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Chapter 1073: Miss Buckingham Stussy

Arc: Egghead · Saga: Final Saga · Released: 2022-12-19

Summary

On Egghead, the watching Marines reel as CP0 turns on itself: the courtesan-agent Stussy has been a deep-cover mole “on our side for over two decades,” and she fights dirty — sea-prism stone plus a vampiric bite — to put both Rob Lucci and Kaku to sleep (pp. 2-4). With Lucci neutralized his command over the Seraphim can’t be overridden by Shaka alone, so a winged Seraphim duels Zoro until Edison and sea-prism stone halt them (pp. 5-9). As the Vegapunk group readies its escape, narration delivers the cliffhanger: Dr. Vegapunk’s true self, the Stella, is nowhere to be found, and Jewelry Bonney has vanished too (p. 9). The chapter then cuts to Sphinx, Whitebeard’s New-World hometown, where Marco recounts how Navy forces hunting “Whitebeard’s treasure” were routed by Edward Weevil — who was then captured by Admiral Ryokugyu and imprisoned — while his mother, captioned Buckingham Stussy (“MADS Freeloader, Former Rocks Pirate, self-styled scientist”), rages for her son and claims Dr. Vegapunk himself can prove Weevil is Whitebeard’s son (pp. 10-14). Finally, aboard a Marine vessel, Kizaru brings refreshments to the Five Elders, where the apex authority is named on-page for the first time: St. Jaygarcia Saturn, who admits he met Vegapunk just once long ago and finds this “most… regrettable” (p. 15).

New reveals

• Stussy is a long-buried mole inside CP0 — “on our side for over two decades of undercover work” — and single-handedly downs both Lucci and Kaku (“Not by design… but that’s how it ended up”) (p. 4).
• Stussy fights with sea-prism stone and a vampiric neck-bite to put men “as powerful as you two” to sleep without fighting fair (pp. 2-4).
• With Lucci asleep, Shaka cannot override the Seraphim orders (“Lucci and I are on the same authority level”); sea-prism stone is placed on Lucci and Kaku, and Edison helps stop the rampaging Seraphim (pp. 5-9).
• Dr. Vegapunk’s “Stella” (his true body) has gone missing, and Jewelry Bonney has disappeared — “an incident had occurred” (p. 9).
• Buckingham Stussy (Miss Buckin) is captioned a former Rocks Pirate, a MADS member, and a self-styled scientist — and says she knows Dr. Vegapunk, who can prove Weevil’s parentage (p. 14).
• Edward Weevil defended Sphinx (Whitebeard’s hometown) from a treasure-hunting Navy squadron, then was captured by Admiral Ryokugyu and sent to prison “for protecting his own father’s village” (pp. 12-14).
• First Five Elder named individually on-page: St. Jaygarcia Saturn, captioned “Five Elders — Highest Authority in the World” (p. 15).
• Saturn states he met Vegapunk once, “a long time ago,” and finds the Egghead turn of events “most… regrettable” (p. 15).
• Kizaru is shown serving food/tea to the Five Elders aboard a Marine vessel — being readied beside the apex authority before the Egghead operation (p. 15).

Foreshadowing seeds planted

Payoffs (seeds from earlier chapters that resolve here)

Mentions / appearances

• Characters (Egghead, present): Stussy, Rob Lucci, Kaku, Zoro, Luffy, Jewelry Bonney (sought, absent), Vegapunk (Stella, absent), Edison, Shaka, York
• Characters (Sphinx flashback): Marco, Edward Weevil, Miss Buckin (full name “Buckingham Stussy”), Ryokugyu, Whitebeard (referenced), Captain Ratel (Marine)
• Characters (Gorosei): St. Jaygarcia Saturn, Kizaru
• Groups: CP-0, the Seraphim (next-gen Pacifista, Pacifista), Rocks Pirates, MADS, Five Elders
• Locations: Egghead, Sphinx (New World)
• Family: Newgate (Weevil’s claimed parentage)

Notable panels

• Page 1 — Title page. Cover-story serial “Germa 66’s Ahh… An Emotionless Excursion, Vol. 29: ‘Winner of the Mobel Peace Prize for “GP Flowers” That Bloom Out of Gunpowder.’” (Sanji/Germa B-plot art).
• Page 3 — Stussy bites Lucci (“You’re such a wildcat ♡” / CHOMP), fighting dirty with sea-prism stone; Hattori (Lucci’s pigeon) panics (“KOO-KAROO!”).
• Page 4 — “This is Stussy.” / “You had a spy in the top secret intelligence agency?!” — the mole reveal; York shown asleep.
• Page 5 — The giant VEGAPUNK lab structure; Shaka: “Lucci and I are on the same authority level.”
• Page 7 — Zoro locks blades with a winged Seraphim: “you’re actually a little more human than him…”
• Page 9 — Cliffhanger narration: “Dr. Vegapunk’s Stella was nowhere to be found”; Luffy: “Bonneeey!! Where’d you go?!”
• Page 10 — Signpost: “Sphinx, New World — Hometown of Whitebeard the Pirate.”
• Page 12 — Weevil: “Leave my dada’s hometown—!!!” routs the Navy squadron.
• Page 14 — Caption reveal: Buckingham Stussy — “MADS Freeloader,” “Former Rocks Pirate, self-styled scientist”; “And that’s Dr. Vegapunk!!!”
• Page 15 — Final panel names St. Jaygarcia Saturn of the Five Elders (“Highest Authority in the World”); Kizaru in attendance. “To be continued.”

Open questions raised

• Is the CP0 agent Stussy a clone/creation of the Rocks-era scientist Buckingham Stussy? Whose “side” has Stussy actually been on for two decades?
• Where is Vegapunk’s Stella, and where did Bonney go — who took them, and was it the same “incident”?
• What is St. Jaygarcia Saturn’s history with Vegapunk, and what makes the Egghead situation “regrettable” to him?
• How does a self-styled MADS scientist (Buckingham) propose Vegapunk can prove Weevil is Whitebeard’s biological son?

Threads advanced

• Five Elders True Nature — first Five Elder (St. Jaygarcia Saturn) named individually; admits a past Vegapunk meeting (p. 15).
• Vegapunk Final Message and Sinking World — Vegapunk’s “Stella” goes missing mid-escape as the WG mobilizes (p. 9).
• Rocks and God Valley — Buckingham Stussy captioned a “Former Rocks Pirate” / MADS Freeloader, tying the Rocks lineage to MADS + Vegapunk (p. 14).