## One Piece Chapter 553, pages 4-6: Ultimate Showdown - Chapter: 553 - Pages: 4-6 - Characters: Whitebeard Pirates, Whitebeard allied captains, Marines, Moby Dick, Whitebeard, Vice Admirals, Portgas D. Ace, Dracule Mihawk, Tsuru, Donquixote Doflamingo ### Summary Page 4: The frozen bay changes the entire battle. Pirates shout that their hearts were so hot they almost got overwhelmed, then rejoice, "A frozen sea is just what we needed!!" and charge: "Attaaaack!!!" Marines answer that the whole bay is frozen solid and the ships will not be able to maneuver at all. Orders ring out: "Open fire!!!" and "Destroy the Moby Dick!!!" The Whitebeard Pirates and allied captains rush from their ships onto the ice, while the Marines prepare cannons and guns. The ice gives both sides a road into direct combat. Page 5: The first major Marine line appears on the ice: the vice admirals. Pirates say the assault will not be easy, and Marines identify them as Vice Admirals, standing with their weapons ready at Marine HQ. The page shows several high-ranking officers braced for close combat while the frozen battlefield fills with attackers. The Whitebeard Pirates shout that even the captains are on the attack and not to let up. The Marine side presents its elite officers as the next wall between the pirates and Ace's execution platform. Page 6: The battle turns chaotic across the ice. Pirates leap and slash while one yells, "Cut 'em down and move into the bay~~!!!" Marines are shocked that so many vice admirals are gathered in one place and say even the Buster Call pales before this. Tsuru tells the younger Marines not to get impertinent and to fall back, while attackers order ships smashed against the ice. Mihawk steps forward and says this is merely conjecture, but he wants to measure the true distance between himself and that man. Doflamingo laughs that Mihawk is actually going to fight, and Mihawk prepares to test Whitebeard's reach.