Dead or Alive - A Fateful Countdown

Townsfolk help one another scale the plateau while Gatz climbs a separate stretch of rock. Zoro grinds his sword against the cage alongside the samurai and the Marines, Franky drives the dwarves and citizens heaving the factory, and the gladiators press on Bartolomeo's barrier. Overhead, Mansherry keeps releasing healing pollen and prays for everyone's safety. Below, Doflamingo steers a despairing Rebecca toward Viola, meaning to force her to kill her own aunt.

Gatz's amplified voice then rolls across the island, startling Doflamingo and the crowd. He recounts the colosseum exploits of the fighter called Lucy, reveals the man as Monkey D. Luffy, and insists this pirate is nothing like their former ruler. Reminding the islanders that Riku named Luffy their hope and that he pushed Doflamingo nearly to defeat, he stirs the wary crowd into belief and chanting.

Gatz uncovers Luffy's identity over the den den mushi and repeats the one-blow vow, swaying the despairing crowd toward hope. The Chiyupopo healing wears off and drops the revived fighters, but fresh hands keep the cage at bay. With two ticks left on the count, Doflamingo skewers Gatz on a band of string, yet the announcer begs the crowd not to stop the count.

When zero arrives and Luffy does not appear, Doflamingo drives Rebecca to charge Viola. As the strike falls, Luffy materializes where Viola stood and breaks the blade against a Haki-hardened forehead, the switch carried out by Law's Ope Ope no Mi, before turning to face the Warlord once more.

Added moments include Baby 5 clinging to Sai at the barrier, the citizens openly declaring their trust, and reactions from Sai, Bartolomeo, Robin, and Usopp to the one-blow promise. The anime also has Gatz boast to Doflamingo that the islanders managed to slow the cage's constriction. When the count hits zero, Doflamingo smiles, sure that Luffy will not come back. Rebecca's plea for rescue is silent here rather than spoken, the shot of Kyros searching for her is cut, and the crowd simply calls his gladiator name until the final two seconds rather than counting down. Luffy is the eyecatcher.