Oda drops a big hint about Garling Figarland's power

This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Elbaf Arc.

Important takeaways

• Garling Figarland is a strong sky dragon with mystical powers.
• Oda implies that Saint Garling is very powerful and involved in a big plot.
• Garling's strength may suggest 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 intrigue fans. Garling Figarland is a very powerful Sky Dragon, and recently he was even 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 he has a big part to play in what comes next. More interestingly, fans also know that Saint Garling is connected to the character of Shanks in one way or another. But it is still unclear why and how this is the case. Regardless, Saint Garling certainly has a lot of mystery surrounding him, with Oda having answered at least one question regarding his powers fairly recently.

Who is Saint Garling Figarland?

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

Saint Garling Figarland comes from one of the world government's founding 20 families. This means that one of Saint Garling'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 smartest and most capable members, which is precisely why he became the head of the Holy Knights. For those fans who don't remember, the Holy Knights, also known as the Knights of God, are very powerful individuals who are responsible for handling the legal affairs and are the main fighting force in the Holy Land of Marijoa.

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

As has often been the case with Celestial Dragons, fans know that they are strange and weak at most times. But even among these weak individuals there are some who are known to have tremendous strength. For example, Imu, despite being one of the founding 20, is definitely very powerful. Except for Imu, the five are elders, and they are also on a different level. Similarly, there is the Manmeyer family who are part of the Knights of God, and at the same time, there is also the Figarland family, which was introduced quite recently in One Piece.

Among the high and mighty families of the world government, these are the only ones that stand out as the most powerful. How exactly they differ from the others is still unknown, but Oda has admittedly hinted at Figarland's strength quite recently, and it's interesting to say the least.

Oda reveals Saint Garling Figarland's strength

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 wrote. He went down to answer 10 interesting questions about his manga, some of which hinted at future events to come, while others hyped up certain characters. Garling Figarland was certainly one of those characters that Oda decided to hype up. Oda was asked how much of a powerful individual Garling is, and the answer certainly did not disappoint.

F10: St. Garling fought the pirates from the God Valley Incident, but how strong is he really?

A10: Oh, he is strong. And there is a reason for that strength.

Without backing down, the “Knights of God” go into battle against the legendary pirates! What is the secret behind them being part of the nobility while possessing strength? Pay close attention from here on St. The actions of Garling, who has finally risen to the Five Elders!

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

What the secret is remains unknown at this time, but Garling Figarland will be involved in a major plot line in One Piece further down the line, and that's where Oda will definitely 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 to theorize about several things. As such, Saint Garling's strength is also something that fans have already theorized quite a bit about. We also have our own ideas about why Saint Garling is strong and why he stands out among the nobility as well, and they are interesting to say the least. To put it simply, Saint Garling Figarland may have his own ambitions within 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 particularly known for being very strong.

More recently, Garling was promoted to the rank of the Five Elders, and he intends to work alongside the former Elders and serve directly under Imu. He has also been given responsibility for York. Giving Garling such power could backfire on Imu, especially if he tries to usurp Imu as the ruler of the world. This may seem far-fetched to some, but there are many characters in it One Piece with such ambition. Rocks was one such individual, and fans know that right now Blackbeard is yet another. Even someone as weak as Stelly has shown the ambition to sit on the empty throne. There is no reason to doubt that a character as smart, strong and ambitious as Saint Garling cannot have such an ambition. The elders being wary of him could be a sign, and this could be something Oda could build towards in the coming chapters of One Piece.

There's a lot that Saint Garling has yet to reveal to fans, and Oda keeping his powers and the source of them a secret is one of them. At the same time, Oda highlighting Garling having strength despite being a noble is quite interesting as well, and may be the reason why he has a desire to rise to the top. Imu may face a rebellion from within, and that would only make the story even more exciting. For now, fans simply need to sit back and wait One Piece the edges closer to its end.

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