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One Piece chapter 673: Vergo and Joker — what is in it

Punk Hazard arc · 21 pages · 21 characters

Key facts in this chapter

  • p0Chapter 673 title page features Usopp and Brook in a museum setting.
  • p1Scene shifts to a certain island in the New World.
  • p1Citizens seek Marine assistance regarding missing children.
  • p2Commodore Yarisugi of G-5 threatens civilians during confrontation.
  • p2Vice-Admiral Vergo referenced as having sent ten thousand search parties.
  • p3Tashigi identified as right-hand officer of Vice-Admiral Smoker.
  • p3Incident with children occurred three years ago at sea.
  • p4Scene takes place on the ice side of Punk Hazard at the ruined research facilities.
  • p4Nami and Usopp's team is present with the suffering children.
  • p4Children are physically chained and experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms.
  • p5Sanji refuses to harm the children even under pressure.
  • p5Nami directs the team to use force to restrain the suffering children.
  • p5Children explicitly demand candy to relieve withdrawal symptoms.
  • p6Caesar Clown appears before the children and the Straw Hat team.
  • p6Caesar uses gas powers to form his coat and dramatic entrance.
  • p6Children recognize Caesar as their master and react with fear.
  • p7A giant slime creature erupts violently at Punk Hazard's central lake.
  • p7Kin'emon and Brook are present with other allies facing the slime.
  • p7The slime's eruption is linked to prior destruction of smaller slimes.
  • p8Smiley is identified as a gelatinous mass of poisonous gas that consumed the Sala Sala no Mi Model Axolotl.
  • p9Smiley's body expands violently upward into a colossal sphere during the transformation.
  • p10Smiley attempts to cross the lake by hurling portions of its body forward.
  • p11Multiple copies of Smiley pursue the escaping group toward the research facility.
  • p12G-5 Marines are attacking the sealed entrance of Caesar Clown's research facility.
  • p12Bazooka fire has no effect on the massive shutter.
  • p12Marines inside report all entrances are shuttered.
  • p13Marines are stranded in freezing mountains with no ships left.
  • p13Slime creatures continue to grow outside the facility.
  • p13Vergo and Monet are inside Caesar's laboratory.
  • p14Vergo is Vice Admiral and head of Marine Base G-5.
  • p14Tashigi confronts Vergo inside the facility.
  • p14Monet notices food on Vergo's face.
  • p15Luffy, Law, Smoker and Tashigi are held together in one cage.
  • p15Vergo observes the prisoners from outside the cage.
  • p15Luffy references a past capture event in Alabasta.
  • p16Vergo infiltrated the marines under orders from Joker.
  • p16The child kidnapping by Caesar was covered up as an accident at sea by Vergo.
  • p17Smoker and Tashigi are both injured and on the floor during the confrontation.
  • p17Vergo plans to eliminate Smoker and Tashigi to protect his secret.
  • p18Joker is the black-market broker alias of Donquixote Doflamingo.
  • p18Doflamingo is a former royal Shichibukai with a widely known pirate identity.

What is said, page by page

  • p0Request note describes Usopp discovering Brook dancing with dinosaur fossils at midnight.
  • p1Citizens plead for continued search for missing children.
  • p1Marine officer dismisses requests as pointless.
  • p1Citizens request contact with Captain Tashigi for help.
  • p1Hooded figure reacts with surprise to the argument.
  • p2Yarisugi yells at citizens that the matter has gone too far.
  • p2Vergo's face declares children died in an accident.
  • p2Citizens protest excessive search parties already sent.
  • p2Yarisugi threatens to murder citizens and burn the town for obstruction.
  • p3Yarisugi mocks requests to speak with Tashigi as impudent.
  • p3Citizens question truth of accident reports involving Vergo.
  • p3Yarisugi calls citizens filthy worms and strikes them.
  • p3Flashback recalls children playing before sea accident three years ago.
  • p3Marine reflects that Vergo is hard to believe as G-5 officer.
  • p4Narration declares children are somehow still alive somewhere, setting desperate survival mood.
  • p4Usopp urgently orders to put the children to sleep quickly amid the chaos.
  • p4Child screams in extreme pain with elongated cry indicating intense suffering.
  • p4Child pleads to undo the chains, voice full of desperation and begging intent.
  • p4Nami's team notes withdrawal symptoms are too strong and restraint is failing.
  • p4Character questions next action after failed attempt to calm the children.
  • p5Usopp snaps back defensively about being called useless during the crisis.
  • p5Sanji retorts that Usopp looks more usable than he appears, showing irritation.
  • p5Nami loudly reminds Sanji of her name and orders him to restrain the children by force.
  • p5Child begs for candy to ease the intense pain and headache.
  • p5Multiple children cry out for candy with voices full of agony and need.
  • p5Sanji refuses to attack the children, stating they are only kids despite their monstrous state.
  • p6Children cry out in fear that the master has appeared.
  • p6Caesar invites the children to return to the facility, claiming it is dangerous outside.
  • p6Caesar addresses the children affectionately as 'my children' with sinister laugh.
  • p6Caesar offers the children their favorite candy to lure them.
  • p6Children repeatedly call out 'MASTER' in mixed terror and recognition.
  • p6Sanji reacts with visible shock upon seeing Caesar.
  • p7Group reacts with shock at the sudden massive slime eruption.
  • p7Character suggests the slime is angry because smaller slimes were exploded earlier.
  • p7Voice notes the slime behaves like a mother protecting her children.
  • p7Character states they had no choice but to destroy the smaller slimes.
  • p7Alarm raised that the slime has suddenly become enraged.
  • p8Spiky-haired man shouts in horror at the unknown creature form.
  • p8Off-panel voice notes the creature's shape is changing.
  • p8Tashigi questions the bizarre frog or lizard-like shape of the slime.
  • p9Brook yells in terror at Smiley's sudden massive size increase.
  • p10Tashigi yells for everyone to run from the falling slime.
  • p10Smoker grunts in pain while being thrown by the impact.
  • p10Tashigi realizes Smiley is crossing the lake by throwing copies of itself.
  • p10Smoker notes the main body shrinks slightly with each thrown piece.
  • p11Someone shouts Momono-sukee in alarm at the pursuing copies.
  • p11Brook expresses desire to witness Kin'emon's sword skills.
  • p11Kin'emon calls out about the risk of separation during the chase.
  • p11Group decides to head to the research facility while hurrying.
  • p12G-5 Marines shout demands to return Tashigi and Smoker toward the facility with angry intent.
  • p12Marine complains about the shutter's durability after bazooka attacks fail.
  • p12Marine inside growls about the gassy freak while showing pain and anger.
  • p12Marines report no entrances found and suggest possible back door with urgency.
  • p13Marine warns others not to let guard down as slimes grow larger.
  • p13Marine notes slimes have stopped raining down for unknown reason.
  • p13Marines express despair over lack of escape ship and inability to send word off island.
  • p13Monet questions what Caesar aims to accomplish with the experiment.
  • p14Vergo states he is quite fond of the G-5 Marines.
  • p14Monet points out hamburger stuck on Vergo's face.
  • p14Tashigi yells that the people outside are G-5 Marines and Vergo's subordinates.
  • p14Vergo replies they will be safe inside the facility.
  • p15Vergo murmurs true enough while observing the prisoners.
  • p15Vergo states he enjoys seeing such an assortment of faces in one cage.
  • p15Luffy recalls being captured with Smoker in Alabasta.
  • p15Tashigi notes that her prediction came true in the worst way.
  • p15Smoker cries out in distress while addressing Tashigi.
  • p16Tashigi states corruption originated at the top of G-5 and calls the cover-up of Caesar's child kidnapping an utter military disgrace.
  • p16Tashigi identifies the man responsible for disguising the incident as an accident at sea.
  • p16Law calmly explains the man was a pirate from the start who joined the marines under Joker's orders.
  • p16Law tells Tashigi and Smoker not to blame themselves for failing to notice the infiltration.
  • p16Vergo declares he was a member of Joker's crew from the very beginning.
  • p17Vergo sarcastically praises the rat for evading Smoker's notice and calls him Smoker-kun.
  • p17Smoker mutters shame at failing to detect the rat under his nose.
  • p17Vergo states he has revealed his true colors and the secret cannot be discovered.
  • p17Vergo claims it is a huge relief that Smoker will not have to worry anymore.
  • p17Vergo threatens to kill Smoker and Tashigi if they tell anyone what they learned.
  • p17Vergo says he will cover up the incident as another accident like before.
  • p18Luffy asks who the Joker guy mentioned is.
  • p18Law states he has been wondering about the same thing.
  • p18Explanation begins that Joker is one of the royal Shichibukai whose true identity is a well-known pirate.
  • p18Joker is described as the name he uses as a black-market broker.
  • p18A character states they worked for that man and thus knew about Vergo.
  • p18Massive lettering reveals the true identity as Doflamingo of the Donquixote family.