For fans catching up or revisiting the saga, the most common question is: "What episode does Luffy first use Gear Fourth?"

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If there’s one moment in the One Piece anime that made every fan jump out of their seat, it’s the first time Monkey D. Luffy unveiled Gear Fourth . After the emotional rollercoaster of the Dressrosa Arc, we knew Luffy had something special up his sleeve to defeat the tyrannical Donquixote Doflamingo. But nobody was prepared for what that "something" actually looked like.

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Here is everything you need to know about that historic episode. Luffy’s Gear Fourth first appearance is in Episode 726 of the One Piece anime.

It originally aired on July 19, 2015. If you are streaming on Crunchyroll, Funimation, or Netflix (in regions with Dressrosa), this is the episode you want to queue up. To set the scene: Doflamingo has pushed Luffy to his absolute limit. After using Gear Second and Gear Third extensively—and even needing a 15-minute break where the citizens of Dressrosa had to protect him—Luffy realizes his standard techniques won't cut it against the Warlord's overwhelming power.