Recaps

Vic reunited with Ace and Bullet after their two years of training, then told Ace about Blackbeard’s attack on Marco and the others and offered him Whitebeard’s former territory. Ace refused the territory and chose to prioritize revenge on Teach.

• Vic appeared after Ace and Bullet finished fighting, startling them with his strength.
• Ace lamented that he had not awakened his Flame-Flame Fruit, and Vic advised him to be patient and observe the world and nature.
• Vic told Ace that Blackbeard had attacked Marco and the others; Jozu had stopped breathing, but Vic revived him and saved the survivors.
• Vic explained that Marco had raised Vic’s flag over Whitebeard’s former territory, making Vic one of the Four Emperors, and offered to return the territory to Ace.
• Ace refused Vic’s offer and said he would seek revenge on Teach before pursuing territory of his own.

Vic warned Ace that Blackbeard could steal Devil Fruit abilities and use multiple powers, then watched Ace leave to reunite with the Whitebeard Pirates. Bullet asked to join Vic’s ship, but Vic refused because of their bad blood and his distrust of Bullet.

• Vic told Ace about Blackbeard’s ability to steal Devil Fruit powers and warned him to prepare for multiple abilities.
• Ace said he would not pursue Blackbeard alone and left to reunite with Marco and the other Whitebeard Pirates.
• Vic collected the Pure Gold from Ace’s residence and told Bullet that their wager was over and he was free to go.
• Bullet said he wanted to join Vic’s ship rather than challenge him, but Vic refused because of their past conflict and Bullet’s imprisonment.
• Bullet insisted that he revered the strong and would obey Vic’s orders as long as Vic fought him from time to time.

Vic arrived in Dressrosa with Bullet and met Aokiji while Doflamingo pursued Law and Fujitora followed. Meanwhile, Luffy entered Doflamingo’s colosseum tournament, where the advertised Tremor-Tremor Fruit drew powerful competitors, though Doflamingo had only used it as bait.

• Vic accepted Bullet into his crew, brought him to Rebecca and the others, and traveled to Dressrosa.
• Doflamingo chased Law after his plan to lure Doflamingo away failed, while Fujitora followed under orders that left him unable to act against Doflamingo.
• Vic told Aokiji about the darkness he had seen in Dressrosa, including Sugar’s attempt to turn him into a toy.
• Luffy entered Doflamingo’s colosseum tournament, hoping to win the Tremor-Tremor Fruit for Ace.
• Blackbeard and Jesus Burgess, Sabo and other Revolutionary Army members, Big Mom’s children, and many other fighters entered the tournament, while Vic came in person to claim the fruit if it was real.
• Doflamingo had announced the Tremor-Tremor Fruit as a prize to lure Luffy, despite knowing that offering such a power for real would invite disaster.

Vic and Aokiji entered the Corrida Colosseum to watch the tournament and investigate whether Doflamingo was offering the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. Vic spotted Blackbeard in the stands but chose to wait, while Blackbeard sensed danger and grew wary.

• Vic reminded Aokiji that Fujitora was a good man, and they went to the crowded Corrida Colosseum to watch the fighting.
• Vic threw two spectators out of the stands, claiming he was saving them from the coming battle.
• Aokiji pointed out a man who looked like Blackbeard, and Vic confirmed his identity with Observation Haki.
• Vic refused Aokiji's offer to attack Blackbeard and said they should watch the matches before pursuing the Devil Fruit.
• Blackbeard felt an ominous premonition and became alert to the danger around him.

Luffy entered the colosseum tournament but changed priorities after Rebecca fed him and he learned about her suffering under Doflamingo. When Doflamingo captured Law and took him away, Luffy gave up competing for Whitebeard’s Devil Fruit and resolved to help his companions.

• Jesus Burgess won Group A, while Bartolomeo won Group B by using his barriers to block every opponent, including King Punch.
• Luffy met Rebecca, who bought him a meal, and he decided to target Doflamingo after hearing what the warlord had done to her.
• Fujitora interrupted Doflamingo’s attempt to kill Law, and Law escaped briefly after tricking Doflamingo with a fake Caesar heart.
• Doflamingo heard the fighting fish attacking the Thousand Sunny and flew toward the ship, while Luffy defeated Chinjao to win Group C and qualify for the final.
• Zoro reached the colosseum and told Luffy about the emergency, but Doflamingo arrived with Law and shot him as Fujitora stopped Zoro from intervening.
• Doflamingo took Law away, and Luffy abandoned the tournament to get out and help his companions.

Luffy reunited with Sabo, who took over the quest for the Tremor-Tremor Fruit while Luffy left the colosseum to help rescue Law. After Sugar was frightened unconscious and Dressrosa’s secret was exposed, Doflamingo deployed the Birdcage to trap the island and silence its witnesses.

• Luffy and Bartolomeo searched for a way out of the colosseum before Sabo revealed his identity and reunited with Luffy.
• Sabo agreed to pursue the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, while Luffy left with help from the Revolutionary Army.
• Vic and Aokiji decided to stay and watch the colosseum, with Aokiji continuing to observe Luffy before choosing whether to join the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Luffy, Zoro, and Kin'emon headed toward the palace to rescue Law as Sanji took Nami, Chopper, and Brook toward Zou.
• After Usopp frightened Sugar unconscious and Dressrosa’s secret was exposed, Doflamingo released the Birdcage to seal off the island and prevent anyone from spreading the truth.
• Vic speculated that Fujitora had allowed the Birdcage to remain in place to help bring about the abolition of the Shichibukai.

As the Birdcage trapped Dressrosa and Doflamingo’s attack plunged the island into chaos, the colosseum crowd waited anxiously while Vic and Aokiji sensed the violence outside. Luffy and Doflamingo’s clash of Conqueror’s Haki reached the arena, leaving the final fight and the island’s crisis unresolved.

• Doflamingo enclosed Dressrosa in the Birdcage and sent Parasite Strings and a clone to attack people across the island.
• Gatz calmed the trapped colosseum crowd, while Vic and Aokiji sensed the fear and violence outside.
• Fujitora directed Marines to rescue the injured instead of attacking Doflamingo, and Vic said Fujitora would act if Luffy failed.
• Luffy and Law freed Law from his handcuffs, but Doflamingo badly injured him and took one of his arms before Luffy intervened.
• Luffy and Law attacked Doflamingo together, but Doflamingo survived by stitching his internal injuries with his strings.
• Luffy blocked Doflamingo’s attempt to stomp Law, and their Conqueror’s Haki clash sent a shock wave to the colosseum.

Blackbeard stole the Devil Fruit from Sabo during the Dressrosa tournament, but Vic revealed himself and blocked his escape. Blackbeard called for his crew and Van Augur arrived to help him flee, leaving Vic ready to pursue.

• Blackbeard used his darkness to pull the Devil Fruit from Sabo’s hand while the others were still trying to identify it.
• Blackbeard called for Burgess and tried to escape, but Vic dropped his disguise and confronted him.
• Blackbeard recognized Vic and fired a signal firework to summon his crew despite the Birdcage trapping them.
• Van Augur appeared beside Blackbeard, who ordered him to take Burgess and warp them away quickly.

Vic ambushed Blackbeard and Van Augur, but Van Augur used his spatial ability to escape with him, and they later returned to rescue Burgess. Vic killed Burgess while Blackbeard and Van Augur escaped again, leaving Vic to warn Aokiji not to face them alone and suggest he join the Straw Hat Pirates.

• Vic struck Blackbeard and Van Augur with purple lightning, but Van Augur teleported Blackbeard away before they were killed.
• Blackbeard and Van Augur returned to rescue Burgess, but Blackbeard sensed Vic’s trap and ordered Van Augur to retreat without him.
• Vic enveloped Burgess in crimson lightning, killing him despite his Armament Haki.
• Van Augur teleported Blackbeard away again, and both men escaped with severe injuries.
• Blackbeard examined the unidentified Devil Fruit he had taken and vowed to deal with Vic and Doflamingo.
• Vic told Aokiji not to challenge Blackbeard alone and said joining the Straw Hat Pirates would give him an ally who could keep Blackbeard in check.

Vic and Aokiji watched Luffy battle Doflamingo as the Birdcage tightened around Dressrosa. When Luffy struggled to finish the fight, he unveiled Gear Fourth: Boundman.

• Vic warned Aokiji not to underestimate Blackbeard, then reassured Sabo that losing the Tremor-Tremor Fruit was no disgrace.
• Vic and Aokiji left the Corrida Colosseum and went to the King's Plateau to watch Luffy fight Doflamingo.
• Luffy gained the upper hand in close combat, while Doflamingo used his strings to avoid and disrupt their clashes.
• Across Dressrosa, the Donquixote Family's officers fought the colosseum fighters as frightened residents searched for the people Doflamingo had marked.
• As the Birdcage shrank and Luffy grew anxious, he activated Gear Fourth: Boundman and launched himself into the air.

Luffy exhausted Doflamingo’s awakened String-String Fruit and then, with help from the people of Dressrosa, recovered enough Haki to defeat him with a final Gear Fourth attack. The Birdcage vanished, and Vic reassured Aokiji that the turmoil in the Underworld would eventually settle.

• Doflamingo awakened his String-String Fruit and used the strings to wear down Luffy’s Armament Haki until Luffy reverted to his normal form.
• People from across Dressrosa, led by Fujitora and Zoro, protected Luffy and fought against the shrinking Birdcage while Doflamingo tried to finish him off.
• Seeing people risk their lives to protect him, Luffy forced himself up after recovering a little Haki and prepared for a final attack.
• Luffy entered Gear Fourth, shattered Doflamingo’s Sixteen Holy Bullets--God Thread, and struck him down, ending the Birdcage.
• Vic told Aokiji that the Underworld’s turmoil would eventually pass without outside intervention.

After Doflamingo’s defeat, Fujitora defied Akainu while Dressrosa welcomed King Riku back, and the Marines prepared to search for pirates. Aokiji watched Luffy’s kindness and the Straw Hats’ growing support, becoming increasingly impressed as they left Dressrosa safely.

• King Riku returned to rule Dressrosa, while Fujitora apologized publicly for the World Government’s role and argued with Akainu over his actions.
• Sengoku and Tsuru arrived in Dressrosa to take custody of the Donquixote Family and press Fujitora to pursue the pirates.
• After waking, Luffy reunited Rebecca with Kyros, prompting Aokiji to admire his willingness to help others despite the danger.
• Fujitora sent the Marines away as Luffy prepared to leave, and pirates including Bartolomeo pledged their support to the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Hajrudin, Sai, Cavendish, and the other pirates cleared the Marines from the Straw Hats’ path to the shore, and Aokiji recognized their loyalty.

Luffy escaped Fujitora’s attack at Dressrosa, while Fujitora used his gravity powers against the villains who had come to avenge Doflamingo. Watching civilians protect Luffy showed Aokiji how strongly people could unite around someone who had helped them, giving him a direction for changing the world.

• Fujitora pinned Luffy with his Gravity Blade, but sent him flying before Luffy could use his strongest Gear Fourth forms, and Hajrudin carried Luffy toward the harbor.
• Vic explained to Aokiji that Fujitora had developed his gravity ability beyond its limits and could both increase and reduce gravity, unlike Rebecca’s more restricted ability.
• Fujitora sensed hostile newcomers approaching Dressrosa and sent the airborne debris toward them, sinking the villains who had come to avenge Doflamingo.
• Civilians rushed to the shore to protect Luffy and help the Straw Hat Pirates escape, showing their gratitude toward him.
• Vic asked Aokiji to consider why civilians had rallied around Luffy, and Aokiji recognized that Luffy’s ability to win their support could help him change the world.

Vic was relieved when Aokiji decided to join the Straw Hat Pirates, then encountered Fujitora while preparing to leave Dressrosa. Fujitora mistook Vic’s request for a meteorite containing cast blue gold as a challenge, and Vic destroyed the summoned meteorite with lightning as Sengoku and Tsuru arrived.

• Aokiji told Vic he had decided to join the Straw Hat Pirates, easing Vic’s fear that they might become enemies.
• Fujitora confronted Vic and Aokiji in Dressrosa and urged them to leave, so Vic asked him to summon a meteorite containing cast blue gold for a sword.
• Fujitora misunderstood Vic’s request and summoned a flaming meteorite, while Vic and Aokiji stood their ground.
• Vic transformed the meteorite into a lightning ball and burst it into bolts that filled the sky above Dressrosa.
• Vic rebuked Fujitora for acting before hearing him out and greeted the arriving Sengoku and Tsuru, who recognized him as one of the Four Emperors.

Vic spoke with Fujitora, Sengoku, Tsuru, and Aokiji after the Marines learned what had happened between him and Blackbeard, while the Straw Hat Pirates escaped toward Zou. Over noodles, Vic asked Fujitora to summon a meteorite for metal to forge Rebecca a sword, but Fujitora refused because the sword was not for Vic himself.

• Fujitora summoned a meteorite to draw Sengoku and Tsuru to him, giving the Straw Hat Pirates time to board their ship and sail for Zou.
• Vic praised Fujitora for apologizing to King Riku, and Fujitora remarked on Vic's eventful past as they recognized their mutual respect.
• Aokiji interrupted the serious conversation by asking Sengoku for noodles, and the group moved to a quiet place to eat.
• Vic asked Fujitora to summon a meteorite containing rare metal for a sword, and Fujitora guessed that Vic wanted it for forging.
• Fujitora explained that his Supreme Great Grade Sword, Gambler's Fireline, had been forged from a meteorite, then refused to help because Vic planned to give the new sword to someone else.

Vic asked Fujitora to help find Cast Blue Gold so he could forge Rebecca a Supreme Great Grade Sword. Fujitora revealed that the metal was buried in Master Fugetsu's grave in Wano Country, and Vic considered using gravity to get closer to space and search for another meteorite instead.

• Vic asked Fujitora for Cast Blue Gold to forge Rebecca a sword, and Sengoku and Tsuru vouched for her character.
• Fujitora agreed to help and said Master Fugetsu had once found Cast Blue Gold in a meteorite, then buried it in his grave in Ringo, Wano Country.
• Vic learned that the meteorite could be dug up and asked whether its contents could be identified by its weight and size.
• Fujitora welcomed Vic's suggestion to record material densities, while Vic remained uneasy about digging up the grave for Rebecca's sword.
• Vic asked Fujitora how high he could fly using gravity so Vic could extend his search for Cast Blue Gold closer to space.

Vic and Fujitora flew high into the sky to locate a meteor containing cast blue gold, while testing whether they could reach space. After finding one, they agreed that Fujitora would retrieve it in exchange for Vic showing him Luffy’s face.

• Sengoku asked Aokiji why he had come to the country, and Aokiji said he was investigating Doflamingo before refusing Sengoku’s offer to return to the Navy.
• Vic and Fujitora rode an earthen cone into the sky, where Fujitora warned they could not go higher without enough oxygen.
• Vic identified a meteor containing cast blue gold and shared his view of the starry sky with Fujitora, who regretted never seeing Luffy’s face.
• Vic offered to show Fujitora what Luffy looked like in exchange for the meteor, and Fujitora agreed.
• Fujitora carried them back down while gently guiding the house-sized meteor after them.

Vic took a small piece of the meteorite after advising Sengoku to reserve its rare material for master swordsmiths and military rewards, then left the Marines to handle the rest. At Mary Geoise, the Five Elders inspected photographs of the Seraphim and discovered that Vic's supposed clone was a black dog.

• Vic urged Sengoku to let only swordsmiths who had forged a Famous Sword work with the meteorite and to distribute finished weapons as rewards for military merit.
• Sengoku accepted Vic's suggestion and proposed working with Issho to bring down more meteorites, but Vic refused, cut off a small piece, and departed.
• Sengoku learned that Issho could not reliably summon such meteorites alone and arranged to transport the meteorite while he and Tsuru escorted the Donquixote Family to Impel Down.
• Aokiji said goodbye and left after Vic had gone.
• Kizaru reported to the Five Elders in the Room of Authority and presented photographs from Vegapunk's Seraphim Project.
• The Five Elders saw that Vic's Seraphim had become a black dog, unlike Vic's wanted-poster image.

Saturn confronted Vegapunk over Vic’s Seraphim, learning that Vegapunk had reported its abnormal development to CP Agents who had disappeared. The Five Elders discussed their failed attempt to clone Vic and left open the possibility of having Figarland Shamrock wound him, but Saturn insisted they test the other Seraphim first.

• Saturn questioned Vegapunk about Vic’s Seraphim, and Vegapunk explained that its black-dog form came from the Lineage Factor in the special contract.
• Vegapunk said he had reported the anomalies to CP Agents, and Saturn realized he had lost contact with the agents and overlooked their disappearance.
• Saturn concluded that the Five Elders would have to find another way to obtain Vic’s Lineage Factor and planned to send people to test the Seraphim.
• The Five Elders discussed how difficult it would be to collect fresh blood from Vic and considered having Figarland Shamrock make him bleed.
• Saturn urged the Five Elders to test the six existing Seraphim’s obedience and abilities before taking further action.

Vic returned to the Thunder God Pirates and warned the crew that a major battle was approaching, then learned that Barnett had awakened the Replenish-Replenish Fruit and could turn back time by one hour. Vic took Barnett aside to discuss the ability and its potential.

• Vic returned from Dressrosa, and Rebecca complained that he kept leaving while Barnett agreed that the world was becoming more dangerous and the crew needed to train.
• Vic realized Barnett's composed bearing came from his awakened fruit ability rather than Future Sight, and explained how its power might connect to the law of time.
• Rebecca objected when Vic immediately went to talk with Barnett, so Vic sent her into an illusion to temper her will.
• Vic asked Barnett how far he could reverse time, and Barnett said he could currently turn it back only one hour, crediting Wendy for pushing him to develop the ability.
• Vic encouraged Barnett to keep advancing beyond Awakening and recognized that his own advice had helped guide Barnett's fruit development.

Vic discussed Barnett’s awakened Replenish-Replenish Fruit and decided to strengthen the Thunder God Pirates’ willpower through harsher illusion training. Barnett told him the Reverie was about to begin, and Vic considered the gathering a staged display by the World Government.

• Barnett complained that using his awakened Replenish-Replenish Fruit consumed too much stamina, and Vic teased him about Wendy.
• Vic decided to use life-and-death trials in his illusions to temper Wendy, Rebecca, and the others’ weak wills.
• Vic reflected that Luffy’s strong will had let him turn the tables on Doflamingo, revealing a gap in the crew’s battle experience.
• Vic advised Barnett to keep developing the fruit’s time-related abilities and asked about recent events.
• Barnett told Vic that royal families from fifty nations were traveling to Mary Geoise for the upcoming Reverie, with some being kidnapped by pirates along the way.
• Vic judged the Reverie to be a staged display of the World Government’s power.

Vic discussed the coming Reverie and Whole Cake Island events with Barnett, then prepared to reach both locations through the Mirror World. He ordered Ban to locate Whole Cake Island and Mary Geoise while keeping his intelligence network’s normal operations hidden.

• Barnett told Vic that Blackbeard had escaped their confrontation in Dressrosa and that Big Mom was arranging another daughter’s marriage.
• Vic considered Sanji’s wedding, Luffy’s likely rescue attempt, and how losing the Mirror-Mirror Fruit could affect events at Whole Cake Island.
• Vic told Barnett he would use an illusion to help them train, then called Ban and asked Ain to bring him a larger mirror.
• Vic instructed Ban to locate Whole Cake Island and Mary Geoise through the Mirror World, and to keep his intelligence organization running as usual.
• Ban agreed and returned through the mirror after recognizing the importance of Vic’s orders.

Vic put Rebecca and his companions through an illusion of capture, torture, and loss to strengthen their wills, while Luffy’s crew set out for Whole Cake Island to retrieve Sanji. The chapter leaves Nami urging Luffy to ask Vic for help against Big Mom.

• Vic made a wristwatch-sized copper mirror so Ban could contact him, then drew his companions into an illusion of extreme suffering.
• In the illusion, the World Government attacked Vic and his companions over their supposed secret of eternal youth, and Vic was brutally injured while helping the others escape.
• The captured companions endured torture and visions of their dead friends, refusing to betray one another and holding on to thoughts of revenge.
• Luffy split the crew at Zou and took Nami, Chopper, Brook, Pedro, and Carrot to Whole Cake Island to find Sanji.
• Nami told Luffy that Vic had appeared in Dressrosa and helped him escape, and Luffy realized the lightning he had seen was Vic’s power.
• Nami suggested that Luffy ask Vic to help them rescue Sanji from Big Mom, and Chopper agreed that Vic was kind.

Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates joined Capone Bege’s plot to rescue Sanji and attack Big Mom at her wedding, where Stussy’s assassination of Du Feld gave Capone the chance to destroy the nun’s photo. Luffy was overwhelmed by Big Mom and then captured by Katakuri, who chose to face him alone because he feared Vic’s response if the Straw Hat crew were killed.

• Luffy rejected Nami’s suggestion to seek help, and the Straw Hat Pirates agreed to risk their lives to bring Sanji back.
• After Luffy defeated Cracker, he and Capone Bege formed an alliance to use the nun’s photo to weaken Big Mom.
• Stussy killed Du Feld during the wedding, distracting the guests and giving Capone time to smash the photo.
• Big Mom went berserk and unleashed Conqueror’s Haki, but Luffy emerged from hiding and failed to hurt her with Elephant Gun Gatling.
• Big Mom knocked Luffy out of Gear Fourth Boundman with one punch, and Jinbe intervened so Luffy could escape with Sanji.
• Katakuri captured Luffy and declared that he would fight him alone, wary of provoking Vic by letting his siblings kill the Straw Hat crew.

After Luffy defeated Katakuri and escaped Whole Cake Island, Morgans announced him as one of the Five Emperors, while Big Mom pursued him to Wano Country. Vic finished training Rebecca and the others in illusions as events in Wano moved toward the planned assault on Onigashima.

• After Luffy awakened Future Sight and defeated Katakuri, Katakuri stopped his siblings from attacking and let Luffy leave with Sanji.
• Luffy reunited with his crew as Brook took a rubbing of Big Mom’s Road Poneglyph, while Jinbe held Big Mom back to buy them time.
• Vic watched the events through a mirror with Ban and told him they would next see what happened in Mary Geoise.
• Morgans published news declaring Luffy one of the Five Emperors and gave him a 1.5 billion bounty, prompting him to hide from the World Government.
• Luffy reached Wano Country, where Big Mom pursued him before King capsized her ship; Kaido later knocked Luffy out and sent him to Udon Prison.
• Vic completed the illusion training for Rebecca and the others as Kin'emon and his allies prepared to attack Onigashima.