Recaps

Ages sailed with Don Krieg to Changsiluobai Island, where he secretly prepared to use the sharp-mouthed, monkey-cheeked man as a decoy. After leading Don Krieg and his crew into the forest, Ages vanished and appeared floating above them.

• Ages explored the Dread Naught Saber and forced the sharp-mouthed, monkey-cheeked man to carry him while he secretly planted a small black ball on the man’s back.
• Ages and Don Krieg arrived at Changsiluobai Island as its volcano threatened to erupt, and Don Krieg demanded that Ages lead them to the treasure before rescuing his parents.
• Ages refused to reveal the treasure’s location until Don Krieg agreed to save his parents first, then ran into the forest ahead of the crew.
• Don Krieg ordered his men to follow Ages and planned to mutilate Ages’s parents after finding the treasure.
• Ages led Don Krieg and his men through the forest until he disappeared in tall grass, then revealed himself floating above them.

Ages confronted Don Krieg and his men, revealing his power by stopping their bullets and sending them back at the pirates. After Don Krieg tried to rally the survivors, Ages made the sharp-faced man swell up and explode, leaving the crowd covered in blood.

• Don Krieg demanded to know who Ages was and why he had lured them there, and Ages said he intended to kill them all.
• Don Krieg ordered his thousand-plus men to shoot Ages, but Ages stopped their bullets in the air with his left hand.
• Ages sent the bullets back into the crowd, killing about a quarter of Don Krieg’s men.
• Don Krieg killed a panicking pirate and tried to rally the survivors by telling them Ages was only a Devil Fruit User.
• Ages snapped his fingers, causing the sharp-faced man to swell up and explode in front of the crowd.

Ages terrified Don Krieg’s pirates, destroyed their escape ship, and revealed that he had planned to trap them on the island. Don Krieg tried to rally the survivors to scatter and hide, but Ages hinted that he had already prepared for that too.

• Ages warned the panicked pirates that anyone who fled would meet the same fate as the sharp-faced man, while Don Krieg demanded to know who he was.
• Don Krieg fired an MH5 poison gas bomb at Ages and ordered the pirates to retreat, intending to use them as a distraction while he escaped.
• Ages dispersed the poison gas and detonated black spheres he had planted on the Dreadnaught Sabre, destroying the ship and trapping the pirates on shore.
• Don Krieg accused Ages of planning the destruction in advance, and Ages admitted he meant to prevent the evil pirates from escaping.
• Don Krieg urged the pirates to split up and hide, restoring their hope, but Ages dismissed the plan and claimed he had a foolproof way to stop them.

Ages triggered a series of volcanic eruptions that destroyed Changsiluobai Island and killed the fleeing Krieg Pirates. He later found Don Krieg dying on a rocky slope and beheaded him, leaving the Krieg Pirates’ leader dead.

• Ages activated hidden devices in the island’s mountain range, causing the ground to split and the volcano to erupt.
• Magma, falling rocks, and boiling seawater engulfed Changsiluobai Island as the pirates tried to flee.
• Ages triggered further eruptions and flew away while the island was consumed by disaster.
• Several hours later, Ages returned and searched the remaining exposed slopes for survivors.
• Ages found Don Krieg with his lower body swallowed by magma and refused his plea for help.
• Ages beheaded Don Krieg, killing the leader of the Krieg Pirates.

After wiping out the Krieg Pirates on two volcanic islands, Ages arrived at the Marine 44th Branch carrying Don Krieg’s head. He met Vice Admiral Garp, who laughed after seeing the bloody contents of Ages’s bag.

• Ages used his Devil Fruit power to bury the Krieg Pirates’ remaining members in eruptions on two islands, then took Don Krieg’s head to the Marine 44th Branch.
• Marine Corporal Johnny learned that Vice Admiral Garp had arrived and hurried to the dock with Colonel Willis to welcome him.
• Garp asked Johnny whether there were promising recruits, but Johnny’s response was interrupted when Garp sensed a strong smell of blood.
• Ages arrived carrying a white cloth bag, and Johnny greeted him before introducing him to Garp.
• Ages called the bag’s contents his pass to join the Marines, and Garp laughed after looking inside.

Ages revealed that he had killed Don Krieg and his men by causing three volcanic eruptions with his Gravity Fruit. Garp became fascinated by Ages's power, leaving Ages wary of the Vice Admiral's intense attention.

• Garp laughed after seeing the bloody head in Ages's bag, and Ages explained that it was his ticket into the Marines.
• Ages admitted the head belonged to Don Krieg, whose 17-million-Beli bounty and 5,000-man crew shocked Johnny and the others.
• Ages said he had killed Don Krieg and his men using a few tricks, then revealed that he had triggered three volcanic eruptions with his Devil Fruit.
• Ages identified his Devil Fruit as the Gravity Fruit, and Garp recognized its immense potential.
• Garp stared hungrily at Ages, who stepped back and protested that he was not into men.

After joining the Marines, Ages accepted Garp's recommendation to enter the deadly Ferocious Beast Training Camp, hoping it would speed his rise through the ranks. Garp brought him to Marine Headquarters in Marineford and sent him to the camp while he went to register him.

• Ages completed his agreement with Johnny and asked to join the Marines, and Garp pulled him aside to speak with him.
• Garp explained that the Ferocious Beast Training Camp trained gifted recruits under eighteen, carried a sixty percent death rate, and could lead graduates to field or flag officer ranks.
• Ages asked whether the camp was the fastest route to becoming a senior Marine and agreed to join when Garp confirmed it.
• Garp took Ages to Marineford, where Ages followed Ōru to the Ferocious Beast Training Camp while Garp headed to Sengoku's office.

At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku learned from Ages's report why Garp and Kong had approved the ten-year-old's entry into the Ferocious Beast Training Camp. Ages arrived at the camp, saw its Ferocious Beast List, and entered ahead of his first life-and-death test.

• Sengoku questioned whether ten-year-old Ages was too young for the Ferocious Beast Training Camp, but Garp and Kong confirmed they had approved his entry.
• Kong gave Sengoku a report on Ages, and Sengoku was shocked to learn that Ages had triggered three active volcanoes and wiped out more than 5,000 people as a Devil Fruit User.
• Sengoku accepted Ages's enrollment and said the new class at the Ferocious Beast Training Camp would be interesting.
• Ages arrived at the camp and sensed a ferocious aura from the gate's plaque, whose characters Sengoku had written.
• Ages asked Officer Ōru about the Ferocious Beast List, and Ōru explained that it recorded graduates and their ranks before leading Ages inside.

Ages and the other recruits began their first life-and-death test, a hunt for Human Mimic baboons on an isolated island. After reaching the island, Ages rejected an offer to join a team and went into the forest alone.

• The giant instructor announced that the recruits would face a test with a sixty percent death rate, and Ages eagerly awaited it.
• The instructor explained that the recruits had two days to kill the bloodthirsty Human Mimics and warned them not to bleed.
• The recruits sailed to the isolated island and went ashore to begin the test.
• An older recruit invited Ages to join his team, but Ages refused and entered the forest alone.
• A girl criticized Ages for going alone, while the older recruit dismissed him as a young, ignorant boy.

Ages entered the island’s forest alone and killed four Human Mimics that were about to attack a recruit. He left the boy behind without giving him a badge and continued hunting, hoping to attract the camp’s attention and earn more cultivation resources.

• Ages traveled through the forest in the treetops, marking his route and hiding his presence from potential prey.
• Ages heard a recruit being chased by Human Mimics and went to investigate.
• Ages used gravity to immobilize four Human Mimics and killed them before they could attack the fallen boy.
• Ages took a badge from one of the dead Human Mimics and told the boy to cover his bloody wounds with dirt before leaving him behind.
• Ages decided not to share his badges and continued through the forest, aiming to impress the camp’s higher-ups.

Ages left the four Human Mimics behind, unaware that their leader tracked his scent while other Human Mimics attacked a group of freshmen. The Human Mimics abandoned the battle after hearing distant roars, leaving the surviving freshmen to wonder what had drawn them away.

• Ages leaped toward a tree as a dozen Human Mimics found the four headless corpses and their leader followed Ages's scent.
• More than ten Human Mimics fought roughly fifty freshmen, and one tore an injured boy in half before the freshmen killed it.
• The Human Mimics grew more frenzied as both sides suffered casualties, and the freshman captain ordered the twenty survivors to retreat.
• Distant roars made the freshmen fear that reinforcements had arrived, but the Human Mimics ran toward the sound instead.
• A freshman suggested the roars might come from companions attacking Human Mimics, and urged the others to follow and help.

Ages used his blood to lure every Human Mimic on the island into a gathering, then revealed a giant sphere of rock above them and unleashed Moonfall: Starburst. The blast and the Human Mimics’ screams echoed across the island, while the freshman captain and other freshmen witnessed the attack.

• The freshman captain took a mark from a dead Human Mimic and led the freshmen onward, unaware that the roars were rallying the creatures to hunt Ages.
• The Human Mimics gathered under their muscular leader and pursued Ages, whose killing of the Human Mimic King’s offspring had provoked them.
• Ages cut his palm and used the smell of his blood to draw the Human Mimics toward him.
• Ages raised his hand, darkened the forest, and brought down the trees to reveal an enormous sphere of rock above the Human Mimics.
• Ages unleashed Moonfall: Starburst, exploding the rock sphere as the Human Mimics and watching freshmen stared in horror.

Ages killed the Human Mimics with an explosion and began collecting the mission markers. When the freshmen challenged his right to claim them, he demonstrated his power and made them realize he had caused the massacre.

• Ages calmly bandaged his hand as the explosion’s rock fragments killed the Human Mimics around him.
• The freshman captain and the others saw the bloodied blast site and were horrified by the destruction.
• Ages walked through the wreckage, collecting mission markers, while the freshmen followed to claim some for themselves.
• Ages told the freshmen they were not qualified to take the markers because he had killed the Human Mimics.
• A female freshman challenged his claim, so Ages formed a black sphere that drew nearby fragments toward him and convinced everyone he had caused the explosion.

Ages collected nearly all the tokens on the island after the other newcomers learned to fear and avoid him. When the training camp instructor arrived, Ages revealed his haul and the newcomer captain offered to show the instructor how he had done it.

• The newcomer captain apologized to Ages, and Ages lowered his guard only enough to keep collecting tokens while watching the others.
• The remaining newcomers arrived, saw the devastation, and kept their distance after learning Ages had caused it.
• Two days later, the giant instructor reached the island and was surprised that so many newcomers had survived.
• Ages showed the instructor a bag containing nearly all the island's tokens and said he had hunted them down.
• The newcomers confirmed Ages's claim, and the newcomer captain led the giant instructor to the site of the devastation.

After the life-and-death test, the giant instructor reported to Marine Headquarters that Ages had single-handedly wiped out the Human Mimics and turned the island into a scene of devastation. Ōru rushed to inform Fleet Admiral Kong, while the giant instructor wondered whether another terrifying figure was entering the world.

• The giant instructor ordered the recruits aboard the warship and sailed back to Marineford with them.
• The giant instructor called Ōru and reported that the test island could no longer be used because all the Human Mimics had been killed.
• The giant instructor explained that Ages, a ten-year-old recruit, had wiped out almost all the Human Mimics by himself, despite the class having the lowest mission completion rate.
• The giant instructor sent Ōru a photo of the devastated island, leaving him stunned and questioning whether the culprit was truly human.
• Ōru rushed off to tell Fleet Admiral Kong, and the giant instructor wondered if another terrifying existence would soon emerge.

After learning that ten-year-old Ages had turned the supposed life-and-death test into a one-sided slaughter, Kong, Garp, and Sengoku agreed that Zephyr should take charge of his training. When Ages returned to Marineford, Garp and Zephyr were waiting at the harbor and went aboard to meet him.

• Ōru rushed to Kong and reported what the giant instructor had said, giving him a photograph of the test site.
• Kong summoned Garp and Sengoku, who were shocked to learn that Ages had created the scene of slaughter at just ten years old.
• Garp, Sengoku, and Kong agreed that Zephyr should take full responsibility for teaching Ages.
• When Ages's warship returned to Marineford, the recruits spotted Garp and Zephyr waiting at the harbor and realized they had come for Ages.
• The giant instructor led Garp and Zephyr toward Ages's room as the recruits followed, eager to see them meet.

After Ages set a record in the life-and-death test, Zephyr offered to train him personally, and Ages accepted. The test results caused an uproar at Marine Headquarters, while Ages continued his training under Zephyr.

• Ages finished 4,000 sword swings and met Garp and Zephyr at his door.
• Zephyr offered Ages one-on-one instruction, and Ages accepted after asking how it differed from camp training.
• Zephyr assigned Giant to handle the remaining formalities and ordered the other recruits to retake the test for fairness.
• Marine Headquarters learned that Ages had eliminated every Human Mimic in half a day, setting a record and prompting the recruits' retest.
• Ages continued training humbly under Zephyr as his reputation spread through Marine Headquarters.

Zephyr tested Ages's physical strength, speed, and other abilities before beginning his special training. Impressed by Ages's results and training methods, Zephyr ended the day convinced that Ages would surpass Sakazuki and the other two.

• Zephyr tested Ages's punch and estimated his Doriki Value at 100, far above that of an ordinary Marine soldier.
• Zephyr explained Doriki and learned that Ages had studied swordsmanship with his Pops, though Zephyr could not teach him swordsmanship himself.
• Ages removed the sixfold gravity he had been using and ran 100 meters in six seconds.
• Ages explained that his Pops had trained him since childhood and that he used his Gravity Fruit to build his physical strength.
• After testing Ages throughout the day, Zephyr recorded his results and decided that Ages would surpass Sakazuki and the other two.

Zephyr gave Ages a demanding physical training plan and explained why he needed to become stronger without relying entirely on his Devil Fruit. Ages began training under enhanced gravity, aiming to reach 500 Doriki so Zephyr would teach him the Six Powers before Haki.

• Zephyr handed Ages a training plan focused on physical conditioning and explained that overdependence on his Devil Fruit could leave him helpless if he could not use it.
• Zephyr promised to teach Ages the Six Powers after he reached 500 Doriki, and to teach him Haki after he mastered those techniques.
• Ages persuaded the exhausted Zephyr to rest, then began the plan's first day of strenuous training under enhanced gravity.
• Ages completed the day's tasks, collapsed into bed, and woke the next day feeling physically improved.
• Zephyr observed Ages training every day, and Ages consistently completed the demanding plan despite his exhaustion.

Ages trained his swordsmanship by fighting a turtle-shaped Sea King without using his Devil Fruit powers. Unable to cut through its hard skull, he recalled Yixiao’s advice about hearing the sound of all things and continued battling with his eyes closed.

• Ages lured a Sea King to his boat with a sound-emitting device and recognized it as the same species that had attacked his passenger ship a year earlier.
• Ages clashed with the Sea King using his katana, but his strikes barely marked its steel-hard skull.
• Ages taunted the Sea King, then unleashed a massive sword beam that split the waves and cut a deep mark into its head.
• Ages recalled Yixiao’s teaching that a swordsman must hear the sound of all things to cut through anything.
• Ages closed his eyes and fought the charging Sea King, then suddenly opened them as a strange light flashed in his eyes.

Ages awakened Observation Haki, killed a Sea King, and reached 500 Doriki under Zephyr’s training. A year later, he was a twelve-year-old Navy trainee on the Grand Line, still working toward his dream of becoming Fleet Admiral.

• Ages awakened Observation Haki and used a single sword-draw to kill the charging Sea King.
• Ages told Zephyr what had happened, and Zephyr praised him for awakening Observation Haki.
• Zephyr tested Ages and confirmed that he had reached 500 Doriki, then began teaching him how Soru worked.
• A year later, Ages read that Sengoku had become Fleet Admiral and Kuzan, Sakazuki, and Borsalino had become Admirals.
• Ages saw more than a dozen Sea Kings he had killed and set out to finish his daily training by killing ten more.

Sengoku, Garp, and Zephyr met with three CP0 agents, whose taunts led Garp to agree to a contest between the Marines’ and Cipher Pol’s younger generation. At the Ferocious Beast Training Camp, Zephyr prepared three recruits to compete against a cold-eyed young CP0 agent while Ages was still away.

• A CP0 agent mocked Sengoku and the Marines, citing past missions where Cipher Pol had supplied crucial information.
• Garp accepted the CP0 agents’ challenge to compare their younger generations, and Zephyr agreed to have the Ferocious Beast Training Camp provide competitors.
• Sengoku and the others arrived at the camp, where the giant instructor told Zephyr that Ages had not returned.
• Zephyr rejected the CP0 agent’s suggestion to postpone the contest and asked the giant instructor to bring recruits.
• The giant instructor brought three new recruits to face the young CP0 agent as the other recruits cheered them on.

CP0’s Lucci brutally defeated two freshman representatives, and Garp, Sengoku, and Zephyr challenged the agents’ treatment of the match. The final representative, Gure, began his fight with Lucci by using Soru and attacking with Shigan.

• Lucci sent a freshman representative flying and left him badly injured, prompting Zephyr to order Giant to take him for treatment.
• A CP0 agent defended Lucci’s brutality and recounted how Lucci killed five hundred captured soldiers as well as the pirates holding them.
• Sengoku insisted the contest continue, while Zephyr warned the CP0 agents not to overstep their authority at the Marine training ground.
• Zephyr asked Gure if he could win, and Gure admitted he only expected to hold out for a few minutes before stepping onto the field.
• Gure launched the third match with Soru and thrust his finger toward Lucci with Shigan.

Lucci crippled the Ferocious Beast Training Camp captain in a fight, then pursued him until he was exhausted. Zephyr stopped Lucci from delivering a final blow, and the recruits faced taunts from CP0 before an unknown voice interrupted.

• Lucci used Tekkai to withstand the captain’s Shigan and broke the captain’s arm bones with a counterattack.
• Lucci chased the injured captain with Soru for several minutes until the captain collapsed from pain and exhaustion.
• Zephyr caught Lucci’s finger before his Shigan could strike the captain’s chest.
• Zephyr confronted the CP0 members, and the white-masked member claimed Lucci would not listen to orders to show mercy.
• The captain apologized to Sengoku, Garp, and Zephyr while the recruits felt ashamed and frustrated.
• An unknown speaker arrived and asked why the Ferocious Beast Training Camp was so lively.

Ages returned to the Ferocious Beast Training Camp and accepted a rematch against CP0’s Lucci. He defeated Lucci with overwhelming force, leaving him unconscious and the recruits and CP0 stunned.

• Ages returned to the camp, and Garp told him how CP0 had injured Gure and humiliated the recruits.
• Garp challenged the three CP0 members to another match, and they accepted after deciding Ages was no threat to Lucci.
• Ages and Lucci took their places, and Lucci attacked first with Soru and Ten-Finger Shigan.
• When the dust cleared, Ages was holding the battered, unconscious Lucci by the face.
• The recruits and CP0 members stared in shock as they remembered Ages’s similar display five years earlier.