ONE PIECE Episode 13 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

The Terrifying Duo! Meowban Brothers vs. Zoro!

The children try to reach Kaya's mansion after Usopp's secret entrance is sealed. Inside, Kaya finds a wounded Merry, who reveals Klahadore was a pirate plotting to assassinate Kaya for her family fortune. Outside, the Black Cat Pirates are pushed back by Luffy and Zoro, and Jango hypnotizes them to boost their strength. The hypnotized pirates become far stronger, and Jango accidentally hypnotizes Luffy, whose enhanced strength lets him defeat the pirates and tear off the ship's bow, which then crushes the enemy. Jango summons the Nyaban Brothers, who use a feigned cowardice to ambush Zoro, taking two of his katanas and wounding his chest after Usopp's shot misses. Nami is slashed in the shoulder by Jango's chakram while trying to retrieve Zoro's katanas, and Kuro arrives at the coast, frustrated by the operation's setbacks.

• Sealed entrance and mansion revelation

  The children find Usopp's entrance sealed; inside, Kaya finds Merry wounded and learns Klahadore was a pirate assassin.

• Hypnosis-fueled pirate assault

  Jango hypnotizes the Black Cat Pirates, Luffy collapses after an accidental hypnosis, and the ship's bow crushes the enemy.

• Nyaban Brothers ambush

  Sham and Buchi feign cowardice, take Zoro's katanas, and wound his chest after Usopp misses.

• Kuro's arrival

  Nami is slashed by Jango while retrieving katanas, and Kuro arrives at the coast.

Recent Timeline

• Usopp expelled and Luffy's fall (Episode 10)

  Usopp attacked Klahadore after Klahadore insulted his pirate father, and Klahadore expelled Usopp and the crew from the mansion grounds, forbidding their return. Jango hypnotized Luffy as Kuro and Jango discovered that he and Usopp had overheard their plot, and Luffy fell headfirst off the cliff. Kuro and Jango chose not to pursue Usopp, judging that the villagers would not believe him, so Usopp fled toward the village to warn of the plot.

• Pirate leader's return and attack order (Episode 11)

  The pirate leader welcomed back his men after three years apart and promised them a share of the proceeds. He then ordered them to devastate the village at dawn.

• Kuro's attack on Merry (Episode 12)

  Kuro, still disguised as Klahadore, returned to Kaya's mansion and destroyed the glasses she had given him. He revealed his true self by slashing Merry with the blades on his fingers, wounding him. He then went to watch Kaya sleep.

• Black Cat Pirates land on the north end (Episode 12)

  Jango led the Black Cat Pirates ashore at the island's north end, bypassing the oiled south slope that Usopp had been guarding. Usopp's slingshot attack and his offer to hand over the crew's treasure if the pirates left both failed. Nami refused to give up the treasure, and Luffy and Zoro arrived just in time to halt the pirates' advance.

• Battle on the north slope (Episode 13)

  The crew beat back the invading pirates, but Jango hypnotized them into superhuman strength. Luffy was accidentally hypnotized as well, plowed through the pirates, and tore off the bow of their ship, but Jango put him to sleep and the bow fell on top of him. Jango then summoned the Nyaban Brothers, Sham and Buchi, who ambushed Zoro, took two of his katanas, and wounded him. Nami was slashed in the shoulder by Jango's chakram.

Character Graph

Helmeppo

Marine

A snobbish, cruel man who is the son of Captain Morgan and abuses the townspeople.

• Abuse of townspeople

  Brings a hostile wolf into a bar, then threatens to execute the customers unless Zoro surrenders.

• Broken deal

  Breaks his deal with Zoro by intending to execute him anyway.

• Roronoa Zoro (Other, Hostility)

  Struck a deal with Zoro after Zoro defeated his wolf, then intended to execute him anyway.

Rika

A small girl in Shells Town who sneaks into the Marine base to bring food to Roronoa Zoro.

• Rice ball delivery

  Tries to bring rice balls to the crucified Zoro and is stopped by Helmeppo.

• Roronoa Zoro (Other, Affinity)

  Brings food to the crucified Zoro and wants to help him.

• Helmeppo (Other, Hostility)

  Stopped from delivering food by Helmeppo, who destroys the rice balls.

Luffy

Would-be pirate who set sail to begin a pirating career; cast adrift at sea in a barrel after his dinghy was destroyed by a whirlpool. Aims for the Grand Line to search for the One Piece, and first sets out to recruit Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro into his crew.

Pirate who fights bare-handed; caught in Buggy's crew hostage situation and tells his companions to escape rather than give up.

• Origin at sea

  Dinghy destroyed by a whirlpool, left trapped in a barrel

• Roronoa Zoro (Colleague, Affinity)

  Rescued by Zoro in the fight against Buggy's men; Luffy told him to run.

Roronoa Zoro (the pirate hunter)

Pirate-hunter swordsman whom Luffy first finds crucified at the Marine base in Shells Town and sets out to recruit.

Former pirate hunter who says he has given up the practice; fights Buggy's crew and is stabbed during the battle.

• Crucified at base

  Held on a cross at the Marine base and refuses to be fed by others; he eats the dirt-stained rice Rika brought.

• Confiscated katanas

  His katanas are confiscated and kept in the Marine base, where Luffy goes to find them.

• Rika (Other, Affinity)

  Rika brings him rice balls out of kindness.

• Helmeppo (Other, Hostility)

  Defeated Helmeppo's wolf to protect the bar's customers, then was threatened and betrayed by him.

• Buggy (Other, Hostility)

  Fought Buggy, who wanted to kill him to enhance his reputation; stabbed during the clash.

Mohji

Buggy Pirates

A member of the Buggy Pirates who boasts he can control any animal and seeks to defeat Zoro to make a name for himself.

• Ambition for recognition

  Wanted to defeat Zoro to make a name for himself, but allowed Richie to stop for food at the shop Chouchou guarded.

• Buggy (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  Serves under Buggy and reports to him after the fight with Luffy.

• Luffy (Other, Hostility)

  Fought Luffy after Luffy refused to reveal Zoro's whereabouts; Mohji was defeated by Luffy rather than Zoro.

Cabaji

Buggy Pirates

Chief of staff and acrobat of the Buggy Pirates. Offers to fight the group on Buggy's behalf and rides a unicycle; uses Richie as a human shield.

• Buggy (Hierarchy, Affinity)

  Serves Buggy as chief of staff and fights on his behalf.

• Roronoa Zoro (Other, Hostility)

  Duels Zoro one-on-one and is defeated by his Oni Giri.

Buggy

Buggy Pirates

Captain of the Buggy Pirates; a fearsome pirate with his own Devil Fruit ability; his territory is where Luffy lands after being dropped by the bird.

Former fellow apprentice of Shanks in the same pirate crew; plotted to steal a Devil Fruit and treasure map before being caught.

• Power

  Can separate his body parts and is immune to being cut apart, due to the Bara Bara Fruit.

• Roronoa Zoro (Other, Hostility)

  Fought Zoro and stabbed him; claimed Zoro's wound decided the fight.

• Luffy (Other, Hostility)

  Fights Luffy and pierces his straw hat with knives, enraging him.

  Luffy struck Buggy down during the attempt to seize his treasure and later blasted him out of town.

Jango (the hypnotist)

A hypnotist who introduces himself as such and conspires with Captain Kuro to assassinate Kaya.

• Hypnotism

  Demonstrated hypnotism by putting children to sleep with a chakram on a string, and can hypnotize people into changing their wills.

Kaya

Sickly girl who lost both parents to illness a year earlier and withdrew into grief; her cheer has returned through Usopp's stories.

Heiress who regards Usopp's warning as a lie and rejects him, unaware that her butler is plotting against her.

• Health

  Sickly, and her caretaker restricts visitors to protect her weak health.

• Response to the warning

  She dismisses Usopp's accusation against her butler as a lie prompted by earlier insults.

• Usopp (Friend, Mixed)

  Friend who visits her and makes her laugh with invented adventures.

  Once enjoyed his fanciful stories; now rejects his accusation and his urging to flee.

Usopp

Village youth who invents tall tales and leads a small group of followers; wants to become a pirate.

Known as a habitual liar, he warns the village of a pirate attack and, once disbelieved, resolves to meet the pirates alone at the coast.

• Tall tales

  Invents an alarm, claims to command eighty million followers, and tells extravagant stories to entertain Kaya.

• Reputation as a liar

  His repeated lies make the villagers refuse to believe his pirate warning.

• Retraction and resolve

  He claims the pirate threat was invented, then decides to intercept the pirates at the coast himself.

• Kaya (Friend, Mixed)

  Visits Kaya despite her caretaker's refusal and entertains her with stories.

  Former friend who enjoyed his stories; she rejected his warning and his accusation against her butler.

Kuro (Klahadore)

Black Cat Pirates

Captain of the Black Cat Pirates who has been disguised as Klahadore; his true self is revealed to Merry, whom he attacks.

• True identity

  Hides his true self behind the Klahadore disguise and removes it by destroying the glasses Kaya gave him; fingers are fitted with long blades like cat claws.

• Plan

  Waits in Kaya's mansion while the crew attacks the village; when his crew is late entering the village he goes down to the north coast himself, vowing to kill the entire crew if the plan fails.

Buchi (Nyaban Brothers)

Black Cat Pirates

One of the Nyaban Brothers, who initially appear weak and cowardly but act that way to catch Zoro off guard.

• Jango (Colleague, Neutral)

  Summoned by Jango as a last-ditch effort to penetrate the crew's defenses.

• Roronoa Zoro (Other, Hostility)

  Feigns weakness to catch Zoro off guard alongside Sham and attacks him.

Sham (Nyaban Brothers)

Black Cat Pirates

One of the Nyaban Brothers, who initially appear weak and cowardly but act that way to catch Zoro off guard.

• Jango (Colleague, Neutral)

  Summoned by Jango as a last-ditch effort to penetrate the crew's defenses.

• Roronoa Zoro (Other, Hostility)

  Takes two of Zoro's katanas and fights him, using a feigned weak appearance to catch him off guard.

World Memo

• Village has two entrances

  The village is reachable by a single sloped path at the island's south end and by a second entrance at the island's north end.

Battle Record

Fighting continues on the north coast slope: Jango's hypnosis boosts the Black Cat Pirates' strength, the Nyaban Brothers join, and Kuro arrives at the end.

Zoro vs Cabaji duel

Episode 7

Trigger: Cabaji offers to fight the group on Buggy's behalf

Sides

• Straw Hat group — duelist: Roronoa Zoro
• Buggy Pirates — duelist: Cabaji

Outcome: Cabaji defeated by Zoro's Oni Giri slash to the chest; Zoro collapses asleep on the ground

Aftermath

• Cabaji falls off his unicycle

Battle against the Buggy Pirates in Orange Town

Bara Bara split and rope restraint · Episodes 6–8

Location: Orange Town

Trigger: Buggy's assault on Orange Town, ending with his attempt to seize back the treasure Nami stole from him

Buggy vs Luffy and Nami

• Buggy Pirates — leader: Buggy
• Straw Hat crew — fighters: Luffy, Nami

Outcome: Buggy is sent flying out of town and the Buggy Pirates are repelled

Aftermath

• Nami gives Luffy the Grand Line map and keeps the rest of Buggy's treasure
• Citizens wrongly blame the group for the town's destruction
• Luffy leaves part of Buggy's treasure behind for the town's repairs, to Nami's dismay

Black Cat Pirates' assault on the north slope

Fighting continues on the north coast slope · Episode 12– (Ongoing)

Location: North coast slope of Syrup Village

Trigger: The Black Cat Pirates' plan to raid Syrup Village and kill Kaya for her fortune

Invaders vs. defenders

• Black Cat Pirates — invaders: Jango, Sham, Buchi, Kuro (arrives at the coast)
• Defenders — fighters: Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Usopp, Nami

Aftermath

• Luffy is put to sleep by Jango's hypnosis, and the ship's bow he tore off falls on top of him
• Zoro's chest is slashed by the Nyaban Brothers after Usopp's shot misses and hits him
• Nami is sliced in the shoulder by Jango's chakram while trying to retrieve Zoro's katanas

Ability Table

Music Releases

• We Are! (OP)
• Memories (ED)