Episode 702

"A Celestial Dragon! Doffy's Stormy Past" is the 702nd episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary
Donquixote Doflamingo has a nightmare of his traumatic past and is extended after he waked-up. The flashback detailed the moment his parents left Mariejois, to when they became hunted, and the death of Doflamingo and Rosinante's mother. Law was inducted in the crew and trained by them. Law revealed his full name to Buffalo and Baby 5, only to be taken away by Corazon (who could actually speak), who warned him to stay away from his brother.

Long Summary
In Spider Miles, as Donquixote Doflamingo sleeps, he starts dreaming about his past. He hears the voices of people talking about how they should kill the Donquixote Family because they are former World Nobles who will not be saved by the Marines.

In the past, Doflamingo, Rosinante, and Homing were hung from the windows of their burning house by ropes around their arms and were blindfolded by a mob commoners, who desired revenge for the suffering the Celestial Dragons had inflicted on them. The citizens recount the sufferings caused by the World Nobles: a man with a bow and arrow stepped up and took aim at Doflamingo while demanding to know if they had ever been hungry before firing the arrow at Doflamingo to see if it would hurt him. Though the arrow barely missed him, Doflamingo screamed in terror as the man demanded to know if the Celestial Dragons had ever felt any kind of pain before firing once more.

Doflamingo jolts awake in a cold sweat and begins to pant as the Den Den Mushi in his room rings. He picks up the receiver and is informed that Law did something.

Seventeen years ago in Mariejois, several World Nobles expressed their shock at Homing and his family giving up their status to become normal humans. Homing stated that he did not care what they thought because he thought humans are wonderful, which shocked the other World Nobles. The Donquixote Family was ordered to leave Mariejois immediately.

Soon after, a World Government ship took the Donquixote Family to a non-member island in the North Blue. After they arrived at their new house with their belongings, Homing told his family that they would lead a humble life here. Inside, Doflamingo asked his father where their slaves were as Rosinante rummaged through a chest full of treasure, only for Homing to reveal that they had to educate Doflamingo and Rosinante from scratch.

Later, Homing and Doflamingo went to a marketplace, where Homing tried to buy some food. Homing revealed that he recently moved from Mariejois, which caused the vendor and those nearby to gasp in shock. A man asked Homing if he was a World Noble, but Homing explained how he had cast this title aside and they wished to become friends with the townspeople. That night, the commoners found the Donquixote Family's house and burned their home to the ground while searching for them. The Donquixote Family watched in terror from the forest nearby. As searchers ran out of the burning building to report that the family was not inside, the angry mob agreed to make them experience several centuries' worth of suffering.

The Donquixote Family was forced to flee through the forest in the rain as the angry mob pursued them. Eventually, the family found a run-down shack in a garbage dump, where they took shelter from the mob. Homing suggested that they stay here for a while, but Doflamingo voiced his disapproval because he could not stand the smell and bugs. Eventually, dawn broke, and while the family was sleeping, the angry mob came across the dump and began shouting to one another, which woke them. Seeing the commoners approaching with weapons, Homing told his family that they had to run immediately.

Eventually, the family found shelter in a small village, and Homing contacted the World Nobles, whom he begged to accept his wife and children back into Mariejois because he did not expect things would be this bad. However, the World Nobles refused to do so because the family could not take back their privileges and told Homing to never call them again. Soon after, Doflamingo and Rosinante were caught stealing bread and were badly beaten as punishment. Doflamingo told his father that he felt pain and hunger for the first time in his life. Doflamingo and Rosinante later ate from a garbage pile before bringing their mother some food, only to find she was sick. Eventually she died, leaving Rosinante crying over her body as Doflamingo blamed Homing for her death. Not long afterward, the angry mob found the family, leading Homing to beg them to take him and pardon his sons as Doflamingo cursed his father for bringing them to ruin.

In the present, Jora and Machvise bring Law to Doflamingo as Jora reveals that they found him trying to escape. Law notices Corazon is present and wonders if he will die for nothing after bribing Buffalo with ice cream to stay quiet. However, Doflamingo reveals that he has called Law here to welcome him to the Donquixote Pirates. Doflamingo explains how Law has a certain quality in his eyes after experiencing such a horrible past, while Law wonders why Corazon has not yet told Doflamingo what happened. When Law points out that he is going to die in three years regardless of his potential, Doflamingo claims that this depends on his luck before explaining how the Donquixote Pirates specialize the black market and handle Devil Fruits, which means there could be a fruit that can cure his Amber Lead poisoning. Doflamingo states that there may be such a fruit among the Devil Fruits they handle in the next three years before revealing that he will train Law to become his right-hand man in ten years.

Later, Doflamingo informs his crew that they will be moving their base toward Reverse Mountain. As they were moving across the sea, the pirates engaged in combat with the Marines and pulled bank heists. Law began studying under Doflamingo, training with firearms under Gladius, learning martial arts with Lao G, and practicing swordsmanship with Diamante.

Two years later, Baby 5 and Buffalo tell Law their real names, prompting Law to reveal his full name is Trafalgar D. Water Law, which alerts Corazon. Law admits that he should not be telling them this because his family has kept the initial D. a secret for many generation. Law is suddenly grabbed by the collar and hauled away by Corazon. After being thrown into an alley, Law confronts Corazon, but Corazon asks him if what he said before is true and tells him to get away because he should not be around Doflamingo with the initial D. in his name.

Anime Notes

 * During the flashback, when a woman was crying about her enslaved daughter, there was a younger woman standing next to her.
 * In the manga, one of the locals claims that his wife was burned alive by the Celestial Dragons. This was omitted in the anime.
 * The anime shows who fired the arrow at young Doflamingo. In the anime, two arrows are fired instead of one, with the first arrow missing Doflamingo, and the second apparently hitting him right before Doflamingo wakes up from his nightmare.
 * The anime gives a clearer view of Doflamingo and Rosinante while they were World Nobles.
 * The conversation between Homing and the World Nobles at Mariejois is extended.
 * When Doflamingo was asking his father for slaves, the manga showed Doflamingo sitting on a pile of treasure. In the anime, the treasure is contained in a chest. Doflamingo is standing in front of the chest while Rosinante is opening it.
 * Unlike the manga, the anime shows that Homing introduces himself as a former World Noble to the townspeople while visiting a town with Doflamingo.
 * While Homing was calling Mariejois for help, the manga only showed Doflamingo watching in silence. The anime also includes Homing's wife and Rosinante standing right behind Homing.
 * When Doflamingo noticed Corazon's stab wound in the manga, Corazon was bandaging himself. In the anime, it is right after Doflamingo finishes his conversation with Law.
 * Though he was not present in the scene from the manga, the anime shows Pandaman to be a part of a crew of delinquents who mercilessly beat on a defenseless Rosinante and Doflamingo.

Trivia

 * As the scenes shift throughout the episode, a black screen is shown, with white spots that grow each time. This is most likely representing Law's worsening Amber Lead Syndrome, which causes white blotches to appear on one's skin. The effect is carried over to the To Be Continued screen at the end of the episode.