Egghead Arc

The Egghead Arc, also referred to as the Future Island Arc, is the first story arc of the Final Saga, continuing from the Wano Country Arc, the thirty-second story arc of the manga and anime One Piece and the ninth story arc of the second half of the series.

As the world recovers from the aftermath of the Levely, the Raid on Onigashima, and the destruction of Lulusia, the Straw Hat Pirates, following their Log Pose, arrive at the mysterious, futuristic island Egghead where the Marine super genius Dr. Vegapunk resides. Meanwhile, the World Government has decided to assassinate Vegapunk, sending a CP0 team that includes two agents the Straw Hats have dealt with before.

Shifting Balance: The World's New Great Powers


After recovering from their dangerous plummet down Wano's waterfall, the Straw Hats (namely Nami) put Luffy in a cage to punish him. They then received the newspaper, from which they learned of their new bounties and about the many massive events that had occurred during their time on Wano. They were left aghast at the news of Cobra's death and Vivi's disappearance; Luffy immediately wanted to go and rescue Vivi, but Zoro talked him out of it, saying they should allow Vivi to take care of herself until it became clear she was in imminent danger. Luffy refused to believe that Sabo would kill Cobra, recalling the time he declared his dream to Sabo and Ace and thus revealing it to his crew for the first time; they reacted with a mixture of disbelief, wonder and mirth. Usopp said that such a thing would be impossible, but Luffy replied that the Pirate King might be able to do it. Franky declared that they needed to find the last Road Poneglyph to help their captain become Pirate King and achieve the dream as soon as possible, but Robin said that this would not be easy as its whereabouts had been unknown for a long period of time.

The Red Hair Pirates dropped Marco off back at Sphinx, and as he bid farewell to them, Marco remembered his farewell with the Straw Hats on Wano. Yamato had informed the crew of his decision not to join them, as he believed that Wano would need his protection for the time being from threats like Ryokugyu. Marco then arrived to tell the crew he was about to leave, and he, Luffy, and Jinbe reminisced about their first meeting in the Summit War of Marineford; Marco said Ace would have certainly been delighted to see how much Luffy had grown.



On Karai Bari Island, Crocodile and Mihawk confronted Buggy over why he was labeled as the leader of Cross Guild, which in reality was created by the two of them. Some days ago, Crocodile contacted Mihawk as the now ex-Warlord was under attack by the Marines and proposed that the two of them team up to take on the Marines. Later, as Buggy was under attack by the Marines, Crocodile arrived at Karai Bari Island and ambushed the attacking fleet. Buggy's henchman believed that Crocodile was working for him, but in reality, Crocodile was after Buggy to collect the money the pirate owed him. With no options, Buggy offered to work as a servant for Crocodile's new company in order to pay off his debt. However, Buggy's subordinates put their captain front and center when creating a poster to spread word about the Cross Guild, and the World Government misinterpreted the poster as well as Crocodile's attack on the Marines to label Buggy as the company's leader and deem him one of the Four Emperors. Because of the massive threat posed by Cross Guild, Crocodile's bounty was raised to over 1,000,000,000 while Buggy's and Mihawk's were raised to over 3,000,000,000. Although Crocodile was enraged by this development and proceeded to physically abuse Buggy in response, Mihawk stated that he had no desire to be an Emperor and that it might actually be advantageous for them if they were to keep Buggy as their figurehead leader, which Crocodile accepted.



On Amazon Lily, Boa Hancock contemplated her next move as her kingdom recovered from the great attack weeks earlier. As Koby, Yamakaji, and their fleet assaulted the island, they brought in a new line of Pacifista known as the Seraphim, and the Kuja were left in shock as they came under attack by a cyborg resembling a young version of none other than Hancock. The battle was then interrupted by the arrival of the Blackbeard Pirates, who came to take Hancock's Mero Mero no Mi power. Blackbeard was attacked by a Seraphim resembling a young Mihawk, and Hancock used her ability to turn all the Marines and pirates, save for Koby and Blackbeard, to stone. Blackbeard was able to grab hold of Hancock and nullify her ability, and a standoff formed as Hancock said that if she was killed, her victims would remain petrified, and Blackbeard would never be able to use her fruit to undo it. Blackbeard ultimately decided to kill her regardless but was stopped by the sudden arrival of Silvers Rayleigh, who told the Emperor to depart the island with the concession that Hancock would reverse the petrification of his crew. In the present day, Rayleigh remained on Amazon Lily along with Shakuyaku, who was the former Amazon Lily empress and Kuja Pirates captain two generations before Hancock. The legendary pirate remarked that the events were fortunate to go the way they did, as he was not sure he would have been able to take on Blackbeard in a battle at this point. Out at sea, a Marine ship reported via Den Den Mushi that they were setting course for Egghead and that Koby's status was unknown as he had been kidnapped by the Blackbeard Pirates.



In the Kamabakka Kingdom, the Revolutionary Army officers expressed relief that Sabo was still alive, although Dragon was concerned about the report of King Cobra's assassination and said he and Sabo would have a reckoning if his Chief of Staff was indeed the one responsible. Dragon then went up to the liberated Kuma and asked him what he had seen. Right then, the revolutionaries received a call from Sabo, which the Marines were able to intercept. They traced the location of the call to the Lulusia Kingdom, which was one of the kingdoms that had revolted in the Eight-Nation Revolution; the Five Elders were made aware of this and remarked that Sabo was unlucky. In his call, Sabo told his comrades that he had not killed Cobra; in reality, he had seen something terrible. As he was saying this, the citizens of Lulusia looked up as a massive object appeared in the sky, shrouded by clouds. As Sabo began to tell the revolutionaries that the Empty Throne actually possessed an occupant, said occupant Im unleashed a rain of lasers from the sky which instantly obliterated Lulusia and left nothing in its wake; it was declared during this attack that Lulusia had never existed to begin with.

Arrival at Egghead: A Certain Scientist's Island of the Future
A few days after their departure from Wano, the Straw Hats were in a brutally cold climate zone as they approached their next island. They came across a giant Warm Eddy, and spotted a person trapped inside it. Zoro cut through the eddy to free them, and Jewelry Bonney emerged in child form. Luffy jumped in midair and stretched his arms to catch her as well as a blown-overboard Chopper, but the Sunny and crew then came under attack by the Mecha-Shark, a giant shark made out of metal. As Luffy, Bonney, and Chopper fell into the ocean, Jinbe went to rescue them while Franky tried piloting the Sunny out of harm's way. However, the Mecha-Shark fired homing torpedoes out of its mouth which caused the Sunny to capsize and sink. It then attacked Jinbe's group with cannon fire as the fish-man tried to save the Devil Fruit users, forcing him to dive underwater to escape. The Mecha-Shark turned its attention back to the Sunny but was suddenly punched by a person inside a giant mecha.

Meanwhile, at the G-14 Marine base nearby, Helmeppo and several other Marine officers pleaded with Tashigi and Rear Admiral Prince Grus to let them go and rescue Koby from Hachinosu. Prince Grus refused their request to deploy a Seraphim from Egghead, saying they were in no position to act as they had not been able to get ahold of X Drake.



Jinbe brought Luffy, Chopper, and Bonney onto the nearby island, where they dried their clothes and got warm. Bonney revealed who she was to Luffy and told the Straw Hats that this island was Egghead, a place home to Dr. Vegapunk's research lab and has been said to be 500 years into the future. She revealed that she came alone, as she had business with Vegapunk, though her ship was devoured by the Mecha-Shark before she could reach the island. The four then enter the island, where they were dazzled by the futuristic sights of aliens, giant robots and giant parfaits. However, upon interacting with them, they soon realized they were all holograms. Annoyed, Luffy punches a large robotic girl that talked to him, only to find out it was real when he was punched back. He was knocked into the Automatic Food Machine, much to the pirates' delight and started playing with it. As they ate, the girl started explaining some of the technology, such as the Island A.C. that kept the island warm despite being a winter island, and her Light Pressure Gloves that allow her to interact with holograms. When enquired who she was, she claimed to be Dr. Vegapunk, though Bonney, who knew the real Vegapunk, immediately thought she was a liar.

Meanwhile, the mecha that hit the Mecha-Shark lifted the Sunny out of the ocean, along with the rest of the Straw Hats and a woman emerged from it, saying the Mecha-Shark was a creation she built to guard the island but was acting awry due to its primal desires to eat ships. The woman then introduced herself as Dr. Vegapunk, to the Straw Hats' great shock. However, when Robin questioned this, knowing for a fact the Vegapunk should be an elderly man, the woman expanded on this by revealing that she was Punk-02, Lilith, not the original Stella, before demanding the Straw Hats treasure and surrounding them with giant Sea Beast Weapons. However, Punk-01, Shaka contacted Lilith, scolding her for plundering and warning her of the danger she's in, particularly from Zoro and Robin. After she realized this, Zoro then started to make demands, with Shaka who was interested in the crew, obliging. The Vegaforce-01 then flew with the Sunny to the top part of the island, the Labophase, as Lilith explained how the machine could currently only work in the vicinity of the island, and how the clouds around the top were Island Clouds and that the lower area was the residential Fabriophase. The Straw Hats, except for Zoro and Brook, who were on ship watch duty, then disembarked and obtained some new clothes. While the two swordsmen had tea on the ship, they released Caribou and told him to disembark, despite his protests as the island was a government island.

After Luffy's group ate their fill, Atlas flew off to do her job of fighting holograms, while the four discovered a Trancos (a clothes dispenser), and picked out some new attire. However, as they wandered around, a policing Pacifista started to attack them, since they took the clothes and food without paying. When Luffy attempted to fight back, Bonney intervened, tearfully revealing how Bartholomew Kuma was her father. They eventually managed to escape it thanks to Bonney's Devil Fruit ability altering Luffy and Chopper to their old age, while Jinbe and the Glutton became children, fooling the cyborg's detection. Jinbe then revealed what he knew about he knew about Kuma, such as how he was the king of Sorbet Kingdom, but was driven out due to his tyranny, became affiliated with the Revolutionary Army, before being captured and imprisoned for life, though thanks to Vegapunk taking interest in him, Kuma gained his freedom as a Warlord at the cost of donating his body to science. However, as Bonney salvaged through a scrap heap, discovering a beam saber in the process, she contradicted many of these "facts", and believed her father would not have willingly sacrificed himself for science, adding on that he was apparently part of a certain race.



At sea, a ship from the World Government headed towards Egghead. On board, Rob Lucci, Kaku and Stussy were going over their newest mission, a plan to assassinate Vegapunk. As it turned out Dr. Vegapunk, somehow split himself amongst six more people, referred to as Satellites, as he had too much to do. In the process of delivering S-Bear, the three are to assassinate all the Vegapunks' with as little damage to the lab as possible. When Lucci pondered whether this order is due to what happened to Lulusia, his fellow agents warned him against inquiring this. At around the same time Shaka, having forseen his imminent death, contacted Dragon to tell him something.

Meanwhile, in the seas of Winner Island, the Polar Tang was under attack, with the Heart Pirates themselves suddenly started turning into females. Forced to surface, they soon found their attackers, the Blackbeard Pirates, waiting for them. Law countered his feminization with a strong amount of Haki, with Doc Q, the one who spread the disease with his Shiku Shiku no Mi ability, commenting that by doing so, the cure would also spread out amongst the crew. Van Augur then used his Wapu Wapu no Mi ability to teleport Jesus Burgess to the island, who used his Riki Riki no Mi ability to throw a mountain at the Heart Pirates, though Law countered it with his own Ope Ope no Mi ability. Teach himself appeared on top of Stronger (and Doc Q) who now could fly thanks to the Uma Uma no Mi, Model: Pegasus. The Blackbeard captain launched this ambush in order to steal Law's copies of the Road Poneglyphs. Law then used his awakened ability R-ROOM: Amputate on Stronger to make them fall, though not before Teach used Gurash to shake up the Heart Pirates and the island with it. Doc Q then threw a basket of explosive apples at his enemies, but Shachi countered it by spitting out a jet of water to intercept the bombs. Bepo then identified Augur's position and had Jean Bart intercept his shot targeted at Law. The Surgeon of Death himself faced Blackbeard, using K-ROOM: Shock Willie against the Emperor.



Augur then saved his captain with ability, before placing him before Law, and just as the two clashed again, Teach used his Kurouzu against his opponent. Meanwhile, the Heart Pirates proved the aquatic fighting ability by attacking the Blackbeard Prates ship from underwater, the very ship imprisoning Charlotte Pudding. In Marine Headquarters, Fleet Admiral Sakazuki expressed his frustration of his inability to do anything, as he received the news of the two crews fighting.

Meeting Dr. Vegapunk: Secrets Unraveled
In the Labophase of Egghead, as the Straw Hats entered the lab, they marveled at the technology, such as the escalator and the phase-through door, while Lilith explained the the island's mechanisms are powered through fire. The crew soon lost sight of Lilith but were guided to a room by Edison over the speaker system, where they encountered S-Shark. Jinbe's Seraphim Pacifista. Though at first confused, after the cyborg attacked them, the Straw Hats quickly fought back, though they were hampered by S-Shark's combination of lasers, Fish-Man Karate, his Lunarian/Fish-Man physique, cyborg modifications and an ability similar to the Sui Sui no Mi. The battle was quickly put to an end by Shaka, who ordered S-Shark to stand down whilst restraining the pirates by magnetizing the Dom Shoes they were wearing to the floor. As it turns out, the battle was an experiment set up by the three satellites Lilith, Edison and Pythagoras, to test out S-Shark in actual combat. Shaka then asked the four whether the island looked like the future to them and though Franky gave an enthusiastic yes, Shaka stated that this was an island of the past.



He goes on to state that the technology they used was mostly that which they recreated from an ancient kingdom from 900 years ago. As he continued talking, Robin realized that he was referring to the Void Century, with Shaka expanding that he theorized that Ohara discovered the existence of the kingdom and that the Void Century was the history of the war between the Great Kingdom, and the 20 nations which later became known as the World Government, who won the war and erased its existence from history. The Straw Hats were shocked by this reveal, though Sanji then realized that this information would make them a target of erasure by the World Government if they knew that the pirates knew this, to which Shaka casually affirmed, causing some of the pirates to despair. Though the satellite stated it was but a theory, he questioned Robin that if Ohara was annihilated for simple conjecture, then wouldn't that mean that they were basically admitting it was true? However, Robin asked back of whether he really could get such information from being affiliated to the Government, to which he denied, and when she asked how he could have known this, Shaka stated that the "will of Ohara" still exists.

He then tells his story of how he once knew Professor Clover, who was an eccentric yet well-respected Archaeologist/adventurer in his youth, whose charisma helped make Ohara the "holy-land of archaeology". A few months after the Ohara Incident, Vegapunk visited the remains of the island to pay his respects, where he came across the sight of a lake stuffed full to the brim with books, the final acts of the Oharan scholars. In doing so, they managed to safeguard their knowledge and legacy, and as such, secured Ohara's "victory". Hearing this, Robin recalled parting with her mother and fellow archaeologists, and realized what her mother and old friends intended, causing her to tear up. Robin then affirmed Vegapunk's theory of the Oharans discoveries before asking where the books were now. Shaka then elaborated on the story, stating how the lakes were being dredged of the books by giants of Elbaf, being led by a giant covered in bandages. Vegapunk learnt their identities from Dragon, who arrived earlier to also pay his respects, and found out who they were directly from them. As the two paid their respects, Dragon who was then a captain of the Freedom Fighters, expressed his disgust at not only what the World Government did to Ohara, but also at Vegapunk for turning his group down and working for them, though the scientist was practical stating that their poor group couldn't support his research. Dragon then stated that he would create an army that could fight back against the World Government's injustices, which Vegapunk doubted due to Dragon's pacifistic nature. However, before the end of that year, Dragon, together with Kuma and Ivankov, established the Revolutionary Army. While the Straw Hats were shocked by all these revelations, Shaka continued to say how Vegapunk later visited Elbaf and read all the books from Ohara, with all that knowledge now stored in his brain. Robin however, wished to know if that bandage-wrapped giant leader was perhaps Saul, and though Shaka did not confirm this, he did say that the giant was in hiding, which brought happy tears to Robin's eyes. He then dragged the Straw Hats to the monitor room using their Dom Shoes, allowing them to see their captain on the surveillance.



Meanwhile, in the Fabriophase, Luffy's group managed to get lost and stumble upon an Iron Giant in the Scrap Heap, with Luffy excitedly wishing to ride it. However, all of a sudden, something impacted the machine, and the next moment they found a man half stuck to the Iron Giant, exclaiming how his warping experiment failed and that he was sinking into the machine. Luffy saved him, and the man happily recognized Luffy and Bonney, though Bonney was not happy to see him, realizing the man as the original Dr. Vegapunk. When Luffy exclaimed at his hovering, Vegapunk explained to them how they could use their Dom Shoes to do the same, with Luffy, Chopper and the doctor accidentally flying off too high in the process. A bit later, Bonney demanded to know what happened to his head, to which Vegapunk casually replied that it grew too big and he had to cut it, though he was shocked when Luffy asked if he was now stupid. Vegapunk then explained that, even though he was already a genius, he had eaten the Nomi Nomi no Mi, which allowed him to store an unlimited amount of knowledge but caused his brain to continuously grow to accommodate. But since it was too big, he turned his brain into Punk Records, the giant egg in which the Labophase is contained, and he can access all this information thanks to the apple top antenna he replaced his brain with. He then explained about his satellites, each containing an aspect of his personality, and how he divided his work amongst the six, with all of them updating their experiences and ideas to Punk Records daily. Vegapunk shared his intent to one day allow humanity to have access to it, essentially allowing humankind to share a brain, though Jinbe questioned whether there would have issues if dangerous ideologies were included, the doctor brushed it off, in favor for more knowledge. His statement however, angered Bonney who drew the beam saber on the doctor and demanded he turn her father back to normal. Despite being threatened, Vegapunk insisted that she turn off the saber as it was a failure, and though she refused, stating that it cuts well enough, the doctor elaborated by stating that the light of the beam attracts bugs, just as a huge swarm of insects surged toward her causing her to faint in fear. After she fainted and the insect swarm left, Chopper attended to her, and Vegapunk became depressed, stating that he couldn't blame her for wanting to kill him. He then inquired about the second dragon in Wano, coming to the conclusion that it must have been his failed Artificial Devil Fruit, though Luffy claimed it was a success as Momonosuke was capable of doing nearly everything Kaidou was. Vegapunk then asked about its color, and Luffy stated it was pink, the scientist became more depressed insisting it was a failure, revealing that he was a perfectionist, and that the Artificial Devil Fruit was a failed product solely because of the color. When Luffy then asked about the Iron Giant, Vegapunk explained that they did not build it, and that it was made approximately 900 years ago, but 200 years ago it climbed up the Red Line and nearly attacked Mary Geoise, but suddenly stopped before it did any damage. It was supposed to be disposed of, but the scientists of that time preserved it instead. After stating how he felt bad for Bonney and that he needed to give her something, Vegapunk then requested Luffy to take him off Egghead.

In the Labophase monitor room, the Straw Hats observe their captain talking to Vegapunk, and when the talk of the Iron Giant came up, Shaka explained how he built the Vegaforce-01 based on the older robot, but he was unable to replicate the machine's dynamic power source. Soon after, CP0 started breaking through the Sea Beast Weapon defense line, with Pythagoras being notified and spreading the news to the other satellites and Straw Hats. Though Lilith suggested handing the pirates over, Shaka ordered that they tell the agents to drop the Seraphim and immediately leave while preparing them for battle much to everyone's surprise.

On Momoiro Island, the Revolutionaries are in disarray when Kuma, who was undergoing repairs, suddenly gets up and starts running and falling over continuously as he heads to the coast, with no regards of his own safety or the voices of his old friends. As they pursued him, Kuma ripped of the implements used to fix him, before using his Nikyu Nikyu no Mi ability to transport himself from the island.

A Fateful Reunion: Monkey D. Luffy and Rob Lucci
Back on Egghead, in the Scrap Heap, Luffy questioned why Vegapunk wanted to leave, to which he explained how he wished to create endless, free energy for all mankind, though this did not impress the Straw Hat captain. When Jinbe stated that a lack of resources to create energy is one of the main causes of war, Vegapunk enthusiastically expanded on that, stating how energy was everywhere and that he wished to convert it into a form that can be seen and harnessed, though Luffy was still unimpressed. The scientist then revealed that his research into this led him to the "ancient energy" which was the power source of the Iron Giant. Their conversation is then interrupted by an explosion caused by CP0 landing on the island, prompting Vegapunk to wrap things up by stating that he took too much interest in the Void Century and now the Government wants to get rid of him. After briefly explaining what the CP0 were to Luffy, he again requested for the Straw Hats to take him, which the captain approved of, on account that he found the scientists head funny. Vegapunk then decided they should reconvene in the Labophase and requested they bring Bonney with them, and after Luffy agreed, the scientist literally vanished before their eyes.

In the Labophase, Pythagoras attempted to civilly ask the agents to have S-Bear return by itself, and for the rest of them to turn back. Lucci, suspecting that Vegapunk was onto them, asked if they knew about the Egghead Disappearances, how Government ships from CP5, CP7 and CP8 who visited the island within the last two months, all disappeared. The Vegapunks' seemed unaware of this, with Pythagoras claiming all three ships visited and left their port safely, and Lilith getting angry at their insinuation and even considering letting them in just to prove themselves, though in the end the satellites again requested they leave, before cutting communications. However, Pythagoras soon reported that the Sea Beast Weapons were consuming the Government ship, while the agents and S-Bear were spotted in the Fabriophase. Coming to the conclusion that they used S-Bear's replicated Nikyu Nikyu no Mi ability to transport themselves onto the island, Shaka came to the conclusion that the agents were determined to fight, and started giving out orders, having the researchers and workers evacuate, to have Atlas return and to mobilize S-Shark, S-Snake and S-Hawk, while putting Sentomaru in charge of them. When Atlas charged at the agents regardless of Shaka's orders, Punk-01 attempted to stop her, but he was too late.

As the Government ship approached Egghead, they were attacked by the Sea Beast Weapons, with the CP0 agents fighting back. The agents then discussed reports of Jewelry Bonney heading to Egghead and contemplated killing her. Pythagoras then contacted them, politely asking them to have S-Bear return by itself and for them to leave. Lucci then decided to abandon the ship to the Sea Beast Weapons and had S-Bear use its ability to transport them to the island. Once they land in the Fabriophase, Kaku excitedly attacks a space monster that seems to be trying to attack them, though just as he attacks, Stussy, who had been on the island before, mentions it was a hologram, which elicits an annoyed reaction that she should have mentioned that first. However, as he was already in the air, Kaku decided to try to enter the Labophase using Geppo, when Stussy casually mentioned to Lucci that the double lines running the circumference of Punk Records was actually a border known as the Frontier Dome and those who cross it gets shot down by laser fire, which Kaku unintentionally triggers, causing them to fall down all burnt. Just as a burnt up Kaku yells at Stussy for again mentioning things too late, Atlas charged at them and wound up for an attack, but Lucci quickly transformed into his hybrid leopard form and used Rokuogan on her, instantly KOing her and badly damaging the large robot. At this point the Jinbe, Chopper, Luffy and the still unconscious Bonney ran right in front of the agents, with Lucci and the rubber-man instantly recognizing each other.

Story Impact

 * A few characters make their first appearances in the manga after the timeskip. The characters (in the order they were reintroduced) are: Daz Bonez, Vasco Shot, Doc Q, Van Augur and Stronger.
 * Doc Q, Augur, and Stronger were previously seen as silhouettes during the Levely Arc.
 * Vegapunk is fully seen for the first time.
 * Every Straw Hat's bounty is revealed to have been raised following the events on Wano Country. Zoro's bounty is 1,111,000,000, Jinbe's is 1,100,000,000, Sanji's is 1,032,000,000, Robin's is 930,000,000, Usopp's is 500,000,000, Franky's is 394,000,000, Brook's is 383,000,000, Nami's is 366,000,000, and Chopper's is 1,000.
 * In a flashback, the Seraphim, upgrades to the Pacifista, are revealed as the new fighting force of the SSG to replace the Seven Warlords of the Sea as part of the Three Great Powers.
 * According to Stussy, the Five Elders, Vegapunk, and Sentomaru are the only holders of the authority over the Seraphim, superseding even CP0's "control chips". Likewise, the Seraphim can only be commanded directly, not via Den Den Mushi.
 * Sabo is aware that the Empty Throne has an occupant and is thus targeted by Im and the World Government, who annihilate the Lulusia Kingdom in the process and erase its existence from history.
 * More information about Jewelry Bonney and her relationship to Bartholomew Kuma is revealed:
 * Jewelry Bonney is the daughter of Bartholomew Kuma. She claims to be looking for Vegapunk for an explanation regarding Kuma becoming a Pacifista.
 * This explains why she was crying while watching the Summit War of Marineford, witnessing the army of Kuma-like Pacifista.
 * This reveals that Vegapunk is the person she held a grudge against and sought after before entering the New World.
 * This explains why she was in Mary Geoise during the Levely, as she wanted to save her father.
 * Bonney mentions Kuma once told her he was part of a special group of people and therefore targeted by the World Government for their Pacifista project.
 * Her bounty was increased to 320,000,000.
 * A CP0 squad consisting of Rob Lucci, Kaku, Stussy, and S-Bear are tasked with the mission to eliminate Vegapunk and all his copies. Lucci thinks the mission could be connected to Lulusia's destruction. They also decide to kill Bonney as well due to her escaping the World Government too often.
 * Jesus Burgess, Augur, Doc Q, and Stronger have acquired Devil Fruit powers. Burgess has the Riki Riki no Mi, Auger has the Wapu Wapu no Mi, Doc Q has the Shiku Shiku no Mi, and Stronger has the Uma Uma no Mi, Model: Pegasus. As a result, Blackbeard confirms that all of his officers now have Devil Fruit powers, thus completing his quest of hunting down powerful Devil Fruits.
 * Kuzan is confirmed to have officially joined the Blackbeard Pirates and has kidnapped Charlotte Pudding alongside Augur. Pudding is held captive on one of the Blackbeard Pirates' ships.
 * More information about the Void Century is revealed.
 * Shaka reveals that the technology on Egghead are all attempts to replicate the lost technologies of the Void Century.
 * Vegapunk is aware of the true events that happened during the Void Century and Shaka states that anyone holding such knowledge is liable to death by the World Government, regardless of affiliation.
 * Vegapunk explains that the ancient Iron Giant found in the Scrapyard was created before the Void Century and once attacked Mary Geoise 200 years ago, although it stopped working before it could cause any damage. According to Shaka, the robot is powered up by an unknown power source that is currently impossible to recreate but was available in ancient times.
 * As Vegapunk revealed that his research is connected to the ancient energy that powered the Iron Giant, he has learned too much about the Void Century which is why he wishes to leave Egghead as the World Government wishes to eliminate him.
 * More information of the Ohara Incident is revealed.
 * Jaguar D. Saul is revealed to be alive and has the Giants recover what's left of Ohara's books. Vegapunk and Monkey D. Dragon witnessed this event and Dragon announced his plans to start an Army in response to Ohara's destruction. He offers Vegapunk an invitation to join but he declines, believing he can do more good trying to change the Marines from the inside.
 * Dragon, Emporio Ivankov, and Kuma are the founding members of the Revolutionary Army, having established it that very same year.
 * Vegapunk visited Elbaf and memorized every book the Giants recovered from Ohara.
 * Vegapunk reveals that he is the user of the Nomi Nomi no Mi and that the Punk Records found in the Labophase is where most of his brain is stored, which he can remotely access anytime with the help of the antenna on his head. He wishes to someday grant the whole world access to Punk Records and the intellect and knowledge stored in it.
 * Vegapunk's satellites are revealed to be clones of the original and are also mentally synchronized with Punk Records, allowing it to expand daily with new experiences.
 * Lucci's Devil Fruit has awakened, granting him a new form similar to Luffy's Gear 5 form.
 * More information about Devil Fruits is revealed.
 * As the Five Elders gave the Gomu Gomu no Mi its current name to hide its real identity, it did not exist in the ancient Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, as Vegapunk admitted he did not know about its existence but does acknowledge that Gear 5 resembles the Mythical figure Nika.
 * According to Vegapunk, Devil Fruits are all born out of the desires of humans. It's because of this "unnatural evolution" that nature itself (aka the sea) rejects them.
 * According to Shaka, awakened Zoans usually lose control of their minds, with Lucci being considered an exceptional case due to averting this.
 * In some rare cases, though, Zoan users can retain their personality upon awakening their fruit.
 * An awakened Zoan is characterized by flaming hair and what appears to be sash of flaming smoke appearing around the user.

Trivia

 * This is the first main story arc where the plot directly connects with the concurrent cover story and characters appearing in person in both simultaneously.

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