Episode 702

"A Celestial Dragon! Doffy's Stormy Past" is the 702nd episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary
Donquixote Doflamingo has a nightmare of his traumatic past and is extended after he waked-up. The flashback detailled the moment his parents left Mariejois, to when they became hunted, and the death of Doflamingo and Rocinante's mother. Law was inducted in the crew and trained by them. Law revealed his full name to Buffalo and Baby 5, only to be taken away by Corazon (who could actually speak), who warned him to stay away from his brother.

Long Summary
In Spider Miles, as Donquixote Doflamingo sleeps after reading up on Flevance, he begins to dream about his past. Hearing the voices of various people talking about how they should kill the Donquixote Family because they are former Celestial Dragons who will not be saved by the Marines, Doflamingo begins to sweat and grind his teeth in agitation.

In the past, Doflamingo, Rosinante, and Homing were hung from the windows of their burning house by ropes around their arms and were blindfolded by hundreds of commoners, who desired revenge for the suffering the Celestial Dragons had inflicted on them. The commoners debated how they should kill the Donquixotes, ranging from shooting them with a thousand arrows to breaking all their bones with a hammer, but one of them told the others to keep them alive so they could suffer. A crying man recounted how his sons aged two and five were killed just for crossing the path of the Celestial Dragons, and a woman revealed her daughter came home after being enslaved and killed herself three days later without speaking a word. While a man with heavy scarring around his eyes revealed he was once a slave of the Celestial Dragons, another proclaimed that the Celestial Dragons do not care about their lives and revealed that his country was destroyed by famine because of the Heavenly Tribute it had to pay them. A man with a bow and arrow stepped up and took aim at Doflamingo while demanding to know if they had ever been hungry before firing the arrow at Doflamingo to see if it would hurt him. Though the arrow barely missed him, Doflamingo screamed in terror as the man demanded to know if the Celestial Dragons had ever felt any kind of pain before firing once more.

Reliving this, Doflamingo jolts awake in a cold sweat and begins to pant as the Den Den Mushi in his room rings. Doflamingo picks up the receiver and is informed that Trafalgar D. Water Law did something.

17 years ago, in the holy land of Mariejois, several Celestial Dragons expressed their shock at Homing and his family giving up their status as Celestial Dragons to become humans, which prompted Homing to claim he had been a human ever since he was born. One of the Celestial Dragons demanded to know if Homing was saying they were human too as another claimed Homing had always been heretical. However, Homing stated that he did not care what they thought because he thought humans are wonderful, which further shocked the other Celestial Dragons. As Doflamingo looked at his father, the Donquixote Family was ordered to leave Mariejois immediately.

Soon after, a World Government ship took the Donquixote Family to a non-member island in in the North Blue. After being informed that an adequate house and assets have been prepared for him and his family, Homing thanked the government official before handing over his and his family's Celestial Dragon identification chips. After they arrived at their new house with their belongings, Homing told his family that they would lead a humble life here, only for his wife to remind him that they needed to unpack first. Inside, Doflamingo asked his father where their slaves were as Rosinante rummaged through a chest full of treasure, only for Homing to reveal that they had to educate Doflamingo and Rosinante from scratch.

Later, Homing and Doflamingo went to a marketplace, where Homing tried to buy some food. When the vendor noted that he did not look familiar, Homing revealed that he recently moved here from Mariejois, which causes the vendor and those nearby to gasp in shock. A man asked Homing if he was a Celestial Dragon, but Homing explained how he had cast this title aside before stating that they wished to become friends with the people in this town. Soon after, Doflamingo berated people crossing the street for not kneeling before him before demanding that someone give him a gun. That night, the commoners found where the Donquixote Family was living and burned their home to the ground while searching for them. The Donquixotes watched in terror from the forest nearby as Doflamingo asked his father why the commoners did not kneel before them. As searchers ran out of the burning building to report that the family was not inside, the angry mob agreed to make them experience several centuries' worth of suffering.

The Donquixote Family was forced to flee through the forest in the rain as the angry mob pursued them. While running, Doflamingo tripped and wondered why the commoners were coming after them. Eventually, the family found a run-down shack in a garbage dump, where they took shelter from the mob. Homing suggested that they stay here for a while, but Doflamingo voiced his disapproval because he could not stand the smell and bugs. Eventually, dawn broke, and while the family was sleeping, the angry mob came across the dump and began shouting to one another to find them, which woke them. Seeing the commoners approaching with weapons, Homing told his family that they had to run immediately.

Eventually, the family found shelter in a small village, and Homing contacted the World Nobles, whom he begged to accept his wife and children back into Mariejois because he could not expect things would be this bad. However, the World Nobles refused to do so because the family could not take back their privileges before telling Homing to never call them again because he was just a human. Soon after, Doflamingo and Rosinante were caught stealing bread and were badly beaten as punishment. Doflamingo told his father that he felt pain and hunger for the first time in his life. Doflamingo and Rosinante later ate from a garbage pile before bringing their mother some food, only to find she was sick. Eventually, Homing's wife died, leaving Rosinante crying over her body as Doflamingo blamed Homing for her death. Not long afterward, the angry mob found the family, leading Homing to beg them to take him and pardon his sons as Doflamingo cursed his father for bringing them to ruin.

In the present, Jora and Machvise bring Law to Doflamingo as Jora reveals that they found him trying to escape. As Buffalo and Baby 5 watch, with Buffalo noting that they will torture Law for stabbing Corazon, Law notices Corazon is present and wonders if he will die for nothing after bribing Buffalo with ice cream to stay quiet. However, Doflamingo reveals that he has called Law here to welcome him to the Donquixote Pirates, shocking Law, Baby 5, and Buffalo. Doflamingo explains how Law has a certain quality in his eyes after experiencing such a horrible past, prompting Jora to note that Doflamingo is a visionary for seeing potential in Law's future as Law wonders why Corazon has not yet told Doflamingo what happened. When Law points out that he is going to die in three years regardless of his potential, Doflamingo claims that this depends on his luck before explaining how the Donquixote Pirates specialize the black market and handle Devil Fruits, some of which contain powers beyond human knowledge, which means there could be a fruit that can cure his Amber Lead poisoning. Doflamingo states that there may be such a fruit among the Devil Fruits they handle in the next three years before revealing that he will train Law to become his right-hand man in ten years.

Corazon begins coughing and reveals the wound on his abdomen, prompting Doflamingo to ask him what happened. However, Corazon holds up a slip of paper that says "Enemy", and when asked if he took care of him, Corazon confirms this with another slip of paper, prompting Doflamingo to tell him to get his wound treated as a shocked Law wonders if Corazon just covered up for him. Later, Doflamingo informs his crew that they will be moving their base toward Reverse Mountain while expanding their business. As they were moving across the sea, the pirates engaged in combat with the Marines and pulled bank heists. At one point, Law and Baby 5 were attacked by a pirate named Wellington, whom they were saved from by Doflamingo and his executives. Law began studying under Doflamingo, training with firearms under Gladius, learning martial arts with Lao G, and practicing swordsmanship with Diamante.

Two years later, Baby 5 and Buffalo tell Law their real names, but he initially refuses to tell them his. However, Buffalo claims that he will tell Doflamingo of Law stabbing Corazon two years ago if he does not reveal his true name, prompting Law to reveal his full name is Trafalgar D. Water Law, which alerts Corazon. Law admits that he should not be telling them this because his family has kept the initial D. a secret for many generations, and is irritated when Baby 5 and Buffalo complain about this not being interesting. However, Law is suddenly grabbed by the collar and hauled away by Corazon. After being thrown into an alley, Law asks Corazon if he wants to fight, but Corazon only asks him if what he said before is true, prompting a surprised Law to demand to know who is speaking. Corazon faces Law and tells him to get away because he should not be around Doflamingo with the initial D. in his name.

Anime Notes

 * During the flashback, when a woman was crying about her enslaved daughter, there was a younger woman standing next to her.
 * The anime shows who fired the arrow at young Doflamingo. Also, the arrow did not hit Doflamingo like in the manga.
 * The anime gives a clearer view of Doflamingo and Rosinante while they were World Nobles.
 * The conversation between Homing and the World Nobles at Mariejois is extended.
 * When Doflamingo was asking his father for slaves, the manga showed Doflamingo sitting on a pile of treasure. In the anime, the treasure is contained in a chest. Doflamingo is standing in front of the chest while Rosinante is opening it.
 * While not shown in the manga, Homing did introduce himself as a former World Noble to the townspeople while visiting a town with Doflamingo.
 * While Homing was calling Mariejois for help, the manga only showed Doflamingo watching in silence. The anime also includes Homing's wife and Rosinante standing right behind Homing.
 * When Doflamingo noticed Corazon's stab wound in the manga, Corazon was bandaging himself. In the anime, it is right after Doflamingo finishes his conversation with Law.