Episode 1087

"The War on the Island of Women! A Case Involving Koby the Hero" is the 1087th episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary
The Marines invade Amazon Lily to arrest Boa Hancock with the aid of their new Seraphim Pacifista. However, the Blackbeard Pirates also invade Amazon Lily, where Blackbeard captures Hancock, with the intention of stealing her Devil Fruit power.

Long Summary
Marco is dropped off near Sphinx Island by the Red Hair Pirates. He thanks Shanks for letting him hitch a ride before he flies towards the island.

In a flashback on Wano Country, Marco saw Yamato tell Luffy and the others his reason why he would not be joining the Straw Hats just yet. After the incident with Aramaki, Yamato was certain that more powerful people would be targeting Wano, especially now that Kaidou no longer ruled over the land. Luffy accepted his reasons and told Yamato that if he stayed, he would not have to worry about Momonosuke and the others. With that, Marco flew over the group to tell them that he was going to hitch a ride out of Wano. They said their farewells after Luffy thanked him for saving his life back during the Summit War of Marineford.

Back to the present on Amazon Lily, Gloriosa laments at how the island was invaded by men with part of its mountain cut down and its town heavily damaged. A bandaged Boa Hancock tells her that so long as she stays on the island, the Marines will come back, especially with the Warlord system abolished.

A few weeks ago, the island was under attack by a fleet of Marines that rained artillery fire onto the island's gates. They were met with haki-coated arrows by the Kujas. After this counterattack, Koby ordered the deployment of the new Pacifistas, the Seraphim, to the battlefront. Two of these winged Pacifistas with fire on their backs appear. Marines docked on the island and Sweet Pea ran towards them to stop them from advancing. However, she was slapped away by one of the Seraphims. The Kujas were shocked that what seemed like a child could possess such strength and upon taking a closer look, the said child looked so much like a younger Hancock.

A while later, the Blackbeard Pirates also arrived on the island, with Blackbeard sending a Seaquake towards the Marines' ships. Blackbeard, together with Vasco Shot and Catarina Devon, walked towards town with the intention of obtaining Hancock's Devil Fruit. Marines attacked them on their way to town, but Blackbeard easily neutralized them using his Blackhole powers. They encountered the second Seraphim who resembled a younger Mihawk. Blackbeard noticed the Seraphim's white hair, brown skin, and black wings and drew a conclusion about what it was.

The Seraphim lunged at Blackbeard with his sword, but Blackbeard dodged the attack. The Seraphim once again attacked Blackbeard who blocked it with Busoshoku Haki but the attack still sent the Emperor flying. This move sliced off a large portion of the island's central mountain. However, despite the magnitude of the attack, Blackbeard remained unscathed, although very annoyed to find out that the Seraphim was a Pacifista. The Seraphim tried slashing him again while some Marines arrived at the scene. Seeing this, Blackbeard used Blackhole which caused the Seraphim to jump away to avoid being sucked into the void like the nearby buildings and Marines.

Meanwhile at the palace, Hancock, who had previously refused to heed Koby's demands to surrender, walked out to the balcony. She flipped her hair which made the hearts of the Marines and the Blackbeard Pirates flutter. This allowed her to use Slave Arrow and turn most of them into stone. The Pacifistas tried to attack Hancock, but their attacks destroyed those who were petrified so Koby, who was unaffected by Hancock's powers, ordered them to stop. Hancock spotted Koby in the crowd and tried to kick him. However, before she could land her attack, she was caught midair by Blackbeard who used Black Vortex.

Hancock, whose powers were nullified by Blackbeard's darkness, demanded that he unhand her. Blackbeard commended her for turning his subordinates into stone, saying that she wasn't the Pirate Empress for nothing. Blackbeard expressed his desire to obtain her Devil Fruit, but she told him that her powers were nothing without her beauty. She added that if he killed her, his people would remain petrified, and the next user would be unable to undo the petrification.

Anime Notes

 * The anime adds the following:
 * The Kuja retaliating against the incoming Marines.
 * Boa Hancock exiting the palace before engaging with the Marines and the Blackbeard Pirates, with the entire crowd except Koby fawning over her.
 * Blackbeard using Kurouzu to pull Boa Hancock to him.
 * The anime extends the following:
 * Marco leaving for Sphinx and saying his goodbyes to the Red Hair Pirates.
 * Yamato explaining to the Straw Hat Pirates why he changed his mind about going out to sea.
 * S-Snake's assault on Marguerite and Sweet Pea.
 * The Blackbeard Pirates' arrival to Amazon Lily.
 * Blackbeard dispatching the Marines led by Yamakaji.
 * Blackbeard's fight against S-Hawk.