Recaps

Whitebeard held off the Marines so the pirates could escape Marineford, while Buggy restored the live broadcast. Akainu provoked Ace into fighting, then struck him with magma as he protected Luffy, leaving Ace gravely wounded and beginning his final words.

• Whitebeard demolished Marine headquarters and fought off the Marines while ordering his crew to flee.
• Buggy restored the Visual Den Den Mushi broadcast, and viewers on Sabaody saw him on screen again.
• Ace turned back after Akainu insulted Whitebeard, and Akainu defeated Ace's fire with magma.
• Akainu attacked Luffy, and Ace took the magma blow meant for him, leaving a fatal wound in his chest.
• Luffy begged the doctors to save Ace, but Ace told him there was no hope and began giving him his final instructions.

After Ace died in Luffy’s arms, Rayleigh fought Akainu to keep him from reaching the survivors, while Jinbe and Ivankov tried to carry the unconscious Luffy to safety. Whitebeard then struck Akainu with a devastating blow.

• Jinbe blocked Akainu’s attack on Ace and Luffy, but Akainu burned his arms and knocked him back.
• Garp moved to kill Akainu, so Sengoku restrained him; Rayleigh rushed toward the fighting after seeing Ace’s condition.
• Marco and Vista attacked Akainu, but Ace died after entrusting his final words to Luffy, who collapsed in grief.
• Rayleigh confronted Akainu and fought him, then Akainu broke away to pursue Jinbe, who was carrying the unconscious Luffy.
• Ivankov stopped to hold Akainu back, but Whitebeard arrived and smashed Akainu into the ground before leaping up to strike again.

Whitebeard defeated Akainu and confronted Blackbeard, who revealed that he had freed dangerous prisoners from Impel Down and challenged his former captain. After Whitebeard struck Blackbeard down, he remained standing but could no longer move, and Marco realized his body had finally given out.

• Whitebeard survived Akainu's magma strike, overwhelmed him with shock waves, and caused the Marine headquarters to collapse into a chasm.
• Blackbeard and the escaped Impel Down prisoners appeared, and Sengoku learned that Blackbeard had arranged their escape through the Gate of Justice.
• Whitebeard attacked Blackbeard for betraying the crew and killing Thatch, while Blackbeard used his Dark-Dark Fruit to counter Whitebeard's powers and pummel him.
• Whitebeard caught Blackbeard off guard with his bisento, pinned him down, and unleashed a final burst of tremors despite Blackbeard begging for mercy.
• Blackbeard staggered back to his feet, but Whitebeard stood motionless, and Marco said that Whitebeard's body could no longer hold out.

Whitebeard endured Teach and the freed prisoners’ attacks, then proclaimed that the One Piece was real before dying upright at Marineford. As news of his death spread worldwide, Luo Chen moved toward Teach while Bonney, Bege, and Hawkins accepted how far they had fallen behind him.

• Teach shot Whitebeard and ordered the freed Level 6 prisoners to attack him, but Whitebeard continued speaking despite his wounds.
• Whitebeard declared that someone would inherit Ace’s will and challenge the world, then announced that the One Piece was real.
• Whitebeard died standing, and reporters broadcast news of his death and the Whitebeard Pirates’ failure to rescue Ace around the world.
• Luo Chen left his place in the plaza and headed toward Teach and the others after witnessing Whitebeard’s death.
• Bonney, Bege, and Hawkins discussed their failed plan and recognized that they needed to grow stronger to catch up with Luo Chen.

Luo Chen confronted Red, and their clash drew Teach’s attention as he prepared to carry out his plan with Whitebeard’s body. After the fight continued, Garp confronted Rayleigh over bringing Luffy to Marineford.

• Bonney, Bege, and Hawkins left the battlefield after deciding not to stay and risk drawing the marines’ attention.
• Luo Chen sensed Red nearby, challenged him, and attacked with physical techniques before the two exchanged powerful blows that damaged nearby buildings.
• Teach noticed Luo Chen fighting Red, and Laffitte identified Red as the escaped Red Count; Teach postponed inviting him and proceeded with his plan involving Whitebeard’s body.
• Laffitte and Teach’s crew guarded the black curtain while Sengoku ordered his men not to interfere with Red and Luo Chen’s fight.
• Rayleigh decided to take Luffy to safety, but Garp caught up with him and attacked, accusing him of bringing Luffy to Marineford.

Rayleigh and Garp clashed as Garp blamed him for helping Luffy enter Marineford and announced the Marines would arrest him. Meanwhile, Red overwhelmed Luo Chen, who finally released his Asura Form after being repeatedly injured.

• Rayleigh blocked Garp’s attack, and the two fought evenly as Garp revealed he had concealed reports of Rayleigh’s presence in Sabaody until Rayleigh joined the war.
• Luo Chen attacked Red with rapid Shigan strikes, but Red countered them and blasted him through buildings with an elbow strike.
• Luo Chen fled, but Red tracked him with Observation Haki and struck his back with a Flying Slash, collapsing a building around him.
• Red attacked Luo Chen at close range, and Luo Chen’s sword could not cut Red’s fingers before Red kicked him into a crater.
• Luo Chen released his Asura Form, growing taller and forming blood-red wings and armor from Blood Breath.

Luo Chen fought Red with Blood Shadow clones and drove him into a chasm with a powerful sword strike. Meanwhile, Teach emerged from behind the black curtain and revealed that he had taken Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit, leaving the marines terrified as he unleashed its power across Marineford.

• Luo Chen created Blood Shadow clones to attack Red, but Red used advanced Armament Haki and a Flying Slash to destroy them while the real Luo Chen hid.
• Luo Chen descended from above and forced Red into a collapsing chasm with a powerful sword strike.
• Teach emerged from behind the black curtain and spread the Dark-Dark Fruit’s darkness across much of the battlefield.
• Teach used Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit to shatter the air and shake Marineford, sending marines into widening chasms.
• Teach tore at the atmosphere and raised massive waves around Marineford, while the marines despaired at his power.

Teach announced that he had taken Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit power and challenged the Marines as Marineford began to collapse. Sengoku confronted him while Akainu pursued Jinbe and the unconscious Luffy across Aokiji’s ice.

• Teach revealed that he possessed both the darkness and tremor powers and declared that the era belonged to Blackbeard.
• Teach attacked Marine Headquarters, bringing down the fortress, and prepared to destroy Marineford before Sengoku intervened with a shockwave.
• Sengoku rallied the Marines and clashed with Teach, who countered the shockwave with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• Akainu knocked down Ivankov and Inazuma, then pursued Jinbe, who was carrying the unconscious Luffy toward the bay.
• Jinbe landed on ice instead of reaching the sea, and Akainu caught up and attacked as Aokiji watched them in alarm.

Jinbe rescued Luffy from Akainu, but Crocodile intervened and carried them away as the battle continued. As Koby tried to stop Akainu from pursuing the fleeing pirates, Luo Chen prepared to leave Marine Headquarters, and Akainu struck at Koby.

• Akainu pierced Jinbe with magma while Jinbe protected Luffy, then moved to finish them both off.
• Crocodile cut Akainu with a sand blade and used Sandstorm to carry Jinbe and Luffy away from the battlefield.
• Buggy caught the injured Jinbe as he fled, while Crocodile, the division commanders, and allied captains prevented Akainu from pursuing them; Sengoku and Garp kept Teach in check.
• Luo Chen told Momousagi he had fulfilled his part in the agreement and asked her to inform Sengoku that he was leaving.
• Koby ran to Akainu and pleaded for the fighting to stop, but Akainu swung his fist at him to execute him.

Shanks stopped Akainu from killing Koby and intervened to end the Marineford war, while Luo Chen left the battlefield after Sengoku ordered the fighting to cease. As Luo Chen headed for his ship, Boa Hancock followed him and revealed herself.

• Shanks blocked Akainu’s magma fist, picked up Luffy’s straw hat, and declared that he had come to end the war.
• Law’s crew rescued Luffy and his companions, while Hawk-Eye left the battlefield and Teach chose not to fight Shanks.
• Shanks appealed to the Marines and Whitebeard Pirates to stop fighting, and Sengoku ended the war and entrusted Whitebeard’s and Ace’s bodies to Shanks.
• Luo Chen told Momousagi he was leaving Marineford, then set off toward his ship as the Whitebeard Pirates prepared to depart with their dead.
• Luo Chen sensed someone following him and confronted Boa Hancock when she approached.

Luo Chen reluctantly agreed to let Boa Hancock travel with him, then brought her to a Marine shipyard to steal a warship. After Marines recognized the pair and challenged them, Luo Chen admitted they intended to take a ship, and the officer ordered his soldiers to advance.

• Hancock followed Luo Chen toward the docks, claiming they were headed the same way and that she wanted a ride to meet her subordinates.
• Luo Chen agreed to travel with Hancock and continued with her to ship dock number two, where Marine warships were being repaired.
• The Marines spotted Luo Chen and Hancock and recognized them as the Shichibukai Luo Chen and Boa Hancock.
• Luo Chen told the Marines that they had come to steal a warship, and the officer ordered his soldiers forward.

Luo Chen defeated the Marines sent to capture him and Hancock, then took a warship and sailed away from Marineford. As they left, Hancock asked why he had dared to attack a Celestial Dragon.

• Luo Chen blocked the Marines’ bullets with Blood Breath, then defeated the swordsmen, axemen, and their officer in close combat.
• Luo Chen used All-Encompassing Ghost Domain to knock the remaining Marines unconscious and clear the way.
• Luo Chen and Hancock boarded a repaired warship, and Luo Chen started it and sailed out of the area.
• Hancock asked Luo Chen what he had thought when he attacked a Celestial Dragon to protect his crewmate.

Luo Chen told Hancock how he had met Catherine and why he had fought a Celestial Dragon, then reassured her that he did not look down on former slaves. After a quiet journey together, they reached the Sabaody Archipelago and parted as the Kuja Pirates arrived to collect Hancock.

• Luo Chen explained that Hogg had asked him to protect Catherine, leading him to fight Saint Orange and become a wanted man.
• Luo Chen declared that he intended to destroy the rotten system that enslaved people, and Hancock felt reassured by his answer.
• Luo Chen invited Hancock to dinner, and she joined him before watching him train from her cabin window.
• The warship reached the Sabaody Archipelago, where Luo Chen left to find his companions as the Kuja Pirates approached.
• Hancock asked whether she and Luo Chen would meet again, and he said they would if fate allowed before heading into town.

Luo Chen discovered that CP0 agent Heique was tracking him to find Catherine for the Celestial Dragon Saint Orange. Heique attacked and tried to flee, but Luo Chen defeated him and left him on the ground.

• Hancock returned to the Kuja Pirate Ship with Sonia, Marigold, and Salome, then declined the victory feast and went to her room to rest.
• Luo Chen noticed Heique following him in Sabaody Archipelago’s Area 39 and disappeared from the street.
• Heique reported Luo Chen’s movements to his superior, who ordered him to keep tracking Luo Chen and search for Catherine for Saint Orange.
• Luo Chen confronted Heique, rejected the demand to hand over Catherine, and declared that he would protect her.
• Heique fired at Luo Chen, who dodged the bullets and struck him into a wall.
• Heique tried to escape and attacked Luo Chen with Whip Shigan, but Luo Chen’s Steel technique broke his finger before Barrage Flick pierced Heique and brought him down.

Luo Chen killed Heique after learning that Saint Orange had gained power from a special inheritance and intended to come for Catherine. He returned to the harbor, where Catherine and the others had gathered aboard the ship to wait for him.

• Luo Chen answered Heique's Den Den Mushi and rejected the demand to return Catherine, telling the caller to come and fight him.
• Heique revealed that Saint Orange had returned to the Gustav inheritance grounds in Mary Geoise, gained greater power, and planned to kill Luo Chen and reclaim Catherine.
• Luo Chen killed Heique and declared that he would wait for Saint Orange at sea.
• Catherine explained that she expected Luo Chen back that night, while Phil and Singh argued until Lulith and Monbuma calmed them and led everyone aboard to eat and wait.
• Luo Chen searched the island with Observation Haki, then reached the ship and sensed that all six of his companions were aboard.

Luo Chen returned to the Isel, reunited with his crew, and set sail for Fish-Man Island. After he demonstrated his overwhelming aura to Phil, three figures shadowing the ship decided to follow it and watch for a chance to interfere with Lord Hody's plan.

• Luo Chen returned to the Isel and jokingly scolded George before ordering the crew to set sail.
• The Luo Chen Pirates sailed beneath the sea toward Fish-Man Island aboard the coated Isel.
• Phil asked Luo Chen to reveal how his strength had changed, and Luo Chen released an aura that shook Phil and cracked the ship's floor.
• Phil resisted Luo Chen's aura with his own, and Luo Chen stopped the test before the Isel was damaged.
• Three figures riding giant beasts sensed the aura, chose not to alert Lord Hody yet, and followed the Isel.

As the Isel descended toward Fish-Man Island, George explained the perilous currents and the legend of the North Blue Kraken. The legendary giant squid destroyed a pirate ship and attacked the Isel, and Luo Chen stepped forward to face it with a new move.

• George explained that the Isel had to follow the Log Pose through dangerous currents and described legends of the North Blue Kraken.
• The crew admired a massive underwater waterfall and worried whether the Isel could withstand the current.
• Luo Chen sensed immense vitality beneath the ship and directed George to shine the searchlight below.
• The crew spotted the enormous Kraken and recognized the wreckage and survivors of the pirate ship it had destroyed.
• Kraken launched itself at the Isel, but Luo Chen stopped the crew from fighting and prepared to test his new move.

Luo Chen used his Divine Wrath aura to frighten off the Kraken as the Isel descended toward Fish-Man Island. After discussing the Fish-Man people’s longing for the surface and the dangers awaiting them there, the crew entered the island aboard the Isel.

• Luo Chen unleashed Divine Wrath, stopping the Kraken’s attack and terrifying the creature.
• Luo Chen tried to command the Kraken to become his pet, but it fled into the abyss, prompting Phil to tease him.
• Three Fish-Men who had followed the Isel decided to report Luo Chen’s strength to Lord Hody before the crew arrived.
• The Isel reached Fish-Man Island, and Luo Chen and Catherine explained to Lulith how the island was a cage for Fish-Men who faced enslavement on the surface.
• George steered the Isel through the entrance passage, and the crew sailed into Fish-Man Island.

Luo Chen and his crew arrived on Fish-Man Island while Jinbe prepared to join Big Mom's crew to protect the island. After learning Luo Chen was sightseeing in Coral Hill, Neptune ordered a respectful invitation and a grand banquet for him.

• Three Fish-Men spotted Luo Chen's ship entering Fish-Man Island and decided to report his arrival to Hody.
• Luo Chen and his companions disembarked and went sightseeing in town while their Log Pose charged.
• Jinbe told Neptune and his sons he intended to submit a letter of allegiance to Big Mom, but they urged him not to bear the island's burdens alone.
• A soldier reported that Luo Chen and his companions were sightseeing in Coral Hill and asked Neptune what to do.
• Jinbe advised Neptune to welcome Luo Chen politely but avoid becoming too involved with him.
• Neptune ordered the soldier to invite Luo Chen to the palace and prepare a grand banquet.

Jinbe learned that Shirahoshi remained confined to the Hard-Shell Tower while Neptune's forces continued failing to catch Vander Decken. Aboard the Flying Dutchman, Vander Decken learned that Neptune had invited Luo Chen to Ryugu Palace and set out to intercept him and impersonate his party.

• Jinbe asked Neptune about Shirahoshi, and Neptune said she could not leave the Hard-Shell Tower until Vander Decken was caught.
• Fukaboshi said the soldiers had failed to locate Vander Decken for ten years, and Jinbe offered to help before agreeing to stay for Neptune's banquet.
• Vander Decken asked his subordinates for news of Shirahoshi and learned that Neptune had invited Luo Chen and his companions to Ryugu Palace.
• Vander Decken ignored Hody Jones's invitation and ordered his crew to intercept Luo Chen's party and impersonate them to enter the palace.
• Vander Decken threw a battle-axe toward the Hard-Shell Tower and ordered the Flying Dutchman to race toward Ryugu Palace.

Hody Jones ordered his officers to avoid clashes with Luo Chen’s crew while they remained on Fish-Man Island, and the crew accepted King Neptune’s invitation to Ryugu Palace. Their journey was interrupted by Vander Decken IX, who confronted them near the palace entrance.

• Hody Jones told Zeo and the other officers to keep their men in line and avoid clashing with Luo Chen’s pirates until they left.
• Luo Chen revealed that he had known the Minister of the Right and a Fish-Man soldier were following his group.
• The Minister of the Right invited Luo Chen and his companions to Ryugu Palace for a banquet hosted by King Neptune, the princes, and Jinbe.
• Luo Chen accepted the invitation, and his group boarded a sea-beast carriage bound for Ryugu Palace.
• Vander Decken IX intercepted the carriage near the palace entrance and angrily introduced himself after the Minister of the Right recognized him.

Vander Decken confronted Luo Chen and his crew, demanding they surrender, but Luo Chen sent George and Lulith to fight his men while he handled Vander Decken. George transformed into a giant ape and Lulith took butterfly form, and their battle began aboard the Flying Dutchman.

• The Minister of the Right accused Vander Decken of harassing Princess Shirahoshi since she was six, and Vander Decken dismissed the accusations before declaring Luo Chen's crew his targets.
• Luo Chen refused Vander Decken's demand and ordered George and Lulith to defeat his subordinates, saving Vander Decken for himself.
• Vander Decken called more than twenty armed men from the Flying Dutchman, and George transformed into a giant ape to meet their attack.
• Lulith transformed into a Light Butterfly and joined the fight, while Vander Decken urged his men to rely on their home-field advantage.
• George smashed several Fish-Men with Ape Demon Steel Fist, then countered their One Thousand Brick Fist with Vajra Palm Strike, shaking the ship and splintering its deck.

George and Lulith defeated Vander Decken’s Fish-Man crew, but Decken tried to trick them into letting him touch them and then attacked Luo Chen. Luo Chen exposed Decken’s plan to infiltrate Ryugu Palace and kicked him through the cabin.

• Lulith’s hallucinogenic dust and George’s attacks incapacitated the Fish-Man pirates as they tried to stop the pair and puncture the ship’s coating.
• George and Lulith confronted Vander Decken, who pretended to surrender and moved to touch them.
• Luo Chen warned George and Lulith that Decken was up to no good, then identified him as the user of the Poop-Poop Fruit.
• Decken admitted that he had planned to intercept the group and impersonate them to reach Ryugu Palace and get closer to Shirahoshi.
• Luo Chen revealed that he had noticed the knife hidden in Decken’s sleeve, and Decken drew it and stabbed at him.
• Luo Chen kicked Decken through the cabin, stopping his attack.

Luo Chen and his companions helped the Minister of the Right capture Vander Decken, then traveled with the Fish-Man Island delegation to Ryugu Palace. King Neptune, his sons, and Jinbe welcomed them, and Luo Chen and Jinbe greeted each other as old acquaintances.

• Luo Chen praised George and Lulith for helping capture Vander Decken, while warning them to keep training for the New World.
• The Minister of the Right thanked Luo Chen and his companions for protecting Princess Shirahoshi and escorted them toward Ryugu Palace.
• King Neptune heard that the party had returned and went with Jinbe and his sons to welcome them at the palace gates.
• The Minister of the Right presented Luo Chen and his companions to King Neptune, who welcomed them alongside Fukaboshi, Ryuboshi, and Manboshi.
• Luo Chen recognized Jinbe from their previous meeting at Marineford, and the two exchanged courteous greetings.

At Ryugu Palace, Neptune learned that Luo Chen’s companions had captured Vander Decken, ending the threat that had kept Shirahoshi confined to Hard-Shell Tower. The group welcomed Shirahoshi at a banquet, where she thanked them and bonded with Catherine and Lulith, while the Left Minister asked when they would depart.

• The Right Minister reported that Luo Chen’s companions had captured Vander Decken and his men near the passage to Ryugu Palace.
• Neptune rejoiced that Shirahoshi would no longer have to live in fear in Hard-Shell Tower and invited Luo Chen’s group into the palace for a banquet.
• Neptune welcomed the guests with food and mermaid dancers, and Shirahoshi arrived to thank Luo Chen and his companions for helping her.
• Catherine and Lulith chatted with Shirahoshi about their adventures as pirates, and the three quickly became friendly.
• The Left Minister asked Luo Chen when his group planned to set out so Fish-Man Island could see them off.