Recaps

Roy and his allies defeated the Marines’ assault on Pluton, captured Big Mom, and carried the ancient battleship back to Hachinosu. Years later, Roy prepared for Luffy and Ace’s paths to cross in Alabasta while arranging for Robin to join the Straw Hat Pirates.

• Roy and Golden Lion turned their clash into chaos, while the Marines and pirate forces converged on Onigashima and fought to control Pluton.
• King and the Beasts Pirates held Pluton’s defenses as the battle dragged on, and Roy, Kaido, Linlin, and Golden Lion repeatedly repelled the Marine attack.
• Bullet and Hachinosu’s fighters arrived aboard the Ark Maxim, forcing the exhausted Marines to retreat and leaving Roy’s side victorious.
• Roy let Golden Lion leave, but his allies wore down Big Mom, captured her, and lifted Pluton away from Onigashima as Kaido released the Totto Land fleet.
• Roy returned to Hachinosu, where his people studied Pluton, developed an Iron Balloon transplant, and removed the Soul-Soul Fruit from Linlin before her burial at sea.
• Roy helped Whitebeard regain his health, arranged for Crocodile and Moria to pose as defectors, and planned for Robin to travel with Luffy and record any Poneglyphs they found.
• After Blackbeard stole the Dark-Dark Fruit and Ace pursued him, Roy followed Ace to Alabasta, met Crocodile and Robin in Rainbase, and told Crocodile to let Luffy grow stronger.
• Luffy crashed into Smoker and Ace at a tavern, ate the food, and ran toward the town square while Ace paid for the damage and stopped Smoker with a wall of fire.

Roy engineered Blackbeard’s capture and death, then prepared Hachinosu for the coming war as the Marines scheduled Ace’s execution and Whitebeard’s forces moved toward Marineford. Meanwhile, the Straw Hat Pirates reached Water 7, built the Thousand Sunny, and fought Moria before the Paramount War began.

• Ace reunited with Luffy, explained that he was pursuing Blackbeard for murdering Thatch and stealing a Devil Fruit, and gave Luffy a Vivre Card before leaving to hold off Smoker.
• Crocodile defeated and poisoned Luffy in the ruins, but Robin supplied Chopper with an antidote and revealed Crocodile’s plans and weakness to water, and Luffy later fought Crocodile again as Roy guided the staged battle.
• The Straw Hat Pirates escaped Alabasta and accepted Robin into the crew, while Roy abandoned his pursuit of Ace and went to Mock Town, where Luffy met Blackbeard before sailing toward Sky Island.
• Roy secretly disrupted Ace’s final attack on Banaro Island, allowing Blackbeard to defeat Ace and hand him over to the Marines in exchange for a Shichibukai appointment.
• Roy intercepted Blackbeard after his appointment, defeated him, and brought him to Hachinosu, where Gracia discovered his three hearts and unusual physique before Roy killed him and secured the Dark-Dark Fruit.
• Roy told Hachinosu’s fighters to prepare for the Paramount War, announced Ace’s scheduled execution, and explained that he planned to target Marine officers and preserve Whitebeard’s crew if Whitebeard fell.
• Whitebeard set sail for Marineford to rescue Ace, while Rouge sought Roy’s help and Shanks told her he was already on his way, and Roy also instructed Hancock, Moria, and Jinbe to comply with Marine summons and await orders.
• The Straw Hat Pirates completed the Thousand Sunny and fought Moria’s zombie army in the Florian Triangle, and Luffy defeated Moria, and Roy ordered him to stand by as the Paramount War approached.

Roy positioned Hachinosu’s fighters to enter the Marineford battle after both sides had been weakened, while Luffy raced to save Ace and Whitebeard fought the Marines. Luffy and Ace fell from the Execution Platform, and Moria, Hancock, and Jinbe defended them from Kizaru as Luffy searched for the key to Ace’s handcuffs.

• Roy visited Sabaody, met Law, and asked him to help Luffy when the Straw Hat Pirates arrived, then watched Luffy punch a Celestial Dragon and face Kizaru before Kuma sent the crew flying to different islands.
• Roy told Hancock to help Luffy reach Impel Down, arranged teachers and challenges for the scattered Straw Hat Pirates, and led Hachinosu’s fighters aboard the Ark Maxim toward Marineford.
• As Ace’s execution began, Whitebeard arrived with his fleet and attacked Marineford, while Roy kept the Ark Maxim hidden and ordered his fighters to wait until the battle had worn down both sides.
• Luffy reached Marineford with Impel Down prisoners, fought through the Navy defenses with help from Whitebeard’s pirates and his allies, and used Conqueror’s Haki to knock out thousands of Marines.
• Whitebeard comforted Squard after Akainu tricked him into stabbing his father, then charged into battle and fought Akainu despite his wounds and declining strength.
• Luffy reached the Execution Platform, but Garp let him pass and Sengoku’s attack brought the platform crashing down as Luffy shielded Ace during their fall.
• Ivankov and Scissorhands caught Luffy and Ace, and Luffy searched for Ace’s handcuff key as Kizaru attacked them.
• Moria, Hancock, and Jinbe defended Luffy and Ace from Kizaru on Roy’s order, and Kizaru challenged them over whether they meant to betray the Marines.

Roy and Hachinosu intervened at Marineford, breaking the Marines’ formation and allowing Luffy and Ace to escape while Whitebeard continued fighting. Roy slaughtered Marine officers, then faced Saint Saturn and Figarland Shamrock as the World Government arrived.

• Luffy freed Ace from his Seastone handcuffs, and Ace fought alongside him as Moria, Jinbe, and Hancock defended them from the Marines.
• Enel and Tesoro unleashed a lightning storm over Marineford, shattering the Marines’ formation and opening a path for Luffy and Ace to reach the harbor.
• Roy arrived aboard the Ark Maxim with Hachinosu’s forces and ordered an attack, while his allies engaged Marine fighters across the battlefield.
• Luffy and Ace escaped the Marine cordon as Whitebeard stayed behind to fight Akainu, and Bullet clashed with Garp while Hawk Eyes fought Aokiji and Kuina defeated Momousagi.
• Roy spread his Telekinesis Domain across Marineford and killed Marine Vice Admirals, while the Five Elders sent Saint Saturn and the Holy Knights to reinforce the Marines.
• Roy defeated Chaton and prepared to take his Mythical Zoan ability before Saint Saturn and Figarland Shamrock arrived to confront him.
• Roy rejected Saint Saturn’s offer to let Hachinosu leave, then fought Shamrock and erased his freezing attacks as they clashed inside an ice mist.