Recaps

Zesi opened Azure Dragon Pass, forced the World Government into negotiations, and watched the Azure Emperor Pirates grow into a major power. After Big Mom seized one of their cargo ships, Zesi sent Shanks to lead the war against her, and Shanks swiftly destroyed her branches outside Totto Land.

• Zesi carved Azure Dragon Pass through the Red Line, claimed it for the Azure Emperor Pirates, and later secured the World Government’s recognition through a treaty.
• Zesi crushed the Marines’ attack at G-1 Branch, prompting the World Government to sign the Azure Dragon Pass Treaty and reconsider its strategy against the pirates.
• Hancock joined the Azure Emperor Palace Shichibukai as the Apostles returned to Hachinosu, while the World Government sought alliances with Big Mom, Kaido, and Whitebeard.
• Big Mom and the Beasts Pirates seized Azure Emperor cargo ships, and Les announced a three-day ultimatum before the Azure Emperor Pirates would declare war.
• After sparring with Shanks, Zesi assigned him to lead the First Division against Big Mom while Bullet watched the Beasts Pirates and Zesi watched the World Government.
• Shanks departed Hachinosu with the First Division, ten thousand Death Army members, and Kuma, and the Azure Emperor Pirates declared war on Big Mom.
• Big Mom dismissed warnings about Shanks, but he wiped out every Big Mom Pirates branch outside Totto Land in a single day.

Zesi and the Azure Emperor Pirates defeated Big Mom’s forces, crushed the World Pirates, and fought a war with Whitebeard that ended in Whitebeard’s death and the Navy’s retreat from the New World. With Totto Land chosen as the crew’s new center, Zesi launched a missile attack on the Beasts Pirates.

• Big Mom sent Perospero and 50,000 troops after Shanks, but Benn Beckman’s ambush and Kuma’s attacks routed them, prompting Katakuri to vow he would restore Big Mom’s reputation.
• Katakuri led a huge fleet against the Azure Emperor Pirates, but Shanks defeated him while Kuma scattered the Sweet Commanders and other Charlotte Family fighters.
• Bullet intercepted Kaido’s fleet, while Zesi killed Byrnndi World and the World Pirates after Bundy challenged him, and the Azure Emperor Pirates defeated the government-released attackers.
• Zesi captured Teach to test whether he could bear two Devil Fruits, but Teach escaped with Kanjuro’s help, drawing Whitebeard and his forces to the Azure Emperor Territory.
• Zesi fought Whitebeard, revealed that he wielded both the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and the More-More Fruit, and destroyed the island in their final clash, killing Whitebeard.
• The Marines and World Government withdrew from the New World, while Shanks resumed his fight with Big Mom and took Totto Land for the Azure Emperor Pirates.
• Zesi exposed and killed Kanjuro, then ordered the Azure Emperor Palace and research institutions moved from Hachinosu to Totto Land.
• Zesi launched Azure Emperor’s Decree No. 3 Missiles at the Beasts Pirates, destroying their major bases, headquarters, and ships as Kaido and Bullet fought.

Zesi turned the Azure Emperor Pirates into the Azure Empire Federation, subdued Big Mom, and rescued Tom before regaining his memories of the One Piece world as a virtual trial. In the Divine Wasteland Realm, he demonstrated his overwhelming power, killed a seventh-tier Troll Commander, and began fighting Uchiha Naisen over the commander’s crystal.

• Zesi’s missiles destroyed Beasts Pirates bases, prompting the Five Elders to consult Sengoku and Vegapunk, who proposed radar defenses and a network trial in Sabaody.
• Zesi forced Big Mom to surrender, reorganized the Shichibukai and his forces into the Azure Empire Federation, and awarded noble titles as the Five Elders chose to focus on defense.
• Zesi rescued Tom from execution, exposed CP5’s plot to frame Tom’s Workers for attacking the judicial ship, and invited Tom to build Sea Trains for the empire.
• Zesi married Hancock, Nico Robin, and other selected consorts, raised a large family, then regained his memories and learned that the One Piece world had been a virtual trial.
• Zesi entered the Divine Wasteland Realm, killed a Sky-Skimming Wandering Whale, and sold its Divine Essence Crystal for 5.3 million credits.
• Zesi hunted trolls in the Troll Wasteland, killed the troll chief, and drew the attention of the massive commander Gokusaha, who pursued him over his son’s death.
• Zesi defeated Gokusaha with a vibration-amplified sword strike and claimed the sacred crystal, while witnesses identified him as the Azure Emperor.
• Uchiha Naisen challenged Zesi for the crystal, but Zesi broke free of Tsukuyomi and fought Naisen’s complete Susanoo, striking it with eighty enormous fists from his Vibration Domain.

Zesi killed Uchiha Naisen, took control of Dafeng City, and recruited Zhou Qian as he prepared to gather powerful allies. After reaching the seventh tier and driving off the eighth-tier Troll King, Zesi faced Third Raikage A, who challenged him and was overwhelmed.

• Zesi used Izanagi to survive Uchiha Naisen’s attack, then cut Naisen in half and absorbed his Divine Essence Crystal.
• After learning that Zhao Wu planned to seize Dafeng City, Zesi rescued Zhao Yiyi, Sun Fei, and Qian Fan, subdued the city’s factions, and placed the city under his protection.
• Zesi recruited Zhou Qian for an expedition beyond Mercury’s territory and sent Zhao Wu to find him.
• Zesi defeated three troll commanders, absorbed their Divine Essence Crystals, and advanced to the seventh tier.
• Zesi fought the eighth-tier Troll King, repeatedly damaged him with his quake-powered sword, and forced him to retreat after draining much of his Sacred Origin.
• Reports of Zesi’s victory spread, prompting Saint John and the Blood Earl to move against him while Third Raikage A traveled to challenge him.
• Zesi stopped A from attacking Black Crow, overwhelmed him with his Conqueror’s Haki, and sent him flying out of Dafeng City.
• A charged back with One-Finger Nukite, but Zesi answered with the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack and left him despairing at the gap in their strength.