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Chapter 1054: Flame Emperor

Arc: Wano Country · Saga: Four Emperors (Yonko) · Released:

Summary

Opening on a color spread of the new Four Emperors (Blackbeard, Gear-5 Luffy, Buggy, Shanks), the chapter cuts to the Flower Capital, where Marine Admiral Ryokugyu (Green Bull) has landed amid the victory celebration — Denjiro and Nekomamushi try to keep the news from the recovering Luffy. Green Bull, a Logia “Woods-Woods Fruit” woodsman who preaches Celestial-Dragon supremacy (“you have no human rights”), vows to reach Straw Hat Luffy at any cost; Yamato (“I’m Yamato!! The son of Kaido!!”) and the adult-dragon Momonosuke intercept and drive him to leave the capital. At sea near Wano, the Red Hair Pirates debate visiting Luffy; Shanks reads Luffy’s new 3,000,000,000-berry wanted poster, declines to land (“We sail!!”), and over sake tells Benn Beckman: “Let’s claim the One Piece.” At Navy HQ in the New World, officers grapple with the Reverie fallout: Sabo — now hailed worldwide as the “Flame Emperor” — is alive and framed by a “SABO KILLS COBRA” headline; King Nefertari Cobra was murdered, Princess Vivi has vanished, Bartholomew Kuma was freed, and the Hoof of the Celestial Dragons was destroyed in a declaration of war. The Naval Bureau of Investigation director Kurouma notes the Holy Knights have intervened and an “Eight-Nation Revolution” smolders. The Fleet Admiral vows to drive all challengers “back into the depths of the sea.”

New reveals

• Ryokugyu / Green Bull’s Devil Fruit revealed (p. 4–5): a Logia “Woods-Woods Fruit” — “I’m a woodsman with the power of the Woods-Woods Fruit!!”; “It is pure Logia, nature itself!!!” Attack named: “Groves of Wrath!!!” His true name “Aramaki” is NOT spoken on-page.
• Green Bull came to Wano to reach Straw Hat Luffy (p. 7) and openly preaches Celestial-Dragon supremacy / discrimination doctrine (pp. 4–6): “You have no human rights!! It’s how the world works!!”
• Yamato fights Green Bull in beast form, naming herself “the son of Kaido” and using “Blast Breath!!!” (p. 7); Momonosuke (adult pink dragon) orders Green Bull to “Begone from the capital” and swears an oath to protect the people (pp. 8–9).
• Luffy’s bounty is 3,000,000,000 berries — shown on his “DEAD OR ALIVE” wanted poster Shanks reads (p. 11).
• Shanks declares his intent to claim the One Piece (p. 14): “I think it’s time we make our move. Say, Beck… Let’s claim the One Piece.”
• Sabo is alive — now called the “Flame Emperor” (chapter title), “the hero of the entire world,” possibly more influential than Dragon (pp. 15, 18–19).
• The World Government frames Sabo for King Cobra’s murder — newspaper headline “SABO KILLS COBRA” (p. 15); Cobra’s death treated as established fact.
• Reverie aftermath, reported (pp. 15–17): Cobra murdered; Vivi disappeared; Bartholomew Kuma freed (ex-Revolutionary, ex-Celestial-Dragon slave); the Hoof of the Celestial Dragons (symbol of the World Nobles) destroyed in “a declaration of war”; all Revolutionaries escaped; Admirals Ryokugyu and Fujitora led the Navy into the battle.
• New character: Kurouma (Tensei) — Director, Naval Bureau of Investigation (p. 17).
• First on-page naming of the “Holy Knights” as a World-Government order that intervened in the St. Charlos affair (p. 17).
• First on-page naming of the “Eight-Nation Revolution” — rebellions smoldering worldwide, the public crediting Sabo (p. 17).
• The CP9 are aboard a ship near Wano (p. 11); a follower of Luffy’s, Bartolomeo, has been replacing the Red Hair flags with Luffy’s (p. 13).
• World-lore restated (p. 15): 800 years ago the World Government was created by 20 founders; of their descendant lines, only Nefertari Cobra attended this year’s Reverie.

Foreshadowing seeds planted

Payoffs (seeds from earlier chapters that resolve here)

Mentions / appearances

• Characters (appear): Ryokugyu (Green Bull), Yamato, Momonosuke, Denjiro, Nekomamushi, Shanks, Benn Beckman, Yasopp, Kurouma (NEW), Sakazuki (Fleet Admiral, Navy HQ p. 19).
• Characters (mentioned / depicted in news): Luffy (poster + flashback), Sabo (statue + news montage), Nefertari Cobra (murdered), Vivi (vanished), Kuma (freed), Dragon, Fujitora, Saint Charlos, Saint Myosgard, Bartolomeo, Kid, Usopp, Kozuki Oden, Kozuki Hiyori.
• Locations: Flower Capital, Wano Country, Mary Geoise (Reverie, reported), Alabasta (reported), Navy HQ (New World), the Red Port (reported).
• Crews / groups: Marines, Red Hair Pirates, Revolutionary Army, CP9 (reported aboard a nearby ship), Celestial Dragons, Holy Knights (NEW), Eight-Nation Revolution (NEW).
• Devil Fruits: Mori Mori no Mi (Woods-Woods Fruit, NEW), Luffy’s fruit (called “the rubber fruit” by the Red Hair crew, p. 12).
• World-Building: Hoof of the Celestial Dragon (destroyed), Four Emperors (Yonko), Meeting of Kings (Reverie), What is the One Piece.

Notable panels

• Pages 1–2 — Color spread: the new Four Emperors lineup — Blackbeard, Gear-5 Luffy (white hair, grinning), Buggy, Shanks — under the banner “FOUR EMPERORS.” (Decorative roster spread; recorded as a notable panel, not a foreshadowing color-spread.)
• Page 4 — Green Bull declares “the power of the Woods-Woods Fruit”; tree-limbs erupt from his body (“Groves of Wrath!!!”).
• Page 7 — Yamato in beast form: “I’m Yamato!! The son of Kaido!! …Blast Breath!!!”
• Page 8 — Momonosuke’s adult pink dragon towers over the capital: “Leave this place!! Begone from the capital!!!”
• Page 11 — Shanks reads Luffy’s 3,000,000,000 wanted poster; “We sail!!”
• Page 14 — Shanks, sake cup raised: “Let’s claim the One Piece.”
• Page 15 — Newspaper headline “SABO KILLS COBRA” (Revolutionary Chief of Staff / King of Alabasta).
• Page 17 — Title card: “Director, Naval Bureau of Investigation — KUROUMA (TENSEI).”
• Page 18 — Crowds worship a statue of Sabo: “The Flame Emperor!! SABO!!”

Open questions raised

• Why does the World Government frame Sabo specifically for Cobra’s murder, and who actually killed Cobra at the Reverie? (On-page here: framed on Sabo; the true perpetrator is not shown.)
• Where is Vivi, and who took her? (Reported only as “the disappearance of Princess Vivi.”)
• Will Green Bull withdraw from Wano, or press his hunt for the new Emperor Luffy?
• What is the “Eight-Nation Revolution,” and how far has the unrest spread?
• What are the Holy Knights, and why did they intervene in the St. Charlos affair?
• Now that Shanks means to claim the One Piece, how does that place him against Luffy?