Here’s a recap of the first instalment, ahead of 'One Piece' Season 2’ release

The second season of the live-action adaptation of Eiichiro Oda's manga is set to release on March 10. Before the Straw Hats return, here is everything you need to know about Gold Roger's legendary treasure and the crew that is chasing it.It has been almost two years since ‘One Piece’ made its debut on OTT and took everyone by surprise, earning widespread praise for capturing the heart of Eiichiro Oda's iconic manga. With Season 2 just around the corner, here is a quick look back at how Monkey D. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy), Nami (Emily Rudd), Zoro (Mackenyu), Usopp (Jacob Romero Gibson), and Sanji (Taz Skylar) came together as the Straw Hat Pirates. Warning: Spoilers Ahead!

What is the 'One Piece'?

Before Luffy, before the Straw Hats, there was Gold Roger. 20 years earlier, the Pirate King (Michael Dorman) stood at his own execution, organised by Vice Admiral Garp (Vincent Regan) and used his final breath not to beg for mercy but to send the entire world chasing his hidden treasure on the Grand Line.

The man tasked with ending piracy ended up inspiring its greatest era, and his own grandson would go on to lead the charge.

Monkey D. Luffy

Iñaki Godoy's Luffy is not your average pirate. As a kid, he accidentally ate a Devil Fruit that turned his entire body into rubber, useful for stretching fists across rooms but not so great when the ocean itself can kill you on contact. Armed with a straw hat gifted by his hero, Shanks and one very loud dream of becoming King of the Pirates, Luffy set off to build a crew and find Gold Roger's legendary treasure on the Grand Line.

The catch? His grandfather is Vice Admiral Garp, the Navy's most dedicated pirate hunter. The irony runs deep.

Nami

Sharp, calculating, and always three steps ahead – Emily Rudd's Nami looked like the villain for a good chunk of Season 1. But the truth hit harder than any punch. She had been secretly working for fish-man warlord Arlong, drawing sea charts to buy her village's freedom after he murdered her mother and held her people hostage.

Every map she drew, every betrayal, every cold move was all for them. A master thief and cartographer with a dream of mapping the entire world, Nami's story is one of the most quietly heartbreaking in the whole season.

When the crew finally uncovered the full weight of her pain, everything changed.

Roronoa Zoro

Mackenyu's Zoro is a man of few words and zero compromises, a master swordsman with one obsession – becoming the greatest in the world.

He carries three blades, the third in honour of his late childhood friend Kuina, a promise he refuses to let die. He even challenged the world's greatest swordsman, Dracule Mihawk (Steven John Ward), got severely beaten, and walked away more determined than ever. That brutal scar across his torso is not a wound; it is a reminder of exactly how far he still has to go.

Usopp

Jacob Romero Gibson's Usopp is a compulsive liar, a self-proclaimed brave warrior of the sea who has never actually fought anyone in his life.

The Straw Hats meet him at Syrup Village, where he leads them to his childhood friend Kaya (Celeste Loots), whose shipyard becomes the crew's ticket to the Going Merry. When the murderous pirate Kuro (Alexander Maniatis) comes for Kaya's fortune, Usopp's knees shake, his stories run out, and he shows up anyway.

The sharpshooter with a slingshot and a heart bigger than his tall tales joins the crew and never looks back.

Sanji

Taz Skylar's Sanji is the Baratie's finest chef and most lethal pair of legs in the East Blue, a martial artist who saves his hands purely for cooking and his kicks for anyone who gets in the way. Raised by the gruff former pirate Chef Zeff, Sanji has been chasing the myth of the All Blue his entire life and joins the Straw Hats after helping defeat pirate Krieg, leaving his kitchen behind without a second glance.

The adventure has only just begun

Season 1 closes with the crew finally doing what they set out to do, pointing the Going Merry straight at the Grand Line with the whole world watching.

Luffy even has a wanted poster to show for it, a $30 million bounty that makes the Straw Hats officially someone else's problem.Season 2 opens up an entirely new world, new faces, new threats, and new locations, including Loguetown, Reverse Mountain, Whisky Peak, the prehistoric island of Little Garden, and the snowy Drum Island waiting to be explored. If Season 1 was the beginning, Season 2 is where the real story takes over. Catch up on Netflix before March 10.