Analysis of One Piece Episode 673: "The Rupture Human — Gladius Blows Up Big Time!"

: The episode's namesake, Gladius, demonstrates the devastating power of the Pam-Pam Fruit (the Rupture-Rupture Fruit). He intercepts Thunder Soldier and the dwarves, nearly executing them before Luffy intervenes with a Jet Stamp .

The primary tension of the episode revolves around the infiltration of the Royal Palace by Monkey D. Luffy, Viola, and the one-legged Thunder Soldier.