Episode 1046

"Taking a Chance! Both Wings Go into Battle!" is the 1046th episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary
Zoro gets back on his feet and along with Sanji, confronts King and Queen, the All-Stars of the Beasts Pirates. Watching Zoro fight, Hyogoro and Kawamatsu remember someone from way back.

Long Summary
King intercepts Chopper's group which is carrying Zoro. Sanji sees this and tries to defend against King but is shot by Queen's laser. Marco manages to block King's attack and the two square off. Marco talks of a race that could ignite themselves and once lived on top of the Red Line and says that he didn't expect to meet one in King.

King and Queen are prepared to fight Marco, but he surrenders seeing that Zoro has recovered from his injuries, thanks to the drug given to him by Miyagi. Zoro blocks Queen's laser. He and Sanji then proceed to attack the two All-Stars.

Marco spaces out as he watches the fight. He recalls his conversation with Whitebeard about how Mary Geoise used to be the Land of Gods. He is then saved by Izou when some Beasts Pirates shoot at Marco while he is in a daze.

During their fight, Sanji notices something different in his body from when he put on his raid suit a while back. Queen notices this, too, as he claims that Sanji must also be a cyborg like Judge's other children since no human can ignite themselves unless he's a Lunarian.

As the four continue to battle, Hyogoro and Kawamatsu notice Zoro's similarities with the former Daimyo of Ringo, Shimotsuki Ushimaru, who was a decendant of the God of the Blade, Shimotsuki Ryuma -- from the way he stands, his one eye, down to his swordplay. They feel that the fact that he returned Shusui to Wano was fate.

Meanwhile in Tokage Port, Luffy regains his strength and looks for Momonosuke. Shinobu answers for Momonosuke as two giant eyes appear behind the shadows.

Anime Notes

 * The anime adds the following:
 * Sanji attempting to save Zoro from King before Queen stops him.
 * Queen attempting to fire a laser at Marco when he formally surrenders just as Zoro moves in to cut the beam in half.
 * Zoro and Sanji arguing after their dual attack on King and Queen.
 * Luffy looking for Momonosuke when Shinobu reveals to him that Momonosuke is with them as the glare from the eyes of Momonosuke's new dragon form is shown.
 * The anime extends the following:
 * Marco blocking King's attack on Zoro.
 * The bandages breaking off of Zoro and his return to the battlefield.
 * Marco's flashback of Whitebeard telling him about the Lunarians.
 * The beginning of Zoro and Sanji's respective individual battles against King and Queen.
 * In the manga, the Beasts Pirates members watching this fight called out to King and Queen after they had been knocked down, a scene which was removed from the anime.
 * This also includes a minor scene of King and Queen lying on the floor, which was also removed from the anime adaptation.
 * In the manga, the Beasts Pirates' member attempts to shoot Zoro before Kawamatsu interfered while King and Queen were knocked down. In the anime, this took place after the two had recovered.