There's an MAL post which explains this quite satisfactorily, so I believe you can take them at their word. as they fight their way forward, Luffy sees Coby ahead of him. Now back in the present, kneeling by his brother's body, Luffy raises his head and howls in mindless grief.The Whitebeard Pirates as well as the entire Sabaody are shocked at the death of Ace. Kuma suddenly appears in the middle of Ivankov's Newkama army and launches a pressure cannon through a line of okamas. While Sengoku wonders why Crocodile would aid his own enemy, the former Shichibukai notes that he only did it because he did not want to see the Marines be satisfied. He charges at Luffy using Soru, but Luffy counters with a Gomu Gomu no Bullet, knocking Coby out. A password reset link will be sent to you by email. As the Marines approach Whitebeard, the pirates try to reach him, but he orders them to stay back, saying he does not need their help just yet. After saying his final farewell to his grieving crew and distraught allies, Edward 'Whitebeard' Newgate dies standing on his feet, after having been stabbed and slashed 267 times, shot 152 and hit by cannonballs 46 times. Akainu retaliates, burning off the left side of Whitebeard's face. Shortly after Roger died, the Marines arrived on Baterilla going off reports that Roger acted unlike himself on the island. Again, the Marine guards prepare to execute Ace. Shanks then tells the remaining Whitebeard Pirates and the Marines to save face for him, the Whitebeard Pirates mourning over the loss of Ace and Whitebeard, the Marines appearing indifferent. Arc Silver Mine (Episode 747-750) Filler Movie One Piece Film Gold 43.
They've covered everything till the very last movie. However, Garp falters at the last second, allowing Luffy to knock him aside and send him plummeting into the concrete. Just as Aokiji is about to try another attack, Jozu knocks the admiral away and tells Whitebeard he will take care of him as Aokiji reforms himself. The Marines soon are forced to fall back to strengthen their defenses. Sengoku scoffs at Garp's frailty as Luffy makes the final leap to the platform.
The duo fly until they plow into Buggy who was still escaping, much to his surprise. He tells Coby that his few seconds of courage, which he was willing to throw away his life for, have changed the fate of the world. Luffy replies by shouting out that they are brothers, and that he does not care about any rules about pirates. Ace had once asked Garp if he really should've been born; Garp replied by saying that was something that could only be discovered by living. 38.Arc Z’s Ambition (Episode 575-578) Filler Movie Z 39.Arc Punk Hazard (Episode 579-625) 40.Arc Caesar Retrieval (Episode 626-628) 41. Marco tries to face Kizaru, but Onigumo appears from behind, clasping a sea prism handcuff on his one wrist and negating his phoenix powers. Akainu simply tells Coby that seconds have been wasted, and that the Marines do not need someone like this, and gets ready to kill him. As the Marines start to panic, the last admiral, Akainu, calmly states in his chair that, nobody will be able to protect Marineford if everyone is out to fight. On the Around the world, the audience is shocked to learn that Roger had a son and that his bloodline lives on to this day. Meanwhile, Hancock attacks a group of pirates with her To her all men are alike, except for Luffy and asks the Marines that she has kept her word by virtue of her beauty. A few Marines attack Blackbeard, but he knocks them with darkness power and then suddenly uses Whitebeard's earthquake power to the shock of everyone.
They barrage the stationed Marines with questions, asking if Whitebeard and the Marines really made a bargain and if Whitebeard sold out his allies. As the pirates hear on, they realize that Whitebeard knew that the Marines were to pin them all into the bay, and that by telling them to split apart, he had saved their lives. Garp says that he does not, claiming Ace is a pirate and feels no pity for him. As Sentomaru commands the Pacifista to begin, a pirate tries to smash one with an enormous club; however, the club shatters on impact against the Pacifista, who retaliates by firing a laser beam from its mouth. Luffy, rushing to get to Ace before he is executed, is stopped by Kizaru, who sends him flying with a kick of light; however, Luffy is stopped by Jinbe, who encourages Luffy by saying that they knew their enemies would be strong from the start. Buggy yells at Shanks for lying about the treasure map, Shanks justifying his lie that it was a spur of the moment, while Buggy continues to yell at Shanks, clearly holding his grudge. To dispel the wavering doubt beginning to grow within the other captains, Whitebeard shatters the frozen waves with his Luffy, musing on how strong Whitebeard must be, continues to run head-long towards the execution platform. Mihawk meanwhile makes the first move of the Shichibukai, claiming he wants to see the difference in strength between himself and Whitebeard before unsheathing his sword and letting out a tremendous slash that heads straight for the Moby Dick. While he is thinking this, a nearby Marine is injured, another Marine goes to his side to help him only to be rejected by Akainu, saying they do not have time to treat the injured, much to the viewed shock of Tashigi and Smoker. Whitebeard, in even more awe than before, tells Marco that he will not forgive him if he lets Luffy die. Ivankov berates the collapsed Luffy, who had asked for another dosage of Tension Hormones. Getting fed up, Buggy launches a Special Muggy Ball at Mihawk, who casually deflects it with his blade, causing it to explode in Buggy's face.