Sakazuki

Arc-by-arc updates

Egghead — aftermath: demands Kizaru’s report (Ch. 1124) — heard (den den mushi)

• Demands a report from Kizaru by den den mushi — “you better not have done a sloppy job on this one, Borsalino” — and weathers Kizaru’s grief-stricken outburst (“Don’t even start…”) (pp. 5–7).

Egghead era — Mariejois: vs the rampaging Kuma (Ch. 1092) — shown (flashback)

• At Mariejois “the previous day,” the Fleet Admiral confronts the rampaging Kuma: “first the revolutionaries the other day, now this… you must answer for this historic destruction” (pp. 3–4); harangued by Celestial Dragons demanding the slave be put “to death.”
• Lands his magma “Hellhound” on Kuma (p. 5) — but cannot stop him; Kuma breaks out of the Holy Land, and a Celestial Dragon snaps “Some Fleet Admiral you are!!” (p. 7).

Final Saga — Marine HQ (Ch. 1064)

• As fleet admiral, frets “Nobody told me that being fleet admiral would be so frustrating!!!” as a report comes in: “At Winner Island in the New World, Blackbeard the Emperor has made contact with Trafalgar Law!” (p. 9).

Navy HQ — vows to drive back the new age (Ch. 1054)

• The Fleet Admiral closes the chapter at Navy HQ in the New World: “I had to be Fleet Admiral in!! This is one hell of an age… But no matter who comes at us… I’ll drive each and every one of them back into the depths of the sea!!!” (p. 19).

Wano interlude — Fleet Admiral refuses Wano (Ch. 957)

• As Fleet Admiral, slams the desk: “We’re not touching Wano!! We don’t have the manpower!!” (p. 18).
• Pushes back on Sengoku’s history lesson; Sengoku: “you won’t anticipate the future if you don’t know your history!” (p. 18). Probes Oden’s Wano ties (p. 19).

Reverie — rules Wano outside WG jurisdiction (Ch. 907) — shown at Marine HQ

• As Fleet Admiral at Marine HQ, addressed on-panel by Kizaru (“Shall I head out, Sakazuki?”); declines to act on the Big Mom–Kaido contact: “The Land of Wano is not a member of the World Government and is outside of our jurisdiction!!” (p. 5). See Marine Headquarters.

Reverie — Fleet Admiral at New Marineford (Ch. 905) — named, not shown

• Named as the Fleet Admiral commanding the relocated New Marineford HQ (p. 3; the New-World HQ splash, pp. 2-3). His orders are reported off-panel: Fujitora was barred from entering any base until capturing Luffy and Law, and he sent Ryokugyu to Marijoa to remove an unwanted guest (pp. 4, 14). See Marine Headquarters.

Dressrosa (aftermath) (Ch. 801) — referenced, not shown

• As Fleet Admiral, would accept Fujitora’s apology to “keep his pride,” but Fujitora flatly refuses to give one (pp. 6-7).

Dressrosa aftermath — Fleet Admiral’s fury at Mariejois (Ch. 793) — shown

• At Mariejois, captioned “Fleet Admiral of the Navy — Sakazuki (Akainu),” rages at Fujitora over a den-den: fears being “a laughing-stock of a fleet admiral” after a rat like Doflamingo “bent the world to his will” (p. 5).
• Openly clashes with the Five Elders — “the Celestial Dragons’ puppet has gone right over your heads!!” — and is told to “shut your insolent mouth” (pp. 5–6); the Doflamingo matter is taken out of Navy hands and handed to Cipher Pol (p. 5). See Five Elders True Nature.
• Bemoans Kuzan “dedicating his power to assisting Blackbeard” as “a fine message that sends about the Navy” (p. 6).
• Orders Fujitora barred from every naval base until he captures Straw Hat and Law (p. 15).

Dressrosa-era — Off to the Five Elders (Ch. 712) — den-den voice line

• As Fleet Admiral, on a den-den line (“Saka”): “I’m on my way to speak with the Five Elders in Mariejois now… just handle it!!” — admitting HQ was duped by the false resignation report (pp. 12-13).

Dressrosa-era — Fleet Admiral at the new HQ; dispatches Fujitora (Ch. 700) — shown

• As Fleet Admiral, Sakazuki dispatches a new admiral, Fujitora, onto the Doflamingo/Straw-Hat situation — “I’ve got Fujitora on the case” — and resolves to “sit back and watch for a full day” before stripping titles (p. 14). References Smoker’s G-5 report; Commodore Brannew defers to him (“I know, Brannew, I know”). See Marines, Marine Admirals.

Post-timeskip — confirmed present-day Fleet Admiral / new HQ (Ch. 699) — referenced, not shown

• Kuzan refers to “Sakazuki’s new naval headquarters” and orders Smoker to “inform Sakazuki and have the admirals mobilized” against Doflamingo, the King of Dressrosa (p. 10) — present-day confirmation that Akainu now leads the Marines as Fleet Admiral from the relocated HQ, realizing the Ch. 650 duel outcome in the present. See Marine Admirals.

Punk Hazard — the duel-crater forms the central seawater lake (Ch. 661) — referenced, not shown

• Punk Hazard’s central crater is named on-page as “ground zero for Akainu and Aokiji’s duel” — the post-timeskip duel that scarred the island and cracked its crust, letting seawater flood in to form the shark-infested central lake (pp. 5-6). Extends the Ch. 658 climate-scar reference with a specific location detail. See Punk Hazard, Marine Admirals.

Punk Hazard — the duel that scarred the island (Ch. 658) — referenced, not shown

• The G-5 Marines reveal that Akainu and Aokiji “chose Punk Hazard to be their dueling ground”, and their battle was “fierce enough to change the entire climate of the island” — the on-page origin of the island’s fire half and ice half (p. 19). First on-page placement of the post-war Akainu–Aokiji duel. See Fleet Admiral Succession Sengoku Backs Aokiji, Marine Admirals, Punk Hazard.

Post-War / Timeskip — recounted (Ch. 650) — shown in flashback

• Beat Aokiji in a ten-day one-on-one duel on an island for the right to command the Navy and became the new Fleet Admiral; both grievously injured, but Akainu “could not bring himself to finish the job” at the sight of his longtime comrade at his mercy. Under his leadership Marine HQ has grown “far more powerful and determined than ever before” (pp. 4-7). Pays off Fleet Admiral Succession Sengoku Backs Aokiji.

Marineford — moves to execute Koby (Ch. 579)

• Lunges to kill Koby for shouting down the pursuit — “A soldier who doesn’t serve justice has no place in the navy!! …You’ve cost me precious seconds” (p. 13) — but his magma strike is blocked by Shanks’s sword (p. 14).

Marineford (Ch. 578)

• Demands Jinbei hand over “Dragon’s son,” then drives a magma fist clean through Jinbei to strike the unconscious Luffy — laments only that he “missed” the heart; “He’s finished.” (pp. 8-12).
• Verbal clash with the Whitebeard Pirates (“Is every single one of you willing to die for the sake of that kid?!”); attacks again when they refuse to yield (pp. 16-17).
• Driven back by Crocodile’s “Sables” (p. 13).

Summit War / Marineford — survives; magma-tunnel ambush (Ch. 577) — shown

• Survives and ambushes via a magma tunnel. Thought dead, Akainu “melted a tunnel under the ground and circled around” the escapees (pp. 9-10), erupting beneath them.
• Demands Jinbei “hand over Dragon’s son… then… I won’t ask you again!” — publicly naming Luffy as Dragon’s child.

Summit War / Marineford — turns on Luffy; cleaves the plaza (Ch. 575) — shown; named “Admiral Sakazuki”

• Named on-page as “Admiral Sakazuki” (p. 9) alongside the epithet Akainu.
• Turns on the defenseless Luffy (“You’re next, Straw Hat!”), continuing his destroy-the-threat-at-its-root pursuit (p. 4). See Sakazuki Destroys The Evacuation Ship Destroy-Evil-At-Its-Roots Doctrine.
• Battles the enraged Whitebeard; lands the magma “Hellhound” that takes half of Whitebeard’s face (p. 7).
• His magma cleaves the entire execution plaza in two, cutting the pirates off from their captain (pp. 10-11). Cross-link Marine Headquarters.

Summit War / Marineford — kills Ace (Ch. 574) — shown

• His magma fist (from Ch. 573) kills Ace; “you’re still alive, eh?” / “Fire Fist can’t be saved” (pp. 4, 7).
• Repels the logia Marco and the swordsman Vista, calling them “you Haki users… can be such a handful” — Armament Haki bypasses Logia/elemental intangibility (p. 7). See Haki.
• Pursues the fleeing Jinbei (“Stop stalling, Jinbei. It’s futile. You were once a Warlord of the Sea. You know exactly how strong I am.”) (p. 5).

Summit War — Marineford; magma burns Ace; the parentage broadcast (Ch. 573) — shown; named “Akainu” by characters in-panel

• Cuts off the escaping brothers (p. 10 “Admiral Saka-zuki!!!”; p. 11 “Look out!! It’s Akainu!!” — characters now speak the Admiral name in-panel during combat). Goads Ace by branding Whitebeard “a loser from a bygone era” and the crew “a pack of cowards” (p. 11).
• Magma Logia demonstrated on-page: his magma burns Ace’s fire-Logia body — “my magma can burn even you… my powers are far superior to yours” (p. 14). Transitive Logia matrix (fire < magma). (devil_fruit BLANK — fruit name not uttered; do NOT pre-attach the Magu Magu no Mi.)
• Broadcasts the D-brothers’ parentage to the watching world: “Gold Roger the Pirate King and Dragon the Revolutionary! How surprising that their sons are blood-brothers.” / “You’re both criminals by blood!!” (pp. 12–15). Cross-link Will of D, D.
• Lunges past Ace for the collapsed Luffy; Ace shields Luffy and is run through by the magma fist (pp. 16–17). (SHOWN → last_appearance 0572→0573.)

Marineford — “they’re not leaving here alive” (Ch. 572) — shown; captioned “Admiral Sakazuki”

• Counters Doflamingo’s “let them go” with cold resolve: “Keep your head on your shoulders. They’re not leaving here alive.” (p. 10) — setting up his merciless pursuit of the escaping pirates. On-page captioned “Admiral Sakazuki” (p. 10).

Marineford — the lava boils the sea (Ch. 565) — shown, unnamed this chapter

• The magma admiral (shown, not named this chapter) bombards the bay; the lava boils the sea (“The lava’s making the sea boil!!”) and helps burn Whitebeard’s flagship the Moby Dick.

Marineford — the three Admirals deflect the quake; “Meteor Volcano” (Ch. 564) — shown; magma barrage

• Now a Marine Admiral — one of “the three admirals” (with Aokiji and Kizaru) who together deflect Whitebeard’s quake-fist away from the execution platform; bickers with the others over the wall and the ice (p. 11).
• The editorial “Akainu” name is now in active on-page use: addressed as both “Sakazuki” (“why don’t you melt it, Sakazuki?!”, p. 11) and “Akainu” (“begin the attack, Akainu!!”, p. 16).
• Demonstrates his magma power with the barrage technique “Meteor Volcano,” raining magma fists onto the trapped pirates to take away their footing (pp. 16-17). See Marine Admirals.

Marineford — referenced as “Akainu” (Ch. 563) — mentioned (not shown)

• Identified as the “rebel from the navy” who personally fed Squard the betrayal lie — that if Squard stabbed Whitebeard, his crew would be spared (p. 12). Whitebeard deduces it: “Is that what Akainu told you?” (p. 13). An early tell of Akainu’s willingness to use deception and to weaponize Ace’s Roger paternity.

Marineford — the “honorable death” execution; Absolute Justice debut-act (Ch. 556) — shown

• On-page named only “Admiral Akainu” (“Admiral”-rank). When a Marine deserts mid-battle pleading for his family, Akainu answers “…then die an honorable death!! If you care about your family…” and melts him alive — his ruthless, merciless “Justice” on full display (pp. 8-9). Routes Absolute Justice Marine Doctrine.

Marineford — “Admiral Akainu”; magma Logia shown (Ch. 554) — shown; chapter title

Marineford — first present-day appearance (Ch. 550) — shown

Summit War saga — named on-page (Ch. 497) — first time characters speak “Akainu” in-story

• First time characters speak the name “Akainu” in-story (not an editorial caption): a Sabaody bystander warns that harming a Celestial Dragon could bring “Akainu or Kizaru” — alongside Aokiji — as the responding Navy Admiral (p. 19). He does not appear; this is a name-mention only. See Harming A Celestial Dragon Summons An Admiral, Marines.

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Notes

• The note name is canonically Characters/Sakazuki.md. name_viz: "Sakazuki" (on-page p. 12); aliases carries “Akainu” but treat it as the editorial / forward title — the VIZ caption “later to become Admiral Akainu” is NOT an in-panel name spoken by characters.
• Etymology pass (flagged): 盃/サカズキ Sakazuki = “sake cup”; 赤犬 Akainu = “red dog” (the Momotarō color-animal admiral naming system, paired with Aokiji “blue pheasant”). name_jp/name_romaji left blank pending the etymology specialist.
• devil_fruit BLANK — no fruit shown on-page @0397; the Magu Magu no Mi (magma Logia) is forward-canon. Do NOT pre-attach it.