ONE PIECE Episode 6 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

Desperate Situation! Beast Tamer Mohji vs Luffy!

Still trapped in his cage, Luffy meets Chouchou, a dog guarding the pet-food shop of his late owner, while Mayor Boodle takes the wounded Zoro to rest at his house and explains Chouchou's story. Nami brings the cage key, but Chouchou swallows it. Buggy's beast tamer Mohji arrives with his lion Richie, which smashes Luffy's cage and frees him, and they wreck and burn the shop Chouchou defends; enraged, Luffy beats both Richie and Mohji and gives Chouchou a box of pet food saved from the fire. After Mohji reports his defeat, Buggy's cannon blasts Boodle's house, where Zoro survives, and Boodle resolves to defend the town forty years in the making, while Nami agrees to team up with Luffy and Zoro for now.

• Chouchou and the shop

  Boodle explains that Chouchou guards the pet-food shop of his late owner, and that the dog refuses to evacuate.

• Mohji and Luffy clash

  Mohji attacks Luffy after the dog resists his command. Luffy fights for Chouchou's treasure and declares he will beat Mohji.

• Buggy's bombardment

  Buggy orders cannonballs that hit Boodle's home. Boodle challenges Buggy to protect the town he treasures.

• Nami's temporary alliance

  Moved by how Luffy stood up for Chouchou, Nami agrees to work with Luffy and Zoro for the time being.

Recent Timeline

• Morgan's defeat and arrest (Episode 3)

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

• Escape from the Buggy Pirates and Shanks's hat (Episode 4)

  A girl burglar posed as a stranded woman to lure the Buggy Pirates onto her boat, then secretly boarded their ship and sailed away without them noticing, after which the pirates' ship capsized in a windstorm. Shanks had rescued Luffy from the sea at the cost of his left arm, and before the Red Hair Pirates left Foosha Village for the Grand Line he entrusted his straw hat to Luffy. Luffy has kept it as a reminder of his idol. Stranded Buggy Pirates who tried to hijack Zoro's rowboat were swiftly defeated by him.

• Clashes with pursuers and the Buggy Pirates (Episode 5)

  Luffy unexpectedly fell into the midst of armed pursuers and defeated them barehanded while Nami slipped away, impressing her enough to propose a partnership. Nami then returned the stolen chart to Buggy, claiming she had quarreled with her boss, and joined his crew to recover the chart and steal his treasure. Zoro clashed with Buggy and was stabbed; Buggy claimed the wound decided the fight, and Nami feared all three would die unless they acted.

• Luffy's fight with Mohji and Richie (Episode 6)

  Luffy fought the lion Richie to protect the food at Chouchou's guarded shop, returning the scraps he had recovered after the rest had been eaten. Mohji reported to Buggy that Luffy, not Zoro, had defeated him. The treasure Chouchou guarded could not be restored.

• Bombardment of Boodle's home (Episode 6)

  Buggy's bombardment struck Boodle's home while Zoro was sleeping inside. Zoro answered Luffy's call alive, showing the attack had not killed him.

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

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.

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.

Pirate captain who ate the Bara Bara Fruit, making his body separable and immune to being cut apart; intends to enter the Grand Line.

• 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

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

• Alvida (Other, Hostility)

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

• Roronoa Zoro (Colleague, Affinity)

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

Nami (the thief)

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.

• Ambition

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

• Luffy (Colleague, Mixed)

  Met Luffy after he defeated armed men; proposed a partnership, then declined his invitation to join his crew upon learning he was a pirate.

• Buggy (Hierarchy, Hostility)

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

Roronoa Zoro (the pirate hunter)

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

Former pirate hunter who says he has given up the practice; fights Buggy's crew and is stabbed during the battle.

• 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.

• Buggy (Other, Hostility)

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

Boodle (the mayor)

townspeople

The mayor of the town, who treats the townspeople and the town itself as his treasure and resolves to defend them against the pirates.

• Protective resolve

  Ashamed to stand by while Chouchou and Luffy fought, he resolved to defend the town, insisting the pirates had no right to destroy forty years of work.

• Buggy (Other, Hostility)

  Challenges Buggy to a fight to protect the town, opposing the pirates' bombardment.

Mohji

Buggy Pirates

A member of the Buggy Pirates who boasts he can control any animal and seeks to defeat Zoro to make a name for himself.

• Ambition for recognition

  Wanted to defeat Zoro to make a name for himself, but allowed Richie to stop for food at the shop Chouchou guarded.

• Buggy (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  Serves under Buggy and reports to him after the fight with Luffy.

• Luffy (Other, Hostility)

  Fought Luffy after Luffy refused to reveal Zoro's whereabouts; Mohji was defeated by Luffy rather than Zoro.

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.

• Town built from wasteland

  The townspeople built their community from wasteland forty years before the present events, and Boodle regards the town and its people as his treasure.

Battle Record

Buggy's pirates bombard the town; the shelling strikes Boodle's home and Boodle resolves to confront Buggy. Battle still open at episode end.

Zoro's defense of the rowboat

Buggy Pirates' hijack attempt · Episode 4

Location: at sea

Trigger: Buggy Pirates attempt to hijack Zoro's rowboat after finding it stranded at sea

Buggy Pirates vs Roronoa Zoro

• Buggy Pirates — attackers: Buggy Pirates
• Roronoa Zoro — defender: Roronoa Zoro

Outcome: Buggy Pirates swiftly defeated by Zoro

Zoro vs Buggy at Buggy's camp

Cannon standoff · Episode 5

Location: Buggy's camp, by the cannon

Trigger: Buggy ordered Nami to fire a Buggy Ball at the caged Luffy as proof of loyalty, and Zoro arrived to rescue them

Buggy Pirates vs Straw Hat trio

• Buggy Pirates — leader: Buggy / crew: Buggy's men
• Straw Hat trio — fighters: Roronoa Zoro, Luffy / ally: Nami

Outcome: Zoro turns the Buggy Ball cannon on Buggy's crew and Nami lights it; the blast scatters the pirates, and the wounded Zoro escapes with Nami, carrying Luffy in his cage.

Buggy's bombardment of the town

Attack on Boodle's town · Episode 6– (Ongoing)

Location: Boodle's town

Trigger: Enraged after Mohji reports his defeat by Luffy, Buggy fires a Buggy Ball into the town, destroying Boodle's house where Zoro was resting.

Attack on the town

• Buggy Pirates — attackers: Buggy
• Boodle's townspeople — defenders: Boodle

Ability Table

Music Releases

• We Are! (OP)
• Memories (ED)