Oda leaves an important clue about Garling Figarland's power

This article contains spoilers about the Elbaf Arc of One Piece.

Key points

• Garling Figarland is a strong celestial dragon with mysterious powers.
• Oda suggests that Saint Garling is very powerful and involved in an important plot.
• Garling's strength may suggest an ambition to reach the top and rebel against Imu.

St. Garling Figarland is a recently introduced character One piece and continued to spark intrigue among fans. Garling Figarland is a very powerful celestial dragon and, more recently, has even been promoted to the rank of Five Elders. Fans don't know much about Saint Garling yet, but he continues to excite in many ways.

He is a major player in the Final Saga of One pieceand that in itself means it has a major role to play in what comes next. Even more interestingly, fans also know that Saint Garling is connected to Shanks' character in one way or another. Although it is not yet clear why and how this happens. Regardless, Saint Garling certainly has a lot of mysteries surrounding him, with Oda having answered at least one question regarding his powers quite recently.

Who is Saint Garling Figarland?

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

Saint Garling Figarland belongs to one of the 20 founding families of the World Government. This means that one of Saint Garlingo's ancestors was directly involved in the creation of the World Government itself and that they have remained in the Holy Land of Marijoa ever since. St Garling is believed to have been one of the brightest and most capable members, which is precisely why he was made leader of the Holy Knights. For fans who don't remember, the Holy Knights, also known as God's Knights, are very powerful individuals who are responsible for managing judicial matters and are the main fighting force in the Holy Land of Marijoa.

They are incredibly powerful and certainly a force to be reckoned with, as has been implied in recent One Piece arcs. In fact, the Knights of God also took part in the God Valley Incident, led by Saint Garling, and survived. This simply shows that they have a certain level of strength to maintain and that they are certainly not among the weakest characters in the One Piece world.

As is often the case with 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, Imu, despite being one of the 20 Founders, is certainly very powerful. Besides Imu there are the Five Elders, and they are also on another level. Likewise, there is the Manmeyer Family who are part of the Knights of God, and at the same time there is also the Figarland Family, who were introduced quite recently in One Piece.

Among the high and powerful families of the World Government, these are the only ones who stand out as the most powerful. It's unknown exactly how they differ from the others, but Oda has definitely alluded to the strength of the Figarlands quite recently, and it's 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 embark on a project where he answered a lot of questions about the story he was writing. He answered 10 interesting questions about his manga, some of which hinted at future events to come, while others hyped up certain characters. Garling Figarland was definitely one of these characters that Oda decided to publicize. Oda was asked how powerful Garling is, and the answer certainly didn't disappoint.

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

A10: Oh, that's cool. And there is a reason for this strength.

Without giving up, the “Knights of God” fight against the legendary pirates! What is the secret behind the fact that they are part of the nobility and at the same time possess strength? Pay close attention from here on to the actions of Saint Garling, who has finally risen to the rank of the Five Elders!

As you can clearly see, Oda mentioned that Garling Figarland is a very powerful character. Oda also raises further questions about how Saint Garling, despite being a noble, often weak, can be strong. There is a secret associated with his strength that fans are not yet aware of, and Oda has highlighted it once again.

What the secret is remains unknown at this time, but Garling Figarland will be involved in a major storyline One piece later, and that's where Oda will surely reveal all the answers fans need.

How did Saint Garling Figarland gain power?

Garling Figarland has a mysterious strength in one piece

One of the best things that One piece encourages fans to do is theorize about multiple things. As such, Saint Garling's strength is also something fans have already theorized about quite a bit. We also have our own ideas about why Saint Garling is strong and why it stands out even among the nobility, and they are certainly interesting, to say the least. To put it simply, Saint Garling Figarland may have its own ambitions in the ranks of the Founders 20. The Figarland family, in particular, seems to be quite curious. Fans know that Shanks is also descended from this family, and Garling is another character specifically known for being very strong.

More recently, Garling has been promoted to the rank of the Five Elders and intends to work alongside the former Elders and serve directly under Imu. He was also given the task of York. Giving Garling such power could backfire on Imu, especially if he is trying to surpass Imu as ruler of the world. To some this might seem far-fetched, but there are many characters One piece with so much ambition. Rocks was one of these individuals, and fans know that right now Blackbeard is yet another. Even someone as weak as Stelly has shown ambition to sit on the Empty Throne. There is no reason to doubt that a character as intelligent, strong and ambitious as Saint Garling could not have such ambition. The fact that the Elders are wary of him could be a sign, and this could be something Oda could prepare for in the next chapters of One piece.

There's a lot that Saint Garling still has to show fans, and Oda keeping his powers and source a secret is one of them. At the same time, Oda also highlights that Garling has strength despite being nobility, which may be why he has the desire to get to the top. Imu may have to face an internal rebellion, and that would only make the story even more exciting. For now, fans will just have to sit and wait One piece edges closest to its end.

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