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It's Time to Say Goodbye - Leaving Punk Hazard!

EpisodeEp. 623

Episode 623 of One Piece sends the Straw Hats away from Punk Hazard as the gruff G-5 Marines hide their fondness behind insults. Out at sea, Doflamingo finds his subordinates beheaded and receives a blackmail demand that leaves him seething.

Japanese Air Date: November 30, 2013
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Summary

A flashback returns to Law cautioning Luffy that the Four Emperors are not to be taken lightly, recalling that they once vied with Whitebeard over territory. By Law's reckoning, their scheme gives them only a slim chance of toppling Kaidou. In the present, the crew and the children enjoy their last moments together before the parting. As the Straw Hats prepare to sail, the G-5 soldiers hurl insults and raise a barricade so the weeping children cannot watch them leave. Tashigi orders her men to stop, but they confess they badmouth the pirates because otherwise they would grow to love them, and soon the Marines are crying too.

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Key Events

Law boards the Thousand Sunny alongside the crew, and Zoro questions why he is tagging along, with Usopp blaming Luffy for dragging them into deeper trouble. Far over the ocean, Doflamingo reaches a drifting life raft launched from his tanker and finds the severed heads of Baby 5 and Buffalo mounted on it, apparently cut off by Law, beside a Den Den Mushi shaped like the surgeon. The snail crackles to life with Law's voice.

Law informs Doflamingo that he holds Caesar, and that with SMILE production halted, his business partner Kaidou will turn on him. The only escape, Law insists, is to resign from the Seven Warlords, with the announcement printed by the next morning or Caesar stays gone. He hangs up, leaving Doflamingo to curse him in a fury.

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Notes

Drawn from Chapter 697, the episode softens Law's odds, having him simply call the chances very low rather than citing the manga's 30 percent. The send-off from the island is extended, as is Doflamingo's burst of rage, though here he never tries to ring Law back. Robin asking Franky about the Mini Merry is added, and Smoker's exchange with Law along with part of his alliance flashback are reanimated from the prior episode.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Law warn Luffy about the Four Emperors in Episode 623?

In a flashback, Trafalgar Law cautions Luffy that the Four Emperors are not to be underestimated, noting they once rivaled Whitebeard for territory, and that their scheme leaves only a slim chance of defeating Kaidou.

Why do the G-5 Marines act coldly toward the Straw Hats as they leave Punk Hazard?

The G-5 Marines insult the pirates and build a barricade to block the crying children's view, admitting they act harsh only to hide how much they have grown to like the Straw Hats, and end up crying themselves.

Why does Trafalgar Law join the Straw Hats aboard the Thousand Sunny in Episode 623?

Law boards the Thousand Sunny as part of his alliance with Luffy, which prompts Zoro to question why he is tagging along and Usopp to blame Luffy for dragging the crew into deeper trouble.

What does Doflamingo find on the drifting life raft in Episode 623?

Doflamingo discovers what appear to be the severed heads of Baby 5 and Buffalo mounted on the raft, alongside a Den Den Mushi shaped like Trafalgar Law.

What demand does Law make of Doflamingo in Episode 623?

Law tells Doflamingo that he holds Caesar Clown captive and insists Doflamingo resign from the Seven Warlords by the next morning, or Caesar will not be returned.

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