Recaps

Ivan rescued an island from pirates, obtained the Smooth-Smooth Fruit, and gained Giyu Tomioka’s Water Breathing, which brought him to the threshold of Armament Haki. As he continued toward Loguetown, the Krieg Pirates arrived with a fleet of warships, throwing the town into panic.

• Ivan trained with a damaged Marine sword and decided he needed a better one, then hurried to an island where pirates were attacking its residents.
• Ivan killed the raiding pirates, and the grateful islanders gave him a box containing the Smooth-Smooth Fruit.
• Ivan ate the fruit and used the resulting lottery draw to obtain Giyu Tomioka’s template and Water Breathing.
• Ivan discovered that Water Breathing sharpened his senses and brought him closer to Armament Haki, then used a water slash to cut a Sea King in two.
• A fruit shop owner in Loguetown spotted more than a dozen Krieg Pirates warships approaching, and the town erupted in panic.

Garp arrived at Loguetown looking for Ivan, but rushed to confront the supposed Krieg Pirates after hearing they were attacking the town. Ivan flew out to meet Garp and explain, but Garp mistook him for a pirate and attacked, leaving them poised for a fight above the sea.

• Garp questioned Smoker about Ivan's whereabouts and said he wanted to meet him when he returned.
• A Marine reported that the Krieg Pirates were attacking Loguetown, so Garp charged toward the harbor and Smoker followed.
• On Ivan's ship, Tashigi spotted Marines gathering at the harbor and warned Ivan that Garp's Dog-Head Warship was approaching.
• Ivan flew toward Garp's warship to explain the misunderstanding, but Garp leaped into the sky and attacked him with an Armament Haki-coated punch.
• Ivan prepared to fight back with his sword and unleashed a towering torrent of water at Garp using Waterfall Basin.

Garp tested Ivan’s strength and accidentally hit him with a forceful punch, leaving him unconscious, but became convinced Ivan had the potential to become an Admiral. After Ivan recovered, Garp invited him to travel to his hometown before joining him at Marine headquarters.

• Garp’s punch overwhelmed Ivan’s Heaven-Suspended Waterfall strike, and Ivan passed out as seawater rained down around them.
• Ivan woke in the Loguetown branch infirmary, recovered by eating a large meal, and went to find Smoker and Garp.
• Garp praised Ivan’s strength and recovery, while Ivan accused him of nearly killing him with the punch.
• Garp admitted he had used more power than intended after seeing Ivan’s attack, then changed the subject and invited Ivan to visit his hometown before reporting to headquarters.
• Ivan agreed to go with Garp and anticipated meeting Luffy in Foosha Village.

Ivan trained under Garp aboard a Marine warship while his Wood Clone traveled independently to purge corruption in the East Blue. The clone reached Syrup Village, warned Usopp that Klahadore was the pirate Kuro, and followed him to Kaya’s estate, where Kuro sensed a threat.

• Ivan endured Garp’s brutal training as he tried to awaken Haki, while his Wood Clone continued toward Syrup Village.
• The Wood Clone used Wood Release to propel a small boat and discovered that Water Breathing let it slowly recover stamina.
• After reaching Syrup Village, the Wood Clone told Usopp that Klahadore was Kuro of a Hundred Plans, a pirate with a 16 million Beli bounty.
• Usopp rushed to Kaya’s estate to warn her, and the Wood Clone followed him inside.
• Kuro confronted Usopp and sensed that the masked Ivan was a dangerous opponent.

Usopp faced disbelief when he exposed Kuro, but Ivan defeated Kuro and urged Usopp to become the great pirate he claimed he would be. Ivan then purged pirates and corrupt Marines across the East Blue, bringing his bloodshed to Marineford’s attention.

• Usopp tried to warn Kaya and the mansion’s servants that Klahadore was Kuro, but they dismissed his claims and Kaya told him they would no longer be friends if he kept lying.
• Kuro revealed his threat to Usopp, and Ivan stopped Kuro from striking him before challenging Usopp to become the great pirate he aspired to be.
• Ivan defeated Kuro, gave Usopp Kuro’s Cat Claws as proof, and left after telling Usopp his name was Fox and asking him to collect Devil Fruits.
• Ivan cleared corrupt officers from the East Blue 16th Branch, killed Morgan at Marine Branch 153, and hunted down pirates across the East Blue, though he failed to find Buggy.
• News of Ivan’s bloodshed reached Marineford, where Sengoku brought information about him to a high-level meeting.

Sengoku and the Marine officers set Fox’s initial bounty at 180 million Beli after learning of his slaughter in the East Blue and the killing of an Affiliated Nation’s king. Near Marine Headquarters, Ivan saw the wanted poster and discussed Fox’s crimes with Tashigi and Nami, while Garp celebrated the East Blue’s rising notoriety.

• Sengoku called an emergency meeting over Fox’s killings, and Tsuru proposed an initial bounty of 180 million Beli, which Akainu, Aokiji, and the other officers approved.
• The Marines circulated Fox’s wanted poster worldwide, declaring him responsible for at least five hundred deaths and the assassination of an Affiliated Nation’s king.
• Near Marine Headquarters, Tashigi brought Ivan the poster and explained that Fox had killed 1,243 people, including nobles and a king.
• Nami was shocked by Fox’s 180 million Beli bounty, then asked Ivan whether he could defeat him for the money.
• Ivan said he could not be sure he could beat Fox and noted that finding him was difficult, while privately thinking that Fox was his own Wood Clone.
• Garp joined them, praised the East Blue for producing both Ivan and Fox, and laughed about the region’s dangerous newcomers.

Ivan faced Garp’s suspicions without revealing his identity as Fox, then reached Marineford and received a Headquarters colonel appointment at the G-2 Branch near Alabasta. While training with his newly acquired sword Yubashiri, he attracted Hina’s attention, and she told him Smoker had praised his potential to become an admiral.

• Garp questioned Ivan about Fox and hinted that Fox and Ivan both hated evil, while condemning corrupt Marines and the Celestial Dragons.
• Several days later, Ivan and his crew reached Marineford, where Ivan became a Headquarters colonel, Tashigi became a major, Barton became a captain, and Nami became a second lieutenant.
• Ivan chose a posting in Paradise and was assigned to the G-2 Branch near Alabasta.
• Ivan trained with Yubashiri, demonstrating powerful Flying Slashes that drew attention from the Marines watching nearby.
• Hina approached Ivan and said Smoker had told her that Ivan was talented and might become a future Marine Admiral, astonishing the surrounding Marines.

Hina challenged Ivan to a friendly match after learning that Garp thought he had the potential to become an Admiral. Ivan defeated her with his Water Wheel technique, leaving Hina down and the seaside training ground in ruins.

• Hina told Ivan she wanted to challenge him and measure the gap between them.
• Ivan accepted the friendly match after Hina said her strength had reached Rear Admiral level.
• Ivan's Sky-Rending Slash shattered Hina's Black Spear Formation and showed that he outmatched her.
• Hina unleashed her Bone-Crushing Corridor, trapping Ivan in a cage of sharpened iron bars.
• Ivan used Water Wheel to break the bars and defeat Hina, while his attack destroyed the training ground.

After Ivan and Hina’s sparring wrecked a Marineford training ground, Sengoku fined them, while Aokiji encouraged Ivan’s belief in Burning Justice and sent him to the G-2 Branch. Ivan expanded the Orange before arriving at G-2, where Comil and several others approached him at the harbor.

• Ivan reassured the defeated Hina that age did not limit the strong and credited his strength to hard work.
• Sengoku, Garp, and Aokiji arrived, learned that Ivan and Hina had been sparring, and ordered them to pay for the destroyed training ground and return to duty.
• Aokiji fined Ivan two million Beli and Hina 1.5 million Beli, then gave Ivan his Den Den Mushi number and directed him to report to G-2.
• Ivan used Wood Release to enlarge the Orange, which Nami admired, and the ship sailed for the G-2 Branch.
• After Ivan disembarked at G-2, Comil and several people approached him at the harbor.

Ivan settled into the G-2 Branch and gained Earth Release after completing a succession of missions. When Vice Admiral Comil announced that the branch would protect Saint Rosward during a stop by the Gran Tesoro, Ivan saw an opportunity to target the Celestial Dragon and seize three Devil Fruits, including a rumored Mythical Zoan.

• Ivan met Vice Admiral Comil, who welcomed him to the G-2 Branch and wondered whether he might awaken Conqueror's Haki.
• After completing 26 missions, Ivan increased his Yamato template recognition to 52% and acquired Earth Release, which he planned to conceal for use by a pirate alter ego.
• Comil summoned the branch officers and announced that they had seven days to clear pirates from their jurisdiction before Saint Rosward arrived aboard the Gran Tesoro.
• Comil revealed that an auction aboard the Gran Tesoro would feature three Devil Fruits, including a rumored Mythical Zoan, and that the Beasts Pirates might attack.
• Comil assigned Ivan to defend the perimeter, while Ivan decided to go in person and target Saint Rosward and the Devil Fruits.

As the Gran Tesoro opened near Alabasta, Ivan entered by walking through its boat tunnel, intending to act against the Celestial Dragons he was supposed to protect. After pirates attacked him, he obliterated their ship with a meteor-like punch, and onlookers recognized him as the notorious pirate Supernova Fox.

• Hanafuda worried that Fire Fist Ace had grown strong enough to defeat him, then agreed to Kaido's order to seize the Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit being auctioned on the Gran Tesoro.
• A week later, Nami asked Ivan to visit the Gran Tesoro, but he refused because they were assigned to protect Saint Rosward; Ivan privately considered that his original body had already infiltrated the ship.
• Ivan walked across the gold-dusted water and entered the Gran Tesoro through its boat tunnel, drawing attention from nearby vessels.
• A bearded pirate ordered his crew to fire cannons at Ivan, and the barrage sent him plunging into the water.
• Ivan struck the pirate ship with Fist Bone: Heaven-Falling Meteor, destroying it and sending towering waves toward nearby ships.
• A pirate with a 120-million-Beli bounty identified Ivan as the criminal Supernova Fox, silencing the surrounding pirates.

Ivan evaded the Marines and entered the Gran Tesoro auction under a borrowed identity, where he prepared to assassinate Saint Rosward. He revealed that killing a Devil Fruit user had earned him a new lottery draw, raising his confidence in the plan as the auction approached.

• Crocodile dismissed Fox as a threat while Robin wondered whether Fox planned to assassinate a Celestial Dragon.
• Hanafuda ignored Fox, and Vice Admiral Comil’s Marines failed to locate him.
• Ivan used a Transformation Technique to evade surveillance and watched Tesoro and Carina perform from a VIP box.
• Baccarat invited Ivan, posing as Mr. Jess, to the auction, and he traveled to the Gold King Hotel.
• Ivan spotted Hanafuda, Crocodile, Robin, Marine Vice Admirals, and Saint Rosward at the auction venue.
• Ivan recalled that killing the bearded Devil Fruit user had earned him a lottery draw and a new character template.

Ivan obtained Kuroko Shirai’s Teleportation skill and waited for the Golden King Grand Auction to begin. After Saint Rosward bid seven billion Beli for the Unicorn Fruit, Ivan stunned the hall by bidding 7.1 billion Beli.

• Ivan gained the Kuroko Shirai template and the short-range Teleportation skill.
• Baccarat opened the auction, where Roya and other slaves were sold.
• Ivan gave up bidding on the Cube-Cube Fruit when its price passed his savings, and Hanafuda bought the Saber-Toothed Tiger Fruit for one billion Beli.
• Bidding for the Mythical Zoan Unicorn Fruit escalated until Hanafuda withdrew at four billion Beli and Saint Rosward bid five billion.
• Hanafuda raised his bid to 6.5 billion Beli, but Saint Rosward bid seven billion and drove him out.
• Ivan unexpectedly bid 7.1 billion Beli for the Unicorn Fruit.

Ivan outbid Saint Rosward at the auction, then fought off CP0 agents and Vice Admiral Vergo when the Celestial Dragon ordered him seized. He revealed himself as Shadow Garden and challenged the world to see whether gods could bleed.

• Saint Rosward kept raising his bid against Ivan, and Ivan admitted he could not afford his ten-billion-one-hundred-million-Beli offer.
• Saint Rosward ordered his guards to seize Ivan, but Ivan sent two CP0 agents crashing into the auction hall wall.
• Saint Rosward fired at Ivan, then ordered CP0 and the Marines to attack him as Vice Admirals Comil and Vergo joined the confrontation.
• Vergo attacked Ivan with Shigan, but Ivan blocked the strike and punched Vergo through the golden wall and into the river.
• Ivan released his Transformation Technique, revealed his fox-masked identity as Shadow Garden, and asked whether gods bled too.

Ivan, posing as Shadow Garden, killed Saint Rosward at the Gran Tesoro auction and escaped with the Mythical Zoan Unicorn Fruit. Back aboard the Orange, he ate the fruit, drew the Homelander template, and began wondering how to increase its recognition without acting against his wishes.

• Ivan declared Shadow Garden’s opposition to the world’s powers and killed Saint Rosward with stone spears as the auction attendees watched.
• Ivan took the Mythical Zoan Fruit and repeatedly teleported away from the Gran Tesoro while the panicked guests fled.
• Gild Tesoro arrived too late to stop the killing, realized that Celestial Dragons could bleed, and resolved to find a way to kill a god and avenge his beloved.
• Ivan returned to the Orange, dismissed his Wood Clone, ate the Unicorn Fruit, and drew the Homelander template with the Man of Steel skill.
• Ivan’s body grew stronger, and he considered how to raise Homelander’s recognition without controlling or dominating people.

After the Gran Tesoro incident, Ivan gained fame as a Marine rookie while keeping his role as Fox secret. At Marine Headquarters, the Marines made Shadow Garden a priority surveillance target and raised Fox’s bounty to a record 500 million Beli, as Morgans rushed to publish the news.

• Ivan captured pirates under Kizaru’s command, earning recognition as a remarkable Marine rookie while the world focused on Fox.
• Brannew briefed Marine leaders on Fox’s assassination of Saint Rosward, his abilities, and Shadow Garden.
• Tsuru and the other officers agreed to prioritize surveillance of Shadow Garden, second only to the Revolutionary Army.
• Brannew announced that Fox’s bounty had risen from 180 million to 500 million Beli, the highest ever in Paradise.
• Morgans ordered his staff to print the Celestial Dragon story immediately before the World Government could suppress it.

News of Fox’s assassination of a Celestial Dragon spread across the seas, drawing the attention of the great pirate crews. Kaido, Whitebeard, Big Mom, Red Hair, and Mihawk reacted to Fox’s rise, while Red Hair wondered whether the seas could remain calm for two more years.

• Morgans prepared a newspaper featuring Fox and hoped he would keep turning the seas upside down.
• On Onigashima, Kaido vowed to kill Fox for stealing Brother Hanafuda’s Mythical Zoan, while King suggested that Kaido ally with the Shadow Garden.
• Aboard the Moby Dick, Whitebeard celebrated Fox’s assassination of Saint Rosward, and Marco and the crew discussed recruiting Fox; Blackbeard watched Fox’s image and yearned for the Dark-Dark Fruit.
• In Totto Land, Big Mom considered bringing Fox into her family, but Katakuri warned that doing so would make them a target, and she abandoned the idea.
• Red Hair and Dracule Mihawk read the news, and Red Hair wondered whether the seas would stay calm, saying there were only two years left.

After half a month of searching for Fox, Ivan’s crew encountered Hina fighting Hanafuda, the Shichibukai known as the Lizard King. Ivan rescued Hina and attacked Hanafuda, leaving the battle poised to begin in earnest.

• Ivan checked his system panel and gained Homelander approval, unlocking Heat Vision, which he planned to give to a Shadow Garden alter ego.
• Barton spotted an explosion, and Ivan led the Orange toward the battlefield, where Hina was badly wounded and losing to Hanafuda.
• Hina told Ivan that Hanafuda had attacked her to take her Devil Fruit, and Ivan ordered the Orange to approach Hanafuda’s ship despite Barton’s warning.
• Hanafuda killed a subordinate who questioned whether they should keep fighting, then ordered his crew to close with the Orange and kill the Marines.
• Hanafuda demanded that Ivan hand over Hina’s Zoan Devil Fruit, but Ivan refused, seized Hanafuda by the head, and smashed him through the deck.

Ivan fought Hanafuda near the G-2 Branch and appeared to struggle against the Shichibukai’s dinosaur strength. After his hidden power awakened, Ivan caught and shattered Hanafuda’s strongest slash, revealing that the strength gap favored him.

• Hanafuda escaped Ivan’s hold by transforming into his half-dragon form, then attacked with an Armament Haki-powered slash.
• Ivan countered with One Sword Style: Red: Asura and cleaved Hanafuda’s pirate ship in two, stunning the crew of the Orange.
• Hanafuda used Geppo to battle Ivan in the air, and the two exchanged sword slashes and dinosaur-tail strikes.
• Hanafuda gained the upper hand and sent Ivan crashing onto a reef, but Ivan’s hidden power awakened.
• Hanafuda launched his Supreme King Slash, and Ivan caught it in his palm before shattering it and declaring Hanafuda the weakling.

Ivan defeated Hanafuda but agreed to spare him after Fleet Admiral Sengoku ordered him not to kill the Shichibukai. A masked Shadow Garden member then killed Hanafuda, and Ivan pretended to report the death as a shocking surprise.

• Ivan wounded Hanafuda, drove him into the sea, and subdued him as Hanafuda begged for his life.
• Sengoku called Ivan and ordered him not to kill Hanafuda, citing the need to preserve order; he promised punishment and a possible promotion instead.
• Ivan agreed to release Hanafuda, who mocked him for obeying the World Government.
• A masked Shadow Garden member arrived and killed Hanafuda with Heat Vision, and Hanafuda realized Ivan was connected to Shadow Garden before he died.
• Aboard the Orange, Ivan called Sengoku back and feigned shock as he reported that a newly appeared Shadow Garden member had killed Hanafuda.

After Ivan was promoted for his role in Huazha’s defeat, the news of his victory and Tanuki’s killing of the Shichibukai spread worldwide. At the G-2 Branch, Vice Admiral Comil summoned Ivan and Hina to prepare for a mission protecting the waters around the upcoming Heavenly Tribute shipments to Mary Geoise.

• Sengoku learned from Captain Ivan that Huazha had been killed by Tanuki of the Shadow Garden, and Garp reacted with surprise.
• Ivan received a promotion to Marine rear admiral and read a newspaper report that made him and Tanuki famous across the seas.
• Kaido mourned Huazha and ordered Jack to kill Ivan, while declaring that he would deal with Tanuki himself.
• At the G-2 Branch cafeteria, Hina, Tashigi, and Nami competed to serve Ivan food until Vice Admiral Comil interrupted them.
• Comil told Ivan and Hina to attend a meeting about keeping the nearby waters stable during the transport of Heavenly Tribute to Mary Geoise.

Ivan learned that the Revolutionary Army had raided heavenly tribute shipments before and became interested in targeting one for its Devil Fruits. He traveled to Water 7 to find Blueno for the Door-Door Fruit, discovered that Shadow Garden had a devoted fan club there, and left the tavern crowd stunned by publicly identifying Blueno as a CP9 agent.

• Vice Admiral Comil warned Ivan and Hina that the G-2 Branch had to protect the heavenly tribute shipment from a possible Revolutionary Army raid.
• Ivan became interested in raiding the shipment after hearing it contained Devil Fruits and other strategic resources.
• Ivan traveled to Water 7 to find Blueno and obtain a lottery draw from the Door-Door Fruit.
• Ivan discovered a tavern gathering of Shadow Garden fans who admired the group’s actions and hoped Fox would come to Water 7.
• Ivan declined an invitation to the next gathering, confronted Blueno, and identified him as a CP9 member and Door-Door Fruit user.

Ivan revealed himself as Tanuki of Shadow Garden, killed Blueno, and began purging Water 7’s criminal gangs after gaining Minato Namikaze’s Flying Thunder God Technique. The Navy learned of his appearance, and Sengoku sent Kizaru to capture him.

• Ivan identified himself to Blueno and told the black-haired Shadow Garden fan that the organization would grant his wish.
• Blueno tried to escape, but Ivan killed him with heat vision, while a News Coo photographed Ivan at Bulls Bar.
• Ivan drew Minato Namikaze’s template and gained the Flying Thunder God Technique, then prepared marked daggers and sent a Wood Clone ahead.
• Ivan used Genjutsu to distinguish Water 7’s good and bad residents, spared the good, and killed criminals with Flying Thunder God Slash.
• Sengoku learned that Tanuki was in Water 7 and ordered Kizaru to capture him.

Ivan obtained Iceburg’s list of Water 7’s corrupt officials, then confronted CP9 agents Rob Lucci, Kaku, and Kalifa in the mayor’s office. Ivan swiftly incapacitated Kaku and Kalifa and battled Lucci after rescuing Iceburg from the collapsing city hall.

• Ivan visited Mayor Iceburg and asked him for a list of Water 7’s corrupt bureaucrats.
• Iceburg gave Ivan his records of officials involved in human trafficking, loan schemes, and murders, and Ivan vowed to punish them.
• Rob Lucci, Kaku, and Kalifa entered the office, revealed themselves as CP9 agents, and accused Iceburg of possessing the Pluton blueprints.
• Ivan knocked all three agents through a wall with a single attack, leaving Kaku and Kalifa unable to fight.
• Lucci healed his broken bones with Life Return and attacked Ivan with Razor, cleaving city hall in two; Ivan rescued Iceburg from the debris.
• Lucci refused to save his injured teammates and launched Shigan: Madara at Ivan.

Ivan defeated Rob Lucci and killed him despite Kizaru’s attempt to intervene. He challenged Kizaru to a fight, declaring that the Night Garden would eliminate every shadow.

• Lucci unleashed hundreds of Shigan attacks, but Ivan shattered them with a casual punch and sent Lucci flying.
• Lucci charged Ivan with Rokuogan, but the attack broke his arms without injuring Ivan.
• Ivan confronted Lucci over the massacre he had committed as a child and prepared to finish him.
• Kizaru arrived and asked Ivan to spare Lucci, arguing that the world’s justice required maintaining the status quo.
• Ivan crushed Lucci’s head and evaded Kizaru’s kick, leaving Kizaru stunned that his Observation Haki had not tracked him.
• Ivan tossed Lucci’s corpse toward Kizaru and declared that the Night Garden would hunt down every shadow.