ONE PIECE Episode 33 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

Usopp Dead?! When Is Luffy Going to Make Landfall?!

Zoro, having cleared Arlong Park of its guards, gets a ride to Cocoyasi Village from Hatchan, while Arlong returns to his wrecked base and learns that his prisoner was the pirate hunter Roronoa Zoro. Usopp is caught by Chew after a chase, and when Kuroobi accuses Nami of freeing Zoro, she stabs Usopp to prove her loyalty and he falls into the pool. Luffy, Sanji, and Yosaku's boat is sent flying and crashes into a rice paddy near Zoro, as Johnny, who witnessed the stabbing, runs off to report Usopp's death.

• Zoro's escape and Arlong's return

  Having cleared Arlong Park of its guards, Zoro meets the officer Hatchan, who mistakes him for a visitor and gives him a ride to Cocoyasi Village. Arlong returns to find his base wrecked and learns that his prisoner was the pirate hunter Roronoa Zoro.

• Usopp stabbed by Nami

  Usopp evades Arlong's men but falls off a cliff and is captured by the officer Chew. When Kuroobi accuses Nami of luring and freeing Zoro and reports a treasure map found in her home, Nami stabs Usopp in the stomach to prove her loyalty, and he falls into the pool; the officers trust her again.

• Luffy's group reaches the island

  Luffy, Sanji, and Yosaku approach the island towed by Momoo, and their boat is sent flying into the sky, passes Zoro, and crashes into a rice paddy. Johnny, who saw the stabbing, runs off to report that Usopp has been killed.

Recent Timeline

• Sanji leaves the Baratie (Episode 30)

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

• Zoro captured, Usopp nearly taken (Episode 31)

  After Usopp and Johnny abandon ship, Zoro cannot escape and is captured by the Arlong Pirates. Arlong interrogates him and claims fish-men are far superior to humans for their greater strength and ability to breathe underwater.

  In Gosa Village, an Arlong Pirate reveals himself and tries to capture Usopp, but resident Nojiko diverts him and rescues Usopp.

• Arlong Park assault and Genzo's rescue (Episode 32)

  Luffy and Sanji knock back the Arlong Pirates' Sea Beast Momoo, then Luffy forces Momoo to haul the ship to Arlong Park. Zoro, bound and trying to escape into the gate pool, is rescued by Nami, who then orders him incarcerated.

  After Arlong leaves to hunt Usopp, Zoro defeats the pirates stationed at the base. Arlong moves to execute Genzo for possessing a weapon, but Usopp shoots him from a rooftop; enraged, Arlong slams a house into its neighbor until his crew restrains him to protect Cocoyasi Village, their only remaining income.

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

• Usopp taken and Zoro reaches Cocoyasi (Episode 33)

  Chew brings the captured Usopp to Arlong Park, where Usopp realizes Zoro was involved in what happened there.

  Hatchan delivers Zoro to Cocoyasi Village without knowing his identity, and Zoro learns there that Usopp has already been taken to Arlong Park.

• Nami's loyalty test and Luffy's arrival (Episode 33)

  Kuroobi suspects Nami of helping Zoro escape, so Nami stabs the captured Usopp in the stomach to prove her loyalty to the Arlong Pirates, and he falls into the pool. The officers let her go; Johnny, who witnessed it, believes Usopp is dead.

  During the approach to Arlong Park, a collision sends Luffy, Yosaku, and Sanji airborne, and they land near Zoro. Luffy explains they have come to bring Nami back.

Character Graph

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.

Ninjin

Child follower of Usopp who joined his group and confirmed Kaya has become much more cheerful.

• Role

  Joined Usopp's group and, while searching for their captain, led Luffy, Zoro and Nami to Kaya's mansion.

• Usopp (Hierarchy, Affinity)

  Follower of Usopp.

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.

• Ninjin (Hierarchy, Friend, Affinity)

  Follower who joins Usopp's group.

  Follower who was disappointed and left him when Usopp claimed his pirate warning had been a lie.

• 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.

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.

• Buggy (Other, Hostility)

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

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.

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.

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.

• Commanding the pursuit

  Ordered the hunt for Usopp and suspected the captured swordsman was a bounty hunter come for his head.

• Nami (Hierarchy, Pact, Mixed)

  Commands Nami as his officer and cartographer.

  Keeps her under a pact and claims never to have doubted her loyalty.

• Roronoa Zoro (Other, Hostility)

  Interrogates Zoro after capturing him.

• Hatchan (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  Learned from Hatchan that Zoro was also searching for him.

Hatchan (octopus fish-man)

Arlong Pirates

An octopus fish-man who met Zoro and guided him to Cocoyasi Village, mistaking him for a guest.

• Guiding Zoro

  Took Zoro to Cocoyasi Village without knowing his identity and later admitted doing so.

• Arlong (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  Serves Arlong as a fish-man crew member who reports on his movements.

Kuroobi

Arlong Pirates

A fish-man of the Arlong Pirates who suspected Nami of betraying the crew and questioned her loyalty.

• Accusing Nami

  Argued that someone freed Zoro and accused Nami of letting him infiltrate the crew, and suspected her of hiding a treasure map.

• Nami (Colleague, Hostility)

  Suspects Nami of betrayal and questions her motives for buying Cocoyasi Village.

• Arlong (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  Serves Arlong within the Arlong Pirates.

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.

• 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.

• Feigned loyalty to Arlong

  Insisted she had no reason to betray the crew and was close to buying Cocoyasi Village; claimed to trust only money and threatened Usopp to protect her work.

• 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.

  Bound by an agreement to buy Cocoyasi Village back from Arlong; she invoked her allegiance from eight years earlier while he claimed never to doubt her.

• Nojiko (Family, Affinity)

  Nojiko is her adopted sister.

• Usopp (Other, Hostility)

  Threatened to eliminate Usopp because his companions could ruin her work, and Usopp accused her of deceiving Luffy.

World Memo

• Morgan rule over Shells Town

  Captain Morgan ruled Shells Town from the Marine base as a tyrant, and under his rule his son Helmeppo was allowed to regularly abuse the town's citizens.

• Morgan statue on base rooftop

  Morgan had his men erect a large statue of himself on the rooftop of the Shells Town Marine base; Luffy accidentally destroyed it.

• 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)