“I’ve been saving this,” Luffy muttered, biting his thumb. “For someone who really needs a beating.”

Luffy didn’t answer. He kicked the ground—not ran, kicked —and the stone beneath him exploded into a crater. He vanished from sight.

The punch connected like a cannonball made of thunder. Doflamingo’s eyes went wide as the impact shattered his string barrier and sent him rocketing through the air, through two buildings, and into a distant mountainside. Dust and debris rose in a mushroom cloud.

That episode—Episode 726, “Gear Fourth! The Bouncy Man”—marked the first time the world saw Luffy’s ultimate transformation. And Dressrosa would never be the same.

Silence fell over Dressrosa.