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Chapter 682: Puppet Master

Arc: Punk Hazard · Saga: Dressrosa · Released:

Summary

On Punk Hazard, Trafalgar Law breaches and destroys the S.A.D. manufacturing room (Structure D) while gates seal behind him, trapping Caesar’s poison gas. Sanji (“Black-Leg”) and the rescued children reach the cheering G-5 Marines, who finally grasp that their Vice Admiral “Vergo” was a fake and a traitor — the G-5 marines insist the real Vergo was “like a father” to them — and that Law is after the S.A.D. The scene cuts to Dressrosa in the New World, where Warlord Donquixote Doflamingo is revealed on-page as the black-market broker “Joker” behind the whole operation. By Den Den Mushi he narrates Law’s likely moves (wreck the S.A.D. room, abduct Caesar — the only man who can manufacture S.A.D.), orders Vergo to kill Law and photograph the corpse, restrains his over-eager subordinate Baby 5, dispatches Baby 5 and Buffalo to the island, and warns that Straw Hat Luffy has awakened Conqueror’s Haki. Meanwhile Brownbeard’s “bus team” — Brook, Kin’emon, Nami, Usopp, Robin, and Sanji — battle and finally fell a fire-breathing dragon before it can ignite a gas tank, with Brook and Kin’emon squabbling over the kill. The chapter closes as Chopper rampages in Monster Point and the children reveal that a boy named Momonosuke turned into a little dragon after entering a forbidden secret room.

New reveals

• Doflamingo = “Joker,” the black-market/underworld broker — confirmed by a Dressrosa intro splash and by Caesar and Monet addressing him by that name (Vergo calls him “Dofy”).
• Doflamingo is the apex backer of Caesar’s Punk Hazard operation; he runs it remotely from Dressrosa (first on-page look at the kingdom).
• Doflamingo and Law have a shared past: Doflamingo “took him in like a little brother” and “watched over his growth.”
• Caesar is the only person in the world who can manufacture S.A.D. — the reason kidnapping him would “spread misfortune” through Joker’s operation.
• Doflamingo orders Vergo to kill Law “atrociously” and photograph the body; sends Baby 5 and Buffalo to Punk Hazard.
• Doflamingo notes Luffy has awakened Supreme King (Conqueror’s) Haki, with potential possibly exceeding Law’s.
• The G-5 Marines learn “Vergo” was a planted fake/traitor and that Law has betrayed Joker for the S.A.D.
• A boy, Momonosuke, became a little dragon after entering Punk Hazard’s forbidden secret room (Structure B examination room).
• First appearances: Baby 5, Buffalo, and the kingdom of Dressrosa.

Foreshadowing seeds planted

Payoffs (seeds from earlier chapters that resolve here)

Mentions / appearances

• Characters: Trafalgar Law, Doflamingo, Caesar Clown, Monet, Vergo, Baby 5, Buffalo, Brownbeard, Kin’emon, Momonosuke, Sanji, Nami, Usopp, Nico Robin, Brook, Tony Tony Chopper, Luffy (referenced as “Straw Hat”), Caribou (cover)
• Locations: Punk Hazard, Dressrosa, New World, G-5
• Groups/Crews: Straw Hat Pirates, Marines (G-5), Heart Pirates, Seven Warlords of the Sea
• Concepts/Items: S.A.D., Haki, Den Den Mushi, Ope Ope no Mi

Notable panels

• Page 1 (title splash): Cover story — “Caribou’s New World Kee Hee Hee, Vol. 8: Commodore Yarisugi Has Found Too Much of a Good Thing” — Caribou captured by Marines under Commodore Yarisugi.
• Page 2: The S.A.D. manufacturing tank (labeled “SAD 8599”) in Structure D, with Law’s silhouette approaching.
• Page 6: Full character-intro splash — “WARLORD OF THE SEA · DON QUIXOTE DOFLAMINGO (BLACK MARKET BROKER: JOKER)” — lounging at Dressrosa; first on-page reveal that Doflamingo is Joker. (mirror candidate)
• Pages 7-11: Doflamingo “puppet master” monologue, narrating/predicting Law’s every move by Den Den Mushi — the chapter’s title beat.
• Page 11: Doflamingo dispatches Baby 5 and Buffalo; warns of Luffy’s awakened Conqueror’s Haki.
• Pages 14-18: Combined Straw-Hat/Kin’emon assault fells the dragon (Sanji “Gavotte Bond en Avant,” Kin’emon “Foxfire Style,” Robin “Cuarenta Fleurs,” Usopp “Green Star,” Nami “Thunder Trap”).
• Page 19: Chopper rampaging in Monster Point.
• Page 20: Volume SBS “Question Corner” page captured with this chapter (etymology nugget: Foxfire Kin’emon & Momonosuke are named for jidaigeki star Kinnosuke Nakamura). Route to SBS specialist; not chapter narrative.

Open questions raised

• What is S.A.D. actually used for, and why does Joker’s entire operation hinge on Caesar being its sole manufacturer?
• What is the full history between Doflamingo and Law — why did Law, raised “like a little brother,” betray him?
• How and why did Momonosuke become a dragon — what did he eat / encounter in the forbidden secret room?
• What is Law’s deeper plan that even Joker hasn’t fully grasped?