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Chapter 945: Olin

Arc: Wano Country · Saga: Four Emperors (Yonko) · Released: 2019-06-02

Summary

In the aftermath of Tonoyasu’s (Yasuie’s) execution, Orochi’s forces tear through Rasetsu Town in the Flower Capital, ordered to behead anyone who allied with Yasuie and to capture a Straw Hat for torture-interrogation (“Hawkins was right”). Zoro (“Zolojuro”) duels Kyoshiro’s men and the Orochi Oniwabanshu; Sanji (“Soba Mask”) fights Page One, whose side already knows he is a Vinsmoke; Usopp (“Usohachi”) snatches Toko to safety and Brook (“Gashadokuro”) spooks the ninja. A mysterious black-haired woman working with Zoro distracts the pursuers and is herself chased. Meanwhile, in Kuri outside Bakura Town, Kin’emon and Kanjuro beg forgiveness of Ashura Doji, who rejoins the cause — the raid plan survives because Yasuie died to keep the crescent-moon ankle mark a secret, and on the night of the Fire Festival the alliance will strike Onigashima. At the Udon labor camp, Basil Hawkins has caged Law’s Heart Pirates and reveals he holds “four lives.” And Big Mom — amnesiac, answering to “Olin” and lured by the scent of oshiruko — blasts through Udon’s gates and collides with Queen (Brachiosaurus form) over the sweet-bean soup, while Robin, Chopper, Otama and Momonosuke slip toward the prison to rescue Luffy.

New reveals

• Queen’s Devil Fruit is named: “Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Ancient Model — Brachiosaurus” (an Ancient-Zoan dinosaur fruit) — page 17.
• Basil Hawkins holds “four lives.” His voodoo power means he can “only be struck down for good after your three subordinates are dead” — captured crew act as his stored lives (page 8).
• Hawkins has captured Trafalgar Law’s Heart Pirates — Bepo (the “polar bear”), Shachi, Penguin — and caged them as hostages at Udon (pages 7–8).
• Big Mom (“Olin”) reaches Udon, sinks/destroys its front and inner gates, and is on a collision course with Queen (pages 13–18).
• Yasuie’s execution was a feint: he gave his life so the enemy would fixate on his false “I started the ankle-tattoo fashion” confession, diverting attention from the real crescent-moon mark that brands the rounded-up Kozuki allies (page 12).
• Ashura Doji rejoins the alliance after Kin’emon and Kanjuro apologize for manipulating him 20 years prior (pages 11–12).
• Enemy intel has pierced Sanji’s disguise — Page One’s side knows “Soba Mask” is of “the Vinsmoke bloodline” (pages 5–6).
• The raid target and timing are stated plainly: strike Onigashima, Isle of Ogres, on the night of the Fire Festival (page 12).

Foreshadowing seeds planted

Payoffs (seeds from earlier chapters that resolve here)

Mentions / appearances

• Characters: Orochi (orders the purge), Kyoshiro (his men fight Zoro), Zoro (“Zolojuro”), Page One (dinosaur, knows the Vinsmoke intel), Sanji (“Soba Mask”/Sangoro), Usopp (“Usohachi”), Toko (the “Kamuro girl”), Brook (Gashadokuro), Basil Hawkins, Trafalgar Law (captured), Bepo, Penguin, Shachi (Heart Pirate, named p.8 — no note yet), Kin’emon, Kanjuro, Ashura Doji (Shutenmaru), Big Mom (“Olin”), Otama, Nico Robin (“O-Robi”), Tony Tony Chopper (“Chopperemon”), Momonosuke, Queen, Eustass Kid (“Jaggy”, being water-tortured), Killer (“his pal”), Luffy (“Pull them up first!!!”), Tonoyasu (Yasuie — recently executed, referenced). Orochi Oniwabanshu ninja named on p.6: Raijin and Fujin. An unidentified black-haired woman works with Zoro (face hidden, highly recognizable) — left unnamed on-page.
• Locations: Flower Capital, Rasetsu Town, Bakura Town, Kuri (regional map: Kuri, Kibi, Ringo, Udon, Hakumai, Onigashima).
• Groups: Orochi Oniwabanshu, Animal Kingdom Pirates (Queen is a “Lead Performer”), Heart Pirates, Kozuki alliance.
• Devil Fruits: Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model Brachiosaurus (Queen), Wara Wara no Mi (Hawkins’ “four lives”).
• Family: Vinsmoke (Sanji’s bloodline, named by Page One’s side).

Notable panels

• Page 1 — Color promotional poster for the film ONE PIECE: STAMPEDE (movie ad, not a story cover/color-spread): Luffy, Sanji, Law, Robin et al. above a grinning Douglas Bullet. Decorative — no foreshadowing weight.
• Page 2 — Title page “CHAPTER 945: OLIN” over Rasetsu Town in chaos.
• Page 8 — Hawkins declares “I have FOUR lives in my possession,” panel split with his caged Heart Pirates.
• Page 14 — Full-page reveal of Big Mom towering over Udon: “BIG MOM?!!!”
• Page 17 — Caption reveal: “Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Ancient Model — BRACHIOSAURUS”; Queen rears up in long-necked Zoan form.
• Page 18 — Big Mom flattens Queen (“MASTER QUEEN!!”); cliffhanger.

Open questions raised

• Who is the black-haired woman fighting alongside Zoro, and why is she so recognizable that hiding her face matters?
• Will “Olin” smashing the Udon gates inadvertently free Luffy, Kid, and Killer?
• How will the alliance free the tattooed prisoners before the Fire Festival?
• What is Ashura Doji about to “show” Kin’emon out in Kuri?