Chapter 1079

Chapter 1079 is titled "The Emperor's Crew, The Red Hair Pirates".

Cover Page
Cover Page Request: "Luffy watering a lion by mistake instead of a sunflower" by PN Himawariya.

Short Summary
The nature of York's plan was revealed in a flashback when she realized the World Government would try to eliminate her too. In the present, as a Blackbeard Pirates ship is approaching Egghead, at Elbaf a duel is set up between Kid and Shanks, where the former is latter is easily victorious, and Dorry and Broggy destroy Kid's ship, leaving the Kid Pirates completely annihilated.

Chapter Notes

 * A flashback occurs where before they began attacking, York spoke to the Seraphim.
 * York realized the World Government wanted to betray her, thus she ordered the Seraphim to kill everyone on Egghead except herself, Vegapunk, and the Cipher Pol hostages.
 * York had also given S-Snake orders to pretend to defeat her, then undo the petrification when no one was looking.
 * York also orders S-Snake to avoid a specific place on the island.
 * Sentomaru continues the evacuation.
 * A Blackbeard Pirates ship is approaching Egghead.
 * The Kid Pirates face off against the Red Hair Pirates.
 * Kid prepares to fire his Damned Punk technique at the Red Hair Pirates' subordinate ships.
 * Shanks uses Future Vision to intercept Kid before he can attack.
 * Shanks uses Kamusari to take out both Kid and Killer in one blow.
 * To protect their captain, the other Kid Pirates offer to turn over the Road Poneglyph copies to Shanks; though Shanks ignores them.
 * Dorry and Brogy destroy the Victoria Punk using Hakoku.
 * The Kid Pirates are announced to be utterly destroyed.