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One Piece chapter 745: Birdcage — what is in it

Dressrosa arc · 18 pages · 40 characters

Key facts in this chapter

  • p0Splash page depicts Straw Hat crew and allies in water-soaked celebration.
  • p1SMILE Factory is protected by Kairouseki walls.
  • p1Factory holds equal importance to Doflamingo's own life.
  • p2Scene takes place at trading port and outside the lift near King's Plateau.
  • p3Fight occurs near the Royal Palace.
  • p4Kyros reacts visibly to the thrown building.
  • p4Luffy clashes directly with Doflamingo in mid-air.
  • p5Building impact creates large dust explosion.
  • p5Doflamingo and Luffy continue direct aerial fight.
  • p6Luffy unleashes Jet Gatling technique.
  • p6Doflamingo is pushed back by the barrage.
  • p7Doflamingo is sent flying by Luffy attack.
  • p7Luffy lands after completing Jet Gatling.
  • p8Luffy is struck by a large explosion and sent flying.
  • p8A thread-based marionette technique is observed for the first time by the dark-haired woman.
  • p9Doflamingo references a past event from ten years ago involving destruction of towns.
  • p9Pica is ordered to remove outsiders from the area.
  • p10Doflamingo uses large string constructs to hurl people in the plaza.
  • p10An eyepatch-wearing man directly confronts Doflamingo.
  • p11The Birdcage technique activates over the island.
  • p11Law identifies Pica as the obstacle to reaching Doflamingo.
  • p12Birdcage fully forms as a dome of blades around the area.
  • p12Civilians and pirates attempt to escape the tightening structure.
  • p12Wires cause immediate physical harm to those caught inside.
  • p13Communication lines to base are non-functional.
  • p13Civilians are being attacked by people whose bodies move independently.
  • p13Bastille is present with marines during the Birdcage crisis.
  • p14Pica controls rock terrain including the plateau and palace.
  • p14The royal palace lifts off and moves independently.
  • p14Widespread attacks on civilians occur simultaneously across Dressrosa.
  • p15SMILE factory rises from beneath Flower Hill.
  • p15Ground movement consumes parts of the city.
  • p15Signs reference citizens of Dressrosa and the royal palace.
  • p16Doflamingo is currently inside the palace while broadcasting his voice across Dressrosa.
  • p16The Birdcage remains active and is visibly contracting around the kingdom.
  • p16Doflamingo offers bounties for the heads of specific unnamed individuals to manipulate the population.
  • p16The announcement creates immediate panic among citizens and fighters on the ground.

What is said, page by page

  • p1Executive declares the factory door remains secure without a key.
  • p1Fighter notes former toys now working on the SMILE Factory.
  • p1Executive states Kairouseki walls cannot be damaged even if sealing collapses.
  • p1Executive emphasizes the factory's extreme importance to Doflamingo.
  • p1Unidentified man questions who could defeat the two chief officers defending the factory.
  • p2Injured Usopp introduces himself and asks about Luffy.
  • p2Woman tells others to let Usopp rest.
  • p2Koala calls out to Sabo, Hack, and Robin.
  • p2Curly-haired fighter apologizes and demands passage to Doflamingo.
  • p2Man on ledge questions where a rock guy went.
  • p3Battered fighter calls for immediate counter-measures.
  • p3Spiky-haired man shouts in disbelief at survival.
  • p3Fighter notes unsettling nature of the situation.
  • p3Swordsman declares intent to teach proper head-cutting technique to Kyros.
  • p4Kyros roars his own name in fury during the chaos.
  • p4Unknown voice reacts with shock to the hurled structure.
  • p5Doflamingo mutters about Straw Hat with vicious grin.
  • p5Viola shouts alarm about two versions of the young master.
  • p6Luffy shouts Gomu Gomu No while activating Armament.
  • p6Doflamingo admits carelessness and tells Luffy not to worry.
  • p7Doflamingo cries out in pain during impact.
  • p7Luffy shows heavy breathing after landing.
  • p8Luffy cries out in pain from the explosion impact, immediate distress mood.
  • p8Unseen voice shouts LUFFYLAND in alarm during the blast event.
  • p8Dark-haired woman identifies the attack as a thread marionette technique, surprised and analytical tone.
  • p8Wild-haired man mutters that the hit hurts, pained and annoyed mood.
  • p8Nearby figure questions the nature of the double attack, confused context.
  • p9Wild-haired man accuses Doflamingo of past massacre of subjects ten years ago, furious and haunted mood.
  • p9Doflamingo refuses to allow a second tragedy and offers escape, commanding tone.
  • p9Wild-haired man rejects the offer and demands to know the plan, defiant intent.
  • p9Doflamingo orders Pica to remove the interfering group, authoritative mood.
  • p9Civilians scream while being thrown by strings, panicked context.
  • p10Civilians scream while being thrown by strings, terror mood.
  • p10Doflamingo pleads for the kingdom not to be harmed further, intense and commanding tone.
  • p10Eyepatch man shouts Doflamingo name in rage, confrontational context.
  • p11Law states that Pica prevents approaching Doflamingo, strategic observation.
  • p11Usopp notes they have been dropped outside the outer wall tower, exhausted tone.
  • p11Law realizes the Birdcage has begun descending, urgent mood.
  • p11Narrator explains Doflamingo plans to massacre the island before truth emerges.
  • p11Citizens react in horror to the Birdcage activation, panic context.
  • p12Striped-shirted captain shouts in alarm asking what the structure ahead is.
  • p12Panicking man yells that Doflamingo will only target them instead.
  • p12Another voice states there is no point opposing Doflamingo and they must flee.
  • p12Victim screams in pain from being cut by the wires.
  • p12Crew member warns the captain about something visible up ahead.
  • p13Marine reports inability to contact HQ due to line failure.
  • p13Vice-Admiral Bastille is addressed about communication breakdown.
  • p13Controlled man screams that his body is moving on its own.
  • p13Marine questions attack on civilian houses.
  • p13Leopard-print fighter screams while being cut by wires.
  • p13Masked figure utters Parasaito during close-up.
  • p14Observer notes the King's plateau is sinking.
  • p14Horned fighter asks what is happening this time.
  • p14Top-hatted man gives urgent report about indiscriminate attacks.
  • p14Someone identifies Pica as the cause of terrain control.
  • p14Voice calls to hold the rising palace.
  • p14Report states the palace is moving on its own.
  • p15Citizen screams asking what is happening with the rising factory.
  • p15Observer notes the factory is rising from the ground.
  • p15Someone yells that the ground is consuming the city.
  • p15Victim screams for someone to stop their body.
  • p15Grinning figure addresses honoured guests during the event.
  • p16Doflamingo declares the game can end but offers one more way to control everyone through fear, spoken with cruel satisfaction.
  • p16Doflamingo announces he will name specific individuals whose lives will bring a fine bounty when taken.
  • p16Doflamingo explains that killing the named targets will end the game, delivered with mocking tone.
  • p16Doflamingo states he is in the palace and will not run or hide, challenging others to kill him.
  • p16Panicking citizens react with shock and disbelief at the new bounty rules and Doflamingo's identity reveal.