ONE PIECE Episode 23 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

Protect Baratie! The Great Pirate, Red Foot Zeff!

Krieg reveals that the Baratie's owner is Red Foot Zeff, a former pirate who fought only with kicks and retired after losing a leg, and demands Zeff's Grand Line logbook; when Zeff refuses, Krieg vows to take both the logbook and the restaurant, and Luffy declares that he will be the Pirate King. Gin explains that a single hawk-eyed swordsman wiped out their fleet, and Zoro recognizes him as the man he has been seeking. As Krieg prepares to attack the Baratie, that swordsman, Hawk-Eyes, cuts the flagship in half, and Johnny and Yosaku, pulled from the sea, report that Nami has taken the Going Merry and the treasure.

• Red Foot Zeff revealed

  Krieg reveals that the Baratie's owner is Red Foot Zeff, a former pirate captain who fought only with kicks and gave up piracy after losing a leg, and demands the logbook from Zeff's Grand Line voyage. When Zeff refuses, Krieg vows to take both the logbook and the restaurant, and Luffy stands up to him, declaring that he will be the Pirate King.

• Gin's account of the Grand Line

  Gin apologizes for his captain and explains that a single swordsman with hawk-like eyes wiped out their fleet of fifty ships and five thousand men on the Grand Line, leaving only the flagship and about a hundred men. Zoro realizes it is the swordsman he has been searching for.

• Flagship cut in half

  Aboard his ship, Krieg feeds his crew and announces his plan to seize the Baratie and return to the Grand Line, but before the attack begins, a single slash splits the flagship in half, revealing that Hawk-Eyes has followed the Krieg Pirates to the restaurant.

• Nami's departure

  Luffy, Zoro, and Usopp rush outside to check on the Going Merry and instead pull Johnny and Yosaku out of the sea, who report that Nami has left the crew and taken the ship and the treasure.

Recent Timeline

• Yosaku scurvy and Baratie cannonball (Episode 20)

  Nami diagnoses Yosaku, Johnny's bounty-hunting partner, with scurvy from a vitamin C deficiency and treats him with lime juice before the crew brings him inside to rest. Separately, Luffy deflects a Marine cannonball with his rubber body, and it strikes the Baratie rooftop, blasting a hole in the roof and injuring head chef Zeff. Zeff sentences Luffy to a year of chore-boy work as compensation and refuses to negotiate.

• Sanji kicks Fullbody (Episode 20)

  After Fullbody puts a fly in his soup, argues with Sanji, and destroys the table so the soup spills, Sanji beats Fullbody with his legs for wasting the food. The fight draws the crew into the restaurant.

• Sanji vs Fullbody and Gin turned away (Episode 21)

  Sanji confronts Fullbody over the wasted soup and insults to the cook. Fullbody threatens to shut the restaurant down through the government, and Zeff ends the fight and orders him out; Fullbody vows never to return. Gin arrives demanding food without money, and Patty refuses to serve a non-paying customer and drives him away, while the cooks worry this could provoke Krieg.

• Sanji feeds Gin and Zeff ends Sanji's stay (Episode 21)

  Sanji offers food to the hungry Gin, treating him as a customer. Gin finally eats, thanks Sanji in tears, and leaves promising never to forget his kindness after receiving an open invitation to return. Zeff orders Sanji to join Luffy's crew, declaring the restaurant no longer needs him, after Sanji had been infatuated with Nami. Luffy begins work as a general helper and is reassigned to order-taking after repeated kitchen mishaps.

• Krieg's attack interrupted (Episode 23)

  Krieg orders his men to seize the restaurant ship, but the assault halts when screams arise and Krieg's enormous flagship is reported cut apart. The raid ends before it can take the Baratie.

Character Graph

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.

Kaya

Syrup Village

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

Village girl who begs Kuro to stop and threatens him with a gun to make the Black Cat Pirates leave the island.

• 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.

• Confrontation with Kuro

  She offers Kuro her fortune to leave the village alone, and points a gun at him; he counters by reminding her of their three years together.

• Usopp (Friend, Affinity)

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

  Saved by Usopp from Kuro's slash; she is distressed that he got hurt protecting her.

• Kuro (Other, Mixed)

  Once spent three years together with Kuro; she pleads with him to spare the village and threatens to kill him, while he treats their past as an insult.

Jango

Kuro's crew

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

Hypnotist serving Kuro, ordered to make Kaya write a will and then kill her.

• Hypnotism

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

• Threat to children

  Threatened to execute Piiman, Tamanegi, and Ninjin for interfering, then agreed to spare them after Kaya's bargain.

• Kuro (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  Follows Kuro's order to kill Kaya and everyone in the village.

• Kaya (Pact, Hostility)

  Forced to accept Kaya's will in exchange for sparing the children; pressed to give his word of honesty.

Kuro

Black Cat Pirates · Former pirate captain · Kuro Pirates

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

Former captain who now plots to kill his own crew and everyone who knows he is alive.

• 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.

• Faked execution

  Tired of being a fugitive, he slaughtered a Marine ship's crew except one soldier, then used Jango's hypnosis to have a crewman mistaken for him executed.

• Retirement from piracy

  Explicitly rejects being a pirate captain and seeks a quieter life funded by money inherited from Kaya.

• Planned crew deaths

  Revealed that the deaths of his crew had been planned since three years earlier, when he still used his captain's name.

• Kaya (Other, Hostility)

  Spent three years together with Kaya; he dismisses those years as an insult to his pride as a pirate, and uses them to lower her guard.

• Jango (Colleague, Hierarchy, Hostility)

  Former crew member of the Black Cat Pirates who fears and obeys him; when Kuro blames the crew's weakness, Jango reminds him that it was Kuro himself who said letting Usopp go would cause no trouble.

  Commands Jango to kill Kaya and her village, treating the hypnotist as a disposable subordinate.

• Sham (Colleague, Hostility)

  Former crew member who fiercely accuses Kuro of becoming weak and tries to kill him.

• Buchi (Colleague, Hostility)

  Former crew member who accuses Kuro of becoming weak and tries to kill him.

• Usopp (Other, Hostility)

  Beat Usopp to the ground in their battle, while Usopp's crew came to his aid.

Usopp

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

Village liar who joins the crew as a new permanent member after his backstory is revealed.

• 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.

• Childhood and father's departure

  His father Yasopp left to become a pirate with Shanks, leaving Usopp and his wife behind. His mother later died of illness, and Usopp became the village liar hoping his father would return.

• 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.

• Luffy (Colleague, Affinity)

  Invited to join the crew as a new permanent member.

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.

Fullbody

Marine · Baratie customer

Marine lieutenant who enters the Baratie for a date and orders his men to destroy the crew's ship; attacked by Sanji after he places a fly in his soup.

A patron of the Baratie who clashed with Sanji and then vowed never to return.

• Vow

  Decided he wanted nothing more to do with the restaurant and vowed never to return.

• Sanji (Other, Hostility)

  Argues with Sanji after placing a fly in his soup; Sanji beats him for wasting the food.

  Confronted by Sanji for wasting soup and insulting the cook; the feud escalated.

Gin

Krieg subordinate

A hungry man who came to the Baratie demanding food and was driven away for lacking money, then fed by Sanji.

• Hunger and rescue

  Refused charity at first, then ate and thanked Sanji, admitting he had thought he would die.

• Return to Krieg

  Escaped captivity and later returned to Krieg, where he confirmed a cook had saved his life.

• Sanji (Other, Affinity)

  Sanji fed him and called anyone hungry a customer; Gin promised never to forget his kindness.

• Krieg (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  Gin was a subordinate of Krieg, a pirate commander with fifty ships.

Sanji

Baratie · Baratie cook

Sous chef of the Baratie; kicks Fullbody after Fullbody wastes the food he made.

A cook at the Baratie who fed a starving stranger and was then invited to join Luffy's crew.

• Crew invitation

  Luffy asked him to become the cook aboard his pirate ship; Sanji refused while staying at the restaurant.

• Infatuation with Nami

  Became infatuated with Nami and declared himself willing to become a pirate for her.

• Fullbody (Other, Hostility)

  Argues with Fullbody after Fullbody places a fly in his soup, then beats him with his legs.

• Zeff (Hierarchy, Mentor, Mixed)

  Sous chef serving under the head chef Zeff.

  Zeff, his head cook, told him to join Luffy's group and said the restaurant no longer needed him.

• Luffy (Colleague, Mixed)

  Luffy invited him to be the cook of his pirate ship; he refused at first but was later told to join Luffy's group.

• Nami (Other, Affinity)

  Infatuated with Nami and willing to become a pirate for her.

Krieg

Krieg Pirates

Pirate captain whose ship was damaged; begged for food at the restaurant, then turned on the crew and demanded a hundred portions for his surviving subordinates.

Pirate captain who attacked the Baratie, demanding provisions and obedience; leads a five-thousand-strong fleet and mocks those who have lost their strength.

• Self-proclaimed strength

  Claims to be the strongest, citing steel arms, hardened body, diamond fists, concealed weapons, and a fleet of fifty ships with five thousand men.

• Attack on the Baratie

  Attacked the restaurant ship and demanded its logbook and obedience, threatening to kill Luffy if refused.

• Fleet destruction

  His fleet was destroyed in seven days on the Grand Line, and he announced a return there.

• Sanji (Hierarchy, Hostility)

  Attacked Sanji after eating; Sanji protested, and Krieg treated the cooks as subordinates to command rather than customers.

• Zeff (Other, Hierarchy, Hostility)

  Zeff supplied food for a hundred men and told Krieg to take it to his ship; Krieg reacted startled at the mention of Zeff's name.

  Recognized Zeff as a former pirate known for kicks and mocked his lost leg; Zeff refused to hand over the logbook.

Nami

Straw Hat Pirates

A thief who targets pirates and steals sea charts; infiltrates Buggy's crew under a false pretext while secretly aiming to recover the chart and steal his treasure.

Navigator who escaped by boat with the treasure, leaving a farewell message.

• Ambition

  Aims to earn one hundred million berries for reasons she keeps secret.

• Escape with treasure

  Left the restaurant area by boat with all the treasure and sent a farewell message saying they might meet again.

• Luffy (Colleague, Neutral)

  Met Luffy after he defeated armed men; proposed a partnership, then declined his invitation to join his crew upon learning he was a pirate.

  Gave Luffy the Grand Line map and agreed to sail with the crew temporarily to acquire Bellies.

Roronoa Zoro (Zoro)

Straw Hat Pirates

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

Swordsman pursuing a specific target he went to sea to find.

• 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.

• Childhood training

  Was a dojoyaburi who challenged local dojos; after defeat by Kuina he joined her father's dojo and trained harder than peers.

• Vow to Kuina

  After Kuina's fatal fall, decided to become the world's greatest swordsman; received Kuina's katana Wado Ichimonji from her father and trained eight more years before becoming a pirate hunter.

• Pursuit of the hawk-eyed man

  Revealed that the attacker on the Grand Line is the man he went to sea to find, and became more determined to head there.

Zeff

Baratie · Baratie head cook

Head chef of the Baratie; injured when Luffy's deflected cannonball blasts a hole in the restaurant roof. Refuses to negotiate with Luffy over repairs.

Former pirate and owner of the Baratie restaurant ship who refuses to surrender the logbook and protects his cooks.

• Past with pirates

  Had once cooked for a notable pirate crew, as Sanji explained.

• Defiance toward Krieg

  Refused to hand over the logbook from his year-long Grand Line voyage, saying it held the pride of everyone who had sailed with him.

• Assessment of attacker

  Concluded the attacker was the hawk-eyed man based on the scale of destruction.

• Luffy (Hierarchy, Mixed)

  Forces Luffy to work as a chore boy for a year to pay for the roof damage and refuses to negotiate.

• Sanji (Hierarchy, Mentor, Affinity)

  Head chef; Sanji is the sous chef under him.

  Explained to the cooks that Sanji understood the terror of losing food and water at sea.

• Krieg (Other, Hostility)

  Refused Krieg's demand for the logbook while Krieg mocked his lost leg.

World Memo

• Baratie fighting cook reputation

  The restaurant's cooks regularly fight pirates, which draws spectators but drives away its waiters, and the restaurant's reputation rests on fighting off pirates.

• Krieg commands a large pirate fleet

  Krieg is described as commanding fifty pirate ships.

Battle Record

Krieg's men were ordered to seize the restaurant, but the attack was interrupted before any fighting when the flagship was reported cut apart.

Marine cannon standoff at the Baratie

Crew arrives at the Baratie · Episode 20

Location: The Baratie, a ship and ocean-going restaurant

Trigger: Fullbody orders his men to destroy the crew's ship while entering the restaurant for a date

Sides

• Straw Hat crew — combatants: Luffy
• Marine — commander: Fullbody

Outcome: Luffy deflects the Marines' cannonball away from the crew's ship

Aftermath

• Luffy's rubber body deflects the cannonball onto the Baratie's roof, blasting a hole and injuring the head chef Zeff
• Zeff forces Luffy to work as a chore boy for a year to pay for the repairs
• Sanji beats Fullbody with his legs after Fullbody spills soup, and the crew enters the restaurant

Sanji vs Fullbody

Baratie confrontation · Episode 21

Location: the Baratie restaurant

Trigger: Sanji confronted Fullbody for wasting soup and insulting its cook; Patty objected to his treatment of a paying customer

Sanji vs Fullbody

• Sanji's side — combatant: Sanji
• Fullbody's side — combatant: Fullbody

Outcome: Zeff ordered Sanji to stop fighting and Fullbody to leave; Fullbody vowed never to return

Aftermath

• Fullbody decided he wanted nothing more to do with the restaurant

Krieg's attack on the Baratie

Interrupted assault on the restaurant ship · Episode 22– (Ongoing)

Location: the Baratie

Trigger: Krieg demanded the restaurant ship and the logbook from Zeff

Sides

• Krieg's pirates — attackers: Krieg, Krieg's crew
• Baratie defenders — defenders: Zeff, Patty, the cooks

Outcome: Interrupted before fighting began

Aftermath

• Krieg's enormous flagship was reported cut apart

Ability Table

Music Releases

• We Are! (OP)
• Memories (ED)