The inevitable Garling vs. Shanks fight, explained

This article contains spoilers from the Elbaf arc of One Piece.

summary

• Shanks and Garling Figarland are related, making future battles inevitable for these father and son characters.

• Shanks, a pirate and hero, will likely fight Garling, a heavenly dragon of the World Government.

• Shanks may play an important role in defeating the Figarland family as part of the final saga in One Piece.

Saint Garling is one of the most interesting characters in Figureland a piece At this point, and based on how Oda has focused on him lately, revealing bits and pieces about him, fans know he has a big role to play.

Saint Garling Figureland was introduced in 2015 a piece As Supreme Commander of God's Knights. However, since then, he has moved up a bit and is now one of the Five Elders. Fans know he's being set up as a formidable antagonist, and given his relationship with Shanks, he's inevitably going to meet him in battle one day. Their fight will have huge implications for the story.

Garling and Shanks' connection

• Garling is Shanks' father

• Shanks was estranged from the Figarland family

As fans already know, Shanks and Garling are related. The first mention of Garling Figure Land came in the last saga a pieceWhere it was revealed to fans that he was the Supreme Commander of the Knights of God. At the same time, fans were also told that Saint Garling was a very powerful man who established himself in the God Valley event, where he was declared the champion of God Valley. Apparently, his power was considered very high, and while getting hints about his power level is certainly interesting for fans, even more interesting was the fact that this person was actually Shanks' father. in A piece of film redThe five elders clarified that Shanks was a member of the Figarland family.

Look carefully, children! – Garling Figarland

Then, fans saw Garling in the flesh, which essentially made it clear to them that this person could be related to Shanks. In the God Valley flashback that fans recently had, a younger version of St. Garling was shown to them, and the fact that he looked exactly like Shanks went on to confirm the fact that they are father and son. This was further supported by the fact that Garling's children were with him in God Valley, and eventually, Shanks separated from them and ended up at the Roger Pirates, where he grew up.

Obviously, Shanks and Garling have a very interesting connection, and fans know that Oda goes on to explore this connection later down the line in One Piece. The Figerland family itself is a large piece of the puzzle in the final saga to which Oda places great importance. Inevitably, this family is going to see the characters come face-to-face and that's what fans are waiting for.

Why Garling will end up fighting Shanks

Father-son conflict is inevitable

Shanks and Garling Figarland are inevitably going to fight in one piece at some point. It is simply down to the nature of their position. Shanks is a pirate, while Garling is a member of the Five Elders. More specifically, Garling is a Celestial Dragon and representative of the World Government. He is one of the founders of the World Government Order to destroy the Ancient Kingdom, and by definition, he is the villain in the story. Shanks, on the other hand, is one of the good guys, and he's doubly special because he's the one who puts Luffy on his journey to become the Pirate King. So, one also has to consider the fact that Shanks is essentially the Roger of this generation, simply because he was openly labeled by many to be Roger's successor. Shanks also uses moves similar to Roger's, such as the Divine Departure, which is directly aimed at depowering the Celestial Dragons, a testament to the fact that Shanks is against them and will eventually fight them when the time comes. comes

I want to talk about a certain pirate! – Shanks' twin

Naturally, if Shanks was going to fight the government, his best opponent would be his own father, St. Garling Figarland. These two are going to be on opposing sides in the final saga and the fight between them will be quite spectacular for the fans to witness. Fans know Garling is already very strong. In fact, Oda recently even hinted at his power when he did a question-and-answer show where he answered 10 specific questions, one of which was about Garling Figarland. With his strength confirmed, it's going to be a very interesting battle when he collides with Shanks.

Another interesting reason why Shanks might fight against Garling may have to do with his mother. As is clear from Garling's color scheme, she does not have freaky red hair. Meanwhile Shanks and his twin both have red hair, meaning they inherited it from their mother. It could be that Shanks' mother is also a celestial dragon, but, the more likely possibility is that she was a commoner, and possibly even a slave. There's a reason why Shanks doesn't bear the name Figureland, but he carries the Red Hair moniker, names his pirate crew the Red Hair Pirates, and even calls his ship the Red Force. Shanks obviously wants to be associated with the red hair he has, while Figarland has nothing to do with the name. It's possible that Shanks knows his mother and cares for her deeply, and if this is indeed the case, it would be incredibly exciting to see Shanks go up against Garling and essentially defeat her in battle once and for all.

Will Shanks destroy the Figarland family?

Shanks can spell doom for Figurelands

Shanks will definitely come face-to-face with Garling Figarland in the final saga a piece. This is especially the case because the five elders will be defeated at some point. As fans know, Luffy will likely go up against Emu, which means the other Elders will have to face some other powerful ones. When it comes to Garling, Shanks is going to be the best candidate of all. Shanks will likely kill Garling, and his twin brother will likely be taken down by someone else long before the events of the final battle begin.

In short, Shanks may go on to destroy this family for good, and it shouldn't come as a surprise to fans. After all, Shanks carries Rogers' will, and by definition, he's against the Celestial Dragons and wants to take their power away. Hopefully, fans will get an unprecedented fight later when Shanks takes part in the final battle, and it goes without saying that this fight will be very special.

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