ONE PIECE Episode 3 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

Morgan vs. Luffy! Who's the Mysterious Pretty Girl?

Luffy and Zoro fight Captain Morgan and his Marines, defeat him, and the Marines arrest their own captain. Luffy and Zoro then leave town after Ripper agrees to accept Koby, while a girl sets out to confront Buggy for the Grand Line map.

• Morgan battle and defeat

  Morgan orders his men to attack despite being overpowered, joins the fight with an axe for his right hand, and is cut down by Zoro after Luffy punches Helmeppo who held Koby hostage.

• Restaurant talk on the world

  Luffy, Zoro and Koby celebrate, and Koby explains the Red Line dividing the world and the Grand Line running perpendicular to it, along with Gold Roger's claim about his treasure.

• Ripper and the girl's departure

  Ripper accepts Koby into the Marines but orders the pirates out of town, and a girl searching the base for the Grand Line map learns Buggy stole it and sets sail after him.

Recent Timeline

• Alvida pirate ship battle (Episode 1)

  Luffy, freed from the barrel, defeats the Alvida Pirates aboard the cruise ship after Alvida confronts him over suspicion he is a bounty hunter. Using his rubber body from the Devil Fruit, Luffy finishes Alvida with a Gomu Gomu no Pistol, sending her flying into the sea, and then leaves the ship with Koby.

• Helmeppo breaks Zoro's deal (Episode 2)

  Zoro surrendered to the Marines to spare the bar's customers, but Helmeppo secretly meant to execute him. Luffy assaulted Helmeppo for the betrayal, exposing his dishonesty.

• Luffy destroys Morgan's statue (Episode 2)

  As Morgan had his men erect a large statue of himself on the Marine base rooftop, Luffy launched himself up and accidentally destroyed it. He then grabbed Helmeppo and fled through the building, locating Zoro's confiscated katanas.

• Luffy blocks Marine gunfire (Episode 2)

  When Koby tried to free Zoro from the cross, Morgan spotted him and ordered his men to open fire on both of them. Luffy stopped them by deflecting the bullets with his rubber body.

• Morgan's defeat and arrest (Episode 3)

  Captain Morgan ordered his men to attack despite being overpowered by Luffy and Zoro. Helmeppo's hostage threat against Koby was broken when Luffy punched him, and Zoro cut Morgan down before he could strike Luffy. The Marines, aware of Morgan's many abuses of power, discharged and arrested their own captain, ending the Shells Town standoff.

Character Graph

Alvida

Alvida Pirates

Pirate captain leading the Alvida Pirates. Attacks ships and keeps chore boys; armed with a large spiked club. Defeated by Luffy and sent flying into the sea.

• Defeat

  Knocked off her ship into the sea by Luffy's Gomu Gomu no Pistol

• Koby (Hierarchy, Hostility)

  Holds Koby as one of her chore boys

• Luffy (Other, Hostility)

  Confronted Luffy as a suspected bounty hunter and lost the fight

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

• Alvida (Hierarchy, Hostility)

  Forced to serve Alvida as one of her chore boys

• Luffy (Other, Neutral)

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

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.

• 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

• Alvida (Other, Hostility)

  Defeated the pirate captain who suspected him of being a bounty hunter

Captain Morgan

Marine

Tyrannical Marine captain who ruled Shells Town from its Marine base.

• Tyranny over town

  Lets his son Helmeppo abuse the citizens and orders his men to build a statue of himself on the base's rooftop.

• Orders fire on intruders

  Orders his men to open fire on Koby and Zoro when Koby tries to free Zoro from the cross.

• Helmeppo (Family, Neutral)

  Father of Helmeppo, who was allowed to abuse the townspeople.

• Luffy (Other, Hostility)

  Ordered his men to fire on Koby and Zoro, but Luffy blocked the bullets with his rubber body.

Helmeppo

Marine

A snobbish, cruel man who is the son of Captain Morgan and abuses the townspeople.

• Abuse of townspeople

  Brings a hostile wolf into a bar, then threatens to execute the customers unless Zoro surrenders.

• Broken deal

  Breaks his deal with Zoro by intending to execute him anyway.

• Captain Morgan (Family, Neutral)

  Son of Captain Morgan, whom Morgan allowed to regularly abuse the citizens.

• Roronoa Zoro (Other, Hostility)

  Struck a deal with Zoro after Zoro defeated his wolf, then intended to execute him anyway.

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.

• Helmeppo (Other, Hostility)

  Stopped from delivering food by Helmeppo, who destroys the rice balls.

Roronoa Zoro

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

• 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.

• Confiscated katanas

  His katanas are confiscated and kept in the Marine base, where Luffy goes to find them.

• Rika (Other, Affinity)

  Rika brings him rice balls out of kindness.

• Helmeppo (Other, Hostility)

  Defeated Helmeppo's wolf to protect the bar's customers, then was threatened and betrayed by him.

Ripper (new base commander)

Marine

Marine who succeeded Morgan as the new base commander.

• Role in town

  Took over the base after Morgan and confronts Luffy, then orders Luffy and Zoro to leave town while agreeing to accept Koby into the Marines.

• Luffy (Other, Mixed)

  Confronts Luffy over his pirate status and orders him out of town, while promising not to report him to headquarters as a gesture of gratitude.

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.

• Red Line divides the world

  The world is divided into a west and an east by a continent called the Red Line.

• Grand Line as a linear sea

  The Grand Line is a linear sea running perpendicular to the Red Line.

Battle Record

Luffy and Zoro fight Captain Morgan's Marines at the Marine base; the standoff ends when the Marines refuse to continue and arrest Morgan.

Luffy vs Alvida on the ship

Pantry confrontation · Episode 1

Location: Alvida Pirates' ship, pantry and deck

Trigger: Alvida suspects Luffy is a bounty hunter

Luffy vs Alvida Pirates

• Luffy — fighter: Luffy
• Alvida Pirates — leader and fighter: Alvida / pirates: hostile pirates on the ship

Outcome: Alvida is defeated and knocked into the sea by a Gomu Gomu no Pistol; Luffy defeats the pirates.

Aftermath

• Luffy and Koby leave on a dinghy to continue their travels
• the girl burglar departs the ship on her own dinghy

Marine base standoff with Morgan

Episodes 2–3

Location: Marine base

Trigger: Morgan orders his men to attack Luffy and Zoro despite being overpowered

Sides

• Luffy and Zoro — combatants: Luffy, Roronoa Zoro
• Captain Morgan's Marines — commander: Captain Morgan / hostage-taker: Helmeppo

Outcome: Marines stand down; Morgan is dishonorably discharged and arrested

Aftermath

• Zoro agrees to join Luffy's crew should he survive
• Koby is freed after Luffy punches Helmeppo
• Morgan is cut down by Zoro before he can strike Luffy from behind

Ability Table

Music Releases

• We Are! (OP)
• Memories (ED)