Hinted · 3 chaptersFirst seen · Ch. 536

Why was Ivankov in Impel Down?

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Unknown. The manga never states the specific reason Ivankov was sent to Impel Down directly.

Ch. 536, p. 3open pagesettled: partly

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Emporio Ivankov was imprisoned in Impel Down as a Level 5 prisoner. ch. 536, p. 3 Guards noted his name crossed off the list years earlier after he vanished without trace from among other inmates. ch. 536, p. 4 Prisoners whispered that he had been there long ago before disappearing. ch. 536, p. 12 In truth he reached the hidden Level 5.5 New Kama Land by following a nonexistent path through the sewers. ch. 537, p. 7 "FROM IMPEL DOWN'S SEWERS, YOU TAKE THE 'PATH THAT DOESN'T EXIST,' AND YOU ARRIVE... AT THE PRISONERS'... PARADISE!!!" ch. 537, p. 7 He performed there as retired queen of Kamabakka Kingdom. ch. 537, p. 8 A former prisoner recognized him from fifteen years prior when Ivankov visited and altered his country. ch. 537, p. 10 Guards later identified him as the Okama King who disappeared years ago. ch. 539, p. 16

The manga never states the specific reason Ivankov was sent to Impel Down directly.

Where it happens

3 chapters · first raised in ch. 536
  1. 536Level 5, Freezing Hell
  2. 537Okamas in Hell
  3. 539Emporio Tension Hormones
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