Episode 1040

"The Pride of a Helmsman - The Enraged Jinbe!" is the 1040th episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary
Who's-Who fiercely battles Jinbe in his saber tiger form, but after making rude remarks regarding the Fish-Men, Jinbe angrily defeats Who's-Who.

Long Summary
Speed carries Tama, Nami, and Usopp through Onigashima, with Gazelleman and Daifugo following close behind. The headliners defend the trio, and promise to recover Komachiyo. Tama thanks them and declares themselves friends, prompting Zeus to ask Nami if he can become her attendant again; however, she declines, and he begins asking for increasingly low positions, none of which she accepts. He apologizes for his actions, and Nami accepts, asking him to be her partner.

Elsewhere, the present CP0 agents speculate that 2,000 soldiers switched sides due to Tama's abilities, which, after discounting 2,000 Beasts Pirates due to injury, leaves the field at 16,000 vs. 9,000. However, they remark that it has no effect on them, noting that they only need to confirm Who's-Who's death as punishment for leaving CP9.

Meanwhile, Jinbe and Who's-Who continue their discussion. Jinbe asks why Who's-Who left the World Government and became a pirate, but Who's-Who just responds that Jinbe functionally did the same thing. However, he insulted Luffy at the same time, annoying Jinbe. The two argue over their opinions of Luffy, with Who's-Who saying that he was disappointed by his fight with Kaidou and Jinbe stating that Luffy will return.

In the ocean, the Heart Pirates continue trying to resuscitate Luffy. Who's-Who states that he will simply kill Luffy, and Jinbe promises to defeat Who's-Who instead. He thinks back to his past with Luffy, swearing to fight as the helmsman of the Straw Hat Pirates. Who's-Who begins repeatedly attacking Jinbe, but the Fish-Man just dodges his attacks. Who's-Who attempts to reinitiate small talk with Jinbe, but he declines, and Who's-Who offers to instead talk after chewing up Jinbe's limbs. He charges at Jinbe, but Jinbe catches and throws him, crashing him into the ground.

Who's-Who once again initiates conversation, asking Jinbe to listen while he tells him a story. He tells Jinbe that while he was imprisoned, he was mockingly told to pray for salvation from the "Sun God" Nika, a legendary warrior of ancient times who would supposedly free slaves. While Who's-Who wasn't convinced of Nika's existence, he was desperate enough to continue believing in him, praying for any help in his imprisonment. Jinbe asks how this information is relevant to him, and Who's-Who brings up the past slavery of Sun Pirates members and Fish-Men as a whole, asking Jinbe for more information about Nika. He informs Jinbe that the guard who told him about Nika was eventually executed, and asks if it's dangerous to even know of his existence.

He begins once again bombarding Jinbe with attacks, asking if he knows a lot about slavery due to being a Fish-Man. However, Jinbe just catches Who's-Who's arms, stating that he has nothing to tell him. He breaks Who's-Who's fingers and steps on his tail, destroying Who's-Who and the arena behind him with a single punch. Who's-Who flies backwards into the wall, collapsing on top of him, and Jinbe tells him that if he wants to investigate history then he needs to be prepared for what he'll find.

Anime Notes

 * The anime adds the following:
 * Zeus assuming a cat-based form when he suggests of becoming Nami's pet.
 * The Heart Pirates members on the Polar Tang continuing to try to resuscitate Luffy with Ikkaku noting that he still looks pale.
 * The anime extends the following:
 * Zeus's conversation with Nami on what his new role should be.