ONE PIECE Episode 28 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

I Won't Die! Fierce Battle, Luffy vs. Krieg!

As Krieg's M・H・5 gas bomb explodes, Luffy survives because Gin gives him his own gas mask while holding Sanji's mask to Sanji's face; Gin is poisoned, and Patty and Carne drag him into the Baratie for first aid. Outraged, Luffy charges through Krieg's needle gun and punches through his spiked cape to hit him in the face. Krieg then brings out the explosive Great Battle Spear, and Luffy takes a blast with every strike until he shatters its tip, earning Zeff's admiration.

• Gin's gas mask saves Luffy

  Just before the M・H・5 gas bomb explodes, a gas mask lands in Luffy's lap. Gin had given Luffy his own mask while holding Sanji's mask to Sanji's face, and without one he is poisoned by the gas; Patty and Carne drag him into the Baratie for first aid.

• Luffy breaks through Krieg's defenses

  Outraged, Luffy charges Krieg, keeps going through the needle gun's barrage, and punches through Krieg's spiked cape to hit him in the face, stunning the Krieg Pirates, the cooks, Sanji, and Zeff.

• Breaking the Great Battle Spear

  Krieg brings out the Great Battle Spear, which explodes on every impact. Luffy strikes the spearhead five times in a row, caught in the blast each time, until the tip shatters, and Zeff admires his resolve.

Recent Timeline

• Pearl defeated by Sanji (Episode 25)

  After Pearl's record is tarnished by Luffy's fall, he enters a rage, sets himself on fire, and sets the whole fin ablaze. Sanji strikes him several times using only his legs, and a falling mast knocks Pearl out.

• Zeff's sacrifice at sea (Episode 26)

  The Cook Pirates attacked the cruise ship where young Sanji worked. A storm and a strong wave swept Sanji overboard, and Zeff dove in to save him. A second wave sank both ships. Zeff's leg was caught in the wreckage, and he cut it off with a chain to free himself, then carried Sanji to a deserted island.

• Luffy destroys port-side fin (Episode 26)

  Enraged by the Krieg Pirates' actions, Luffy uses Gomu Gomu no Ono, destroying the entire port-side fin.

• Gin expelled from Krieg's crew (Episode 27)

  Gin refuses to kill Sanji, saying he cannot because Sanji fed him with kindness, and pleads for Sanji and the restaurant. Krieg expels him from the crew and orders him to discard his gas mask and die, making Gin an enemy of his former crew.

• M・H・5 gas attack on the Baratie (Episode 27)

  Krieg fires the deadly poison gas weapon M・H・5 at the Baratie despite protests, condemning both Gin and Sanji to die. Luffy's attempt to stop it fails as the gas shell explodes just after the crew dives into the sea.

Character Graph

Higuma

Mountain Bandits

Leader of a group of mountain bandits who terrorized and abducted Luffy; threw Luffy into the sea to drown and was devoured whole by a Sea King.

• Luffy (Other, Hostility)

  Threatened, abducted, and tried to drown Luffy.

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.

• 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.

Gaimon

A man who was trapped in an empty treasure chest for twenty years on the island; refuses to join Luffy's crew and lives freely on the island.

• Past life

  Formerly a boy aboard a pirate ship that came to the island searching for treasure; after a month of failing to find any, his crew left him behind.

• Current stance

  Knowing there was no treasure gave him closure and the freedom to live as he pleased; he has befriended the animals native to the island.

• Luffy (Friend, Affinity)

  Quickly befriended by Luffy, who later invited him to join his crew; Gaimon declined.

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

• Gaimon (Friend, Affinity)

  Befriended Gaimon and then invited him to join the crew, which Gaimon declined.

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.

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.

"Iron Wall" Pearl (Iron Wall)

Krieg Pirates

One of Krieg's officers, a man covered in metal shields who boasts of winning every battle without shedding a drop of blood.

• Krieg (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  Serves under Krieg as one of his officers.

Sanji

Baratie · Baratie cook · cook

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

A cook at the Baratie who owes his life to Zeff and refuses to surrender the restaurant even at the cost of his life.

• 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.

• Debt to Zeff

  Insists he can only repay his debt to Zeff by risking death to protect the restaurant Zeff treasured.

• Kindness to Gin

  Fed Gin for free and urged him to survive rather than die for pride, which moved Gin to spare him.

• 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, Hostility)

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

  Sanji was angered when Luffy announced he would sink the ship and argued with him over the debt and the restaurant.

• Nami (Other, Affinity)

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

• Gin (Other, Mixed)

  Sanji refused Gin's request to leave; after Gin was moved by his kindness, Gin could not kill him and fought him.

Gin

Krieg subordinate · Krieg Pirates · combat commander · Krieg's crew

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

Former crew member of Krieg who was expelled and condemned to death for refusing to kill Sanji, and who gave his own gas mask to Luffy and was poisoned by the gas.

• Hunger and rescue

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

• Combat role

  Revealed as the fleet's combat commander who had broken Pearl's shield; later assigned to fight Sanji.

• Turning point

  Hesitated when Krieg ordered him to kill Sanji, and after pinning Sanji down could not finish him because no one had ever treated him with such kindness.

• Loyalty to Krieg

  Defended Krieg as unbeatable and considered his punishment deserved because his emotions had kept him from fulfilling his duty.

• Sanji (Other, Mixed)

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

  Sanji fed Gin for free and urged him to survive; Gin, moved by this kindness, could not kill him and was then fought by Sanji.

• Krieg (Hierarchy, Mixed)

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

  Former commander who expelled him and condemned him to death; Gin still defended him as unbeatable.

• Zeff (Other, Hostility)

  Catches Zeff off-guard and holds him at gunpoint.

• Luffy (Guardian, Affinity)

  Urged by Luffy to survive; Luffy gave him a mask-related rescue and promised to defeat Krieg.

Krieg

Krieg Pirates · captain · Krieg's 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 commander who expelled and condemned his subordinate Gin, and fought Luffy with poison-gas weapons and a Great Battle Spear.

• 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.

• Fleet destruction

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

• Ruthless method

  Prepared the deadly poison gas weapon M・H・5 and fired it, condemning both Gin and Sanji to die, insisting victory justifies any method.

• Cruelty toward subordinates

  Mocked Gin and called killing a disobedient subordinate an act of kindness.

• 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.

• Gin (Hierarchy, Hostility)

  Condemned Gin's defiance and sentimentality, then expelled him from the crew and ordered him to discard his gas mask and die.

  Former subordinate he expelled and condemned to death; followers recall Gin always risked his life for him.

• Luffy (Other, Hostility)

  Opponent in battle; Krieg was knocked down repeatedly by Luffy.

Zeff

Baratie · Baratie head cook · Cook Pirates

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.

Head chef who directed the cooks to save Gin and judged Luffy's resolve in battle.

• Past with pirates

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

• Assessment of attacker

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

• Shared dream

  Shares Sanji's dream of finding the All Blue and sacrificed his leg so Sanji could pursue it.

• Judgment of Luffy

  Judged that Luffy showed no hesitation despite the fear of death and argued that his determination was a form of fighting power.

• 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, Guardian, Affinity)

  Head chef; Sanji is the sous chef under him.

  Drew Sanji's attention to the resolve of Luffy's conviction.

• Krieg (Other, Hostility)

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

World Memo

• Grand Line as a sea pirates aim to enter

  The Grand Line is a sea that pirates such as Buggy intend to enter, and a chart of it is regarded as useful for navigating toward a goal.

• Logbook as Grand Line guide

  Zeff's logbook is described as a source of useful strategies for traversing the Grand Line and of information about the legendary treasure One Piece.

Battle Record

Luffy keeps fighting Krieg, who wields the Great Battle Spear; Luffy damages the spear with five punches and warns Krieg to prepare himself. Krieg's poison-gas attack and Gin's mask loss are the earlier context.

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

Zoro vs Mihawk duel

Mihawk's duel with Zoro · Episode 24

Location: the sea where the Krieg Pirates' flagship was destroyed

Trigger: Zoro challenges Mihawk, who had attacked the Krieg Pirates for his own amusement

Duel

• Zoro's side — challenger: Roronoa Zoro
• Mihawk's side — defender: Dracule Mihawk

Outcome: Zoro is defeated and knocked unconscious; Mihawk deliberately spares him

Aftermath

• Zoro vows to never lose another battle until he defeats Mihawk
• Mihawk decides not to pursue Krieg and leaves
• Krieg is free to attack the Baratie

Luffy vs Krieg at the Baratie

Krieg's poison-gas attack and the Great Battle Spear · Episode 22– (Ongoing)

Location: Baratie

Trigger: Krieg's poison-gas attack on the restaurant, after Gin disobeyed orders

Krieg's crew vs Luffy

• Krieg's crew — attacker: Krieg
• Luffy's side — defender: Luffy

Outcome: Unresolved; Luffy has damaged the Great Battle Spear and Krieg is still fighting

Aftermath

• Gin is struggling to breathe under Zeff's care
• Krieg's followers' belief in his invincibility is shaken

Ability Table

Music Releases

• We Are! (OP)
• Memories (ED)