As the Impel Down escapees head towards Marineford, Monkey D. Luffy reveals to them that Ace's father is Gol D. Roger. At Marineford, everyone is startled by the sudden appearance of the Whitebeard Pirates. Whitebeard begins his attack, cracking the air with his Gura Gura no Mi powers. Ace remembers his adventure in the Grand Line, fighting Jinbe and later losing to Whitebeard. Ace then remembers how he became a member of the Whitebeard Pirates after trying to kill Whitebeard numerous times, and eventually became a commander. Finally, Ace recalls when Marshall D. Teach killed Thatch and Ace went to capture him against his captain's wishes. Back at Marineford, Ace yells that getting captured was his own fault, but Whitebeard says that he told him to go. Ace tries to argue, but his crew says that no one touches a member of their crew and gets away with it. Whitebeard's attack then arrives in the form of two huge tsunamis, beginning the Summit War of Marineford.