Summary:
The famously beautiful pirate Cavendish enters and explains to Luffy (unaware of his identity) the rules of entertainment at the Coliseum, the nature and appeal of blood sports, his past as a world-shaking pirate, and finally his intention to kill eleven supernovas for stealing his spotlight two years ago .
As Luffy stares in awe at the large bronze statue of the warrior, the gladiator Rebecca arrives and explains to him the legend of Kyros the Undefeated, who disappeared from battle for 20 years. The announcer then calls out that Battle Royale Block A is over and that the champion is a big man with a paper bag over his head. To the spectacle of the entire Colosseum, the man removes the sack and reveals himself as Jesus Burgess, the captain of the Blackbeard Pirates’ first ship, gesticulating and cheering over the broken bodies of his defeated opponents.
Meanwhile, Thunder Soldier takes Franky to a private place so they can discuss Franky’s ‘work’. While the Marines notice that there are several competitors in the competition, the blind man is revealed to be Admiral Fujitora. At that moment, Luffy is confronted by none other than Bellamy the Hyena.
When Cavendish tries to talk to Lucy, he is ignored as Lucy focuses on him and the weight limit. Luffy then questions why everyone is almost naked, to which the prince explains that the audience wants to see blood and that you can see humanity’s true colors revealed in the arena.
The prince then asks Luffy who he is. Luffy tells him his real name and exclaims that he will become the Pirate King, drawing the crowd’s attention. However, they see that his name tag says Lucy and assume he mispronounced his own name. The prince laughs and says that if it was really Luffy, he would take his head right here and now because he made a big name for himself when he came to the New World about three years ago, but his fame was overshadowed by the Battle of Marineford. , Eleven Supernovas and Blackbeard Pirates. So he holds a grudge against anyone who is in the “worst generation”.
He is then ignored again by Luffy, who notices the statue and its resemblance to her in his armor. The gladiator Rebecca tells Luffy that it is a statue of Kyros, the most powerful gladiator in the history of the Corrida Colosseum, saying that he won 3,000 consecutive matches and only landed one punch in all of them, but that he retired. 20 years ago and that no one knows his true identity. She wonders if he really existed and how the bronze statue appeared one day out of the blue. He then declares his intention to win the Mera Mera no Mi and kill Doflamingo. The announcer declares that the first block battle royale is over and the winner is revealed as Jesus Burgess, captain of the first ship of Blackbeard’s crew.
Seeing this, Franky begins to reconsider whether Luffy would have an easy time in the tournament and realizes that he is in for a fight. Thunder Soldier then takes Franky to a private place so they can discuss Franky’s ‘work’.
The unknown marine begins to panic and declares that they need reinforcements because the strength of the competitors has exceeded his expectations. Barto Club advisor Missionary Gambia gets on the bad side of Vice Admiral Maynard, who is there undercover as a competitor, and gets away. At this point we see Bartolomeo watching from the shadows.
It’s time for the Block B battle royal and the announcer shouts that it’s time to let the athletes in. The blind man and the young marine leave the Coliseum and discuss what they plan to do about the current situation. It is then that the blind man wears his admiral’s coat and is revealed to be the famous Navy Admiral Fujitora. Before Block B begins, Luffy is confronted by Bellamy.
When Luffy checks the weight limit of his protective gear, he is seen standing on a scale, whereas in the manga he was not standing on anything.
Cavendish explaining his story is extended.
Burgess winning Block A is shown as it happened off-panel in the manga.
In the manga, Burgess simply removes the mask from a paper bag. In the anime, he rips it off.
Maynard appears earlier in the anime than in the manga.
A fight between Gambia and Maynard is shown.
Maynard is shown as a weapon user, while he was not in the manga.
Another scene is shown of Issho helping a child while talking to a Marine officer.