yamakaji flying with one punch.
• Momonga, Onigumo, and another Vice Admiral attacked Luffy together, and their sword strike sent him flying back.
• Ace shouted for Luffy to leave, saying he did not want his little brother dragged into his trouble.
• Luffy fought off the three Vice Admirals with Gum-Gum Whip and told Ace he had come because he was his little brother.

Luffy charged toward Ace at Marineford, but Akainu intercepted him and fought to kill him. With Marco and Whitebeard held back by the other Admirals, Akainu grabbed Luffy by the neck and sentenced him to death.

• Luffy told Ace he had come to save his big brother, while Ace urged him to leave.
• Rayleigh and Shakky watched the broadcast as Rayleigh worried that Lott had not appeared before Ace’s execution.
• Sengoku gave Kizaru permission to kill the people on the battlefield, and Garp remained silent.
• Akainu attacked Luffy, whose Haki-enhanced punch clashed with his magma fist and sent Luffy flying.
• Marco and Whitebeard tried to stop Akainu, but Kuzan and Kizaru intercepted them.
• Akainu exchanged blows with Luffy, seized him by the neck, and sentenced him to death.

Akainu captured Luffy and declared that he would be executed alongside Ace, while Garp and the pirates were unable to reach them. As villagers watched the battle in Foosha Village, an unseen voice demanded that Akainu release Luffy.

• Akainu held Luffy by the neck and said he and Ace had to die because of their bloodline, while Sengoku restrained Garp from attacking him.
• Marco, Whitebeard, Jinbe, and Emporio Ivankov were kept from reaching Akainu by Kuzan, Kizaru, Ilerus, and Bamboo.
• The villagers gathered at Makino's Bar and watched anxiously as Luffy was captured after Ace had already been taken.
• Akainu announced that Luffy was Dragon's son, Garp's grandson, and Godslayer Lott's disciple, and said he would be executed for absolute justice.
• An unseen voice ordered Akainu to get his hands off Luffy.

Sabo arrived at Marineford as a Three-legged Giant Bird and saved Luffy from Akainu, then revealed himself to Luffy and Ace as their long-lost sworn brother. As Sabo prepared to rescue Ace, Akainu declared that Sabo must die too.

• A Three-legged Giant Bird severed Akainu’s arm and rescued Luffy, then transformed into a young man who promised to save Ace.
• Sabo revealed himself to Luffy as his long-lost brother, and Luffy embraced him after realizing he was alive.
• Sabo promised Ace he would rescue him, while Garp and Sengoku reacted with shock at Sabo’s return.
• In Foosha Village, Makino and the village chief watched anxiously as villagers hoped Sabo would help save Ace.
• Marco reflected that Sabo had arrived in time to save Luffy, while Kizaru watched Luffy from the battlefield and remained unable to intervene.
• Akainu declared that Sabo had to die alongside Ace and Luffy to prevent the three from becoming threats to the Marines and World Government.