Episode 838

"The Launcher Blasts! The Moment of Big Mom's Assassination" is the 838th episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary
Linlin cried from Carmel's dissappearance, and two people witnessed what really happened. One of the witnesses was an Elbaf giant, who quickly fled back to Elbaf to tell the other giants what he saw. The other witness was Streusen, who decided to take advantage of Linlin's potential. Streusen befriended Linlin and they began creating Linlin's ideal country.

Back in the present, Bege, Vito, and Gotti fire their KX Launchers. However, their assassination attempt ends in failure as Big Mom's scream destroy the rockets before they could reach her. Caesar Clown brings in the escape mirror, but it is shattered by Big Mom's scream. Katakuri creates earplugs for his family and crew and the Big Mom Pirates proceed to surround the alliance.

Anime Notes

 * The anime adds the following:
 * During Big Mom's screaming, Caesar got hit in the head by a blown away vase.
 * During Streusen's first meeting with Linlin, he made food for her.
 * After Carmel's disappearance, a Marine squad was sent to search for her and they encountered Linlin's homies. The Marines attacked the homies out of fear, causing Linlin to attack them.
 * More scenes of Linlin's rise to power.
 * Brook, Carrot, and Pedro's reactions to the escape mirror shattering.
 * The scene in which Linlin first used her Devil Fruit power as a child is extended.
 * Linlin's second wanted poster clearly shows a bounty of 500,000,000. In the manga, part of the bounty was obstructed by a speech bubble.