
Knowing that they were being monitored by the Marines, the Whitebeard Pirates simultaneously destroyed all 23 patrol ships observing them, in order to hide their movements. In order to match the Marines, they called in all 43 allied pirate crews and sailed into Paradise. These lies would later be used to turn one of Newgate's allies against him. He then mixed lies into his statement, claiming that Whitebeard knew this, and was protecting him, all in order to groom Ace into the next Pirate King. Roger, in front of the Marine forces and consequently the world. Sengoku announced Ace's origins of being the son of Pirate King, Gol D. Prior to Ace's execution, the normal citizens of Marineford were evacuated from the town, leaving only the Marines to prepare for battle. However, all of them were simultaneously cut off by the Whitebeard Pirates, leaving the Marines blind to the pirates movements. Knowing that Whitebeard would make his move soon, the Marines had 23 patrol ships observing the pirates. However shortly before the execution took place, Blackbeard and his crew commandeered a Marine vessel and sailed away from Marineford. Jinbe, however, caused an outrage in the headquarters in his refusal to cooperate, and was transferred to Impel Down. This was one of the world's most pivotal events. To prevent Whitebeard and his crew's attempt to save their comrade, all of the high ranking Marines (almost one hundred thousand strong), along with the Seven Warlords of the Sea, were called to Marineford to prepare for the war. Ace's public execution was scheduled to take place at 15:00 sharp. The Whitebeard Pirates' 2nd division commander Portgas D. Aware of the Emperors fierce loyalty to their own crewmembers and allies, both Marines and the Whitebeard Pirates alike prepared for war. Despite Newgate insisting otherwise, Ace pursued Teach, until finally dueling on Banaro Island, with Ace losing. Initially, Ace had pursued Teach for murdering their former crewmate, 4th Division Commander, Thatch, for the Yami Yami no Mi, before fleeing the ship. Ace, and handed him over to the World Government for a position in the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Teach, after he defeated the Whitebeard Pirates 2nd Division Commander, Portgas D. The One Piece Film: Z, set after the timeskip, shows a different version of the Marine Headquarters base, resembling more a traditional Marine Base with its many towers built into the island and the wave-imitating paint job, giving it a far more militaristic feel, alluding probably to the fact that the new headquarters used to be G-1, and thus was originally a normal Marine fortress base.The war was initiated by Marshall D.The New Headquarters as seen in One Piece Film: Z. Sengoku explained about the Rocks Pirates and the God Valley Incident before Brannew went over the bounties of each of the Yonko and Roger. Wano Country ArcĪfter the Marines learned of Kaido and Big Mom's newly formed alliance, the Marines held a meeting. He later heard that Issho went to Mary Geoise. While reading about Luffy's exploits at Totto Land, Sakazuki received a report that Princess Komane of the Lulusia Kingdom was kidnapped by pirates while heading to the Levely. Kizaru received a report that the Shichibukai Edward Weevil had wiped out the A O Pirates while at Marine Headquarters. Dressrosa Saga Dressrosa ArcĪfter Donquixote Doflamingo's resignation from the Shichibukai, Brannew held a meeting at Marine Headquarters to discuss this as well as Trafalgar Law's new alliance with Monkey D. History During the TimeskipĪfter being promoted to Fleet Admiral, Sakazuki moved Marine Headquarters to New Marineford, and the G-1 Marine Base on this island was relocated to Marineford. The main Headquarters building has an ancient Japanese design just like the one on Marineford, with a large entrance and a pagoda-shaped upper structure. The base is surrounded by a circular stone wall lined with turrets, and rising above the wall from within it is a stone tower that has the Headquarters surrounded by a circular wall on top of it. The biggest feature of the base is two massive arches that converge on the center of it. The Marine Headquarters is built in a mainly western style, in contrast to the one on Marineford which resembled ancient Japanese architecture. Marine Headquarters' pagoda-shaped tower.

Small bubbles populate the air, similar to those produced by the Yarukiman Mangrove in the Sabaody Archipelago. Little is known about the geography surrounding the Headquarters, but part of it appears to be rocky.
