Episode 997

"The Battle Under the Moon - The Berserker, Sulong" is the 997th episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary
Onigashima enters an all-out war, and allied troops enter from several angles, including Marco and Perospero, who have teamed up. Outside, the Minks transform into their Sulong form to face off against Kaidou and Jack.

Long Summary
War ensues in Onigashima. Big Mom and Kaidou assume that the raid would be easily defeated, as Luffy only had a few hundred troops. However, Queen gets a report that there are enemies in the thousands charging into Onigashima. The samurai troops join Zoro, the former Udon prisoners join Killer, and Kid and Law also join in on the battle. Furthermore, at the shore, Marco and Perospero join forces and battle against Kaidou's troops. Hearing all these reports from his subordinates, Queen calls off the banquet, telling all the partygoers to enter battle and declaring an all-out enemy raid.

Shinobu, who is hiding in the ceiling just above Momonosuke, prepares to rescue him. However, she cannot act immediately as the All-Stars are still on the balcony.

Kaidou transforms into his dragon form and flies out of the hole, ready for combat. He flies through the ceiling and into the sky. The Minks appear to confront him, but Jack's forces appear to stop them. Inuarashi and Nekomamushi remember when Jack devastated the Mokomo Dukedom in search of Raizo. Jack's men tortured innocent Minks, even using a toxic gas to wipe them out. Jack also remembers when his ship was decimated by Zunesha and he was left to drown in the sea.

The Minks stare at the sky, allowing them to transform into their Sulong forms. The Minks battle Jack as well as one of the Numbers, Nangi. Inuarashi and Nekomamushi also transform into their Sulong form to battle Kaidou.

Anime Notes

 * The anime adds the following.
 * On Zoro's location, some of the alliance's samurai throw off their disguises and take down the Beasts Pirates enemies, intending to help Zoro.
 * When taking out the Beasts Pirates enemies, Cho thanks Kid for the help but he brushes it off, stating that he is only there to take on Kaidou.


 * The anime extends the following.
 * Kid, Killer, Law, Marco and Perospero defeating the subordinates.


 * When the minks are facing the moon before transforming into their Sulong forms, Jack's squad can be seen in the background and Jack appears to have already been transformed into his full mammoth form. However, after the transformation, he is still in his human form and only shown to transform when the minks start to attack (this may have been a small mistake in the animating department).