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One Man's Determination - Katakuri's Deadly Big Fight

EpisodeEp. 868

Episode 868 has the Sweet Commander wound himself to cancel out the edge his sister gave him, then blast aside the jeering onlookers so the duel can resume between true equals, even as Chiffon redirects the cake run and Smoothie swells up to sink the fleeing Sunny.

Funimation Airdate: January 12, 2019
Location Debut: Liqueur Island
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Summary

Spotting his sister hiding within the reflection realm, Katakuri seeks her out and chastises her for tainting his duel. To cancel the wound her interference helped inflict, he sinks Mogura into his own body at the very place he had struck his rival. The two combatants then loose their conqueror's spirit together, dropping Flampe's entire entourage so they can finally clash as honest equals. Far away, Chiffon convinces Bege to head for Funwari Island and draw the Yonko clear of the crew, and as the cook and Pudding break off toward Cacao Island, the remaining Sunny crew falls under Smoothie's attack.

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Convinced any cheated triumph would feel hollow, Katakuri tears off his scarf and demands his sister stop talking down to both fighters. Flampe responds only with scorn, likening his torn mouth to a pelican eel's and threatening to spread his image across the land, yet the commander, mocked the same way in childhood, says nothing and walks back to his opponent. The two then erupt with overwhelming will, knocking her followers senseless. At sea, Chiffon overturns Bege's idea of stopping at Liqueur Island and pushes for Funwari to give the Straw Hats space, and despite his crew's dread he relents. Smoothie skewers her own subordinates to absorb their liquid and balloon to enormous size, but the helmsman threads the ship through every blast. Inside the mirror again, the commander concedes he no longer regards his foe as beneath him, and after the first trade the captain reads his movement and lands a clean strike to his face.

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Notes

New footage gives Flampe an additional fantasy, has Katakuri ask whether she really meddled before he stabs himself, shows Bege accepting the Funwari route, and lets Brook beg to see Smoothie's underwear. The adaptation depicts Smoothie draining her own men to grow and attributes her power to the Shibo Shibo no Mi, which the comic never clarified. The order of the apology and the paired Conqueror's bursts is flipped from print, and both the rerouting and the chase are shown before the final round rather than alongside it.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Katakuri a good guy or bad guy?

Episode 868 shows Katakuri as an antagonist with a strong sense of honor. He stabs himself to cancel out the unfair advantage his sister Flampe gave him and quietly walks away from her insults rather than retaliating, wanting his duel with Luffy to be settled honestly.

Why does Katakuri stab himself in episode 868?

Katakuri stabs himself with Mogura in episode 868 to cancel out the wound his sister Flampe's interference helped inflict on Luffy, refusing to accept a victory that would feel cheated.

Where does Chiffon convince Bege to sail in episode 868?

In episode 868, Chiffon convinces Capone Bege to sail for Funwari Island instead of stopping at Liqueur Island, giving the Straw Hats more room to escape Big Mom.

How does Smoothie attack the Sunny in episode 868?

In episode 868, Charlotte Smoothie attacks the Sunny by skewering her own subordinates to absorb their liquid and swell to an enormous size, though the ship's helmsman manages to steer through every one of her blasts.

What does Katakuri admit about Luffy in episode 868?

After trading blows anew in episode 868, Katakuri admits he no longer views Luffy as beneath him, and Luffy immediately reads his movement to land a clean strike to Katakuri's face.

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