ONE PIECE Episode 32 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

Witch of Cocoyashi Village! Arlong's Female Leader!

Luffy, Sanji and Yosaku are attacked on deck by Momoo, the Arlong Pirates' Sea Beast, which Luffy and Sanji repel and then force to carry the ship to Arlong Park. Usopp is taken to Nojiko's house, where Chabo reveals Arlong killed his father when Gosa Village was destroyed, and Usopp learns Nami is allied with Arlong and is Nojiko's adopted sister. Zoro is confronted by Arlong and Nami, fails to escape into the gate pool while bound, and is rescued by Nami, who orders him incarcerated. When a fish-man reports Usopp near Cocoyasi Village, Arlong leaves the base, and Zoro defeats the stationed pirates. In Cocoyasi Village, Usopp shoots Arlong to save Genzo from execution over a weapon, and Arlong lifts and slams a house in rage until his crew restrains him to protect their income. Genzo is treated, and Nami visits a marked grave on a cliff and vows to raise one hundred million bellies to buy back her village.

• Momoo and the ship

  Momoo attacks for food on the deck, is knocked into the sea, and is forced by Luffy to carry the ship to Arlong Park.

• Nami's betrayal revealed

  Usopp is taken to Nojiko's house, learns from Chabo that Arlong destroyed Gosa Village, and is told Nami is allied with Arlong and is Nojiko's adopted sister.

• Zoro's capture and Cocoyasi standoff

  Zoro fails to escape the gate pool while bound and is rescued by Nami, who orders him imprisoned; Arlong leaves for Cocoyasi, where Usopp shoots him to save Genzo and Arlong's rage is halted by his crew.

• Nami's vow at the grave

  Genzo is treated, and Nami visits a marked grave atop a cliff and states her intention to raise one hundred million bellies to buy back her village.

Recent Timeline

• Krieg defeated and Gin given the supply boat (Episode 29)

  Luffy endured Krieg's explosions, shattered his steel armor with a barrage of punches and a finishing attack, and ended the fight at the Baratie. After Gin acknowledged the defeat and thanked Sanji, Sanji overruled Patty and Carne and ordered them to give Gin their supply boat, challenging him to return only if he had the nerve.

• Sanji leaves the Baratie with Luffy (Episode 30)

  After refusing to become a pirate and being driven away by Zeff's staged insults, Sanji set out from the Baratie with Luffy for the Grand Line. He had thanked Zeff and promised to meet the cooks again.

• Zoro captured and Gosa Village destroyed (Episode 31)

  After Usopp and Johnny abandoned ship, Zoro could not escape and was captured by the Arlong Pirates, who interrogated him and claimed fish-men were far superior to humans in strength and underwater breathing. Usopp and Johnny found Gosa Village wrecked, every house flipped upside-down, and a resident said the pirates' sea monster Momoo had destroyed it as punishment for protesting Arlong's rule. An Arlong Pirate then tried to capture Usopp, but human resident Nojiko diverted him and rescued Usopp.

• Momoo hauls the ship and Zoro escapes the pool (Episode 32)

  Luffy and Sanji knocked the Arlong Pirates' sea beast Momoo back into the sea after it attacked the ship for food, and Luffy forced Momoo to carry the ship to Arlong Park. Bound with rope, Zoro tried to escape by jumping into the gate pool and could not swim, so Nami dove in to rescue him and then ordered the pirates to incarcerate him. After Arlong left for Cocoyasi Village to hunt Usopp, Zoro defeated all the pirates stationed at the base.

• Usopp's slingshot halts Genzo's execution (Episode 32)

  Arlong decided to execute Genzo for possessing a weapon, but Usopp shot him with a slingshot from atop a house. Enraged, Arlong lifted the house and slammed it into the neighboring house, and his crew restrained him to keep him from destroying Cocoyasi Village, its only remaining income. After Genzo's wounds were treated, Nami visited a marked grave atop a cliff and vowed to raise one hundred million bellies to buy her village back from Arlong.

Character Graph

Koby

Former chore boy forced to serve the Alvida Pirates; escapes with Luffy to pursue his dream of joining the Marines.

• Forced service

  Kidnapped from a rowboat and made a chore boy by Alvida

• Luffy (Other, Neutral)

  Meets Luffy in the kitchen and travels with him after the battle

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.

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.

• Nami (Hierarchy, Hostility)

  Accepted Nami into his crew as a supposed defector; ordered her to fire a Buggy Ball at Luffy as proof of loyalty.

• 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.

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.

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.

• 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

• Koby (Other, Neutral)

  Travels with him after the battle, sharing a dinghy out of the Alvida ship

• Roronoa Zoro (Colleague, Affinity)

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

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.

• Rika (Other, Affinity)

  Rika brings him rice balls out of kindness.

• Buggy (Other, Hostility)

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

Arlong

Arlong Pirates · fish-man

The most notorious pirate in East Blue, a fish-man originating from the Grand Line, who claims fish-men are far superior to humans.

Arlong rules Cocoyasi Village through monthly tribute and has destroyed Gosa Village over a single unpaid tribute.

• Base and claims

  Operates from Arlong Park; bribes a corrupt Marine officer; asserts fish-men surpass humans in strength and underwater breathing.

• Tribute rule

  Arlong forces the citizens of his territory to pay a monthly tribute and intends to use the funds to dominate East Blue.

• Gosa destruction

  Arlong destroyed Gosa Village because one person failed to pay the tribute.

• Nami (Hierarchy, Mixed)

  Commands Nami as his officer and cartographer.

  Nami serves him as a subordinate while secretly working against him.

• Roronoa Zoro (Other, Hostility)

  Interrogates Zoro after capturing him.

Chabo

Gosa Village

Chabo is a villager from Gosa Village whose father was killed by Arlong when the village was destroyed.

• Father's death

  Chabo reveals his father was killed by Arlong during the destruction of Gosa Village.

• Arlong (Other, Hostility)

  Arlong killed Chabo's father during the destruction of Gosa Village.

Genzo

Cocoyasi Village

Genzo is a villager of Cocoyasi Village who was nearly executed by Arlong for possessing a weapon and was treated for his wounds afterward.

• Near execution

  Arlong decides to execute Genzo for possessing a weapon, which he treats as rebellion; Usopp interferes.

• Arlong (Other, Hostility)

  Arlong tried to execute Genzo for possessing a weapon.

Nami

Straw Hat Pirates · Arlong 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.

Nami is secretly allied with Arlong while still known to Luffy's crew; she visits a grave on a cliff and vows to raise one hundred million bellies to buy her village back from Arlong.

• 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.

• Role under Arlong

  Serves Arlong as an officer and cartographer, confronting Zoro after his capture.

• Secret allegiance

  Nami is revealed to be in allegiance with Arlong, ordering the pirates to imprison Zoro.

• 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.

• Buggy (Hierarchy, Other, Hostility)

  Infiltrated Buggy's crew by claiming to have quarreled with her boss; privately plans to steal from him.

  Nami was attempting to leave with Buggy's treasure when he spotted her, and she restrained him with rope.

• Arlong (Hierarchy, Pact, Mixed)

  Serves under Arlong as his officer and cartographer.

  Nami serves Arlong while secretly opposing him, aiming to buy back her village.

• Nojiko (Family, Affinity)

  Nojiko is her adopted sister.

Nojiko

Cocoyasi Village

A human resident who rescues Usopp by diverting an Arlong Pirate away.

Nojiko is Nami's adopted sister in Cocoyasi Village, who explains Arlong's tribute system to Usopp.

• Rescue of Usopp

  Intervenes when a revealed Arlong Pirate attempts to capture Usopp, diverting the pirate away.

• Tribute explanation

  Nojiko explains that Arlong treats humans as inferiors and forces citizens to pay a monthly tribute for their lives.

• Nami (Family, Affinity)

  Nami is her adopted sister.

World Memo

• Morgan's rule over Shells Town

  Captain Morgan governs Shells Town from the Marine base as a tyrant, and under his rule his son Helmeppo is permitted to routinely abuse the town's citizens.

  Morgan has had a large statue of himself erected on the rooftop of the Shells Town Marine base, a symbol of his authority over the town.

• Fish-men species traits

  Fish-men originate from the Grand Line and live among residents of islands; they are described as far stronger than humans and able to breathe underwater.

• Seven Warlords of the Sea

  Seven pirates sanctioned by the government, called the Seven Warlords of the Sea; Mihawk is cited as one of them.

• Monthly tribute under Arlong

  Citizens under Arlong's reign must pay him a monthly tribute in exchange for their lives.

• Weapon possession treated as rebellion

  Under Arlong's rule, merely possessing a weapon is regarded as a form of rebellion.

Battle Record

In Cocoyasi Village, Usopp shoots Arlong with his slingshot to stop him from executing Genzo. Arlong retaliates by lifting a house and slamming it into a neighbouring one, until his crew restrain him.

Krieg's assault on the Baratie

Final blow · Episodes 22–30

Location: the Baratie

Krieg's pirates vs the Baratie

• Krieg's pirates — combatants: Krieg, Gin
• the Baratie — defenders: Luffy

Outcome: Krieg's side defeated; Gin acknowledges the loss

Zoro's fight at the Arlong Park base

Arlong Park infiltration · Episode 31– (Ongoing)

Location: Arlong Park

Trigger: Straw Hat crew infiltrating Arlong Park

Straw Hat Pirates vs Arlong Pirates

• Straw Hat Pirates — fighter: Zoro
• Arlong Pirates — guards: base pirates / leaders: Arlong, Nami

Outcome: Zoro defeats all pirates stationed at the base while Arlong is away.

Aftermath

• Nami orders Zoro incarcerated after rescuing him from the pool.

Usopp's sniping at Arlong

Cocoyasi Village standoff · Episode 32

Location: Cocoyasi Village

Trigger: Arlong threatens to execute Genzo for possessing a weapon

Usopp vs Arlong

• Usopp's side — attacker: Usopp / protected: Genzo
• Arlong's side — attacker: Arlong / restraining crew: Arlong's crew

Outcome: Arlong is restrained by his crew before he can destroy Cocoyasi Village.

Aftermath

• Genzo's wounds are treated.
• The neighbouring house is damaged by the thrown house.

Ability Table

Music Releases

• We Are! (OP)
• RUN! RUN! RUN! (ED)