Episode 651

"Protect You to the End! Rebecca and the Toy Soldier" is the 651st episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary
This episode shows the flashback of Rebecca's past of when she was little while she was walking towards the stage of the colloseum for the battle between block D. Her mother dies when Rebecca says that she is hungry,  for not eating for  two days because of escaping from the people hunting down for former nobilities. She leaves Rebecca in an area,  saying that she will be back with food. Unfortunately her mum was discovered by the hunters and was killed. The soldier carries her mum back, saying that even though he couldn't protect her mother, he will protect Rebecca forever until he meets his death. The rest of the episode shows how Rebecca is protected for the next few years after her mother's death. At the end, it goes back to the present when Rebecca walks onto the stage and his booed by the audience. Lucy gets angry and says that she is a nice person,  and one of the prisoners reply saying that everyone despises her because of her grandfather, the former King who destroyed the country many years ago.

Anime Notes

 * While not portrayed in the manga, when Thunder Soldier found Rebecca's house ransacked, Rebecca was missing and Thunder Soldier searched for her and eventually found her and her abductors on a boat. Thunder Soldier's fight with the kidnappers is also extended in the anime.
 * The scene in which Thunder Soldier started training Rebecca is extended.