## One Piece Chapter 550, pages 6-7: Marine Headquarters - Chapter: 550 - Pages: 6-7 - Characters: Donquixote Doflamingo, Dracule Mihawk, Gecko Moria, Boa Hancock, Bartholomew Kuma, Salome, Marines, Royal Shichibukai, Portgas D. Ace, Kizaru, Akainu, Aokiji, Whitebeard Pirates ### Summary Page 6: The defenses are laid out in layers. Narration says fifty battleships are stationed around the crescent-shaped bay and island, countless heavy cannons are set up along the coast, and at the very front of the troops, visible from the port, stand the five villains who hold the key to the battle: the Royal Shichibukai. Donquixote Doflamingo laughs among them, Dracule Mihawk stands calmly with his sword, Gecko Moria looms behind, Boa Hancock poses with Salome, Bartholomew Kuma stands silently with his book, and Marines wait under the heavy SFX of the assembled force. Page 7: At the rear of the plaza, atop the towering execution platform, is the center of the incident: the head of the second division of the Whitebeard Pirates, Portgas D. Ace, awaiting his fate. Before Ace's eyes, protecting the platform, sits the Marines' greatest military force, the three admirals. The labels identify Marine HQ Admiral Kizaru, Borsalino; Marine HQ Admiral Akainu, Sakazuki; and Marine HQ Admiral Aokiji, Kuzan. The page places Ace behind them, the scaffold above the troops, and the admirals as the final wall between him and rescue.