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Moon Princess Echoes! The Final Phase of Wano Country!

EpisodeEp. 1068

Wano nears its climax as Izou trades his own life to fell a CP0 agent, Hiyori pins Orochi with a Seastone nail, and Luffy seizes a grieving Kaidou's distraction to slip into what he calls his very last Gear Fourth on the Skull Dome.

Air Date: July 8, 2023
Opening Theme: PAINT
Technique Debut: Gomu Gomu no Hydra
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Summary

Within Onigashima the structure begins to give way. Nami's group, swelled by fighters borrowed from the Kid and Law crews, pauses to enjoy the win over the Emperor, only for the Live Floor to buckle under the strain of the blast and the duels overhead. At the island's edge, Franky stretches an arm out to catch Zoro and reel him back before he tumbles into the sea below.

Lending its might to the fight, Zunesha arrives at Onigashima, yet Momonosuke wavers over pressing on. He admits to Yamato that freeing the country may not have been what Oden wanted if innocents would pay for it.

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Key Events

Down in the basement, Izou plants himself between the CP0 agents and the Straw Hats rather than step aside. The pair, Guernika and Maha, lean on the Six Powers to overwhelm him, and as a Shigan punches through his chest, Izou squeezes his trigger in the same breath, dropping Maha so that both collapse together. Mourning his fallen partner, Guernika then receives an imperial command from the Five Elders to break off the Robin hunt and put down Luffy at once, trailed unknowingly by Drake. Hidden behind Komurasaki's face, Hiyori waits with Orochi until the ceiling caves and pins him, then drives a Seastone nail into his body to seal his serpent power. On her shamisen she performs his cherished melody, then reveals that her own father, Oden, had loved that same tune.

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Notes

Belonging to the Wano Country Arc, this installment debuts Luffy's Gomu Gomu no Hydra. Atop the Skull Dome, Kaidou registers his fellow Emperor's defeat and slips into mourning, recalling their shared service aboard the Rocks crew, while Luffy seizes the lull to shift into Gear Fourth Snakeman, a form whose speed the Beast cannot track. The adaptation pictures Momonosuke imagining Oden tearing a vital page from his journal, reorders the Seastone-nail scene to follow the falling rubble, and adds Orochi's view of the mask, padding out the CP0 finish and Kaidou's first-meeting flashback.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happens in episode 1068 of One Piece?

Episode 1068 covers Izou's death holding off CP0, Hiyori pinning Orochi with a Seastone nail, and Luffy shifting into Gear Fourth Snakeman on the Skull Dome after Kaidou is distracted mourning Big Mom's defeat.

How does Izou die in Episode 1068?

In Episode 1068, Izou plants himself between the CP0 agents Guernika and Maha and the Straw Hats, and as a Shigan punches through his chest he fires back, dropping Maha so that both collapse together.

How does Hiyori subdue Orochi in Episode 1068?

Disguised behind Komurasaki's face, Hiyori waits for the ceiling to cave in and pin Orochi, then drives a Seastone nail into his body to seal away his serpent power in Episode 1068.

What new technique does Luffy debut in Episode 1068?

Episode 1068 debuts Luffy's Gomu Gomu no Hydra as he shifts into Gear Fourth Snakeman, a form fast enough that Kaidou cannot track it.

Why does Momonosuke hesitate in Episode 1068?

In Episode 1068, Momonosuke tells Yamato he worries that freeing Wano was not what his father Oden wanted if innocent people would have to pay for it.

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