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Sep 24, 2024 · Luffy's Grandpa Garp is easily one of the strongest One Piece characters, but the Vice Admiral's biggest fight during the Egghead Island arc had a surprising outcome that had fans wondering if he is still alive or dead.
- Overview
- Appearance
- Personality
- Relationships
- Abilities and Powers
- History
- Adaptation Differences
- Major Battles
- Early Concepts
Monkey D. Garp, also known as "Garp the Fist", is an extremely famous and powerful Marine Vice Admiral. He is the father of Monkey D. Dragon, the paternal grandfather of Monkey D. Luffy, and the adoptive grandfather of Portgas D. Ace. He was responsible for overseeing Ace's birth and raising a young Luffy, before entrusting them both to the Dadan Family.
Garp is a major figure, along with Kong, Sengoku, Shiki, Silvers Rayleigh, Tsuru, and Whitebeard, from the times when Gol D. Roger, the "Pirate King", was still alive. His feats as a Marine soldier gained him immense notoriety and prestige, with his actions during the God Valley Incident in particular bestowing him the title of "Hero of the Marines". Notably, Garp was offered the rank of Admiral several times throughout his career, but he refused the offer of promotion every time due to his deep hatred and contempt for World Nobles. He is also the former mentor of Kuzan.
Garp was first introduced during the Diary of Koby-Meppo Cover Page Serial, where he took charge of both Koby and Helmeppo's training after its events. After the war and Ace's death, he became a Marine Instructor to train new recruits, though still retaining the rank of Vice Admiral, which is not known to the public and it appears as if he has retired. During his mission to rescue Koby from the Blackbeard Pirates, Garp was badly injured and forced to remain behind, and as a result, he has been declared "missing in action".
Due to his actions, he could be considered the main antagonist of the Post-Enies Lobby Arc. He is also a supporting antagonist in the Marineford Arc.
Garp is a tall, tanned, broad-chested, muscular old man. He has a beard and a scar over his left eye. In the anime, his eye color is blue, and his hair is gray, whereas in the manga, it is white. Garp and Tsuru are the only two Vice Admirals to have special shoulder-pads; Garp is golden and blue (black and red in the anime) while Tsuru is purple with white dot whereas the standard color is blue and red. During the Battle of Edd War, Garp's had two black stripes on his epaulettes, and during his appearance at Water 7, it increased to three stripes and by the time of the Marineford War, it increased again to four stripes.
The dog mask that Garp initially wore when introduced served to hide his identity as Luffy's grandfather, whose design had appeared in Romance Dawn, Version 2. After their relationship was revealed in the Post-Enies Lobby Arc, Garp is no longer seen wearing the mask.
In his free time or vacation, Garp often wears sandals, a red tropical shirt and light-colored shorts. He sometimes pairs this shirt with black trousers and boots. When visiting Dadan during Luffy's childhood, he sometimes wears his official black suit without wearing his Marine cape.
Thirty-eight years ago, Garp's hair was all black and lacked a goatee. He wore a white dress shirt and a red tie.
Thirty years ago, Garp's hair and goatee were all black. He wore a dark suit with an orange striped undershirt and a black tie.
Twenty-four years ago, Garp's hair and goatee were still black, with sideburns beginning to whiten. He wore a dark double-breasted suit with a white shirt and a red tie.
Garp is an eccentric but righteous and caring man, who is loyal to both his criminal family and the Marine Headquarters, who he has served for decades. He is loud, boisterous, exuberant, and overall acts in a similar manner to his grandson, however he can be very serious if the situation requires it, for example in combat against an enemy (this can be seen when he faced the pirate Shiki alongside Sengoku, and also more recently when he had to fight against Aokiji, his former pupil). He has a habit of falling asleep during conversations and can be absent-minded. Luffy's crew noted his apparently hereditary selfishness during Garp's interaction with Luffy in Water 7.
Despite being a righteous man, Garp takes great pride in being a Marine despite knowing how corrupt the Marines are under the World Government, and wanted his family to follow his footsteps, as his son Dragon previously joined the Marines but left due to being disgusted by their corruption and hypocrisy, he also harshly trained his grandsons in order to make them splendid Marines and would beat them up whenever they defied his wishes by wanting to be pirates.
Garp is aware of the World Government immense corruption and tyrannical influence over the world and society particularly of the Celestial Dragons's cruelty and oppression of civilians but held a lenient and laid back stance on it, believing as long as there are no open bloodshed, even if there are social discrimination and political corruption, he can called it peace, contrary to his son's rebellious stance against political corruption.
Unlike many Marines, Garp does not believe that a person's lineage determines their path. On a similar note, he does not believe that being labeled a criminal necessarily makes someone a bad person. Although Garp wanted his grandsons to become marines, he entrusted their care to a mountain bandit whom he had refused to turn over for prosecution.
Garp believes that throwing children into harsh conditions will ultimately make them strong, and has no problem striking children to drive home a point. His grandson, Luffy, for example, stated that Garp almost killed him several times when he was a child under the guise of making him strong. Despite this, Garp is a supportive person. When Ace asked Garp whether he should have been born, Garp replies that Ace will find the answer if he continues living. When Momousagi mentioned Luffy being targeted by two Emperors, Garp did not express much concern about it.
His harsh discipline extends to himself as he forced himself through an extremely harsh and unorthodox training method of punching battleships since his youth.
Marines
As the "Hero of the Marines", Garp is overall very well-respected for cornering the Pirate King multiple times. While Garp seems devoted to his duties, he has his own sense of justice and does not always obey orders which are given to him. Both Garp's immense popularity and achievements are noted by Sengoku to be the reason Garp was never disposed of for his rebellious attitude. He was requested to remain behind as an instructor due to his fame, which will be invaluable in recruiting, Garp has problems with respecting his superiors and such is the case with then-Fleet Admiral Kong 27 years ago, and former Fleet Admiral Sengoku. Even including the fact that Garp was about to try to kill Akainu for killing Ace, it seems that this has not affected Garp's standing in the Marines even after his relationship with both Dragon and Luffy was revealed to the world, as Kong insisted that Garp's title and records can be utilized to recruit new Marines.
Garp is considered a living legend and is one of the strongest Marines of all time. In his heyday he was famous for cornering Gol D. Roger many times, as he was one of the very few people capable of fighting the Pirate King. In fact, Roger states that he and Garp had almost killed each other many times throughout their battles. Due to his incredible power and popularity, Garp was offered the rank of Admiral several times throughout his life but refused the promotion every time. This is even more impressive given the fact that most former admirals have power over very strong (mostly Logia-type) devil fruit. As a testament to his strength, together with Roger he fought and defeated the Rocks Pirates, one of the strongest pirate crews in history that featured Roger's most formidable rival, Rocks D. Xebec; three future Emperors, Edward Newgate, Charlotte Linlin, and Kaidou; and other legendary pirates such as Shiki the Golden Lion. This tremendous feat earned Garp the title of "Hero of the Marines". Despite his advanced age, his power and reputation are so immense that Cross Guild has given him a bounty of 3,000,000,000, the same bounty as an Admiral.
As another testament to his sheer power, Garp defeated and nearly killed Don Chinjao in the past with a single punch, whose bounty was worth 542,000,000 in his prime and was said to be able to split a continent with a headbutt, this earned him the epithet, "Garp the Fist". Chinjao himself said that during that time, all the pirates saw Garp as a "Devil" to them.
Even at the ripe age of 76, he was shown to be able to easily strike down Marco the Phoenix, Whitebeard's right hand, which was something that both Kizaru and Akainu seemed unable to do. In fact, during the War after Ace's death, Akainu would possibly have been killed by a furious Garp had Sengoku not restrained him. Whereas it took Akainu 10 days to barely defeat Aokiji, Garp was able to easily overpower the latter in moments. During the raid on Hachinosu, he battled his former student, Kuzan, and the other Titanic Captains present there—Sanjuan Wolf, Shiryu, Avalo Pizarro, and Vasco Shot—all at once, while he initially held the upper-hand he was eventually overwhelmed after being stabbed through the abdomen by Shiryu to protect Koby. Despite this he held them off long enough to cover the Marines' escape.
Similarly, when it was revealed worldwide that Luffy is Garp's grandson, Luffy's fame rose based on that fact, as Demaro Black attempted to use that as one of the strong points in his impersonation of Luffy. Charlotte Linlin referenced Garp when Luffy challenged her. He has merits and influence great enough to make even the World Nobles do not dare to get rid of him despite his rebellious personality. Jaygarcia Saturn of the Five Elders remarked how Luffy's record is understandable, being Garp's grandson.
Past Diary of Koby-Meppo
Garp was first introduced as the Marine Officer in charge of escorting Captain Morgan. However, after Garp fell asleep, Morgan made his escape by striking Garp and taking Helmeppo as a hostage, fleeing on a small boat. Garp then woke up unfazed and broke a cannon while waking up. After Koby returned with Helmeppo, they offered themselves to be punished, but Garp decided to take charge of the pair. He took them back to Marine Headquarters and oversaw their training. At some point Garp was lecturing a class of marine recruits on his special training regime program, when he asks them what they would do if they were riding in a boat and could only bring either a baby or an old man onboard. When Koby answered that he will let both of them ride in the boat while he gets off Garp throws a marker at him and tells him that answer is wrong. Garp explains that the baby should be saved because the old man does not have much time left to live. He adds that the most important thing that the Marines should be trying to protect is the future of the people, meaning that the survival of babies and young people like Koby is more important than that of an old man. Later, he gets hit in the head and scolded for his lecture by the teacher who told him that all lives are equal, but Garp insists that the future of the young people is limitless. Garp was then visited by Helmeppo who talked about how Koby has been improving but always has bandages wrapped around his hands shocking Garp with the fact that he was sneaking out for workout. Helmeppo explains he was asked by Koby to keep quiet, but he ultimately reveals to Garp that he had been training intensely in private so he can be one of the best Marines there is. He even went as far as to use Garp’s battleship bags to hone his strength, punching them to the point that his fists bled.
Jango's Dance Paradise
He appears walking alongside Koby and Helmeppo, showing some of their physical change during Garp's training.
Anime Differences
In the anime, the Marines accompanying Garp identified him, not Nami immediately and she only calls him that after hearing his name. In the anime, Garp attacks Jesus Burgess when he moves to strike Sengoku while he is distracted. After the war ended, he orders the soldiers to gather the wounded so no one else would die. In the anime, a young Luffy blurted out that the trio shared a promise over a shared drink. Garp overheard them boasting of their dreams to become pirates, leaving him infuriated. Garp then chases them out into the night, breaking down trees and rocks and beating them all to a pulp. Sabo exclaimed he was a monster. Afterwards, he casually leaves them, saying that he will not be so merciful next time. This was not shown in the manga. In the manga version, Garp was shown saying hello first before "training" them.
Live-Action Differences
In the live-action series, Garp's role in the story is changed drastically from the manga. Garp's relationship to Luffy is made clear much earlier than the manga, with Zoro, Nami, and Usopp learning that he is Luffy's grandfather as early as their first sail on the Going Merry. Garp chases the Straw Hat Pirates across the East Blue, from Shells Town to Cocomi Islands, instead of meeting them after the events at Enies Lobby. Garp is also much more dedicated to capturing Luffy and ending his pirate career before it begins. When Garp's ship intercepts the Going Merry, Luffy manages to deter the Marines by bouncing one of their cannon balls back at their mast as the Straw Hats escape through a fog. After the Straw Hats arrive at the Baratie, Garp enlists the help of Dracula Mihawk to bring Luffy in alive. When Mihawk refuses to, even with the threat of revoking his status as Warlord, Garp is irate. He later talks to Koby about the Warlords and expresses his disdain for the World Government's decisions and why he remains a Vice-Admiral. Garp arrives at the Baratie to ask Zeff about Luffy's whereabouts. Garp confesses to Zeff why he is insistent on capturing Luffy. As Straw Hats celebrate their victory over Arlong and his crew, Garp and the Marines arrive at Coco Village. Garp plans to bring the Straw Hats in, but Luffy refuses to yield. Garp and Luffy fight, with the former dominating the battle. After seeing Roger's own determination and spirit in him, Garp changes his mind on arresting Luffy and instead orders his Marines to hunt the stragglers of Arlong's crew. He later receives his grandson's first bounty, impressed by how far he has come.
•Monkey D. Garp and Gol D. Roger vs. Rocks Pirates (unseen)
•Monkey D. Garp vs. Gol D. Roger (none seen, multiple times)
•Monkey D. Garp vs. Chinjao (none seen, multiple times)
•Monkey D. Garp vs. Edward Newgate (none seen, multiple times)
•Monkey D. Garp vs. Chinjao
•Monkey D. Garp and Sengoku vs. Shiki (unseen)
While unnamed, Garp was introduced in Romance Dawn, Version 2 (featured in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine itself) as Luffy's grandfather. For a long time, it was first thought that Luffy's unnamed Grandfather was a sole addition to Romance Dawn V.2.
Some aspects of his character remain from Romance Dawn V.2. He is as hot tempered as ever and intolerant of Luffy's antics. Like the final version, he was determined to make Luffy follow in his footsteps, however here he is a pirate captain, the complete opposite of his current occupation. Both stories have in return Luffy completely rejecting the idea of following in his grandfather's footsteps. Garp now occasionally wears a dog hat and compared to his chubby Romance Dawn V.2 version, his upper body is much more muscular.
One feature carried over from Luffy's grandfather from V.2 to the final version of Garp was the scar on his left eye. Also, Luffy got both his hat and the Devil fruit he ate from his grandfather in V.2, not Shanks. According to Oda the reason for not featuring Shanks was that he wanted Shanks to be kept a secret until One Piece was serialized so he would have a greater impact.[104]
When V.2 was adapted into Episode 907 of the anime as a celebration of the series' 20th anniversary, he had Garp's muscular physique instead of the chubby appearance he had in the manga. He also had Garp's voice actors.
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- Theme. So, the final thing that One Piece fans should know about Garp is his theme. Garp has shown to have a dog-animal theme. He was shown to be wearing a dog mask and also his ship has a huge dog face on the front.
- Unique Laugh. Adding to Garp's unique ideals, he also a unique way of laughing. Actually he has two types of laughs. While laughing Garp adds either "Wa" or "Bwa" before the haha part.
- Romance Dawn Version 2. Romance Dawn Version 2 is the second version of the Romance Dawn series. It is 45 pages long and it was published back in 1996.
- Portgas D. Ace. When Roger turned himself in, he had a meeting with a Garp. He told Garp that he was going to be a father. Garp was surprised to hear this and he was confused about why Roger was telling him about his child.
Jan 10, 2024 · The legendary Marine hero Garp found himself in a perilous situation on Hachinosu Island, exchanging intense blows with both the Blackbeard Pirate Shiryu and even his former subordinate Kuzan. Despite already sustaining massive damage, the tenacious Garp managed to momentarily overwhelm Shiryu.
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