Recaps

Vic left his crew to intervene in Mary Geoise, where he confronted Imu and the Five Elders, saved Cobra and Sabo, and helped free the slaves. After Imu destroyed Lulusia and the World Government made Vic a six-billion-Beli target, he learned about Vegapunk’s Mother Flame and turned his attention to Blackbeard’s attack on Amazon Lily.

• Rebecca and the others trained against Vic’s illusions, gaining stronger Haki and, for some, Future Sight, before Vic decided to seek harsher challenges for them.
• Vic traveled to Mary Geoise, killed depraved Celestial Dragons, subdued CP0, and entered Pangaea Castle as Cobra questioned the Five Elders about Queen Lily and the meaning of D.
• Vic saved Cobra from Imu and fought the transformed Five Elders, then left with Sabo and Cobra while a mysterious black-robed fighter covered their escape.
• Vic found Vivi and arranged for Wapol to smuggle her out, then freed Morley and Karasu and flew away with Sabo and Cobra.
• Cobra explained Lily’s connection to the Poneglyphs and revealed that Pluton lay beneath Alabasta, but Vic told him to keep its location secret for the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Imu ordered Lulusia destroyed with the National Treasure and Mother Flame, and Vic protected Sabo and Cobra as the attack erased the kingdom and left a vast crater.
• Vic took Sabo and Cobra to Kamabakka Kingdom, recovered from the deaths at Lulusia with Olvia, and learned that the World Government had blamed him for Mary Geoise and placed a six-billion-Beli bounty on him.
• Vic learned from Vegapunk that a satellite had given the Five Elders the Mother Flame, agreed to rescue Vegapunk, and later prepared to act after Ban reported that Blackbeard had appeared on Amazon Lily.

Vic left Amazon Lily with Hancock and later pursued Blackbeard to Winner Island, where he fought Blackbeard’s crew and killed Blackbeard. The Straw Hats liberated Wano and became Emperors, while Vic and his companions prepared to take Van Augur with them.

• Vic arrived on Amazon Lily after Blackbeard’s attack, warned Hancock and the others about Blackbeard, and learned that Hancock wanted to leave the island with him.
• Vic refused Hancock’s confession because he already had a wife and children, but later embraced and kissed her, then healed her and her sisters.
• Hancock left Amazon Lily with Vic, joined the Thunder God Pirates, and traveled with him as they searched for Blackbeard.
• The alliance defeated Kaido and Big Mom, liberated Wano, and secured a third Road Poneglyph rubbing, while Luffy and Buggy became Emperors.
• Vic met Shanks near Wano, then waited for Blackbeard and followed Law’s ship to Winner Island after learning Blackbeard had gone there.
• Blackbeard ambushed Law’s crew, but Bepo escaped with Law, and Vic arrived with Hancock and Olvia to restrain Van Augur and confront Blackbeard.
• Vic battled Blackbeard while Olvia trapped Van Augur and Hancock fought Doc Q and Stronger, and Vic withstood Blackbeard’s attacks before Blackbeard broke away from his lightning wall.
• Blackbeard caught Vic with a Haki-coated Tremor-Tremor attack, but Vic recovered and killed him with scarlet lightning, while Olvia and Hancock subdued Van Augur, Doc Q, and Stronger.

Vic defeated Blackbeard, gained the Warp-Warp Fruit, and brought Olvia and Hancock to Egghead to help Vegapunk. The World Government attacked the island, where Luffy and Vic’s allies battled the Marines and Saturn while Vegapunk prepared to escape with his research.

• Vic discovered Blackbeard had survived and secretly held another consciousness, then defeated him, turned him to stone, and left Winner Island with Hancock and Olvia.
• Garp rescued Koby from Hachinosu, defeating Shiryu, Vasco Shot, and Sanjuan Wolf before securing Koby’s release from Lafitte.
• Vic redirected his journey to Egghead, ate Van Augur’s Warp-Warp Fruit, and learned to travel through alternate spaces and teleport within his Observation Haki’s range.
• Vic attacked the World Government fleet surrounding Egghead, then arrived on the island and reunited with Luffy, Zoro, and Nami.
• Vic revealed that S-Dragon was a Seraphim under his authority, while Luffy fought Kizaru and Vegapunk’s allies gathered in the control room.
• Vic offered Vegapunk protection and funding, removed the institute’s equipment into his separate space, and agreed to handle an ancient robot while Vegapunk secured his brain and the Mother Flame.
• Saturn arrived on Egghead, and Vic let Luffy face him as the Straw Hats, Rebecca’s group, and Sentomaru’s forces fought the Marines and government agents.
• Luffy overwhelmed Kizaru and continued fighting Saturn, while Saturn warned the other Five Elders that Luffy was stronger than expected and that Vic might be on Egghead.

Vic and the Straw Hats battled the Five Elders and Imu on Egghead, discovering that Conqueror’s Haki could suppress the Elders’ immortality before Imu withdrew and the island’s victims were freed. After the Straw Hats departed, Vic brought Vegapunk to Baltigo and revealed the God Realm to Dragon, urging him to grow strong enough to challenge Imu.

• The Five Elders arrived on Egghead, and Vic assigned allies to fight them while confronting Hoki Warcury himself.
• Vic discovered that Conqueror’s Haki could suppress the Elders’ regeneration and used it to defeat Warcury, Nusjuro, and Ju Peter.
• Imu took control through Saint Mars, revived the Elders, and transformed Rebecca and others into demons, but Vic fought back as Rebecca, Hancock, and Luffy resisted the control.
• Imu withdrew after burning the Elders to ashes, and Luffy destroyed the pentagram arrays to free the transformed fighters before the Straw Hats celebrated and left Egghead.
• Vic moved Vegapunk and his equipment to Baltigo, where he revealed his spatial ability and explained the God Realm and Imu’s hidden power to Dragon.
• Vic urged Dragon to pursue the God Realm before the great war, demonstrated its power in an illusion, and left Dragon determined to challenge Imu.