Chapter 543

Chapter 543 is titled "Straw Hat and Blackbeard".
==Cover Page==
Straw Hat's Separation Serial: Sanji's "Resisting in Kamabakka" Vol. 1: "Adventures On The Isle Of No Escape".
==Short Summary==
Shiryu confronts the Blackbeard Pirates while Hannyabal stands before Luffy and his group. However, Hannyabal is beaten down by Luffy and finished off by Blackbeard, who somehow bypassed Shiryu. Luffy then realizes that Blackbeard was the one who captured Ace.
==Long Summary==
The drawbridge is raised as an attempt to stop the Blackbeard Pirates from entering the Underwater Prison, Impel Down. Blackbeard is calmly walks while Van Augur and Jesus Burgess are fight jailers. Jailers are instructed to fire, stating that the Blackbeard Pirates are clearly traitors at this point in time. Suddenly, a man appears, saying that they are not traitors, that they were pirates and not to be trusted from the start. This supports Smoker's, Kizaru's, and Sengoku's view on the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
Shiryu appears as the man, studying the five intruders. Blackbeard simply stares at Shiryu, commenting that he looks like trouble. However, Blackbeard mistakes Shiryu for Magellan. Shiryu identifies Blackbeard as Marshall D. Teach, who simply laughs and asks who Shiryu himself is.
The number of Newkamas and freed prisoners head towards to the door of Level 3, where jailers are being heavily bombarded on by prisoners. Three Jailer Beasts are all bloodied up and unconscious. A number of prisoners are stopped by Sadi, who sends them flying, destroying a big portion of the bridge in the process. Monkey D. Luffy prepares to attack her but is sent literally flying by Emporio Ivankov, who then kicks at Sadi-chan.
Inazuma shows Luffy the stairs to Level 3. However, a mighty voice booms that Impel Down is the mighty fortress of Hell. This voice belongs to Hannyabal, who is spinning a staff with a sword on each end, defeating prisoners. At this point, the guards cheer on, saying that Hannyabal was someone they could truly rely on. Luffy faces up to Hannyabal who refuses to move out of Luffy's way. Hannyabal summons up a move called Hannya Circus, where the blades are set on fire and moves them in a very fast notion around his body.
Luffy states that he is here to free Ace where Hannyabal replies with that he is the Vice-Chief and that he could not be defeated. Luffy attacks Hannyabal with Gomu Gomu no Jet Gatling which looks like a clear defeat. Jailers rush Magellan out of the lift, saying that the perpetrators were on the Level 3 staircase. Magellan prepares to move to the location, while Hannyabal stands up, refusing to be beaten by Luffy, taking hit after hit. Hannyabal slumps to the ground and Luffy runs over him but is stopped by Hannyabal. Hannyabal says many words, saying that Luffy has no right to save his brother, and that pirates are the scum of the world. He goes on to say that many people are scared just by pirates being alive. Hannyabal describes Impel Down as the fortress of Hell, that if this place was to be destroyed, it would plummet the world in darkness, and that the ordinary people of the world would no longer be safe from pirates. Luffy refuses to give up, when the bazooka unit of Impel Down is sucked down into a familiar darkness hole. A foot appears in front of Hannyabal's face, with the owner saying there is no answer about justice and evil, no matter where you look in the world. Blackbeard then smashes Hannyabal into the ground, stomping on him.
Seeing the Blackbeard Pirates, Jinbe is furious. Blackbeard tells him not to point fists at people, that it was not his fault that Ace was being executed. A shocked Luffy looks at Blackbeard, remembering three occasions where Blackbeard was mentioned:
*Ace explaining to Luffy about hunting the man named Blackbeard, who had apparently committed a treacherous crime.
*Blackbeard himself, at Jaya, when he was talking about the dreams of men.
*Elder Nyon talks about a man named Blackbeard filling the spot of Warlord of the Sea
Luffy is angry, while Blackbeard talks about Ace's execution. It appears to be that Luffy will try to engage in a battle with Blackbeard.
==Quick References==
===Chapter Notes===
*A portrait of Emporio Ivankov is seen on the wall of the cover art.
*Teach and Shiryu take interest in each other.
*Luffy encounters Blackbeard again and learns his true identity.
===Characters===
Pirates	Pirates	Impel Down	Seven Warlords of the Sea	Others
;Blackbeard Pirates
*Marshall D. Teach
*Jesus Burgess
*Van Augur
*Doc Q
*Laffitte
*Stronger	
;Whitebeard Pirates
*Portgas D. Ace (Flashback)
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;Straw Hat Pirates
*Monkey D. Luffy
*Sanji (Cover Story)	
*Magellan
*Shiryu
*Hannyabal
*Sadi
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;Jailer Beasts
*Minokoala (K.O.)
*Minorhinoceros (K.O.)
*Minozebra (K.O.)
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;Beasts
*Manticores	
*Jinbe
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;Former
*Crocodile	
;Baroque Works (disbanded)
*Daz Bonez
*Bentham
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;Revolutionaries
*Emporio Ivankov
*Inazuma
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;Kuja
*Nyon (flashback)
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;Okama
*Tibany (Cover Story)
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