The Man in the Straw Hat

"The Man in the Straw Hat" is the second episode of the One Piece live-action series.

Short Summary
Luffy, Zoro, and Nami find themselves imprisoned on an island overtaken by the deranged clown pirate, Buggy. Koby joins the Marines and proves his mettle.

Long Summary
Ten years prior to the present day, Luffy is told by Makino in Windmill Village about the dangers of having eaten the Gum Gum Fruit, warning that he would permanently lose the ability to swim. Higuma returns to the bar and threatens Luffy, prompting Shanks to arrive to his aid. Battle ensues between Shanks' crew and Higuma's bandits, and Higuma kidnaps Luffy and sails into the sea with him, intending to throw him into the sea for him to drown. They are both thrown overboard by a strong wave, but Shanks rescued Luffy, repelling a hostile Sea King with a mysterious ability but losing his arm in the process.

Eventually, Shanks departed Windmill Village to sail to the Grand Line. Bidding farewell to Luffy, Shanks entrusted him with his precious straw hat, which he wore to the present day.

In the present day, after Nami opens the safe and finds the map inside, Luffy's crew is attacked with noxious gas coming from a distant ship. Assuming it to be a Marine attack, Luffy swallows the map before he is rendered unconscious by the gas.

Luffy, Zoro and Nami wake up in the big top of Orange Town, where the pirate Buggy the Clown had destroyed the entire town and imprisoned all of its citizens. They are soon separated by the enemy pirates; while Luffy is personally handled by Buggy, Nami is locked in a cage, and Zoro is tied to a wheel of death and attacked by Buggy's acrobat, Cabaji. Cabaji throws several knives at Zoro, but Nami frees herself by picking her cage's lock and frees Zoro, allowing him to subdue Cabaji.

Meanwhile, Buggy tortures Luffy, demanding the map they acquired in Shells Town. After a failed attempt to stretch Luffy with a rack, Buggy places him into a tank, which is then filled with seawater to drown him. Zoro and Nami, however, arrive to Luffy's aid, saving Luffy from drowning. Buggy battles all three Straw Hats with his Chop Chop Fruit ability, allowing him to split himself into several separate parts which he can manipulate freely. This makes him immune to Zoro's swords and Luffy's punches. Nami combats this by trapping several of Buggy's body parts into crates and barrels, restraining them and making Buggy unable to reassemble himself. Now much smaller thanks to the removed parts, Buggy is defeated by Luffy, who sends him flying out of the big top. Now freed from Buggy's imprisonment, the citizens of Orange Town thank Luffy for his deeds before he, Zoro and Nami set sail to their next destination.

Meanwhile, in Shells Town, Marine Vice Admiral Garp arrives to the 153rd Marine Branch, where Koby and Helmeppo have enlisted in the Marines as cadets. Garp questions Koby's allegiance, having already worked with two pirates. However, Garp nevertheless allows him and Helmeppo to resume their training. Eventually, Garp, seeing Morgan's abuse of power, arrests him, assuming full control of the Marine branch himself and placing his focus on capturing Luffy.

Episode Notes
The live-action series changes the following from the canon series: The live-action series adds the following:
 * The Buggy Pirates kidnap Luffy, Zoro and Nami using noxious gas. In the manga, Luffy is kidnapped by a bird and dragged to Orange Town.
 * Buggy destroys all of Orange Town and imprisons all of its citizens. Canonically, the citizens simply retreat to the outskirts, leaving the town mostly intact, albeit abandoned.
 * Chouchou's backstory is omitted.
 * Boodle's interaction with the Straw Hats is reduced, with the town's backstory never given. He only interacts with Luffy once to thank him for his deeds.
 * Beast tamer Mohji appears only as a cameo, never battling Luffy. His lion, Richie, does not appear at all.
 * Cabaji's sword fight against Zoro is replaced with Zoro being bound to a wheel of death and Cabaji throwing knives at him.
 * Luffy's battle against the Buggy Pirates occurs in Buggy's big top, as opposed to the town outside.
 * Buggy's signature weapon, the Buggy Ball, is neither mentioned, shown, nor utilized.
 * Koby and Helmeppo are enlisted into the Marines as cadets rather than chore boys.
 * Morgan was not immediately arrested after his defeat to Luffy. Instead, he would lead the Marine branch alongside Garp until Garp arrested him.
 * Zoro and Nami being captured by the Buggy Pirates.
 * Makino explaining Devil Fruits to Luffy in his childhood.
 * Buggy's pirates performing in a circus, with the citizens of Orange Town being forced to be the audience.
 * Buggy attempting to torture Luffy by stretching.
 * Buggy attempting to drown Luffy in a tank of seawater.
 * Cabaji claiming Zoro killed his brother.
 * Zoro being bound to a wheel of death, and Nami being imprisoned in a cage.

Trivia

 * Zoro insults Buggy by calling him "Boogie." Boogie was Buggy's original name, but this was changed after the film The Nightmare Before Christmas had an antagonist sharing a similar name.

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