Episode 1049

"Luffy Soars! Revenge Against the Beasts" is the 1049th episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary
Luffy amps up the reluctant Momonosuke, who is afraid of heights, in his giant pink dragon form, to fly and take him to Onigashima in the sky. Meanwhile, Yamato, in a hard battle against Kaidou, vows to survive until Luffy returns.

Long Summary
Luffy urges Momonosuke to fly and grows impatient, but the young master is crippled by his fear of heights.

Meanwhile, Yamato keeps Kaidou busy and the two continue to exchange blows. Yamato manages to make Kaidou bleed and is able to defend against Kaidou’s attacks using Mirror Mountain. He declares that he cannot die until Luffy comes back. Kaidou mocks Yamato’s resolve to protect Wano since Yamato is still his son so the people of Wano would never look at him as an ally. Kaidou further laughs at how Yamato doesn’t even have any friends.

Yamato disagrees as he remembers Ace who became his friend when the latter came to Wano. However, he also remembers when he was a child and one of Kaidou’s men helped him by giving him food when he was starving and a blanket when it was cold. This same pirate was executed when it was found out that he was helping Kaidou’s son. Kaidou points out that all of those who have been good to Yamato are all dead, including the samurai who were locked up with him in the Sacred Cave. Yamato rebuffs him, saying that they all died because he killed him, to which Kaidou replies that they were getting in the way of him educating his child.

Back in Tokage Port, Luffy pulls on Momonosuke’s dragon whiskers to force him to fly. Ultimately, Momonosuke takes flight towards Onigashima, albeit, with closed eyes due to fear. Flying blindly, Momonosuke crashes into the Skull Dome and flies through the castle, destroying walls and ceilings as he runs wild. He finally opens his eyes and finds his way to the rooftop where they see Kaidou and Yamato. Yamato prepares his Shinsoku Hakujaku technique and Luffy joins him in Gear 4, using his Snakeman: Jet Culverin technique. The two attack at the same time which sends Kaidou flying across the rooftop.

Anime Notes

 * The anime adds the following:
 * Luffy grabbing onto the whiskers of Momonosuke's dragon form to help encourage him to fly.
 * Chopper, Miyagi, and Tristan added to the scene when Luffy and Momonosuke fly through Onigashima, with Chopper happy that Luffy is okay.
 * The anime extends the following:
 * Luffy's attempts to encourage Momonosuke to fly.
 * Yamato's battle against Kaidou.
 * Yamato's flashback.
 * This also includes Yamato's encounter as a child with Kaidou's former subordinate who fed him.
 * Luffy and Momonosuke flying through Onigashima.
 * After changing back from her Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Okuchi no Makami Human-Beast Form, Yamato is seen wearing sandals, despite removing them in a previous episode.