(Pending — forward of this batch. Sakazuki’s “thorough justice” extremism defines his later villainy as Admiral Akainu and Fleet Admiral.)
Earliest known caller
(Unknown.)
Why this matters
The first on-page depiction of Sakazuki’s “thorough justice” — the foundational note for his later villainy. Oda contrasts three Marine responses to the same order (Sakazuki’s absolutism, Kuzan’s mercy, Saul’s defection) in a single flashback, planting the moral spectrum that the later war saga makes central. Conservative: keep status: pending — the Akainu payoff is forward. Cross-link Sakazuki, Aokiji, Nico Robin, Buster Call, True History Ohara Was Killed For.