Summary
- Garling Figarland’s power and rise to Gorosei is a major plot development in One Piece.
- Celestial Dragon execution showcases Garling’s authority and strength.
- The Figarland family’s potential strong connection to Haki hints at Garling’s mysterious power.
One Piece’s Figarland Family is extremely powerful, and while many fans focus on Shanks or Shamrock, Garling is also quite the intriguing character.
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Gargling Figarland is Strong
Oda Emphasizes His Power
Gargling Figarland is a quite recent addition to the One Piece character roster. This man was first introduced during the events that took place in the final saga, right at the very beginning, following Wano, specifically during chapter 1086 of the manga. His introduction was quite impactful, as he executed another Celestial Dragon, Donquixote Mjosgard, which is something that shocked many fans as they believed all Celestial Dragons to be untouchable.
Many fans were definitely sad about Mjosgard’s death too, as he was the only known Celestial Dragon ally, converted by Queen Otohime.
Nevertheless, this showed fans the power and authority held by Saint Garling Figarland. To be able to execute another Celestial Dragon is definitely major. Until recent events in Egghead, Garling was just the leader of the Holy Knights, one of the strongest forces of the Celestial Dragons and World Government overall. Now, with developments in Egghead Island and the death of Saint Saturn, Garling was promoted to the position of Gorosei, or Five Elder.
I was ordered to fill in as the Godhead of Science and Defense. Now then, let’s get along, fellow Elders. — Garling Figarland
The Fiver Elders are tremendously powerful, and borderline immortal, so this is definitely a testament to his power. Oda had this to say about Figarland:
“Garling is strong. There’s a *reason* behind his strength.” — Eiichiro Oda
While this could mean many things for sure, fans know there is some specific reason for Garling’s power. The Figarland family, in general, showcases powerful individuals, notably Shanks, a Yonko, and Shamrock, the captain of the Holy Knights.
The secret of the Figarland family could perhaps be their great affinity to Haki, as Shanks has shown that he is the best Haki user out there at the moment. Fans will just have to wait and see what Garling Figarland really has in store as the story progresses in One Piece. Garling Figarland definitely has a huge role to play in One Piece’s Final Saga, in one way or another.
Where to Watch and Read One Piece?
Available on Crunchyroll and Manga Plus
As many fans know, the One Piece anime is on hiatus right now. This hiatus started over 5 months ago, and is almost over, as the anime is scheduled to return early next month. Until then, fans can rewatch older episodes, or catch up if they haven’t yet. The anime is available to watch on Crunchyroll.
When it comes to the manga, on the other hand, chapters release weekly, with some breaks in between at times. Fans can read the manga on the Manga Plus app, or Viz Media.
One Piece
- Release Date
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October 20, 1999
- Network
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Fuji TV
- Directors
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Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Itō, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imamura, Toshihiro Maeya, Yûji Endô, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou
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Mayumi Tanaka
Monkey D. Luffy (voice)
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Kazuya Nakai
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
