Oda gives an important clue about the power of Garling Figarland

This article contains spoilers for One Piece's Elbaf arc.

Key insights

• Garling Figarland is a strong celestial dragon with mysterious powers.
• Oda suggests that Saint Garling is very powerful and involved in a great conspiracy.
• Garling's strength may indicate ambitions to rise to the top and rebel against Imu.

St. Garling Figarland is a character recently introduced in One piece and has continued to generate interest among fans. Garling Figarland is a very powerful Celestial Dragon and was recently promoted to the rank of Five Elders. Fans don't know much about Saint Garling yet, but he continues to delight in many ways.

He is a major player in the Final Saga of One pieceand that alone means he'll play a big role in what comes next. Interestingly, fans also know that Saint Garling is connected to the character of Shanks in one way or another. However, it is still unclear why and how this is so. Regardless, Saint Garling is certainly surrounded by a lot of mystery, as Oda recently answered at least one question about his powers.

Who is Saint Garling Figarland?

• A strong celestial dragon
• One of God's knights

Saint Garling Figarland comes from one of the 20 founding families of the World Government. This means that one of Saint Garling's ancestors was directly involved in the founding of the World Government itself, and that they have remained in the Holy Land of Marijoa ever since. It is believed that St. Garling was one of the wisest and most capable members, and that is precisely why he was appointed head of the Holy Knights. For the fans who don't remember, the Holy Knights, also known as the Knights of God, are very powerful individuals who are responsible for handling judicial affairs and are the main fighting force in the Holy Land of Marijoa.

They are incredibly powerful and are certainly a force to be reckoned with, as has been hinted at in recent One Piece storylines. In fact, the God Knights even took part in the God Valley Incident led by Saint Garling and survived. This just goes to show that they need to maintain a certain level of strength and that they are certainly not one of the weaker characters in the One Piece world.

As is often the case with the Celestial Dragons, fans know that they are strange and weak in most cases. However, even among these weak individuals, there are some who are known to possess tremendous strength. For example, despite being one of the founding fathers of the 20, Imu is definitely very powerful. Besides Imu, there are the Five Elders, and they are also on a different plane. Likewise, there is the Manmeyer family, which is part of the God's Knights, and at the same time there is also the Figarland family, which was recently introduced in One Piece.

Among the high and powerful families of the World Government, these are the only ones that stand out as the most powerful. How exactly they differ from the others remains unknown, but Oda has certainly alluded to the strength of the Figarlands recently, and that is interesting to say the least.

Oda reveals the strength of Saint Garling Figarland

Oda confirms that Saint Garling is very powerful

Oda recently decided to take on a project where he answered many questions about the story he was writing. He answered ten interesting questions about his manga, some of which hinted at future events while others praised certain characters. Garling Figarland was certainly one of those characters that Oda wanted to spice up. Oda was asked what kind of powerful person Garling was, and the answer certainly didn't disappoint.

Q10: St. Garling fought against the pirates of the God Valley Incident, but how strong is he really?

A10: Oh, he's strong. And there is a reason for this strength.

Without letting up, the “Knights of God” go into battle against the legendary pirates! What is the secret that makes them part of the nobility and at the same time has strength? From now on, pay close attention to the actions of St. Garling, who has finally risen to the ranks of the Five Elders!

As can be clearly seen, Oda implied that Garling Figarland was a very powerful character. Oda also raises further questions about how Saint Garling, despite often being weak nobles, can be strong. There's a secret associated with his strength that fans don't yet know about, and Oda has now highlighted it once again.

What the secret is is unknown at this point, but Garling Figarland will be involved in a major storyline One piece Later, Oda is sure to reveal all the answers fans need.

How did Saint Garling Figarland gain power?

Garling Figarland has a mysterious power in one piece

One of the best things there is One piece encourages fans to theorize about multiple things. Therefore, Saint Garling's strength is also something that fans have theorized about a lot. We also have our own ideas about why Saint Garling is strong and why he also stands out among the nobility, and they are certainly interesting to say the least. To put it simply, Saint Garling Figarland could have his own ambitions in the ranks of the Founding 20. The Figarland family in particular seems to be quite curious. Fans know that Shanks also comes from this family, and Garling is another character who is specifically known to be very strong.

Recently promoted to the rank of one of the Five Elders, Garling intends to work alongside the former Elders and serve Imu directly. He was also put in charge of York. Giving Garling such power could backfire on Imu, and that's especially true if he tries to overtake Imu as ruler of the world. This may seem far-fetched to some, but there are a lot of characters in it One piece with such ambition. Rocks was one such person, and fans know that Blackbeard is currently another person. Even someone as weak as Stelly has shown ambition to sit on the Empty Throne. There is no reason to doubt that a figure as smart, strong and ambitious as Saint Garling cannot have such ambition. The elders' distrust of him could be a sign, and Oda could focus on this in the coming chapters One piece.

There's a lot that Saint Garling still has to show fans, and Oda, who keeps his powers and the source of them a secret, is one of them. At the same time, it is also very interesting that Oda highlights that Garling is strong despite his nobility and may be the reason why he has the desire to reach the top. Imu could be facing an inner rebellion and that would only make the story more exciting. For now, fans will just have to sit back and wait One piece Edges closer to its end.

One Piece can be read via Viz Media. The series is officially available for fans to read for free on the Shonen Jump and Manga Plus apps. The release date for the next chapter of One Piece, One Piece 1131, is November 10, 2024.