Garp suddenly climbs up to the execution stand which prompts Sengoku to ask if he has a problem with the plan. Across the battlefield, Crocodile turns down Doflamingo's offer, saying that Doflamingo is not at his level, and that instead Doflamingo could be his underling. After Mihawk strikes Mr. 1 down, Crocodile interferes and protects his right-hand man. Bepo commands Jean Bart to grab them. After saying his final farewell to his grieving crew and distraught allies, Edward 'Whitebeard' Newgate dies standing on his feet, after having been stabbed and slashed 267 times, shot 152 and hit by cannonballs 46 times. Ivankov, using his Face Growth, peers over the wall and sees the condition Luffy is in, scolding him for acting so reckless. Open Upon the Great Sea! Ivankov lets Luffy be, but realizes that even if Luffy does not realize it, he attracts people because of the will to fight the unknown, the same as Dragon. Both pirates and civilians look on in horror as the Pacifista arrive, as the only knowledge the pirates had was rumors that Vegapunk had been using human corpses to develop a human weapon. Whitebeard then orders his troops to take advantage of the path Little Oars Jr. gave them and charge into the plaza, which the pirates quickly comply to. Seeing this all finally gets to Buggy who decides to abandon his newfound crew and run away, his followers however take it this a noble gesture of respect for Whitebeard's death and follow after him. But this was also intercepted, this time by first division commander Marco, who is covered in blue flames after the attack. Akainu jumps after him, punching Jinbe to the ice. Instead, he tried to assassinate Whitebeard numerous times (a total of a hundred according to the crew) all of which ended in failure. As Smoker and Luffy comment on how the other has become stronger, the former pins the latter to the ground with his jutte. Sengoku berates Whitebeard and tells him to watch the future of his children as the guards ready their weapons to execute Ace. The Marineford Arc (known as the Paramount War in the Viz Manga translation and the War of the Best in the FUNimation sub) is the twenty-second story arc in the series, and the fourth in the Summit War Saga of the One Piece series, continuing on from Impel Down Arc. Meanwhile, Hancock attacks a group of pirates with her Mero Mero powers. John Giant rallies his forces as a staggering one hundred thousand elite troops prepare for battle. Ivankov states that Luffy had been through too much over the course of Impel Down to then, and that pushing himself any further would mean throwing his life away. Ace, seeing that Akainu means to attack the defenseless Luffy, suddenly leaps in the way and takes the blow. Meanwhile, Akainu's attack is wreaking havoc on the pirates, destroying all their footing. While Moria, Buggy, and Galdino seem shocked at the news, Mihawk says that at that point that fact was hardly surprising, Hancock feels that she loves him even if his father was the devil, Kuma continues to remain expressionless, and Jinbe and Doflamingo realize that Luffy's actions finally make sense. But tells Blackbeard that Marineford is the center of the world and he will not let him sink it. The Pacifistas stop, as well as the Warlords and the Marines halting in their actions. Meanwhile, on the Sabaody Archipelago, an announcement is made to evacuate to the north side of the Archipelago to avoid tsunamis. Roger explained that he was going to have a son but would not live long enough to see him and personally requested Garp to take care of him, knowing what will happen if either Rouge or Ace are found by the World Government. The rest of the pirates prepare to escape, but suddenly Akainu attacks them with a huge molten fist. The Marineford arc of One Piece is filled with some extraordinary characters. Kuma fires one of his beams from his mouth, hoping to incinerate Luffy and Ivankov; the two dodge the blow, though, as Ivankov grabs onto Luffy and rolls out of the way. Akainu takes the opportunity to once again try to kill Luffy, but Marco intercepts him and yells at Jinbe to take Luffy away. Luffy tells Garp to move aside, but Garp refuses, as he is the Marine Headquarters' vice admiral. Kizaru strikes Whitebeard with a beam of light, stunning him long enough to make a move. Der Kapitän von Ace Piratenbande, der legendäre Whitebeard, will ebenfalls nicht hinnehmen, dass einer seiner besten Männer exekutiert wird. Marineford was the culmination of all that had happened pre-timeskip in One Piece. Doflamingo, standing behind Crocodile, says that he is jealous that he had decided to side with Whitebeard instead of him. As Luffy, Ivankov, and Jinbe break through the Marine forces, Whitebeard recognizes Buggy and asks if he wants to take his head. The Shichibukai, admirals, and others all look on at the odd group and comment; Mihawk shows subtle surprise, Moriah shows frothing rage, Fullbody and Jango remark on how Luffy's normal crew is not with him, Boa Hancock blushes in relief that Luffy is all right, Coby and Helmeppo show amazement at the fact that Luffy had broken out of Impel Down and arrived in Marineford, Aokiji states that Luffy has brought along tough allies, Kuma remains silent, Kizaru remarks how he did not think that they would meet again so soon, Marco recalls that he is the one that Ace always talked about, Doflamingo says that all of Shichibukai, old and new, are together again, and shows interest in Luffy as a "famous troublemaker", Smoker and Tashigi wonder why Luffy and Crocodile are working together, and Akainu declares that Luffy must be disposed of (notably stating to himself that he is Dragon's son). Ivankov exclaims that if Kuma continues to attack him, then he will have no choice but to retaliate. Marco states that Whitebeard cannot be taken on the first turn, prompting Kizaru to remark on how scary the Whitebeard Pirates are. Thus, Marineford is understandably on edge as the three hours until the execution count down. Whitebeard once again remembers his younger days when one of his crewmates asked him if he did not want treasure, what was it that he was interested in. He claims that he is nothing more than a remnant of an an era gone by, delivering an enormous quake into the city of Marineford. The Marines immediately begin attacking Law's ship, while orders are given on the ground to divide the Marine's forces to attack the Blackbeard Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates, more Marines begin emerging from trap doors that lead to underground passages. Luffy is unmoving and unresponsive as Ivankov calls out to him - seeing that all the damage Luffy has taken now taken its toll, Iva surmises that the shock has collapsed Luffy's mind. Luffy, having finally gotten a break, dashes back towards the platform. Whitebeard then delivers a quake-imbued punch to John Giant's chest, defeating him. Sengoku berates Whitebeard and tells him to watch the future of his children as the guards ready their weapons to execute Ace. The Whitebeard Pirates came to Marineford to save Ace from being executed. Despite his grievous wounds though, when his coat falls down after his death, it reveals his back to have been untarnished by a wound of retreat. Soon, Ace was nominated as the 2nd Division Commander, during this time he met Blackbeard who suggested he take the job. The rest of the pirates prepare to escape, but suddenly Akainu attacks them with a huge molten fist. Sensing his voice is getting too quiet, he then calls out to his comrades and says his final words: Ace smiles one last time and passes away, falling from his brother's arms as the last fragment of his vivre card burns away. And indeed he does show, but not from the front, rather from underwater having coated his ship to appear smack in the center of the bay of the island. As Whitebeard's other allies continue to take attacks from the Pacifista, Squard claims that he knew about Whitebeard's "deal with the Marines". In the present, Sengoku continues by mentioning that two years ago Ace took to the sea as the captain of the Spade Pirates. Luffy and Whitebeard's pirates look on in horror while Ace's Vivre Card burns to a scrap of paper. Sengoku asks if they have stopped broadcasting; however, it seems that one camera is still running from an unknown source. As the Marines react in shock to this, Garp remembers to himself when Roger asked him to take care of Ace, citing that his unborn child bears no sin just for being born. Eustass Kid and crew decide to leave since the show's over. Whitebeard and Blackbeard exchange a few words, to which Whitebeard snarls that he no longer sees Blackbeard as his son. He is not alone; they notice more figures on the scaffold of the building. Managing to turn the body parts she hits to stone and break them off in the process with her amazing agility. As Jinbe and Ivankov wonder how they'll manage to pass through, Luffy asks a favor of Jinbe. Luffy, contemplating on how helpful Hancock is, happens to make his way to where Ivankov and Kuma are battling. Squard suddenly impales Whitebeard through the chest with his blade, horrifying Ace, Luffy, Jinbe, Ivankov, Buggy, all of the division commanders, and all the onlookers at the Sabaody Archipelago. Ace suddenly cries out to Luffy to stay away, berating his brother for getting involved with his own affairs. In rebuttal, the Marines ask Sengoku on what to do, Sengoku quietly deciding to take responsibility for their actions, ordering for the Marines to tend to the wounded, following with Shanks' apology. Luffy strikes back with Gomu Gomu no Jet Bazooka, but the attacks slip right through Smoker's smoke. Jul 16, 2020 #91 Too many anime watchers in here. He tells Ace to bear with it a little long while Ace calls out to his "father". In the Post-War arc, it was revealed to be called. The Marines brace themselves to stop Ace and Luffy, who get ready to break through. Thinking they have succeeded in their attack because Ace could not have survived being unable to use his Devil Fruit powers. However, "Little Oars Jr.", the descendant of "The Land-Pulling Oars", charges in. Now back in the present, kneeling by his brother's body, Luffy raises his head and howls in mindless grief. Buggy orders him to film him as he takes Whitebeard's life; the broadcast to Sabaody is renewed (though the citizens are disappointed and dismayed to see only Buggy onscreen once again). One of the fallen guards by Ace rises, revealing himself to be in fact a disguised Mr. 3. While Mihawk, Sentomaru, and the admirals remain unfazed, Doflamingo and Moriah take great pleasure at witnessing the assault. Whitebeard attacked by multiple Marine officers. Squard says that all of them owe him a great debt, and that they'll give their lives for the Whitebeard crew. Blackbeard then asked Whitebeard how it feels to not be able to create earthquakes. However, Kizaru easily catches up to him and knocks him aside with a kick of light. Even children know of Whitebeard's raw strength and sing a playground song about him. Whitebeard states that he knew how much Squard hated Roger, but that it was foolish to hold children accountable for the sins of their fathers, and that Squard and Ace, as his family, should be friends. Inazuma's bridge begins to collapse. Doflamingo laughs at how he thought Crocodile would be rational, the latter stating that if he was, he would not have come to Marineford in the first place. Akainu's molten blow pierces Ace's entire torso. Marcel Reich-Ranicki: Mein Leben | Drama. Luffy states that he will do whatever he can, even if he dies, as being unable to fight and failing to save Ace would make him want to die anyway. If that was not bad enough, Akainu suddenly burst from the ground re-declaring his intention of not letting Luffy get away and demands Jinbe hand him over. However, one wall near the front remains open; Oars' body is blocking the wall's path, and his blood has interfered with the system. Recollecting on his past of his crew asking him what he wants if he does not desire treasure, he says that he had a long journey, and is ready to settle things with the Marines. As the civilians begin to realize that Ace is to be executed early, Sengoku demands that the feed be cut off, so that the civilians would not lose faith in the Marines, as such a tragedy would be too much for them to witness. He then defeats the oncoming Marines, shouting "I am Whitebeard", sending multiple Marines flying and causing others to call him "monster". Sengoku and Blackbeard throw words at each other, and Blackbeard explains how he used the title of Shichibukai to get what he wanted; to break into Impel Down and free the Level 6 prisones Sanjuan Wolf, Avalo Pizarro, Vasco Shot, Shiliew, and Catarina Devon. His strength and speed caused the World Government to realize that Roger's bloodline had not ended. He begins by stating there was something critical he needed to share about Ace before asking the Second Division Commander who his father was. Seeing this, Whitebeard asks if he was a good father, to which Ace answers "of course". Meanwhile, the Blackbeard Pirates cover Whitebeard with a black cloth which Blackbeard enters into much to the confusion of those watching. He notices how the Marines are continuing to attack, even after completing their original goal of executing Ace. Blackbeard challenges him to protect it. The attack is not confined to Doflamingo, though, as Buggy is accidentally sucked into the vortex as well. Back at the Sabaody Archipelago, reporters and bystanders are complaining about the video feed getting cut. Sentomaru asks Kizaru if it is okay if the Pacifista destroy some of the Marine's battleships as well, to which Kizaru simply replies that they should not destroy too many. ! The fourteenth season of the One Piece anime series was produced by Toei Animation, and directed by Hiroaki Miyamoto.The season began broadcasting in Japan on Fuji Television on July 18, 2010 and ended on September 25, 2011. The Marines start to panic, on account of Little Oars Jr.'s enormous size. Luffy is unmoving and unresponsive as Ivankov calls out to him - seeing that all the damage Luffy has taken now taken its toll, Ivankov surmises that the shock has collapsed Luffy's mind. Luffy attempts to attack Mihawk again, but realizing that the Shichibukai would slice his arm off, halts his attack at the last moment, instead, choosing to run away. 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