ONE PIECE Episode 34 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

Everyone's Gathered! Usopp Speaks the Truth About Nami!

Luffy's crew confronts Nami, who has seemingly turned against them and tells them to leave the island. A Navy ship attacks Arlong's crew, and three of Arlong's officers sink it by tearing off its rudder and creating a whirlpool. Nami's companions learn she faked Usopp's death to save him, Nojiko begins to reveal the circumstances behind Nami's situation, and another Navy captain arrives to find Nami's home.

• Confrontation over Nami

  Luffy insists Nami would never kill a companion, but Nami rejects their friendship, claims she only wanted their money, and orders them to leave the island.

• Navy attack on Arlong's crew

  The naval force opens fire on Arlong's crew, and Arlong sends only three of his officers against the ship: Kuroobi tears off its rudder and Hatchan creates a whirlpool that sinks it.

• Usopp's rescue revealed

  Usopp explains that Nami stabbed her own hand to make it look like she had killed him, saving his life, and the others consider attacking Arlong Park.

• Nojiko's account of Nami's past

  Nojiko introduces herself as Nami's sister and begins recounting their childhood eight years earlier, including Bellemere, while Luffy goes for a walk.

• Second Navy ship arrives

  Nezumi, a captain of the 16th Branch, arrives and demands that Genzo guide him to Nami's home without explaining his purpose.

Recent Timeline

• Zoro captured and Gosa Village ruined (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 because they have greater strength and can breathe underwater. Meanwhile, Usopp and Johnny find Gosa Village wrecked, every house flipped upside-down. A resident fish-man says the Arlong Pirates' sea monster Momoo destroyed it as punishment for protesting Arlong's rule.

• Assault on Arlong Park and Nami's vow (Episode 32)

  Luffy and Sanji knock the sea beast Momoo back into the sea after it attacks the ship for food, and Luffy forces Momoo to haul the ship to Arlong Park. Zoro, bound and trying to escape through the gate pool, is rescued by Nami, who then orders the pirates to incarcerate him. Zoro later defeats the base pirates after Arlong leaves for Cocoyasi Village to hunt Usopp. Arlong decides to execute Genzo for possessing a weapon, but Usopp shoots him with a slingshot from a rooftop; enraged, Arlong slams a house into its neighbor until his crew restrains him to protect Cocoyasi Village, its only remaining income. After Genzo's wounds are treated, Nami visits a marked grave atop a cliff and vows to raise one hundred million bellies to buy her village back from Arlong.

• Usopp taken and Zoro's search (Episode 33)

  Chew brings the captured Usopp to Arlong Park, and Usopp realizes Zoro had been 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 false betrayal and Luffy's arrival (Episode 33)

  When Kuroobi suspects Nami of helping Zoro escape, 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, and Johnny, who witnessed the stabbing, believes Usopp has been killed. During the approach to Arlong Park, a collision sends Luffy, Yosaku, and Sanji airborne, and they land near Zoro, where Luffy explains they have come to bring Nami back.

• Navy ship sunk by whirlpool (Episode 34)

  After the Navy ship fires on Arlong Park, Arlong intercepts the cannonball and sends only three of his officers against the ship. Chew attacks the sailors, Kuroobi tears off the rudder, and Hatchan creates an artificial whirlpool that sinks the ship.

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.

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.

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.

Former navigator of the Straw Hat crew who is held under Arlong's rule and has been pressured to stay with him.

• Ambition

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

• 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.

• Arlong's plan

  Arlong called her indispensable to his planned empire and affirmed his promise from eight years earlier to free her and Cocoyasi Village if she accumulated one hundred million berries.

• 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.

  Arlong called her indispensable to his planned empire and affirmed his promise to free her and Cocoyasi Village once she accumulated one hundred million berries.

• 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.

Nezumi (captain of the 16th Branch)

Navy

Captain of the 16th Branch who arrived with another Navy ship and demanded that Genzo guide him to Nami's home without explaining his purpose.

• Arrival

  Identified himself as a captain of the 16th Branch and demanded guidance to Nami's home.

• Genzo (Other, Hostility)

  Demanded that Genzo guide him to Nami's home without explaining his purpose.

Nojiko (Nami's sister)

Cocoyasi Village

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

Nami's older sister who introduced herself to the Straw Hat crew and warned that their actions would not end Arlong's rule.

• 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.

• Introduction

  Arrived, introduced herself as Nami's sister, and asked the crew to stop interfering with the village and leave Nami alone.

• Nami (Family, Affinity)

  Nami is her adopted sister.

  Sister; she recalls their childhood and misses Nami's laughter with her traveling companions.

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

Navy force attacks Arlong's crew at sea; Arlong's officers engage the naval ship and set a whirlpool trap.

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.

Navy assault on Arlong's crew at sea

Naval ship vs Arlong's officers · Episode 34

Location: waters off the island

Trigger: The naval commander decided that justice required attacking Arlong's crew rather than overlooking their stronghold

Navy vs Arlong's crew

• Navy — attackers: naval commander
• Arlong's crew — defenders: Chew, Hatchan, Kuroobi

Outcome: Arlong's three officers sink the Navy ship: Chew attacks the sailors, Kuroobi tears off the rudder, and Hatchan creates a whirlpool that swallows it

Aftermath

• Naval ship left unable to steer and headed toward a whirlpool

Ability Table

Music Releases

• We Are! (OP)
• RUN! RUN! RUN! (ED)