Summary:
Trafalgar Law and his crew talk about going to the New World. Meanwhile, the Drake Pirates are attacked by giant icicles and then encounter Scotland. Apoo and his pirate crew are being chased by giant boars. Bonney’s jewels were captured and teased by the Blackbeard Pirates until Akainu appeared and they escaped the island. Chopper shows off his new alter-ego, “Chopper Mask”.
The episode begins with Trafalgar Law near the Sabaody Archipelago.
Meanwhile, X Drake is on a winter island somewhere in the New World. When he and his crew are attacked by icicles, they start running back. Suddenly, a massive iron dome opens to reveal a hidden city and a huge cyborg shoots at them, saying he is a guardian, along with many others. Drake asks the robot if attacking him would get Kaido’s attention; the robot informs him that it does. So Drake transforms into his Ancient Zoan form and prepares to fight her.
At the same time, on another island, Apoo is fighting a giant wild boar. Just when he thinks the battle is over, a bunch of giant wild boars rush at him. Apoo and his crew run towards the cliff and – much to their surprise – instead of falling, they find themselves running in the air with the wild boars still behind them.
On another island, Blackbeard’s pirates have defeated the Bonney pirates and want to exchange Bonney’s jewels with the marines since they don’t have a ship. But then Van Augur sees that the Marine ship is commanded by Admiral Akainu, and they flee rather than risk capture.
The episode ends with Chopper returning to the giant bird island to study various plants and medicines.
The manga did not show Drake meeting Kaid’s subordinate, nor did it show the subordinate showing any kind of hostility. The anime depicted a cyber city guarded by a squad led by said underling; the conflict very clearly begins. Also in the manga, the cyborg seemed shocked when Drake attacked him, while in the anime he took it in stride, excitedly noting how rare Drake’s Devil Fruit was.
The scene with Apoo is expanded in the anime with Apoo taking down one of the boars before hitting the pile.
While waiting for the marines to arrive, other members of Blackbeard’s crew converse; mostly about their poor accommodation and clothing.
This is the last episode with Blackbeard’s first English dubbed voice actor before his death in November 2016.
The World Government official who spoke to Doflamingo is shown more clearly.
Chopper’s comeback scene is extended, leaving him reflecting on his life and Luffy’s unconditional acceptance, using it as a promise to become stronger.
The preview for the next episode is shortened from the usual length.
The type of whiskey bottle that Laffitte drank from was very similar to a Jack Daniels whiskey bottle.