Monkey D. Luffy/History/Non-Canon

One Piece: The Movie
On the Going Merry, while Luffy and Zoro were starving to death, a group of thieves came to steal their treasure supplies. Luffy wrecked their getaway boat, which had a kid who was the hostage of the thieves. Suddenly, a pirate ship led by a large, ferocious, Aztec Indian-like man named Eldoraggo, appeared. The thieves worked for his pirate crew, so, Eldoraggo, using his Devil Fruit ability, while aiming at Luffy, destroyed the thieves' getaway boat. Luffy and the kid fell in the sea, and Zoro jumped in to save them. As a result, Luffy and Zoro were separated from Nami and Usopp.

The kid's name was Tobio, and he wanted to become a pirate like Woonan, the Great Gold Pirate, who, according to the legend, obtained almost one-third of the world's gold and disappeared with it to a remote island. Tobio lived with his grandfather, Ganzo, who owned a floating Oden stand, so Luffy and Zoro went there hastily to eat. There, Luffy and Zoro learned from Tobio that Eldoraggo was determined to find Woonan's loot, too. And he had the treasure map, which had the coordinates of the location of Woonan's treasure in possession. So, Luffy decided he also wanted to meet Woonan. When Luffy and Zoro were about to leave, Gonzo told them that it would cost them for all the Oden they ate. And they so happened not to have any money on them at all. So they were stuck with the bill, and Gonzo tied them in chains.

Then, while Tobio was daydreaming in the soars of the island they believed Woonan disappeared to, a small breeze threw Luffy's hat to him. Then, Tobio argued with his grandfather and ran in the forest with Luffy's hat. As a result, Luffy, while chained with Zoro, ran after Tobio, and when they found him, they were all lost in the forest. Meanwhile, Eldoraggo, who Usopp and Nami as hostages, found Woonan's castle and tried to bring it down so he could find the treasure. Luffy was able to find Eldoraggo and his crew with all the commotion, and while still chained with Zoro, he escaped with Usopp, Nami, and Tobio. Nami managed to steal the treasure map from Eldoraggo, unlocked the chains, and the crew realized where the treasure actually was. They all went to find it, and while climbing a mountain, they found Ganzo, who turned out to be a childhood friend of Woonan's, and realized where the treasure was. Luffy and company eventually found a house at the top of the mountain, but shortly afterwards they were attacked by Eldoraggo and his pirate crew. Luffy fought with Eldoraggo and managed to defeat him by throwing back his own attack.

Finally, with Eldoraggo's pirate crew defeated, Luffy and the others went inside the house, hoping to find Woonan and the treasure in a hidden chamber inside. It turned out it was the resting place of Woonan himself and that he returned all the gold he stole to its rightful owners. Luffy and the Straw Hats bid farewell to Tobio and Gonzo and sailed away to their next adventure.

Goat Island Arc
While being chased by the Marines, led by Moore and Minchey, Luffy and his crew get lost in the fog and discover an uncharted island. They find that the island is inhabited only by an old man named Zenny and a multitude of goats. They also find a partially constructed ship on the top of the island.

Because of his bad heart, Zenny probably only has three days to live. Hoping to make his last days good ones, the Straw Hat Pirates help him out and they learn about Zenny's past as a money lender and his dream of becoming a pirate. But realizing that Zenny has outlived Chopper's predictions the Straw Hats decide that after helping him finish his pirate ship, they will leave the island. The Straw Hat Pirates help the old man out while hiding from the Marines and working to get his ship into the water.

With Luffy's help, Zenny and his goats were able to attack the Marines. The Straw Hat pirates then went forth to help him. They defeated Minchey and tied him up. Luffy, then, threw Minchey back on Captain Moore's ship, and Captain Moore allowed them to choose their battle location. Zenny decides to follow his dream and become a pirate, despite his age and they part ways. Luffy, then, pointed to the Marines a foggy area for battle location, which caused Captain Moore's ships to land in a shipwreck due to the rocks.

Dead End Adventure
Luffy and the Straw Hats are now chased by a Marine ship, commanded by Drake. Due to the stormy weather and Nami's exceptional navigational skills, the ship sails away unscathed, leaving the marine pursuant behind.

Luffy and the crew has reached a town on Hannabal Island. Inside a pirate filled bar, they find out there is a great but very dangerous opportunity through a mysterious door in the bar. As the crew enters the mysterious door they are surprised to see it is the opening to a large tunnel. Inside they find themselves in a large cave filled with pirates, the site of the Dead End Race, a very dangerous anything goes sailing competition which the winner can win up to 300,000,000.

The crew is introduced to the favorites to win that year, 2 giants, Bobby and Pogo, a Fish-Man and former rival of Arlong, Willy and the favorited to win, Gasparde, a former marine general who deserted after killing his crew. While Nami registers the crew for the race, Luffy gets involved in a fight against Gasparde's crew along with an infamous bounty hunter by the name of Shuraiya Bascùd, as well as meets Gasparde himself which of course ends on bad terms.

The next morning, Luffy and the crew set sail along with many other pirate ships for the parade start which involves sailing off a waterfall, fighting off other pirates, and navigating sharp turns. Before even reaching the ocean, several pirate crews are wrecked, luckily the Straw Hats manage. However while checking the ship, they find a stowaway, a kid by the name of Anaguma whose come to kill them for the bounty though find that's impossible after witnessing the crew's strength and power and thus sails along with them for the race.

After a few more encounters one involving the pirate ship of Bigalo the Hangman and sea kings, Luffy and the Straw Hats arrive at Partia, the supposed finish line of the race. However it turns out to be a Marine stronghold that quickly sinks any incoming pirate ships. Luffy realizes Gasparde rigged the race and the crew manages to escape the stronghold and track down Gasparde's ship using Chopper's nose.

Meanwhile onboard Gasparde's ship, the Salamander, Shuraiya, the bounty hunter from earlier tries to attack Gasparde but barely defeats his right hand man, Needless. Just when Gaparde is about to finish Shuraiya off, the Straw Hats arrive on the scene and Luffy makes his way onboard Gasparde's ship, taking down his crew angered about what the former Marine did. Shuraiya tries to intervene but Luffy knocks him out to keep from getting in the way. Luffy and Gasparde proceed to fight.



Luffy's fight with Gasparde is not going well but Sanji realizes something and gives Luffy sacks of flour before rejoining the other Straw Hats. When Anaguma realized that his grandpa is still on Gasparde's ship, he begs the Straw Hats to go back but Zoro knocks him out and reveals that Anaguma is actually a girl. Meanwhile back in the ship, Grandpa overloads the boiler causing it to explode and sink the ship. Luffy manages to stay on the sinking remains as does Gasparde who shows Luffy that a cyclone is closing in on their position and that whoever wins can escape the ship and storm via lifeboats. The two strike one another with Luffy actually managing to hit him due to the counter-effects of the flour on Gasparde's syrup powers. Luffy then throws the remaining flour sack at Gasparde, coating him with it, and proceeds to pound on him and sends him flying into the cyclone.

Luffy, then, collapses from exhaustion but is saved by Anaguma's grandpa along with Shuraiya. As they head for the nearby island, grandpa reveals that Anaguma was adopted and her real name is Adelle Bascùd, Shuraiya's little sister whom he thought was dead. Despite the awkward reuniting, the two come to accept each other.

The Straw Hats close in on the real Partia as the winners of the race but the Marine ships suddenly appear and go after them, forcing them to flee from the island and forfeit their prize money. They let Adelle, Shuraiya, and Grandpa off then wish them good-bye individually before sailing off with the marines on their tail. Despite not getting the prize money the Straw Hats continue on for their next big adventure.

Ruluka Island Arc
Luffy and the Straw Hats are being chased by a small fleet of Marine ships led by Major Pasqua and Isoka. Luffy and his crew barely escape when the Marine's Major accidentally sinks one of his own ships. The crew then make their way towards an island named Ruluka.

They soon meet Flip, the son of the mayor and the commander of a troop who collects taxes from the people of Ruluka, The Collection Party and they find out the island is in fact ruled by a former pirate, mayor Wetton, that is over-taxing the people. Luffy, Usopp and Robin meet also Professor Henzo, who's doing research on something called the 'Rainbow Mist', sponsored by the scrupulous Wetton.

Suddenly, a huge galleon, the Tarielishin, appeared in the harbor and Luffy and the others go explore it and turns out to be the pirate ship of Wetton Pirates. When some of the mist shows up, Henzo borrows the Going Merry and Luffy, Usopp, Robin, Henzo and Zoro, who was sleeping on the ship, go inside it.

The inside of the Rainbow Mist is full of wrecked ships and treasure, and is guarded by five kids. The kids are actually friends of Henzo's that got lost in the mist over 50 years ago, along with the Tarielishin and Ian, a member, then, of the Wetton Pirates. Henzo states that the flow of time is different inside the Rainbow mist and the space is distorted, so Luffy and the others try to find a way out of the ship graveyard.

Finally, Flip communicates with Hezno with a Den Den Mushi and the company realizes they are still connected with the outside world. Then, Luffy accidentally propels himself and Rapanui, one of the kids, to the end of the mist. The Mayor, though, uses the Rainbow Tower to make a bridge to the Rainbow Mist and launches an attack inside it, along with Lake, the son of Flip and his grandson.

Luffy, goes back to the Rainbow Mist by throwing himself and Rapanui trough the Rainbow Tower. There he fights Wetton, but the mayor manages to escape and blows the Rainbow Tower away. Luffy and the others, though, escape the Rainbow Mist onboard Going Merry, with the help of Rapanui and the other kids who stayed behind to blow up a marine ship and give the Going Merry a boost to escape with the explosion.

Outside, the Mayor gets arrested by a bunch of powerful Marines that turn out to be older versions of Henzo's friends, who were thrown 50 years into the past by the Rainbow Mist's collapse. The marines let Luffy and the Straw Hats go and the crew departs onward to their next adventure.

Ice Hunter Arc
Luffy and his crew encountered the Accino Family, a family of Bounty Hunters. After the family stole the Straw Hats' Jolly Roger, they moved out in order to retrieve it. Luffy eventually fought the family's boss, Don Accino. After a grueling fight, Luffy managed to defeat him.

One Piece Film: Strong World
On board the Thousand Sunny, the Straw Hats read news of attacks on East Blue. Luffy said they would return to East Blue to protect it when Shiki's ship appeared overhead. After they warned him of the storm ahead, Shiki came down to meet them. There, he revealed his Devil Fruit power to make any inanimate object he touches ignore gravity and float. After learning it was Nami that delivered the warning and that they were heading to East Blue, Shiki offered to take them there and used his power on the Sunny.

Together, the two ships traveled to the floating island seen before where Shiki suddenly kidnapped Nami. Luffy and the others tried to rescue her, but by controlling the Thousand Sunny using his power, Shiki escaped them and scattered the Straw Hats among the fragments of the island.

Luffy inflated and landed safely on a nearby island. Almost immediately after landing, Luffy was chased through the forest by a Land Gator. Right after, a Forest Octopus pursued and assaulted it and began its chase after Luffy. As Luffy cleared the forest into an opening of ruins, the Forest Octopus was attacked by a giant Mantis. A Terror Bear snatched the Mantis in its paws and smashed it. It then began to charge at Luffy, who charged back as the two fought. The bear proved smart enough in dodging Luffy's moves, and Luffy used Gear 3 to overwhelm and defeat it.



Afterwards, Nami managed to escape her captivity with the help of Billy, and found the Thousand Sunny. Luffy arrived moments later, being chased by several giant scorpions. Billy defeated the scorpions using electricity, and Nami and Luffy talked about what had happened. They soon decided to search for the others, using Billy for transportation.

Luffy and Nami joined Usopp, Chopper, Zoro, and Sanji at the village, and they learned of Shiki's plan from the village residents, who, not knowing where the Straw Hats originate, were relieved to be rid of the monsters. Shiki arrived sometime later and confronted the Straw Hats. Luffy told Shiki that he was going to defeat him and the crew began to fight. Shiki avoided most of Luffy's attacks but helped free Sanji at one point during the battle. Despite some initial success in fending him off, the Straw Hats were defeated. Nami was coerced into rejoining Shiki with him agreeing to spare the Straw Hats and her home town.

Nami recorded a message, using the Tone Dial, which was supposed to be a farewell message. After leaving it, Shiki's men removed the poisonous plants around the village, and caused the animals to destroy it. Robin, Franky, and Brook later arrived and rejoined the rest of the crew. Xiao went to them and gave them the Dial. Her mother, who earlier had expressed relief about the animals being sent to East Blue, apologized for saying how happy she was for Shiki leaving for East Blue. They then played the message, and after hearing only the first bit of it, Luffy was angered to the point that he would not listen to the rest of the message.



The Straw Hats later arrived at Shiki's palace. They broke through the gates and made short work of the guards outside. While the Golden Lion Pirates prepared a toast to the commencement of the operation, the Straw Hats marched into the main meeting room brandishing various firearms and a new wardrobe. Shiki called them simply a suicide squad and revealed hundreds of men around them.

Luffy and his crew unloaded their firearms in the room, defeating most those gathered and then split up to defeat the rest. Luffy chased after Shiki, with the others helping fight off his minions and hordes of animals who began running wild in Shiki's fortress. Shiki later tried to attack Usopp and Chopper when they were trying to save Nami, but he was stopped by Luffy, who activated Gear 2.



The battle began with Luffy striking Shiki off guard with a Jet Pistol attack, knocking him back in the air. Luffy then mounted Billy, taking their battle to the sky. They both flew through the different islands, destroying floating rocks and chunks of land in their way as they traded blows with one another. Shiki cut apart a chunk of the floating ocean around an island and used it to imprison Luffy and Billy, trapping them in the water. He then slashed it apart, sending Luffy and Billy falling to the island below.

Luffy picked himself back up and asked Billy to carry higher into the sky. Luffy asked Billy to save Nami from Shiki as he jumped high into the storm clouds raging above. Luffy used Gear 3 and inflated his leg, letting powerful bolts of lightning charge through it. Luffy yelled that he would not let Shiki go to the East Blue as he unleashed his devastating Gomu Gomu no Gigant Thor Axe attack. Shiki tried to hurl chunks of rocks to stop him but Luffy's attack smashed through his defenses and broke the main island in half underneath him, defeating Shiki.



Luffy and his crew managed to escape and continued on with their adventure. Luffy confronted Nami about the message she left on the Tone Dial, angry that she seemingly did not have faith in them. When the others revealed that he did not hear the whole message, Nami tried to stop Luffy from playing it, feeling embarrassed of its content. She, Luffy, and Usopp wrestled over the Dial, but it was knocked off the ship. It was revealed that on the other half of the message, Nami indeed asked them to save her.

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Luffy continued his training with Rayleigh coaching him on how to use Haki by surviving the hostile environment of the island.

He later followed a scent to a buffet laid out for him by the Kuja (save Hancock still back at Amazon Lily). Just then, a pirate named Byrnndi World showed up and kidnapped Sandersonia and Marigold while defeating Luffy. Hancock heard all of this on a Den Den Mushi with Byrnndi challenging her to come after him for her sisters, leaving a Vivre Card for her to follow.

Rayleigh, Hancock, and Nyon managed to find Luffy. Hancock naturally wanted to go save her sisters and Luffy decided to tag along despite objections from Rayleigh since he was still in the middle of training. He eventually agreed only after Luffy promised not to make too much of a scene to keep himself hidden from the Marines.

The Kuja Pirates eventually reached their ship which was revealed to be a massive island base submarine. Luffy and Hancock jumped aboard to begin their rescue operation with the two first fighting against Sebastian, a fish-man and strongman of the World Pirates. Despite some difficulty, they managed to beat him.

Meanwhile Luffy and Hancock fell into a trapdoor into the interior of the ship. After running for a bit, they went into an open area and were separated when they tried to go down a hallway. Byrnndi confronted Luffy once more, mocking him on his failure to save Ace. Luffy fought but found that he was no match for Byrnndi, who knocked him around mercilessly, ending with him nailing Luffy to the floor and knocking him out with a Haki-imbued punch.

Buggy and his crew, who were watching the fight from outside the room tried to help Luffy recover while Hancock continued on, confronting Nightin. Luffy managed to recover after remembering the promise he made to his crew and Rayleigh and head off to find Byrnndi. However, he was hampered by Gairam's Kyubu Kyubu no Mi powers, which allowed him to shift the ship's hallways around to his whims. He eventually led Luffy to him and they battled with Luffy briefly incapacitated. Buggy's crew happened upon the area and Buggy bought Luffy time for him to run ahead.

Luffy arrived there and once more confronted Byrnndi in battle. He managed to stay on even ground against him but Byrnndi's speed and experience in Haki left Luffy at a disadvantage. Managing to form Haki over both his arms, he managed to knock Byrunndi down. Hancock soon arrived in the room to which Luffy ordered her to get her sisters off the ship while he fought with Byrnndi. She did so with an order of her own for Luffy to survive.

Luffy and Byrnndi engaged in one final battle with the latter once more mocking him for being unable to save Ace. Luffy acknowledged this but countered that he had friends waiting for him that he could still protect. After trading rapid fire blows, many of which managed to break through Byrnndi's defenses. Byrnndi rushed at Luffy, only for Luffy to stretch his arm and hit him with a Gomu Gomu no Red Hawk, which was finally able beat Byrnndi. With this, Luffy made his escape from the ship.

Luckily, he managed to get out and jump to the Kuja ship in time to which Hancock rushed over and hugged him in relief, much to the shock of her family, Luffy, and even herself. In the aftermath, Luffy returned to Rusukaina to continue his training and Buggy was given credit for Byrnndi's defeat.

One Piece Film: Z


Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates are having a cherry blossom party. Luffy is goofing off, stuffing himself with meat while Brook is singing. Chopper becomes distressed when inhaling poison drifting in the air, while Brook is inspired to write a song about it. The smell is shown coming from Usopp spraying poison over his Pop Greens, as Robin happily waters some of the plants. Usopp reassures Luffy that the poison is merely meant for killing worms with Zoro showing a liking to the tainted flavor of his alcohol.

Chopper finds his milk still tastes bad and worries it's because he's growing up into an adult. Luffy tries it and finds it tasted horrible too. Volcanic ash begins to rain from the sky, with Chopper pouting it's ruining his fur. Nami studies her log pose and finds the needle spinning where the volcano had erupted from. Usopp whispers to her that they have to hide this from Luffy, and choose a safer route. Luffy notices it anyway, deciding to head in that direction.

Luffy spots the battered body of Z clinging to life on a piece of wood out at sea, and tries to rescue him. When he grabs ahold of his mechanical arm he becomes weak with Sanji and Usopp having to help pull him aboard. Chopper examines him, but finds that he should be fine. Robin notices his arm is built out of Seastone, the reason why Luffy became weak when he touched him. Nami finds it a dangerous thing, but Luffy and the others are in awe over it. Sanji reminds them all that Seastone is used against Devil Fruit users with him and Zoro debating whether to throw him overboard. Chopper defends him, with Luffy ordering him to save his life and that he'd deal with him if he was an enemy.



Z meets Luffy and immediately tags him as the ships captain. Luffy asks him what he plans to do next, as Z tells him he is carrying a Vivre Card and his comrades should find him soon. Luffy begins asking questions about his mechanical arm, asking where he bought it. He tells them how when he lost his arm to a pirate, a Marine scientist helped build it for him. He tells Luffy its use against Devil Fruit users, able to weaken any foe once he gets a grip on them.

He does comment that due to its heavy weight, it would be hard to survive if he fell into the ocean and only a special key can take it off him. Luffy asks if he is a Marine, to which he responds he had left them for being too old and is pursuing a different goal. Luffy comments it would be bad if he was a Marine, telling him they are pirates.



Z is angered by this, and throws Luffy through the wall. He asks Luffy why he is a pirate, as Luffy proudly responds he will be the Pirate King. This comment infuriates him, as he madly swings his Battle Smasher around. Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji all begin fighting him with Z able to hold them all off with relative ease. Ain and Binz then arrive with a fleet of ships and board the Sunny, announcing they will be confiscating it.

Z overpowers the Monster Trio, as he holds Luffy in his grip, helpless against him. He chastises Luffy's dream, telling him he'll never be Pirate King with his strength. Curiosity piqued, he asks Luffy his name. When he tells him, Z connects him as Garp's grandson and spares his life. He announces to the Straw Hats he will destroy all pirates, as the Neo Marines begin to attack the Sunny. With the ship being damaged and most of the crew unable to fight back, Luffy has them retreat. He frees Franky from his bonds, as he uses a Coup de Burst to escape.

Luffy and the Straw Hats are recovering on a nearby island, where Franky goes to work on fixing the Sunny. He tells Luffy to go after Z while he repairs the damage done. Chopper regrets saving Z's life, but Sanji tells him a pirate should live without regrets of what he believes in. Nami tells him that they must track them down, or else she will never get her original body back. She would not be as helpful a Navigator to them without her full grown body. Nami proposes gathering intel on their enemy as the first place to start.

Mobston, an old man approaches them and asks if they had a run in with Z. He tells them many pirate ships that have come to the island have been attacked by him. He tells that many who had been attacked by him, lost their will to continue and left the New World. He is pleasantly surprised Luffy still wishes to fight him, after losing so badly to him and offers up his finest equipment to use in their quest. Nami tells the crew to not arouse suspicion, they need a new change of clothes first. They are told their best place to start is to take the Sea Train to Secon Island.

As they head to their next destination, they split up their search. Luffy, Brook, Sanji, and Zoro, all relax in a local hot spring to rest, recover, and prepare for the upcoming fight. Sanji comments Devil Fruit users are a pain, seeing Luffy and Brook become quite weak. Sanji tells Luffy to keep a low profile since the island is crawling with Marine soldiers.



As Luffy and the others relax in the hot springs, Luffy vows to not let his guard down around Z again. Sanji tells him as long as he is a Devil Fruit user and lets himself get caught by his arm he will lose, offering him and Zoro to fight him instead. Luffy turns him down, knowing to avoid his arm for their next fight. Among the other people in the bath is Kuzan who was eavesdropping in on their conversation. He chimes in saying he was getting tired waiting for them, leaving them to all immediately panic.

Kuzan reassures them he is not there to capture them, and had given up being an Admiral. He tells them again he is not their enemy anymore and reminds them if he was he would not be in a hot spring where he cannot use his powers. As Kuzan gets out of the water, the Straw Hats see his battle scarred body, and his missing leg that he regrows with his ice powers. He merely says he got carried away, when explaining this.

Kuzan and the Straw Hats talk some more, with Luffy asking him what happened to his leg. Kuzan takes offense and tells him there are some things that should not be asked. Luffy tries to change the subject and asks about Akainu on why the two of them fought, believing they were friends. Kuzan refuses to comment on that. He does go on say that he wishes his only reason for coming was to enjoy the hot springs, but is chasing Z. He guessed that they had gone against him, remarking how strong he is.



Afterwards, Kuzan and the Straw Hats are seen making their way to port. He tells them that Z plans to destroy piracy by destroying the One Piece. He has chosen to follow Z's journey, but is unsure what actions he himself must take. He then departs, telling Luffy he will find Z on the island.

Luffy thinks back to his encounter of Z pondering over him, until the rest of the Straw Hats catch up with them with a group of Marines chasing them. Luffy dispatches them all with his Haoshoku Haki. Reluctantly, the Marine Captain tells him the location of Z. The Dyna Stones on the island explode, causing the volcano to erupt. Z informs his men the destruction the Second Point has been a success and they need only destroy one more island.



Luffy charges forth and attacks with his Gomu Gomu no Rifle technique. Z blocks it, showing mild surprise to see Luffy. Luffy demands Z change his friends back to normal, as Ain and Binz attack. Sanji and Zoro intercept them, fiercely battling them both. Z tells Luffy if he wants something, he has to take it like a pirate. Luffy and Z both strike, the shock setting off the volcano to explode forth with magma. Kuzan saves the lives of some civilians by knocking away a volcanic rock and tells them to get to the Sea Train. Kuzan looks on at the devastation, wondering if Z has finally lost his mind.

Luffy tells Z he would not be able to catch him this time, entering Second Gear. Z sends a volley of bullets at Luffy that he dodges before attempting once again to land a hit. Z blocks him again, but this time using the power of his Armament Haki on his normal arm. He asks Luffy to become Pirate King if he has the determination to risk his life, and his friends. He knocks Luffy back, sending him running with more shots from his arm cannon. Growing more angry, he asks Luffy if he is willing to walk over his friend's corpses to achieve his dream before sending out a powerful blast.



Luffy and Z clash furious blows, with Z mocking Luffy telling him if he keeps being afraid of his Battle Smasher, he'll never land any hits on him. He strikes the ground, sending Luffy flying aways. He catches up and fires more bullets at Luffy that he deflects back at him. Luffy tells him his bullets will never harm him, until Z pulls out a small pistol and fires a bullet into his shoulder made from Seastone. Mocking Luffy further, he tells him the strongest people in the New World would have never have let themselves be hit with it and he relies too much on is Devil Fruit power. He takes Luffy's hat, promising to bury it himself once he has finished destroying the age of pirates.

Luffy tries to grab it from him, telling Z the hat was given to him by Shanks. He grabs Luffy in his powerful grips and tells him Shanks, along with the rest of the Four Emperors will all die before they know what is happening. Luffy is enraged, screaming at him to not mock Shanks as Z blasts Luffy away. Zoro and the others find Luffy, and help carry him to safety as the deadly ash cloud rolls down the mountain.

Usopp uses one of his Pop Greens to make a banana shaped boat they ride against the wind with. They are unable to escape and just as their deaths seemed imminent, Kuzan encases the magma and ash in a gigantic layer of ice giving them time to escape. Luffy and the Straw Hats board the sea train and flee, just before the island blows.

The Straw Hats return to Dock Island, as Luffy is patched up and has the Seastone bullet removed. Kuzan appears before the crew again, telling Luffy to stop moping. Robin is shown terrified, but Luffy assures her it's alright. Kuzan tells them how Z was a former Admiral, and how he stole the Dyna Stones. He goes on to tell him his plan is to destroy the three Endpoints with the Dyna Stones to release the Grande Imbuto, killing all pirates and destroying the One Piece.

Now that two of the Endpoints have been destroyed, Z is about to go to the last one, Piriodo, and unless the Straw Hats stop him, the Pirate Era will end. The Endpoints had been considered a legend, with most thinking it was nonsense. The government covered up the truth about them, to dissuade pirates from using it. That only the World Government and highest ranking officers of the Marines know about it. He laments that it is an Admiral abusing this knowledge above all else. He reminds them that he is not doing this out of power, but to punish pirates.



Luffy remains undeterred despite being defeated twice by Z, vowing to chase him down and get his hat back. If he lets Z keep his hat, he could never face Shanks or be worthy of the Pirate King title. Kuzan then gives the crew an Eternal Pose leading to Piriodo. If they lose to Z, they will be destroyed along with the New World. Or, if they win they will be attacked by the Marines. With that said he leaves them to their own fates.

Luffy and the others suit up in new battle uniforms, brandishing two swords and a large stick of meat on his back. As they are leaving, Gari approaches Luffy telling him he wants to grow up to be a hero but cant decide whether he wants to be an Admiral or a pirate. Luffy flatly states pirates are not heroes. Sanji chimes in saying if both feel the same, then it's okay. Gari watches the Straw Hat Pirates leave, filled with admiration for him.



The Straw Hats intercept a blockade of Neo Marine warships guarding Piriodo. They blast through their defenses with the ship's main cannon. They land on the beaches with an army waiting for them. The Straw Hats begin fighting, using their new weapons to help. Luffy tries fighting with two sabers, but he quickly discards them shouting for Z to appear. Luffy finishes fighting off a large group of Neo Marines, as he had used his large meat stick as a club. Feeling tired, he eats the emergency food gaining his stamina back for the fight ahead.

Meanwhile, Z himself is sitting in the mouth of the volcano surrounded by Dyna Stones placed to blow. After a swig of his wine, he stares eagerly at Luffy's straw hat awaiting his inevitable arrival. Luffy is shown fighting off more Neo Marines, trying to stop his advances. He uses his Haki, dodging multiple shots from cannons gradually getting closer.



Luffy finally finds Z waiting for him inside the volcano. He discards his jacket, as the two engage in a furious battle. Luffy pounds away against his Battle Smasher arm, with Z calling his efforts useless. Their fight grows more intense, Luffy's shirt incinerating off him from Z's Smash Buster. He tells Luffy he cannot defeat his justice. Luffy unleashes his Gatling Gun punches, able to land a few brief hits on Z's body but he shows no sign of any harm.

He compliments Luffy on having courage for a pirate, remarking he is far braver than the Marine. Luffy inflates his fist to Gear 3, using his Gigant Pistol move at Z. Z matches Luffy's hit with his Battle Smasher, both unable to push each other back. Z begins showing signs of fatigue, as the two rush and smash each others fists against one another as hard as they can. The force of the impact sends rippling shock waves along the volcano.

The Straw Hats catch up to the battle, seeing Luffy had managed to leave an imprint of his fist inside Z's giant metal fist. Z asks him why he wants to fight him so much. That even if he defeats him, nobody will thank him for his efforts for the stigma of being a pirate. Luffy responds if he cannot defeat him, he will never be able to become the Pirate King. Z then discards his cracked Battle Smasher, revealing a smaller mechanical arm he can still use. Z tells Luffy he is going to dedicate his life to ending his ambition, challenging him for their final bout.



Z and Luffy activate their Armament Haki, their arms turning a hardened black. The two engage in a brutal fist fight, both striking each other with imbued Haki. Kuzan is seen watching their match from a distance, stating "Black Arm" Zephyr has returned. Z and Luffy both give each other hard punches to the chest and stomach, giving Luffy a moment to recoil and puke. Luffy strikes back a punch that knocks Z's glasses right off.

A brief flashback is seen in his mind of his early childhood, rattling his early memories. Z becomes elated, that he is being given such a good fight. Both Luffy and him are worn out, still pushing each other with punches back and forth. He corners Luffy and begins pounding on him, with Luffy showing little sign he can defend himself anymore. As Z begins to gain the upper hand, Luffy pushes him back with a kick.

Fighting on their last reserves, Luffy shouts he is going to be the Pirate King with Z shouting his name in absolute confidence. After exchanging a few more blows to one another, Luffy finally collapses from exhaustion. Z falls to the ground after, unable to fight anymore too. Z bitterly says he's gotten old, and his body cannot keep up with him anymore. He finds it disappointing, telling Luffy he was enjoying fighting him.

As the battle ends, the Straw Hats rush over to Luffy's aid, with Ain and Binz doing the same for Z. Z tells Luffy to finish him, but Luffy merely tells him he's already satisfied, giving him a smile. He offers to continue fighting him, if he wants but Z turns him down, also being satisfied.

Kizaru then arrives with his army, telling them he is going to kill them all. Z says he's done everything he's wanted to do, and now will face the price for it as he marches towards the Marine army. He dismisses Luffy, and tells him to leave the rest to him. Ain tries to rush to his side, but Kuzan summons a giant wall of ice dividing everyone from him. Luffy silently looks on, honoring his sacrifice.

The Straw Hats depart the island, watching the battle unfold in grim silence as Z gives up his life to save them. During the credits, it is revealed that after Z's defeat, the Straw Hats returned to Dock Island one last time, to return the gear and weapons Mobston had given them. They bid them farewell, and Gari decided to become a pirate, wearing Luffy's borrowed attired.

Adventure of Nebulandia


The Straw Hats spent a lazy day at sea in the New World, with Luffy eating some meat. Suddenly, the crew noticed a distress signal coming from nearby Mushroom Island, and when Sanji saw that the crewmembers appeared to be young women, he frantically led the Straw Hats there. However, the women turned out to be the Foxy Pirates in disguise, and Foxy confronted Luffy again. However, Luffy did not recognize him, causing Foxy to get depressed. Foxy showed Luffy how his crew grew in strength over the past two years, including the additions of former Marine Komei and expert shipwright Dojaku. Foxy then challenged Luffy to a Davy Back Fight, which the pirate quickly accepted.

The Davy Back Fight then began, and Luffy eagerly bought things from the various establishments set up by the Foxy Pirates. After the Davy Back Fight rituals concluded, the games commenced, starting with the Eating Contest. Luffy, Sanji, and Brook got ready to eat a large pile of mushrooms, which Luffy was excited about despite Chopper not being able to identify the mushrooms. Due to a complaint made by Komei, Brook was switched out with Zoro, and the Eating Contest then began. However, Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Porche, and Hamburg all collapsed, only to get up devoid of any motivation. Luffy did not even react to meat that Franky threw at him, shocking the Straw Hats.

Komei then revealed that this was all part of his plan, as an undercover Vice Admiral, to capture the Straw Hats. Dojaku, also a Marine, transforms the stage into a giant cage, and Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Porche, and Hamburg are brought up to the Sexy Foxy. Komei revealed that the competitors ate the Drowsy Mushroom, and the only antidote to it was the Rebound Mushroom. However, Robin stole the Rebound Mushroom from Dojaku and fed it to Luffy, who immediately regained his strength. Luffy bended the bars of the cage and told Zoro and Sanji to come on, but he was knocked onto the beach by Dojaku. Luffy then attempted to pull himself back onto the cage to rescue Zoro and Sanji, but Komei poured oil on his handhold, causing Luffy to slip and fly into the ocean. Usopp went to save Luffy, but everyone was immobilized after the Sexy Foxy reflected Foxy's Noro Noro beam, allowing Komei and Dojaku to escape with their prisoners. Komei taunted Luffy as he escaped, but left behind an Eternal Pose.

After they were freed from the Noro Noro beam, the Straw Hats made preparations to follow the Eternal Pose and save Zoro and Sanji. As they prepared to leave, Foxy came and laid prostrate before Luffy, begging the pirate to let him come and save Porche and Hamburg. Luffy grinned and accepted Foxy into the Sunny, although the rest of the Foxy Pirates stayed behind at the Straw Hats' request with Chopper and Brook, who were tasked to look for the Rebound Mushroom However, a Foxy Pirate named Kansho joined his captain in the mission.

The Straw Hats, Foxy, and Kansho followed the Eternal Pose as Luffy talked to Foxy, who told the Straw Hat about what he went through after their last encounter. Foxy gave Luffy a trinket of his head, which Luffy excitedly accepted. The Thousand Sunny then neared a rocky island, where they were intercepted by Marine battleships. However, with Foxy's help, they managed to escape the ambush and land on the island, which is called Nebulandia. Komei then broadcasted himself to Luffy and the others, saying he would give them until sunrise the next day to rescue Zoro and Sanji.



Luffy grew impatient and attacked the nearest rock formation, which contained a Marine outpost. However, he was stopped by a mysterious plant wrapping around his hands, which caused him to become weak. Luffy's crewmates struggled to keep him from flying into the Marine base and the Marines opened fire on them, although Franky managed to shield Luffy from the blast. Komei then told the pirates that during the attack he captured Robin, and revealed that Nebulandia contained many traps for Devil Fruit users. Luffy pressed his attack on the Marine outpost, but was trapped by the plant, which was revealed to be attracted to Devil Fruit users. The plant left Luffy a sitting duck as he was hit with cannon fire, sending him crashing to the ground. Franky, Usopp, and Kansho succeeded in bringing down the outpost, but the Straw Hats were still under attack by three outposts behind it,

Later, Franky reported to the Straw Hats that he discovered a hole where the outpost used to be that led underground. Luffy volunteered to go, but was told that there was seawater underground and so Usopp went in his stead. As night fell on Nebulandia, a seawater fog rose up that caused Luffy to become weak due to his Devil Fruit powers. Komei mocked Luffy for his weakness and revealed that Franky, Usopp, Brook, and Chopper were captured. The Vice Admiral told the pirates that he would be changing the game and bringing their captured comrades outside, so that Luffy could try to rescue them before sunrise. Luffy then pressed on to where his friends were, intent on going despite the fog rendering him barely able to stand.



Luffy reached the clearing where his crewmates were tied up, and pressed on toward them despite them saying it was a trap. Suddenly, Luffy fell into a pitfall, and barely managed to hang onto the ledge. Komei confronted Luffy and knocked him into the hole, which contained seawater at the bottom. Luffy managed to stop himself before he fell into the seawater, but Komei used Haki to turn his fan into a long sword and forced Luffy into the water.



Luffy was rescued by Nami, but had stopped breathing. Eventually, Foxy managed to resuscitate Luffy, but as Luffy leaped to rescue his friends, he was shot by Kansho, who was also an undercover Marine. With Luffy dead and his crewmates captured, Komei and the Marines celebrated their victory. However, Brook, Chopper, and the Foxy Pirates then arrived, having managed to trick Komei into believing they were captured. As the Straw Hats were freed, they tended to Luffy, trying to find any signs of life. Suddenly, Luffy stood up, revealing that the bullet had luckily hit the Foxy trinket. Kansho attempted to shoot Luffy again, but his shot was deflected by Usopp and he was defeated by Foxy.



As a battle broke out between the pirates and Marines, Luffy confronted Komei along with Nami. However, Komei broke one of the outer edges of the island, causing seawater to flood in. Luffy ordered Nami to gather everyone up as he took on Komei. The two duked it out, with Komei using his sword and a bazooka to drive Luffy into disadvantageous positions. However, before Komei could fire a finishing shot, Foxy slowed down the ball, telling Luffy to hit it repeatedly. Luffy did so, creating a hole in the basin that drained the seawater. Luffy mocked Komei for underestimating Foxy as the two battled again. Komei managed to drive Luffy back, but Kinoconda suddenly arrived, giving Luffy a foothold in the air. Luffy then sprung toward Komei and finished him off with Gomu Gomu no Red Hawk. Komei flew into the basin and his impact cracked the ground, and Luffy stood over his defeated foe.



The Straw Hats and Foxy Pirates had gone to the Thousand Sunny, and Luffy came to them with a smile on his face. They then departed for Mushroom Island, where Foxy held out his hand to Luffy to thank the pirate for fighting with him. However, Foxy used this as an opportunity to call off their truce and fire a Noro Noro beam at Luffy. Luffy was not affected by the beam, however, and it was revealed that he was an illusion created by Nami, who knew that Foxy would do that. After Nami electrocuted Foxy, the Straw Hats departed from the island and waved goodbye to the Foxy Pirates. Luffy and the other Straw Hats then had a banquet to celebrate their victory.

Silver Mine Arc
As night fell during the voyage to Zou, Luffy got up to eat something, with Bartolomeo following him. He then saw a giant piece of meat flying over him and grabbed onto it, pulling him and Bartolomeo onto a platoon of Battle Boats commandeered by the Sweet Pirates, which took him and Bartolomeo to Silver Mine.

Luffy's entire body except his head was encased in a silver ball, and he was put in a prison cell. Desire and the Sweet Pirates came to visit him, and Luffy managed to convince her to give him some of her chocolate. The Sweet Pirates then took Luffy out to an auditorium where the Silver Pirate Alliance gathered, and their leader Bill prepared to kill him. However, Bartolomeo arrived to protect Luffy, although the two were cornered by the Silver Pirate Alliance. However, Luffy made a charge, rolling over the enemy pirates. However, the energy Desire's chocolate bar gave him wore off, and he rolled back down the stage into the opposite exit, taking him and Bartolomeo outside.

Luffy and Bartolomeo were pursued by the Sweet Pirates, but Desire accidentally created a chasm which Luffy, Bartolomeo, and she fell into. The trio emerged alive, but they were pursued and attacked by Bill's subordinate Aveyron. Bartolomeo and Desire rolled Luffy's ball down the mine tracks, but the trio accidentally rolled into a large chasm. Down below, they encountered a group of miners who revealed that they were enslaved by Bill due to not being useful. The miners tried to free Luffy, but failed. Aveyron then arrived at the mining colony and fought Desire, who accidentally deflected one of his bombs into Luffy's group. The explosion sent Luffy rolling into the train tracks, where Aveyron stabbed at him with a spinning drill. However, Aveyron missed Luffy's body, and the force of his attack shattered the silver ball, freeing Luffy. Aveyron attacked Luffy with cannonballs, but Luffy deflected them back. Luffy and Bartolomeo pursued Aveyron into a tunnel, and kept up the chase despite Aveyron making sudden turns. Luffy unsuccessfully attacked Aveyron, but Bartolomeo used his barriers to send Aveyron flying off the track, allowing Luffy to fly over and defeat him. Luffy then returned to the mining colony and prepared to escape.

Luffy, Bartolomeo, Desire, and the miners went up a train track leading outside, but they were attacked by Peseta and his men, who destroyed the track. Luffy cushioned the group's fall with Gomu Gomu no Fusen, and the group renewed their escape on Bartolomeo's barrier staircase, barely escaping Peseta's cannonballs. Silver Pirate Alliance members then appeared at the exit and poured molten ore down the staircase, but Kin'emon suddenly appeared and cut through the ore, allowing Luffy to punch the pirates away and clear the path to freedom. Outside, the pirates and miners were confronted by Peseta again, but Zoro arrived and took him on. When Peseta mocked Zoro, Bartolomeo attempted to attack him, but Luffy held him back, saying this was Zoro's fight. Zoro defeated Peseta, and the Straw Hats and Barto Club prepared to leave the island, but Bill cut off Luffy and Bartolomeo's path. Luffy decided to stay behind on the island and confront Bill along with Bartolomeo and Desire.

Luffy suddenly rushed in and attacked Bill as the latter was taunting Desire, and he easily overwhelmed Bill despite the latter pulling out weapons. Some Silver Pirate Alliance members then arrived, and Bill ordered them to attack Luffy and his allies, but Luffy knocked them all out with a blast of Haoshoku Haki. Luffy then attacked Bill again and sent him flying into the underground mine. Luffy, Bartolomeo, and Desire prepared to leave Silver Mine, but Bill suddenly returned, now giant sized and exuding waves of molten ore due to eating a lot of ore. The trio struggled to navigate through the encroaching flow of molten ore, but Bartolomeo managed to push it back onto Bill, causing him to be coated in silver. As Bill prepared to attack the trio, Luffy hit him with Gomu Gomu no Grizzly Magnum, causing him to fly into the fortress. Luffy, Bartolomeo, and Desire then escaped Silver Mine as it sank, and returned to the Going Luffy-senpai as they prepared to head for Zou.

Heart of Gold
Luffy, Usopp, Chopper, and Brook were fishing in a wintry sea, and they saw a seemingly unconscious girl named Myskina Olga riding on a water lizard named Elizabeth. Luffy fished the two of them out of the water, and tried talking to Olga. However, Olga stopped her ruse as she grabbed hold of Luffy and held him hostage in order to get food and water. However, Luffy and the Straw Hats failed to take Olga seriously, and she was fed. The Straw Hats talked to Olga, who revealed where she was from as well as the existence of the treasure Pure Gold, which they got excited about and agreed to help her find.

The Straw Hats were then attacked by Mad Treasure and his crew, who were also after Olga and the Pure Gold. The Straw Hats battled Treasure's men and defended Olga, but during the battle Olga's ring slipped off her finger. This caused a giant fish named Bonbori to arrive and consume the ring, and the Straw Hats attempted to escape from it, but turned around into its mouth after Olga revealed that the Pure Gold was inside it. Treasure's crew followed them into Bonbori and rammed their ship into the Sunny, causing it to nearly hit its uvula. However, Luffy ballooned himself and cushioned the Sunny's impact. As he reached to get back on the Sunny, he was hit by one of Naomi Drunk's arrows, sending him spiraling into the water below. Olga rode Elizabeth to rescue Luffy, and the three of them fell down Bonbori's throat.

Luffy woke up on an island inside Bonbori's first stomach, and Olga revealed what Bonbori's insides contained. They were then attacked by a pack of dinosaurs, but Luffy drove them away by knocking the leader out, and he and Olga ate the leader. Olga revealed her true age and why she lived in Bonbori, shocking Luffy. The two of them were suddenly attacked by Mad Treasure, and Luffy briefly brawled with him. However, Treasure revealed that he had captured Nami, Usopp, Chopper, Robin, and Brook, and tied Luffy up with his chain ability. Treasure then captured Olga, and left Luffy on the coast to be dissolved once the tide of stomach acid reached his location.

Right as the acid tide reached Luffy, he was suddenly snatched away by a dinosaur, who took him to a cave to feed its young. However, Luffy escaped from the dinosaur, and he met a man who was posing as a young dinosaur. The man revealed himself to be Olga's father, Myskina Acier, and Luffy revealed that Olga was alive and that Treasure had captured her. Luffy and Acier went to work building a ship to get to Alchemi, but Luffy saw a water lizard nearby and wanted to use him. Luffy had to tame it by causing it to laugh, but failed, although Acier managed to succeed. Luffy named the water lizard Chavez as they set off into the sea of acid.

The trio crossed into Bonbori's second stomach, but the acids inside were too strong for Chavez to handle. While Acier tended to Chavez, Luffy confronted three men poorly disguised as Zoro, Sanji, and Franky. He eventually managed to see through their ruse and defeated them, causing Mad Treasure's subordinate Psycho P to reveal himself. Psycho P disguised more of his men as Luffy's crewmates, but Luffy took down all of them. Psycho P then disguised his men as Acier, and Luffy could not tell them apart from the real one. Unable to just attack all of them, Luffy found the real Acier by having him make his "smug face", and took down all the fakes, causing Psycho P to retreat. Luffy later met the real Zoro, Sanji, and Franky, and Zoro and Sanji accompanied him and Acier as they set off to Alchemi.

The four of them arrived on Alchemi, and Luffy pulled him and Acier straight into an underground mine containing the Pure Gold while Zoro and Sanji battled Treasure's forces outside. Luffy reached Treasure, Olga, and his imprisoned crewmates at the Final Gate, saving his crewmates from being crushed. Acier then opened a trapdoor underneath the Straw Hats and Olga, and they found themselves inside his old lab. They then discovered the Pure Gold, but were forced to escape the mine as Acier blew it up.

Treasure and a captive Acier followed them out, and Treasure claimed the Pure Gold. However, Luffy confronted Treasure over his ideologies and him capturing his crewmates, and the two battled again. Despite Treasure covering himself in a chain armor, Luffy managed to overpower him by combining Gear 2 and Gear 3, sending him crashing into the wall of Bonbori's stomach and causing the Pure Gold to fall into the acid below. The Straw Hats and the Myskina family then escaped Bonbori on the Sunny as the giant fish vomited them out. Back at sea, they saw Bonbori's esca glow brighter due to absorbing the Pure Gold. The next morning, the Straw Hats dropped Olga, Acier, Elizabeth, and Chavez onto an island, and they were disappointed at their failure to get the Pure Gold. However, Nami revealed that she stole a vivre card leading to the entertainment city Gran Tesoro, and the Straw Hats excitedly headed there.

One Piece Film: Gold Episode 0
On the Thousand Sunny, the Straw Hats were having a barbecue. After a volleyball game between Nami and Chopper versus Robin and Franky, the Straw Hats began talking about what they will once they reach Gran Tesoro. When Usopp heard Nami was going to bet in the casino, he became concerned, so he suggested hosting a show in case betting failed. Usopp demonstrated his show with Luffy, having him play as Kintaro Yokozuna and Usopp portrayed a rabbit that played with Kintaro Luffy, along with Chopper, Franky, and Brook. Both Luffy and Usopp were participating in sumo wrestling matches to see who would become the Yokozuna, but were not taken seriously. Franky then challenged Luffy and requested that they both use their brute strength. After a long and fierce match between, Luffy and Franky decided to use their signature attacks, but Nami interrupted and punched the two because they could have destroyed the ship. Doing this, Nami was crowned Yokozuna, but she declined. Moments later, the Straw Hats approached the City of Dreams.

One Piece Film: Gold
The Straw Hats sailed into Gran Tesoro, where they were showered with gold dust at the entrance. They emerged into a harbor filled with liquid gold that was also a concert venue. However, they were suddenly attacked by the Long Long Pirates, who sought to rob them in order to pay off their debt. Luffy confronted the captain, Long Long, and wrapped his arm around the Thousand Sunny's mast. He then released himself and spun around the mast, and Long Long shot at him with a bazooka. However, Luffy's rubbery body shot the bullets back, and Luffy flew at Long Long, smashing him through the ship and defeating him with Gomu Gomu no Jet Pistol. The Straw Hats then watched as the proprietor of Gran Tesoro, Gild Tesoro, encased the remaining pirates in gold.

The Straw Hats docked, and were approached by Baccarat, who offered them a VIP vacation at Gran Tesoro due to their fame. Baccarat drove them through Gran Tesoro on a turtle car, and took them to the VIP hotel at the heart of Gran Tesoro. The Straw Hats donned new outfits and were ready to enjoy their vacation, although they were approached by a group of children selling flowers in order to repay their debts. Baccarat then took the Straw Hats to the casino, and gave them 20,000,000 worth in casino chips. Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper immediately entered a turtle car race, and they managed to keep steady during the first part. However, as they drew near to the lead, the Whitejack's assistant, Kiruko, sprayed a liquid onto the track, causing them to skid and stop. The Straw Hats resumed driving, and approached Kent Beef Jr.'s car, but Pork threw a bale of hay at them, causing them to lose their vision and drive off the track onto a golf course. As they skidded around, Luffy managed to pull the car back onto the track with Gomu Gomu no Rocket, close to the remaining competitors. They then managed to narrowly beat the other racers across the finish line and win.

The Straw Hats continued getting lucky in casino games, and Baccarat took them to the VIP lounge, where they had the chance to become millionaires. The Straw Hats played a dice game hosted by Dice and won, and Gild Tesoro suddenly appeared and challenged the Straw Hats to a game. Luffy accepted, and Baccarat touched him on the shoulder, which unbeknownst to him took away his luck. Luffy lost the game, and Tesoro asked for the Straw Hats' money. However, Baccarat's deception was revealed, and the Straw Hats refused, causing Tesoro and his men to retaliate with force. With his luck removed, a series of unfortunate events plagued Luffy, preventing him from fighting. Tesoro managed to capture Zoro, and gave the Straw Hats until 12:00 the next night to repay their debt, or else he would kill Zoro.

The Straw Hats left the hotel, and ran into an old acquaintance of Nami's named Carina. They and Carina went to a diner to eat, and Carina revealed to them that a large amount of money was kept in a room in the hotel, which the Straw Hats could steal to repay their debt. The Straw Hats agreed to this plan, and witnessed some of Tesoro's men harass two children, whom no one was able to stop. They then slept in a hotel room and donned disguises before their mission began.

The group congregated outside the hotel, where Carina revealed the plan. Luffy and Franky would sneak into the hotel and go to the room containing a Host Den Den Mushi. They would then disconnect the Host from several Eizo Den Den Mushi overseeing the staircase to the room containing the treasure, which would allow Carina and the other Straw Hats to enter the room undetected. Luffy and Franky then scaled the hotel exterior by climbing on plungers that Franky had shot out of his shoulder. However, while they were very high up, the plunger they were grabbing on lost its grip, causing them to fall. Franky managed to grab Luffy and propel the two of them up with Coup de Boo, and they reached the giant clock near the top of the hotel. They entered the inside of the clock, and went into the air vents. Eventually, they were right above the Host Den Den Mushi room, and Luffy stretched down to grab a pipe that connected the Host to the Eizo Den Den Mushi. However, he lost his grip on the vent above and fell, causing him to be noticed by security. As Luffy and Franky battled the security guards, Tesoro and Tanaka arrived. After Tesoro brought Franky down, Luffy engaged him in battle, but Tesoro encased Luffy's arms in gold and blocked all of his attacks with gold. However, Luffy refused to bend to Tesoro's will, and an angry Tesoro gave him the chance to continue entertaining him. Tanaka then opened a giant hole underneath Luffy and Franky, sending them falling a long distance.

Luffy and Franky fell into a massive golden chamber, where they met prisoners that had no food or drink. They then met the former Revolutionary, Raise Max, who revealed that the only way out of the chamber was through a pipe system, which led to a room containing a seawater tank that Luffy could use to wash away the gold encasing his arms. However, Max warned them that the room was nearly impossible to reach, but Luffy decided to go there since he had nothing to lose, and Max and the other prisoners reluctantly tagged along. They traveled through the pipes and battled bats, until they reached a vertical pipe with a rapidly spinning fan down below. Max tried convincing Luffy to go back, but Luffy kept pressing on and jumped into the fan. The fan batted Luffy around and injured him, forcing him to be rescued. However, after seeing Luffy's resolve, Max took it upon himself to stop the fan, and together with the other prisoners, they managed to stop the fan. Luffy, Franky, and the prisoners then reached the room with the seawater tank, and they opened a hole in it, allowing Luffy to wash the gold off his arms. However, Tesoro intended for them to reach the room as a trap, and he filled the room with seawater to drown them.

However, Tesoro's plot was all a part of a larger plan by Carina, who directed the seawater out of Gran Tesoro's fountains, freeing everyone on Gran Tesoro from Tesoro's control. Luffy, Franky, and the prisoners emerged from the fountains, and Luffy and Franky reunited with the rest of their crew. Tesoro then blew up the hotel and sent a deluge of liquid gold crashing down on them, but Sanji, Robin, and Franky flew their crewmates to safety. Tesoro then confronted the Straw Hats inside a giant gold golem, and Luffy attacked him, but Tesoro managed to overpower Luffy with his massive strength. Luffy was sent flying into the ground, where he was approached by Spandam. Spandam wrapped Luffy in Seastone chains, but as he prepared to deal the finishing blow, a young boy named Rikka ran in and intercepted the strike. Luffy then freed himself from the chains and punched Spandam into the ground, defeating him.

As Tesoro attacked the Straw Hats, Luffy confronted him again, though his blows dealt no damage, and Tesoro continued to overpower him. Luffy then leaped on Tesoro's arm and ran towards his head, though was suddenly in the midst of a barrage of Marine cannon fire as they shot at Tesoro. Tesoro turned his attention to the Marine fleet, allowing Luffy to take him by surprise and hit him in the face with Gomu Gomu no Red Hawk. However, Tesoro was unharmed and returned the favor by hitting Luffy with Gon Inferno. Luffy was sent flying a great distance back, and received a large amount of injuries. Tesoro then attacked Nami and Carina, and Luffy resumed challenging Tesoro as he ran back to the battle, managing to rescue Nami and Carina and throw them to safety. Tesoro punched him into the ground immediately afterwards, but Luffy activated Gear 4 and shattered Tesoro's arm. Luffy then flew up to Tesoro's face and hit him with Gomu Gomu no Kong Gun, finally knocking Tesoro to the ground.

However, Tesoro turned his golem into liquid gold and brought it down on Gran Tesoro, swamping and trapping everybody except Luffy, who was in the air. Tesoro stood on a mountain of gold tendrils and declared himself a god, and an angry Luffy flew up to him. Tesoro attacked him with Gon L'ira di Dio, but after a great struggle Luffy managed to shatter it with Gomu Gomu no Leo Rex Bazooka and finally reach Tesoro, dealing a finishing blow that sent him flying into the Marine fleet. Everyone on Gran Tesoro rejoiced at Tesoro's defeat, but a timer suddenly appeared, and Carina stated that the ship would sink once it reached zero. The Straw Hats returned to the Thousand Sunny, and quickly discovered that the timer was a ruse in order for Carina take over Gran Tesoro, but held no hard feelings as the Marine fleet chased after them and they were forced to sail away.

Marine Rookie Arc
The team began to get hungry after Luffy depleted all their rations, with the starving Luffy even trying to eat Chopper. They then came across Fron Island and decided to look for food there, despite Pekoms warning them that a Marine base was located there. Luffy, Nami, Chopper, Brook, and Carrot went to Fron Island on the Shark Submerge III. Once they landed, Brook scared a group of Marines into unconsciousness, allowing Luffy and the others to steal their clothes (although he was reluctant to wearing a Marine coat). Instead of going with Nami's planned raid of a food warehouse, Luffy and Carrot headed toward a Marine cafeteria, where they feasted on curry and rice. When Luffy finished his serving, he took an entire pot of curry to eat, which caused an uproar. During the uproar, Luffy was spotted by Vice Admiral Prodi through Video Den Den Mushis, and Prodi raised the alarm and told everyone about the Straw Hat Crew's presence. Luffy was then confronted by the Marines in the cafeteria, with the newly arrived Captain Grount preparing to fight him.

Luffy was uninterested in fighting and tried to leave with a bowl of curry in tow, but was attacked by Grount. Luffy managed to hold Grount off with the curry ladle, and eventually bested him. Bonham then tried to attack Luffy, assaulting him with several rapid Rokushiki attacks. Luffy dodged all of them, and tried to leave, but Bonham blocked the exit and activated Tekkai. Luffy managed to blow Bonham away with Gear 2, and he and Carrot ran into the hall. They were soon confronted by Zappa, who attempted to woo Carrot and attacked Luffy out of jealousy. Luffy managed to block Zappa's strikes with Haki-imbued arms, before Carrot brought him down with Electro. Brook's detached soul then approached them and guided them to Nami and Chopper, but accidentally led them to a dead end, where they were confronted by Grount and Bonham. As Grount and Bonham argued on who would fight Luffy, Luffy punched a hole in the wall, allowing him and Carrot to escape.

Luffy and Carrot followed the scent of food to the food storage warehouse where Nami and Chopper were. As they gorged on food, they reunited with Nami and Chopper, but were confronted by Grount, Bonham, and Zappa again. Luffy managed to dodge Bonham's and Zappa's attacks on him, but Zappa pursued Luffy in order to get Nami and Carrot for himself. Nami and Carrot attacked Zappa, but he refused to stay down, and unleashed a fiery whirlwind at Luffy. Luffy redirected the whirlwind with Haki, causing it to hit a giant water basin and knock it over, taking out Zappa and flooding the warehouse. The Sanji retrieval team washed outside and attempted to escape, but Grount confronted them. Luffy managed to overpower Grount in a brawl, and he and his comrades escaped to the shore. However, they were then confronted by Vice Admiral Prodi and his men.

The team tried to escape to the Submerge, but Prodi shot at it with his bazooka before confronting them. Prodi shot his bazooka at them, but Luffy pulled most of his crewmates out of the blast as they began battling the Marines. Prodi shot his bazooka at Luffy several times, but Luffy dodged all of the shots. Luffy then defeated Prodi with Jet Bazooka, but was immediately confronted again by Bonham and Zappa. After a short fight, Luffy defeated the two of them, but as the team tried to escape, Luffy was ambushed by Grount. Luffy told his teammates to go ahead to the Submerge, which survived Prodi's blast, as he confronted Grount. Grount revealed the true appearance of his left arm, which was monstrous and hairy like an animal's. Grount initially managed to overpower Luffy with his left arm, but Luffy clashed with him evenly upon activating Gear 3. Grount hit Luffy up into the air, but Luffy came down and clashed against him with Thor Elephant Gun. After a tremendous clash, Luffy managed to overpower Grount and send him flying into the ground, defeating him. The pirates then departed from Fron Island on the Sunny, but ended up eating all the food rations they had taken within 10 minutes.