Recaps

Moria, Jinbe, and Hancock openly sided with Luffy and Ace at Marineford, and Hancock’s key freed Ace from his Seastone cuffs. Sengoku ordered the Marines to kill Ace and Luffy, and Ace began fighting off the advancing forces as the battle intensified.

• Moria and Jinbe defended Luffy against the Marines, while Hancock joined them and tossed Ace the key to his cuffs.
• Luffy unlocked Ace’s Seastone handcuffs, allowing Ace to regain his strength and ignite his flames.
• Sengoku recognized the three Shichibukai’s ties to Hachinosu and suspected Roy was involved, but focused on the battle before him.
• Sengoku ordered all Marines to kill Ace and Luffy and prevent Roger’s bloodline from escaping Marineford.
• Ace unleashed a wall of fire against the charging Marines, but more soldiers and several Vice Admirals pressed forward through the flames.

Luffy, Ace, and the Whitebeard Pirates fought through the Marines as Marco returned to hold off Kizaru, while Whitebeard and Akainu’s battle grew more destructive. Roy kept his allies aboard the Ark Maxim, waiting for the right moment to strike after Ace and Luffy escaped and Whitebeard delivered his final blow.

• Moria, Jinbe, and Hancock fought to protect Luffy and Ace, but Jinbe warned that the group would be worn down by the Marines.
• Marco broke free of Onigumo’s Seastone chains and intercepted Kizaru, while Vista, Jozu, and the other Whitebeard Pirates’ commanders helped clear a path for Ace and Luffy.
• Whitebeard and Akainu continued exchanging blows as Whitebeard’s reopened chest wound worsened and Roy sensed his stamina rapidly fading.
• Roy stopped Bullet from entering the battle and explained that he, Tesoro, Mihawk, and Yamato would wait until Ace and Luffy escaped and Whitebeard made his final move.

The Marines gained ground at Marineford as Whitebeard, Luffy, Ace, and their allies weakened under the encirclement. Sengoku sensed something wrong in the sky, and Roy appeared above the battlefield aboard a lightning-wreathed ship.

• Whitebeard and Akainu continued their fierce fight as Whitebeard's wound worsened and his stamina faded.
• Sengoku directed the Marines' formations to tighten the encirclement around Luffy and Ace while their allies fought to hold the line.
• Zephyr stopped the Whitebeard Pirates' captains, while Marco struggled to keep Kizaru occupied and the pirates' position deteriorated.
• Sengoku grew uneasy, sensed an invisible barrier above the clouds, and watched the sky darken with lightning.
• A gap opened in the clouds, revealing Roy standing aboard an enormous ship wreathed in golden lightning.

Roy, Enel, and Tesoro unleashed a precisely controlled thunderstorm over Marineford, devastating the Marines while sparing the pirates. The attack opened a path for Jinbe, Ace, and Luffy to escape toward the harbor as Whitebeard welcomed Roy’s intervention.

• Enel spread thunderclouds over Marineford, and Tesoro merged with them to control their lightning.
• Roy ordered Tesoro to strike, and deep-purple lightning rained down on the Marine ranks while avoiding the pirates.
• The thunderstorm shattered the Marines’ formation, allowing the pirates to rally and charge forward.
• Jinbe led Luffy and Ace through the gap toward the harbor as Moria and Hancock covered their escape.
• Whitebeard laughed at Roy’s arrival while Akainu watched the battlefield fall into chaos.

Sengoku confronted Tesoro's thundercloud to protect the Marines as lightning devastated Marineford. With Kizaru and Aokiji supporting him, the Marines gained a chance to regroup, while Zephyr prepared to act.

• Tesoro's lightning bombardment devastated the Marine ranks, and Hachinosu's fighters joined the pirates against the Marines.
• Sengoku ordered everyone to protect the Marines' fighting forces and transformed into his Golden Buddha form to attack Tesoro's thundercloud.
• Sengoku's shockwave blasted a huge gap in the thundercloud, giving the surviving Marines a brief reprieve.
• Kizaru broke free of Marco and used Yasakani no Magatama to pepper the thundercloud with holes.
• Aokiji formed ice shields over the Marine soldiers, allowing officers to reorganize the troops and evacuate the wounded.
• Zephyr prepared to take a more direct approach.

Zephyr, Garp, and the Marines destroyed the thunderclouds ravaging Marineford, forcing Tesoro to retreat to Roy’s ship. In the storm’s aftermath, Marineford lay devastated, while Luffy and Ace escaped the encirclement and recognized Roy nearby.

• Zephyr launched himself into the sky and punched a long opening through the thunderclouds with Armament Haki.
• Marine officers followed Zephyr’s example, attacking the clouds with swords, shockwaves, abilities, and cannon fire.
• Garp rose from the ruins and used Galaxy Impact to tear apart the largest mass of thunderclouds.
• Tesoro fled the shockwave and returned to the Ark Maxim, where he told Roy he could not handle Garp.
• The remaining Marines destroyed the uncontrolled clouds, revealing Marineford’s wreckage and the dead and wounded across the plaza.
• Luffy and Ace escaped the Marine cordon, spotted Roy’s ship, and recognized Roy, while the Whitebeard commanders gained relief from Zephyr’s pressure.

Marco, Jozu, and the other Whitebeard Pirates protected Whitebeard after Akainu wounded him, while the Marines and other fighters turned their attention to Roy's airship. Roy descended toward Marine Headquarters aboard the Ark Maxim and ordered Hachinosu's forces to kill the Marines' mid- and high-ranking officers.

• Marco, Jozu, Vista, and the other division commanders rushed to Whitebeard as Akainu drove him back and mocked his weakness.
• Jozu struck Akainu and sent him crashing through ice and rubble before the Whitebeard Pirates formed a protective ring around Whitebeard.
• Sengoku, the Marine officers, the Shichibukai, and other fighters watched Roy's airship, while Buckingham Stussy told Weevil to run.
• Roy sent the Ark Maxim plunging through the clouds toward Marine Headquarters as Bullet transformed into a giant white tiger.
• Roy drew Black Blade Shusui and ordered Hachinosu's forces to leave no Marine mid- or high-ranking officer alive.

Roy and Hachinosu launched a devastating attack on Marineford, using Conqueror's Haki to incapacitate most of the Marines before sending their crew into battle. Tesoro struck the surviving Marine commanders with a precise barrage of golden lightning.

• Roy, Bullet, Hawk Eyes, and Yamato unleashed controlled Conqueror's Haki that knocked out thousands of Marine soldiers while sparing pirates and selected officers.
• Roy announced Hachinosu's arrival and guided the Ark Maxim down toward Marine Headquarters as Bullet, Hawk Eyes, and Yamato leapt toward different parts of the battlefield.
• Roy halted the Ark Maxim just above Marine Headquarters and ordered his crew to attack.
• Dozens of Hachinosu fighters charged into the Marine battlefield as Tesoro hovered above the surviving Marine commanders.
• Tesoro used Raigo: Modified to strike the remaining Marine elites with golden lightning, killing several Rear Admirals.

Tesoro, Crocodile, Kuma, Kyros, and the Roy Pirates tore through Marine forces as Yamato led the charge against Sengoku. Yamato met Sengoku’s Buddha Form Shockwave with Thunder Bagua and held her ground while Savi and the others reached her.

• Tesoro claimed the first achievement, prompting Kizaru to prepare to charge, while Crocodile attacked the Marines with a massive sand blade and killed a Vice Admiral with his Golden Hook.
• Kuma released a compressed Paw-Paw Fruit blast that devastated the Marines around him, while Kyros fought the Giant Vice Admirals and cut one giant’s ankle.
• Savi, Enel, Charon, and Pea fought through Marine forces to support Yamato as she charged toward Sengoku in her human-beast form.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to focus on stopping the Roy Pirates and struck Yamato with Buddha Form Shockwave.
• Yamato countered Sengoku’s attack with Thunder Bagua, holding firm as Savi and the others fought their way to her.

Yamato and Savi’s group pinned down Sengoku while the other Blackbeard Pirates fought Zephyr and his elite Marines across the battlefield. Bar and Kazami continued attacking the Marines, and Kazami met Bogard in a duel as the chapter ended.

• Yamato, Savi, Charon, Enel, and Pea attacked Sengoku together and forced him to defend himself.
• Burgess, Van Augur, and Lafitte disrupted Zephyr’s elite Marine formation with brute force, sniper fire, disguises, and hypnosis.
• Burgess blocked Zephyr and clashed with him in a direct test of strength.
• Bar became a giant rock monster and swept through Marine soldiers, drawing a charge from Marine officers.
• Kazami dodged Bogard’s flying slash, then charged him with his blade, and the two swordsmen clashed.

The battle intensified as Kazami fought Bogard and the pirates’ strongest fighters confronted the Marines’ top forces. Mihawk crossed the battlefield toward Kuina, while Luffy and the others continued retreating with Ace toward the harbor.

• Kazami and Bogard clashed in a fast, technically precise sword fight.
• Lucci, Kaku, Blueno, and Jabra fought through the battlefield, with Lucci closing in on Akainu.
• Kizaru intercepted Tesoro, and the two vanished into a high-speed clash of light and lightning.
• Bullet charged Garp, who met him with his own Conqueror’s Haki as Luffy and the others pulled Ace toward the harbor.
• Mihawk cut through Marines and Giants as he advanced toward Kuina, who fought alone with Ame no Habakiri.

Kuina faced Marine Admiral Candidate Momousagi Gion while Hawk Eyes intercepted Aokiji, as the battle at Marineford intensified and Sengoku ordered the Marines to focus on the Roy Pirates. The command structure collapsed, leaving the Marines struggling against Hachinosu’s powerful fighters.

• Hawk Eyes protected the wounded Kuina from a Marine Commodore and confronted Aokiji, who covered the battlefield in ice.
• Momousagi Gion appeared before Kuina, and the two swordswomen prepared to duel over Kuina’s ambition to become the World’s Strongest.
• Yamato, Savi, Enel, and two others kept Sengoku occupied while other powerful fighters faced off across Marineford.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to abandon the Whitebeard Pirates and attack the Roy Pirates, but the Marines’ formations and command system had already broken down.
• Crocodile killed a charging Marine Rear Admiral, while Kuma used his Paw-Paw Fruit to devastate Marine soldiers around him.

Kyros and Bar devastated the Marines as Hachinosu’s forces gave the Whitebeard Pirates a chance to escape. Whitebeard resolved to stay and fight while Marco led the others toward the harbor, and the chapter ended with Bullet and Garp clashing.

• Kyros cut down Marine Giant Vice Admirals while Bar crushed Marine troops and advanced toward Marine Headquarters.
• Whitebeard refused to retreat and ordered Marco and the other commanders to escort Ace and Luffy to the harbor.
• Jinbe, Moria, and Hancock protected Luffy and Ace as they raced toward the harbor, while Marco flew ahead to cover them.
• Ace looked back at Whitebeard as he prepared to fight Akainu and the Cipher Pol team, then continued toward the harbor with Luffy.
• Bullet and Garp charged at each other and collided with punches empowered by Conqueror’s Haki.

Bullet and Garp fought with escalating Haki attacks, while Dracule Mihawk pressed Aokiji into a serious sword duel. Both battles remained underway as Mihawk’s slash injured Aokiji’s elemental form.

• Bullet and Garp traded powerful blows, wrecking the ice and harbor as they fought.
• Garp used Galaxy Impact, grazing Bullet and blasting a hole through the clouds.
• Bullet and Garp collided their strongest attacks, shattering the surrounding ice and knocking nearby soldiers and pirates unconscious.
• Hawk Eyes cut through Aokiji’s ice attacks and demanded that the admiral show his true strength.
• Aokiji formed an ice blade and froze Black Blade Yoru, but Hawk Eyes shattered the ice and struck back with a slash.
• Aokiji evaded in elemental form, but Hawk Eyes’ sword intent cracked the ice crystals in his body and left blood at his mouth when he re-formed.

Aokiji unleashed his strongest ice technique against Hawk Eyes, but Hawk Eyes cut through it and wounded him, leaving the two locked in a tense standoff. Kuina defeated Momousagi by disarming her, and Momousagi accepted the loss with a swordsman’s bow.

• Aokiji spread a field of extreme cold and hurled a massive ice ball at Hawk Eyes.
• Hawk Eyes split the ice ball with Sea Severing, forcing Aokiji to dodge and leaving him with a wound on his shoulder.
• Hawk Eyes and Aokiji paused, wary of each other, as their sword intent and cold continued to clash.
• Kuina pressed Momousagi with a fierce assault, then headbutted her and knocked Konpira from her hand.
• Momousagi retrieved Konpira, acknowledged Kuina’s victory, and exchanged a formal bow with her.

Lucci and the other CP9 members fought Akainu as the battle spread across Marineford and weakened the Marines. As Whitebeard advanced and the commanders remained occupied, Roy left the Ark Maxim to make his move.

• Lucci ambushed Akainu and challenged him, but Akainu burned and blasted him through a wall with magma attacks.
• Lucci rallied Kaku, Blueno, and Jabra to attack Akainu together, creating an opening for Lucci to wound Akainu with a Haki-coated strike.
• Akainu’s wound healed slowly under the lingering Armament Haki, and he prepared to continue fighting with blazing white magma.
• Roy watched Whitebeard approach as fighters across Marineford kept the Marine commanders occupied and Marine forces suffered heavy losses.
• Roy declared that it was time to act and vanished from the bow of the Ark Maxim.

Roy used his awakened telekinesis to impose selective gravity across Marineford, crushing unconscious Marines and pinning down the surviving officers while his allies kept Sengoku, Garp, and Akainu occupied. He then moved through his domain and began killing Marine Vice Admirals with swift sword strikes.

• Roy spread his Telekinesis Domain across Marineford and unleashed Gravity, sparing the retreating Whitebeard Pirates and Hachinosu while crushing unconscious Marines into blood mist.
• Marine officers struggled under the gravity as Yamato kept Sengoku occupied, Bullet fought Garp, and Lucci attacked Akainu.
• Roy vanished and reappeared behind a Marine Vice Admiral, cutting him down before moving through the battlefield to kill more Vice Admirals.
• Roy continued striking faster than the Vice Admirals could react, leaving them unable to defend themselves.

Roy slaughtered the Marine Vice Admirals at Marineford while the Five Elders lost all surveillance of the battlefield. Fearing the Marines would be crippled, Saint Saturn set out with the Holy Knights, led by Figarland Shamrock, to confront Hachinosu’s forces.

• Roy used his gravity and Shusui to kill Vice Admirals one by one, reaching number nine as the Rear Admirals watched in despair.
• At Mary Geoise, the Five Elders discovered that every broadcast and surveillance signal from Marineford had gone dark.
• Saint Mars suspected Roy’s awakened Telekinesis Fruit had created a domain that blocked electronic equipment, while Saint Saturn warned that Hachinosu’s fighters could overwhelm the Marines.
• The Five Elders agreed that the Marines had to retain enough strength to preserve the balance of the seas.
• Saint Saturn decided to take the Holy Knights to Marineford, with Figarland Shamrock commanding them, to give the Marines time to recover.

Saint Saturn sent Figarland Shamrock and the Holy Knights out as the battle at Marineford continued. Yamato and the others kept Sengoku occupied while Roy killed Marine Vice Admirals, and the four members of CP held Akainu at bay.

• Saint Saturn ordered Figarland Shamrock and the Holy Knights to depart, while Saint Shepherd Ju Peter hoped they would arrive in time.
• Roy killed Gurumi, the twelfth Marine Vice Admiral to fall, and Sengoku tried to reach him, but Yamato blocked his path.
• Yamato, Savi, Charon, Enel, and Pea fought together to pin Sengoku down, and Yamato repeatedly rose to fight after his attacks knocked her back.
• Savi and Charon stopped Sengoku from charging at Roy again as Yamato got back to her feet.
• Lucci, Kaku, Blueno, and Jabra worked together to keep Akainu occupied.

Roy continued killing Marine Headquarters Vice Admirals while Akainu fought Lucci, Jabra, Blueno, and Kaku on the ice. The four CP9 agents wounded Akainu but could not defeat him, and the Marine top brass feared Roy’s unchecked slaughter.

• Akainu melted the ice with Meteor Volcano: Ground Rupture, forcing Lucci, Jabra, Blueno, and Kaku back.
• Lucci and Jabra coordinated an attack: Jabra’s Rust-Rust power exposed Akainu’s solid body, and Lucci stabbed him in the chest.
• Akainu seized Lucci’s arm and nearly hit him with Great Eruption, but Blueno knocked Akainu aside and Kaku attacked, allowing Lucci to escape.
• Akainu’s grip crushed Lucci’s hand, but Lucci reset his fingers and challenged Akainu to fight again.
• Roy killed another Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral, bringing his tally to fifteen, while the Marine top brass worried that he could not be allowed to keep slaughtering Marines.

Chaton rallied four Vice Admirals to surround Roy, but Roy killed Onigumo with one sword strike. Chaton prepared to lead a coordinated attack as the others faced Roy.

• Chaton ordered the Vice Admirals to rally around him and eliminate Roy, and Momonga, Doberman, Onigumo, and Dalmatian joined him.
• The five Marines surrounded Roy, who welcomed the challenge and dismissed their strength.
• Onigumo charged Roy with an eight-sword assault, but Roy blocked every blade with Shusui and disarmed him.
• Roy struck Onigumo across the chest, leaving him mortally wounded on the ice.
• Chaton warned the others not to underestimate Roy, activated his Cloud Pig powers, and formed rock armor surrounded by air currents.

Roy fought Chaton and the four Vice Admirals who attacked alongside him, overwhelming them with his Telekinesis and swordsmanship. With the four Vice Admirals down, Roy turned to Chaton and said he would take his Mythical Zoan Fruit.

• Chaton charged Roy with a high-speed, air-blade punch while Momonga, Doberman, and Dalmatian attacked from different sides.
• Roy stopped Chaton's punch with a Telekinesis: Barrier, then cut his throat and struck his abdomen, sending him flying.
• Roy deflected Momonga and Doberman's attacks, then blasted Dalmatian backward with a Telekinesis shockwave as he leaped for Roy's back.
• Roy disarmed Doberman and wounded him with a flying slash, leaving him on one knee.
• Roy broke Momonga's sword and struck him with a Telekinesis shockwave, knocking him into the ruins.
• Roy faced the remaining Chaton and said he would take his Mythical Zoan Fruit.

Roy defeated Admiral Candidate Chaton after overcoming his Earth and air-based Cloud Boar Form, then prepared to take Chaton’s Devil Fruit. Jaygarcia Saturn Saint and twelve masked Holy Knights, led by Figarland Shamrock, arrived through a magic circle above the battlefield.

• Chaton reforged his rock armor and launched a full-power attack, but Roy dodged and struck him with a telekinetic shockwave.
• Chaton raised rock pillars from beneath the ice and attacked Roy from behind, but Roy anticipated his moves, caught his wrist, and struck him down.
• Roy approached the defeated Chaton and took out a piece of fruit, saying Chaton’s ability would suit Hachinosu.
• A dark purple magic circle opened above the battlefield, and Jaygarcia Saturn Saint emerged in Gyuki Form.
• Twelve masked figures followed Saturn through the circle, led by Holy Knights commander Figarland Shamrock.

Saint Saturn and the Holy Knights arrived to stop the battle, but Roy refused to accept the World Government’s offer to end the conflict. Shamrock challenged Roy to settle their old grudge, drawing a sword that had eaten a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit with ice powers.

• Saint Saturn confronted Roy and proposed that he and his people leave in exchange for the World Government letting Marine Headquarters’ losses go unanswered.
• Roy rejected the offer, recounting the World Government’s long campaign against him and Hachinosu.
• Shamrock asked Saint Saturn to let him fight Roy and stepped forward to face him.
• Roy mocked Shamrock by calling him “Stanks,” provoking him to draw his sword.
• Roy recognized that Shamrock’s sword had eaten a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit whose power was ice.

Roy easily dispersed Shamrock’s Haki-laden slash with his Telekinesis Fruit power, then fought him through an expanding cloud of freezing mist. Shamrock struggled to land a hit as Roy calmly dodged and countered.

• Shamrock unleashed a powerful freezing slash, but Roy erased it with the command “Disperse.”
• Roy mocked Shamrock’s lack of progress and noted that his blade had eaten an ice-type Mythical Zoan.
• Shamrock charged Roy with a freezing strike, but Roy dodged and brushed frost from his clothes.
• Shamrock filled the area with ice mist and used his Observation Haki to track Roy, but Roy appeared behind him and attacked.
• Roy and Shamrock clashed repeatedly inside the mist, with Roy staying relaxed while Shamrock grew increasingly anxious.