For the longest time, One Piece fans believed the Marines to be the only military force of the World Government. Due to that, the Fleet Admiral and Admirals were expected to be the major antagonists in the final war. However, the creator Eiichiro Oda introduced another special group of protectors of the Holy Land called the God’s Knights, who are shaping up to be the main villains of the ongoing Elbaf arc in the manga. If this new group of villains has caught your eye and you want to learn more about the God’s Knights and its members, then keep reading.
Who Are the God’s Holy Knights in One Piece?
In the world of One Piece, The God’s Knights, aka the Holy Knights, is a group of guardians who are tasked to protect Mary Geoise, the holy land, and its inhabitants from grave dangers. They don’t come under the Marines and are instead managed by the top officials of the World Government, i.e. Imu and the Gorosei.
This powerful group was previously led by Supreme Commander — Figarland Garling. Garling has since become a part of the Gorosei, replacing Saint Saturn after his demise at the hands of Imu. His son, Figarland Shamrock, now acts as the captain of the Holy Knights.
We still haven’t learned about the origins of the God’s knights yet in the story. However, since we saw them in action during the God Valley Incident, it is estimated that they have been active for a long time. At the time of writing, all the members of the Holy Knights are confirmed to be World Nobles, except Gunko.
The God’s Knights were first mentioned by Tensei, the director of Marine Bureau Investigation when the group stepped in to take care of the Saint Donquixote Mjosgard’s situation during Reverie arc (one of the best One Piece arcs). They have the power to supervise the Celestial Dragons since we saw Garling execute Mjosgard in public.
Later, Oda teased a silhouette of the God’s Knights when Monkey D. Dragon stated that the real war would begin when the Holy Knights were dispatched.
All Members of the God’s Knights (So Far)
As we are in the final saga of One Piece, the creator has started to put the spotlight on the members of The God’s Knights. Here are all the God’s Knights members that have been revealed so far.
1. Figarland Garling
- Position: Supreme Commander
Figarland Garling is the first God’s Knight member to be introduced in the story. Before his elder star promotion, he had the title of Supreme Commander of the God’s Knights. This means he had complete control of the group as the leader of the knights.
It is currently unknown whether Garling remains the Supreme Commander as his son seemingly took over and was given the position, which you can learn more about below.
2. Figarland Shamrock
- Position: Commander/Captain
Next, we have Garling’s son, Shamrock, who has taken control of the knight squad after his father’s promotion to the Gorosei. He is revealed to be Shanks’ older twin brother and is currently carrying out a dangerous mission at Elbaf.
During his reveal, we got to see the underworld powers of Shamrock as he let out a Cerberus using his sword. Although he has been ordered to return, he is devising a strategy to abduct the Giant’s kids from Elbaf in the story now.
3. Gunko
Before Shamrock’s reveal, it was Gunko who had the One Piece fans umping off their seats with the amazing powers of Aro Aro no Mi (Arrow-Arrow Fruit). She continues to remain a menacing figure with a versatile devil fruit power by her side.
Unusually, Gunko is the only God’s Knights member who doesn’t have the world noble status unlike others who Oda has revealed in the manga. We hope to see more of her powers and learn about her character soon.
4. Shepherd Sommers
As Shamrock needed backup for their mission, Gunko summoned St Sommers, along with another new member, recently. An interesting thing about this character is the fact he hails from the house Shepherd, the same as Ju Peter, one of the Five Elders.
After this reveal, rumors began to surface online that Sommers could be Ju Peter’s son as the Five Elders have been living around for a long time. He appears to be a jovial old man, however, we will have to wait and see his transformation when things get serious.
5. Rimoshifu Killingham
Although Gunko was asked to summon a single God’s Knights member, Sommers was joined by St. Rimoshifu Killingham on Elbaf. That’s because Shamrock was asked to return to Mary Geoise due to an emergency.
Killingham appears in his dragon form with the trademark space suit of World Nobles during his debut. Many people predict Killingam to be a mythical zoan devil fruit user as his form resembles that of Kirin, a popular yokai from Chinese folklore.
He appears much more goofier than menacing especially his head which resembles Momonosuke in his dragon form. We would have to wait for some more chapters to learn more about him as well. In the meantime, who is your favorite Holy Knights member? Let us know in the comments below.
