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One Piece chapter 550: Marine Headquarters — what is in it

Marineford arc · 16 pages · 34 characters

Key facts in this chapter

  • p0Chapter 550 opens with Usopp in bizarre overgrown forest on Boin Archipelago.
  • p1South Blue, East Blue, and other seas react to impending execution with three hours left.
  • p1Civilians debate Whitebeard's strength and whether he will appear.
  • p2North Blue, West Blue, and Grand Line civilians react to upcoming execution.
  • p2Injured survivors recall a powerful figure's gaze from one year prior.
  • p3Marineford city is evacuated ahead of execution.
  • p3Global reporters broadcast live from Sabaody Archipelago forest clearing.
  • p4Portgas D. Ace is shown heavily shackled and kneeling.
  • p4Marineford tension is high with Whitebeard not yet sighted.
  • p4All marine patrol ships have been reported sunk.
  • p4Execution is stated to be three hours away.
  • p5Over 100,000 elite marines are gathered at Marineford.
  • p5Marine Headquarters is located in Marineford on the Grand Line.
  • p5Fifty battleships are positioned around the crescent-shaped bay.
  • p5Three hours remain until the scheduled execution.
  • p6The five Royal Shichibukai are present at Marineford.
  • p6Fifty battleships are stationed around the bay.
  • p6Countless heavy cannons line the coast.
  • p6Shichibukai include Gecko Moria with large creature, Dracule Mihawk, and Boa Hancock on a snake.
  • p7The three admirals Kizaru, Akainu, and Aokiji are seated before the execution platform.
  • p7Portgas D. Ace is bound atop the towering execution platform.
  • p7The admirals are described as the marines' greatest military force.
  • p8Luffy is steering a small ship carrying Buggy Pirates crew toward Marineford.
  • p8Marineford is depicted as a massive fortress encircled by Marine vessels.
  • p8A technique labeled Tri Current is shown propelling the ship.
  • p9Garp is present on the stone walkway at Marineford.
  • p9Sengoku appears on the execution platform before the assembled Marines.
  • p9A Marine officer with glasses speaks with Garp before departing.
  • p10Sengoku stands on the execution platform above Ace.
  • p10Ace is chained and bloodied while kneeling on the platform.
  • p10Tsuru is present among the crowd near a shouting ally.
  • p11Ace declares Whitebeard as his sole father while chained on the platform.
  • p11Sengoku kneels before Ace and reveals details of a past search for a child.
  • p11Marines observe the confrontation from the platform area.
  • p12Marine officer with glasses directly addresses Ace about his mother's identity.
  • p12Revelation occurs at Marine headquarters during the war.
  • p13Ace's mother carried the pregnancy for twenty months.
  • p13The father died one year and three months before the birth.
  • p14Ace's father is revealed as Gol D. Roger.
  • p14Garp was asked by Roger to care for the child before birth.

What is said, page by page

  • p0Bottom text introduces Usopp-focused side story titled 'I'LL DIE IF I'M ON MY OWN DISEASE' set in Forest of Gluttony on Boin Archipelago.
  • p1Unidentified voice questions 'WHO KNOWS?' about Whitebeard's location.
  • p1Voice states 'MAYBE WHITEBEARD'S ALREADY THERE' and notes only three hours remain.
  • p1East Blue market patrons discuss Whitebeard's lack of recent news and possible arrival.
  • p1Pipe-smoking man declares it would be best if Whitebeard does not show up and execution ends everything.
  • p2Fur-hatted man demands booze and refuses to live without drink.
  • p2Voice tells old man to go home instead of opening store on execution day.
  • p2Injured man recalls giving up on life after one glance from a powerful figure a year ago.
  • p2Cloaked woman asks what will happen to the world while children sing about Whitebeard and a demon.
  • p3Narrator states Marineford residents have been evacuated and watch via monitors at Sabaody.
  • p3Reporter yells 'HEY, LOOK!! THEY'RE BRINGING ACE OUT!!' as crowd reacts.
  • p4Narration states Whitebeard remains unseen and tension runs high at Marineford.
  • p4Marine reports all patrol ships sent out have been sunk.
  • p4Ellipsis bubble shows Ace remaining silent under restraint.
  • p4SFX CASHAN! marks sudden sound near guard.
  • p4Narration emphasizes only three hours remain before execution.
  • p5Marine captain shouts that then it will all be over.
  • p5Voice declares no matter what happens there are only three more hours.
  • p5Another voice commands not to be nervous.
  • p5Narration notes well-known marines gathered from all over the world totaling over 100,000 elites waiting for final battle.
  • p5Label identifies location as Grand Line Marineford Marine Headquarters.
  • p6Narration identifies the Royal Shichibukai as five villains holding the key to the battle.
  • p6Text notes fifty battleships stationed around the crescent-shaped bay and island.
  • p6Text states countless heavy cannons are set up along the coast.
  • p6Text mentions figures at the very front of the troops visible from the port.
  • p7Narration states the three admirals are the marines' greatest military force protecting the platform.
  • p7Text notes the towering execution platform at the rear of the plaza.
  • p7Label identifies the center of the incident as the head of the second division of the Whitebeard Pirates.
  • p7Label names Portgas D. Ace awaiting his fate atop the platform.
  • p8Narration states Marine forces have gathered to prevent Ace's rescue and await Whitebeard Pirates.
  • p8Narration emphasizes all imaginable forces of justice assembled at sea.
  • p8Voice calls out "HEY, JIMBEI!!" from the approaching ship.
  • p8Luffy shouts they are getting close while questioning the destination.
  • p8Luffy asks how they will pass the gates.
  • p8Crew member notes the wind would have already carried them through if it were behind them.
  • p8Luffy claims he can already see the gates of justice and that arrival was fast.
  • p8Buggy crew cheers that the time when Buggy rules the world has come.
  • p9Marine officer tells Garp to do what he wants and states he will go below.
  • p9Officer says he is going to tell them everything and addresses Garp directly.
  • p9Garp requests the Den Den Mushi.
  • p9Marine on platform tells someone to step back for a moment.
  • p9Crowd shouts recognition of Fleet Admiral Sengoku.
  • p9Marines react with surprise and question the appearance.
  • p10Sengoku declares that Portgas D. Ace will die today and that his death holds great meaning.
  • p10Sengoku addresses the crowd stating he has something to tell them.
  • p10Pirate ally laughs and questions why Tsuru is being kind at such a time.
  • p10Tsuru replies that none of this is the ally's fault.
  • p10Sengoku commands Ace to say the name of his father.
  • p10Ace reacts with visible shock to the command.
  • p11Ace internally affirms his father is Whitebeard.
  • p11Marine questions whether this is the time to discuss his father.
  • p11Ace shouts that Whitebeard is his only father and no one else.
  • p11Sengoku explains Cipher Pol could only obtain minimal information about the man's child.
  • p11Sengoku states they searched desperately on some island because the child might be alive.
  • p11Sengoku describes checking newborn children, later births, and their mothers but finding nothing.
  • p12Marine officer with glasses reveals Ace's mother was Portgas D. Rouge and names the island Batelira in South Blue, delivering factual exposition with serious intent.
  • p12Background voices state that Ace's mother gave her life for his birth and used willpower to deceive everyone, conveying disbelief and shock.
  • p12Long-haired Marine with sunglasses states she deceived them, expressing betrayal and realization in a calm yet pointed tone.
  • p12Ace exclaims in denial that she deceived the entire world, showing explosive disbelief and emotional turmoil.
  • p13Marine officer explains that Ace's mother carried him for twenty months out of love and died after giving birth, providing key backstory with grave tone.
  • p13Beaded man shouts that there is no way the listener does not know, conveying accusatory fury and insistence.
  • p13Officer states a child was born with the blood of the world's greatest villain and that one year and three months had passed since the father died, building dramatic revelation.
  • p14Sengoku declares that Ace's father was the Pirate King Gol D. Roger, delivering the final revelation with thunderous emphasis.
  • p14Garp's flashbacks show him pleading that his unborn child bears no sin and asking to take care of his boy, expressing desperate grief and protection.