Who Is Saint Figarland Garling in One Piece?

Just when we thought we had enough of Imu’s wickedness, Saint Garling Firgarland, another new vicious character, showed up. Saint FigarlandGarling appears to be linked to one of the well-known characters, Red Hair Shanks, and is imminent to play a significant part in the end game. But if you are still unaware of who is Saint Figarland Garling? Keep reading to learn about this new character in One Piece and the Figarland family.

Spoiler Warning:  This article contains spoilers about Saint Figarland Garling in One Piece. We suggest you watch the anime and read the manga first to avoid ruining your experience.

Who is Figarland Garling in One Piece?

The most recent addition to One Piece’s cast of villainous adversaries is Saint Garling Figarland. He is a descendant of the Figarland family and is quoted to be the former “Champion of God Valley.” The fact that Garling has the Saint in his name confirms that he is a world noble. But the most intriguing aspect is that he used to be the Supreme Commander of the God’s Knights.

Who would have imagined that this elderly man would be the key commander of the new mighty force? St. Garling was the one who was appointed as the judge and ordered the execution of St. Donquixote Mjosgard in One Piece. What this means is that Garling holds supreme authority, even over Celestial Dragons who are regarded as the descendant of the Gods.

He sentenced Mjosgard to execution as he was found as an accomplice to the Fish Men. As a result, St. Garling Figarland is now one of the most hated characters in the fandom. Later in the story, as St. Saturn was executed by Imu for his fiasco with the Egghead Incident, St. Garling Figarland was chosen as the replacement for Saturn. Thus, St. Garling is now officially a part of the Five Elders as the Warrior God of Science and Defense.

Personality

In his introduction and that too within a single panel, fans noticed the ruthless nature of Saint Garling Figarland. He showcased his viciousness and hatred towards others who aren’t Celestial Dragons. St. Garling is a typical narcissistic world noble who, well, considers the commoners as scum as he mentioned that “anyone who protects scum is lower than the scum they protect.”

He also plays by his own rules as seen in chapter 1095 and once again shows his ruthlessness by killing the king of the God Valley. Now in the latest chapters, he wasn’t afraid of the higher powers i.e., the remaining elders, and was seen composed as he just become a new elderstar.

Appearance

Chapter 1095 gave us a glimpse of a much younger Figarland Garling (38 years ago). As you can see here, he does not have his trademark crescent-shaped beard here. But his handsome face did make the women around swoon over him. And what else did this face remind you of? As speculated, it hugely resembles none other than Shanks. We have explored more about their connection right below.

And in his current appearance, he has crescent moon-shaped hair and a beard combo and wears sunglasses. He is always seen carrying an unknown sword (check out the best swords in One Piece). He might be one of the strongest swordsmen in One Piece, check out his powers right below.

How Powerful is Saint Figarland Garling?

When it comes to powers, St. Garling Figarland has been deemed to have both superior authority and physical powers as well. In terms of authority, since he used the Supreme Commander of the God’s Knights, he had absolute control of this all-new organization. Now, he has also become an Elderstar, which further bolsters his authority over the rest of the others.

Now, in terms of how powerful he is, we certainly don’t know his power levels yet. He has appeared briefly in the manga as of now. As he has become an Elder now, we can speculate he would receive the Yokai powers from Imu as the other elders did. So we’ll have to wait a bit to learn about how strong he is in the world of One Piece.

Who Are the Figarland Family?

The Figarland family was first mentioned in the One Piece Film: Red (see all the One Piece movies in order) by Gorosei (The Five Elders). The Five Elders hypothesized that Uta was a member of the Figarland family, which might imply that Shanks is a descendent of the Figarland family as Uta is recognized as Shank’s daughter.

There was much discussion about this among fans, and now that the Figarland family has been established as canon, there is a strong likelihood Shanks was born a Celestial Dragon. There is also a huge possibility that Shanks is related to Saint Garling Figarland, which we discuss below.

Is Figarland Garling Related to Shanks?

The one question that is running through everyone’s minds is “Is Saint Garling Figarland related to Shanks?”

As mentioned earlier, Shanks was teased to be a part of the Figarland family in the latest One Piece movie Film: Red. The introduction of the “Holy Knights” had several silhouettes in which the main character had a resemblance to Shanks’ figure. Figarland Garling at a young age also looked similar to Shanks. Thus, every hint indicates that there is some sort of connection between these characters and this will be answered soon by author Eiichiro Oda.

But, as of now, we can’t say if St. Garling and Shanks are related by blood. But the fans have already started speculating that Garling Figarland is the father or grandfather of Shanks. There is sufficient evidence to back up this theory. We have listed them below

• Shanks was found as a kid in a treasure box by Roger after the God’s Valley incident, as we mentioned in our facts about Shanks article. So, Shanks was present on the island during the incident. St. Garling being the former champion of God’s Valley, and his reveal in the manga at this crucial moment, makes us believe there must be a link between them.
• The next big evidence was shared in One Piece chapter 1095, where we saw a young version of St. Figarland Garling. One can easily point out the similarities in the appearance of both characters. We have attached a fan-colored image below to showcase how eerily similar they both look with the iconic red hair (yet to be confirmed in official color spreads).

• Shanks had requested a meeting with the Five Elders and eventually got to meet them. It makes no sense that one of the most wanted pirates gets a seat with the highest authorities in the One Piece world with such ease. There has to be some reason behind this and that could be Shanks’ connection with the Figarland family or Shanks’s having an evil twin.

• Another hint that went possibly unnoticed in chapter 434 is when we see Red Hair Shanks meet Whitebeard for the first time. Whitebeard then said “When I look at your face, it makes my scars ache. The scars I got from him…” A man like Whitebeard reminiscing about some powerful man who scarred him (he had a face similar to Shanks), which could possibly be St. Figarland. If you remember, Whitebeard was also present during the God Valley Incident as part of the Rocks Pirates. While fans speculated that the man was Roger, now after seeing the new younger look of St. Garling, one couldn’t rule out that the man is indeed Garling.

Shanks being a Celestial Dragon is one of the wildest theories that has been running for ages, and well, it might turn out to be true. Anyway, Saint Figarland Garling is shaping up to be another great villain in One Piece. We will update this article when new information related to this character is revealed in the manga.

In the meantime, what are your thoughts on Garling in One Piece? How do you think is he related to Shanks? Let us know in the comments below.