Episode 1026

"The Supernovas Strike Back! The Mission to Tear Apart the Emperors" is the 1026th episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary
As the Nine Red Scabbards defeat Orochi, the Worst Generation members continue battling the Emperors, successfully throwing Big Mom off the roof.

Long Summary
Orochi and Fukurokuju continue to burn down Onigashima. Orochi tells Fukurokuju to bring him to the explosive storage, which he agrees to, and Orochi continues to laugh about destroying the island and killing everybody on it. The remaining Nine Red Scabbards run through the hallways, worried about the fire, when they run into Orochi. Angry, they prepare to fight him, but Fukurokuju tells him to run, intending to fight them himself. However, Orochi refuses, and begins yelling at the Scabbards for chasing him down over 20 years. They reply that all they care about is defending Wano Country, and no longer care about his issues.

They instruct Orochi to let them pass, but he refuses, stating that he wants to kill them here. Preparing to fight, he transforms into his full Yamata no Orochi form, proudly calling himself the Shogun of Wano Country and stating that he's done nothing wrong. The fight begins, and the Scabbards quickly dispatch of Orochi, with Denjiro, Kikunojo, and Raizo dispatching of one head each, Kawamatsu dispatching of three, and Kin'emon cutting off Orochi's main head, all while Orochi yells about being in the right. As Orochi falls to the floor, the Scabbards continue down the hallway, leaving Raizo behind to battle Fukurokuju.

Meanwhile, Luffy and Kaidou continue to fight on the rooftop. They trade blows, neither getting a clean hit, and destroy the terrain around them. Eventually, Kaidou manages to hit Luffy and, though he blocks it, launches his across the rooftop, causing explosions in the floors below and knocking the Scabbards to their knees. With Luffy on the ground, Kaidou remarks that he's still not truly fighting seriously, and reminds the Worst Generation members that he threatened to take everything away from them. Big Mom agrees that they need to die, and resolves with Kaidou to defeat them all with the next attack. However, Luffy stands back up, surprising Kaidou, and announces that he'll show the Emperors how determined they truly are.

The Emperors launch simultaneous attacks on the Worst Generation, with Kaidou attacking Luffy and Big Mom attacking the rest, which manage to send Luffy and Trafalgar Law across the rooftop. Luffy tries to attack Big Mom from behind, but is blocked by Kaidou, and all the Worst Generation are knocked to the ground, injured and exhausted. Kaidou monologues about the worthless of determination and friendship as the Worst Generation members slowly stand back up, and Luffy manages to punch him back. The fighting resumes, and as Kaidou manages to pin down Luffy, the other Worst Generation members fight off Big Mom, trapping Zeus inside a box of Eustass Kid's creation. Roronoa Zoro then cuts Prometheus in half, causing Big Mom to fall and allowing Killer to relentlessly attack Napoleon. With Big Mom now separated from her Homies, Kid attacks her, launching her in the air. Law throws a rock into her, pushing her onto the edge of the island, and Zoro cuts off the ground under her, throwing her off the roof. However, without her Homies to help, she just falls off, unable to fly back up.

Anime Notes

 * The anime adds the following:
 * Extending the moves that Kaidou and Big Mom use to defend themselves against the Supernovas.
 * Law using Curtain to defend himself from Big Mom's attacks.
 * That Big Mom's back was turned when Kid used his Punk Pistol technique while she was distracted by her Homies being dealt with is shown.
 * Zoro coughing up blood after completing the attack to help separate Big Mom from Kaidou.
 * The anime extends the following:
 * Killer's attack to keep Napoleon away from Big Mom.
 * After Kid uses Repel on Big Mom to send off Onigashima, she briefly touches the ground with her foot to prevent herself for falling, only for Zoro to cut it apart to ensure she falls off successfully.
 * Unlike the manga, the anime makes no reference of Orochi learning that Denjiro is the real identity of Kyoshiro.